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Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040
Compact Four-Port 6G SAS PCIe 2.0 RAID Adapter for Expander-based or
Low Drive Count Solutions
Product Overview
The Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040, a
member of Intel’s 6Gb/s SAS adapter fam-
ily, is targeted at solutions with expander
backplanes or low drive counts. Features
including LSI’s SAS2108 6Gb/s RAID on Chip
(ROC) silicon and a native ...PCI Express* 2.0
architecture allow for significant perfor-
mance gains for both 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s
drive-based solutions versus prior genera-
tion RAID adapters. Data protection and
availability are enhanced by new features
including Decision Feedback Equalization
for greater signal integrity, enhanced diag-
nostics, and more robust error reporting.
Intel RAID solutions, powered by LSI Mega-
RAID* technology, are validated across mul-
tiple platforms with Intel® server boards,
chassis, and systems. Customized training,
as well as Intel service and support, make
Intel the one source for customers seeking
data protection, increased productivity, and
simplified IT.
Key Advantages
• Exceptional data protection.
Supports data redundancy using SAS or
SATA hard disk drives through mirroring,
parity, and double parity (RAID levels 1,
5, and 6) plus striping capability for spans
(RAID levels 10, 50, and 60).
• Excellent performance.
LSI SAS2108 ROC technology, x8 PCI
Express Generation 2 host interface and
800 MHz cache enhances the perfor-
mance of mainstream applications.
• Inside-the-box design flexibility.
With a true MD2 form factor, this adapter
is ideal for low-profile height and half-
length adapter slots. Four internal 6Gb/s
SAS ports allow connection to 6Gb/s or
3Gb/s high-performance SAS drives, high-
capacity SATA drives or a combination of
both. Furthermore, support for SAS ex-
panders allows bandwidth consolidation
of multiple drives per port.
• Outstanding availability.
Delivers proactive drive monitoring and
automatic error correction. An optional
battery backup maintains the integrity of
data in transit to drives in the event of a
power interruption.
• Intel RAID Web Console II.
Allows administrators to easily configure,
monitor and manage RAID volumes locally
or over the LAN network. SAS/SATA topol-
ogy can be viewed from the system host,
controller and disk enclosure level down
to the configurations of logical and
physical drives.
Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040
Powered by LSI MegaRAID* Technology
Features 1 Embedded 512 MB 800 MHz cache (ECC DDR2 memory) to efficiently store data
in transition
2 Speaker to deliver audible alerts
3 One SFF8087 SAS/SATA connector for up to eight internal ports
4 x8 PCI Express Generation 2 interface for fast communication with the server board
5 LSI SAS2108 ROC controller providing SAS 2.0 compliance including 6Gb/s data transfer
6 One cable with SFF8087 connectors that expand to four individual connectors
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For more information on
Intel® RAID Controllers,
visit www.intel.com/go/RAID
Technical Specifications
RAID Levels and Spans
Data Protection Feature Highlights
Intel® RAID Software
I/O Processor
Drive Types
Maximum Drives
Connector Cache Memory
PCI Interface
BBU Support
Form Factor
Data Transfer Rates
Operating Temperature
Operating Voltage
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, and 6
RAID Spans 10, 50, and 60
Online Capacity Expansion
Hot-Spare Support – Global & Dedicated
Single Controller Multipathing (Failover)
Enclosure Management
Background Consistency Checking
Patrol Read for Media Functionality
S.M.A.R.T. Support
Intel® RAID Web Console 2
Intel® RAID Command Line Tool
Intel® RAID Flash Utilities
LSI SAS2108 ROC running at 800 MHz
SAS 6Gb/s, SAS 3Gb/s or SATA 3Gb/s
Up to 32 physical devices supported
One SAS SFF8087 x4 internal connector
Embedded 512 MB at 800MHz
x8 PCI Express* 2.0
Optional Intel® Smart Battery AXXRSBBU7
Low profile, MD2 (6.6” X 2.536”)
Up to 6Gb/s per port
Maximum ambient: 50°C (45°C with optional BBU)
+3.3 V
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