Technical Product Specification

IntelP®P RAID Controller RS2PI008 Technical Product Specification Table of Contents
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 .....................................................................................................5
2.3 Major Components ..................................................................................................5
2.3.1 LSI*SAS2108 ROC.................................................................................................. 5
2.3.2 Flash ROM............................................................................................................... 6
2.3.3 Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM) ................................................................................. 6
2.3.4 NVSRAM .................................................................................................................6
2.3.5 SDRAM (Cache) ......................................................................................................6
2.3.6 Diagnostics .............................................................................................................. 7
2.3.7 SAS / SATA Connectors.......................................................................................... 8
2.3.8 Board-to-Board BBU Interface................................................................................. 9
2.3.9 Remote BBU Interface............................................................................................. 9
2.3.10 PCI Interface..........................................................................................................10
2.3.11 Jumpers and Connectors....................................................................................... 11
2.4 Hardware Architectural Features ........................................................................... 12
2.5 Electrical Characteristics ....................................................................................... 12
2.6 Environmental Specifications................................................................................. 13
2.6.1 Safety Characteristics............................................................................................ 13
2.7 Supported Device Technology............................................................................... 13
2.7.1 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices ..................................................................... 13
2.7.2 SAS Expander Support.......................................................................................... 14
2.7.3 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices ............................................................. 14
2.7.4 Enclosure Management Support ........................................................................... 14
3. Software .............................................................................................................................. 15
3.1 Common Layers .................................................................................................... 15
3.1.1 Firmware................................................................................................................ 15
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