Intel SRCSAS144E - RAID Controller driver and firmware
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...174; RAID Controller SRCSAS144E, which can be used for 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 Software User's Guide on the Resource CD.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related support devices...
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... of SAS RAID Controller Features 1 Usability ...2 Redundancy and Error Handling 3 SAS and SATA Features 4 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 4 Beep Codes ...5
Benefits of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS 5
Chapter 2, Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Installation 6
Requirements ...6 Installation ...7 Connecting the Cables ...9 Configuring the Storage Adapter 11...
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- Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) adds space to existing drive or new drive. - Online RAID level migration (upgrade of RAID mode, may require OCE). - Drive migration. - Drive roaming. - No reboot necessary after expansion. • An upgradeable Flash ROM interface. • Allows for staggered spin up, hot plug, lower power consumption.
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... ensures data is on the disk.
- Read Ahead: Predicts the next read will be sequential and buffers this data into the cache:
^ NonRead Ahead: Always reads from the drive after determining the exact location of each read.
^ Adaptive Read Ahead: Will read ahead and cache data only if doing sequential reads.
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... SCSI 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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Hardware Guide - Page 15
... install a RAID Controller SRCSAS144E: • An Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. • A host system with an available x4 or x8 bi-directional PCI Express* slot. • The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation. • The cables provided with the RAID controller. • SAS or SATA hard disk drives.
Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power...
Hardware Guide - Page 16
... board.
4. Press down gently but firmly to ensure that the card is properly seated in the slot, as shown in Figure 1. Secure the bracket to the computer chassis.
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Figure 1. Inserting the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E into a PCI Express* Slot
5. Connect the provided internal and/or external cables into the adapter using the 4-port combined end. Make sure the controller and cables...
Hardware Guide - Page 17
... run BIOS Console 2.
This message will time out after several seconds and pass the option to get into the BIOS Console.
The firmware takes several seconds to initialize and will then display the RAID Controller SRCSAS144E number and firmware version. The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board.
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...support (Intel product codes AXX6DRV3GEXP or AXX4DRV3GEXP).
Figure 4. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E to a SATA Hard Drive
Configuring the Storage Adapter
After performing the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E installation, you must configure the storage adapter and install the operating system driver. The Software User's Guide instructs you on the configuration options and how to set...
Hardware Guide - Page 21
...when prompted during the boot process to access the BIOS
Configuration Utility. 2. Select Configure->View/Add Configuration. This allows viewing of the NVRAM
and drive configurations. 3. Select the configuration on disk because the drives contain the correct configuration. 4. Press and select YES to update the NVRAM. 5. Exit and reboot.
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...174; RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. Figure 5 displays the connectors and headers on the controller and Table 1 describes them.
Figure 5. Card Layout s
Table 1. Jumper Descriptions
Jumper
Description
J4
Flash Recovery
jumper
Type 2-pin
J5
Port activity LED 8 x 2
header
J6
SAF-TE I2C header 3-pin
J7
SES I2C header
J8
Cache write
pending LED
2-pin
Comments If a normal firmware update...
Hardware Guide - Page 23
... external ports. Supports 32 SAS/SATA devices using expanders, 40 virtual disks. Integrated 128 MB RAM, optional battery backup 4 MB in reflashable flash ROM Mixed capacity, mixed SATA and SAS in different enclosures; non-disk devices, including expanders. Small, thin cables do not restrict airflow; shared connectors for multiple drive types.
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... humidity range: 5% to 90% non-condensing
Safety Characteristics
The RAID Controller SRCSAS144E 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 42.4 V limit...
Hardware Guide - Page 27
.../write capability. Usually kept as firmware (ROM based). The system BIOS on a server board is used to boot and control the system. The BIOS on your host adapter acts as an extension of the system BIOS.
The way a computer is setup; the combined hardware components (computer, monitor, keyboard, and peripheral devices) that make up a computer system, and the software settings that allow the hardware...