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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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... characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240. • Appendix A provides safety instructions to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide iii Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for their RAID system. • Anyone installing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 in their RAID system.
... characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240. • Appendix A provides safety instructions to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide iii Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for their RAID system. • Anyone installing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 in their RAID system.
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... Preface ...iii Audience ...iii Organization ...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...
... Preface ...iii Audience ...iii Organization ...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...
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... 19 Figure 10. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors 15 Figure 8. Cabling among the Expander Card, RAID Module/Controller and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 5. SATA Connector to SFF8087 connector cable 17 Figure 9. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable 21 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide vii Hardware Block Diagram 12 Figure 7. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. List...
... 19 Figure 10. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors 15 Figure 8. Cabling among the Expander Card, RAID Module/Controller and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 5. SATA Connector to SFF8087 connector cable 17 Figure 9. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable 21 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide vii Hardware Block Diagram 12 Figure 7. Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. List...
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Technical Specifications 21 Table 6. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Pin-out 20 Table 5. List of Tables Table 1. Performance Features 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide ix Jumper Description 12 Table 2. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 16 Table 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 18 Table 4.
Technical Specifications 21 Table 6. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Pin-out 20 Table 5. List of Tables Table 1. Performance Features 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide ix Jumper Description 12 Table 2. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 16 Table 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 18 Table 4.
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... lower pin count, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI and improves signal and data integrity. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 1 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is a serial, enterprise-level device interface that enables the connection of up to -point serial... eliminates clock skew challenges. The point-to 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 various storage environments, and is ideal ...
... lower pin count, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI and improves signal and data integrity. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 1 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is a serial, enterprise-level device interface that enables the connection of up to -point serial... eliminates clock skew challenges. The point-to 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 various storage environments, and is ideal ...
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... User's Guide SATA II is contained within the LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port Serial Attached SCSI/SATA Expander chip. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 The SAS/SATA functionality for the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is an extension to SATA 1.0a. The expander card supports the SAS protocol as follows: • Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) to enable communication with...
... User's Guide SATA II is contained within the LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port Serial Attached SCSI/SATA Expander chip. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 The SAS/SATA functionality for the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is an extension to SATA 1.0a. The expander card supports the SAS protocol as follows: • Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) to enable communication with...
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... • Board functioning either in PCI Express slot or remotely in system • Onboard screw holds allow the expander card to address a single target (in a fail-over configuration) Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 3 expander SATA/SAS backplane • Two 2x12 headers to support Fault LED for each connected SAS/SATA physical drive...
... • Board functioning either in PCI Express slot or remotely in system • Onboard screw holds allow the expander card to address a single target (in a fail-over configuration) Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 3 expander SATA/SAS backplane • Two 2x12 headers to support Fault LED for each connected SAS/SATA physical drive...
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...; Six provided SAS/SATA cables (for cable requirements, see step 6 in "Installing the RAID Module") Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 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...
...; Six provided SAS/SATA cables (for cable requirements, see step 6 in "Installing the RAID Module") Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 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...
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Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 6 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 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). Changing the bracket 4. Install the expander card into an available server system x4, x8 or x16 PCI-
Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 6 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 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). Changing the bracket 4. Install the expander card into an available server system x4, x8 or x16 PCI-
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...bracket and three additional holds reserved. The expander card can meet the expander card's thermal and atmospheric requirement. User needs to prepare screws and standoffs to a customized chassis wall (see Figure 3). 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 ...
...bracket and three additional holds reserved. The expander card can meet the expander card's thermal and atmospheric requirement. User needs to prepare screws and standoffs to a customized chassis wall (see Figure 3). 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 ...
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... 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 Make sure the cables are used. Note: System throughput problems...
... 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 Make sure the cables are used. Note: System throughput problems...
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... and Drives/Backplane 7. See your server system documentation for instructions. Configuring the Expander Card After physically installed into a server system, the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is transparent to configure a RAID system. 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...
... and Drives/Backplane 7. See your server system documentation for instructions. Configuring the Expander Card After physically installed into a server system, the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is transparent to configure a RAID system. 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...
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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 3 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Characteristics J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J10 J9 J8 Figure 5.
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Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide J8 Discrete Fault LED header 2x12 pin header J9 ...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 ...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. J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3,...
Hardware Block Diagram 12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide J8 Discrete Fault LED header 2x12 pin header J9 ...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 ...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. J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3,...