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Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E64403-002
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E64403-002
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.... *Other names and brands may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of others. Copyright © 2009-2010 by LSI Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS...
.... *Other names and brands may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of others. Copyright © 2009-2010 by LSI Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS...
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Audience This document assumes that ships with RAID controllers and related support devices. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide iii It contains installation instructions and specifications. 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...
Audience This document assumes that ships with RAID controllers and related support devices. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide iii It contains installation instructions and specifications. 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...
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... ...iii 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 14 Fault...
... ...iii 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 14 Fault...
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Card Layout...13 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide vii Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 9 Figure 3. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 10 Figure 4. Changing the bracket 8 Figure 2. List of Figures Figure 1.
Card Layout...13 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide vii Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 9 Figure 3. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 10 Figure 4. Changing the bracket 8 Figure 2. List of Figures Figure 1.
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Fault Tolerance Features 15 Table 5. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Array Performance Features 14 Table 4. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide ix Jumper Description 13 Table 2. List of Tables Table 1.
Fault Tolerance Features 15 Table 5. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Array Performance Features 14 Table 4. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide ix Jumper Description 13 Table 2. List of Tables Table 1.
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...point-to-point serial data transfers. The serial transmission of the 68-wire SCSI cable or 40-wire ATA cable. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 1 For more information about the use of expanders to connect to -point SATA architecture eliminates ... smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. As a second-generation PCI Express* RAID controller, the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across entry-level, mid-range, and enterprise-class server ...
...point-to-point serial data transfers. The serial transmission of the 68-wire SCSI cable or 40-wire ATA cable. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 1 For more information about the use of expanders to connect to -point SATA architecture eliminates ... smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. As a second-generation PCI Express* RAID controller, the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across entry-level, mid-range, and enterprise-class server ...
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...* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide In addition, the SAS RAID controllers support the following SATA II features: • 3 Gb/s SATA II • Staggered spin-up to 16 RAID arrays. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an extension to the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1. SATA II...
...* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide In addition, the SAS RAID controllers support the following SATA II features: • 3 Gb/s SATA II • Staggered spin-up to 16 RAID arrays. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an extension to the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1. SATA II...
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.../support/motherboards/server/. All operating systems supported by your operating system, refer to the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. Drive roaming - Load Balancing • Upgradeable Flash ROM interface • Allows for staggered spin up to 6.0 Gb/s serial, point-to-point data transfer rates • ...
.../support/motherboards/server/. All operating systems supported by your operating system, refer to the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. Drive roaming - Load Balancing • Upgradeable Flash ROM interface • Allows for staggered spin up to 6.0 Gb/s serial, point-to-point data transfer rates • ...
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...stored in non-volatile RAM and on reboot of initialization or rebuild (must be disk activity (I /O only - SAS/SATA Features of the LSISAS2008 Controller • Provides eight independent phys, each read and write I/O - Write-through : - CIM, LEDs. • Cache options: - Normal...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 RAID 5 arrays of only three or four drives use Peer Read mode. • Smart Technology predicts failures of drives and...
...stored in non-volatile RAM and on reboot of initialization or rebuild (must be disk activity (I /O only - SAS/SATA Features of the LSISAS2008 Controller • Provides eight independent phys, each read and write I/O - Write-through : - CIM, LEDs. • Cache options: - Normal...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 RAID 5 arrays of only three or four drives use Peer Read mode. • Smart Technology predicts failures of drives and...
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... be available at launch. Note: All expander features will not be done on Spanned Arrays (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 RAID 5. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 5 • Supports SMP to communicate topology management information. • Supports single PHY...
... be available at launch. Note: All expander features will not be done on Spanned Arrays (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 RAID 5. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 5 • Supports SMP to communicate topology management information. • Supports single PHY...
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... Figure 1). Turn off the power to fit the height of SATA supported by this RAID Controller. If necessary, change the bracket on the RAID controller to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. 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...
... Figure 1). Turn off the power to fit the height of SATA supported by this RAID Controller. If necessary, change the bracket on the RAID controller to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. 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...
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Changing the bracket 4. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003349 Figure 1. To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2).
Changing the bracket 4. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003349 Figure 1. To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2).
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Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 To prevent throughput problems: ✧ Use the cables provided or use the shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use cables longer than ... end of an internal cable to a SATA drive, SAS or SATA backplane, or an expander device. ✧ Route the cables carefully. ✧ Check that the controller and cables are all properly attached. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003350 Figure 2.
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 To prevent throughput problems: ✧ Use the cables provided or use the shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use cables longer than ... end of an internal cable to a SATA drive, SAS or SATA backplane, or an expander device. ✧ Route the cables carefully. ✧ Check that the controller and cables are all properly attached. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003350 Figure 2.
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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. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6.
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. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6.