Intel SR2612UR - Server System - 0 MB RAM, Service Manual

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Intel
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Server System SR2612UR Service Guide iii
Preface
About this Manual
Thank you for purchasing and using the Intel
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Server System SR2612UR. This guide
assumes you are familiar with Serial ATA (SATA) technology, SAS (Serial Attached
SCSI), computer hardware, data storage, and network administration terminology and
tasks.
This manual is written for system technicians who are responsible for troubleshooting,
upgrading, and repairing this server system. This document provides reference
information, feature information, and step-by-step instructions for adding and replacing
components in the server system. For the latest version of this manual, see
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sr2612ur/ .
Terminology Used in this Guide
Because this guide provides information that you can use to manage one or more storage
appliances in a variety of configurations, the generic term “storage system” is used to refer
to the controller, disk drives, JBOD expansion enclosures, and servers being used together
for data storage.
Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide are known to computer users by
multiple names. In this guide, this terminology is used:
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Controller (also known as an I/O module or I/O controller)
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Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive including Drive
Carrier Assembly)
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HBA (also known as Host Bus Adapter, RAID controller/adapter, or SAS/SATA
Adapter)
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Storage Application Array (also known as an Intel
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Server System SR2612UR)
Manual Organization
Chapter 1 provides information on the contents of each server system and a list of
reference resources. This includes a list of all technical documents that provide additional
details on the Intel
®
Server System SR2612UR, and the location where they can be found.