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Figure 1 ServeRAID-MR10is SAS/SATA
Controller Card Layout
Table 1
describes the connectors on the
controller.
Step 4
Install the Controller
in the Computer
Insert the controller in a PCI Express slot on the
motherboard, as shown in
Figure 2
.
Press down gently but firmly to seat the card
correctly in the slot. Secure the controller to the
computer chassis with the bracket screw.
Note
:
Refer to your computer documentation for
information about the PCI Express slot.
Figure 2 Installing the ServeRAID-MR10is SAS/
SATA Controller
Step 5
Configure and Install the SAS Devices, SATA
II Devices or Both in the Host Computer Case
Configure the SAS devices, SATA II devices, or
both, and install them in the host computer.
Note:
The ServeRAID-MR10is controller supports
SATA II protocols but not SATA I protocols. All
references to SATA in this document are to SATA
II.
Step 6
Connect the Controller to the SAS Devices,
SATA II Devices, or Both
Table 1
Connectors
Connector Type
Description
J1
Board-to-board con-
nector for battery
backup unit daugh-
ter card
20-pin connector.
Provides an interface to the
daughter card that contains the
battery backup unit.
J2
Universal Asynchro-
nous Receiver/
Transmitter
debugging
4-pin connector.
Reserved for IBM use.
J3
Individual Activity
LED header for
eight SAS ports
16-pin connector.
Provides an LED interface individ-
ually to eight SAS ports. The LED
indicates activity on individual
drives.
J4
Individual Fault LED
header for eight
SAS ports
16-pin connector.
Provides an LED interface individ-
ually to eight SAS ports. The LED
indicates errors on individual
drives.
J5
Debug connector
2-pin connector.
Reserved for IBM use.
J6
Board Default
Debug
2-pin connector.
Reserved for IBM use.
J7
Cache Write Pend-
ing LED
2-pin connector.
The connector for the enclosure
LED. It provides a signal that indi-
cates when the on-board cache
contains data and a write from the
cache to the hard drives is pend-
ing. Optional.
J8
x8 SAS Ports 0–3
The x8 Mini SAS 4i ports connect
the cables from the controller to
SAS physical drives or SATA II
physical drives to a SAS
expander.
J9
x8 SAS Ports 4–7
The x8 Mini SAS 4i ports connect
the cables from the controller to
SAS physical drives or SATA II
physical drives to a SAS
expander.
J10
IPMI-style SMBus
(System Manage-
ment)/I
2
C header
3-pin shielded header.
Provides enclosure management
support.
Table 1
Connectors
Connector Type
Description
