Intel® RAID Modules RMSP3AD160F, RMSP3CD080F and RMSP3HD080E Hardware User Guide
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Intel® Tri-Mode RAID Module Feature Set
The following table describes the feature set of the Intel Tri-Mode RAID modules.
Table 1. Intel® Tri-Mode RAID module comparative feature set
Feature
RMSP3AD160F
RMSP3CD080F
RMSP3HD080E
I/O Processor
Avago* SAS3516 PCIe*
RAID On-Chip (ROC)
Avago* SAS3508 PCIe*
RAID On-Chip (ROC)
Avago* SAS3508 PCIe*
RAID On-Chip (ROC)
RAID Levels
0,1,5,6,10, 50, 60
0,1,5,6,10, 50, 60
0,1,5,10
JBOD Mode or Pass
through Mode (SAS/SATA)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cache Memory
4 GB DDR4 at 2133 MHz
4 GB DDR4 at 2133 MHz
N/A
Form Factor
Modular Mezzanine
Modular Mezzanine
Modular Mezzanine
Drive Interface Connectors
4
2
2
PCIe* Interface
x8 PCI Express* 3.0. PCIe
Performance up to 8
GT/s per lane
x8 PCI Express* 3.0. PCIe
Performance up to 8
GT/s per lane
x8 PCI Express* 3.0. PCIe
Performance up to 8
GT/s per lane
Data Transfer Rates
12, 6, & 3 Gbps per port
SAS, 6 & 3 Gbps per port
SATA and 8 Gbps per
lane NVMe
12, 6, & 3 Gbps per port
SAS, 6 & 3 Gbps per port
SATA and 8 Gbps per
lane NVMe
12, 6, & 3 Gbps per port
SAS, 6 & 3 Gbps per port
SATA and 8 Gbps per
lane NVMe
Operating Temperature
Maximum ambient: 55°C Maximum ambient: 55°C Maximum ambient: 55°C
Operating System
Microsoft Window*,
Linux* (SuSE*, Red Hat*)
Solaris* FreeBSD*
Microsoft Window*,
Linux* (SuSE*, Red Hat*)
Solaris* FreeBSD*
Microsoft Window*,
Linux* (SuSE*, Red Hat*)
Solaris* FreeBSD*
Drive Types
SAS, SATA, NVMe
SAS, SATA, NVMe
SAS, SATA, NVMe
Maximum NVMe Drives
supported **
4
2
2
Maximum SAS/SATA
Drives supported ***
64
64
63
Maximum Virtual Drives**
64 (SAS/SATA/NVMe)
64 (SAS/SATA/NVMe)
32 (SAS/SATA/NVMe)
Advanced array
configuration and
management utilities
Yes
Yes
Yes
Support for global hot
spares and dedicated
hot spares
Yes
Yes
Only global hot spares
Support for user-
defined strip sizes: 64,
128, 256, 512, or 1024
KB
Yes
Yes
No
Advanced array
configuration and
management utilities
offer these capabilities:
•
Online capacity
expansion
•
Online RAID level
migration
•
Drive migration
•
Drive roaming
Yes
Yes
No