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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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..., BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT. Copyright © 2009-2010 by LSI Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Intel products are not intended for use in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may make changes to specifications...
..., BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT. Copyright © 2009-2010 by LSI Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide Intel products are not intended for use in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may make changes to specifications...
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...; Engineers who are designing a system using the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 in a RAID system. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide iii Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary...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 use with RAID...
...; Engineers who are designing a system using the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 in a RAID system. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide iii Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary...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 use with RAID...
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... Contents Preface ...iii Audience ...iii Organization ...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...
... Contents Preface ...iii Audience ...iii Organization ...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...
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Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 9 Figure 3. 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. Changing the bracket 8 Figure 2.
Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 9 Figure 3. 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. Changing the bracket 8 Figure 2.
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List of Tables Table 1. Jumper Description 13 Table 2. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Fault Tolerance Features 15 Table 5. Array Performance Features 14 Table 4. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide ix
List of Tables Table 1. Jumper Description 13 Table 2. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Fault Tolerance Features 15 Table 5. Array Performance Features 14 Table 4. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide ix
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...cost-effective SATA or highperformance SAS media. The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an intelligent PCI Express* 2.0-compliant SAS/SATA II RAID controller that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set to ... of expanders, see the ANSI SAS Standard Specification, Version 2.0. 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 ...
...cost-effective SATA or highperformance SAS media. The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an intelligent PCI Express* 2.0-compliant SAS/SATA II RAID controller that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set to ... of expanders, see the ANSI SAS Standard Specification, Version 2.0. 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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... 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 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an extension to 5 Gb/s per lane. The SAS RAID controllers support the SAS protocol as described in Non...
... 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 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an extension to 5 Gb/s per lane. The SAS RAID controllers support the SAS protocol as described in Non...
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... with up , hot-plug, and lower power consumption • User-specified rebuild rate (percent of RAID mode may require OCE). - Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 3 See Appendix A for limitations on redundant volumes), Migration, OCE, and Patrol Read. • Allows mixed connections ...that you can be supported by your operating system, refer to the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. To make sure the RAID controller supports your server board. Online RAID level migration (upgrade of system resources to ...
... with up , hot-plug, and lower power consumption • User-specified rebuild rate (percent of RAID mode may require OCE). - Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 3 See Appendix A for limitations on redundant volumes), Migration, OCE, and Patrol Read. • Allows mixed connections ...that you can be supported by your operating system, refer to the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. To make sure the RAID controller supports your server board. Online RAID level migration (upgrade of system resources to ...
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... 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 Hot-swap support. CIM, LEDs. • Cache options: - Redundancy and Error Handling • In-band SES2. • Enclosure management support... virtual disks if there are five or more disks in non-volatile RAM and on the disk. - Direct I/O: Reads data directly from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2;
... 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 Hot-swap support. CIM, LEDs. • Cache options: - Redundancy and Error Handling • In-band SES2. • Enclosure management support... virtual disks if there are five or more disks in non-volatile RAM and on the disk. - Direct I/O: Reads data directly from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2;
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.... • Supports single PHY or 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
.... • Supports single PHY or 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
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... RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Remove the power cord(s). 2. For instructions, see Figure 1). 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 •... drives Note: SATA II is the only type of the server system (see the server system documentation. 3. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 7 In addition, Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
... RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Remove the power cord(s). 2. For instructions, see Figure 1). 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 •... drives Note: SATA II is the only type of the server system (see the server system documentation. 3. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 7 In addition, Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
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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 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). Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003349 Figure 1.
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... or SAS backplane (see letter "A" in Figure 3). Connect the other end of an internal cable to the right connector (see letter "C" in Figure 3). Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003350 Figure 2.
... or SAS backplane (see letter "A" in Figure 3). Connect the other end of an internal cable to the right connector (see letter "C" in Figure 3). Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 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. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6. 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. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords.