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Intel® Integrated RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E98813-002
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide Intel Order Number: E98813-002
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... A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. Copyright © 2010 by LSI Corporation. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of others. All rights reserved. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide Portions Copyright 2010 by Intel Corporation. DISCLAIMER INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH...
... A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT. Copyright © 2010 by LSI Corporation. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of others. All rights reserved. ii Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide Portions Copyright 2010 by Intel Corporation. DISCLAIMER INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH...
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... document includes the following chapters and appendices: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160. • Appendix A explains drive roaming and drive migration. • Appendix B provides safety instructions to...
... document includes the following chapters and appendices: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160. • Appendix A explains drive roaming and drive migration. • Appendix B provides safety instructions to...
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...Handling 4 SAS/SATA Features ...6 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 6 Beep Codes ...6 Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 10 Replacing a Controller ...10 Resolving a Config Mismatch 10 Chapter 3: Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Characteristics 11 Major Components ...14 LSI* SAS2108 ROC ...... ...20 Serial UART Header ...22 Technical Specifications ...22 Array Performance Features 23 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide v
...Handling 4 SAS/SATA Features ...6 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 6 Beep Codes ...6 Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 10 Replacing a Controller ...10 Resolving a Config Mismatch 10 Chapter 3: Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Characteristics 11 Major Components ...14 LSI* SAS2108 ROC ...... ...20 Serial UART Header ...22 Technical Specifications ...22 Array Performance Features 23 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide v
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... Technology 26 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices 26 SAS Expander Support 26 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices 26 Enclosure Management Support 26 RAID Functionality and Features 26 Hierarchy ...26 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 28 Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 29 Drive Roaming ...29 Drive Migration... Deutsch ...34 Français ...35 Español ...37 Italiano ...38 Appendix C: Regulatory and Certification Information 41 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 41 vi Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide
... Technology 26 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices 26 SAS Expander Support 26 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices 26 Enclosure Management Support 26 RAID Functionality and Features 26 Hierarchy ...26 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 28 Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 29 Drive Roaming ...29 Drive Migration... Deutsch ...34 Français ...35 Español ...37 Italiano ...38 Appendix C: Regulatory and Certification Information 41 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 41 vi Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide
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Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 3. Card Layout...11 Figure 4. Hardware Block Diagram 13 Figure 5. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 SAS/SATA Connectors 16 Figure 7. LED Header ...21 Figure 9. List of Figures Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 8 Figure 2. SFF8087 to Four-port Internal Cable with one SGPIO Connector 18 Figure 8. UART Connector...22 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide vii Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU7 15 Figure 6.
Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 3. Card Layout...11 Figure 4. Hardware Block Diagram 13 Figure 5. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 SAS/SATA Connectors 16 Figure 7. LED Header ...21 Figure 9. List of Figures Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 8 Figure 2. SFF8087 to Four-port Internal Cable with one SGPIO Connector 18 Figure 8. UART Connector...22 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide vii Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU7 15 Figure 6.
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Fault Tolerance Features 24 Table 10. Power Supply for the Controller 25 Table 11. I2C Connector Pin-Out 19 Table 5. UART Connector Pin-out 22 Table 7. LED Headers Pin-out 20 Table 6. RAID Physical Drive Status 27 Table 12. BBU Connector Pin-out 19 Table 4. Technical Specifications 22 Table 8. Array Performance Features 23 Table 9. RAID Virtual Drive Status 28 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide ix Jumper Description 11 Table 2. SFF8087 Internal Connector with one SGPIO Connector Pin-out 17 Table 3. List of Tables Table 1.
Fault Tolerance Features 24 Table 10. Power Supply for the Controller 25 Table 11. I2C Connector Pin-Out 19 Table 5. UART Connector Pin-out 22 Table 7. LED Headers Pin-out 20 Table 6. RAID Physical Drive Status 27 Table 12. BBU Connector Pin-out 19 Table 4. Technical Specifications 22 Table 8. Array Performance Features 23 Table 9. RAID Virtual Drive Status 28 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide ix Jumper Description 11 Table 2. SFF8087 Internal Connector with one SGPIO Connector Pin-out 17 Table 3. List of Tables Table 1.
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1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 is a high port-count, high-performance intelligent PCI Express* 2.0 compliant SAS/SATA RAID controller that use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI....-to use with cost-effective SATA or high performance SAS media. As a second generation PCI Express* storage controller, the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 addresses the growing demand for the RAID controller, even during system failures. For more information about the use a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the ...
1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 is a high port-count, high-performance intelligent PCI Express* 2.0 compliant SAS/SATA RAID controller that use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI....-to use with cost-effective SATA or high performance SAS media. As a second generation PCI Express* storage controller, the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 addresses the growing demand for the RAID controller, even during system failures. For more information about the use a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the ...
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..., providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 is designed to fit the following Intel® Server Boards and Systems: • Intel® Server Board S5520UR • Intel® Server Board S5500WB • Intel® Server Board S5520HC/S5520HCT/S5500HCV • Intel® Server system SC5650HCBRP • Intel® Workstation Board S5520SC • Intel® Workstation System...
..., providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 is designed to fit the following Intel® Server Boards and Systems: • Intel® Server Board S5520UR • Intel® Server Board S5500WB • Intel® Server Board S5520HC/S5520HCT/S5500HCV • Intel® Server system SC5650HCBRP • Intel® Workstation Board S5520SC • Intel® Workstation System...
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... to share topology management information with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160. See Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install for intelligent XOR RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. • Dedicated or global hot spare ... operating system, see also the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for SATA II through expander interfaces.. Drive roaming Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 3 Operating System Support • Windows Server 2008* R2, Windows 7*, Windows Server 2003*, ...
... to share topology management information with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160. See Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install for intelligent XOR RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. • Dedicated or global hot spare ... operating system, see also the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for SATA II through expander interfaces.. Drive roaming Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 3 Operating System Support • Windows Server 2008* R2, Windows 7*, Windows Server 2003*, ...
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...Auto-detection of virtual disks if there are five or more disks in NVRAM, viewable from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2, CIM, and LEDs. • Multiple cache options allow configuration-specific performance optimization: - Write... ROM interface. • Allows for the disk but ensures data is lost. - RAID 5 arrays of only three or four drives use from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor. • Failures are logged from 0-100%). ... data into the cache. - Read Ahead: Predicts next read . 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide
...Auto-detection of virtual disks if there are five or more disks in NVRAM, viewable from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2, CIM, and LEDs. • Multiple cache options allow configuration-specific performance optimization: - Write... ROM interface. • Allows for the disk but ensures data is lost. - RAID 5 arrays of only three or four drives use from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor. • Failures are logged from 0-100%). ... data into the cache. - Read Ahead: Predicts next read . 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide
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Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 5 Optional battery backup for cache memory. Adaptive Read Ahead: Reads ahead and caches data only if doing sequential reads. - Determines whether read operations check the cache before reading from disk. (not cache) • Redundancy through: - Configuration stored in the cache. ✧ Direct I/O: Reads data directly from disks. ✧ Cache I /O setting. Hot-swap support. - I /O: Checks cache first, only reads disk if data is not in non-volatile RAM and on the drives (COD). - -
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 5 Optional battery backup for cache memory. Adaptive Read Ahead: Reads ahead and caches data only if doing sequential reads. - Determines whether read operations check the cache before reading from disk. (not cache) • Redundancy through: - Configuration stored in the cache. ✧ Direct I/O: Reads data directly from disks. ✧ Cache I /O setting. Hot-swap support. - I /O: Checks cache first, only reads disk if data is not in non-volatile RAM and on the drives (COD). - -
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... multiple SATA targets through an expander if using SATA 2.0- To disable the alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose SilenceAlarm. 6 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide SAS/SATA Features • Eight independent PHYs internally, each supporting 6.0 Gbps SAS and SATA data transfers. • Provides 16 internal ports...
... multiple SATA targets through an expander if using SATA 2.0- To disable the alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose SilenceAlarm. 6 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide SAS/SATA Features • Eight independent PHYs internally, each supporting 6.0 Gbps SAS and SATA data transfers. • Provides 16 internal ports...
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... for cable requirements, see step 4 in card, see your server system documentation. 3. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 7 Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Remove the server cover. For instructions, see Figure 1). 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 , with the provided standoffs • A host system with an available x8 or...
... for cable requirements, see step 4 in card, see your server system documentation. 3. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 7 Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Remove the server cover. For instructions, see Figure 1). 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 , with the provided standoffs • A host system with an available x8 or...
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... maximum length by one foot if you are using the 4-port combined end. Make sure the controller and cables are all properly attached. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide PCI Express* Slot AF003502 Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 4. Connect the provided cables into the adapter using a backplane. ✧ Do not use cross-over cables...
... maximum length by one foot if you are using the 4-port combined end. Make sure the controller and cables are all properly attached. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide PCI Express* Slot AF003502 Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 4. Connect the provided cables into the adapter using a backplane. ✧ Do not use cross-over cables...
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Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 9 Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. AF003503 Figure 2. See your server system documentation for instructions. Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 5.
Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 9 Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. AF003503 Figure 2. See your server system documentation for instructions. Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 5.
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... to state the keys that in adapter. This message times out after several seconds to initialize and then display the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 number and firmware version. Configuring the RAID Controller To configure the RAID Controller, follow these steps to resolve the mismatch: 1. See the Quick Start User's Guide and the Software User's Guide for instructions...
... to state the keys that in adapter. This message times out after several seconds to initialize and then display the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 number and firmware version. Configuring the RAID Controller To configure the RAID Controller, follow these steps to resolve the mismatch: 1. See the Quick Start User's Guide and the Software User's Guide for instructions...