Intel SASUC8I - RAID Controller driver and firmware
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... and SATA II 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® IT/IR RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with storage disk controllers, RAID technology, and related support devices. The...
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... and Error Handling 2 SAS and SATA Features 3 Operating System Support 3
Benefits of Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS 4
Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I Hardware Installation 5
Requirements ...5 Installing the RAID Controller 6 Connecting the Cables ...8 Configuring the Storage Adapter 9 Replacing a Controller ...9
Chapter 3: Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I Characteristics...
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... to SAS or SATA II targets. • Support for non-disk devices and mixed capacity drives. • Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, and 10E. • Hot spare with auto rebuild if an array drive fails. • Fixed RAID stripe size of 64 KB. • Advanced array configuration and management utilities that provide drive roaming. • An upgradeable Flash ROM interface. • Allows...
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...other SAS devices. • Supports SMP to communicate topology management information. • Supports either single PHY or wide ports consisting of 2, 3, or 4 PHY within a
single quad port.
• Allows addressing of multiple SATA targets through an expander if using SATA 2.0-
compliant hard disk drives.
Operating System Support
The Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I supports major operating...
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... cable or 40-wire ATA cable. The SAS/SATA connector and cable are easier to manipulate, allow connections to smaller devices, and do not inhibit airflow. The point-to-point SATA architecture eliminates inherent difficulties created by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing ATA firmware.
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Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I Hardware User's Guide
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.... • A host system with an available x8 bi-directional PCI Express* slot. • The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation. • Cables that are compatible with the RAID controller. • SAS or SATA II hard disk drives.
Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I Hardware User's Guide
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... RAID Controller
To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Power off the computer, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Remove the power cord from the computer. 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express* add-in card slots. For instructions, see your server chassis documentation. 3. Align the controller's connector with a x8 PCI Express* slot on the server board...
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...seconds to initialize and then displays the Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I number and firmware version. The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board.
Connecting the Cables
This section describes the cables used on the SAS controller and provides instructions for connecting SAS and SATA hard disk drives to the SAS RAID controller.
Note: Use only...
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... the storage adapter and install the operating system driver. The Intel® IT/IR RAID Software User's Guide provides configuration options and instructions for the Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I, as well as detailed installation instructions for operating system drivers.
Replacing a Controller
To replace a failed controller, follow these steps . 1. Power off the computer and all drives...
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... SAS Controller SAS / SATA Ports Firmware Compatible Devices
Cabling
Redundant Configuration Enclosure Management
Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I +3.3 V, +12 V Low-profile MD2 PCI Express* adapter card size (6.600 inches by 2.713 inches) PCI Express* Rev 1.0A, x8 lane width 2.5 Gbps
3 GBps per port, point-to-point One LSI* SAS 1068E controller 2x4 internal ports 2 MB in reflashable flash ROM...
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... humidity range: 5% to 90% non-condensing
Safety Characteristics
The Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I meets or exceeds the requirements of UL flammability rating 94 V0. Each bare board is also marked with the supplier name or trademark, type, and UL flammability rating. For the boards installed in a PCI Express* bus slot, all voltages are lower than the SELV 42...
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...Access Memory. An EEPROM (Electronically Erasable Read-Only Memory chip) used to store configuration information. See EEPROM.
A piece of hardware (such as a video monitor, disk drive, printer, or CD-ROM) used with a computer and under the computer's control. SCSI peripherals are controlled through a SAS Intel® RAID Controller SASUC8I.
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