Intel AXXRMS2AF080 Hardware User Guide - Page 12

Intel® RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 The Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 are intelligent custom board-to-board PCI Express* 2.0 compliant interface RAID adapters with an integrated LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip, providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine. With four (RMS2AF040) or eight (RMS2AF080) independent ports supporting 6Gbps and 3 Gbps SAS data transfers using four or eight individual SAS/SATA connectors, this controller supports up to 32 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices and 64 logical drives. The PCI Express* connector fits into a 50 pin connector capable of performance up to 5 Gbps per lane. The RAID modules are designed to fit the following Intel® Server Boards and Systems: • Intel® Server Board S5500WB • Intel® Server Board S5520UR • Intel® Server Board S5520HC / S5520HCT • Intel® Server Board S5500HCV • Intel® Workstation Board S5520SC • Intel® Server Board S3420GP • Intel® Server System SR1600UR • Intel® Server System SR2600UR • Intel® Server System SR2625UR • Intel® Server System SR1625UR • Intel® Workstation System SC5650SCWS • Intel® Server System SC5650HCBRP • Intel® Server System SR1690WB • Intel® Server System SR1695WB • Intel® Server System SR2612UR • Intel® Server System SR1630GP/SR1630HGP 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://www.intel.com/support/go/motherboards/server/index.htm. The SAS RAID controllers support the SAS protocol as described in the Serial Attached SCSI Standard, Version 2.0. The controllers also support the Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.0a and the Serial ATA II: Extension to the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1. SATA II is an extension to SATA 1.0a. 2 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide