Intel RES3TV360 Hardware User Guide - Page 10

- SES enclosure services that monitor temperature, system power supplies, and control system fans Major Components • 36-port 12 Gb/s SAS-3 Expander Chip - Provides 36 PHYs G Any PHYs may be combined into wide port(s) G Any PHY can be SAS or SATA attached - Supports multiple data rates and auto-negotiation between the following: G 3.0 Gb/s, 6.0 Gb/s, and 12.0 Gb/s SAS G 3.0 Gb/s and 6.0 Gb/s SATA - Supports SSP, STP, and SMP - Supports the SAS protocol described in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Standard, version 3.0r5 - Activity and fault indicators per PHY - Provides a low-latency connection router to efficiently create and maintain connections - Supports T10-Based and Phy-Based Zoning for storage partitioning - Allows any number of Phys to be included in a wide port • Flash ROM - A 128-Mbit Quad SPI flash ROM is used to accommodate expander card firmware. • Heartbeat LED - A green LED provides a heartbeat with a 1-second blink rate to indicate the expander has booted properly. • SAS connectors - The RES3TV360 RAID Expander provides internal SAS connectors as shown in SAS Connectors on page 9. Compatible Devices • 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SAS-3, SAS-2, and SATA drives • Non-disk devices including SAS expanders • Supports drives of mixed capacity • SAS-3 and SAS-2 host controllers (RAID and Non-RAID) 4 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES3TV360 Hardware User's Guide