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Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User’s Guide

Figure 1. Changing the Bracket

4. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express*

slot (see

). To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an

add-in card, see your server system documentation.

Figure 2. Installing the Intel

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RAID Controller RS25NB008

5. Configure and install the SAS/SATA Devices in the target external storage case.

Refer to the documentation of the devices for any pre-installation

configuration requirements.

6. Use SAS cables to connect the RAID controller to the target external storage case.

Low-profile

Bracket

AF004149

PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V)

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Summary of Contents for RS25NB008

Page 1: ...Intel Integrated RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User s Guide Intel Order Number G22856 003 ...

Page 2: ...INTEL PRODUCTS INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES RELATING TO FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE MERCHANTABILITY OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT Intel products are not intended for use in medical life saving life sustaining applications Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice Intel is a trademark or regi...

Page 3: ...el RAID Controller RS25NB008 as a part of their RAID system Anyone installing an Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 in their RAID system Organization This document includes the following chapters and appendices Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the RAID controller Chapter 3 provides the charac...

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Page 5: ... 5 Chapter 2 Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements 7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 9 Replacing a Controller 9 Resolving a Config Mismatch 9 Chapter 3 Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 Characteristics 11 Major Components 14 LSI SAS2208 ROC 14 Flash ROM 14 Boot Strap ROM SEEPROM 14 NVSRAM 14 SDRAM Cache 14 Diagnostic Components 15 SAS S...

Page 6: ...5 Support for Non Hard Disk Drive Devices 25 Enclosure Management Support 25 RAID Functionality and Features 25 Hierarchy 25 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 27 Appendix A Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 29 Drive Roaming 29 Drive Migration 30 Appendix B Installation Assembly Safety Instructions 31 English 33 Deutsch 34 Français 35 Español 37 Italiano 38 Appendix C Regulatory and Certification Info...

Page 7: ... the Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 8 Figure 3 Card Layout 11 Figure 4 Cache Memory Board 11 Figure 5 Hardware Block Diagram 13 Figure 6 Intel RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU9 15 Figure 7 Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 SAS SATA Connectors 16 Figure 8 Intel SAS SATA Connector 18 Figure 9 LED Header 20 Figure 10 UART Connector 20 ...

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Page 9: ...8088 Connector J1B1 Pin List 17 Table 4 BBU Connector Pin out 18 Table 5 LED Headers Pin out 19 Table 6 UART Connector Pin out 20 Table 7 Technical Specifications 21 Table 8 Array Performance Features 21 Table 9 Fault Tolerance Features 23 Table 10 Actual Power Consumption Table 24 Table 11 RAID Physical Drive Status 26 Table 12 RAID Virtual Drive Status 26 ...

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Page 11: ... provides cached data protection for the RAID controller even during system failures Benefits of SAS and SATA SAS is a serial enterprise level device interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set SAS is a convergence of the advantages of SATA SCSI and FC and is the future mainstay of the enterprise and high end workstation storage markets SAS offers a higher bandwidth per pin than parallel...

Page 12: ...is Intel RAID Controller at http www intel com p en_US support server Protocol Support Each port on the SAS controllers supports SAS devices SATA II devices or both using SSP SMP STP and SATA II as follows Serial SCSI Protocol SSP to enable communication with other SAS devices SATA II Protocol to enable communication with other SATA II devices Serial Management Protocol SMP to share topology manag...

Page 13: ... and RAID migration Online RAID level migration upgrade of RAID mode may require OCE Drive migration Drive roaming No reboot necessary after expansion Load Balancing Upgradeable Flash ROM interface Allows for staggered spin up hot plug and lower power consumption User specified rebuild rate percent of system resources to use from 0 100 Caution Exceeding 50 rate may cause operating system errors du...

Page 14: ... RAID Web Console 2 CIM and LEDs Multiple cache options allow configuration specific performance optimization Write back Faster because it does not wait for the disk but data will be lost if power is lost Write through Usually slower but ensures data is on the disk Read Ahead Predicts next read will be sequential and buffers this data into the cache Non Read Ahead Always reads from the drive after...

Page 15: ...the same or larger capacity configuration Migration cannot occur if there is more than one virtual disk in a logical array Migration and OCE cannot be done on Spanned Arrays RAID 10 50 and 60 Migrations supported are RAID 1 to RAID 0 RAID 5 to RAID 0 RAID 6 to RAID 0 With OCE migrations supported are RAID 0 to RAID 1 RAID 0 to RAID 5 RAID 0 to RAID 6 RAID 1 to RAID 5 RAID 1 to RAID 6 RAID 5 to RAI...

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Page 17: ...eed Compatible SAS SATA cables for cable requirements see step 4 in Installing the RAID Controller Note Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply UPS Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller follow these steps 1 Turn off the power to the system all drives enclosures and system components Remove the power cord s 2 Remove the server cover For in...

Page 18: ...talling an add in card see your server system documentation Figure 2 Installing the Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 5 Configure and install the SAS SATA Devices in the target external storage case Refer to the documentation of the devices for any pre installation configuration requirements 6 Use SAS cables to connect the RAID controller to the target external storage case Low profile Bracket AF004...

Page 19: ... 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 see your server system documentation for instructions to remove and the...

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Page 21: ... a printed circuit board with RAID controller cache memory chips on it that mounts directly to the base controller through the Memory Board Connector J2 and is secured by one screw It provides a 20 pin connector for remote battery backup module installation support Figure 4 Cache Memory Board AF004152 J5B1 J2B1 J1A1 J1A2 J2A1J2A3J2A2 J4A1 J4A2J5A2 J6A1 J1B1 J1A3 ...

Page 22: ...stalled J1A3 x4 SAS Ports 0 3 external connector SFF 8088 mini SAS 4e external connector Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA 2 drives J1B1 x4 SAS Ports 4 7 external connector SFF 8088 mini SAS 4e external connector Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA 2 drives J2A3 Advanced Software Hardware Key Header 3 pin header Enables support for selected advanced features...

Page 23: ...Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User s Guide 13 Figure 5 Hardware Block Diagram ...

Page 24: ...press interface supports x8 x4 and x1 lane configurations Flash ROM An 16 MB CFI compliant flash ROM is used to accommodate RAID firmware and RAID BIOS Console 2 OpROM Boot Strap ROM SEEPROM The serial bootstrap ROM is used to configure the LSI SAS2208 ROC before the server board configures the PCI Express registers The bootstrap ROM sets the Phase Lock Loop PLL dividers bootstrap configuration an...

Page 25: ...g an uninterruptible power supply UPS Diagnostic Components Audible Alarm The audible alarm beeps when a drive fails and also during a rebuild The drive failure alarm beeps are Degraded array Short tone one second on one second off Failed array Long tone three seconds on one second off Hot spare commissioned Short tone one second on three seconds off The drive failure tones repeat until the proble...

Page 26: ...or to indicate a board error SAS SATA Connectors The Intel Integrated RAID controller RS25NB008 provides two external SFF 8088 SAS SATA signal connectors Each SFF 8088 connector provides support for four SAS SATA ports The sideband signals are configured to adhere to the SFF 8485 Specifications for SGPIO support Figure 7 Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 SAS SATA Connectors SAS SATA Connector Pin ou...

Page 27: ...Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User s Guide 17 Table 2 SFF 8088 Connector J1A3 Pin List Table 3 SFF 8088 Connector J1B1 Pin List ...

Page 28: ...SATA cables BBU Connector Pin out Table 4 BBU Connector Pin out Pin Name Description 1 P12V 12V Power 2 GND Ground 3 BATT_PRSNT Battery Present 4 GND Ground 5 P1V8 1 8V Power 6 GND Ground 7 P3V3 3 3V Power 8 GND Ground 9 VBB_DDR_MEM DDR DDRII Power 10 GND Ground 11 P3V3_STBY 3 3V auxiliary power 12 GND Ground 13 SCL I2C Clock 14 GND Ground 15 SDA I2C Data ...

Page 29: ...onnection to external LED which indicate activity on any of the connected HDDs indicate fault on any of the connected HDDs and to indicate a pending write command Table 5 LED Headers Pin out 16 PFAIL_L Power Fail 17 GND Ground 18 BBE Battery Backup Enabled 19 BBSTROBE Battery Backup Strobe 20 BBSTATUS Battery Backup Status Pin Name Description HDD Activity Header J2A1 HDD Fault Header J1A2 Write P...

Page 30: ...er s Guide Figure 9 LED Header Serial UART Header Table 6 UART Connector Pin out Figure 10 UART Connector Pin Name Description 1 UART0_TX UART TX SIGNAL 3 3V Signaling 2 GND Ground 3 UART0_RX UART RX SIGNAL 3 3V Signaling 4 P3V3_DUAL 3 3Vdc Power 1 ...

Page 31: ...port 240 physical drives 64 virtual drives and 128 RAID arrays per controller Cache 1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM optional battery backup Firmware 16 MB in reflashable flash ROM Compatible devices 2 5 inch and 3 5 inch SAS 2 0 or SATA III Non disk devices including expanders Can support drives of mixed capacity Cabling Small thin cables that do not restrict airflow Shared connectors for multiple drives...

Page 32: ...ncurrent commands 255 Support for multiple initiators Yes Performance Native command queuing Flexibility Drive migration RAID level migration Drive Roaming Online Capacity Expansion without reboot Background services Rebuild Consistency Check Migration OCE Patrol Read Cache options Write back or Write through Read Ahead Adaptive Read Ahead Non Read Ahead Cache I O or Direct I O Disk Cache Specific...

Page 33: ...tor only Actual power consumption Specification Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART support Detects up to 70 of predictable disk drive failures Monitors the internal performance of all motors heads and drive electronics Optional Battery Backup Intel RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU9 cache backup Up to 48 hours of data retention Gas Gauge Drive Replace...

Page 34: ...ximum 45oC with optional BBU Airflow over SAS2208 200 ft min Environmental humidity 20 to 80 non condensing MTBF greater than 300 000 hours Safety Characteristics The bare PC board shall meet or exceed the requirements of UL flammability rating V0 The bare PC board shall also be marked with the supplier s name or trademark type and UL flammability rating The maximum electrical potential on the boa...

Page 35: ... devices are supported for use with this controller For information on support for non hard drive devices see this RAID controller s Tested Hardware and Operating System List Enclosure Management Support The Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 supports SES2 enclosure management in band to expander based backplanes RAID Functionality and Features Hierarchy The fundamental purpose of a RAID system is to...

Page 36: ...ll redundancy for a virtual drive Unconfigured Bad Unconfigured Bad A physical drive on which the firmware detects an unrecoverable error the physical drive was Uncon figured Good or the physical drive could not be initialized Missing Missing A physical drive that was online but which has been removed from its location Offline Offline A physical drive that is part of a virtual drive but which has ...

Page 37: ...ardware User s Guide 27 RAID Controller Drive Limitations Only drives that comply with the SAS and SATA specification extensions are supported SAS Bus and ID Mapping Devices on the SAS bus are persistently mapped based on a SAS address ...

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Page 39: ...se drive roaming follow these steps 1 Turn off the power to the system all drives enclosures and system components Remove the power cord s 2 Remove the server cover For instructions see your server system documentation 3 Move the drives to different positions on the backplane to change the targets See your server documentation for instructions to install and remove drives 4 Determine the target re...

Page 40: ...he power to the system all drives enclosures and system components Remove the power cord s 3 Remove the server cover For instructions see your server system documentation 4 Disconnect the cables from the drives to be migrated 5 Remove the hard drives from the first system and install them into the second system For instructions to install and remove drives see your server documentation 6 Connect t...

Page 41: ... protect your computer system from sudden transient increases and decreases in electrical power use a surge suppressor line conditioner or uninterruptible power supply Be sure nothing rests on your computer system s cables and that the cables are not located where they can be stepped on or tripped over Do not spill food or liquids on your computer If the computer gets wet consult the documentation...

Page 42: ...ent static damage discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer s electronic components such as the microprocessor You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface such as the metal around the card slot openings at the back of the computer As you continue to work inside the computer periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to remove any static charge yo...

Page 43: ...nnect all cables connected to I O connectors or ports on the back of the system 5 Provide some electrostatic discharge ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground of the system any unpainted metal surface when handling components 6 Do not operate the system with the chassis covers removed After you have completed the six SAFETY steps above you can remove the syst...

Page 44: ...dose bzw dem Netzgerät um den Stromanschluß des Systems zu unterbrechen Die Stromkabel sind das Unterbrechungsgerät zur Hauptstromquelle Die Steckdose in die das System gesteckt wird sollte sich in der Nähe des Gerätes befinden und leicht zugänglich sein SICHERHEITSMASSNAHMEN Immer wenn Sie die Gehäuseabdeckung abnehmen um an das Systeminnere zu gelangen sollten Sie folgende Schritte beachten 1 Sc...

Page 45: ...rmeiden 6 Schalten Sie das System niemals ohne ordnungsgemäß montiertes Gehäuse ein Zur ordnungsgemäßen Kühlung und Lüftung muß die Gehäuseabdeckung immer wieder vor dem Einschalten installiert werden Ein Betrieb des Systems ohne angebrachte Abdeckung kann Ihrem System oder Teile darin beschädigen Um die Abdeckung wieder anzubringen 1 Vergewissern Sie sich daß Sie keine Werkzeuge oder Teile im Inn...

Page 46: ...nts portez une bande antistatique pour poignet et reliez la à la masse du système toute surface métallique non peinte du boîtier 6 Ne faites pas fonctionner le système tandis que le boîtier est ouvert Une fois TOUTES les étapes précédentes accomplies vous pouvez retirer les panneaux du système Procédez comme suit 1 Si un cadenas a été installé sur à l arrière du système déverrouillez le et retirez...

Page 47: ...quipo y ser de fácil acceso INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD Cuando extraiga la tapa del chasis para acceder al interior del sistema siga las siguientes instrucciones 1 Apague todos los dispositivos periféricos conectados al sistema 2 Apague el sistema presionando el interruptor encendido apagado 3 Desconecte todos los cables de alimentación CA del sistema o de las tomas de corriente alterna 4 Identifiq...

Page 48: ...loquéelo para impedir que pueda accederse al mismo sin autorización 5 Conecte todos los cables externos y los cables de alimentación CA al sistema Si el sistema ha estado en funcionamiento el microprocesador y el disipador de calor pueden estar aún calientes También conviene tener en cuenta que en el chasis o en el tablero puede haber piezas cortantes o punzantes Por ello se recomienda precaución ...

Page 49: ...del sistema qualora ve ne fosse uno installato 2 Togliere e mettere in un posto sicuro tutte le viti delle coperture 3 Togliere le coperture Per il giusto flusso dell aria e raffreddamento del sistema rimettere sempre le coperture del telaio prima di riaccendere il sistema Operare il sistema senza le coperture al loro proprio posto potrebbe danneggiare i componenti del sistema Per rimettere le cop...

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Page 51: ...n Product Safety and EMC Compliance This Intel RAID Controller has been evaluated for regulatory compliance as an Intel end system and is included as part of the end system certification For information on end system certification refer to the product regulatory certification for the end system level product ...

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