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Intel

RAID Expander Card RES3FV288

Hardware User's Guide

Intel Order Number: H34798-004

Rev 2.0

January 2016

Intel Server Boards and Systems

Summary of Contents for RES3FV288

Page 1: ...Intel RAID Expander Card RES3FV288 Hardware User s Guide Intel Order Number H34798 004 Rev 2 0 January 2016 Intel Server Boards and Systems ...

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Page 3: ...t Revision History Date Published Revision Revision Change Description Jun 2014 1 0 Production version Jan 2016 2 0 Applied to the new format Corrected the SAS connector description Corrected verbiage about wide ports Removed reference to activity and fault indicators ...

Page 4: ...ourse of dealing or usage in trade This document contains information on products services and or processes in development All information provided here is subject to change without notice Contact your Intel representative to obtain the Hardware Users Guide The products and services described may contain defects or errors known as errata which may cause deviations from published specifications Cur...

Page 5: ... the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Use a shielded and proper...

Page 6: ... has been found to comply with EMC Directive 73 23 EEC as amended by 93 68 EEC in accordance with EN60950 with amendments A1 A2 A3 A4 A11 Australian New Zealand Compliance Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to the Australian New Zealand standard AS NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum Management Agency Canadian Compliance Sta...

Page 7: ...home and it can be used in all areas Taiwan Compliance This equipment complies to class B Information Technology equipment based on VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interface This equipment is designed for home use but it may causes radio frequency interference problem if used too near to a television or radio Please handle it correctly per this documentation ...

Page 8: ...Board Dimensions 6 3 6 Mechanical Information 6 3 7 About the Intel RAID Expander Card RES3FV288 7 4 Installing and Connecting the RAID Expander 8 4 1 Before You Begin 8 4 2 Replacing the Full Height Bracket with a Low ProfileBracket 8 4 3 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 10 4 3 1 Disk Drives 10 4 3 2 Cables 10 4 3 3 SASConnectors 11 4 4 Installing the RAID Expander 12 5 Configuring the RAID Expan...

Page 9: ...al ATA SATA technology You should also be familiar with RAID controllers modules expanders and related support devices 1 2 Terminology Used in this Guide Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide are known to computer users by multiple names This guide uses these terms Expander Card also known as adapter board or I O card Disk drive also known as hard disk hard drive or hard disk dr...

Page 10: ...lling and using your expander card 2 1 Kit Contents RAID Expander Low profile bracket Cables to connect to HBA 2 2 SystemRequirements An Intel Server Board based on the Intel Xeon processor E5 2600 v3 product family Available compatible PCI Express x4 connector or available RA 4 pin power connector SAS or SATA hard drives allowing bandwidths up to 12 Gb s Full height or low profile brackets ...

Page 11: ...ial SCSI Protocol SSP to enable communication with other SAS devices Serial Management Protocol SMP to share topology management information with expanders Serial Tunneling Protocol STP support for SATA II through expander interfaces SAS protocol described in the Serial Attached SCSI SAS Standard version 2 0 SFF 8485 protocol using the Serial GPIO SGPIO interface provided by the expander Enclosure...

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Page 13: ... Guide 5 SASConnectors on Page 10 3 3 CompatibleDevices 2 5 inch and 3 5 inch SAS 3 SAS 2 and SATA drives Non disk devices including SAS expanders Support for drives of mixed capacity SAS 3 and SAS 2 host controllers RAID and Non RAID 3 4 Block Diagram ...

Page 14: ... RAID Expander RES3FV288 Dimension RAID Expander RES3FV288 Height 2 535 Length 6 00 PCB Thickness 0 062 Max Component Height Top Side 0 570 Max Component Height Bottom Side 0 105 3 6 Mechanical Information The figure below shows the physical package information for the RAID Expander RES3FV288 All dimensions are in inches Figure 1 ...

Page 15: ...Form Factor Low profile MD2 SFF card size Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x4 Data transfer rate 12 Gb s per port Phys Unified Serial Ports 36 Connectors external 1 mini SAS HD x2 SFF 8644 8 ports Connectors internal 1 mini SAS HD x1 1 mini SAS HD x2 1 mini SAS HD x4 SFF 8643 28 ports Maximum number of disk drives up to 24 direct attached Enclosure Support SES 3 Thermal Sensor Processor tempe...

Page 16: ...Bracket If you are installing your RAID Expander into a low profile computer cabinet replace the original full height bracket with the low profile bracket included in your distribution kit The full height bracket is mounted on the front of the expander and the low profile bracket is mounted on the back as shown in the figures below Low profile bracket Figure 3 Replacing the Bracket To replace the ...

Page 17: ... the screws to the bracket with a Phillips screw driver Caution The mount points on the low profile bracket have a smooth or flat side and a raised side that looks like a spacer see Figure 6 Be sure to install the bracket with the flat side against the expander card and the raised side facing away from the expander card Flat side of bracket Front of board Figure 6 Caution The torque on the mountin...

Page 18: ...D Expander supports SAS and SATAdisk drives Solid State Drives SSDs and SAS tape drives 4 3 2 Cables Depending on your application requirements you can use any of the cables listed below Cables Internal HD mini SAS to HD mini SAS SFF 8643 to SFF 8643 Connects to a backplane or enclosure External HD mini SAS to HD mini SAS SFF 8644 to SFF 8644 Connects to a backplane or enclosure ...

Page 19: ...Description Type Comment A B C D E Internal Output connectors to backplane SFF 8643 A SAS Output ports 0 3 B SAS Output ports 4 7 C SAS Output ports 8 11 D SAS Output ports 12 15 E SAS Output ports 16 19 F G Internal Input connectors from RAID controller HBA SFF 8643 F SAS Input ports 0 3 G SAS Input ports 4 7 H I External Output connectors to JBOD SFF 8644 H SAS Output ports 20 23 I SAS Output po...

Page 20: ...Remove the power cord s 2 Remove the server cover For instructions see your server system documentation 3 If necessary change the bracket on the expander card to fit the height of the server system 4 Select an available PCIe expansion slot that s compatible with your expander card and remove the slot cover as shown in Figure 7 To check PCIe bus compatibility of your expander see Chapter 3 About Yo...

Page 21: ... required For an expander card with external ports connect serial cables between the expander card and external disk drives or enclosures Figure 9 Cable Connection of Expander Card with External Ports For an expander card with internal ports connect serial cables between the expander card and internal disk drives Figure 10 Cable Connection of Expander Card with Internal Ports 8 Close your computer...

Page 22: ...AID Expander After physically installed into a server system the RES3FV288 RAID Expander is transparent to users in RAID configurations Refer to the technical specification or user guide of the RAID controller connected to this expander card to know how to configure a RAID system ...

Page 23: ...ck the connections to each disk drive power supply LED connector and so on Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from the expander Check that your expander is installed in a compatible PCIe expansion slot To double check the bus compatibility of your expander see Chapter 3 About Your RAID Expander on Page 3 Ensure that your expander is firmly seated and secured in the PCIe expansion slot ...

Page 24: ...s when removing and replacing components To prevent ESD damage Use an ESD wrist or ankle strap and ensure that it makes skin contact Connect the equipment end of the strap to an unpainted metal surface on the chassis Avoid touching the expander against your clothing The wrist strap protects components from ESD on the body only Handle the expander by its bracket or edges only Avoid touching the pri...

Page 25: ... are Ambient temperature with forced airflow 30 C to 80 C dry bulb Relative humidity 5 to 90 non condensing Mean Operating Time Between Failures number MTBF electrical components TBD hours at 40 C Note Ambient temperature is measured 1 from the expander processor DC Power Requirements Bus Type Description Requirements PCIe Ripple and noise RAID Expander 12V TBD mV peak to peak max CurrentRequireme...

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