Chapter 3 Serveraid M1115 Sas/Sata Controller Characteristics; Serveraid M1115 Sas/Sata Controller Descriptions; Board Layout And Connector Information - Lenovo ServeRAID M1115 User Manual

3.1

ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller Descriptions

3.1.1

Board Layout and Connector Information

Chapter 3 ServeRAID
M1115 SAS/SATA Con-
troller Characteristics
This chapter describes the characteristics of the ServeRAID M1115
SAS/SATA controller. It consists of the following sections:
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Section 3.1, "ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller Descriptions"
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Section 3.2, "Characteristics of the ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA
Controller"
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Section 3.3, "Technical Specifications"
The ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA controller is dual PHY, SAS
PCI Express controllers and is used in systems with a PCI Express slot.
PCI Express goes beyond the PCI specification in that it is intended as
a unifying I/O architecture for various systems: desktops, workstations,
mobile, server, communications, and embedded devices.
The ServeRAID M1115 controller has one LSISAS2008 ROC (RAID-on
chip) processor that controls eight internal SAS/SATA ports through two
internal x4 mini-SAS 4i (SFF-8087) connectors.
This subsection provides the board layout and connector information for
the controller. The following subsections provide graphics and connector
information for the controller.
The controller has eight internal SAS/SATA connectors. The following
figure displays the connectors on the controller, which are described on
Table 3.1.
ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller User's Guide 3-1