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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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Portions Copyright 2005-2011 by Intel Corporation. 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 and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Intel® may be claimed as the property...
Portions Copyright 2005-2011 by Intel Corporation. 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 and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Intel® may be claimed as the property...
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... specifications. The people who benefit from this book are: • Engineers who are designing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 for an overview of the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the expander card. • ...appendices: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide iii Preface This is included on the Resource CD available on configuring ...
... specifications. The people who benefit from this book are: • Engineers who are designing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 for an overview of the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the expander card. • ...appendices: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide iii Preface This is included on the Resource CD available on configuring ...
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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...
... ...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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... Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 5. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable 21 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide vii Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Cable 19 Figure 10. Changing the bracket 6 Figure 2. Card Layout...11 Figure 6. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors 15 Figure 8. List of Figures Figure 1. SATA...
... Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 5. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable 21 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide vii Installing Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 7 Figure 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Cable 19 Figure 10. Changing the bracket 6 Figure 2. Card Layout...11 Figure 6. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors 15 Figure 8. List of Figures Figure 1. SATA...
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SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Pin-out 20 Table 5. Performance Features 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide ix List of Tables Table 1. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 16 Table 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 18 Table 4. Technical Specifications 21 Table 6. Jumper Description 12 Table 2.
SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Pin-out 20 Table 5. Performance Features 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide ix List of Tables Table 1. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 16 Table 3. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out 18 Table 4. Technical Specifications 21 Table 6. Jumper Description 12 Table 2.
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...parallel SCSI and improves signal and data integrity. The point-to other expensive and complex topologies. The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 addresses the growing demand for high availability and scalable server clustering environments and front-end storage subsystems used...connection interface that use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 1 Each expander phy is the future mainstay of SCSI commands eliminates clock skew challenges. ...
...parallel SCSI and improves signal and data integrity. The point-to other expensive and complex topologies. The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 addresses the growing demand for high availability and scalable server clustering environments and front-end storage subsystems used...connection interface that use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 1 Each expander phy is the future mainstay of SCSI commands eliminates clock skew challenges. ...
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... 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 This expander card is designed to be compatible with only power pins) to get power from motherboard PCI Express slot, 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 This expander card is designed to be compatible with only power pins) to get power from motherboard PCI Express slot, or...
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... 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 • Supports...; Provides a low-latency connection to create and maintain transparent access to be used for your RAID controller or module. See the Tested operating system list for Intel® 6-drive hot-swap non- Operating System Support The operating systems supported are determined by the...
... 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 • Supports...; Provides a low-latency connection to create and maintain transparent access to be used for your RAID controller or module. See the Tested operating system list for Intel® 6-drive hot-swap non- Operating System Support The operating systems supported are determined by the...
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...fit the height of the server system (see your server system documentation. 3. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 5 Installing the RAID Module To install the RAID Expander Card, follow these steps: 1. For instructions, see Figure 1). Remove ...cable requirements, see step 6 in "Installing the RAID Module") Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 2 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, with full height or low profile brackets, ...
...fit the height of the server system (see your server system documentation. 3. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 5 Installing the RAID Module To install the RAID Expander Card, follow these steps: 1. For instructions, see Figure 1). Remove ...cable requirements, see step 6 in "Installing the RAID Module") Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 2 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, with full height or low profile brackets, ...
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Install the expander card into an available server system x4, x8 or x16 PCI- To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Changing the bracket 4. 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.
Install the expander card into an available server system x4, x8 or x16 PCI- To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Changing the bracket 4. 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.
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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 ... can meet the expander card's thermal and atmospheric requirement. The expander card already has two holes for fastening the bracket and three additional holds reserved. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 7 PCI Express* Slot AF003491 Figure 2. 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 ... can meet the expander card's thermal and atmospheric requirement. The expander card already has two holes for fastening the bracket and three additional holds reserved. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 7 PCI Express* Slot AF003491 Figure 2. User needs to prepare screws and standoffs to a customized chassis wall (see Figure 3).
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... hard drives) to the expander card, and from the expander card to the SAS connectors of the SAS/SATA cable to a RAID module or RAID controller (see your server/workstation board or chassis documentation. The cable length should be reduced by about one foot (.33 meters) if...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 Installing the Expander Card onto a Customized Chassis Wall 6. AF003495 Figure 3. Note: System throughput problems can occur if non-...
... hard drives) to the expander card, and from the expander card to the SAS connectors of the SAS/SATA cable to a RAID module or RAID controller (see your server/workstation board or chassis documentation. The cable length should be reduced by about one foot (.33 meters) if...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 Installing the Expander Card onto a Customized Chassis Wall 6. AF003495 Figure 3. Note: System throughput problems can occur if non-...
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... this expander card to know how to remove and then install an add-in RAID configurations. Replacing the Expander Card To replace the RAID module, see your server system documentation for instructions to configure a RAID system. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 9 Figure 4. See your server system documentation for instructions. Install the server...
... this expander card to know how to remove and then install an add-in RAID configurations. Replacing the Expander Card To replace the RAID module, see your server system documentation for instructions to configure a RAID system. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 9 Figure 4. See your server system documentation for instructions. Install the server...
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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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... 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... 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 Table 1. J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3, 4-7, 811,12-15,16-19 and 20-23 Type ...
... 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... 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 Table 1. J6 Internal mini SAS Port Connectors, Ports 0-3, 4-7, 811,12-15,16-19 and 20-23 Type ...