Intel RT3WB080 Hardware User Guide - Page 11

1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 is a high-performance, intelligent PCI Express* 2.0-compliant SATA III RAID controller that offers reliability, high performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. This is a RAID solution that meets the internal storage needs of workgroup, department, or enterprise systems to use cost-effective SATA or high-performance SAS media. As a second-generation PCI Express* RAID controller, the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across mid-range and enterprise-class server platforms. The controller can be connected to up to eight drives directly and allows the use of expanders to connect to additional drives. For more information about the use of expanders, see the ANSI SAS Standard Specification, Version 2.0. SATA is serial, point-to-point device interface that uses simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. The optional Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU7 provide cached data protection for the RAID controller, even during system failures. Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 The Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 is an intelligent, low-profile RAID adapter with an integrated LSI SAS2108 RAID-On-Chip chipset, providing both a SATA controller and RAID engine. With 256-MB RAM built onto the board and eight independent ports supporting 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SATA data transfers using two SFF-8087 mini multi-lane connectors, this controller supports up to 16 enterprise-class SATA devices and 64 virtual drives. 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 the following Intel® Server Boards and Systems: • Intel® Server Board S5520UR • Intel® Server Board S5500WB • Intel® Server Board S5520HC/S5520HCT/S5500HCV • Intel® Server system SC5650HCBRP • Intel® Workstation Board S5520SC • Intel® Workstation System SC5650SCWS • Intel® Server Board S5500BC • Intel® Server System SR1630BC • Intel® Server System SC5650BCDP Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 1