Intel RES2SV240 Hardware User Guide - Page 13

• SFF-8485 protocol, using the Serial GPIO (SGPIO) interface provided by the expander. Operating System Support The operating systems supported are determined by your RAID controller or module. See the Tested operating system list for your RAID controller or module at http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. Features • Supports both Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA devices • 6.0 Gbit/s, 3.0 Gbit/s, and 1.5 Gbit/s data transfer rate • Six SFF-8087 mini-SAS connectors providing twenty-four SAS/SATA ports • Supports 4 inputs and 20 outputs configuration • Supports 8 inputs and 16 outputs configuration • Output mini-SAS connectors support sideband SGPIO as per SFF-8485 specification • Onboard 4-pin SGPIO connector to be used for Intel® 6-drive hot-swap non- expander SATA/SAS backplane • Two 2x12 headers to support Fault LED for each SAS/SATA port • Power from RA 4-pin power connector or standard PCI Express* x4 connector • Board functioning either in PCI Express slot or remotely in system • Onboard screw holds allow the expander card to be mounted on a chassis wall inside a server system • Low Profile and MD2 compliance • Provides a low-latency connection to create and maintain transparent access to each connected SAS/SATA physical drive • Staggered spin-up • Hot Plug • Native Command Queuing • Allows multiple initiators to address a single target (in a fail-over configuration) Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 3