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USER’S
GUIDE
PCI Express to 3.0 Gbit/s
Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) Host Adapters
Model Numbers:
LSISAS3041E, LSISAS3041EL
LSISAS3080E, LSISAS3080EL
LSISAS3081E, LSISAS3081EL
LSISAS3442E, LSISAS3442EL
LSISAS3443E, LSISAS3443EL
LSISAS3444E, LSISAS3444EL
LSISAS3800E
LSISAS3801E, LSISAS3801EL
August 2006
Version 1.0
®
DB15-000363-00
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Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prote
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This document is preliminary. As such, it contains data derived from functional simulations and performance estimates. LSI Logic has not verified either the functional descriptions, or the electrical and mechanical specifications using production parts. This document contains proprietary information of LSI Logic Corporation. The information contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of an officer of LSI Logic Corporation. LSI Logic pro
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iv Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Preface This document is the user’s guide for the LSI Logic PCI Express to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS host adapters, referred to as LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters. It contains a functional description of the LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters as well as physical and electrical specifications. It also contains instructions for installing the host adapters and for connecting SAS devices. Audience This document assumes that you have some familiarity with Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) devices and PCI Express devices. Thi
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Related Publications LSI Logic Documents LSISAS1064E PCI Express to 4-Port Serial Attached SCSI Controller Technical Manual, Document No. DB14-000331-02 LSISAS1068E PCI Express to 8-Port Serial Attached SCSI Controller Technical Manual, Document No. DB14-000330-02 Fusion-MPT™ Device Management User’s Guide, Document No. DB15-000186-01 Integrated RAID User’s Guide, Document No. DB15-000292-00 Integrated RAID for SAS User’s Guide, Document No. DB15-000357-00 LSI Logic World Wide Web Home Page www.
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Revision Record Version Date Remarks 1.0 8/2006 This release provides information about the LSISAS3041E, LSISAS3041EL, LSISAS3080E, LSISAS3080EL, LSISAS3081E, LSISAS3081EL, LSISAS3442E, LSISAS3442EL, LSISAS3443E, LSISAS3443EL, LSISAS3444E, LSISAS3444EL, LSISAS3800E, LSISAS3801E, and LSISAS3801EL PCI Express to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS host adapters. Several of these host adapters were previously featured in the 3 Gbit/s Serial Attached SCSI Host Adapters User’s Guide (March 2006, Version 2.0). Preface vii
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viii Preface Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1-1 1.2 Features 1-3 1.3 PCI Performance 1-4 1.3.1 PCI Express Features 1-4 1.4 Software 1-6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Quick Installation Instructions 2-1 2.2 Detailed Installation Instructions 2-2 Chapter 3 Host Adapter Characteristics 3.1 Characteristics of the LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters 3-1 3.1.1 LSISAS3041E and LSISAS3041EL Host Adapters Characteristics 3-2 3.1.2 LSISAS3080E and LSISAS3080EL Host Adapters Characteristics 3-4 3.1.3 LSI
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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 Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics 3-19 3.2.3 Safety Characteristics 3-19 Customer Feedback x Contents Version 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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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 Layout 3-3 3.2 LSISAS3080E and LSISAS3080EL Board Layout 3-5 3.3 LSISAS3081E and LSISAS3081EL Board Layout 3-7 3.4 LSISAS3442E and LSISAS3442EL Board Layout 3-9 3.5 LSISAS3443E and LSISAS3443EL Board Layout 3-11 3.6 LSISAS3444E and LSISAS3444EL Board Layout 3-13 3.7 LSISAS3800E Board Layout 3-15 3.8 LSISAS3801E and LSISAS3801EL Board Layout 3-17 Contents xi Version 1.0 Copyr
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xii Contents Version 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Tables 1.1 LSI PCIe to SAS Host Adapters and Controllers 1-2 1.2 SAS Bandwidths 1-3 1.3 Software Support 1-6 3.1 Maximum Power Requirements 3-18 Contents xiii Version 1.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the LSI Logic PCI Express to 3.0 Gbit/s SAS host adapters and consists of the following sections: • Section 1.1, “Overview” • Section 1.2, “Features” • Section 1.3, “PCI Performance” • Section 1.4, “Software” 1.1 Overview The LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters provide four or eight serial ports for connection to SAS/SATA (Serial ATA) devices. Each port is capable of 3.0 Gbit/s SAS link rates and 3.0 Gbit/s SATA link rates. The PCI Express transmission and
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The PCI Express interface is compliant with the PCI Express Specification, revision 1.0a. All PCI software is backwards compliant with previous versions of the PCI/PCI-X specifications. The LSI PCIe to SAS products implement the PCI Express interface as a x4 or x8 interface. The LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters use either a standard PCI or a low- profile PCI bracket type. The LSI PCIe to SAS host adapter SAS interface is compatible with the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI Specification, revision 1.0 and the
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1.2 Features This section lists features of the LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters: • Supports narrow port and wide port as shown in Table 1.2. Table 1.2 SAS Bandwidths Half Duplex Full Duplex Narrow Port (1 Lane)—300 Mbytes/s Narrow Port (1 Lane)—600 Mbytes/s Wide Port (2 Lanes)—600 Mbytes/s Wide Port (2 Lanes)—1200 Mbytes/s Wide Port (4 Lanes)—1200 Mbytes/s Wide Port (4 Lanes)—2400 Mbytes/s • Supports SSP, STP, and SMP as defined in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Specification, version 1.0. • Support
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1.3 PCI Performance LSI PCIe to SAS host adapter boards support the PCI Express interface. The following lists are of their features. 1.3.1 PCI Express Features The PCI Express features of the LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters include: • Provides four (boards using LSISAS1064E) or eight (boards using LSISAS1068E) PCI Express phys • Supports a single-phy (1 lane) link transfer rate up to 2.5 Gbits/s in each direction • Supports x8, x4, and x1 link widths • Automatically downshifts to a x4 link width
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• Contains a replay buffer that preserves a copy of the data for retransmission in case a CRC error occurs • Supports the PCI Express Advanced Error Reporting capabilities • Uses a packetized and layered architecture • Achieves a high bandwidth per pin with low overhead and low latency • PCI Express is software compatible with PCI and PCI-X software – Leverages existing PCI device drivers – Supports the Memory, I/O, and Configuration address spaces – Supports memory read/write transactions, I/O r
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1.4 Software The LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters support all major operating systems, as shown in Table 1.3. Table 1.3 Software Support OS Support Versions Windows XP, 2000, Server 2003 32-bit and 64-bit (x86, AMD, and IA-64) Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 and 4 Linux: SuSE Enterprise Server (SLES) 8 and 9 Novel NetWare 5.1 and 6.5 Sun Sparc Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, and 2.10 Utilities Install, Flash and BIOS Configuration Utility The LSI PCIe to SAS host adapters use the Fusion-MPT arc
