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Intel® RAID Adapters 

RSP3TD160,  RSP3MD088, RSP3DD080 

and RSP3WD080 

Hardware User Guide 

A document providing an overview of product features, specification data, and 

hardware installation instructions 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rev 1.0 

July 2017 

 

Intel® Server Products and Solutions 

 

Summary of Contents for RSP3DD080

Page 1: ...3TD160 RSP3MD088 RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide A document providing an overview of product features specification data and hardware installation instructions Rev 1 0 July 2017 Intel Server Products and Solutions ...

Page 2: ...Intel RAID Adapters RSP3TD160 RSP3MD088 RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide ii Blank page ...

Page 3: ...Intel RAID Adapters RSP3TD160 RSP3MD088 RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide iii Document Revision History Date Published Revision Revision Change Description Jul 2017 1 0 Initial release ...

Page 4: ...y fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement as well as any warranty arising from course of performance course of dealing or usage in trade The products and services described may contain defects or errors known as errata which may cause deviations from published specifications Current characterized errata are available on request You may not use or facilitate the use of this document i...

Page 5: ...22 004_safetyregulatory pdf Consignes de sécurité Lisez attention toutes les consignes de sécurité et les mises en garde indiquées dans ce document avant de suivre toute instruction Consultez Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information sur le site https www intel com content dam support us en documents motherboards server sb g23122 004_safetyregulatory pdf Instrucciones de seguridad ...

Page 6: ...nal injury or equipment damage can result Installing or removing jumpers A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips over two jumper pins Some jumpers have a small tab on top that you can grip with your fingertips or with a pair of fine needle nosed pliers If your jumpers do not have such a tab take care when using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper grip the narrow side...

Page 7: ...systems where they are supported Chapter 6 Safety and Regulatory Chapter 7 Intel RAID Maintenance Free Backup Unit AXXRMFBU7 Provides details of the Intel RAID Maintenance Free Backup Unit AXXRMFBU7 accessory option Appendix A Glossary of Terms Reference Documents and Online Articles The following documents are available for download and will be useful to setting up and using the Intel RAID adapte...

Page 8: ...dates and utilities that may be necessary and or useful for operation and support of this product Additional product support collaterals can be downloaded from the following Intel websites For product documentation go to the following Intel website http www intel com support For product device drives and other software utilities go to the following Intel website https downloadcenter intel com ...

Page 9: ...3 2 8 Array Performance Features 13 2 9 Drive Support Limits 14 2 10 Over temperature protection 14 2 11 UART Interface 14 2 12 Optional Intel RAID Maintenance Free Backup Unit RMFBU 15 3 Intel Tri Mode RAID Adapters Detailed Characteristics 16 3 1 Intel RAID Module RMSP3TD160F Description 16 3 2 Intel RAID Module RMSP3TD160F Dimensions 17 3 2 1 Intel RAID Adapter RMSP3TD160F Electrical Thermal an...

Page 10: ... Support 32 5 Hardware Installation 34 5 1 RAID Adapter Installation 35 5 1 1 Requirements 35 5 1 2 Packing List 35 5 2 RAID Adapter Installation 35 5 2 1 Requirements 35 5 2 2 Packing List 35 5 2 3 Installation Instructions 35 6 Safety and Regulatory Class A 38 6 1 Product Safety Compliance 38 6 2 Product EMC Compliance Class A Compliance 38 6 3 Product Environmental Compliance 38 7 Intel RAID Ma...

Page 11: ...r the RES3TV360 31 Figure 14 Connecting the AXXCBL700HDCV to the backplane 33 Figure 15 Connecting the AXXCBL700HDCV cable to the RAID adapter 33 Figure 16 RAID Adapter Installation insert adapter in slot 36 Figure 17 RAID Adapter Installation insert riser card 37 Figure 18 RAID Adapter Installation adapter installed 37 Figure 19 FBU345 layout 42 Figure 20 Extender cable pinout 43 Figure 21 AXXRMF...

Page 12: ...Intel RAID Adapters RSP3TD160 RSP3MD088 RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide 6 Blank page ...

Page 13: ...based on the LSI SAS IC technology and proven MegaRAID technology Intel offers a family of Tri Mode RAID adapters that address the needs for internal connectivity solutions as well as low and high port count RSP3TD160F Full featured tri mode RAID adapter with 16 internal ports RSP3MD088F Full featured tri mode RAID adapter with 8 internal and 8 external ports RSP3DD080F Full featured tri mode RAID...

Page 14: ...erial ATA SATA technology The SAS protocols and the SATA III protocols use a common thin 7 wire connector The SAS SATA III connector and cable are easier to manipulate allow connections to smaller devices and do notinhibitairflow The point to point SATAIII architecture eliminates inherent difficulties created by the legacy ATAmaster slave architecture while maintaining compatibility with existing ...

Page 15: ...pports the internal SAS sideband signal SFF 8485 SGPIO interface Note LED signals indicate an error condition or drive activity RAID adapters support severalblink patterns for these LEDs depending on the user configuration and storage enclosure For information about the LED blink patterns contact the storage enclosure manufacturer 2 4 5 Flexibility Features The Tri Mode RAID adapters have the next...

Page 16: ...ing configuration Note When drives are migrated move only the drives that make up the virtual drive not all of the drives in a drive group so that an NVRAM mismatch error does not occur provided a configuration is on the destination adapter The NVRAM mismatch error appears only when all of the drives are moved to the otheradapter Note Drive roaming and drive migration cannot be supported at the sa...

Page 17: ...I Express 3 0 PCIe Performance up to 8 GT s per lane Data Transfer Rates 12 6 3 Gbps per port SAS 6 3 Gbps per port SATA and 8 Gbps per lane NVMe 12 6 3 Gbps per port SAS 6 3 Gbps per port SATA and 8 Gbps per lane NVMe 12 6 3 Gbps per port SAS 6 3 Gbps per port SATA and 8 Gbps per lane NVMe 12 6 3 Gbps per port SAS 6 3 Gbps per port SATA and 8 Gbps per lane NVMe Operating Temperature Maximum ambie...

Page 18: ... unexpected power loss Yes Intel accessory AXXRMFBU7 Option Yes Intel accessory AXXRMFBU7 Option Yes Intel accessory AXXRMFBU7 Option No Self Encrypting Drive Support Yes SAS and SATA TCG Enterprise only Yes SAS and SATA TCG Enterprise only Yes SAS and SATA TCG Enterprise only No SSD Cache Support No No No No Snapshot Recovery No No No No MTBF hours Standard Warranty 3 years AWR options 3 years AW...

Page 19: ...e Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART detects up to 70 percent of all predictable drive failures In addition SMART monitors the internal performance of all motors heads and drive electronics 2 8 Array Performance Features The next table describes the Array performance features of the Intel Tri Mode RAID adapters Table 4 Array performance features Specification RSP3TD160F RSP3MD...

Page 20: ...hes 110 degrees Celsius the over temperature LED is turned on I O is throttled and the event MR_EVT_CTRL_TEMP_ABOVE_OPTIMAL_RANGE is be registered in the adapter s log if the ROC temperature goes down below 105 degrees Celsius mostly due to I O throttling the over temperature LED is turned off the event MR_EVT_CTRL_TEMP_WITHIN_OPTIMAL_RANGE is registered in the adapter s log and I O throttling is ...

Page 21: ...wing the adapter to offload the data stored in the its onboard cache to its on board non volatile NAND flash Benefits of the RMFBU option include Capacitor technology has a longer usable life span than batteries and reduces maintenance and replacement costs Capacitors do not have the chemical volatility of batteries which carry a risk of exothermic events RMFBU options do not require the comprehen...

Page 22: ... 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 and includes 4 GB of 72 bit cache memory DDR4 at 2133 MHz It has an x8 PCI Express 3 0 PCIe interface and it supports up to 64 physical SAS SATA devices and up to 64 virtual drives It also supports up to 4 direct attach NVMe drives This adapter has a connector to install the Drive Encryption Premium Key The next figures describe the connectors for this adapter Physical devices in...

Page 23: ...60 RSP3MD088 RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide 17 3 2 Intel RAID Module RMSP3TD160F Dimensions The next figure show the dimensions for the Intel RAID module RMSP3TD160F Figure 2 Intel RMSP3TD160F RAID adapter Dimensions ...

Page 24: ...rating conditions while in storage or in transit for the Intel RAID adapter RMSP3AD160F Relative humidity range is 5 percent to 90 percent non condensing Temperature range 40 C to 70 C without battery backup unit Temperature range 0 C to 45 C with battery backup unit 3 2 2 Intel RAID Adapter RMSP3TD160F Power Consumption The following table describes the power consumption of the Intel RAID adapter...

Page 25: ...ncludes 4 GB of 72 bit cache memory DDR4 at 2133 MHz It has an x8 PCI Express 3 0 PCIe interface and it supports up to 64 physical SAS SATA devices 2 direct attach NVMe drives and up to 64 virtual drives This adapter has a connector to install the Drive Encryption Premium Key The next figure describes the connectors for this adapter Physical devices include expanders and if dual ported back planes...

Page 26: ...60 RSP3MD088 RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide 20 3 4 Intel RAID Module RMSP3DD080F Dimensions The next figure show the dimensions for the Intel RAID module RMSP3DD080F Figure 4 Intel RMSP3DD080F RAID adapter Dimensions ...

Page 27: ...ercent to 90 percent non condensing Temperature range 40 C to 70 C without battery backup unit Temperature range 0 C to 45 C with battery backup unit 3 4 2 Intel RAID Adapter RMSP3DD080F Power Consumption The following table describes the power consumption of the Intel RAID adapter RMSP3DD080F under the following states State 1 While sitting idle at the DOS prompt or the EFI shell State 2 During a...

Page 28: ... virtual drives The next figure describes the connectors for this adapter Physical devices include expanders and if dual ported back planes are being used each drive counts twice Top side Bottom side Figure 5 Intel SAS RMSP3MD088F RAID adapter Layout 3 6 Intel RAID Module RMSP3MD088F Dimensions The next figure show the dimensions for the Intel RAID module RMSP3HD160F ...

Page 29: ...DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide 23 Figure 6 Intel RMSP3MD088F RAID adapter Dimensions 3 6 1 Intel RAID Adapter RMSP3MD088F Electrical Thermal and Atmospheric Requirements List of operating conditions for the Intel RAID adapter RMSP3HD080E ...

Page 30: ...ower consumption of the Intel RAID adapter RSP3TD160F under the following states State 1 While sitting idle at the DOS prompt or the EFI shell State 2 During a drive stress test average over 20 minutes of sustained operation Power Mode State 1 State 2 Typical Typical RMFBU learn 3 3V Supply 0 23W 0 20W 12 Supply 16 40W 17 48W N A 3 3V Auxillary Supply 0 07W 0 03W Total Power 16 70W 17 71W N A 3 7 ...

Page 31: ...8 RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide 25 Top side Bottom side Figure 7 Intel SAS RMSP3WD080E RAID adapter Layout 3 8 Intel RAID Module RMSP3WD080E Dimensions The next figure show the dimensions for the Intel RAID module RMSP3HD160F ...

Page 32: ...Intel RAID Adapters RSP3TD160 RSP3MD088 RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide 26 Figure 8 Intel RMSP3WD080E RAID adapter Dimensions ...

Page 33: ...module attached List of non operating conditions while in storage or in transit for the Intel RAID adapter RMSP3HD080E Relative humidity range is 5 percent to 90 percent non condensing Temperature range 40 C to 70 C without battery backup unit 3 8 2 Intel RAID Adapter RMSP3WD080E Consumption The following table describes the power consumption of the Intel RAID adapter RSP3TD160F under the followin...

Page 34: ...ting SAS SATA and NVMe drives 4 2 Connector Pinout The Intel Tri Mode RAID Adapters have standard female SFF 8643 Mini SAS High Density connectors to connect to drives The connector pinout follows the SFF 9402 specification SFF 9402 defines how to share sideband signals between SAS and PCI Express NVMe When SAS SATA drives are connected either as a direct attach through an SFF 8680 bay or through ...

Page 35: ...porting both the SAS interface and the SATA interface the SAS adapter is a versatile adapter that provides the backbone of both server and high end workstation environments Each port on the RAID Module supports SAS devices SATA devices or both through these protocols SAS Serial SCSI Protocol SSP which enables communication withother SAS devices SATA which enables communication with other SATA devi...

Page 36: ...tel SAS Expander RES3TV360 SAS 3 0 12 Gb s expander Featuring 6Gbps data aggregation for 12Gbps data transferwith 6Gb s devices Internal mount mid plane form factor 36 internal ports supporting point to pont 12 6 and 3 Gb s data transfer rates RA 4 pin power connector HD Mini SAS 8643 connectors Kit includes 1 SAS expander card 1 130mm power cable 1 set Expander to backplane cables 4 HD HD 165mm 1...

Page 37: ... RAID Module The following diagrams identify the connector types for each supported SAS expander card Figure 12 SAS ports for the RES3FV288 Figure 13 SAS ports for the RES3TV360 Input Cable Configuration NOTES The SAS Expander cards identified above can support one 1 or two 2 Input SAS port cables When routing two 2 input SAS port cables from the RAID Module use cables from the same SAS domain as ...

Page 38: ...cable This cable has one 1 dual SF SFF 8643 Mini SAS High Density on one end and two 2 OCuLink connectors on the other end to connect to the backplane the backplane too has both SF SFF 8643 and OCuLink connectors The Intel Part Number for this cable is AXXCBL700HDCV and it connects up to two NVMe drives Note2 Previous generation servers like the R2000WT family or the S2600CW family provide support...

Page 39: ...el RAID Adapters RSP3TD160 RSP3MD088 RSP3DD080 and RSP3WD080 Hardware User Guide 33 Figure 14 Connecting the AXXCBL700HDCV to the backplane Figure 15 Connecting the AXXCBL700HDCV cable to the RAID adapter ...

Page 40: ...ith a pair of fine needle nosed pliers If your jumpers do not have such a tab take care when using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper grip the narrow sides of the jumper with the pliers never the wide sides Gripping the wide sides can damage the contacts inside the jumper causing intermittent problems with the function controlled by that jumper Take care to grip with but not squeeze...

Page 41: ...server system or must be purchased separately 5 2 RAID Adapter Installation 5 2 1 Requirements The following items are required to install an Intel RAID Adapter Intel RAID Adapter Intel server board based server system with support for an Intel Integrated RAID Adapter Internal SAS SATA data cables SAS drives or SATA drives 5 2 2 Packing List 1 Intel RAID Adapter 2 Low profile mounting bracket 3 At...

Page 42: ... c Insert the adapter in the desired slot Press down gently but firmly to make sure that the card is seated correctly in the slot Secure the bracket with the bracket screw Figure 16 RAID Adapter Installation insert adapter in slot d Insert back the riser card press down gently but firmly ...

Page 43: ...TA data cables to appropriate Drives or Backplane 7 Carefully route SAS SATA data cables back to the Intel RAID Adapter 8 Attach SAS SATA data cables to the Intel RAID Adapter 9 Reinstall the computer cover and reconnect the AC power cords to the system The hardware installation is now complete and the Intel RAID Adapter is ready to be configured For complete Intel RAID Adapter configuration infor...

Page 44: ...da EN60950 Europe IEC60950 International CB Certificate Report IEC60950 report to include all country national deviations CE Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC Europe 6 2 Product EMC Compliance Class A Compliance FCC ICES 003 Emissions USA Canada Verification CISPR 22 Emissions International EN55022 Emissions Europe EN55024 Immunity Europe CE EMC Directive 2004 108 EC Europe VCCI Emissions Japan AS ...

Page 45: ... Hardware User Guide 39 California Code of Regulations Title 22 Division 4 5 Chapter 33 Best Management Practices for Perchlorate Materials China Restriction of Hazardous Substances China RoHS WEEE Directive Europe Packaging Directive Europe REACH Directive Europe ...

Page 46: ...ftware application level The Intel RAID Module writes the cached data to the storage device when system activity is low or when the cache is getting full The risk of using write back cache is that the cached data can be lost if the AC power fails before it is written to the storage device This risk factor is eliminated when the Intel RAID Module has an RMFBU installed In addition the RMFBU provide...

Page 47: ...city 7 6 F Capacity Tolerance 65 mm x 52 mm RMFBU5 Cache Off load Module Mechanical 0 30 Rated Energy 0 04 Wh Super Capacitor Module Charge Time Approximately 2minutes Super Capacitor Module Shelf Life 3 years Super Capacitor Module Operational Life Intel provides a three year warranty on the Intel RMFBU AXXRMFBU7 Maximum Equivalent Series Resistance ESR 190 mOhm Weight 46 g Table 8 FBU345 specifi...

Page 48: ...User Guide 42 Figure 19 FBU345 layout FBU 345 Dimensions Width D 51 0 1 0 mm Length L 64 0 1 0 mm Height T 13 1 0 4 mm Pin Description Pin Signal Color 1 EDLC GND Black 2 GND_ 3 3V Black 3 P3V3_VDD Red 4 EDLC Red 5 SWBDA_P3V3 Yellow 6 SWBCL_P3V3 Blue 7 Event White 8 NC Empty ...

Page 49: ...hen installing this accessory into a non Intel chassis Intel recommends using industrial grade Velcro or other industrial adhesive material as an acceptable option Refer to the server chassis documentation or discuss an appropriate attachment method with the server chassis manufacturer to ensure the attachment mechanism complies with the chassis requirements 1 Place the Super Capacitor Module and ...

Page 50: ...and affix to desired mounting location within the chassis Figure 22 RMFBU Assembly Installation 4 Carefully route the extender cable to the Intel RAID Module and attach the cable to the matching connector Use the appropriate cable 605 mm or 930 mm long that best fits Figure 23 Connecting the RMFBU7 to the RAID adapter 2U System Air Duct RMFBU Mounting Plate ...

Page 51: ...stem and can be accessed at server start up through the Setup BIOS The HII can only be accessed when the system is configured for UEFI boot mode The HII can also be used to monitor the MFBU Note Refer to the Intel RAID Software User Guide for full featured and entry level RAID controllers for more information on the Human Interface Infrastructure Toview the RMFBU information do the following 1 At ...

Page 52: ...ure 25 HII Hardware Components screen 6 The Hardware Component Screen shows the Battery Status Select the Battery Management option Figure 26 HII Battery Management screen 7 The Battery Management screen contains the following information Battery Type A string that identifies the RMFBU type ...

Page 53: ... information Manufacturer The manufacturer of the RMFBU unit Serial Number The serial number of the RMFBU unit Date of Manufacture The date of manufacture of the RMFBU unit Module Version The identifier of the version of the firmware that controls the RMFBU Status The current status of the RMFBU normally it should be optimal Voltage The current voltage of the RMFBU unit Current The amount of curre...

Page 54: ...as it provides stable storage for long periods without electricity and can be reprogrammed See NVRAM EDLC Electric Double Layer Capacitors external SAS device A SAS device installed outside the computer cabinet These devices are connected using specific types of shielded cables Fusion MPT architecture Acronym for Fusion Message Passing Technology architecture Fusion MPT consists of several main el...

Page 55: ...y group of multiple independent drives managed together to yield higher reliability performance or both exceeding that of a single drive The RAID array appears to the controller as a single storage unit I O is expedited because several drives can be accessed simultaneously Redundant RAID levels RAID levels 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 provide data protection RAID levels A set of techniques applied to drive ...

Page 56: ... each drive Each drive therefore may have several stripes The amount of space consumed by a stripe is the same on each drive that is included in the stripe The portion of a stripe that resides on a single drive is a strip also known as a stripe element Striping by itself does not provide data redundancy striping in combination with parity provides data redundancy strip size The drive space consume...

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