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— Introduction

SAS Mezzanine Option

The ETegro Hyperion RS130 G3 includes a proprietary x4 PCI-E interface on the serverboard to support SAS

Mezzanine cards. The figures that follow illustrate the 1064E and 1068E SAS mezzanine card options supporting

four and eight HDDs, respectively.

Figure 5 - 1068E SAS Mezzanine Option

Figure 6 – 1064E SAS Mezzanine Option

Note:

The J2B1 slot (Slot_2–PCIe X 4) is disabled when using the SAS mezzanine.

SAS Mezzanine Fatures

PCI Express

 Provides up to eight PCI-E 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 if plugged into a x4 connector or into a x8 connector that is

wired as a x4 connector

Integration

 Leverages proven Fusion-MPT technology

 PCI Express devices can use PCI-based device drivers, reducing integration challenges and risks

 Provides unequalled performance through the Fusion-MPT

Architecture

 SAS interface: supports up to 8 SAS ports

 SW RAID support: supports software RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 with RAID KEY enabled

 SGPIO/SES support: supports both SGPIO & SES for management

 SW RAID upgrade: ten and five with RAID Key enabled (via iButton)

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