Supermicro AOC-S3108L-H8iR - Product Overview and Hardware; Key Features of the Add-on Card

Chapter 1: Overview
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
Congratulations on purchasing your add-on card from an acknowledged leader in
the industry. Supermicro products are designed with the utmost attention to detail
to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance.
1-2 About this Add-on Card
The Supermicro AOC-S3108L-H8iR is the most technological-advanced, cost-
effective, and reliable SAS MegaRAID adapter in today's market. With the Avago
3108 SAS controller, eight 12Gb/s SAS connectors, and a low-prole PCI-E Gen.3
x8 slot built in, this add-on card offers high-performance connectivity with enormous
storage capacity to meet the growing needs of enterprise server platforms.
With the optional Supercap/TFM unit built-in, the AOC-S3108L-H8iR supports 2GB
DDR3 on-card cache at a speed of 1866 MHz (maximum), providing cached data
protection during catastrophic system failures.
In addition, the embedded Avago SAS 3108 I/O processor offers optimal RAID
performance and a PCI-Express host interface for increased I/O bandwidth. The
AOC-S3108L-H8iR adapter delivers an intelligent and robust RAID solution to the
market. For more information regarding product support or updates, please refer to
our website at http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/aoc-s3108l-
h8ir.cfm.
1-3 Key Features
The key features of this add-on card include the following:
• Avago SAS 3108 8-port PCI-E SAS-3.0 controller
• Eight internal SAS3 ports w/two mini SAS HD connectors
• Hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6,10, 50, and 60 supported
• Onboard hardware I/O processor
• Supports up to 240 physical devices