Array Performance Features; Fault Tolerance - Intel SRCSASBB8I - RAID Controller Hardware User's Manual

Array Performance Features

Host data transfer rate
Drive data transfer rate
Maximum scatter / gather
Maximum size of I/O requests
Max queue tags per drive
Stripe sizes
Max concurrent commands
Support for multiple initiators
Performance
Flexibility
Background services
Cache options

Fault Tolerance

Self Monitoring Analysis and
Reporting Technology (SMART)
support
Optional Battery Backup
Drive Replacement
Drive Rebuild Using Hot Spares
Error Checking and Indication
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide
2.5 Gigabit/s per PCI Express* lane
3 Gigabit/s per lane
26 elements
6.4 Mbytes in 64 Kbyte stripes
As many as the drive can accept
8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, or 1024 KB
255
Yes
Native command queuing
Drive migration, RAID level migration, Drive Roaming, Online
Capacity Expansion - without reboot
Rebuild, Consistency Check, Migration, OCE, and Patrol Read
Write-back or Write-through Read Ahead, Adaptive Read
Ahead, NonRead Ahead, Cache I/O or Direct I/O
Detects up to 70% of predictable disk drive failures and
monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads,
and drive electronics.
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Intel RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU6 cache backup.
Up to 72 hours of data retention. "Gas Gauge".
Auto detection of failure, hot plug, hot swap.
Automatic at fail: Dedicated per Array; Global for any
array; Auto-resume of initialization or rebuild on reboot
Parity generation and checking, automatic consistency
checking; patrol reads; activity and fault LEDs, alarm;
multiple retries; logs in NVRAM, event log, CIM, Smart,
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