Secure Boot; Data Protection Features; Self-Encrypting Drive Support; Table 2. Data Protection Features - Intel RS3P4TF160F Hardware User's Manual

Intel® RAID Adapters RS3P4TF160F and RS3P4MF088F Hardware User Guide
Snapshot recovery
Audible alarm for failure alert
MTBF(hours)
Standard warranty
Notes: 1 Devices include drives and expanders. Drives on dual-ported backplanes count twice.
launch. 3 Due to NVMe clocking requirements, two cables must be connected between the RAID adapter and the backplane. Since
this adapter only has one internal connector, x4 direct-attach NVMe drives are not supported.
3.7

Secure Boot

The Intel RAID Adapters RS3P4TF160F and RS3P4MF088F include a hardware secure boot feature. This
provides advanced security, allowing only authenticated firmware to be executed. Intel provides the signed
firmware images using hardware secure boot transparent to customers, while providing confidence in the
security.
3.8

Data Protection Features

The next table describes the data protection features of the tri-mode Intel RAID adapters.
Online capacity extension
Distributed sparing
Background consistency checking
Patrol read for media functionality
SMART support
Enclosure management
RAID support before operating system loaded
Write back cache with optional protection
Intel® RAID management software
Hot-spare support, global and dedicated
Self-encrypting drive (SED) support
3.8.1

Self-Encrypting Drive Support

The Intel RAID Adapters RS3P4TF160F and RS3P4MF088F include support for self-encrypting drive (SED),
which provides protection for data at rest. This support is built-in and does not require to install any keys
(PFK) to enable it.
The SED support for SAS and SATA drives is only for drives compliant with the TCG Enterprise Storage
Security Subsystem Class. The SED support for NVMe drives is for drives compliant with the TCG Enterprise
or the OPAL Storage Security Subsystem Class.
Consult with the drive manufacturer the TCG Storage Subsystem Class for the drives to make sure it is
compatible.
Feature

Table 2. Data Protection Features

Feature
Note: 1 This is a built-in feature, PFK is not required.
Intel® RAID Adapter
RS3P4TF160F
No
No
>3,000,000
3 years, AWR options
2 This feature is not supported at
Intel® RAID Intel® RAID
Adapter Adapter
RS3P4TF160F RS3P4MF088F
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes 1 Yes
Intel® RAID Adapter
RS3P4MF088F
No
No
>3,000,000
3 years, AWR options
1
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