Intel® Server System S7000FC4UR Table of Contents
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6.1.1 SAS Riser Features ............................................................................................... 56
6.2 Functional Architecture .......................................................................................... 56
6.2.1 Intel
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SAS RAID-on-MotherBoard (ROMB) ........................................................... 56
6.2.2 FRU and SES ........................................................................................................ 57
6.2.3 SMBus ................................................................................................................... 58
6.2.4 SAS Riser Power ................................................................................................... 58
7. SAS Backplane...................................................................................................................59
7.1.1 System Block Diagram ..........................................................................................60
7.2 Architectural Overview........................................................................................... 61
7.2.1 3Gbit SAS Port Expanders .................................................................................... 61
7.3 Functional Architecture .......................................................................................... 62
7.3.1 SAS Buses............................................................................................................. 62
7.3.2 SAS Backplane...................................................................................................... 62
7.3.3 Full-duplex Serial Mode Operation ........................................................................ 62
7.3.4 SAS Controller ....................................................................................................... 63
7.3.5 Vitesse* VSC410 Controller Functionality .............................................................63
7.3.6 SAS Drive Functionality ......................................................................................... 64
7.3.7 Power Control Interlock .........................................................................................64
7.3.8 SAS Enclosure Management................................................................................. 64
7.3.9 Server Management Interface ............................................................................... 65
7.3.10 Resets.................................................................................................................... 66
7.3.11 Connector Interlocks.............................................................................................. 67
7.3.12 Clock Generation ................................................................................................... 67
7.3.13 Programmed Devices ............................................................................................ 67
8. System Overview................................................................................................................68
8.1 External Chassis Features – Front ........................................................................ 70
8.1.1 Front Panel ............................................................................................................ 70
8.1.2 Hard Drive and Peripheral Device Bays ................................................................ 71
8.2 External Chassis Features – Rear......................................................................... 71
8.2.1 User-Accessible Connectors, PCI Slots and LEDs................................................ 72
8.2.2 Power Distribution Board (PDB) ............................................................................ 73
8.2.3 Front Panel I/O Board............................................................................................ 73
8.2.4 Front Panel Control Board ..................................................................................... 73
8.2.5 SATA-to-PATA Converter Board ........................................................................... 73
8.2.6 Intel® Remote Management Module 2 (Intel® RMM2).......................................... 73