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...RAID system. 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 regulatory and certification information...overview of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on configuring the storage adapters, and for the Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240. • Appendix A provides safety instructions to be used to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. For details ...
...RAID system. 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 regulatory and certification information...overview of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on configuring the storage adapters, and for the Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240. • Appendix A provides safety instructions to be used to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. For details ...
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... 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...
... 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...
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... a Customized Chassis Wall 8 Figure 4. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors 15 Figure 8. SATA Connector to SFF8087 connector cable 17 Figure 9. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Cable 19 Figure 10. Hardware Block Diagram 12 Figure 7. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable 21 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide vii...
... a Customized Chassis Wall 8 Figure 4. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors 15 Figure 8. SATA Connector to SFF8087 connector cable 17 Figure 9. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Cable 19 Figure 10. Hardware Block Diagram 12 Figure 7. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable 21 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide vii...
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... smaller devices, and do not inhibit airflow. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 offers high performance, high disk drive connectivity,scalability, and flexibility in data centers and SANs, leveraging existing SCSI infrastructure for investment protection and ease of migration and implementation. The SAS expander is the future mainstay of the enterprise and high...
... smaller devices, and do not inhibit airflow. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 offers high performance, high disk drive connectivity,scalability, and flexibility in data centers and SANs, leveraging existing SCSI infrastructure for investment protection and ease of migration and implementation. The SAS expander is the future mainstay of the enterprise and high...
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...connector (with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for SATA II through expander interfaces. • SAS protocol, described in the Serial Attached SCSI Standard, Version 2.0. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 The SAS/SATA functionality for this Intel® RAID Expander Card at http://www.intel.com/support/...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 card also supports the Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined by...
...connector (with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for SATA II through expander interfaces. • SAS protocol, described in the Serial Attached SCSI Standard, Version 2.0. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 The SAS/SATA functionality for this Intel® RAID Expander Card at http://www.intel.com/support/...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 card also supports the Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined by...
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... support Fault LED for each SAS/SATA port • Power from RA 4-pin power connector or standard PCI Express* x4 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/. Features • ...
... support Fault LED for each SAS/SATA port • Power from RA 4-pin power connector or standard PCI Express* x4 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/. Features • ...
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Remove the power cord(s). 2. 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 Express* x4 connector, or with available RA 4-pin power connector • SAS and SATA hard drives up to the system, all...
Remove the power cord(s). 2. 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 Express* x4 connector, or with available RA 4-pin power connector • SAS and SATA hard drives up to the system, all...
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... 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 Make sure the cables are used. It is better to a RAID module or RAID...
... 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 Make sure the cables are used. It is better to a RAID module or RAID...
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... 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. Jumper Description s Jumper Description J1 - Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3, 4-7, 811,12-15,16-19 and 20...
... 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. Jumper Description s Jumper Description J1 - Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3, 4-7, 811,12-15,16-19 and 20...
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...SATA transfers based on the speed of the host or target at either 6.0Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s. Each expander phy is a 24-port, 6.0Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expander that enables the connection of phys to support connections for storage partitioning • PHY[3:0] supports optical links between the...http://www.lsi.com/. Any phy can be SAS or SATA attached • Supports multiple data rates and auto-negotiation between LSI Gen2 SAS device • Allows any number of up to an external SEP: Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 13 Any phys may be ...
...SATA transfers based on the speed of the host or target at either 6.0Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s. Each expander phy is a 24-port, 6.0Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expander that enables the connection of phys to support connections for storage partitioning • PHY[3:0] supports optical links between the...http://www.lsi.com/. Any phy can be SAS or SATA attached • Supports multiple data rates and auto-negotiation between LSI Gen2 SAS device • Allows any number of up to an external SEP: Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 13 Any phys may be ...
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...Tx and Rx signal polarity for general-purpose use - SAS/SATA Connectors The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 provides six internal SFF8087 SAS/SATA signal connectors. Provides a Serial General-Purpose I/O (SGPIO) interface for four SAS/SATA ports. Each SFF8087 connector provides support for remote ...either EPP, Serial, or direct 8-bit CPU interface • Provides external memory support for SGPIO support. 14 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Provides LEDs that can access all four I2C interfaces • Provides configurable drive spin-up ...
...Tx and Rx signal polarity for general-purpose use - SAS/SATA Connectors The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 provides six internal SFF8087 SAS/SATA signal connectors. Provides a Serial General-Purpose I/O (SGPIO) interface for four SAS/SATA ports. Each SFF8087 connector provides support for remote ...either EPP, Serial, or direct 8-bit CPU interface • Provides external memory support for SGPIO support. 14 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Provides LEDs that can access all four I2C interfaces • Provides configurable drive spin-up ...
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... connector is used as input or output connector. AF003496 Figure 7. output means the connector is keyed at pin 1. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 15 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors SAS/SATA Connector Pin-out Signal names are not compatible with respect to SFF8087 cables for the serial ATA connector are...
... connector is used as input or output connector. AF003496 Figure 7. output means the connector is keyed at pin 1. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 15 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors SAS/SATA Connector Pin-out Signal names are not compatible with respect to SFF8087 cables for the serial ATA connector are...
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... 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 Performance Features Specification... data transfer rate Maximum queue tags per drive Support for multiple initiators Performance Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Upto 6 Gigabit/sec per port, point-to the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 through the standard PCI Express* x4 connector 12 V rails, or a ...
... 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 Performance Features Specification... data transfer rate Maximum queue tags per drive Support for multiple initiators Performance Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Upto 6 Gigabit/sec per port, point-to the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 through the standard PCI Express* x4 connector 12 V rails, or a ...