Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Hardware Specification Intel order number: D44901-008 Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Revision History Revision History Date March 2009 Revision Number 1.0 Modifications Initial Release. November 2009 1.1 Added AXXIBQDRIOMOD. September 2010 1.2 Added new SAS modules and IB QDR modules. Disclaimers Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel® products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Dual Port GbE I/O Module (AXXGBIOMOD) ....................................................................... 3 3. 2.1 Feature Set .............................................................................................................. 3 2.2 Functional Block Diagram ....................
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Table of Contents 7. 8. 9. 6.1 Product Overview .................................................................................................. 24 6.2 Hardware Architectural Features ........................................................................... 24 6.3 Block Diagram ....................................................................................................... 25 6.4 Controller Layout ...........................................................
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Table of Contents 12.1 Technical Specifications ........................................................................................ 49 12.2 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2LL0x0 Characteristics ................................. 50 Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules List of Figures List of Figures Figure 1. Dual Port GbE I/O Module ............................................................................................. 3 Figure 2. Dual Gb Ethernet I/O Module Block Diagram ................................................................ 4 Figure 3. Dual Gb Ethernet I/O Module Dimensions; Top and Side Views ................................... 5 Figure 4. Dual Gb Ethernet I/O Module Dimensions; Bottom View...............................
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules List of Figures Figure 33. AXXIBQDRIOMV ....................................................................................................... 38 Figure 34. InfiniBand* (QDR) I/O Module Block Diagram ........................................................... 39 Figure 35. RMS2MH080 Card Layout ......................................................................................... 42 Figure 36. RMS2MH080 Block Diagram ........................................................
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules List of Tables List of Tables Table 1. I/O Module Support Matrix .............................................................................................. 1 Table 2. 50-pin I/O Module Connector Pin-Out ............................................................................. 2 Table 3. External SAS x4 Connector Pin-Out ............................................................................. 14 Table 4. AXX4SASMOD Storage Mode .....................................
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Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 1. Introduction Introduction The Intel® Server Boards support a variety of Intel® I/O Expansion Module options using x4 PCI Express* Gen2 Mezzanine connectors on the server board. Each mezzanine connector is a 50pin, surface mount, 0.8 mm pitch header. The Intel® I/O Expansion Modules are designed to fit Intel® Server Boards. The table below shows the support matrix for the Intel® I/O Expansion Modules.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Introduction The following table details the pin-out of the I/O module connector. Table 2.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 2. Dual Port GbE I/O Module (AXXGBIOMOD) Dual Port GbE I/O Module (AXXGBIOMOD) The dual Gigabit (Gb) I/O module provides two additional 10/100/1000Mbit external connections. This section provides a high-level description of the implementation of this I/O module. Figure 1. Dual Port GbE I/O Module 2.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Dual Port GbE I/O Module (AXXGBIOMOD) 2.2 Functional Block Diagram Server Board PCIe* x4 50-Pin Connector ESB2-E Ethernet PCIe* x4 ® Intel 82571EB Ethernet EEPROM Figure 2. Dual Gb Ethernet I/O Module Block Diagram Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 2.3 Dual Port GbE I/O Module (AXXGBIOMOD) Mechanical Dimensions Figure 3. Dual Gb Ethernet I/O Module Dimensions; Top and Side Views Revision 1.
Dual Port GbE I/O Module (AXXGBIOMOD) Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Figure 4. Dual Gb Ethernet I/O Module Dimensions; Bottom View 2.4 Intel® 82571EB Gb Ethernet Controller The Intel® 82571EB Gb Ethernet Controller is a single, compact component with two fully integrated Gb Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) ports. This device uses the PCI Express* architecture (Rev. 1.0a) and also enables a dual-port Gb Ethernet implementation.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Dual Port GbE I/O Module (AXXGBIOMOD) the host, such as checksum calculations for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), and Internet Protocol (IP); header and data splitting; and TCP segmentation. 2.5 EEPROM The Dual Gb Ethernet I/O module provides a SPI serial EEPROM to store configuration and informational data. This includes pre-boot configuration data, MAC addresses, and serial numbers for the 82571EB. 2.
External 4 Port SAS I/O Module (AXXSASIOMOD) 3. Intel® I/O Expansion Modules External 4 Port SAS I/O Module (AXXSASIOMOD) The SAS I/O module provides the availability to connect up to four external SAS ports to an Intel® Server Board. This section provides a high-level description of the implementation of this Intel® I/O Expansion Modules. Figure 5. External 4 Port SAS I/O Module (AXXSASIOMOD) 3.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 3.2 External 4 Port SAS I/O Module (AXXSASIOMOD) Functional Block Diagram Server Board PCIe* X4 50-Pin Connector ESB2-E PCIe* X4 LSISAS 1064 4 lane SAS External SAS Drives Flash Figure 6. External SAS I/O Module Block Diagram Revision 1.
External 4 Port SAS I/O Module (AXXSASIOMOD) 3.3 Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Mechanical Dimensions Figure 7. SAS I/O Module Dimensions; Top and Side Views Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules External 4 Port SAS I/O Module (AXXSASIOMOD) Figure 8. SAS I/O Module Dimensions; Bottom View 3.4 LSI* SAS1064E 3.0 Gbit/s Serial Attached SCSI Controller Integrated on the SAS I/O module is an LSI* SAS1064E Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller. The LSISAS1064E is a four-port, 3.0 Gbit/s SAS/SATA controller compliant with the FusionMPT* architecture, and provides a four-lane PCI Express* interface.
External 4 Port SAS I/O Module (AXXSASIOMOD) Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 4 Figure 9. LSI* SAS1064E Block Diagram PCI Express* implements a switch-based technology to interconnect a large number of devices. Communication over the serial interconnect is accomplished using packet-based communication protocol. Quality of Service (QOS) features provide differentiated transmission performance for different applications. Hot plug/hot swap support enables “always-on” systems.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 3.4.1 External 4 Port SAS I/O Module (AXXSASIOMOD) Features of the LSI* SAS1064E SAS and SSP features: Each PHY supports 3.0 Gbit/s and 1.5 Gbit/s SAS data transfers Provides a serial, point-to-point, enterprise-level storage interface Supports wide transfers consisting of 2, 3, or 4 PHYs Supports narrow ports consisting of a single PHY Transfers data using SCSI information units Compatible with SATA target devices SATA and STP Features: Supports 3.0 Gbit/s and 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules External 4 Port SAS I/O Module (AXXSASIOMOD) Table 3.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 4. InfiniBand* (SDR) Module (AXXIBIOMOD) InfiniBand* (SDR) Module (AXXIBIOMOD) The 4X SDR InfiniBand* I/O module is based on the Mellanox InfiniHost* MT25204 device with the integrated Physical Layer SerDes. This card has a single 4X InfiniBand* copper port for connecting InfiniBand* traffic at up to 10Gbps. This section provides a high-level description of the implementation of this I/O module.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules InfiniBand* (SDR) Module (AXXIBIOMOD) 4.2 Functional Block Diagram Block Diagram InfiniBand* 4X Copper (HIB-B16LFYGCA) Port 1 InfiniBand* Port LEDs InfiniHost* LX IB Controller SPI Flash 16Mbits VPD EEPROM 32K Bytes PCI Express* Interface Custom BTB Connector (PN: AEA-BTB-034) (AP-AEA-BTB-034) 1.8 V Power Regulator 1.2 V Power Regulator LTC1772 PCIe* 3.3V Figure 11. InfiniBand* I/O Module Block Diagram Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 4.3 InfiniBand* (SDR) Module (AXXIBIOMOD) Mechanical Dimensions Figure 12. InfiniBand* I/O Module Dimensions; Top and Side Views Revision 1.
InfiniBand* (SDR) Module (AXXIBIOMOD) Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Figure 13. InfiniBand* I/O Module Dimensions; Bottom View 4.4 LED Functionality The InfiniBand* I/O module has two LEDs for debug only. They are not visible from the rear panel.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 4.5 InfiniBand* (SDR) Module (AXXIBIOMOD) PCI Express* x4 Connector The InfiniBand* I/O Module contains one 50-pin connector. 4.6 External Connector The InfiniBand* I/O module contains an x4 InfiniBand* connector which allows a 10 Gbps connection to the InfiniBand* Fabric. Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Internal 4-port LSI 1064e SAS I/O Module (AXX4SASMOD) 5. Internal 4-port LSI 1064e SAS I/O Module (AXX4SASMOD) The optional Intel® SAS Entry RAID Module AXX4SASMOD includes a SAS1064e controller that supports x4 PCI Express* link widths and is a single-function PCI Express* end-point device. The SAS controller supports the SAS protocol as described in the Serial Attached SCSI Standard, version 1.0, and also supports SAS 1.1 features.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 5.2 Internal 4-port LSI 1064e SAS I/O Module (AXX4SASMOD) Functional Block Diagram Figure 15. Intel® SAS Entry RAID Module AXX4SASMOD Functional Block Diagram 5.3 Feature Set LSI* LSISAS1064E SAS/SATA controller Four-port, 3.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Internal 4-port LSI 1064e SAS I/O Module (AXX4SASMOD) Table 4. AXX4SASMOD Storage Mode Storage Mode Description RAID Types and Levels Supported Driver RAID Management Software RAID Software User’s Guide Native SAS pass through mode without RAID function. IT/IR RAID 4 SAS Ports Up to 10 SAS or SATA drives via expander backplanes Entry Hardware RAID.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Internal 4-port LSI 1064e SAS I/O Module (AXX4SASMOD) Figure 17. AXX4SASMOD Mechanical Dimensions (Bottom View) Revision 1.
Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR) 6. Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR) The Internal 4-port SAS module based on LSI 1078e* controller supports RAID hardware. For more information, refer to the Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR) Technical Product Specification. 6.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 6.3 Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR) Block Diagram Figure 18. Hardware Block Diagram 6.4 Controller Layout Figure 19. Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SROMBSASMR Physical Layout Revision 1.
Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR) 6.4.1 Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Mechanical Drawings Figure 20. Primary Side Figure 21. Secondary Side Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 6.4.
Quad Port GbE I/O Module (AXX4GBIOMOD2) 7. Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Quad Port GbE I/O Module (AXX4GBIOMOD2) The dual Intel® 82576 Gb NIC I/O module provides four additional 1 Gbit external Ethernet connections. Figure 23. Quad-Port GbE I/O Module (AXX4GBIOMOD2) 7.1 Feature Set The quad-port Gb Ethernet I/O module supports the following feature set: Intel® 82576 Gb Ethernet Controller Dual Ethernet Interface Support IOAT V3.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 7.2 Quad Port GbE I/O Module (AXX4GBIOMOD2) Functional Block Diagram Server Board PCIe* x8 Two 50pin BTB Connector Intel® 5500 Series Chipset RJ45 Connector PCIe* x4 Intel® 82576 RJ45 Connector RJ45 Connector PCIe* x4 Intel® 82576 RJ45 Connector Figure 24. Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet I/O Module Block Diagram Revision 1.
Quad Port GbE I/O Module (AXX4GBIOMOD2) 7.3 Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Mechanical Drawings Figure 25. Quad-Port GbE I/O Module Mechanical Drawing Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Quad Port GbE I/O Module (AXX4GBIOMOD2) Figure 26. Quad-Port GbE I/O Module Mechanical Drawing 7.4 Intel® 82576 1 Gb Ethernet Controller The Intel® 82576 1 Gb Ethernet Controller is a single, compact component with two fully integrated 1 Gb Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC). The Intel® 82576 supports X4 PCI-Express Gen2 connection, and support I/OAT V3.0 (Input/Output Acceleration Technology).
Quad Port GbE I/O Module (AXX4GBIOMOD2) 7.6 Intel® I/O Expansion Modules PCI Express* x8 Connector The I/O module contains two 50-pin connectors to provide X8 PCI Express* Gen2 interface. They mate with I/O module connector available on the Intel® Server Boards S3420GPRX, S5520UR and S5500WB. 7.7 Gbit Ethernet Connector The Quad Port Gb Ethernet I/O module contains four 1 Gbit Ethernet Magjack connectors. Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 8. Dual Port 10GbE I/O Module (AXX10GBIOMOD) Dual Port 10GbE I/O Module (AXX10GBIOMOD) The dual 10 Gb I/O module provides two 10 Gbit external Ethernet connections. This section provides a high level description of the implementation of this I/O module. . Figure 27. Dual Port 10GbE I/O Module 8.1 Feature Set The dual 10 Gb Ethernet I/O module supports the following feature set: Intel® 82598EB 10 Gb Ethernet Controller Dual CX4 port Support IOAT V2.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Dual Port 10GbE I/O Module (AXX10GBIOMOD) 8.2 Functional Block Diagram Server Board PCIe* x8 Two 50-Pin Connectors Intel® 5500 Series Chipset CX4 PCIe* x8 CX4 Connector Intel® 82598EB CX4 CX4 Connector EEPROM Figure 28. Dual 10 Gb Ethernet I/O Module Block Diagram Revision 1.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 8.3 Dual Port 10GbE I/O Module (AXX10GBIOMOD) Mechanical Drawings Figure 29. Dual 10 Gb Ethernet I/O Module Dimensions: Top and Side Views Revision 1.
Dual Port 10GbE I/O Module (AXX10GBIOMOD) Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Figure 30. Dual 10 Gb Ethernet I/O Module Dimensions: Bottom View 8.4 Intel® 82598 10 Gb Ethernet Controller The Intel® 82598EB 10 Gb Ethernet Controller is a single, compact component with two fully integrated 10 Gb Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) and XAUI ports. The Intel® 82598EB is a follow-on design to the prior generations of Intel® 1Gbit, 10 Gbit Ethernet controllers.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 8.5 Dual Port 10GbE I/O Module (AXX10GBIOMOD) EEPROM The Dual Gb Ethernet I/O module provides a SPI serial EEPROM to store configuration and informational data. This includes pre-boot configuration data, MAC addresses, SMBus Address, and serial numbers for the 82598EB. 8.6 PCI Express* x8 Connector The Dual 10 Gb Ethernet I/O module contains two 50-pin connectors to provide x8 PCI Express* Gen2 interface.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules InfiniBand* (QDR) I/O Modules 9. InfiniBand* (QDR) I/O Modules The 4X InfiniBand* QDR I/O module is based on the Mellanox InfiniHost* MT25408 device with the integrated Physical Layer SerDes. This card has a single 4X InfiniBand* copper port for connecting InfiniBand* traffic at up to 40Gbps. This section provides a high-level description of the implementation of this I/O module. 9.1 Support Matrix Table 6.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules InfiniBand* (QDR) I/O Modules Figure 33. AXXIBQDRIOMV 9.2 Feature List The InfiniBand* QDR I/O module supports the following feature set: 8x PCI Express* Gen2 interface InfiniHost* MT25408 controller chip with integrated InfiniBand* SerDes One 40Gbps copper port (with 4X IB connector) 16MBytes SPI Flash memory for firmware and configuration LEDs for physical and logical link status Power supply circuitry that generates 1.2V, 1.8V and 1.2V rails 9.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules InfiniBand* (QDR) I/O Modules 9.4 LED Functionality The InfiniBand* I/O module has two debug LEDs. They are not visible from the rear panel.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2MH080 10. Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2MH080 The Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2MH080 is an intelligent custom board-to-board PCI Express* 2.0 compliant interface RAID adapter with an integrated LSI* SAS2108 RAID-On-Chip chipset, providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine.
Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2MH080 Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Figure 35.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2MH080 Figure 36. RMS2MH080 Block Diagram Revision 1.
Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 & RMS2AF080 Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 11. Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 & RMS2AF080 The Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 are intelligent custom boardto-board PCI Express* 2.0 compliant interface RAID adapters with an integrated LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip, providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 & RMS2AF080 11.1 Technical Specifications Table 8. RMS2AF0#0 Specifications Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 LSI* LSISAS2008 PCI* Express-SAS/SATA I/O Processor chip, 150MHz Specification Processor Operating voltage +3.3 V Interface to host Custom board-to-board x8 PCI Express* 2.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 & RMS2AF080 11.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 & RMS2AF080 Figure 38. RMS2AF040 Hardware Block Diagram Figure 39. RMS2AF080 Hardware Block Diagram Revision 1.
Integrated RAID Module RMS2LL040 & RMS2LL080 Intel® I/O Expansion Modules 12. Integrated RAID Module RMS2LL040 & RMS2LL080 The Intel® RAID Module RMS2LL040 and RMS2LL080 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.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Integrated RAID Module RMS2LL040 & RMS2LL080 12.1 Technical Specifications Table 9. RMS2LL0#0 Specifications Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2LL040 and RMS2LL080 LSI* LSISAS2008 PCI* Express-SAS/SATA I/O Processor chip, 150MHz Specification Processor Operating voltage +3.3 V Interface to host Custom board-to-board x8 PCI Express* 2.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Integrated RAID Module RMS2LL040 & RMS2LL080 12.
Intel® I/O Expansion Modules Integrated RAID Module RMS2LL040 & RMS2LL080 Figure 41. RMS2LL040 Hardware Block Diagram Figure 42. RMS2LL080 Hardware Block Diagram Revision 1.