Intel® RAID Adapters RS3P4TF160F and RS3P4MF088F Hardware User Guide
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5.3
NVMe* Drive Support
The Intel RAID Adapter RS3P4TF160 can support a variety of NVMe drive configurations. At launch, only up
to four direct-attach common clock NVMe x4 drives are supported.
The support for NVMe drives is limited to the U.2 (SFF-8639) form factor, connected through a supported
backplane using an SFF-8654 8i to SFF-8654 8i. The recommended cable kit is
iPN CYPCBLSLSLX8
(the kit
contains two cables, one that is 860 mm long and one that is 1000 mm long).
Note:
Both cables must be connected, even if only one or two NVMe drives are being installed.
The next figures show how to connect the cables in the
iPN CYPCBLSLSLX8
kit to the 2U
system’s 8 x 2.5”
backplane and to the 1U system
’s
12 x 2.5”
backplane of an Intel Server System M50CYP.
Note:
The Intel Server Systems R2000WF and R1000WF Families have no NVMe drive support.
Figure 10. Intel® RAID Adapter RS3P4TF160F Card Connection to the 2U Intel® Server System M50CYP
’s
Backplane
