Technical Product Specification

Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS18E Hardware

Revision 1.01

Intel order number D61769-001

2.7.2 SAS Expander Support

The RAID Controller SRCSAS18E supports LSI Logic* expanders and Vitesse* SAS expanders

that are used as a component in Intel enclosures. Other expanders may be supported post

launch, based on market conditions and customer requirements.

2.7.3 Support for Non Hard Disk Drive Devices

For information on the SRCSAS18E support for non hard disk drive devices, such as CD-ROM

drives (Post Launch), please refer to the Intel

RAID Controller SRCSAS18E Tested Hardware

and Operating System.

2.7.4 Enclosure Management Support

The Intel

RAID Controller SRCSAS18E supports the following enclosure management

protocols.

 SAF-TE enclosure management out-of-band via an I

C cable from the RAID controller to

the backplane.

 SES2 enclosure management in-band to expander-based backplanes and out-of-band

to direct-connect backplanes.

 SGPIO enclosure management is supported out-of-band via an I

C cable from the RAID

controller to the backplane.