Intel RS2BL080 User Manual
Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080 Technical Product Specification Introduction
1. Introduction
This document provides a detailed description of the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080 and the
software that supports it.
1.1 Product Overview
The Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080 is a high-performance, intelligent PCI Express*-to-
SCSI/Serial ATA II adapter, with RAID control capability. The SAS RAID controller provides
reliability, high performance, and a fault-tolerant drive subsystem management. It is an ideal
RAID solution for the internal storage needs of workgroups, departmental, and enterprise
systems. The Intel
reliability, high performance, and a fault-tolerant drive subsystem management. It is an ideal
RAID solution for the internal storage needs of workgroups, departmental, and enterprise
systems. The Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080 provides flexibility and helps lower the total cost
of ownership with a standardized server and storage infrastructure.
The SAS RAID controllers support the SAS protocol as described in the Serial Attached SCSI
Standard, Version 2.0. The controllers also support the Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined
by the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.0a and the Serial ATA II Extension to the Serial ATA
Specification, Version 1.1. SATA II is an extension to SATA 1.0a.
Standard, Version 2.0. The controllers also support the Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined
by the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.0a and the Serial ATA II Extension to the Serial ATA
Specification, Version 1.1. SATA II is an extension to SATA 1.0a.
Note:
SATA II is the only type of SATA supported by this RAID controller.
This RAID controller has eight internal SAS/SATA ports and uses an x8 or wider PCI Express*
2.0 server board slot.
2.0 server board slot.
1.2 Operating System Support
The latest service pack/update available at the start of the test run is tested. The following
operating systems are fully validated and supported at product launch:
operating systems are fully validated and supported at product launch:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003* 32-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2003* 64-bit Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 32-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 64-bit Edition
Microsoft Windows Vista* 32-bit
Microsoft Windows Vista* 64-bit Edition
Red Hat* Linux 4.0 32-bit
Red Hat* Linux 4.0 64-bit Edition
Red Hat* Linux 5.0 32-bit
Red Hat* Linux 5.0 64-bit Edition
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 32-bit
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 64-bit Edition
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 11 32-bit
SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 11 64-bit Edition
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