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... from this Manual Thank you have some familiarity with the RAID controller. The people who are designing an Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 for use with the SATA disk drives. For details on how to configure the storage adapters, and for the... roaming and how to do a drive migration. Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080, for a system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 in a RAID system. Organization This document includes the following chapters ...
... from this Manual Thank you have some familiarity with the RAID controller. The people who are designing an Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 for use with the SATA disk drives. For details on how to configure the storage adapters, and for the... roaming and how to do a drive migration. Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080, for a system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 in a RAID system. Organization This document includes the following chapters ...
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... LSISAS2108 Controller 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 5 Beep Codes ...5 Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 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 RT3WB080 Characteristics 13 Technical Specifications ...14 Array Performance Features 15 Fault Tolerance ...16 Electrical Characteristics 17 Safety...
... LSISAS2108 Controller 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 5 Beep Codes ...5 Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 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 RT3WB080 Characteristics 13 Technical Specifications ...14 Array Performance Features 15 Fault Tolerance ...16 Electrical Characteristics 17 Safety...
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Card Layout...13 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 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 RT3WB080 8 Figure 3.
Card Layout...13 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 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 RT3WB080 8 Figure 3.
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Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Fault Tolerance Features 16 Table 5. Array Performance Features 15 Table 4. Jumper Description 13 Table 2. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide ix List of Tables Table 1.
Technical Specifications 14 Table 3. Fault Tolerance Features 16 Table 5. Array Performance Features 15 Table 4. Jumper Description 13 Table 2. Electrical Characteristics 17 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide ix List of Tables Table 1.
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...interface that uses simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 is a high-performance, intelligent PCI Express* 2.0-compliant SATA III RAID controller that meets the internal storage needs of workgroup,...to 16 enterprise-class SATA devices and 64 virtual drives. As a second-generation PCI Express* RAID controller, the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 addresses the growing demand for the RAID controller, even during system failures. SATA is an intelligent, low-profile RAID...
...interface that uses simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 is a high-performance, intelligent PCI Express* 2.0-compliant SATA III RAID controller that meets the internal storage needs of workgroup,...to 16 enterprise-class SATA devices and 64 virtual drives. As a second-generation PCI Express* RAID controller, the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 addresses the growing demand for the RAID controller, even during system failures. SATA is an intelligent, low-profile RAID...
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... 7*, and Windows Vista*. • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11. • VMWare* ESX 4.0 • Solaris* 10 2 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide In addition, the SATA RAID controller supports the following SATA II features: • 3Gb/s SATA II • Staggered spin-up •...
... 7*, and Windows Vista*. • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11. • VMWare* ESX 4.0 • Solaris* 10 2 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide In addition, the SATA RAID controller supports the following SATA II features: • 3Gb/s SATA II • Staggered spin-up •...
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... • Support for Rebuilds, Consistency Checks, Initialization (auto restarting Consistency Check on OCE and RAID migration. - Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 3 No reboot necessary after expansion - To verify compatibility, see the Tested Operating System List ..., 256, 512, or 1024 KB • Advanced Array configuration and Management Utilities provides: - See Appendix A for the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080. Online RAID level migration (upgrade of system resources to use from 0-100%) Caution: Exceeding 50% rate may cause operating...
... • Support for Rebuilds, Consistency Checks, Initialization (auto restarting Consistency Check on OCE and RAID migration. - Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 3 No reboot necessary after expansion - To verify compatibility, see the Tested Operating System List ..., 256, 512, or 1024 KB • Advanced Array configuration and Management Utilities provides: - See Appendix A for the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080. Online RAID level migration (upgrade of system resources to use from 0-100%) Caution: Exceeding 50% rate may cause operating...
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... ✧ Direct I /O: Checks cache first; Optional battery backup for a missing drive to be enabled before reading from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; Write-back: Faster because it does not wait for cache write to disk. • Smart Technology predicts failures... plus error reporting for the disk but ensures data is on the disk. - I /O to the drive) for cache memory. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide Configuration stored in NVRAM, viewable from disks. ✧ Cache I /O: Reads data directly from the drive after determining exact...
... ✧ Direct I /O: Checks cache first; Optional battery backup for a missing drive to be enabled before reading from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; Write-back: Faster because it does not wait for cache write to disk. • Smart Technology predicts failures... plus error reporting for the disk but ensures data is on the disk. - I /O to the drive) for cache memory. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide Configuration stored in NVRAM, viewable from disks. ✧ Cache I /O: Reads data directly from the drive after determining exact...
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...; With OCE, migrations supported are RAID 0 to RAID 1, RAID 0 to RAID 5, RAID 5 to RAID 6, RAID 1 to RAID 6, and RAID 1 to address a single target (in rebuild; Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 5 compliant hard disk drives. • Allows multiple initiators to RAID 5.
...; With OCE, migrations supported are RAID 0 to RAID 1, RAID 0 to RAID 5, RAID 5 to RAID 6, RAID 1 to RAID 6, and RAID 1 to address a single target (in rebuild; Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 5 compliant hard disk drives. • Allows multiple initiators to RAID 5.
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... bracket on the RAID controller to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. For instructions, see Figure 1). Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 7 Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the ...power to fit the height of the server system (see the server system documentation. 3. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware Installation Requirements • An Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 with the provided cables • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* ...
... bracket on the RAID controller to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. For instructions, see Figure 1). Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 7 Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Turn off the ...power to fit the height of the server system (see the server system documentation. 3. 2 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware Installation Requirements • An Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 with the provided cables • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* ...
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Changing the Bracket 4. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003196 Figure 2. C Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 8 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2).
Changing the Bracket 4. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF003196 Figure 2. C Figure 1. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 8 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see Figure 2).
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.... ✧ Decrease the maximum length by one 4-port combined end of the cables to SATA drives or to the left connector (see letter "A" in Figure 3). Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 9 5.
.... ✧ Decrease the maximum length by one 4-port combined end of the cables to SATA drives or to the left connector (see letter "A" in Figure 3). Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 9 5.
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B A Ports 4-7 Ports 0-3 C AF003197 Figure 3. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6.
B A Ports 4-7 Ports 0-3 C AF003197 Figure 3. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 10 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6.
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...Configure > View/Add Configuration to remove and then install an add-in adapter. After you need to initialize and then display the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 number and firmware version. The numbering of the RAID controller follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board. 3. ... steps to be sure that the SATA devices power up to run BIOS Console 2. Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 11 If you miss it, you press the keys to enter the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 software, the firmware takes several seconds. Since the drives...
...Configure > View/Add Configuration to remove and then install an add-in adapter. After you need to initialize and then display the Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 number and firmware version. The numbering of the RAID controller follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board. 3. ... steps to be sure that the SATA devices power up to run BIOS Console 2. Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 11 If you miss it, you press the keys to enter the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 software, the firmware takes several seconds. Since the drives...
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... Battery Backup Unit contains the battery backup unit. JT4 Drive Fault LED Header 2-pin connector LED signal for drive activity. Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 13 When lit, it indicates the data in the factory. JT10 Debug Connector 2-pin connector Reserved. ...pin connector For connection to the defaults set in the cache has not been written to SAS/SATA devices. 3 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Characteristics JT12 JT13 JT10 JT7 JT6 JT9 Port 7-4 Port 3-0 JT11 JT8 JT2 JT4 JT1 JT3 Figure 4. Card Layout Table 1....
... Battery Backup Unit contains the battery backup unit. JT4 Drive Fault LED Header 2-pin connector LED signal for drive activity. Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Hardware User's Guide 13 When lit, it indicates the data in the factory. JT10 Debug Connector 2-pin connector Reserved. ...pin connector For connection to the defaults set in the cache has not been written to SAS/SATA devices. 3 Intel® RAID Controller RT3WB080 Characteristics JT12 JT13 JT10 JT7 JT6 JT9 Port 7-4 Port 3-0 JT11 JT8 JT2 JT4 JT1 JT3 Figure 4. Card Layout Table 1....