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Intel

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 RAID Controller RS2WC040 

Hardware User’s Guide

Intel Order Number: E64403-002

Summary of Contents for RS2WC040

Page 1: ...Intel RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User s Guide Intel Order Number E64403 002...

Page 2: ...CTS 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 i...

Page 3: ...are Engineers who are designing a system using the Intel RAID Controller RS2WC040 Anyone installing an Intel RAID Controller RS2WC040 in a RAID system Organization This document includes the following...

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Page 5: ...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 RS2WC040 Characterist...

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Page 7: ...ardware User s Guide vii List of Figures Figure 1 Changing the bracket 8 Figure 2 Installing the Intel RAID Controller RS2WC040 9 Figure 3 Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives Back...

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Page 9: ...2WC040 Hardware User s Guide ix List of Tables Table 1 Jumper Description 13 Table 2 Technical Specifications 14 Table 3 Array Performance Features 14 Table 4 Fault Tolerance Features 15 Table 5 Elect...

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Page 11: ...AS 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 main...

Page 12: ...The controllers also support the Serial ATA II SATA II protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification Version 1 0a and the Serial ATA II Extension to the Serial ATA Specification Version 1 1 SATA I...

Page 13: ...ities 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 req...

Page 14: ...trol Read checks drives and 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 an...

Page 15: ...ddress a single target in a fail over configuration through an expander Note All expander features will not be available at launch Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules Migration mu...

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Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ...bracket 4 Install the RAID 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...

Page 19: ...o 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 Decrea...

Page 20: ...ser 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 documentat...

Page 21: ...g 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 Replacin...

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Page 23: ...ts J4 x4 Mini SAS SFF 8087 Ports 0 3 internal connector Connects the cables from the controller to SAS drives or SATA II drives or a SAS expander J6 PCI Express Gen 2 x8 board edge connector x8 interf...

Page 24: ...ysical drives including up to 16 physical drives in up to 16 RAID arrays per controller Drives not configured as part of a RAID array can be configured as pass through drives in Non RAID mode Firmware...

Page 25: ...ity Expansion without reboot Background services Rebuild Consistency Check Migration OCE Patrol Read Cache options Write through Normal Read Direct I O Specification Intel RAID Controller RS2WC040 Spe...

Page 26: ...rol reads Activity and fault LEDs Multiple retries Logs in NVRAM event log CIM S M A R T Intel RAID Web Console 2 Specification Intel RAID Controller RS2WC040 Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Te...

Page 27: ...lity rating 94 V0 Each bare board is marked with the supplier name or trademark type and UL flammability rating For the boards installed in a PCI bus slot all voltages are lower than the SELV 42 4 V l...

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Page 29: ...rotect 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 comp...

Page 30: ...t 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 surfac...

Page 31: ...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...

Page 32: ...ckdose bzw dem Netzger t um den Stromanschlu des Systems zu unterbrechen Die Stromkabel sind das Unterbrechungsger t zur Hauptstromquelle Die Steckdose in die das System gesteckt wird sollte sich in d...

Page 33: ...u vermeiden 6 Schalten Sie das System niemals ohne ordnungsgem montiertes Geh use ein Zur ordnungsgem en K hlung und L ftung mu die Geh useabdeckung immer wieder vor dem Einschalten installiert werden...

Page 34: ...portez une bande antistatique pour poignet et reliez la la masse du syst me toute surface m tallique non peinte du bo tier 6 Ne faites pas fonctionner le syst me tandis que le bo tier est ouvert Une...

Page 35: ...po y ser de f cil 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 perif rico...

Page 36: ...bloqu elo para impedir que pueda accederse al mismo sin autorizaci n 5 Conecte todos los cables externos y los cables de alimentaci n CA al sistema Si el sistema ha estado en funcionamiento el micropr...

Page 37: ...el 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...

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Page 39: ...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 sys...

Page 40: ...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 th...

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 Pr...

Page 42: ...FCC Marking Class A USA This device 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 Th...

Page 43: ...ence 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 circui...

Page 44: ...34 Intel RAID Controller RS2WC040 Hardware User s Guide and EMC Directive 2004 108 EC The product has been marked with the CE Mark to illustrate its compliance...

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