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... 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 and technical specifications for use with RAID controllers and related support devices. Audience This document assumes that ships with the RAID controller...
... 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 and technical specifications for use with RAID controllers and related support devices. Audience This document assumes that ships with the RAID controller...
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Table of 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 Resolving...
Table of 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 Resolving...
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... 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. The controllers also support the Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification...
... 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. The controllers also support the Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification...
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... same enclosure. Drive roaming - To make sure the RAID controller supports your operating system, refer to -point data transfer rates • Support for non-disk devices and mixed capacity drives • Support for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. Drive migration - Although you can be supported by the RAID controller may not be set for Rebuilds...
... same enclosure. Drive roaming - To make sure the RAID controller supports your operating system, refer to -point data transfer rates • Support for non-disk devices and mixed capacity drives • Support for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040. Drive migration - Although you can be supported by the RAID controller may not be set for Rebuilds...
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... and write I /O: Reads data directly from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; Write-through : - Direct I /O • Redundancy through : Usually slower but ensures data is on the drives (COD). - Hot-swap support. RW: allow read and write I /O to the drive) for...; In-band SES2. • 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
... and write I /O: Reads data directly from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; Write-through : - Direct I /O • Redundancy through : Usually slower but ensures data is on the drives (COD). - Hot-swap support. RW: allow read and write I /O to the drive) for...; In-band SES2. • 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
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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. compliant hard disk drives. • ... if there is more than one virtual disk in a fail-over configuration) through an expander if using SATA 2.0- • Supports SMP to communicate topology management information. • Supports single PHY or wide ports consisting of 2, 3, or 4 PHYs within a single quad port. • Allows addressing of ...
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. compliant hard disk drives. • ... if there is more than one virtual disk in a fail-over configuration) through an expander if using SATA 2.0- • Supports SMP to communicate topology management information. • Supports single PHY or wide ports consisting of 2, 3, or 4 PHYs within a single quad port. • Allows addressing of ...
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... recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Turn off the power to fit the height of SATA supported by this RAID Controller. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 7 For instructions, see Figure 1). If necessary, change the bracket on the RAID... enclosures, and system components. Remove the power cord(s). 2. Remove the server system cover. 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* ...
... recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Turn off the power to fit the height of SATA supported by this RAID Controller. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 7 For instructions, see Figure 1). If necessary, change the bracket on the RAID... enclosures, and system components. Remove the power cord(s). 2. Remove the server system cover. 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* ...
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... for factory use Reserved for RAID premium feature. Enables support for factory use RAID Premium Feature Key header. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 13 PMI-style I2C connector Supports SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) over I2C over Internal I2C backplane cable. 3 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Characteristics Figure 4. Card Layout Table 1. x8 interface that...
... for factory use Reserved for RAID premium feature. Enables support for factory use RAID Premium Feature Key header. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 13 PMI-style I2C connector Supports SES (SCSI Enclosure Services) over I2C over Internal I2C backplane cable. 3 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Characteristics Figure 4. Card Layout Table 1. x8 interface that...
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...) 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 Express* Revision...
...) 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 Express* Revision...
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... level migration • Drive Roaming • Online Capacity Expansion - Fault Tolerance Features Specification Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) support Drive Replacement Drive Rebuild Using Hot Spares Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 • Detects up to 70% of predictable disk drive failures • Monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and...
... level migration • Drive Roaming • Online Capacity Expansion - Fault Tolerance Features Specification Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) support Drive Replacement Drive Rebuild Using Hot Spares Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 • Detects up to 70% of predictable disk drive failures • Monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and...
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Specification Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) support Error Checking and Indication Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 • Detects up to 70% of predictable disk drive failures • Monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics. • Parity generation and checking, automatic consistency checking • Patrol reads • Activity and fault LEDs • Multiple retries • Logs in NVRAM, event log, CIM, S.M.A.R.T, Intel® RAID Web Console 2 16 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
Specification Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) support Error Checking and Indication Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 • Detects up to 70% of predictable disk drive failures • Monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics. • Parity generation and checking, automatic consistency checking • Patrol reads • Activity and fault LEDs • Multiple retries • Logs in NVRAM, event log, CIM, S.M.A.R.T, Intel® RAID Web Console 2 16 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide
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... of the system, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the system by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to the system. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 21 SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you can damage system parts. Turn off all AC power cords from the system ... left loose tools or parts inside the system. 5. To do this document before turning on the Resource CD and/or at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm. Operating the system without the covers in cards, and other components are properly installed. 3. Check that...
... of the system, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the system by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to the system. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide 21 SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you can damage system parts. Turn off all AC power cords from the system ... left loose tools or parts inside the system. 5. To do this document before turning on the Resource CD and/or at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm. Operating the system without the covers in cards, and other components are properly installed. 3. Check that...
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.... Make sure all cables are properly attached and the RAID controller is properly installed. 9. Clear the configuration on the same port and be supported at the same time. Turn off the power to install and remove drives, see your server system documentation. 4. For instructions, see your ...one controller to the hard drives in the second system in the same order as in and power on the drives. 30 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide For instructions to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Connect the data cables to another....
.... Make sure all cables are properly attached and the RAID controller is properly installed. 9. Clear the configuration on the same port and be supported at the same time. Turn off the power to install and remove drives, see your server system documentation. 4. For instructions, see your ...one controller to the hard drives in the second system in the same order as in and power on the drives. 30 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User's Guide For instructions to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Connect the data cables to another....