Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040

Specifications

  • Product Collection Intel® RAID Controllers
  • Code Name Products formerly Big Laurel
  • Marketing Status Discontinued
  • Launch Date Q2'10
  • Expected Discontinuance Q4'16
  • EOL Announce Monday, October 24, 2016
  • Last Order Thursday, April 20, 2017
  • Last Receipt Attributes Monday, August 21, 2017
  • Target Market Mainstream
  • Board Form Factor Low Profile MD2 Card
  • Data Transfer Rate 6 Gb/s
  • Supported Devices SAS/SATA
  • Supported Operating Systems Windows, Linux, Solaris, VMware
  • Compatible Cache Backup Options AXXRSBBU7 or AXXRSBBU8
  • RAID Level Supported 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
  • JBOD Mode No
  • # of Ports Internal 4
  • # of Ports External 0
  • # of Devices Supported 32
  • Cache Memory 512MB
  • PCIe Host Interface PCIe x8 Gen2
  • IO Processor Model LSI2108
  • Keying PCIe x8 Connector
  • Connector Orientation Top
  • Extended Warranty Available for Purchase (Select Countries) Yes
  • Additional Extended Warranty Details Intel® RAID Extended Warranty
  • Additional Features Support for Premium Feature Options
  • Included Items Raid Controller, Quick Start User Guide, 1 standard & 1 Low Profile bracket. One SAS Cable is included.
  • New Design Availability Expiration Date Thursday, June 25, 2015

Supplemental Information

  • Description Entry-level 6G SAS RAID controller with 4 internal ports for SAS/SATA drives. Retail SKU includes cable.

Drivers and Software

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Windows* Driver for Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL040, RS2MB044, RS2PI008(DE), RS2SG244, RS2VB080, RS2VB040, RS2WG160, RS2WC080, RS2WC040

RAID CMDTool2 for UEFI

SAS Hardware RAID Driver for VMWare* ESX 4

SAS Hardware RAID Driver for VMWare* ESXi 5

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Launch Date

The date the product was first introduced.

Expected Discontinuance

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