Intel® RAID Adapters RS3P4TF160F and RS3P4MF088F Hardware User Guide
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5.2.2
SAS Expander Configuration for the Intel® RAID Adapter RS3P4TF160F
The SAS ports of the Intel RAID Adapter RS3P4TF160F are divided into two 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 Intel RAID adapter to a SAS expander.
Note:
Mixing SAS ports from different domains to a single SAS expander card is not supported.
Figure 8. Intel® RAID Adapter RS3P4TF160F SAS Port Domain Identification
Compatible Intel storage expanders supporting SAS devices include several multiport mini-SAS HD
connectors (SFF-8643). Some are used as output connectors to a backplane while others are used as input
connectors from the RAID adapter. The following diagrams identify the connector types for each supported
SAS expander card.
Figure 9. SAS Ports for the RES3TV360
Notes about input cable configuration:
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The SAS expander cards identified above can support one (1) or two (2) input SAS port cables.
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When routing two (2) input SAS port cables from the Intel RAID adapter, use cables from the same SAS
domain, as illustrated in
