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...;RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 in their RAID system. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide iii For details on configuring the storage adapters, and for the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, which can be observed during installation and assembly. • Appendix B provides regulatory and certification information. Audience This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers...
...;RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 in their RAID system. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide iii For details on configuring the storage adapters, and for the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, which can be observed during installation and assembly. • Appendix B provides regulatory and certification information. Audience This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers...
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... Figure 6. Hardware Block Diagram 12 Figure 7. 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. 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...
... Figure 6. Hardware Block Diagram 12 Figure 7. 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. 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...
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...eliminates difficulties created by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with Serial ATA technology. The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across entry level, midrange, and enterprise ... SCSI command set . The serial transmission of the host or target at either 6.0Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s. SAS controllers leverage a common electrical and physical connection interface that use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements...
...eliminates difficulties created by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with Serial ATA technology. The Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across entry level, midrange, and enterprise ... SCSI command set . The serial transmission of the host or target at either 6.0Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s. SAS controllers leverage a common electrical and physical connection interface that use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements...
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... the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is designed to be compatible with the following Intel® RAID Controllers and Modules: • Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2MH080 • Intel® RAID Module RMS2AF080 and RMS2AF040 • Intel® RAID Module RMS2LL080 and RMS2LL040 • Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL040, and RS2BL080DE • Intel® RAID Controller RS2MB044 • Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 and RS2WC040 • Intel® Integrated RAID Module...
... the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is designed to be compatible with the following Intel® RAID Controllers and Modules: • Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS2MH080 • Intel® RAID Module RMS2AF080 and RMS2AF040 • Intel® RAID Module RMS2LL080 and RMS2LL040 • Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL040, and RS2BL080DE • Intel® RAID Controller RS2MB044 • Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 and RS2WC040 • Intel® Integrated RAID Module...
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See the Tested operating system list for your RAID controller or module. expander SATA/SAS backplane • Two 2x12 headers to address a single target (in system • Onboard screw holds allow the expander ...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/.
See the Tested operating system list for your RAID controller or module. expander SATA/SAS backplane • Two 2x12 headers to address a single target (in system • Onboard screw holds allow the expander ...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/.
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... properly connected to the SAS connectors 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 Connect the SAS/SATA...
... properly connected to the SAS connectors 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 Connect the SAS/SATA...
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... into a server system, the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is transparent to configure a RAID system. Refer to the technical specification or user guide of the RAID controller connected to this expander card to know how to users in adapter. Cabling among the Expander Card, RAID Module/Controller and Drives/Backplane 7. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 9 Install...
... into a server system, the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is transparent to configure a RAID system. Refer to the technical specification or user guide of the RAID controller connected to this expander card to know how to users in adapter. Cabling among the Expander Card, RAID Module/Controller and Drives/Backplane 7. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 9 Install...
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Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors SAS/SATA Connector Pin-out Signal names are not compatible with respect to initiator device such as RAID controller or RAID module. Input means the connector is used to connect to the host; Shipment of this expander card can be used to... names. The SAS/SATA connector is used as backplane or hard drive. output means the connector is keyed at pin 1. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 15 the device connected to SFF8087 cables for input usage. Each SFF8087 connector on the other device.
Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors SAS/SATA Connector Pin-out Signal names are not compatible with respect to initiator device such as RAID controller or RAID module. Input means the connector is used to connect to the host; Shipment of this expander card can be used to... names. The SAS/SATA connector is used as backplane or hard drive. output means the connector is keyed at pin 1. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 15 the device connected to SFF8087 cables for input usage. Each SFF8087 connector on the other device.
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SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out Controller(or backplane) Connector PinOut Expander Connector Pin-Out Pin No A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 Signal GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN ... GND SAS_TX_C_DP SAS_TX_C_DN GND SAS_A_SB0 SAS_A_SB1 GND SAS_A_SB_CTRL_TYP E GND SAS_TX_C_DP SAS_TX_C_DN GND SAS_TX_C_DP SAS_TX_C_DN GND GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND SAS_A_SB_BP_TYPE GND 16 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Table 2.
SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out Controller(or backplane) Connector PinOut Expander Connector Pin-Out Pin No A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 Signal GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN ... GND SAS_TX_C_DP SAS_TX_C_DN GND SAS_A_SB0 SAS_A_SB1 GND SAS_A_SB_CTRL_TYP E GND SAS_TX_C_DP SAS_TX_C_DN GND SAS_TX_C_DP SAS_TX_C_DN GND GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND SAS_A_SB_BP_TYPE GND 16 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Table 2.
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... users would be able to get more details of initiator and target devices. Check the RAID controller/module and server backplane configuration details from http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ in order to find such cable from market. SFF8087 to SFF8087...shipped with one SGPIO Connector. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 17 Additional cables may be needed depending on it, following cable is needed: SFF8087 to supported RAID devices and backplanes, additional cables may be needed. Controller(or backplane) Connector PinOut Expander...
... users would be able to get more details of initiator and target devices. Check the RAID controller/module and server backplane configuration details from http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ in order to find such cable from market. SFF8087 to SFF8087...shipped with one SGPIO Connector. Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 17 Additional cables may be needed depending on it, following cable is needed: SFF8087 to supported RAID devices and backplanes, additional cables may be needed. Controller(or backplane) Connector PinOut Expander...
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SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out Controller Connector Pin-Out Expander Connector Pin-Out Pin No Signal P0_1 GND P0_2 TX+ P0_3 TX+ P0_4 GND P0_5 P0_6 P0_7 P1_1 P1_2 P1_3 P1_4 ... GND SAS_TX_C_DN SAS_TX_C_DP GND GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND GND SAS_TX_C_DN SAS_TX_C_DP GND SAS_A_SB_BP_TYPE GND SAS_A_SB4 SAS_A_SB5 SAS_A_SB0 SAS_A_SB1 GND SAS_A_SB_CTRL_TYPE GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND 18 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Table 3.
SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out Controller Connector Pin-Out Expander Connector Pin-Out Pin No Signal P0_1 GND P0_2 TX+ P0_3 TX+ P0_4 GND P0_5 P0_6 P0_7 P1_1 P1_2 P1_3 P1_4 ... GND SAS_TX_C_DN SAS_TX_C_DP GND GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND GND SAS_TX_C_DN SAS_TX_C_DP GND SAS_A_SB_BP_TYPE GND SAS_A_SB4 SAS_A_SB5 SAS_A_SB0 SAS_A_SB1 GND SAS_A_SB_CTRL_TYPE GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND 18 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide Table 3.
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Controller Connector Pin-Out Expander Connector Pin-Out Pin No Signal P2_6 P2_7 P3_1 P3_2 P3_3 P3_4 RX+ GND GND TX+ TX+ GND P3_5 P3_6 P3_7 RXRX+ GND Pin No B15 B13 B12 A15 A16 A17 A18 B18 B17 B16 B15 Signal GND SAS_TX_C_DP GND GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND GND SAS_TX_C_DN SAS_TX_C_DP GND Figure 9. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Cable Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 19
Controller Connector Pin-Out Expander Connector Pin-Out Pin No Signal P2_6 P2_7 P3_1 P3_2 P3_3 P3_4 RX+ GND GND TX+ TX+ GND P3_5 P3_6 P3_7 RXRX+ GND Pin No B15 B13 B12 A15 A16 A17 A18 B18 B17 B16 B15 Signal GND SAS_TX_C_DP GND GND SAS_RX_C_DP SAS_RX_C_DN GND GND SAS_TX_C_DN SAS_TX_C_DP GND Figure 9. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Cable Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User's Guide 19
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... host controllers (RAID or Non-RAID) SGPIO Performance Features Table 6. Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics The thermal and atmospheric characteristics are used to generate the other PCI Express* signals are : • Relative humidity range: 20% to 80% non-condensing 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware ... lane As many as the drive can accept Yes Native command queuing Electrical Characteristics All power is supplied to the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 through the standard PCI Express* x4 connector 12 V rails, or a remote RA 4-pin 12V power connector....
... host controllers (RAID or Non-RAID) SGPIO Performance Features Table 6. Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics The thermal and atmospheric characteristics are used to generate the other PCI Express* signals are : • Relative humidity range: 20% to 80% non-condensing 22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware ... lane As many as the drive can accept Yes Native command queuing Electrical Characteristics All power is supplied to the Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 through the standard PCI Express* x4 connector 12 V rails, or a remote RA 4-pin 12V power connector....