Technical Product Specification

Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Technical Product Specification Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................7
1.1 Product Overview ....................................................................................................7
1.2 Operating System Support ......................................................................................7
1.3 Features List............................................................................................................8
2. Hardware...............................................................................................................................9
2.1 Block Diagram .........................................................................................................9
2.2 Controller Layout ...................................................................................................10
2.3 Major Components ................................................................................................10
2.3.1 LSI*SAS2108 ROC................................................................................................10
2.3.2 Flash ROM.............................................................................................................11
2.3.3 Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM) ...............................................................................11
2.3.4 NVSRAM ...............................................................................................................11
2.3.5 SDRAM (Cache) ....................................................................................................11
2.3.6 Diagnostics ............................................................................................................12
2.3.7 SAS / SATA Connectors........................................................................................13
2.3.8 BBU Interface ........................................................................................................15
2.3.9 PCI Interface..........................................................................................................16
2.3.10 Jumpers and Connectors.......................................................................................16
2.4 Hardware Architectural Features...........................................................................17
2.5 Electrical Characteristics .......................................................................................18
2.6 Environmental Specifications.................................................................................18
2.6.1 Safety Characteristics............................................................................................19
2.7 Supported Device Technology...............................................................................19
2.7.1 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices .....................................................................19
2.7.2 SAS Expander Support..........................................................................................19
2.7.3 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices .............................................................19
2.7.4 Enclosure Management Support ...........................................................................19
3. Software ..............................................................................................................................21
3.1 Common Layers ....................................................................................................21
3.1.1 Firmware................................................................................................................21
3.1.2 API.........................................................................................................................22
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