5-10 Sata/Sas Ports - Supermicro 6028R-E1CR12T User Manual

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

5-10 SATA/SAS Ports

SATA 3.0 Ports
Ten SATA 3.0 ports are located on the serverboard. Six SATA 3.0 ports (I-SATA
0-5) are supported by the Intel PCH C612. The other four SATA ports (S-SATA
0-3, on a vertical connector) are supported by the Intel SCU. These SATA ports
provide serial-link signal connections. See the table on the right for pin definitions.
Notes: For more information on SATA HostRAID configuration, refer to the Intel
SATA HostRAID User"s Guide posted on our website at http://www.supermicro.com.
Supermicro SuperDOMs are yellow SATADOM connectors with power pins built in
and do not require separate external power cables. These connectors are backward-
compatible with non-Supermicro SATADOMs that require an external power supply.
SAS 3.0 Ports
Eight SAS 3.0 ports are located at JS39 on the serverboard. These SAS ports are
supported by the LSI 3108 SAS controller. SAS 0-3 and SAS 4-7 support RAID 0,
1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 (Hardware RAID + 2GB cache) from the LSI 3108 with optional
SuperCAP available for battery backup (Note below).
Note: Optional SuperCAP can be purchased at Supermicro. Please visit our website
at www.supermicro.com for more information.
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