Can someone help me get a general overview and understanding of RST (Rapid Storage Technology) and RSTe (Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise).
On ark.intel.com you'll find these definitions:
RST: Intel® Rapid Storage Technology provides protection, performance, and expandability for desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using one or multiple hard drives, users can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. When using more than one drive the user can have additional protection against data loss in the event of hard drive failure. Successor to Intel® Matrix Storage Technology |
RSTe Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Intel ® RSTe) provides performance and reliability for supported systems equipped with Serial ATA (SATA) devices, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) devices, and/or solid state drives (SSDs) to enable an optimal enterprise storage solution. |
Are you familiar with any other definitions - ones that are more specific?
I imagine it would be a good idea to have a matrix showing features of RST and RSTe and conjunction with the different Intel chipsets/Intel storage controllers.
Please provide me with any information you might have...I will when start creating this matrix :-)
Some of the questions to be asked/answered:
- what's the difference in features of RST and RSTe and when/how are the activated?
- what kind of Intel SATA controllers/chipset support RST and RSTe?
- Is it correct that not all RST supported SATA controllers support software RAID, which one do and don't?
- In your motherboard BIOS you can set your controller in either AHCI or RAID mode...what influence does this have relation to RST/RSTe, beside the obvious that the later will activate the software RAID feature?
- Has Intel SCU (SAS-Control-Unit or Storage-Controller-Unit) anyting to do with RST(e)?