Onboard Sas/Sata Software Raid (Rste) - Acer Altos R360 F2 Frequently Asked Questions Manual

Altos R360 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

15. Onboard SAS/SATA Software RAID (RSTe)

1. What RAID features can Intel Onboard SAS/SATA RSTe RAID support?
ANSWER: Please refer to the table below. ANSWER:
ANSWER: ANSWER:
Features Features
Features Features
SAS BP LED Control (through
SGPIO)
Hardware RAID
Cache Memory of RAID
BBU (Battery Backup Unit)
Connector
Global Hot Spare
Dedicated Hot Spare
Audible Alarm
RAID Volume Support > 2 TB
Background Initialization
Disk Coercion
NCQ (Native Command
Queuing)
UEFI/EFI Support
NOTE 1. Not every OS can support disk space up to 2 TB.
NOTE 2. When RAID volume is created, it can be initialized on the background. RAID volume can be
immediately available without completing the fully initialization.
NOTE 3. Drive coercion refers to the ability of the RAID controller to recognize the size of the physical drives
that are connected and then force the larger drives to use only the amount of space available on the smallest
drive. Drive coercion as implemented in these RAID controllers also allows an option to map out a reserved
space to compensate for slightly smaller drive sizes that may be added later. It is 64 MB by default and cannot
be changed.
NOTE 4. More information of NCQ can be found at:
http://www.serialata.org/technology/ncq.asp
2. What OS can Intel Onboard SAS/SATA RSTe RAID support?
ANSWER: Please refer to below table: ANSWER: ANSWER: ANSWER:
Operating Systems Operating Systems Operating Systems Operating Systems
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008
Intel Intel Intel Intel
Onboard Onboard Onboard Onboard
NOTE NOTE
NOTE NOTE
SAS/SATA SAS SAS SAS /SATA /SATA /SATA
RSTe RAID RSTe RAID
RSTe RSTe RAID RAID
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
Yes
Yes 1
Yes 2
Yes 3
Yes 4
Yes
Service Service 32- - - - bit/ 32 bit/
Service Service 32 32 bit/ bit/
Driver Driver Driver Driver
Pack Pack Pack Pack 64 64 64- - - - bit 64 bit bit bit
N/A 64-bit
SP1 64-bit
SP2 64-bit
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RAID RAID
RAID RAID
Note Note Note Note
Utility Utility Utility Utility
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes