LSI SAS3444EL, SAS3800E, SAS3801E manual

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    ® DB15-000363-00 USER’S GUIDE PCI Express to 3.0 Gbit/s Ser ial Attached SCSI (SAS) Host Adapters A ugust 2006 V ersion 1.0 Model Numbers: LSISAS3041E, LSISAS3041EL LSISAS3080E, LSISAS3080EL LSISAS3081E, LSISAS3081EL LSISAS3442E, LSISAS3442EL LSISAS3443E, LSISAS3443EL LSISAS3444E, LSISAS3444EL LSISAS3800E LSISAS3801E, LSISAS3801EL[...]

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    ii Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Electroma gnetic Compatibility Notices This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: 1. This device ma y not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device m ust accept any interf erence received, including interf erence[...]

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    iii Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. This document is preliminar y . As such, it contains data derived from functional simulations and perf ormance estimates. LSI Logic has not verified either the functional descriptions, or the electrical and mechanical specifications using production par ts. This document contain[...]

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    iv Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    PCIe to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS Host Adapters User’ s Guide v Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Preface This document is the user’ s guide for the LSI Logic PCI Express to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS host adapters, ref erred to as LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters. It contains a functional description of the LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters a[...]

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    vi Pref ace Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Related Publications LSI Logic Documents LSISAS1064E PCI Express to 4-P or t Ser ial Attached SCSI Controller T echnical Man ual , Document No . DB14-000331-02 LSISAS1068E PCI Express to 8-P or t Ser ial Attached SCSI Controller T echnical Man ual , Document No . DB14-0003[...]

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    Pref ace vii Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Revision Recor d V ersion Date Remarks 1.0 8/2006 This release provides inf ormation about the LSISAS3041E, LSISAS3041EL, LSISAS3080E, LSISAS3080EL, LSISAS3081E, LSISAS3081EL, LSISAS3442E, LSISAS3442EL, LSISAS3443E, LSISAS3443EL, LSISAS3444E, LSISAS3444EL, LSISAS3800E, LS[...]

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    viii Pref ace Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    Contents ix V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Ov er view 1-1 1.2 F eatures 1-3 1.3 PCI P erformance 1-4 1.3.1 PCI Express F eatures 1-4 1.4 Software 1-6 Chapter 2 Hard ware Installation 2.1 Quick Installation Instructions 2-1 2.2 Detailed Installation Instructions 2-2 C[...]

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    x Contents V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1.8 LSISAS3801E and LSISAS3801EL Host Adapters Characteristics 3-16 3.2 Electrical and Environmental Specifications 3-18 3.2.1 Electrical Characteristics 3-18 3.2.2 Ther mal and Atmospheric Characteristics 3-19 3.2.3 Saf ety Characteristics 3-19 Customer Fee[...]

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    Contents xi V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figures 2.1 Installing an LSI PCIe to SAS x8 Host Adapter in a PCI Express Slot 2-3 3.1 LSISAS3041E and LSISAS3041EL Board La yout 3-3 3.2 LSISAS3080E and LSISAS3080EL Board La yout 3-5 3.3 LSISAS3081E and LSISAS3081EL Board La yout 3-7 3.4 LSISAS3442E and LSI[...]

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    xii Contents V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    Contents xiii V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. T ables 1.1 LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters and Controllers 1-2 1.2 SAS Bandwidths 1-3 1.3 Software Suppor t 1-6 3.1 Maximum P ower Requirements 3-18[...]

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    xiv Contents V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    PCIe to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS Host Adapters User’ s Guide 1-1 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 Intr oduction This chapter describes the LSI Logic PCI Express to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS host adapters and consists of the f ollowing sections: • Section 1.1, “Overview” • Section 1.2, “Features” • S[...]

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    1-2 Introduction V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. The PCI Express interf ace is compliant with the PCI Express Specification, re vision 1.0a. All PCI software is bac kwards compliant with pre vious versions of the PCI/PCI-X specifications . The LSI PCIe to SAS products implement the PCI Express interf [...]

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    F eatures 1-3 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 1.2 Features This section lists f eatures of the LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters: • Suppor ts narrow por t and wide por t as shown in T able 1.2 . • Suppor ts SSP , STP , and SMP as defined in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Specification, version 1.0. ?[...]

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    1-4 Introduction V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 1.3 PCI P erformance LSI PCIe to SAS host adapter boards suppor t the PCI Express interface . The f ollowing lists are of their f eatures. 1.3.1 PCI Express Features The PCI Express f eatures of the LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters include: • Provides f ou[...]

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    PCI P erformance 1-5 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. • Contains a repla y buff er that preser ves a cop y of the data f or retransmission in case a CRC error occurs • Suppor ts the PCI Express Advanced Error Reporting capabilities • Uses a pack etized and la yered architecture • Achie ves a high[...]

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    1-6 Introduction V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 1.4 Software The LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters suppor t all major operating systems, as shown in T able 1.3 . The LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters use the Fusion-MPT architecture f or all major operating systems , which allows f or thinner drivers f or bette[...]

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    PCIe to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS Host Adapters User’ s Guide 2-1 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 2 Har d ware Installation This chapter provides both quic k instructions and detailed instr uctions on how to install the LSI PCIe to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS host adapter . This chapter consists of the f ollowing sec[...]

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    2-2 Hardware Installation V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.2 Detailed Installation Instructions The f ollowing steps provide detailed installation instructions: Step 1. Unpack the host adapter and inspect it f or damage. Unpack the host adapter in a static-free en vironment. Remov e the host adapter fr[...]

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    Detailed Installation Instructions 2-3 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. LSI PCIe to SAS host adapter hardware installation is complete . Figure 2.1 Installing an LSI PCIe to SAS x8 Host Adapter in a PCI Express Slot Note: The HBA shape, siz e, and locations of components on your x8 (or x4) HBA and its br[...]

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    2-4 Hardware Installation V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    PCIe to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS Host Adapters User’ s Guide 3-1 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 3 Host Adapter Characteristics This chapter describes the characteristics of the LSI PCIe to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS host adapters. The chapter includes these topics: • Section 3.1, “Characteristics of the LSI PC[...]

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    3-2 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. LSISAS3442EL, LSISAS3443E, LSISAS3443EL, LSISAS3444E, LSISAS3444EL, LSISAS3800E, LSISAS3801E, and LSISAS3801EL host adapters provide a 128 K x 36-bit PBSRAM memor y de vice f or storing SAS Address P or t information allowing f or connecti[...]

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    Characteristics of the LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters 3-3 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Activity LED Header (J3) – 4-pin, right angle, 0.1-inch pitch, pin header f or driving external activity LEDs. Figure 3.1 LSISAS3041E and LSISAS3041EL Board La yout • J1: PCI Express x4 lane board edge connector[...]

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    3-4 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1.2 LSISAS3080E and LSISAS3080EL Host Adapters Characteristics The LSISAS3080E and LSISAS3080EL are identical HBAs with the e xception of the PCI brack et. The LSISAS3080E uses a standard PCI brac ket and the LSISAS3080EL uses a low-pro?[...]

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    Characteristics of the LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters 3-5 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Activity LED Header (J6) – 4-pin, right angle, 0.1-inch pitch, pin header f or driving external activity LEDs. Figure 3.2 LSISAS3080E and LSISAS3080EL Board La yout • J1: PCI Express x8 lane board edge connector[...]

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    3-6 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1.3 LSISAS3081E and LSISAS3081EL Host Adapters Characteristics The LSISAS3081E and LSISAS3081EL are identical HBAs with the e xception of the PCI brack et. The LSISAS3081E uses a standard PCI brac ket and the LSISAS3081EL uses a low-pro?[...]

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    Characteristics of the LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters 3-7 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Activity LED Header (J6) – 4-pin, right angle, 0.1-inch pitch, pin header f or driving external activity LEDs. Figure 3.3 LSISAS3081E and LSISAS3081EL Board La yout • J1: PCI Express x8 lane board edge connector[...]

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    3-8 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1.4 LSISAS3442E and LSISAS3442EL Host Adapters Characteristics The LSISAS3442E and LSISAS3442EL are the same HBA with the e xception of the PCI brack et. The LSISAS3442E uses a standard PCI brac ket and the LSISAS3442EL uses a low-profi[...]

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    Characteristics of the LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters 3-9 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Activity LED Header (J6) – 4-pin, right angle, 0.1-inch pitch, pin header f or driving external activity LEDs. Figure 3.4 LSISAS3442E and LSISAS3442EL Board La yout • J1: PCI Express x8 lane board edge connector[...]

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    3-10 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1.5 LSISAS3443E and LSISAS3443EL Host Adapters Characteristics The LSISAS3443E and LSISAS3443EL are the same HBA with the e xception of the PCI brack et. The LSISAS3443E uses a standard PCI brac ket and the LSISAS3443EL uses a low-pro?[...]

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    Characteristics of the LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters 3-11 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Activity LED Header (J6) – 4-pin, right angle, 0.1-inch pitch, pin header f or driving external activity LEDs. Figure 3.5 LSISAS3443E and LSISAS3443EL Board La yout • J1: PCI Express x8 lane board edge connecto[...]

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    3-12 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1.6 LSISAS3444E and LSISAS3444EL Host Adapters Characteristics The LSISAS3444E and LSISAS3444EL are the same HBA with the e xception of the PCI brack et. The LSISAS3444E uses a standard PCI brac ket and the LSISAS3444EL uses a low-pro?[...]

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    Characteristics of the LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters 3-13 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Activity LED Header (J9) – 4-pin, right angle, 0.1-inch pitch, pin header f or driving external activity LEDs. Figure 3.6 LSISAS3444E and LSISAS3444EL Board La yout • J1: PCI Express x8 lane board edge connecto[...]

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    3-14 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1.7 LSISAS3800E Host Adapter Characteristics The LSISAS3800E uses a standard PCI brac ket. Figure 3.7 shows the HBA and its brac ket. 3.1.7.1 LEDs The LSISAS3800E host adapter has eight LEDs, labeled A0–A7, that tur n green to indicat[...]

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    Characteristics of the LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters 3-15 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figure 3.7 LSISAS3800E Board Layout • J1: PCI Express x8 lane board edge connector • J2 and J3: SFF-8470 SAS e xter nal right-angle connector • J4: 4-pin, right angle, 0.1” pitch, pin header f or dr iving e[...]

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    3-16 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1.8 LSISAS3801E and LSISAS3801EL Host Adapters Characteristics The LSISAS3801E and LSISAS3801EL are the same HBA with the e xception of the PCI brack et. The LSISAS3801E uses a standard PCI brac ket and the LSISAS3801EL uses a low-pro?[...]

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    Characteristics of the LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters 3-17 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Activity LED Header (J4) – 4-pin, right angle, 0.1-inch pitch, pin header f or driving external activity LEDs. Figure 3.8 LSISAS3801E and LSISAS3801EL Board La yout • J1: PCI Express x8 lane board edge connecto[...]

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    3-18 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.2 Electrical and En vironmental Specifications The design and implementation of the LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters minimize electromagnetic emissions , susceptibility to radio frequency energy , and the eff ects of electrostatic dischar[...]

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    Electrical and Environmental Specifications 3-19 V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.2.2 Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics The atmospheric characteristics for the LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters are: • T emperature range: 0 ˚C to 60 ˚C (dr y bulb) • Relative humidity r ange: 5% to 90% non-conde[...]

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    3-20 Host Adapter Characteristics V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    PCIe to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS Host Adapters User’ s Guide V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Customer Feedbac k W e would appreciate your f eedback on this document. Please cop y the f ollowing page, add y our comments, and fax it to us at the n umber shown. If appropriate, please also f ax copies of any marked[...]

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    Customer F eedback V ersion 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Reader’ s Comments F ax your comments to: LSI Logic Cor poration T echnical Publications M/S AF-198 F ax: 408.433.4333 Please tell us how y ou rate this document: PCIe to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS Host Adapters User’ s Guide. Place a check mark in the appropr [...]