Intel® RAID Adapters RSP3TD160, RSP3MD088, RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide
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4.4
Intel® 12 Gb/s SAS 3.0 Expander Support
For system configurations that require more physical SAS/SATA drives then the adapter’s number of ports,
the Intel® Tri-Mode RAID Adapters can support the following Intel® RAID Expanders:
Intel Product Code
Product Description
iPC – RES3FV288
Intel
®
SAS Expander RES3FV288
SAS 3.0 12 Gb/s
expander
•
Featuring 6Gbps data aggregation for 12Gbps data transfer with 6Gb/s devices
•
Low Profile MD2 PCIe* add-in card form factor
•
28 internal ports and 8 external ports
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Power from PCIe x1
•
HD Mini-SAS 8643 Connectors
Kit includes
: (1) SAS Expander card, (2) HD-HD 250mm Expander-to-RAID card cables, and
PCI brackets for low profile and full height.
iPC – RES3TV360
Intel® SAS Expander RES3TV360
SAS 3.0 12 Gb/s
expander
•
Featuring 6Gbps data aggregation for 12Gbps data transferwith 6Gb/s devices
•
Internal mount mid-plane form factor
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36 internal ports supporting point-to-pont 12, 6, and 3 Gb/s data transfer rates
•
RA 4-pin power connector
•
HD Mini-SAS 8643 connectors
Kit includes:
(1) SAS expander card; (1) 130mm power cable; (1 set) Expander-to-backplane
cables: (4) HD-HD 165mm, (1) HD-HD 300mm, (1) HD-HD 250mm, (3) Rubber Pads, and
mounting screws.
Figure 10. Supported Intel® SAS expander options
4.4.1
SAS Expander Configuration for the Intel® RMSP3TD160F RAID Module
The SAS ports of the Intel® RMSP3TD160F RAID Module are driven by two (2) SAS cores and therefore, are
divided into two (2) separate SAS domains: Domain 1 and Domain 2. One or two SAS connectors within a
common domain can be cabled to a single SAS Expander Card when cabling the RAID Adapter to a SAS
Expander.
Note
: Mixing SAS ports from different domains to a single SAS expander card is not supported.