Intel® 12 Gb/S Sas 3.0 Expander Support; Sas Expander Configuration For The Intel® Rmsp3Ad160F Raid Module; Figure 11. Supported Intel® Sas Expander Options; Figure 12. Raid Module Rms3Pad160 Sas Port Domain Identification - Intel RMSP3AD16OF Hardware User's Manual

Intel® RAID Modules RMSP3AD160F, RMSP3CD080F and RMSP3HD080E Hardware User Guide
4.4 Intel® 12 Gb/s SAS 3.0 Expander Support
For system configurations that require more physical SAS/SATA drives then the module's number of ports,
the Intel® Tri-Mode RAID Modules can support the following Intel® RAID Expanders:
Intel Product Code
iPC – RES3FV288
Intel ® SAS Expander RES3FV288
iPC – RES3TV360
Intel® SAS Expander RES3TV360
4.4.1 SAS Expander Configuration for the Intel® RMSP3AD160F RAID Module
The SAS ports of the Intel® RMSP3AD160F RAID Module are driven by two (2) SAS cores and therefore, are
divided into two (2) separate SAS domains: Domain 1 and Domain 2. One or two SAS connectors within a
common domain can be cabled to a single SAS Expander Card when cabling the RAID Module to a SAS
Expander.
Note: Mixing SAS ports from different domains to a single SAS expander card is not supported.

Figure 12. RAID module RMS3PAD160 SAS port domain identification

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Featuring 6Gbps data aggregation for 12Gbps data transfer with 6Gb/s devices
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• Low Profile MD2 PCIe* add-in card form factor
• 28 internal ports and 8 external ports
Power from PCIe x1
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HD Mini-SAS 8643 Connectors
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Kit includes: (1) SAS Expander card, (2) HD-HD 250mm Expander-to-RAID card cables, and
PCI brackets for low profile and full height.
• Featuring 6Gbps data aggregation for 12Gbps data transferwith 6Gb/s devices
• Internal mount mid-plane form factor
36 internal ports supporting point-to-pont 12, 6, and 3 Gb/s data transfer rates
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RA 4-pin power connector
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• HD Mini-SAS 8643 connectors
Kit includes: (1) SAS expander card; (1) 130mm power cable; (1 set) Expander-to-backplane
cables: (4) HD-HD 165mm, (1) HD-HD 300mm, (1) HD-HD 250mm, (3) Rubber Pads, and
mounting screws.
Figure 11. Supported Intel® SAS expander options
Product Description
SAS 3.0 12 Gb/s expander
SAS 3.0 12 Gb/s expander