Intel RSP3QD160J, PCIe 3.0 x8 User Manual

Product brief

Software-Dened Storage, Content and Web Hosting Appliances, Cloud Service Providers, and Enterprise IT

Intel® Storage Controllers: Tri-mode Family

Tri-mode Intel® Storage Controllers supporting PCIe* NVMe*

Intel® Storage Controllers for Select Intel® Xeon® Processor Based Server Solutions

As big data continues to get bigger, so does the need for high-performance storage

solutions. Software-Dened Storage, Content and Web Hosting Appliances, Cloud

Service Providers, and Enterprise IT customers are seeking high-uptime controllers for mass storage, with maximum reliability for these high-intensity workloads.

Designed to enable expansion of server storage, the Intel® Storage Controllers

Intel® Storage Module RMSP3JD160J

enable exceptional NVMe*, SAS, and SATA performance and scalability. The tri-

mode family of Intel Storage Controllers include modules and adapters, all of

which support NVMe.

Intel® Storage Adapter RSP3QD160J

Intel® Storage Adapter RSP3GD016J

Intel Storage Controllers: Modules (RMSP3) vs. Adapters (RSP3)

• Intel® Storage Modules are designed for select 2U Intel® Xeon® processor-based

server solutions, aording up to 16 ports of PCIe*/SAS/SATA connectivity without taking up a standard add-in card PCIe slot, for a highly integrated conguration.

• Intel® Storage Adapters come in a low-prole MD2 standard PCIe form-factor, and are PCIe compliant for exibility of conguration and use in any system.

Support for the NVMe Ecosystem

Tri-mode Intel Storage Controllers bring PCIe NVMe to the Storage Controller. With tri-mode Storage Controllers, data centers can deploy high-performance NVMe solutions with the reliability of hardware I/O Controllers (IOCs), as well as SAS and SATA storage solutions at high IOPS, high throughput, and low latency.

Key Features

• Tri-mode Storage Controllers use the Avago* SAS3416 I/O Controller for highly scalable connectivity to NVMe over PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s SAS over PCIe 3.0, and 6Gb/s SATA.

• High IOPS, high throughput, and low latency to the attached targets enables maximum storage performance to the operating system and applications at a low cost.

• Tri-mode Intel Storage Controllers enable high drive count solutions, with

support for up to 16 direct-attach SAS/SATA drives or 4 direct-attach NVMe

drives. NVMe switches and SAS expanders enable additional scalability.

INTEL® STORAGE CONTROLLER SPECIFICATIONS

RMSP3JD16 0J RSP3QD160J RSP3GD016J

I/O Processor

Form Factor Mezzanine Module Low-Prole MD2 AIC Low-Prole MD2 AIC

Mini-SAS-HD (SFF8643) connectors 4 internal 4 internal 4 external

Avago*

SAS3416† IOC

TRI-MODE INTEL® STORAGE CONTROLLERS

Maximum Physical Devices 512 or 1024 (Firmware Dependent; RWC3 limit 256)

PCIe* Interface x8 PCI Express* 3.0

Drive Types PCIe* NVMe*, SAS 12Gb/s and lower, SATA 6Gb/s and lower

Operating System/Driver Support Microsoft Windows*, VMWare*, Linux* (SLES*, RHEL*), Solaris*, FreeBSD*

Maximum Ambient Operating Temperature 65° C

Warranty 3 years standard (AWR optional)

DATA PROTECTION FEATURES RMSP3JD16 0J RSP3QD160J RSP3GD016J

Enclosure Management √ √ √

Expander Support √ √ √

Intel® RAID management software √ √ √

S.M.A.R.T Support √ √ √

Avago

SAS3416 IOC

Avago

SAS3416 IOC

†May use Avago* SAS3516 series ROC

ORDER CODES

INTEL SKU DESCRIPTION

RMSP3JD16 0J Tri-mode SAS/SATA/PCIe Storage Controller Mezzanine Module with 16 Internal Ports

RSP3QD160 J Tri-mode SAS/SATA/PCIe Stor age Controller Adapter (PCIe AIC) with 16 Internal Ports

RSP3GD016J Tri-mode SAS/SATA/PCIe Storage Controller Adapter (PCIe AIC) with 16 External Ports

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