Intel® RAID Modules RMSP3AD160F, RMSP3CD080F and RMSP3HD080E Hardware User Guide
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Intel® RAID module RMSP3HD080E
The Intel® RAID module RMSP3HD080E is an entry-level Tri-Mode RAID module with eight (8) internal ports
based on the Avago® SAS3508 SAS I/O Controller (IOC). It supports RAID levels 0, 1,5 and 10. It has an x8 PCI
Express* 3.0 PCIe interface and supports up to 63 physical devices** and up to 32 virtual drives. The next
figure describes the connectors for this module.
** Physical devices include expanders, and if dual-ported backplanes are being used, each drive counts twice.
Top side
Bottom side
Figure 7. Intel® RMSP3HD080E RAID module layout