Intel® RAID Modules RMSP3AD160F, RMSP3CD080F and RMSP3HD080E Hardware User Guide
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2.7
Fault Tolerance Features
The next table describes the Fault-tolerant features of the Intel® Tri-Mode RAID modules
Table 3. Fault-tolerant features
Specification
RMSP3AD160F
RMSP3CD080E RMSP3HD160F
Support for SMART
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Drive failure detection
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Drive rebuild using hot spares
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Parity generation and checking
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
The Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) detects up to 70 percent of all
predictable drive failures. In addition, SMART monitors the internal performance of all motors,
heads, and drive electronics.
2.8
Array Performance Features
The next table describes the Array performance features of the Intel® Tri-Mode RAID modules
Table 4. Array performance features
Specification
RMSP3AD160F
RMSP3CD080E
RMSP3HD160F
PCI Express host data transfer
8GT/s per lane
8GT/s per lane
8GT/s per lane
Drive data transfer rate
Up to 12Gb/s per PHY (SAS)
Up to 6 per port (SATA)
Up to 8Gb/s per lane (NVMe)
Up to 12Gb/s per PHY (SAS)
Up to 6 per port (SATA)
Up to 8Gb/s per lane (NVMe)
Up to 12Gb/s per PHY (SAS)
Up to 6 per port (SATA)
Up to 8Gb/s per lane (NVMe)
Maximum scatter/gather I/O
80 elements
80 elements
60 elements
Maximum size of I/O requests
6.4 MB in 64-KB strips
6.4 MB in 64-KB strips
6.4 MB in 64-KB strips
Maximum queue tags per drive As many as the drive can
accept
As many as the drive can
accept
As many as the drive can
accept
Strip sizes
64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB,
or 1 MB
64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB,
or 1 MB
64K
Queue Depth (SAS/SATA)
4096
4096
1517