Intel RS25NB008, User Manual

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Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User’s Guide v
Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................ iii
Audience ............................................................................................................................... iii
Organization ......................................................................................................................... iii
Related Publication ............................................................................................................... iii
Chapter 1: Overview ................................................................................................... 1
Benefits of SAS and SATA ....................................................................................................1
Intel
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RAID Controller RS25NB008 .......................................................................................2
Protocol Support ............................................................................................................2
Operating System Support ............................................................................................2
Usability .........................................................................................................................3
Redundancy and Error Handling ...................................................................................3
SAS/SATA Features ......................................................................................................5
Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules .......................................5
Beep Codes ...................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2: Intel
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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
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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/SATA Connectors ................................................................................................16
BBU Connector Pin-out ...............................................................................................18
PCI Interface ................................................................................................................19
LED Headers ...............................................................................................................19
Serial UART Header ....................................................................................................20
Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................21
Array Performance Features ...............................................................................................21
Fault Tolerance ............................................................................................................23
Electrical Characteristics .............................................................................................23