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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: G22857-001
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: G22857-001
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..., COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. Portions Copyright 2011 by Intel Corporation. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in medical, life saving, life sustaining applications. Intel products are not intended for use in the United States and ... to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Copyright © 2011 by LSI Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY...
..., COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. Portions Copyright 2011 by Intel Corporation. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in medical, life saving, life sustaining applications. Intel products are not intended for use in the United States and ... to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Copyright © 2011 by LSI Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY...
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... of the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for an overview of their RAID system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 in their RAID system. Preface This is included on configuring the storage adapters, and for the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080. • Appendix...
... of the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for an overview of their RAID system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 in their RAID system. Preface This is included on configuring the storage adapters, and for the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080. • Appendix...
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...Handling 3 SAS/SATA Features ...5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 5 Beep Codes ...5 Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 11 Replacing a Controller ...11 Resolving a Config Mismatch 11 Chapter 3: Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Characteristics 13 Major Components ...16 LSI* SAS2208 ROC ...x8 23 Serial UART Header ...24 Technical Specifications ...24 Array Performance Features 25 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide v
...Handling 3 SAS/SATA Features ...5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 5 Beep Codes ...5 Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 11 Replacing a Controller ...11 Resolving a Config Mismatch 11 Chapter 3: Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Characteristics 13 Major Components ...16 LSI* SAS2208 ROC ...x8 23 Serial UART Header ...24 Technical Specifications ...24 Array Performance Features 25 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide v
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... Technology 28 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices 28 SAS Expander Support 28 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices 28 Enclosure Management Support 28 RAID Functionality and Features 28 Hierarchy ...28 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 30 Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 31 Drive Roaming ...31 Drive Migration... Deutsch ...36 Français ...37 Español ...39 Italiano ...40 Appendix C: Regulatory and Certification Information 43 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 43 vi Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide
... Technology 28 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices 28 SAS Expander Support 28 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices 28 Enclosure Management Support 28 RAID Functionality and Features 28 Hierarchy ...28 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 30 Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 31 Drive Roaming ...31 Drive Migration... Deutsch ...36 Français ...37 Español ...39 Italiano ...40 Appendix C: Regulatory and Certification Information 43 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 43 vi Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide
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.... Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 9 Figure 3. Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 10 Figure 4. Hardware Block Diagram 15 Figure 7. Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU9 17 Figure 8. Changing the Bracket 8 Figure 2. LED Header ...22 Figure 11. Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 SAS/SATA Connectors 18 Figure 9. List of Figures Figure 1. UART Connector...24 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide...
.... Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 9 Figure 3. Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 10 Figure 4. Hardware Block Diagram 15 Figure 7. Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU9 17 Figure 8. Changing the Bracket 8 Figure 2. LED Header ...22 Figure 11. Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 SAS/SATA Connectors 18 Figure 9. List of Figures Figure 1. UART Connector...24 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide...
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Fault Tolerance Features 26 Table 11. RAID Virtual Drive Status 30 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide ix I2C Connector Pin-Out 21 Table 5. List of Tables Table 1. Technical Specifications 24 Table 9. Array Performance Features 25 Table 10. Jumper Description 14 Table 2. LED Headers Pin-out 22 Table 6. RAID Physical Drive Status 29 Table 13...
Fault Tolerance Features 26 Table 11. RAID Virtual Drive Status 30 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide ix I2C Connector Pin-Out 21 Table 5. List of Tables Table 1. Technical Specifications 24 Table 9. Array Performance Features 25 Table 10. Jumper Description 14 Table 2. LED Headers Pin-out 22 Table 6. RAID Physical Drive Status 29 Table 13...
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...connector instead of expanders, see the ANSI SAS Standard, version 2.0 specification. The point-to -point serial data transfers. Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 1 Benefits of SAS and SATA SAS is the future mainstay of point-to -point SATA architecture ...ATA master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing ATA firmware. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 is compatible with Serial ATA technology. This is a RAID solution that meets the internal storage needs of SCSI commands eliminates clock skew challenges. The...
...connector instead of expanders, see the ANSI SAS Standard, version 2.0 specification. The point-to -point serial data transfers. Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 1 Benefits of SAS and SATA SAS is the future mainstay of point-to -point SATA architecture ...ATA master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing ATA firmware. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 is compatible with Serial ATA technology. This is a RAID solution that meets the internal storage needs of SCSI commands eliminates clock skew challenges. The...
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... to 128 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices. Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 The Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 is designed to fit various Intel® Server Boards and systems. For the most up-to-date support list, see also the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide The PCI Express* connector fits...
... to 128 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices. Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 The Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 is designed to fit various Intel® Server Boards and systems. For the most up-to-date support list, see also the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide The PCI Express* connector fits...
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... defined stripe size per drive: 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, or 1024 KB. • Advanced array configuration and management utilities provide: - Drive migration - Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 3 No reboot necessary after expansion - Usability • The card ships with both a standard and a low-profile bracket. • The card ships with...
... defined stripe size per drive: 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, or 1024 KB. • Advanced array configuration and management utilities provide: - Drive migration - Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 3 No reboot necessary after expansion - Usability • The card ships with both a standard and a low-profile bracket. • The card ships with...
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...8226; Smart initialization automatically checks consistency of virtual disks if there are logged in NVRAM, viewable from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2, CIM, and LEDs. • Multiple cache options allow configuration-specific performance optimization: - Non Read ...not wait for cache memory. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide Read Ahead: Predicts next read . - Configuration stored in a RAID 5 array, which optimizes performance by enabling readmodify-write mode. I /O: Reads data directly from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor....
...8226; Smart initialization automatically checks consistency of virtual disks if there are logged in NVRAM, viewable from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2, CIM, and LEDs. • Multiple cache options allow configuration-specific performance optimization: - Non Read ...not wait for cache memory. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide Read Ahead: Predicts next read . - Configuration stored in a RAID 5 array, which optimizes performance by enabling readmodify-write mode. I /O: Reads data directly from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor....
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...) through an expander if using SATA 2.0- alarm will continue during rebuild with other SAS devices. • Supports SMP to address a single target (in rebuild; Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 5 To disable the alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose SilenceAlarm. To disable the alarm, choose Disable...
...) through an expander if using SATA 2.0- alarm will continue during rebuild with other SAS devices. • Supports SMP to address a single target (in rebuild; Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 5 To disable the alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose SilenceAlarm. To disable the alarm, choose Disable...
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... fit the height of the server system (see your server system documentation. 3. For instructions, see Figure 1). Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 7 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 (SAS/SATA cables need to be prepared separately) • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot • Resource CD, which...
... fit the height of the server system (see your server system documentation. 3. For instructions, see Figure 1). Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 7 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 (SAS/SATA cables need to be prepared separately) • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot • Resource CD, which...
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To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide Changing the Bracket 4. Full-height Bracket AF003882 Figure 1.
To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide Changing the Bracket 4. Full-height Bracket AF003882 Figure 1.
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Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 5. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003884 Figure 2. Note: To prevent throughput problems: ✧ Use the cables provided or use the shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use .... ✧ Do not use cables longer than one meter. ✧ Decrease the maximum length by one foot if you are using the 4-port combined end. Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 9 Connect the provided cables into connector at the inside edge of the adapter. Make sure the...
Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 5. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003884 Figure 2. Note: To prevent throughput problems: ✧ Use the cables provided or use the shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use .... ✧ Do not use cables longer than one meter. ✧ Decrease the maximum length by one foot if you are using the 4-port combined end. Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide 9 Connect the provided cables into connector at the inside edge of the adapter. Make sure the...
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A C B Ports 0-3 Ports 4-7 D AF003885 Figure 3. Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6. See your server system documentation for instructions. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide Install the server system cover and connect the power cords.
A C B Ports 0-3 Ports 4-7 D AF003885 Figure 3. Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6. See your server system documentation for instructions. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User's Guide Install the server system cover and connect the power cords.