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Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040(AXXRMS2AF040) and RMS2AF080(AXXRMS2AF080) Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E93119-002
Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040(AXXRMS2AF040) and RMS2AF080(AXXRMS2AF080) Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E93119-002
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...by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved. ii Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, RELATING... TO SALE AND/OR USE OF INTEL PRODUCTS INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES...
...by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved. ii Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, RELATING... TO SALE AND/OR USE OF INTEL PRODUCTS INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES...
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...B provides safety instructions to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for their RAID system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Module RMS2AF040 or RMS2AF080 in their RAID system. Organization This document ...includes the following chapters and appendices: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD that you have some familiarity with the RAID module. Preface This is included on the Resource CD...
...B provides safety instructions to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for their RAID system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Module RMS2AF040 or RMS2AF080 in their RAID system. Organization This document ...includes the following chapters and appendices: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD that you have some familiarity with the RAID module. Preface This is included on the Resource CD...
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iv Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide
iv Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide
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... Features of the LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 5 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Module ...7 Configuring the RAID Module 10 ...Replacing a Controller, Resolving a Config Mismatch 10 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 Characteristics 11 Major Components ...14 LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip 14 Flash... Expander Support 24 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User...
... Features of the LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 5 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Module ...7 Configuring the RAID Module 10 ...Replacing a Controller, Resolving a Config Mismatch 10 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 Characteristics 11 Major Components ...14 LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip 14 Flash... Expander Support 24 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User...
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Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 27 Drive Roaming ...27 Drive Migration ...28 B. Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions 29 English ...31 Deutsch ...32 Français ...33 Español ...35 Italiano ...36 C. Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices 24 Enclosure Management Support 24 RAID Functionality and Features 24 Hierarchy ...24 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 26 A. Regulatory and Certification Information 39 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 39 vi Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide
Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 27 Drive Roaming ...27 Drive Migration ...28 B. Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions 29 English ...31 Deutsch ...32 Français ...33 Español ...35 Italiano ...36 C. Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices 24 Enclosure Management Support 24 RAID Functionality and Features 24 Hierarchy ...24 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 26 A. Regulatory and Certification Information 39 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 39 vi Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide
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... Block Diagram 14 Figure 7. Installing the Barrel Standoff 8 Figure 2. Installing Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 8 Figure 3. RMS2AF040 Hardware Block Diagram 13 Figure 6. SAS/SATA Interface 16 Figure 9. PCI Interface ...18 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide vii Connecting Cable between the RAID Module and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure...
... Block Diagram 14 Figure 7. Installing the Barrel Standoff 8 Figure 2. Installing Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 8 Figure 3. RMS2AF040 Hardware Block Diagram 13 Figure 6. SAS/SATA Interface 16 Figure 9. PCI Interface ...18 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide vii Connecting Cable between the RAID Module and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure...
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viii Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide
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Jumper Description 12 Table 2. Technical Specifications 20 Table 5. List of Tables Table 1. Array Performance Features 21 Table 6. RAID Virtual Drive Status 25 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide ix RAID Physical Drive Status 25 Table 8. SAS/SATA Connector Pin-out 17 Table 3. Host Board Interface Connector Pin-Out 19 Table 4. Fault Tolerance Features 22 Table 7.
Jumper Description 12 Table 2. Technical Specifications 20 Table 5. List of Tables Table 1. Array Performance Features 21 Table 6. RAID Virtual Drive Status 25 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide ix RAID Physical Drive Status 25 Table 8. SAS/SATA Connector Pin-out 17 Table 3. Host Board Interface Connector Pin-Out 19 Table 4. Fault Tolerance Features 22 Table 7.
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x Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide
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... bandwidth per pin than parallel SCSI. The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide 1 SAS controllers leverage a common electrical and physical connection interface that offers reliability, high performance,... and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management based on the Intel® SAS Hardware RAID Software Stack. The...
... bandwidth per pin than parallel SCSI. The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide 1 SAS controllers leverage a common electrical and physical connection interface that offers reliability, high performance,... and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management based on the Intel® SAS Hardware RAID Software Stack. The...
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...1.0a and the Serial ATA II: Extension to SATA 1.0a. 2 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide Intel® RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 The Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 are designed to fit the ...following Intel® Server Boards and Systems: • Intel® Server Board S5500WB • Intel® Server Board S5520UR • Intel® Server Board S5520HC / S5520HCT • Intel...
...1.0a and the Serial ATA II: Extension to SATA 1.0a. 2 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide Intel® RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 The Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 are designed to fit the ...following Intel® Server Boards and Systems: • Intel® Server Board S5500WB • Intel® Server Board S5520UR • Intel® Server Board S5520HC / S5520HCT • Intel...
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...the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for your server board. Drive roaming Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide 3 Drive migration - See the Tested operating system list for the Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080. Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)... RAID migration. - Online RAID level migration (upgrade of RAID mode may not be supported by your server board at http://www.intel.com/support/go/motherboards/server/index.htm. Usability • Small, thin cabling with auto rebuild if an array drive fails. ...
...the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for your server board. Drive roaming Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide 3 Drive migration - See the Tested operating system list for the Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080. Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)... RAID migration. - Online RAID level migration (upgrade of RAID mode may not be supported by your server board at http://www.intel.com/support/go/motherboards/server/index.htm. Usability • Small, thin cabling with auto rebuild if an array drive fails. ...
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... specified rebuild rate (percent of system resources to match existing disks). • Auto-detection of only three or four drives use from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; RW: allow read and write I /O only - - Configuration stored in a RAID 5 array, which optimizes performance by enabling ... access. • Background operating mode can be disk activity (I /O - RAID 5 arrays of failed drives with transparent rebuild. Hot-swap support. 4 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide No reboot necessary after expansion -
... specified rebuild rate (percent of system resources to match existing disks). • Auto-detection of only three or four drives use from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; RW: allow read and write I /O only - - Configuration stored in a RAID 5 array, which optimizes performance by enabling ... access. • Background operating mode can be disk activity (I /O - RAID 5 arrays of failed drives with transparent rebuild. Hot-swap support. 4 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide No reboot necessary after expansion -
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... RAID 5. SAS/SATA Features of the LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip See "LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip" for SAS/SATA features of the LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip. Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User...
... RAID 5. SAS/SATA Features of the LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip See "LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip" for SAS/SATA features of the LSI* LSISAS2008 Processor Chip. Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User...
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... locate the matching module card slot on your server/workstation board, see your server system documentation. 3. Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide 7 2 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080, with the provided standoffs • A host system with one...
... locate the matching module card slot on your server/workstation board, see your server system documentation. 3. Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide 7 2 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080, with the provided standoffs • A host system with one...
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Installing Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 6. AF003487 Figure 1. It is properly seated in the connectors, and then insert the three pin standoffs into the barrel standoffs ...) if using a backplane. ✧ You may connect one meter for SAS and one device per SATA/SAS cable either as a device or as an expander. 8 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide To minimize the potential for problems: ✧ Use cables no longer than ten meters for SATA.
Installing Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF0x0 6. AF003487 Figure 1. It is properly seated in the connectors, and then insert the three pin standoffs into the barrel standoffs ...) if using a backplane. ✧ You may connect one meter for SAS and one device per SATA/SAS cable either as a device or as an expander. 8 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide To minimize the potential for problems: ✧ Use cables no longer than ten meters for SATA.
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See your server system documentation for instructions. ✧ Route SAS cables carefully. ✧ Use only "straight" SAS cables, not "cross-over" SAS cables. . Connecting Cable between the RAID Module and Drives/Backplane 7. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide 9 AF003488 Figure 3.
See your server system documentation for instructions. ✧ Route SAS cables carefully. ✧ Use only "straight" SAS cables, not "cross-over" SAS cables. . Connecting Cable between the RAID Module and Drives/Backplane 7. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide 9 AF003488 Figure 3.
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...and drive configurations. 3. Press and select YES to install the operating system drivers. Exit and reboot. 10 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide Follow the instructions in the NVRAM differs from the disks. 4. Use these steps: 1. Turn on the...firmware version. Press + when prompted during POST, stating that there is a configuration mismatch because the configuration data in the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide (Document Number: D29305-0xx) to configure the RAID module and to update the NVRAM. 5. This message times out ...
...and drive configurations. 3. Press and select YES to install the operating system drivers. Exit and reboot. 10 Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2AF040 and RMS2AF080 Hardware User's Guide Follow the instructions in the NVRAM differs from the disks. 4. Use these steps: 1. Turn on the...firmware version. Press + when prompted during POST, stating that there is a configuration mismatch because the configuration data in the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide (Document Number: D29305-0xx) to configure the RAID module and to update the NVRAM. 5. This message times out ...