Intel RS2WC040 Support and Manuals
Get Help and Manuals for this Intel item
View All Support Options Below
Free Intel RS2WC040 manuals!
Problems with Intel RS2WC040?
Ask a Question
Free Intel RS2WC040 manuals!
Problems with Intel RS2WC040?
Ask a Question
Popular Intel RS2WC040 Manual Pages
Hardware User Guide - Page 3
... installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 in a RAID system. Audience
This document assumes that ships with the RAID controller or on the Resource CD.
Organization
This document includes the following chapters and appendixes:
• Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on the controller support website...
Hardware User Guide - Page 5
... Support 2 Usability ...3 SAS/SATA Features of the LSISAS2008 Controller 4
Chapter 2, Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware Installation 7
Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 11 Replacing a Controller ...11 Resolving a Configuration Mismatch 11
Chapter 3, Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Characteristics 13
Technical Specifications...
Hardware User Guide - Page 12
... 2.0. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040
The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an extension to SATA 1.0a. Operating System Support
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003*, Microsoft Windows Server 2008*, and Windows
Vista*.
• Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11.
2
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide With...
Hardware User Guide - Page 13
... can mix drives within the same enclosure.
All operating systems supported by the RAID controller may not be set for Rebuilds, Consistency Checks,
Initialization (auto restarting Consistency Check on OCE and RAID migration.
- To verify compatibility, see the Tested Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) adds space to mix SAS...
Hardware User Guide - Page 14
... (auto-resizing to recognize an error and recover if possible. • Failures are logged from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor. • Failures are logged in NVRAM, viewable from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web
Console 2; Configuration stored in a RAID 5 array, which optimizes performance by the RAID adapter.
• Supports SSP to be marked as failed...
Hardware User Guide - Page 15
...RAID 10 and 50). • Migrations supported are RAID 1 to RAID 0, RAID 5 to RAID 0 • With OCE, migrations supported are RAID 0 to RAID 1, RAID 0 to RAID 5, and
RAID 1 to communicate topology management information. • Supports... targets through an expander.
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
5 • Supports SMP to RAID 5.
compliant hard disk drives...
Hardware User Guide - Page 17
...® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
7 If necessary, change the bracket on the RAID controller to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Remove the server system cover. Remove the power cord(s). 2. For instructions, see Figure 1). Installing the RAID Controller
To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040...
Hardware User Guide - Page 20
Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. For instructions, see your server system documentation.
10
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide C B
Ports 0-3
C
AF003351
Figure 3. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane
6.
Hardware User Guide - Page 21
...; RAID Controller RS2WC040 number and firmware version.
Turn on the system power and listen to be sure that in adapter. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
11 Exit and reboot. Select Configure > View/Add Configuration to see your server system documentation for instructions to configure the RAID controller and to update the NVRAM. 5. During the boot, a BIOS...
Hardware User Guide - Page 23
... or SATA II drives, or a SAS expander. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
13 Card Layout
Table 1. x8 interface that indicate drive activity or faults.
PMI-style I2C connector Supports SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) over I2C over Internal I2C backplane cable.
Ports 0-3 internal connector Connects the cables from the controller to external, green or red LEDs that...
Hardware User Guide - Page 24
...Specifications
Specification I/O Processor Chip) Operating voltage Card size Array interface to host SAS/SATA bus speed SAS/SATA ports Physical and virtual drive support
Firmware Compatible devices
Cabling
Redundant configuration Enclosure management
Enclosure support
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040
LSI... up to 16 RAID arrays per controller Drives not configured as part of mixed capacity ...
Hardware User Guide - Page 25
... Global for multiple initiators Performance Flexibility
Background services
Cache options
Yes
Native command queuing
• Drive migration • RAID level migration • Drive Roaming • Online Capacity Expansion - Specification
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040
Maximum size of initialization or rebuild on reboot
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
15
Hardware User Guide - Page 26
Specification
Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) support
Error Checking and Indication
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040
• Detects up to 70% of predictable disk drive failures • ...fault LEDs • Multiple retries • Logs in NVRAM, event log, CIM, S.M.A.R.T, Intel®
RAID Web Console 2
16
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
Hardware User Guide - Page 31
...support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm. Remove and save all external cables and the AC power cord(s) to the system. Remove the cover(s). To install... cards, and other components are properly installed...parts inside of the instructions.
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
21 To remove AC power from the system, you can damage system parts...
Hardware User Guide - Page 40
... from the configuration data on the drives.
30
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
Disconnect the cables from the drives to another. Make sure all the cables meet specifications.
7. The drives must remain on the system.
Remove the hard drives from the first system and install them into the second system. Make sure all cables...
Intel RS2WC040 Reviews
We have not received any reviews for Intel yet.