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12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controllers User Guide

12Gb/s Intel

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RAID Controller Characteristics .................................................................... 27

Technical Specifications ...................................................................................................... 28

RAID Controller Specifications .................................................................................... 28
Array Performance Features ....................................................................................... 29
Fault Tolerance ........................................................................................................... 29
Electrical Characteristics ............................................................................................. 30
Safety Characteristics ................................................................................................. 32

Glossary .....................................................................................................................33

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Summary of Contents for 12Gb/s

Page 1: ...12Gb s Intel RAID Controllers User Guide Intel Order Number H21668 001...

Page 2: ...UBCONTRACTOR WAS NEGLIGENT IN THE DESIGN MANUFACTURE OR WARNING OF THE INTEL PRODUCT OR ANY OF ITS PARTS Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice De...

Page 3: ...of the 12Gb s Intel RAID Controller Chapter 2 provides the instructions on how to install the 12Gb s Intel RAID Controller Chapter 3 describes the characteristics of the 12Gb s Intel RAID Controller G...

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Page 5: ...tecture 5 Operating System Support 5 Summary of 12Gb s Intel RAID Controller Characteristics 6 SAS Features 7 SAS Array Limitations 7 SATA III Features 8 PCI Express Performance 9 Usability Features 9...

Page 6: ...er Guide 12Gb s Intel RAID Controller Characteristics 27 Technical Specifications 28 RAID Controller Specifications 28 Array Performance Features 29 Fault Tolerance 29 Electrical Characteristics 30 Sa...

Page 7: ...D Controller RS3DC080 Installation in a PCIe Slot 15 Figure 4 Internal SAS Cable for Connection to SAS Drives SATA II Drives or SATA III Drives 17 Figure 5 SATA III Connectors 17 Figure 6 SAS Plugs SA...

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Page 9: ...Jumpers and Connectors on the Intel RAID Controller RS3WC080 22 Table 5 Jumpers and Connectors on the Intel RAID Controller RS3DC080 24 Table 6 12Gb s Intel RAID Controller Characteristics 27 Table 7...

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Page 11: ...rage infrastructure However SAS devices and SATA devices bring individual characteristics that make each one a more suitable choice depending on your storage needs The 12Gb s Intel RAID Controller giv...

Page 12: ...hich enables communication with other SATA devices Serial Management Protocol SMP which communicates topology management information directly with an attached SAS expander device Serial Tunneling Prot...

Page 13: ...4i internal connectors Configuration Scenarios You can use the 12Gb s Intel RAID Controllers in three main scenarios Low end internal SATA configuration In this configuration use the RAID controller...

Page 14: ...igured with an LSISASx12 Expander Benefits of the SAS Interface SAS is a serial point to point enterprise level device interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set SAS is a convergence of the...

Page 15: ...bility with existing ATA firmware PCI Express Architecture PCIe is a local bus system designed to increase data transfers without slowing down the central processing unit CPU You can install the 12Gb...

Page 16: ...SI3008 LSI3108 LSI3108 PCIe x8 lane width with support for x16 connectors Yes Yes Yes PCIe performance up to 8GT s per lane Yes Yes Yes 1 GB DDR3 1866 MT s onboard SDRAM No Yes Yes Number of Internal...

Page 17: ...www intel com for specific details about your product They support wide ports that consist of two three or four PHYs within a single quad port They support narrow ports consisting of a single PHY The...

Page 18: ...LBA which makes it possible to connect a large number of drives to the RAID controller directly and through expanders However the actual number of drives that you can attach depends on the limits list...

Page 19: ...cabling with point to point serial architecture They support smaller thinner cables that do not restrict airflow They provide drive spin up sequencing control They provide one LED signal for each PHY...

Page 20: ...entation 3 Move the drives to different positions on the backplane to change the targets 4 Determine the SAS target requirements 5 Perform a safety check a Make sure that the drives are inserted corre...

Page 21: ...migrate a Make sure that pin 1 on the cable matches pin 1 on the connector b Make sure that the SAS cables conform to all SAS specifications 5 Remove the drives from the first system and insert them i...

Page 22: ...Data transfer rate Up to 12Gb s per PHY Up to 12Gb s per PHY Bus PCIe 3 0 PCIe 3 0 Cache function Write through non read ahead cache I O direct I O Write back write through non read ahead read ahead...

Page 23: ...are for experienced computer users or installers Detailed Installation contains the steps for all other users to follow 1 Turn off the power to the system and all drives enclosures and system componen...

Page 24: ...off the power to the computer and disconnect the AC power cord Remove the computer cover Refer to the system documentation for instructions Before you install the controller make sure that the comput...

Page 25: ...ation requirements 6 Connect the RAID controller to the devices Use SAS cables to connect SAS devices SATA devices or both to the 12Gb s Intel RAID Controller See SAS Device Cables and Connectors for...

Page 26: ...motherboard 8 Run the RAID BIOS Console Configuration Utility Run the RAID BIOS Console Configuration Utility to configure the drive groups and the virtual drives When the message Press Ctrl G for RAI...

Page 27: ...llowing figure shows SAS connectors and SATA connectors on SAS drives and SATA drives respectively Cables connect internal connectors on the RAID controllers to connectors on SAS drives SATA drives or...

Page 28: ...eps to connect your RAID controller with internal SAS port connectors directly to SAS drives or SATA drives Note The Intel RAID Controller RS3DC080 is shown as an example You can connect the Intel RAI...

Page 29: ...19 You can connect other devices if the cable has more connectors Figure 7 Connecting the Intel RAID Controller RS3DC080 to a Drive 3_01681 00 Edge of Motherboard PCI Express Slot HDD Connector Power...

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Page 31: ...sections provide figures and connector information for the 12Gb s Intel RAID Controllers Intel RAID Controller RS3WC080 The Intel RAID Controller RS3WC080 is a low profile SAS SATA RAID controller tha...

Page 32: ...dge connector J1A SFF 8643 mini SAS HD 4i internal connector x4 SAS Port 0 through Port 3 J1B SFF 8643 mini SAS HD 4i internal connector x4 SAS Port 4 through Port 7 J2 10 pin header Complex programma...

Page 33: ...Controller RS3DC080 Board Layout and Jumper and Connector Information This subsection provides the board layout and the connector and jumper information for the Intel RAID Controller RS3DC0x0 The foll...

Page 34: ...cription J1A2 3 pin connector IPMI style I2C connector for Ports 4 to 7 Supports SCSI Enclosure Services SES over I2C through an internal I2C backplane cable J1A3 20 pin connector Local RAID Maintenan...

Page 35: ...is a single internal port connector J2B4 Standard edge card connector The interface between the RAID controller and the host system Along with the PCIe interface this connector provides power to the b...

Page 36: ...fault Serial boot ROM SBR header Reserved for use J6B3 2 pin connector Global hard disk drive HDD activity LED header Connects to an LED that indicates activity on the drives connected to the controll...

Page 37: ...Gb s Intel RAID Controllers use Fusion MPT architecture which allows for thinner drivers and better performance J6B6 6 pin connector Complex programmable logic device CPLD header Reserved for use J6B7...

Page 38: ...y UL file number E257743 Intel RAID Controller RS3DC040 model 25420 00 Intel RAID Controller RS3DC080 model 25420 00 RAID Controller Specifications The following table lists the specifications for the...

Page 39: ...el RAID Controller RS3DC0x0 supports the following cache configuration 1 GB 72b arrangement 5 128Mbx16 Double Data Rate III DDR3 1866 MHz with Intel RAID Maintenance Free Backup support Size of flash...

Page 40: ...etermine the typical current consumption of the controller State 1 During a hard reset State 2 During a drive stress test State 3 While sitting idle at the DOS prompt The supply voltages are 12V 8 per...

Page 41: ...r the Intel RAID Controller RS3DC0x0 All power is supplied to the Intel RAID Controller RS3DC0x0 through the PCIe 3 3V rails and the 12V rail On board switching regulator circuitry operating from the...

Page 42: ...ximum ambient temperature Temperature range 10 C to 55 C without battery backup unit Temperature range 10 C to 45 C with battery backup unit The parameters for the nonoperating such as storage and tra...

Page 43: ...into a single segment of storage space A hot spare drive does not actively participate in a drive group E EEPROM Acronym for Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory It is a memory chip...

Page 44: ...Express A high performance local bus specification that allows the connection of devices directly to computer memory PCI Express is a two way serial connection that transfers data on two pairs of poin...

Page 45: ...l Management Protocol SMP communicates topology management information directly with an attached SAS expander device Each PHY on the controller can function as an SMP initiator SSP Acronym for Serial...

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