Hardware User Guide

34 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080 and RMT3CB080 Hardware User’s Guide
Safety Characteristics
The bare PC board shall meet or exceed the requirements of UL flammability rating V0.
The bare PC board shall also be marked with the supplier's name or trademark, type, and
UL flammability rating. The maximum electrical potential on the board will be 12.96V
potential difference, referenced from ground to +12V.
Operating Certifications
The RAID modules in this document are qualified to get Microsoft Windows Winqual*
certification (WHQL) at product launch.
Supported Device Technology
The various device technologies supported by the Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module
RMT3PB080 and RMT3CB080 is described in the subsections that follow.
Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices
Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080 and RMT3CB080 integrates four or eight
internal high-performance SATA III ports that support enterprise-class SATA hard drives.
Each port supports SATA devices using the SAS Serial SCSI Protocol(SSP), Serial
Management Protocol (SMP), and Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP). The SSP protocol
enables communication with other SAS devices. STP allows the SAS RAID controller to
communicate with SATA devices using the SATA commands.
SAS Expander Support
The Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080 and RMT3CB080 supports LSI*
expanders, Vitesse* SAS expanders, and PMC expanders that are used as a component in
Intel
®
and third party enclosures. Other expanders may be supported post launch, based
on market conditions and customer requirements.
Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices
Selected non-hard drive devices are supported for use with this module. For information
on support for non-hard drive devices, see this RAID module’s Tested Hardware and
Operating System List.
Enclosure Management Support
The Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080 and RMT3CB080 support the internal
SAS sideband signal SFF-8485 (SGPIO) enclosure management interface.