Intel SRCSAS144E, PCIe x8 User Manual

Product Brief

Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E

A High Performance, Mid-Range PCI-E SAS RAID Controller

A standardized server and storage infrastructure helps lower the total cost of ownership. The SAS interface provides universal interconnect with Serial ATA, while still offering logical SCSI compatibility. In addition, this design delivers the reliability, performance and manageability available in SAS drives.

The Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 and enclosure management simpliﬁes long-term server operation and maintenance. Auto rebuild, remote Webbased management of the RAID array through the Intel® RAID Web Console 2 utility, and both online capacity expan-

Product Overview

Outstanding Performance and Reliability at a Low Cost

Growing businesses need improved storage systems for ever-expanding data and information. Increased reliability of critical systems, keeping a database online regardless of failures, data loss prevention, and accelerated access to information are critical needs for business success today. In addition, improved performance and scalability are required to help meet expanding needs and provide a ﬂexible approach to system management.

The Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E is a low proﬁle card that addresses both internal and external storage requiremen

ts while providing point-to-point connections for greater performance and reliability. With support for both Serial ATA (SATA) and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) devices, this controller gives businesses the ability to customize RAID solutions.

sion and RAID-le easier IT management. The controller provides seamless upward migration from Software RAID up through Intelligent RAID solutions, and will support RAID 6 post-launch.

Next-generation management capabilities include extensive automation and an intuitive user interface. The Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E ships with the Intel® RAID BIOS C

onsole 2, Intel® RAID Web Console 2, and command line

utilities.

ey Advantages

• Industry-proven RAID data protection

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High performance workstations and

mid- to high-end servers

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External and internal storage connection

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Flexibility for both SAS and SATA drives

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Low proﬁle

vel migration make this an ideal solution for

Features and Beneﬁts

Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E

1 PCI Express* connection 2 Intel® IOP333 at 500 MHz 3 LSI 1068 3.0 Gb/s SAS/SATA I/O controller 4 Four internal and four external SAS/SATA ports 5 Supports up to 32 devices via expanders

6 SAF-TE, SES, SGPIO enclosure management support 7 128 MB embedded memory 8 Intel® RAID smart battery 9 Audible alarm 10 Low proﬁle

Technical Specs

Form Factor Low proﬁle PCI: 7.71” x 2.535”

(196 mm x 64 mm)

Availability Auto hot-spare, auto rebuild, drive roaming, controller migration, online capacity expansion, remote monitoring and management

Manageability Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2, Intel® RAID Web Console 2, and command line utilities

Conﬁgurability Variable stripe size, variable cache options, drive coercion, array spanning, variable rebuild rate

Status Indicators Audible alarm, 12C (for enclosure management)

Ambient Operating (dry bulb): 0ºC to 45ºC Temperature

Regulatory Integration with a validated Intel® server Compliance board and conﬁguration as outlined in the

Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide for the following countries or regions: Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Europe, International, Japan, Taiwan, United States

Operating system support is contingent on the operating-system support of the motherboard in which the controller is installed. For information on the latest operating system support, visit: http://support.intel.com.

Drivers and utilities for Microsoft Windows* Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Microsoft Windows* 2000 Advanced Server, Microsoft Windows* XP, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 3 and 4, SUSE LINUX* Enterprise Server 9

For more details on the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E please see: support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/srcsas144e

To build your system and get more details on Intel server conﬁgurations visit: www.intel.com/go/serverconﬁgurator

For more information on how to make the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E part of your server environment, please contact an Intel® Channel Partner Program participant.

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