User`s guide

2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2SG244 Hardware User’s Guide
Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2SG244
The Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2SG244 is an intelligent PCI Express* 2.0 compliant
interface RAID adapter with an integrated LSI* SAS2108 RAID-On-Chip chipset,
providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine. With 512MB RAM built onto the
board, eight independent phys supporting 6-Gbps and 3 Gbps SAS data transfers, the
onboard LSI* SAS2 x36 expander chip, six SFF-8087 Mini SAS x4 internal connectors
and one SFF-8088 Mini SAS x4 external connector, this controller supports up to 240
enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices and 64 logical drives. The PCI Express* connector
fits into an x8 or x16 PCI Express* slot capable of performance up to 5 Gbps per lane.
The RAID controller is designed to fit the following Intel
®
Server Boards and Systems:
Intel
®
Server Board S5520UR
Intel
®
Server Board S5500WB
Intel
®
Server Board S5520HC/S5520HCT/S5500HCV
Intel
®
Server system SC5650HCBRP
Intel
®
Workstation Board S5520SC
Intel
®
Workstation System SC5650SCWS
Intel
®
Server Board S5500BC
Intel
®
Server System SR1630BC
Intel
®
Server System SC5650BCDP
Intel
®
Server Board S3420GP
Intel
®
Server Board S5000PSL
Intel
®
Server Board S5000VSA
Intel
®
Server System SR1690WB
Intel
®
Server System SR1695WB
Intel
®
Server system SR2612UR
Intel
®
Server system SR1630GP / SR1630HGP
Intel
®
Server System SR1600UR
Intel
®
Server System SR2600UR
Intel
®
Server System SR2625UR
Intel
®
Server System SR1625UR
Note: Additional Intel
®
Server Boards and Systems may be supported. For the most up-to-date
list, see the Compatibility section under the link for this Intel
®
RAID Controller at
http://www.intel.com.