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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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... or its subsidiaries in medical, life saving, life sustaining applications. Intel may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright © 2009-2010 by LSI Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Portions Copyright 2005-2010 by Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO...
... or its subsidiaries in medical, life saving, life sustaining applications. Intel may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright © 2009-2010 by LSI Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Portions Copyright 2005-2010 by Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO...
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... includes the following chapters and appendixes: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Appendix B explains drive roaming and how to configure the storage adapters, and for...
... includes the following chapters and appendixes: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Appendix B explains drive roaming and how to configure the storage adapters, and for...
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Regulatory and Certification Information 31 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices 33 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide v Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 29 ...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...
Regulatory and Certification Information 31 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices 33 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide v Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 29 ...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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Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 10 Figure 4. Card Layout...13 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide vii List of Figures Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 9 Figure 3. Changing the bracket 8 Figure 2.
Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 10 Figure 4. Card Layout...13 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide vii List of Figures Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 9 Figure 3. Changing the bracket 8 Figure 2.
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List of Tables Table 1. Fault Tolerance Features 15 Table 5. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide ix Jumper Description 13 Table 2. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Array Performance Features 14 Table 4.
List of Tables Table 1. Fault Tolerance Features 15 Table 5. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide ix Jumper Description 13 Table 2. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Array Performance Features 14 Table 4.
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... SAS offers a higher bandwidth per pin than parallel SCSI. Benefits of SCSI commands eliminates clock skew challenges. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 1 The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . The point-to -point device...difficulties created by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture while maintaining compatibility with Serial ATA technology. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is compatible with existing ATA firmware. The SAS interface provides improved performance, simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower ...
... SAS offers a higher bandwidth per pin than parallel SCSI. Benefits of SCSI commands eliminates clock skew challenges. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 1 The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . The point-to -point device...difficulties created by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture while maintaining compatibility with Serial ATA technology. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is compatible with existing ATA firmware. The SAS interface provides improved performance, simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower ...
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... and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide The SAS RAID controllers support the SAS protocol as "pass through expander interfaces. In addition, the SAS RAID controllers support the following SATA II features: • 3 Gb/s SATA... enable communication with other SATA II devices. • Serial Management Protocol (SMP) to 16 RAID arrays. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an extension to the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1. Drives not configured as part of...
... and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide The SAS RAID controllers support the SAS protocol as "pass through expander interfaces. In addition, the SAS RAID controllers support the following SATA II features: • 3 Gb/s SATA... enable communication with other SATA II devices. • Serial Management Protocol (SMP) to 16 RAID arrays. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an extension to the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1. Drives not configured as part of...
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... mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive. See Appendix A for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. Although you can be supported by the RAID controller may not be set for controller access. • Background operating mode can mix ...Initialization (auto restarting Consistency Check on OCE and RAID migration. - No reboot necessary after expansion - Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 3 Drive migration - Load Balancing • Upgradeable Flash ROM interface • Allows for intelligent XOR RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 ...
... mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive. See Appendix A for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. Although you can be supported by the RAID controller may not be set for controller access. • Background operating mode can mix ...Initialization (auto restarting Consistency Check on OCE and RAID migration. - No reboot necessary after expansion - Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 3 Drive migration - Load Balancing • Upgradeable Flash ROM interface • Allows for intelligent XOR RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 ...
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... 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; Hot-swap support. Write-through : - There must be disk activity (I /O • Redundancy through : Usually slower... but ensures data is on the drives (COD). - RAID 5 arrays of only three or four drives use Peer Read mode. • Smart Technology predicts failures of failed drives with other SAS devices. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide CIM, LEDs. • Cache options: -...
... 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; Hot-swap support. Write-through : - There must be disk activity (I /O • Redundancy through : Usually slower... but ensures data is on the drives (COD). - RAID 5 arrays of only three or four drives use Peer Read mode. • Smart Technology predicts failures of failed drives with other SAS devices. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide CIM, LEDs. • Cache options: -...
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... wide ports consisting of 2, 3, or 4 PHYs within a single quad port. • Allows addressing of multiple SATA targets through an expander. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules • Migration must occur to the same or larger capacity configuration. • Migration cannot occur if there is...
... wide ports consisting of 2, 3, or 4 PHYs within a single quad port. • Allows addressing of multiple SATA targets through an expander. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules • Migration must occur to the same or larger capacity configuration. • Migration cannot occur if there is...
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.... Remove the power cord(s). 2. Remove the server system cover. In addition, Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 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...
.... Remove the power cord(s). 2. Remove the server system cover. In addition, Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 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...
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Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003349 Figure 1. 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 To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2).
Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003349 Figure 1. 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 To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2).
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... shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use cross-over cables. ✧ Only connect to the right connector (see letter "C" in Figure 3). Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003350 Figure 2. For the four drives (ports 0 - 3), connect one foot if you are all properly attached. Connect...
... shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use cross-over cables. ✧ Only connect to the right connector (see letter "C" in Figure 3). Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003350 Figure 2. For the four drives (ports 0 - 3), connect one foot if you are all properly attached. Connect...
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Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. C B Ports 0-3 C AF003351 Figure 3. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6.
Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. C B Ports 0-3 C AF003351 Figure 3. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6.