Intel Server System R1000BB Family

Intel
®
Server System R1000BB Product Family TPS
38 Revision 2.0
6. Storage Controller Options Overview
The server platform supports many different embedded and add-in SATA/SAS controller and SAS Expander
options to provide a large number of possible storage configurations. This section will provide an overview of
the different options available.
6.1 Embedded SATA / SAS Controller support
Integrated on the server board is an Intel
®
C602 chipset that provides embedded storage support via two
integrated controllers: AHCI and SCU.
The standard server board (with no additional storage options installed) will support up to six SATA ports:
• One 6 Gb/sec SATA port routed from the AHCI controller to a white 7-pin SATA port labeled “SATA-1”
on the server board.
• One 6 Gb/sec SATA port routed from the AHCI controller to the mSATA connector
• Four 3 Gb/sec SATA ports routed from the SCU controller to the multi-port mini-SAS connector labeled
“SCU_0”.
Note: The mini-SAS connector labeled “SCU_1” is NOT functional by default and is only enabled with the
addition of an Intel
®
RAID C600 Upgrade Key option supporting 8 SAS/SATA ports.
With the addition of one of several available Intel
®
RAID C600 Upgrade Keys, the system is capable of
supporting additional embedded SATA, SAS, and software RAID options. Upgrade keys install onto a 4-pin
connector on the server board labeled “STOR_UPG_KEY”.
The following table identifies available upgrade key options and their supported features.
Table 22. Intel® RAID C600 Upgrade Key Options
Intel® RAID C600 Upgrade Key
(Intel Product Codes)
Key Color Description
Default – No option key installed N/A 4 Port SATA with Intel® ESRT RAID 0,1,10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0,1,5,10
RKSATA4R5 Black 4 Port SATA with Intel® ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0,1,5,10
RKSATA8 Blue 8 Port SATA with Intel® ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0,1,5,10
RKSATA8R5 White 8 Port SATA with Intel® ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0,1,5,10
RKSAS4 Green 4 Port SAS with Intel® ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0,1,10
RKSAS4R5 Yellow 4 Port SAS with Intel® ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0,1,10
RKSAS8 Orange 8 Port SAS with Intel® ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0,1,10
RKSAS8R5 Purple
8 Port SAS with Intel® ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0,1,10
Additional information for the on-board RAID features and functionality can be found in the Intel
®
RAID
Software Users Guide (Intel Document Number D29305-015).