INTEL® TRI-MODE GENERATION RAID PRODUCTS The Intel® Tri-Mode RAID controllers, featuring LSI* SAS3500/SAS3400 series RAID-on-Chip (ROC) processors, offer significant performance enhancements for solutions architected with SAS, SATA, and PCIe* 3.0 NVMe* drives. INTEL® RAID EXPANDER BOARDS For high drive count solutions, Intel offers 12Gb/s SAS expander boards (available in midplane and add-in card form factors) and PCIe 3.0 switches and retimers. INTEL® RAID PREMIUM FEATURES Get more performance and data protection with Premium Features for Intel® RAID solutions. When combined with Intel® RAID controllers, you can further enhance storage applications and deliver higher ROI for your server boards and systems. EXCEPTIONAL DATA PROTECTION. FASTER PERFORMANCE. EASE OF USE. Intel® Product Quick Reference Matrix Q2 2018 INTEL® RAID
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INTEL® TRI-MODE GENERATION RAID PRODUCTS
The Intel® Tri-Mode RAID controllers, featuring LSI* SAS3500/SAS3400 series RAID-on-Chip (ROC) processors, offer significant performance enhancements for solutions architected with SAS, SATA, and PCIe* 3.0 NVMe* drives.
INTEL® RAID EXPANDER BOARDS
For high drive count solutions, Intel offers 12Gb/s SAS expander boards (available in midplane and add-in card form factors) and PCIe 3.0 switches and retimers.
INTEL® RAID PREMIUM FEATURES
Get more performance and data protection with Premium Features for Intel® RAID solutions. When combined with Intel® RAID controllers, you can further enhance storage applications and deliver higher ROI for your server boards and systems.
ExcEptional Data protEction. FastEr pErFormancE. EasE oF UsE.
Intel® Product Quick Reference MatrixQ2 2018
Intel® RaId
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Tailor a Solution to Match Your Storage NeedsIntel offers multiple categories of RAID products to protect data, increase performance, scale storage, and enhance server availability. A brief description of each category is listed below.
Controller Cards and Modules • Intel® RAID Modules are designed for select 2U Intel® Xeon® Processor-based server solutions, affording up to 16
ports of PCIe*/SAS/SATA connectivity without taking up a standard add-in card PCIe* slot, for a highly integrated configuration.
• Intel® RAID Adapters come in a low-profile MD2 standard PCIe* form-factor, and are PCIe* compliant for flexibility of configuration and use in any system by any vendor.
RAID Cache Backup • Maintenance Free Backup Units (MFBUs) are available for Full-Featured RAID products with embedded cache. The
backup options are listed in the “Backup Option” row of the product tables.
Expander Boards• Intel® RAID Expander Cards are intended for any system with more than 8 drives. As an example of use, 8 RAID ports
can be expanded to 24 ports.
Premium Feature Keys • Several upgrade features can be added to enhance the performance and data protection of Intel’s intelligent RAID cards
and modules.
Cable Kits and Converter Boards • Newer-generation RAID products do not ship with cables, as multiple options exist depending on the system in which
the RAID products are installed. Therefore, Intel offers a variety of cables. A converter board that allows for two internal 8087 connectors to be converted to two external 8088 connectors is also available.
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INTEL® SERVER BOARD SUPPORT Select Intel® Xeon® server boards with a storage I/O module connector Select Intel® Xeon® server boards with a storage I/O module connector Select Intel® Xeon® server boards with a storage I/O module connector
AVAILABILITY Q2 2017 Q2 2017 Q2 2017
WARRANTY 3 year limited warranty 3 year limited warranty 3 year limited warranty
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Intel® RAID Controllers (Tri-Mode) - Entry-Level and JBOD
INTEL® SERVER BOARD SUPPORT Intel® Server boards + third party boards Intel® Server boards + third party boards Intel® Server boards + third party boards
AVAILABILITY Q2 2017 Q2 2017 Q2 2017
WARRANTY 3 year limited warranty 3 year limited warranty 3 year limited warranty
INTEL® SERVER BOARD SUPPORT Select Intel® Xeon® server boards with a storage I/O module connector Select Intel® Xeon® server boards with a storage I/O module connector
WARRANTY 3 year limited warranty 3 year limited warranty
WARRANTY 3 year limited warranty 3 year limited warranty
Intel® Storage Controllers (12Gb/s SAS 3.0) - JBOD Only
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Intel® VROC – Virtual RAID on CPUIntel® VROC is available on Intel® Server Board S2600WF, S2600BP, and S2600ST family boards. It enables RAID levels 0, 1, 10 (Standard) and 5 (Premium) with no RAID write hole. Intel® VROC boasts high IOPS and low latency.
ACTIVATION KEY PRODUCT NAME SKU STORAGE FUNCTIONALITY
VROCSTANMOD Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Standard) Activation key to support 3rd party NVMe SSDs and enable RAID (0, 1, 10) functionality
VROCPREMMOD Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Premium) Activation key to support 3rd party NVMe SSDs and enable Intel® VROC Premium, RAID 0,1,5,10 with RAID Write Hole Closure
VROCISSDMOD Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Premium) Activation key to support 3rd party NVMe SSDs and enable Intel® VROC Premium, RAID 0,1,5,10 with RAID Write Hole Closure (for use with Intel® SSD’s only)
CHASSIS COMPATIBILITY MD2 compliant PCIe* x4 or chassis mount 2U (or greater) system; requires chassis mount
POWER OPTIONS FOR EXPANDERS PCIe x4 or 4-pin Molex 4-pin Molex
MANAGEMENT SGPIO SGPIO
FAULT LED HEADERS Includes 2 pin headers to support each SAS port Includes 2 pin headers to support each SAS port
WARRANTY 3 year limited warranty 3 year limited warranty
Intel® RAID Expanders (12 Gb/s SAS 3.0)
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Intel® RAID Premium FeaturesThese features are available as an upgrade for all LSI* SAS2208 and SAS3108 processor-based Intel® RAID products. To identify products with these processors, please refer to the Processor row of the preceding feature tables. The Premium Feature Keys are described below.
PREMIUM FEATURE SSD CACHE 2 – 12G SAS only DRIVE ENCRYPTION MANAGEMENT – 12G SAS and Tri-Mode
Key Benefits SSD Cache allows Solid State Drives (SSD) to be utilized as additional cache for the RAID controller. Frequently accessed information is stored in the cache, allowing rapid access.
Drive encryption management enables authentication key management, auto-lock, and instanterase of self-encrypting drives (SED).
SSD Cache capacity of up to 2 TB possible for SAS3108-based products. All drives eventually leave the data center and the use of SEDs helps reduce risk of data breaches.
SSD partitioning so that a portion of the drive is available to the operating system and the remainder for cache. Instant-erase significantly reduces the cost and time of repurposing or retiring drives.
Order Code AXXRPFKSSD2 AXXRPFKDE2
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Mounting Brackets
MOUNTING BRACKET ORDER CODE DESCRIPTION INTERNAL CONNECTORS EXTERNAL CONNECTORS
A mounting bracket that fits in a low-profile PCI Express* slot and holds two RAID batteries or Maintenance Free Backup Units.
None None
Cable Kits and Converter BoardsThe following cables are available for connecting Intel® RAID cards and modules to storage devices and drive bays. Intel® cables are designed to a high-quality specification and include the ability to bend at a very small radii. These cables allow low-profile Intel RAID products with vertical 8087 connectors to be used in 2U rack chassis while installed in a standard PCI Express* slot. Intel offers many other cable kits that help optimize the integration of RAID products into specific Intel® Server Systems. For a list of these cables, refer to the Server Board and System Configuration Guide available on the support web site for each given Intel Server System.
CABLE KIT ORDER CODE NUMBER OF CABLES INCLUDED IN KIT INITIATOR CONNECTOR TARGET CONNECTOR LENGTH
AXXCBL650HDMS 2 HD mini-SAS straight1 8087 mini-SAS straight1 650mm
AXXCBL730HDMS 2 HD mini-SAS straight1 8087 mini-SAS straight1 730mm
AXXCBL750MS7P 2 8087 mini-SAS straight1 Four x 7-pin SATA style 750mm
1 Cable is reversible so that either connector can be on the target or initiator side. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.
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For the latest product SKUs and specifications, visit http://ark.intel.com Intel technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No computer system can be absolutely secure. Check with your system manufacturer or retailer or learn more at www.intel.com. Software and
workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products. For more information go to http://www.intel.com/performance.
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