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.... For details on the Resource CD that you have some familiarity with the SAS and SATA disk drives. Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040, for an overview of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID...
.... For details on the Resource CD that you have some familiarity with the SAS and SATA disk drives. Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040, for an overview of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID...
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... Related Publication ...iii Chapter 1, Overview 1 Benefits of SAS ...1 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 2 Protocol Support ...2 Operating System 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 ...14 Array Performance Features...
... Related Publication ...iii Chapter 1, Overview 1 Benefits of SAS ...1 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 2 Protocol Support ...2 Operating System 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 ...14 Array Performance Features...
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...SAS controllers leverage a common electrical and physical connection interface that offers reliability, good performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . The SAS and SATA protocols use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040... is an intelligent PCI Express* 2.0-compliant SAS/SATA II RAID controller that is compatible with existing ATA...
...SAS controllers leverage a common electrical and physical connection interface that offers reliability, good performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . The SAS and SATA protocols use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040... is an intelligent PCI Express* 2.0-compliant SAS/SATA II RAID controller that is compatible with existing ATA...
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... Protocol (SMP) to 16 RAID arrays. SATA II is a PCI* Express 2.0, half-size, low profile RAID controller based on the SAS controllers supports SAS devices, SATA II devices, or both a SAS controller and RAID engine. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an extension to the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1. With four independent ports supporting 6 Gb/s and...
... Protocol (SMP) to 16 RAID arrays. SATA II is a PCI* Express 2.0, half-size, low profile RAID controller based on the SAS controllers supports SAS devices, SATA II devices, or both a SAS controller and RAID engine. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an extension to the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1. With four independent ports supporting 6 Gb/s and...
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... not be set for your server board. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 3 See Appendix A for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. Online RAID level migration (upgrade of system resources to use from 0-100%) Caution: Exceeding 50% rate may cause operating system errors due to mix SAS and SATA drives within the same enclosure. Usability...
... not be set for your server board. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 3 See Appendix A for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. Online RAID level migration (upgrade of system resources to use from 0-100%) Caution: Exceeding 50% rate may cause operating system errors due to mix SAS and SATA drives within the same enclosure. Usability...
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...; Enclosure management support. • Drive coercion (auto-resizing to match existing disks). • Support the internal SAS Sideband signal SFF-8485 (SGPIO) interface. • Auto-detection of failed drives with other SAS devices. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Configuration stored in non-volatile RAM and on the disk. - Read Only: allow read...
...; Enclosure management support. • Drive coercion (auto-resizing to match existing disks). • Support the internal SAS Sideband signal SFF-8485 (SGPIO) interface. • Auto-detection of failed drives with other SAS devices. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Configuration stored in non-volatile RAM and on the disk. - Read Only: allow read...
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Remove the power cord(s). 2. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 7 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware Installation Requirements • An Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 with the provided cable • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot • The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation • SAS or SATA 3.0 hard drives Note: SATA II...
Remove the power cord(s). 2. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 7 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware Installation Requirements • An Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 with the provided cable • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot • The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation • SAS or SATA 3.0 hard drives Note: SATA II...
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... four drives (ports 0 - 3), connect one foot if you are all properly attached. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003350 Figure 2. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. Connect the other end of an internal cable to a SATA drive, SAS or SATA backplane, or an expander device. ✧ Route the cables carefully. ✧...
... four drives (ports 0 - 3), connect one foot if you are all properly attached. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003350 Figure 2. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. Connect the other end of an internal cable to a SATA drive, SAS or SATA backplane, or an expander device. ✧ Route the cables carefully. ✧...
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...support for factory use RAID Premium Feature Key header. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 13 Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) Reserved for factory use Connects to SAS drives or SATA II drives, or a SAS expander. Card Layout Table 1. PMI-style I2C ... interface that indicate drive activity or faults. 3 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Characteristics Figure 4. Jumper Description Jumper Type J1 16-pin header (Not populated) J2 10-pin header (Not populated) J3 4-pin connector J4 x4 Mini-SAS (SFF-8087) J6 PCI* Express Gen 2...
...support for factory use RAID Premium Feature Key header. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 13 Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) Reserved for factory use Connects to SAS drives or SATA II drives, or a SAS expander. Card Layout Table 1. PMI-style I2C ... interface that indicate drive activity or faults. 3 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Characteristics Figure 4. Jumper Description Jumper Type J1 16-pin header (Not populated) J2 10-pin header (Not populated) J3 4-pin connector J4 x4 Mini-SAS (SFF-8087) J6 PCI* Express Gen 2...
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... 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*SAS2008 PCI*Express-SAS/SATA I/O Processor chip, 150MHz +3.3 V, +12 V Low profile, extended half-length (6.6" x 2.731") PCI...
... 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*SAS2008 PCI*Express-SAS/SATA I/O Processor chip, 150MHz +3.3 V, +12 V Low profile, extended half-length (6.6" x 2.731") PCI...