Hardware User Guide

Intel® RAID Controller RS3FC044 User Guide 1
1 Overview
The Intel
®
PCI Express
®
(PCIe
®
)-to-Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Controller, referred to
as the Intel 12Gb/s SAS Controller, provides high-performance external and internal
storage connectivity for servers and workstations. The Intel 12Gb/s SAS Controller
provides eight lanes of 12Gb/s SAS connectivity and is matched with eight lanes of PCIe
3.0 8GT/s performance. The low-profile design of the SAS controller includes a full-
height bracket and low-profile mounting bracket that create a universal fit for any server.
The Intel 12Gb/s SAS Controller is based on the Fusion-MPT
™
-architected LSI* SAS
3008 controller that integrates the latest enhancements in PCIe 3.0 technology and 12Gb/s
SAS technology.
The Intel 12Gb/s SAS Controller has onboard Flash memory for the firmware, and BIOS
and NVSRAM for RAID support (RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10/1E).