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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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...; Appendix A explains drive roaming and drive migration. • Appendix B provides safety instructions to use an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 as a part of their RAID system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 in their RAID system. Organization This document includes the following chapters and appendices: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the software drivers, see...
...; Appendix A explains drive roaming and drive migration. • Appendix B provides safety instructions to use an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 as a part of their RAID system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 in their RAID system. Organization This document includes the following chapters and appendices: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the software drivers, see...
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... 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 ... ...20 LED Headers ...20 Serial UART Header ...22 Technical Specifications ...22 Array Performance Features 23 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide v
... 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 ... ...20 LED Headers ...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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UART Connector...22 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide vii List of Figures Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 8 Figure 2. Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU7 15 Figure 6. LED Header ...21 Figure 9. SFF8087 to Four-port Internal Cable with one SGPIO Connector 18 Figure 8. Card Layout...11 Figure 4. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 SAS/SATA Connectors 16 Figure 7. Hardware Block Diagram 13 Figure 5. Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 3.
UART Connector...22 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide vii List of Figures Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 8 Figure 2. Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU7 15 Figure 6. LED Header ...21 Figure 9. SFF8087 to Four-port Internal Cable with one SGPIO Connector 18 Figure 8. Card Layout...11 Figure 4. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 SAS/SATA Connectors 16 Figure 7. Hardware Block Diagram 13 Figure 5. Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 9 Figure 3.
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SFF8087 Internal Connector with one SGPIO Connector Pin-out 17 Table 3. UART Connector Pin-out 22 Table 7. Power Supply for the Controller 25 Table 11. Fault Tolerance Features 24 Table 10. BBU Connector Pin-out 19 Table 4. Technical Specifications 22 Table 8. Array Performance Features 23 Table 9. Jumper Description 11 Table 2. I2C Connector Pin-Out 19 Table 5. RAID Virtual Drive Status 28 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide ix LED Headers Pin-out 20 Table 6. List of Tables Table 1. RAID Physical Drive Status 27 Table 12.
SFF8087 Internal Connector with one SGPIO Connector Pin-out 17 Table 3. UART Connector Pin-out 22 Table 7. Power Supply for the Controller 25 Table 11. Fault Tolerance Features 24 Table 10. BBU Connector Pin-out 19 Table 4. Technical Specifications 22 Table 8. Array Performance Features 23 Table 9. Jumper Description 11 Table 2. I2C Connector Pin-Out 19 Table 5. RAID Virtual Drive Status 28 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide ix LED Headers Pin-out 20 Table 6. List of Tables Table 1. RAID Physical Drive Status 27 Table 12.
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... interface uses the proven SCSI command set . 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 of point-to-point serial data ..., lower pin count, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI and improves signal and data integrity. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 is a RAID solution that meets the internal storage needs of workgroup, department, or enterprise systems to use with cost-effective SATA or...
... interface uses the proven SCSI command set . 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 of point-to-point serial data ..., lower pin count, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI and improves signal and data integrity. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 is a RAID solution that meets the internal storage needs of workgroup, department, or enterprise systems to use with cost-effective SATA or...
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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 •...
..., 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 •...
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... Support for non-disk devices and mixed capacity drives. • Support for your server board at http://www.intel.com. Drive roaming Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 3 Usability • Small, thin cabling with auto rebuild if an array drive fails. .... • SATA II Protocol to enable communication with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160. Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) adds space to share topology management information with other SATA II devices. • Serial Management...
... Support for non-disk devices and mixed capacity drives. • Support for your server board at http://www.intel.com. Drive roaming Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 3 Usability • Small, thin cabling with auto rebuild if an array drive fails. .... • SATA II Protocol to enable communication with expanders. • Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160. Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) adds space to share topology management information with other SATA II devices. • Serial Management...
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... rebuild on reboot (the Auto Rebuild feature must be lost . - Non Read Ahead: Always reads from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2, CIM, and LEDs. • Multiple cache options allow configuration-specific performance optimization: - Caution: Exceeding 50% rate...Rebuilds, Consistency Checks, Initialization (auto restarting Consistency Check on the disk. - Read Ahead: Predicts next read . 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide No reboot necessary after determining exact location of failed drives with transparent rebuild. Write-through: Usually slower ...
... rebuild on reboot (the Auto Rebuild feature must be lost . - Non Read Ahead: Always reads from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2, CIM, and LEDs. • Multiple cache options allow configuration-specific performance optimization: - Caution: Exceeding 50% rate...Rebuilds, Consistency Checks, Initialization (auto restarting Consistency Check on the disk. - Read Ahead: Predicts next read . 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide No reboot necessary after determining exact location of failed drives with transparent rebuild. Write-through: Usually slower ...
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Configuration stored in the cache. ✧ Direct I /O setting. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 5 - Adaptive Read Ahead: Reads ahead and caches data only if doing sequential reads. - Optional battery backup for cache memory. Hot-swap support. - Determines whether read operations check the cache before reading from disk. (not cache) • Redundancy through: - I /O: Reads data directly from disks. ✧ Cache I/O: Checks cache first, only reads disk if data is not in non-volatile RAM and on the drives (COD). -
Configuration stored in the cache. ✧ Direct I /O setting. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 5 - Adaptive Read Ahead: Reads ahead and caches data only if doing sequential reads. - Optional battery backup for cache memory. Hot-swap support. - Determines whether read operations check the cache before reading from disk. (not cache) • Redundancy through: - I /O: Reads data directly from disks. ✧ Cache 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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... are RAID 0 to RAID 1, RAID 0 to RAID 5, RAID 0 to RAID 6, RAID 1 to RAID 5, RAID 1 to RAID 6, RAID 5 to the same or larger capacity configuration. • Migration cannot occur if there is more than one virtual disk in a fail-over configuration) through an expander. To disable the alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose SilenceAlarm. 6 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160...
... are RAID 0 to RAID 1, RAID 0 to RAID 5, RAID 0 to RAID 6, RAID 1 to RAID 5, RAID 1 to RAID 6, RAID 5 to the same or larger capacity configuration. • Migration cannot occur if there is more than one virtual disk in a fail-over configuration) through an expander. To disable the alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose SilenceAlarm. 6 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160...
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...power cord(s). 2. For instructions, see Figure 1). Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 7 Remove the server cover. To locate ...an appropriate slot and for cable requirements, see your server system documentation. 3. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 , with the provided standoffs • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express...
...power cord(s). 2. For instructions, see Figure 1). Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 7 Remove the server cover. To locate ...an appropriate slot and for cable requirements, see your server system documentation. 3. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware Installation Requirements • Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 , with the provided standoffs • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express...
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... sure the controller and cables are all properly attached. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide Note: To prevent throughput problems: ✧ Use the cables provided or use the shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use cables longer ...
... sure the controller and cables are all properly attached. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide Note: To prevent throughput problems: ✧ Use the cables provided or use the shortest possible cable. ✧ Do not use cables longer ...
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See your server system documentation for instructions. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 9 Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 5. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. AF003503 Figure 2.
See your server system documentation for instructions. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide 9 Connecting Cable between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 5. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. AF003503 Figure 2.
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...install the operating system drivers. After you press the keys to enter the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 software, the firmware takes several seconds. Exit and reboot. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide If you miss it, you need to restart the ... mismatch: 1. This message times out after several seconds to initialize and then display the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 number and firmware version. Resolving a Config Mismatch If the newly installed RAID controller was previously configured, a message displays during boot up before or at the same...
...install the operating system drivers. After you press the keys to enter the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 software, the firmware takes several seconds. Exit and reboot. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 Hardware User's Guide If you miss it, you need to restart the ... mismatch: 1. This message times out after several seconds to initialize and then display the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WG160 number and firmware version. Resolving a Config Mismatch If the newly installed RAID controller was previously configured, a message displays during boot up before or at the same...