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Preface
About this Manual
This is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080, for use with the SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation instructions and specifications. For details on how to configure the storage adapters, and for an overview of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD.
Audience
This document ...
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... Manual ...iii Audience ...iii Organization ...iii Related Publication ...iii
Chapter 1, Overview 1
Benefits of SAS ...1 Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 2
Protocol Support ...2 Operating System Support 2 Usability ...3 SAS/SATA Features of the LSI*SAS2008 Controller 4
Chapter 2, Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware Installation 7
Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Controller...
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List of Figures
Figure 1. Changing the Bracket 8 Figure 2. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 9 Figure 3. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 10 Figure 4. Card Layout...13
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... of the 68-wire SCSI cable or 40-wire ATA cable. The SAS/SATA connector and cable are easier to manipulate, connect to smaller devices, and do not inhibit airflow. The point-to-point SATA architecture eliminates difficulties created by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture while maintaining compatibility with existing ATA firmware.
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..." drives in Non-RAID mode. The PCI Express* connector fits into an x8 or x16 PCI Express* slot capable of performance up to 5 Gb/s per lane.
The SAS RAID controllers support the SAS protocol as described in the Serial Attached SCSI Standard, Version 2.0. The controllers also support the Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.0a and the Serial ATA II...
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... and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080.
Usability
• The card ships with both a standard and a low-profile bracket. • Small, thin cabling with up to 6.0 Gb/s serial, point-to-point data transfer rates • Support for non-disk devices and mixed capacity drives • Support for intelligent XOR RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 • Dedicated...
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...I/O
• Redundancy through:
- Configuration stored in non-volatile RAM and on the drives (COD). - Hot-swap support.
SAS/SATA Features of the LSI*SAS2008 Controller
• Provides eight independent phys, each supporting 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SAS data
transfers per PHY.
• Supports SSP to enable communication with other SAS devices.
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...RAID Controller RS2WC080 with the provided cables • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot • The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation • SAS or SATA 3.0 hard drives
Note: SATA II is the only type of SATA supported by this RAID Controller. In addition, Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
Installing...
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Figure 1. Changing the Bracket
4. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see Figure 2). To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see your server system documentation.
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PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V)
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Figure 2. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080
5. For the first four drives (ports 0 - 3), connect one 4-port combined end of an internal cable to the right connector (see letter "A" in Figure 3). If you are using more than four drives without using an expander backplane, connect the second cable to the left connector (see letter "B" in Figure ...
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A C B
Ports 0-3 Ports 4-7
D
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Figure 3. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane
6. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. For instructions, see your server system documentation.
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...and then display the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 number and firmware version. The numbering of the RAID controller follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board. 3. See the Quick Start User's Guide and the Software User's Guide for instructions to configure the RAID controller and to install the operating system drivers.
Replacing a Controller
To replace the RAID controller...
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Table 2. Technical Specifications
Specification I/O Processor Chip 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
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LSI*SAS2008 PCI* Express-SAS/SATA I/O Processor chip, 150MHz
+3.3 V, +12...
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Safety Characteristics
The Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 meets or exceeds the requirements of UL flammability rating 94 V0. Each bare board is marked with the supplier name or trademark, type, and UL flammability rating. For the boards installed in a PCI bus slot, all voltages are lower than the SELV 42.4 V limit.
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.... Always follow installation and service instructions closely.
• Turn off your computer and any peripherals.
• Disconnect your computer and peripherals from their power sources. Also
disconnect any telephone or telecommunications lines from the computer.
Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock.
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...cable, make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.
• Handle components and cards with care. Do not touch the components or contacts
on a card. Hold a card... from the antistatic packing material until you are ready to install the component in your computer. Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging, be sure to ...Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide
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... cables, add-in cards, and other components are properly installed.
3. Attach the covers to the chassis with the screws removed earlier, and tighten them firmly.
4. Insert and lock the padlock to the system to prevent unauthorized access inside the system.
5. Connect all external cables and the AC power cord(s) to the system.
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... your server documentation. 4. Determine the target requirements. 5. Make sure the drives are inserted properly. 6. Install the server system cover. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 7. Plug in and power on the system.
The controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the drives (COD).
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... Make sure all cables are properly attached and the RAID controller is properly installed.
9. Install the server system cover. For instructions, see your server system documentation.
10. Plug in and power on the system.
When you start the system, the controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the drives.
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... by Intel. The correction of interferences caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution, or attachment will be the responsibility of the user.
This RAID Controller has been tested to comply with FCC standards for office use.
• ICES-003 (Canada) This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits
for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set...