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Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E93121-003
Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E93121-003
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... INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES RELATING TO FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. ii Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Intel® products are not intended for use in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may make changes to specifications...
... INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES RELATING TO FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. ii Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Intel® products are not intended for use in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may make changes to specifications...
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...: • 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. The people who benefit from this book are: • Engineers who are designing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 for the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, which can be observed during installation and assembly. • Appendix B provides...
...: • 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. The people who benefit from this book are: • Engineers who are designing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 for the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, which can be observed during installation and assembly. • Appendix B provides...
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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...
... ...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...
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... Figure 9. 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 Changing the bracket 6 Figure 2. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors 15 Figure 8. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Cable 19 Figure 10. Card Layout...11 Figure 6. Installing the Expander Card onto a Customized Chassis...
... Figure 9. 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 Changing the bracket 6 Figure 2. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors 15 Figure 8. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Cable 19 Figure 10. Card Layout...11 Figure 6. Installing the Expander Card onto a Customized Chassis...
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List of Tables Table 1. Jumper Description 12 Table 2. Technical Specifications 21 Table 6. Performance Features 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide ix SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Pin-out 20 Table 5. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 16 Table 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 18 Table 4.
List of Tables Table 1. Jumper Description 12 Table 2. Technical Specifications 21 Table 6. Performance Features 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide ix SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Pin-out 20 Table 5. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 16 Table 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 18 Table 4.
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... clock skew challenges. The serial transmission of the host or target at either 6.0Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is compatible with existing ATA firmware. Benefits of point-to-point serial data transfers. SAS offers a higher bandwidth per...protocols support the use in clusters, Storage Area Networks (SANs), and NetworkAttached Storage (NAS) environments. 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 ...
... clock skew challenges. The serial transmission of the host or target at either 6.0Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is compatible with existing ATA firmware. Benefits of point-to-point serial data transfers. SAS offers a higher bandwidth per...protocols support the use in clusters, Storage Area Networks (SANs), and NetworkAttached Storage (NAS) environments. 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 ...
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.../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 The expander card supports the SAS protocol as follows: • Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) to enable communication with other SAS devices. • SATA II Protocol to...
.../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 The expander card supports the SAS protocol as follows: • Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) to enable communication with other SAS devices. • SATA II Protocol to...
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... connector • Board functioning either in PCI Express slot or remotely in a fail-over configuration) Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 3 • 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 your...
... connector • Board functioning either in PCI Express slot or remotely in a fail-over configuration) Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 3 • 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 your...
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... recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). If necessary, change the bracket on the expander card to fit the height of the server system (see your server system documentation. 3. For instructions, see Figure 1). 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...
... recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). If necessary, change the bracket on the expander card to fit the height of the server system (see your server system documentation. 3. For instructions, see Figure 1). 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...
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To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 6 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Install the expander card into an available server system x4, x8 or x16 PCI- Changing the bracket 4. Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003490 Figure 1.
To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 6 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Install the expander card into an available server system x4, x8 or x16 PCI- Changing the bracket 4. Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003490 Figure 1.
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PCI Express* Slot AF003491 Figure 2. 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 be located elsewhere within the server chassis instead of using a PCI Express slot, if ...fastened by removing its bracket and fasten it to match the hole size on both the expander card and customized chassis wall. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 7 The expander card already has two holes for fastening the bracket and three additional holds reserved. User needs ...
PCI Express* Slot AF003491 Figure 2. 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 be located elsewhere within the server chassis instead of using a PCI Express slot, if ...fastened by removing its bracket and fasten it to match the hole size on both the expander card and customized chassis wall. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 7 The expander card already has two holes for fastening the bracket and three additional holds reserved. User needs ...
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... information regarding connecting the recommended Right-angle end or Vertical end of the controller, see Figure 4, which takes 6-drive and 4-drive non-expander backplanes in Intel's pedestal chassis 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.
... information regarding connecting the recommended Right-angle end or Vertical end of the controller, see Figure 4, which takes 6-drive and 4-drive non-expander backplanes in Intel's pedestal chassis 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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... documentation for instructions. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Configuring the Expander Card After physically installed into a server system, the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is transparent to configure a RAID system. Figure 4. Replacing the Expander Card To replace the RAID module, see your server system documentation for instructions to remove and then install an add-in...
... documentation for instructions. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Configuring the Expander Card After physically installed into a server system, the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is transparent to configure a RAID system. Figure 4. Replacing the Expander Card To replace the RAID module, see your server system documentation for instructions to remove and then install an add-in...
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3 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Characteristics J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J10 J9 J8 Figure 5. Card Layout AF003493 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 11
3 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Characteristics J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J10 J9 J8 Figure 5. Card Layout AF003493 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 11
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Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Jumper Description s Jumper Description J1 - J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3, 4-7, 811,12-15,16-19 and 20-23 Type J7 - ... 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 SAS/SATA CONNECTOR Ports 0-3 SFF8087 Internal SAS/SATA CONNECTOR Ports...
Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Jumper Description s Jumper Description J1 - J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3, 4-7, 811,12-15,16-19 and 20-23 Type J7 - ... 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 SAS/SATA CONNECTOR Ports 0-3 SFF8087 Internal SAS/SATA CONNECTOR Ports...