1 Overview
This chapter provides a general overview of the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. It consists of the following sections:
•Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features
•Benefits of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
The Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Storage Adapter is a
The SAS controller allows you to use SATA and SAS hard disk drives in the same system, so you can take advantage of the benefits of each type of drive. The controller can connect up to eight drives directly and use expanders to connect to additional drives. See the ANSI SAS standard, version 1.0 specification for more information about the use of expanders.
As the second generation PCI Express storage adapter, the RAID Controller SRCSAS144E addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across midrange and
The optional Intel® RAID Smart Battery for cached data protection allows system builders to protect cached data during catastrophic system failures.
Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features
Note: In this document, the term
The Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E is an intelligent
•An Intel® IOP333 I/O processor running at 500 MHz.
•An LSI 1068 SAS (including SATA) controller.
•128 MB RAM.
•Eight independent ports:
—Four internal ports provided via the SFF8087 connector.
—Four external ports provided via the SFF8470 connector.
•Support for both
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