Filter
Top Products
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 14
Technical Specifications
The design and implementation of the Intel
®
RAID Controller SASMF8I minimizes
electromagnetic emissions, susceptibility to radio frequency energy, and the effects of
electrostatic discharge. See the appendices for regulatory marks and certifications.
Table 2 lists the specifications for the Intel
®
RAID Controller SASMF8I.
Array Performance Features
Table 3 shows the RAID Controller SASMF8I array performance features.
Table 2. Specifications
Specification Intel
®
RAID Controller SASMF8I
Operating Voltage +3.3 V, +12 V
Card Size Low-profile MD2 PCI Express* adapter card size (6.600 inches by 2.713
inches)
Array Interface
to Host
PCI Express* Rev 1.0A, x4 lane width 2.5 Gbps
SAS Bus Speed 3 GBps per port, point-to-point
SAS Controller One LSI SAS 1068 controller
SAS / SATA Ports 2x4 internal ports. Supports 8 SAS/SATA devices using expanders, 40
virtual disks
Firmware 2 MB in reflashable flash ROM
Compatible Devices Mixed capacity, mixed SATA II and SAS in different enclosures; non-disk
devices, including expanders.
Cabling Small, thin cables do not restrict airflow; shared connectors for multiple
drive types.
Redundant
Configuration
32 Kb NVRAM and config on disk (COD) store RAID configuration.
Enclosure
Management
I
2
C out-of-band, SES2 in-band, SAF-TE (LEDs)
Table 3. Array Performance Features
Specification Intel
®
RAID Controller SASMF8I
PCI Express* Host
Data Transfer Rate
2.5 Gigabit/s per lane
Drive Data Transfer
Rate
3 Gigabit/s per lane