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Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E64399-002
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E64399-002
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... INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. Portions Copyright 2005-2010 by Intel Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide All rights reserved. INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL(R) PRODUCTS. Intel products are not intended for use in the United States and other countries. *Other names...
... INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. Portions Copyright 2005-2010 by Intel Corporation. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide All rights reserved. INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL(R) PRODUCTS. Intel products are not intended for use in the United States and other countries. *Other names...
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... from this Manual This is on the Resource CD that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related support devices. The people who are designing a system using the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 in a RAID system. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide iii It contains installation instructions and specifications.
... from this Manual This is on the Resource CD that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related support devices. The people who are designing a system using the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 in a RAID system. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide iii It contains installation instructions and specifications.
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...Controller 4 Chapter 2, Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 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 RS2WC080 Characteristics 13 Technical Specifications... ...16 Safety Characteristics 17 A. Regulatory and Certification Information 31 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices 33 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide v Installation / Assembly Safety Instructions 19 English ...21 Deutsch ...
...Controller 4 Chapter 2, Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 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 RS2WC080 Characteristics 13 Technical Specifications... ...16 Safety Characteristics 17 A. Regulatory and Certification Information 31 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices 33 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide v Installation / Assembly Safety Instructions 19 English ...21 Deutsch ...
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Changing the Bracket 8 Figure 2. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 10 Figure 4. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 9 Figure 3. Card Layout...13 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide vii List of Figures Figure 1.
Changing the Bracket 8 Figure 2. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 10 Figure 4. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 9 Figure 3. Card Layout...13 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide vii List of Figures Figure 1.
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Fault Tolerance Features 16 Table 5. Array Performance Features 15 Table 4. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide ix List of Tables Table 1. Jumper Description 13 Table 2.
Fault Tolerance Features 16 Table 5. Array Performance Features 15 Table 4. Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide ix List of Tables Table 1. Jumper Description 13 Table 2.
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...architecture while maintaining compatibility with Serial ATA technology. The point-to smaller devices, and do not inhibit airflow. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide 1 The serial transmission of the enterprise and high-end workstation storage markets. The SAS ...connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. As a second-generation PCI Express* RAID controller, the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across entry-level, mid-range, and ...
...architecture while maintaining compatibility with Serial ATA technology. The point-to smaller devices, and do not inhibit airflow. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide 1 The serial transmission of the enterprise and high-end workstation storage markets. The SAS ...connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. As a second-generation PCI Express* RAID controller, the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across entry-level, mid-range, and ...
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... ATA II: Extension to 5 Gb/s per lane. Drives not configured as part of performance up to 16 RAID arrays. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 is an extension to share topology management information with other SAS devices. • SATA II Protocol to enable ... and Windows Vista*. • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide With eight independent ports supporting 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS data transfers using SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA II as...
... ATA II: Extension to 5 Gb/s per lane. Drives not configured as part of performance up to 16 RAID arrays. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 is an extension to share topology management information with other SAS devices. • SATA II Protocol to enable ... and Windows Vista*. • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide With eight independent ports supporting 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS data transfers using SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA II as...
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...Expansion (OCE) adds space to mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive. See Appendix A for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080. Online RAID level migration (upgrade of system resources to use from 0-100%) Caution: Exceeding 50% rate may cause operating system ... you should never mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive, Intel strongly discourages the practice. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide 3 All operating systems supported by the RAID controller may not be set for controller access. • Background operating mode ...
...Expansion (OCE) adds space to mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive. See Appendix A for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080. Online RAID level migration (upgrade of system resources to use from 0-100%) Caution: Exceeding 50% rate may cause operating system ... you should never mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive, Intel strongly discourages the practice. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide 3 All operating systems supported by the RAID controller may not be set for controller access. • Background operating mode ...
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...the LSI*SAS2008 Controller • Provides eight independent phys, each read and write I /O: Reads data directly from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; Redundancy and Error Handling • In-band SES2. • Enclosure management support. • Drive coercion (auto-... only three or four drives use Peer Read mode. • Smart Technology predicts failures of failed drives with other SAS devices. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide Write-through : - RW: allow read and write I/O - Configuration stored in NVRAM, viewable from disk (without ...
...the LSI*SAS2008 Controller • Provides eight independent phys, each read and write I /O: Reads data directly from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; Redundancy and Error Handling • In-band SES2. • Enclosure management support. • Drive coercion (auto-... only three or four drives use Peer Read mode. • Smart Technology predicts failures of failed drives with other SAS devices. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide Write-through : - RW: allow read and write I/O - Configuration stored in NVRAM, viewable from disk (without ...
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... an expander. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules • Migration must occur to RAID 5. 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 the...
... an expander. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules • Migration must occur to RAID 5. 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 the...
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... the server system cover. If necessary, change the bracket on the RAID controller to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware Installation Requirements • An Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 with the provided cables • A host system with an available...
... the server system cover. If necessary, change the bracket on the RAID controller to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware Installation Requirements • An Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 with the provided cables • A host system with an available...
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AF003344 Figure 1. Changing the Bracket 4. To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide
AF003344 Figure 1. Changing the Bracket 4. To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2). Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide
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For the first four drives (ports 0 - 3), connect one foot if you are all properly attached. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide 9 Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 5. To prevent throughput problems: ✧ Use the cables provided or use the shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use cables longer than four drives without ...
For the first four drives (ports 0 - 3), connect one foot if you are all properly attached. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide 9 Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 5. To prevent throughput problems: ✧ Use the cables provided or use the shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use cables longer than four drives without ...
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A C B Ports 0-3 Ports 4-7 D AF003346 Figure 3. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords.
A C B Ports 0-3 Ports 4-7 D AF003346 Figure 3. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords.