Intel RS25DB080 Hardware User Guide - Page 12

Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 The Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 is an intelligent, low-profile RAID adapter with an integrated LSI SAS2208 dual-core RAID-On-Chip chipset, providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine. With 1GB RAM built onto a memory board which is connected to the RAID baseboard by default, and eight independent ports supporting 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS data transfers using two SFF-8087 mini multi-lane connectors, this controller supports up to 128 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices. The PCI Express* connector fits into an x8 or x16 PCI Express* slot capable of performance up to 5 Gb/s per lane. The RAID Controller is designed to fit various Intel® Server Boards and systems. For the most up-to-date support list, see the Compatibility section under the link for this Intel® RAID Controller at http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/server. Protocol Support Each port on the SAS controllers supports SAS devices, SATA II devices, or both using SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA II as follows: • Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) to enable communication with other SAS devices. • SATA II Protocol to enable communication with other SATA II devices. • Serial Management Protocol (SMP) to share topology management information with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for SATA II through expander interfaces. Operating System Support • Windows Server 2008* R2, Windows 7*, Windows Server 2003*, Windows Vista*, and Windows XP* • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10, and 11 • VMWare* ESX 4.0 • Solaris* 10 The operating systems supported may not be supported by your server board. See the Tested operating system list for your server board at http://www.intel.com. To make sure the RAID controller supports your operating system, see also the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide