Intel SATA 6Gb/s RAID Controller

The Intel RS25DB080 is a dedicated RAID controller card for administrators who want to add dependable, high performance storage management to a server or workstation. It plugs into a PCIe x8 Gen3 slot and opens eight internal SAS or SATA ports, so you can build an array that meets your exact capacity and redundancy goals.

Because the card supports up to 128 connected drives, it scales easily from a small file server with a handful of hard drives to a dense rack chassis filled with solid state storage. A sustained transfer rate of 6 Gb per second on each port keeps large databases, virtual machines, or media files moving without bottlenecks, and the onboard 1 GB cache shaves precious milliseconds off every read and write.

You have full freedom to choose the protection level that fits each workload. RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60 are all available, giving you options that range from high speed striping to double-parity fault tolerance. Whether you are consolidating virtual machines on a VMware host, safeguarding critical data on a Linux backup server, or boosting throughput on a Windows media repository, the controller can be tuned for the job.

Deployment is straightforward. The card arrives with both full-height and low-profile brackets, so it slips into a tower or a slim rack server without extra hardware. A quick start guide walks you through installation, cabling, and array creation. SAS cables are not included, letting you choose the exact length and connector style your enclosure requires.

Once installed, the Intel RS25DB080 delivers the kind of reliability that makes nightly backups, nonstop transactional databases, and 24-hour virtualization clusters run smoothly, giving administrators confidence that storage will not be the weak link in their infrastructure.

• Adds eight internal SAS or SATA ports through a PCIe x8 Gen3 slot
• Handles up to 128 drives for large or growing storage pools
• 6 Gb/s per port transfer rate keeps data flowing during heavy workloads
• 1 GB onboard cache accelerates frequent reads and writes
• Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60 for flexible performance and redundancy tuning
• Compatible with Windows, Linux, Solaris, and VMware environments
• Ships with quick start guide plus full-height and low-profile brackets
• SAS cables are required but sold separately