Technical Product Specification

Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080 and RS2MB044 Technical Product Specification Table of Contents
Revision 2.1
Intel order number E64388-004
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Product Overview .................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Operating System Support ...................................................................................... 1
1.3 Features List ............................................................................................................ 2
2. Hardware ............................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Block Diagram ......................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Controller Layout ..................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Major Components .................................................................................................. 7
2.3.1 LSI* SAS2108 ROC ................................................................................................. 7
2.3.2 Flash ROM ............................................................................................................... 7
2.3.3 Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM) ................................................................................. 7
2.3.4 NVSRAM ................................................................................................................. 7
2.3.5 SDRAM (Cache) ...................................................................................................... 7
2.3.6 Diagnostic Components ........................................................................................... 9
2.3.7 SAS / SATA Connectors ........................................................................................ 10
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2.3.8 BBU Interface ........................................................................................................ 14
2.3.9 PCI Interface .......................................................................................................... 14
2.3.10 Jumpers and Connectors ....................................................................................... 15
2.4 Hardware Architectural Features ........................................................................... 18
2.5 Electrical Characteristics ....................................................................................... 18
2.6 Environmental Specifications ................................................................................. 19
2.6.1 Safety Characteristics ............................................................................................ 19
2.7 Supported Device Technology ............................................................................... 20
2.7.1 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices ..................................................................... 20
2.7.2 SAS Expander Support .......................................................................................... 20
2.7.3 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices ............................................................. 20
2.7.4 Enclosure Management Support ........................................................................... 20
3. Software .............................................................................................................................. 21
3.1 Common Layers .................................................................................................... 21
3.1.1 Firmware ................................................................................................................ 21
3.1.2 API ......................................................................................................................... 22
3.1.3 Operating System Driver ....................................................................................... 22