Intel SASMF8I manual Technical Specifications, Array Performance Features

Technical Specifications

The design and implementation of the Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I minimizes electromagnetic emissions, susceptibility to radio frequency energy, and the effects of electrostatic discharge. See the appendices for regulatory marks and certifications.

Table 2 lists the specifications for the Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I.

Table 2. Specifications

Specification	Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I
Operating Voltage	+3.3 V, +12 V
Card Size	Low-profile MD2 PCI Express* adapter card size (6.600 inches by 2.713
	inches)
Array Interface	PCI Express* Rev 1.0A, x4 lane width 2.5 Gbps
to Host
SAS Bus Speed	3 GBps per port, point-to-point
SAS Controller	One LSI SAS 1068 controller
SAS / SATA Ports	2x4 internal ports. Supports 8 SAS/SATA devices using expanders, 40
	virtual disks
Firmware	2 MB in reflashable flash ROM
Compatible Devices	Mixed capacity, mixed SATA II and SAS in different enclosures; non-disk
	devices, including expanders.
Cabling	Small, thin cables do not restrict airflow; shared connectors for multiple
	drive types.
Redundant	32 Kb NVRAM and config on disk (COD) store RAID configuration.
Configuration
Enclosure	I2C out-of-band, SES2 in-band, SAF-TE (LEDs)
Management

Array Performance Features

Table 3 shows the RAID Controller SASMF8I array performance features.

Table 3. Array Performance Features

Specification	Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I
PCI Express* Host	2.5 Gigabit/s per lane
Data Transfer Rate
Drive Data Transfer	3 Gigabit/s per lane
Rate

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