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Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080 Hardware User’s Guide

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Preface

This is the primary hardware guide for the Intel

RAID Controller RS2BL080, 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

Intel

RAID Software User’s Guide

on the Resource CD.

Audience

This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related

support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:

• Engineers who are designing an Intel

RAID Controller RS2BL080 for a system.

• Anyone installing an Intel

RAID Controller RS2BL080 in a RAID system.

Organization

This document includes the following chapters and appendixes:

• Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel

RAID Controller RS2BL080.

• Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID controller.
• Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel

RAID Controller RS2BL080.

• Appendix A explains drive roaming and how to do a drive migration.

Related Publication

The

Intel

RAID Software User’s Guide

is on the Resource CD that ships with the RAID

controller.

Summary of Contents for RS2BL080 - RAID Controller

Page 1: ...Intel RAID Controller RS2BL080 Hardware User s Guide Intel Order Number E64386 001 ...

Page 2: ...RODUCTS 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 registered ...

Page 3: ...t devices The people who benefit from this book are Engineers who are designing an Intel RAID Controller RS2BL080 for a system Anyone installing an Intel RAID Controller RS2BL080 in a RAID system Organization This document includes the following chapters and appendixes Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel RAID Controller RS2BL080 Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the ...

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Page 5: ...tion 7 Requirements 7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 11 Replacing a Controller 11 Resolving a Configuration Mismatch 11 Chapter 3 Intel RAID Controller RS2BL080 Characteristics 13 Technical Specifications 14 Array Performance Features 15 Fault Tolerance 16 Safety Characteristics 17 A Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 19 Drive Roaming 19 Drive Migration 20 ...

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Page 7: ...Hardware User s Guide vii List of Figures Figure 1 Changing the Bracket 8 Figure 2 Installing the Intel RAID Controller RS2BL080 8 Figure 3 Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives Backplane 10 Figure 4 Card Layout 13 ...

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Page 9: ...S2BL080 Hardware User s Guide 1 List of Tables Table 1 Jumper Description 13 Table 2 Technical Specifications 14 Table 3 Array Performance Features 15 Table 4 Fault Tolerance Features 16 Table 5 Electrical Characteristics 17 ...

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Page 11: ...BBU7 provide cached data protection for the RAID controller even during system failures Benefits of SAS SAS is a serial point to point enterprise level device interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set SAS is a convergence of the advantages of SATA SCSI and Fibre Channel and is the future mainstay of the enterprise and high end workstation storage markets SAS offers a higher bandwidth p...

Page 12: ...defined by the Serial ATA Specification Version 1 0a and the Serial ATA II Extension to the Serial ATA Specification Version 1 1 SATA II is an extension to SATA 1 0a In addition the SAS RAID controllers support the following SATA II features 3 Gbps SATA II Staggered spin up Hot plug Native command queuing Activity and fault indicators for each PHY Port selector for dual port drives Protocol Suppor...

Page 13: ...Management Utilities provides Online Capacity Expansion OCE adds space to existing drive or new drive See Appendix A for limitations on OCE 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 consumpti...

Page 14: ...d maps bad sectors Commands are retried at least four times Firmware provides best effort to recognize an error and recover if possible Failures are logged from controller and drive firmware and SMART monitor Failures are logged in NVRAM viewable from OS Event Log Intel RAID Web Console 2 CIM LEDs and via alarm Multiple cache options allow configuration specific performance optimization Write back...

Page 15: ...e available at launch Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules Migration must occur to 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 60 Migrations supported are RAID 1 to RAID 0 RAID 5 to RAID 0 RAID 6 to RAID 5 and RAID 6 to RAID 0 With OCE mig...

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Page 17: ...ite at http support intel com support motherboards server SAS or SATA 3 0 hard drives Note SATA II is the only type of SATA supported by this RAID Controller In addition 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 c...

Page 18: ...ID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI Express slot see Figure 2 To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add in card see your server system documentation Figure 2 Installing the Intel RAID Controller RS2BL080 C P C I E x p r e s s S l o t 3 3 V AF003196 ...

Page 19: ...er B in Figure 3 Connect the other end of the cables to SATA drives or to the ports on a SATA or SAS backplane see letter C in Figure 3 To prevent throughput problems Use the cables provided or use the shortest possible cable Do not use cables longer than one meter Decrease the maximum length by one foot if you are using a backplane Do not use cross over cables Only connect to a SATA drive SAS or ...

Page 20: ...re User s Guide Figure 3 Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives Backplane 6 Install the server system cover and connect the power cords For instructions see your server system documentation C Ports 0 3 Ports 4 7 A B AF003197 ...

Page 21: ...nning 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 then install an add in adapter Resolving a Configuration Mismatch If the newly ins...

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Page 23: ...ty JT3 Board to board connector for Battery Backup Unit 20 pin connector Provides an interface to the daughter card that contains the battery backup unit JT4 Drive Fault LED Header 2 pin connector LED signal for any drive fault JT6 Internal SAS SATA Port Connector Ports 0 3 SFF8087 Connection to SAS SATA devices JT7 Internal SAS SATA Port Connector Ports 4 7 SFF8087 Connection to SAS SATA devices ...

Page 24: ...RAID on Chip ROC LSISAS2108 Integrated ROC 800 MHz Operating voltage 3 3 V 12 V Card size Low profile extended half length 6 6 inch MD2 Array interface to host PCI Express Revision 2 0 x8 lane width 5 0 Gbps SAS SATA bus speed Up to 6 Gbps per port point to point SAS SATA ports 2x4 internal ports 32 devices per port with expanders Physical and virtual drive support 32 physical drives 64 virtual dr...

Page 25: ...6 4 Mbytes in 64 Kbyte stripes Maximum queue tags per drive As many as the drive can accept Stripe sizes 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 or 1024 KB Maximum concurrent commands 1024 16 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 Migr...

Page 26: ...tronics Optional Battery Backup Intel RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU7 cache backup Up to 72 hours of data retention Gas Gauge Drive Replacement Auto detection of failure Hot plug Hot swap Drive Rebuild Using Hot Spares Automatic at fail Dedicated per array Global for any array Auto resume of initialization or rebuild on reboot Error Checking and Indication Parity generation and checking automatic con...

Page 27: ...flammability rating For the boards installed in a PCI bus slot all voltages are lower than the SELV 42 4 V limit Characteristic Values PCI 12 V 1 0A 1 81A PCI 3 3 Aux 30 mA PCI 3 3 V 330 mA Temperature Non operating Operating 30 C to 80 C without the optional battery 0 C to 45 C with the optional battery 0 C to 60 C without the optional battery 0 C to 40 C with the optional battery Relative Humidi...

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Page 29: ...e 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 system cover For instructions see your server system documentation 3 Move the drives to different positions on the backplane to change the targets For instructions to install and remove drives see your server documentation 4 Determine the target re...

Page 30: ... to the system all drives enclosures and system components Remove the power cord s 3 Remove the server system 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 th...

Page 31: ...elp 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 documentat...

Page 32: ...revent 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...

Page 33: ...disconnect 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...

Page 34: ...Steckdose 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...

Page 35: ...zu vermeiden 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 i...

Page 36: ...osants 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 reti...

Page 37: ...del equipo 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 Iden...

Page 38: ...y bloquéelo 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 precauci...

Page 39: ...ro 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 ...

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Page 41: ... CISPR 22 International EN55022 Europe EN55024 Europe CE EMC Directive 2004 108 EEC Europe VCCI Japan Verification Only AS NZS 3548 Australia New Zealand BSMI CNS13438 Taiwan KCC Certification Korea Product Regulatory Compliance Markings The RAID Controller Card is with the following compliance markings Some marking information may be provided on the packaging and or in the product documentation d...

Page 42: ... complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation EMC Marking Class A Canada CANADA ICES 003 CLASS A CANADA NMB 003 CLASSE A BSMI Marking Class A and Class A EMC Warning Taiwan KC...

Page 43: ...rence by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Intel is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by ...

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