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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: G22856-002
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: G22856-002
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.... • Appendix B provides safety instructions to be used to use an Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 as a part of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD that you have some familiarity with the RAID controller. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide iii Audience This document assumes that shipped with...
.... • Appendix B provides safety instructions to be used to use an Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 as a part of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD that you have some familiarity with the RAID controller. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide iii Audience This document assumes that shipped with...
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... SAS/SATA Features ...5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 5 Beep Codes ...5 Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 9 Replacing a Controller ...9 Resolving a Config Mismatch 9 Chapter 3: Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Characteristics 11 Major Components ...14 LSI* SAS2208 ROC... Specifications ...21 Array Performance Features 21 Fault Tolerance ...22 Electrical Characteristics 23 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide v
... SAS/SATA Features ...5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 5 Beep Codes ...5 Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 9 Replacing a Controller ...9 Resolving a Config Mismatch 9 Chapter 3: Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Characteristics 11 Major Components ...14 LSI* SAS2208 ROC... Specifications ...21 Array Performance Features 21 Fault Tolerance ...22 Electrical Characteristics 23 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide v
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... Technology 24 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices 24 SAS Expander Support 25 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices 25 Enclosure Management Support 25 RAID Functionality and Features 25 Hierarchy ...25 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 26 Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 27 Drive Roaming ...27 Drive Migration... Deutsch ...32 Français ...33 Español ...35 Italiano ...36 Appendix C: Regulatory and Certification Information 39 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 39 vi Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide
... Technology 24 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices 24 SAS Expander Support 25 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices 25 Enclosure Management Support 25 RAID Functionality and Features 25 Hierarchy ...25 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 26 Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 27 Drive Roaming ...27 Drive Migration... Deutsch ...32 Français ...33 Español ...35 Italiano ...36 Appendix C: Regulatory and Certification Information 39 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 39 vi Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide
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Card Layout...11 Figure 4. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 SAS/SATA Connectors 16 Figure 8. Intel® SAS/SATA Connector 18 Figure 9. Cache Memory Board 11 Figure 5. LED Header ...20 Figure 10. Hardware Block Diagram 13 Figure 6. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 8 Figure 3. Changing the Bracket 8 Figure 2. Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU9 15 Figure 7. List of Figures Figure 1. UART Connector...20 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide vii
Card Layout...11 Figure 4. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 SAS/SATA Connectors 16 Figure 8. Intel® SAS/SATA Connector 18 Figure 9. Cache Memory Board 11 Figure 5. LED Header ...20 Figure 10. Hardware Block Diagram 13 Figure 6. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 8 Figure 3. Changing the Bracket 8 Figure 2. Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU9 15 Figure 7. List of Figures Figure 1. UART Connector...20 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide vii
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BBU Connector Pin-out 18 Table 5. Array Performance Features 21 Table 9. SFF-8088 Connector J1B1 Pin List 17 Table 4. UART Connector Pin-out 20 Table 7. Technical Specifications 21 Table 8. LED Headers Pin-out 19 Table 6. Fault Tolerance Features 22 Table 10. RAID Physical Drive Status 25 Table 12. RAID Virtual Drive Status 26 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide ix List of Tables Table 1. Actual Power Consumption Table 23 Table 11. Jumper Description 12 Table 2. SFF-8088 Connector J1A3 Pin List 17 Table 3.
BBU Connector Pin-out 18 Table 5. Array Performance Features 21 Table 9. SFF-8088 Connector J1B1 Pin List 17 Table 4. UART Connector Pin-out 20 Table 7. Technical Specifications 21 Table 8. LED Headers Pin-out 19 Table 6. Fault Tolerance Features 22 Table 10. RAID Physical Drive Status 25 Table 12. RAID Virtual Drive Status 26 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide ix List of Tables Table 1. Actual Power Consumption Table 23 Table 11. Jumper Description 12 Table 2. SFF-8088 Connector J1A3 Pin List 17 Table 3.
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...eliminates difficulties created by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing ATA firmware. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 1 This is a RAID solution that use of expanders, see the ANSI SAS Standard, Version 2.0 Specification. SAS offers a... that offers reliability, high performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 is a high-performance intelligent PCI Express* 2.0 compliant SAS/SATA RAID controller that is compatible with Serial ATA technology.
...eliminates difficulties created by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing ATA firmware. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 1 This is a RAID solution that use of expanders, see the ANSI SAS Standard, Version 2.0 Specification. SAS offers a... that offers reliability, high performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 is a high-performance intelligent PCI Express* 2.0 compliant SAS/SATA RAID controller that is compatible with Serial ATA technology.
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...is connected to -date support list, see also the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide The PCI Express* connector fits into an x8 or x16 PCI Express* slot capable...devices. • Serial Management Protocol (SMP) to 240 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 The Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 is an intelligent, low-profile RAID adapter with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for SATA II through expander ...
...is connected to -date support list, see also the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide The PCI Express* connector fits into an x8 or x16 PCI Express* slot capable...devices. • Serial Management Protocol (SMP) to 240 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 The Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 is an intelligent, low-profile RAID adapter with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for SATA II through expander ...
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Drive migration - Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 3 Drive roaming - No reboot necessary after expansion...-detection of system resources to waiting for controller access. • Background operating mode can be set for intelligent XOR RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. • Dedicated or global hot spare with auto rebuild...low-profile bracket. • The card ships with a 1GB memory board which is already installed onto the RAID controller baseboard as failed. • Auto-resume of initialization or rebuild on reboot (the Auto Rebuild feature ...
Drive migration - Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 3 Drive roaming - No reboot necessary after expansion...-detection of system resources to waiting for controller access. • Background operating mode can be set for intelligent XOR RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. • Dedicated or global hot spare with auto rebuild...low-profile bracket. • The card ships with a 1GB memory board which is already installed onto the RAID controller baseboard as failed. • Auto-resume of initialization or rebuild on reboot (the Auto Rebuild feature ...
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...will be sequential and buffers this data into the cache. - Write-back: Faster because it does not wait for cache memory. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Write-through : - I /O: Reads data directly from disk. (not cache) • Redundancy through : Usually ...8226; Failures are logged from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor. • Failures are five or more disks in a RAID 5 array, which optimizes performance by enabling readmodify-write mode. • Smart initialization automatically checks consistency of virtual disks if there are...
...will be sequential and buffers this data into the cache. - Write-back: Faster because it does not wait for cache memory. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Write-through : - I /O: Reads data directly from disk. (not cache) • Redundancy through : Usually ...8226; Failures are logged from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor. • Failures are five or more disks in a RAID 5 array, which optimizes performance by enabling readmodify-write mode. • Smart initialization automatically checks consistency of virtual disks if there are...
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... within a single quad port. • Allows addressing of multiple SATA targets through expanders. • Supports SSP to enable communication with a different sound at completion. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 5 To disable the alarm, choose Disable Alarm. To enable the alarm, choose Enable Alarm. SAS/SATA Features • Provides eight independent...
... within a single quad port. • Allows addressing of multiple SATA targets through expanders. • Supports SSP to enable communication with a different sound at completion. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 5 To disable the alarm, choose Disable Alarm. To enable the alarm, choose Enable Alarm. SAS/SATA Features • Provides eight independent...
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...the power to fit the height of the server system (see Figure 1). Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 7 Remove the power cord(s). 2. Remove the server cover. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008(SAS/SATA cables need to be prepared separately) • A host system ...drives up to 6Gb/s speed • Compatible SAS/SATA cables (for cable requirements, see your server system documentation. 3. Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1.
...the power to fit the height of the server system (see Figure 1). Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 7 Remove the power cord(s). 2. Remove the server cover. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008(SAS/SATA cables need to be prepared separately) • A host system ...drives up to 6Gb/s speed • Compatible SAS/SATA cables (for cable requirements, see your server system documentation. 3. Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1.
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... locate an appropriate slot and for any pre-installation configuration requirements. 6. Refer to the target external storage case. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Low-profile Bracket AF004149 Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 5. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF004150 Figure 2. Configure and install the SAS/SATA Devices in card, see Figure 2). Use SAS...
... locate an appropriate slot and for any pre-installation configuration requirements. 6. Refer to the target external storage case. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Low-profile Bracket AF004149 Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 5. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF004150 Figure 2. Configure and install the SAS/SATA Devices in card, see Figure 2). Use SAS...
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...BIOS message appears to state the keys that the SAS/SATA devices power up to initialize and then display the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 number and firmware version. Use these steps: 1. This message times out after several seconds to access the BIOS Configuration Utility.... 2. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 9 If the drives contain the correct configuration, use configuration from that in adapter. See your ...
...BIOS message appears to state the keys that the SAS/SATA devices power up to initialize and then display the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 number and firmware version. Use these steps: 1. This message times out after several seconds to access the BIOS Configuration Utility.... 2. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 9 If the drives contain the correct configuration, use configuration from that in adapter. See your ...