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... installing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 in their RAID system. Audience This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers/modules/expanders and related support devices. 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 Intel support website at www.intel.com. Intel® RAID Expander...
... installing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 in their RAID system. Audience This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers/modules/expanders and related support devices. 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 Intel support website at www.intel.com. Intel® RAID Expander...
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... SAS and SATA ...1 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 2 Protocol Support ...2 Operating System Support 3 Features ...3 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware Installation 5 Requirements ...5 Installing the RAID Module ...5 Configuring the Expander Card 9 Replacing the Expander Card 9 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Characteristics 11 Major Components ...13 LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SATA Expander chip 13 Flash ROM ...14 Diagnostic Components 14 SAS/SATA Connectors 14 Technical Specifications ...21...
... SAS and SATA ...1 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 2 Protocol Support ...2 Operating System Support 3 Features ...3 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware Installation 5 Requirements ...5 Installing the RAID Module ...5 Configuring the Expander Card 9 Replacing the Expander Card 9 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Characteristics 11 Major Components ...13 LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SATA Expander chip 13 Flash ROM ...14 Diagnostic Components 14 SAS/SATA Connectors 14 Technical Specifications ...21...
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... SFF8087 Connector Cable 19 Figure 10. SATA Connector to SFF8087 connector cable 17 Figure 9. Changing the bracket 6 Figure 2. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. Installing the Expander Card onto a Customized Chassis Wall 8 Figure 4. Hardware Block Diagram 12 Figure 7. Cabling among the Expander Card, RAID Module/Controller and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 5. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable 21 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide vii...
... SFF8087 Connector Cable 19 Figure 10. SATA Connector to SFF8087 connector cable 17 Figure 9. Changing the bracket 6 Figure 2. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. Installing the Expander Card onto a Customized Chassis Wall 8 Figure 4. Hardware Block Diagram 12 Figure 7. Cabling among the Expander Card, RAID Module/Controller and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 5. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable 21 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide vii...
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.... Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 1 It is the future mainstay of up to -point serial data transfers. The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 addresses the growing demand for investment protection and ease of point-to 24 directly attached SAS or Serial ATA (SATA) devices. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 offers high performance, high disk drive...
.... Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 1 It is the future mainstay of up to -point serial data transfers. The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 addresses the growing demand for investment protection and ease of point-to 24 directly attached SAS or Serial ATA (SATA) devices. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 offers high performance, high disk drive...
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... Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Protocol Support Each port on the expander card supports SAS devices, SATA II devices, or both using six SFF-8087 mini-SAS connectors. This controller supports 4 inputs and 20 outputs configuration, or 8 inputs and 16 outputs configuration. Additional Intel® RAID Controllers and Modules may be purchased for some of above adapters to the Serial ATA Specification...
... Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Protocol Support Each port on the expander card supports SAS devices, SATA II devices, or both using six SFF-8087 mini-SAS connectors. This controller supports 4 inputs and 20 outputs configuration, or 8 inputs and 16 outputs configuration. Additional Intel® RAID Controllers and Modules may be purchased for some of above adapters to the Serial ATA Specification...
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...) Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 3 expander SATA/SAS backplane • Two 2x12 headers to support Fault LED for your RAID controller or module. • SFF-8485 protocol, using the Serial GPIO (SGPIO) interface provided by your RAID controller or module at http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. See the Tested operating system list for each connected SAS/SATA physical drive...
...) Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 3 expander SATA/SAS backplane • Two 2x12 headers to support Fault LED for your RAID controller or module. • SFF-8485 protocol, using the Serial GPIO (SGPIO) interface provided by your RAID controller or module at http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. See the Tested operating system list for each connected SAS/SATA physical drive...
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.... Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 5 2 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, with full height or low profile brackets, or with screws • Available PCI Express* x4 connector, or with available RA 4-pin power connector • SAS and SATA hard drives up to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Installing the RAID...
.... Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 5 2 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, with full height or low profile brackets, or with screws • Available PCI Express* x4 connector, or with available RA 4-pin power connector • SAS and SATA hard drives up to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Installing the RAID...
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To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003490 Figure 1. Install the expander card into an available server system x4, x8 or x16 PCI- Changing the bracket 4. Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 6 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide
To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003490 Figure 1. Install the expander card into an available server system x4, x8 or x16 PCI- Changing the bracket 4. Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 6 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide
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PCI Express* Slot AF003491 Figure 2. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 7 User needs to prepare screws and standoffs to a customized chassis wall (see Figure 3). The expander card can therefore be located elsewhere within the server... the expander card and customized chassis wall. The expander card already has two holes for fastening the bracket and three additional holds reserved. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 5. (Optional) In case power can be supplied remotely from RA 4-pin 12V/5V power connector, the expander card can meet the ...
PCI Express* Slot AF003491 Figure 2. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 7 User needs to prepare screws and standoffs to a customized chassis wall (see Figure 3). The expander card can therefore be located elsewhere within the server... the expander card and customized chassis wall. The expander card already has two holes for fastening the bracket and three additional holds reserved. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 5. (Optional) In case power can be supplied remotely from RA 4-pin 12V/5V power connector, the expander card can meet the ...
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... end of the controller, see Figure 4, which takes 6-drive and 4-drive non-expander backplanes in Intel's pedestal chassis as an example for SAS and one device per SATA/SAS cable either as a device or as an expander. ✧ Route SAS cables carefully. ✧ Use only "straight" SAS cables, not "cross-over" SAS cables. 8 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide AF003495 Figure 3.
... end of the controller, see Figure 4, which takes 6-drive and 4-drive non-expander backplanes in Intel's pedestal chassis as an example for SAS and one device per SATA/SAS cable either as a device or as an expander. ✧ Route SAS cables carefully. ✧ Use only "straight" SAS cables, not "cross-over" SAS cables. 8 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide AF003495 Figure 3.
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... Card, RAID Module/Controller and Drives/Backplane 7. Refer to the technical specification or user guide of the RAID controller connected to this expander card to know how to users in adapter. Figure 4. See your server system documentation for instructions. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 9 Replacing the Expander Card To replace the RAID module, see your server system documentation for instructions to remove and then install an...
... Card, RAID Module/Controller and Drives/Backplane 7. Refer to the technical specification or user guide of the RAID controller connected to this expander card to know how to users in adapter. Figure 4. See your server system documentation for instructions. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 9 Replacing the Expander Card To replace the RAID module, see your server system documentation for instructions to remove and then install an...
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...-23) Connects to external, green or red LEDs that indicate drive faults, two 2x12 headers can support 24 LEDs SGPIO out-of-band enclosure management, specifically to be used for Intel® 6-drive hot-swap non-expander SATA/SAS backplane 12V power input from remote power supply SFF8087 Internal...*LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SATA Expander Chip LOCAL BUS FLASH EEPROM GPIOs SGPIO Connector AF003494 Figure 6. J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3, 4-7, 811,12-15,16-19 and 20-23 Type J7 - Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide
...-23) Connects to external, green or red LEDs that indicate drive faults, two 2x12 headers can support 24 LEDs SGPIO out-of-band enclosure management, specifically to be used for Intel® 6-drive hot-swap non-expander SATA/SAS backplane 12V power input from remote power supply SFF8087 Internal...*LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SATA Expander Chip LOCAL BUS FLASH EEPROM GPIOs SGPIO Connector AF003494 Figure 6. J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3, 4-7, 811,12-15,16-19 and 20-23 Type J7 - Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide
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... 2.0 • Supports SATA as defined in the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment Specification, version 2.5 • Supports SATA II including these features: • 6.0Gb/s SATA • Staggered spin-up to an external SEP: Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 13 Major Components ...; Port Selector (for dual-port drives) • Provides a low-latency connection router to efficiently create and maintain connections • Supports T10-Based and Phy-Based Zoning for storage partitioning • PHY[3:0] supports optical links between LSI Gen2 SAS device...
... 2.0 • Supports SATA as defined in the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment Specification, version 2.5 • Supports SATA II including these features: • 6.0Gb/s SATA • Staggered spin-up to an external SEP: Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 13 Major Components ...; Port Selector (for dual-port drives) • Provides a low-latency connection router to efficiently create and maintain connections • Supports T10-Based and Phy-Based Zoning for storage partitioning • PHY[3:0] supports optical links between LSI Gen2 SAS device...
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... be used to the SFF-8485 Specifications for general-purpose use - The sideband signals are configured to adhere to accommodate expander card firmware. All four I2C interfaces can be configured for SGPIO support. 14 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Diagnostic Components LED Placement and Function The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 contains the following LEDs: •...
... be used to the SFF-8485 Specifications for general-purpose use - The sideband signals are configured to adhere to accommodate expander card firmware. All four I2C interfaces can be configured for SGPIO support. 14 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Diagnostic Components LED Placement and Function The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 contains the following LEDs: •...
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... as RAID controller or RAID module. output means the connector is used to connect to SFF8087 cables for the serial ATA connector are with the legacy PATA connector. These pin-outs for input usage. Transmit pins connect to target device such as input or output connector. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 15 AF003496 Figure 7. Intel® RAID...
... as RAID controller or RAID module. output means the connector is used to connect to SFF8087 cables for the serial ATA connector are with the legacy PATA connector. These pin-outs for input usage. Transmit pins connect to target device such as input or output connector. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 15 AF003496 Figure 7. Intel® RAID...
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...supported RAID devices and backplanes, additional cables may be needed : SFF8087 to Four-port Internal Cable with one SGPIO Connector. In server chassis non-expander backplane that users would be able to find such cable from http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ in order to configure the cabling. Check the RAID controller...but below introduction provides detailed pin-out specification, so that has SGPIO connector on it, following cable is needed . Controller(or backplane) Connector PinOut Expander Connector...Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 17
...supported RAID devices and backplanes, additional cables may be needed : SFF8087 to Four-port Internal Cable with one SGPIO Connector. In server chassis non-expander backplane that users would be able to find such cable from http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ in order to configure the cabling. Check the RAID controller...but below introduction provides detailed pin-out specification, so that has SGPIO connector on it, following cable is needed . Controller(or backplane) Connector PinOut Expander Connector...Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 17
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... support drives of +1.0 V and +1.8 V. The max operation power is supplied to -point 6 x4 internal ports, for the expander card. Specification Operating voltage Interface to host SATA bus speed SAS/SATA ports Firmware Compatible devices Enclosure management Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 +12 V PCI Express* x4 compliant connector only to 80% non-condensing 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide No...
... support drives of +1.0 V and +1.8 V. The max operation power is supplied to -point 6 x4 internal ports, for the expander card. Specification Operating voltage Interface to host SATA bus speed SAS/SATA ports Firmware Compatible devices Enclosure management Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 +12 V PCI Express* x4 compliant connector only to 80% non-condensing 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide No...
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...cable, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptible power supply. • Be sure nothing rests on a rug. do not block cooling vents. Always follow installation and service instructions...sure the voltage selection switch on the power supply is set to match the alternating current (AC) power available at...cables are not located where they can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components. • Keep your computer; Avoid placing loose papers underneath your computer away from the computer. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide...
...cable, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptible power supply. • Be sure nothing rests on a rug. do not block cooling vents. Always follow installation and service instructions...sure the voltage selection switch on the power supply is set to match the alternating current (AC) power available at...cables are not located where they can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components. • Keep your computer; Avoid placing loose papers underneath your computer away from the computer. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide...
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... antistatic container or packaging. • Handle all sensitive components in your computer. If possible, use antistatic floor pads and workbench pads. 26 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Some cables have accumulated. Just before you touch any of the computer. • As you continue to work inside your computer. Do not touch the... a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket. You can harm delicate components inside the computer, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to install the component in a static-safe area.
... antistatic container or packaging. • Handle all sensitive components in your computer. If possible, use antistatic floor pads and workbench pads. 26 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Some cables have accumulated. Just before you touch any of the computer. • As you continue to work inside your computer. Do not touch the... a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket. You can harm delicate components inside the computer, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to install the component in a static-safe area.
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...power. Label and disconnect all cables connected to the system. 2. Unlock and remove the padlock from the back of the system. 5. Operating the system without the covers in place can remove the system covers. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 27 To remove AC power ... are properly installed. 3. SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you can damage system parts. See also Intel® Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information on the system. To do this document before turning on the Resource CD and/or at http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/...
...power. Label and disconnect all cables connected to the system. 2. Unlock and remove the padlock from the back of the system. 5. Operating the system without the covers in place can remove the system covers. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 27 To remove AC power ... are properly installed. 3. SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you can damage system parts. See also Intel® Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information on the system. To do this document before turning on the Resource CD and/or at http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/...
