Intel AXXROMBSASMR Hardware User Guide - Page 12

Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR is an intelligent custom board-toboard PCI Express* interface RAID adapter with an integrated LSI* 1078 RAID-On-Chip chipset, providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine. With 128 MB RAM built onto the board and four internal ports with four individual SAS/SATA connectors, this controller supports up to 16 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices and 64 logical drives. The proprietary PCI Express* connector fits into a 50-pin connector capable of 2.5 Gbps per lane over PCI Express* x4 with a 3.0 Gbps point-to-point transfer rate. The RAID module is designed to fit the following Intel® Server Boards and Systems: • Intel® Server Board S5520UR • Intel® Server System SR1600UR • Intel® Server System SR1625UR • Intel® Server System SR2600UR • Intel® Server System SR2625UR • Intel® Server Board S5520HC/S5500HCV • Intel® Workstation Board S5520SC • Intel® Server Board S5500WB Note: Additional Intel® Server Boards and Systems may be supported. For the most up-to-date list, see the Compatibility section under the link for this Intel® RAID Module at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. The SAS controller supports the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Standard, Version 1.0 and the Serial ATA (SATA) protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.0a. Protocol Support • Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP): Communication with other SAS devices. • SATA II Protocol: Communication with other SATA II devices. • Serial Management Protocol (SMP): Topology management information sharing with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP): Support for SATA II through expander interfaces. Operating System Support • Windows Server 2008*, Windows Server 2003*, Windows Vista*, Windows XP*. • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10. 2 Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR Hardware User's Guide