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Chapter 3
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SAS RAID Details
3.1 Overview
This chapter provides detailed information on the RTM-ATCA-736X-DD SAS RAID capabilities.
3.2 Hard Disk Drive Controller
The RTM-ATCA-736X-DD includes an LSI SAS 1064e hard disk drive controller with the
following features:
 Four-lane PCIe interface (full duplex 2.5 Gb/sec)
 Four SAS ports (3.0 Gb/sec) with 1 port routed to each hard disk drive slot.
3.3 SAS Boot BIOS Features
The Boot BIOS for Intel/AMD-based platforms is stored on the flash device located on the
module.
The SAS boot BIOS supports the following features:
 Support multiple SAS controllers
 Apply global properties stored in flash
 Selection and configuration for up to 256 adapters
 Automatic INT13 drive mapping for SAS drives
 SAS topology discovery, including expander traversal
 Apply PHY transceiver properties