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... ...iii Related Publication ...iii Overview ...1 Benefits of 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...
... ...iii Related Publication ...iii Overview ...1 Benefits of 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...
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... interface uses the proven SCSI command set . SAS offers a higher bandwidth per pin than parallel SCSI. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 offers high performance, high disk drive connectivity,scalability, and flexibility in various storage environments, and is ideal for high availability and...; RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is the future mainstay of up to other expensive and complex topologies. SAS is a convergence of the advantages of SATA, SCSI, and FC, and is a 24-port, 6.0Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expander that is an optimal device for use of a thin,...
... interface uses the proven SCSI command set . SAS offers a higher bandwidth per pin than parallel SCSI. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 offers high performance, high disk drive connectivity,scalability, and flexibility in various storage environments, and is ideal for high availability and...; RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is the future mainstay of up to other expensive and complex topologies. SAS is a convergence of the advantages of SATA, SCSI, and FC, and is a 24-port, 6.0Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expander that is an optimal device for use of a thin,...
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..., Version 1.1. The expander card is contained within the LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port Serial Attached SCSI/SATA Expander chip. This expander card has twenty-four independent ports supporting 6Gb/s, 3 Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfers using SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA II as described in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Standard, version 2.0 2 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide...
..., Version 1.1. The expander card is contained within the LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port Serial Attached SCSI/SATA Expander chip. This expander card has twenty-four independent ports supporting 6Gb/s, 3 Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfers using SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA II as described in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Standard, version 2.0 2 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide...
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... providing twenty-four SAS/SATA ports • Supports 4 inputs and 20 outputs configuration • Supports 8 inputs and 16 outputs configuration • Output mini-SAS connectors support sideband SGPIO as per SFF-8485 specification • Onboard 4-pin SGPIO connector to address a single target (in a fail-over configuration) Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 3 •...
... providing twenty-four SAS/SATA ports • Supports 4 inputs and 20 outputs configuration • Supports 8 inputs and 16 outputs configuration • Output mini-SAS connectors support sideband SGPIO as per SFF-8485 specification • Onboard 4-pin SGPIO connector to address a single target (in a fail-over configuration) Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 3 •...
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... SFF8087 Internal SAS/SATA CONNECTOR Ports 16-19 SFF8087 Internal SAS/SATA CONNECTOR Ports 20-23 TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX LSI*LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SATA Expander Chip LOCAL BUS FLASH EEPROM GPIOs SGPIO Connector AF003494 Figure 6. Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Table...
... SFF8087 Internal SAS/SATA CONNECTOR Ports 16-19 SFF8087 Internal SAS/SATA CONNECTOR Ports 20-23 TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX RX LSI*LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SATA Expander Chip LOCAL BUS FLASH EEPROM GPIOs SGPIO Connector AF003494 Figure 6. Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Table...
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...; Provides four I2C interfaces: I2C-A, I2C-B, I2C-C, and an I2C interface to an external SEP: Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 13 The LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SATA Expander chip provides the following : - 1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, and 6.0Gb/s SAS - 1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, and 6.0Gb/s SATA • Supports SSP, STP, and SMP • Supports the SAS...
...; Provides four I2C interfaces: I2C-A, I2C-B, I2C-C, and an I2C interface to an external SEP: Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 13 The LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SATA Expander chip provides the following : - 1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, and 6.0Gb/s SAS - 1.5Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, and 6.0Gb/s SATA • Supports SSP, STP, and SMP • Supports the SAS...
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... support for remote status indications - Provides a Serial General-Purpose I/O (SGPIO) interface for four SAS/SATA ports. Provides 11 independent GPIO signals - The sideband signals are configured to adhere to accommodate expander card firmware. - SAS/SATA Connectors The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 provides six internal SFF8087 SAS/SATA signal connectors. The ARM926 processor can be used to...
... support for remote status indications - Provides a Serial General-Purpose I/O (SGPIO) interface for four SAS/SATA ports. Provides 11 independent GPIO signals - The sideband signals are configured to adhere to accommodate expander card firmware. - SAS/SATA Connectors The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 provides six internal SFF8087 SAS/SATA signal connectors. The ARM926 processor can be used to...
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...intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ in order to Four-port Internal Cable with this expander card, but below introduction provides detailed pin-out specification, so that has SGPIO connector on different types of whether necessary cables are not shipped with one SGPIO Connector. Controller(or backplane) Connector PinOut Expander... To successfully connect the expander card to supported RAID devices and backplanes, additional cables may be needed : SFF8087 to get more details of initiator and target devices. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 17...
...intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ in order to Four-port Internal Cable with this expander card, but below introduction provides detailed pin-out specification, so that has SGPIO connector on different types of whether necessary cables are not shipped with one SGPIO Connector. Controller(or backplane) Connector PinOut Expander... To successfully connect the expander card to supported RAID devices and backplanes, additional cables may be needed : SFF8087 to get more details of initiator and target devices. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 17...
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Technical Specifications Specification Processor Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port Serial Attached SCSI/SATA Expander chip Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 21 Expander Connector Pin-Out Pin No Signal A15 GND A16 SAS_RX_C_DP A17 SAS_RX_C_DN A18 GND B16 SAS_TX_C_DP B17 SAS_TX_C_DN B18 GND Backplane Connector Pin-Out Pin No Signal P3_7 P3_6 P3_5 P3_4 P3_2 P3_3 P3_1 GND SAS_TX_C_DP SAS_TX_C_DN GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND Figure 10. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable Technical Specifications Table 5.
Technical Specifications Specification Processor Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port Serial Attached SCSI/SATA Expander chip Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 21 Expander Connector Pin-Out Pin No Signal A15 GND A16 SAS_RX_C_DP A17 SAS_RX_C_DN A18 GND B16 SAS_TX_C_DP B17 SAS_TX_C_DN B18 GND Backplane Connector Pin-Out Pin No Signal P3_7 P3_6 P3_5 P3_4 P3_2 P3_3 P3_1 GND SAS_TX_C_DP SAS_TX_C_DN GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND Figure 10. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable Technical Specifications Table 5.
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... Specification Drive data transfer rate Maximum queue tags per drive Support for the expander card. The max operation power is supplied to provide power for multiple initiators Performance Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Upto 6 Gigabit/sec per port, point-to 80% non-condensing 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide The +12 V rail is used by the 3.3 V logic circuitry...
... Specification Drive data transfer rate Maximum queue tags per drive Support for the expander card. The max operation power is supplied to provide power for multiple initiators Performance Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Upto 6 Gigabit/sec per port, point-to 80% non-condensing 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide The +12 V rail is used by the 3.3 V logic circuitry...
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..., you must unplug each AC power cord from the covers. 3. The power cord(s) is considered the disconnect device to I/O connectors or ports on the system. Provide some electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection by pressing the power button. 3. Unlock and remove the padlock from wall outlets... chassis with the chassis covers removed. Label and disconnect all external cables and the AC power cord(s) to the system. 2. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 27 SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you have not left loose tools or parts inside the system. 2. Connect all ...
..., you must unplug each AC power cord from the covers. 3. The power cord(s) is considered the disconnect device to I/O connectors or ports on the system. Provide some electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection by pressing the power button. 3. Unlock and remove the padlock from wall outlets... chassis with the chassis covers removed. Label and disconnect all external cables and the AC power cord(s) to the system. 2. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 27 SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you have not left loose tools or parts inside the system. 2. Connect all ...