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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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...FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. 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... OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT. Intel may be claimed as the property of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in medical, life saving, life sustaining applications. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of others. All rights reserved. ...
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...people who benefit from this book are: • Engineers who are designing a system using the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 in a RAID system. It contains installation instructions and specifications. Organization This document includes the following... ships with the RAID controller or on how to configure the storage adapters, and for an overview of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics...
...people who benefit from this book are: • Engineers who are designing a system using the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 in a RAID system. It contains installation instructions and specifications. Organization This document includes the following... ships with the RAID controller or on how to configure the storage adapters, and for an overview of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics...
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... 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 ...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 Tolerance ...15 Safety Characteristics 17...
... 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 ...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 Tolerance ...15 Safety Characteristics 17...
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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. 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. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 9 Figure 3.
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Fault Tolerance Features 15 Table 5. Jumper Description 13 Table 2. Array Performance Features 14 Table 4. List of Tables Table 1. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide ix
Fault Tolerance Features 15 Table 5. Jumper Description 13 Table 2. Array Performance Features 14 Table 4. List of Tables Table 1. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide ix
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...SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . 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...connection interface that offers reliability, good performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 1 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an intelligent PCI Express* 2.0-compliant SAS/SATA II RAID controller that is compatible...
...SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . 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...connection interface that offers reliability, good performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 1 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 is an intelligent PCI Express* 2.0-compliant SAS/SATA II RAID controller that is compatible...
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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 the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1. Drives not configured as part of performance up to 16...
... 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 the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.1. Drives not configured as part of performance up to 16...
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...by your server board. Although you carefully assess any decision to mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 3 All operating systems supported by the RAID controller may not be set for Rebuilds, Consistency Checks, ... Background operating mode can mix drives within the same enclosure. However, you should never mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive, Intel strongly discourages the practice. Usability • The card ships with both a standard and a low-profile bracket. • Small, thin cabling with...
...by your server board. Although you carefully assess any decision to mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 3 All operating systems supported by the RAID controller may not be set for Rebuilds, Consistency Checks, ... Background operating mode can mix drives within the same enclosure. However, you should never mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive, Intel strongly discourages the practice. Usability • The card ships with both a standard and a low-profile bracket. • Small, thin cabling with...
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... 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 Direct I /O only - Configuration stored in non-volatile RAM and on the disk. - Normal Read: Always reads...: - SAS/SATA Features of each supporting 6 Gb/s and 3 Gb/s SAS data transfers per PHY, only four phys are logged from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; Blocked: deny read . - RW: allow read and write I /O • Redundancy through : Usually slower but ensures data ...
... 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 Direct I /O only - Configuration stored in non-volatile RAM and on the disk. - Normal Read: Always reads...: - SAS/SATA Features of each supporting 6 Gb/s and 3 Gb/s SAS data transfers per PHY, only four phys are logged from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; Blocked: deny read . - RW: allow read and write I /O • Redundancy through : Usually slower but ensures data ...
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... 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 SMP to RAID 5. Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules • Migration must occur to the same or...
... 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 SMP to RAID 5. Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules • Migration must occur to the same or...
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... supported by this RAID Controller. For instructions, see Figure 1). Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 7 Remove the power cord(s). 2. In addition, Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware Installation Requirements • An Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 with the provided cable • A host system with an...
... supported by this RAID Controller. For instructions, see Figure 1). Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 7 Remove the power cord(s). 2. In addition, Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware Installation Requirements • An Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 with the provided cable • A host system with an...
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Full-height Bracket Low-profile Bracket AF003349 Figure 1. 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 Changing the bracket 4. 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. 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 Changing the bracket 4. To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2).
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... connect to the ports on a SATA or SAS backplane (see letter "A" in Figure 3). PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003350 Figure 2. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. Connect the other end of the cables to SATA drives or to a SATA drive, SAS or SATA backplane, or an expander device. ✧... Decrease the maximum length by one 4-port combined end of an internal cable to the right connector (see letter "C" in Figure 3). Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 For the four drives (ports 0 - 3), connect one foot if you are all properly attached.
... connect to the ports on a SATA or SAS backplane (see letter "A" in Figure 3). PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003350 Figure 2. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 5. Connect the other end of the cables to SATA drives or to a SATA drive, SAS or SATA backplane, or an expander device. ✧... Decrease the maximum length by one 4-port combined end of an internal cable to the right connector (see letter "C" in Figure 3). Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 9 For the four drives (ports 0 - 3), connect one foot if you are all properly attached.
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C B Ports 0-3 C AF003351 Figure 3. 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 Install the server system cover and connect the power cords.
C B Ports 0-3 C AF003351 Figure 3. 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 Install the server system cover and connect the power cords.