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... familiarity with the RAID controller. Audience This document assumes that shipped with RAID controllers/modules and related support devices. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide iii Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008. • Appendix A explains drive roaming and drive migration. • Appendix B provides safety instructions to be used to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. The people who...
... familiarity with the RAID controller. Audience This document assumes that shipped with RAID controllers/modules and related support devices. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide iii Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008. • Appendix A explains drive roaming and drive migration. • Appendix B provides safety instructions to be used to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. The people who...
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... Hierarchy ...25 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 26 Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 27 Drive Roaming ...27 Drive Migration ...28 Appendix B: Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions 29 English ...31 Deutsch ...32 Français ...33 Español ...35 Italiano ...36 Appendix C: Regulatory and Certification Information 39 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 39 vi Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide
... Hierarchy ...25 SAS Bus and ID Mapping 26 Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install 27 Drive Roaming ...27 Drive Migration ...28 Appendix B: Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions 29 English ...31 Deutsch ...32 Français ...33 Español ...35 Italiano ...36 Appendix C: Regulatory and Certification Information 39 Product Safety and EMC Compliance 39 vi Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide
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UART Connector Pin-out 20 Table 7. Actual Power Consumption Table 23 Table 11. BBU Connector Pin-out 18 Table 5. Technical Specifications 21 Table 8. RAID Virtual Drive Status 26 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide ix SFF-8088 Connector J1B1 Pin List 17 Table 4. Array Performance Features 21 Table 9. SFF-8088 Connector J1A3 Pin List 17 Table 3. LED Headers Pin-out 19 Table 6. Fault Tolerance Features 22 Table 10. List of Tables Table 1. RAID Physical Drive Status 25 Table 12. Jumper Description 12 Table 2.
UART Connector Pin-out 20 Table 7. Actual Power Consumption Table 23 Table 11. BBU Connector Pin-out 18 Table 5. Technical Specifications 21 Table 8. RAID Virtual Drive Status 26 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide ix SFF-8088 Connector J1B1 Pin List 17 Table 4. Array Performance Features 21 Table 9. SFF-8088 Connector J1A3 Pin List 17 Table 3. LED Headers Pin-out 19 Table 6. Fault Tolerance Features 22 Table 10. List of Tables Table 1. RAID Physical Drive Status 25 Table 12. Jumper Description 12 Table 2.
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... SAS Standard, Version 2.0 Specification. The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . The SAS/SATA connector and cable are serial, point-to 240 devices. SATA and SAS are easier to manipulate, connect to -point serial data transfers. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 1 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 is a high-performance intelligent PCI Express* 2.0 compliant SAS/SATA RAID controller that meets the external...
... SAS Standard, Version 2.0 Specification. The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set . The SAS/SATA connector and cable are serial, point-to 240 devices. SATA and SAS are easier to manipulate, connect to -point serial data transfers. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 1 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 is a high-performance intelligent PCI Express* 2.0 compliant SAS/SATA RAID controller that meets the external...
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Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) adds space to use from 0-100%). Drive migration - Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 3 See Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install for limitations on redundant volumes), Migration, OCE, and Patrol Read. Redundancy and Error Handling • In-band SES2. • Enclosure management support. • Drive coercion (auto-resizing to match existing disks). • Auto-detection of failed...
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) adds space to use from 0-100%). Drive migration - Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 3 See Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install for limitations on redundant volumes), Migration, OCE, and Patrol Read. Redundancy and Error Handling • In-band SES2. • Enclosure management support. • Drive coercion (auto-resizing to match existing disks). • Auto-detection of failed...
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... effort to recognize an error and recover if possible. • Failures are logged from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor. • Failures are five or more disks in a RAID 5 array, which optimizes performance by enabling readmodify-write mode. Write-back: Faster because it does not wait for cache memory. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Configuration stored in...
... effort to recognize an error and recover if possible. • Failures are logged from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor. • Failures are five or more disks in a RAID 5 array, which optimizes performance by enabling readmodify-write mode. Write-back: Faster because it does not wait for cache memory. 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Configuration stored in...
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..., and 60). • Migrations supported are RAID 1 to RAID 0, RAID 5 to RAID 0, RAID 6 to RAID 0. • With OCE, migrations supported are RAID 0 to RAID 1, RAID 0 to RAID 5, RAID 0 to RAID 6, RAID 1 to RAID 5, RAID 1 to RAID 6, RAID 5 to RAID 6. To enable the alarm, choose Enable Alarm. To disable the alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose Silence Alarm. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 5 SAS/SATA Features • Provides eight...
..., and 60). • Migrations supported are RAID 1 to RAID 0, RAID 5 to RAID 0, RAID 6 to RAID 0. • With OCE, migrations supported are RAID 0 to RAID 1, RAID 0 to RAID 5, RAID 0 to RAID 6, RAID 1 to RAID 5, RAID 1 to RAID 6, RAID 5 to RAID 6. To enable the alarm, choose Enable Alarm. To disable the alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose Silence Alarm. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 5 SAS/SATA Features • Provides eight...
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...; Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008(SAS/SATA cables need to be prepared separately) • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot • Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation • SAS or SATA hard drives up to fit the height of the server system (see Figure 1). For instructions, see your server system documentation. 3. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 7 Installing the RAID Controller...
...; Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008(SAS/SATA cables need to be prepared separately) • A host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot • Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation • SAS or SATA hard drives up to fit the height of the server system (see Figure 1). For instructions, see your server system documentation. 3. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 7 Installing the RAID Controller...
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... the Bracket 4. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 5. Refer to the target external storage case. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF004150 Figure 2. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. Use SAS cables to connect the RAID controller to the documentation of the devices for instructions on installing an add...
... the Bracket 4. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 5. Refer to the target external storage case. 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V) AF004150 Figure 2. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see your server system documentation. Use SAS cables to connect the RAID controller to the documentation of the devices for instructions on installing an add...
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... press to enter the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2, such as the system. 2. See the Quick Start User's Guide and the Software User's Guide for instructions to update the NVRAM. 5. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Turn on the system power and check to install the operating system drivers. Resolving a Config Mismatch If the newly installed RAID controller was previously configured...
... press to enter the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2, such as the system. 2. See the Quick Start User's Guide and the Software User's Guide for instructions to update the NVRAM. 5. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Turn on the system power and check to install the operating system drivers. Resolving a Config Mismatch If the newly installed RAID controller was previously configured...
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... SAS drives or SATA 2 drives. The memory board can be written to the controller. Table 1. Advanced Software Hardware Key Header 3-pin header Enables support for the memory board Provides an interface to an LED that contains 1GB 667MHz DDR3 memory. UART connector for the expander 4-pin connector Reserved for factory use . 12 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Serial...
... SAS drives or SATA 2 drives. The memory board can be written to the controller. Table 1. Advanced Software Hardware Key Header 3-pin header Enables support for the memory board Provides an interface to an LED that contains 1GB 667MHz DDR3 memory. UART connector for the expander 4-pin connector Reserved for factory use . 12 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Serial...
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... SAS/SMP/STP/SATA support • Supports SAS and SATA devices • Initiator and Target mode (SSP) • Wide port support • T10 End-to the memory controller interface bus of the ROC and serves as cache during 14 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide The bootstrap ROM sets the Phase Lock ...and I/O controller operating at factory, which integrated DDR3 667 MHz ECC SDRAM memory. For more information, see http://www.lsi.com/. This DIMM is used to store disk and drive setup information. It also serves as storage for the executable code transferred from...
... SAS/SMP/STP/SATA support • Supports SAS and SATA devices • Initiator and Target mode (SSP) • Wide port support • T10 End-to the memory controller interface bus of the ROC and serves as cache during 14 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide The bootstrap ROM sets the Phase Lock ...and I/O controller operating at factory, which integrated DDR3 667 MHz ECC SDRAM memory. For more information, see http://www.lsi.com/. This DIMM is used to store disk and drive setup information. It also serves as storage for the executable code transferred from...
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... be silenced or disabled on the controller's properties page in the BIOS Console or by using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 15 RAID transactions. The ROC memory controller provides single-bit ECC error correction with multi-bit detection support. See below figure for data cached in the Intel® RAID Web Console 2. It is connected remotely...
... be silenced or disabled on the controller's properties page in the BIOS Console or by using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 15 RAID transactions. The ROC memory controller provides single-bit ECC error correction with multi-bit detection support. See below figure for data cached in the Intel® RAID Web Console 2. It is connected remotely...
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... SAS 2.0 or SATA III • Non disk devices including expanders • Can support drives of mixed capacity • Small, thin cables that do not restrict airflow • Shared connectors for multiple drives 128 KB NVRAM and config-on-disk (COD) In-band SES Assumes one SEP per PHY 80 elements Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 21 Technical Specifications Table 7.
... SAS 2.0 or SATA III • Non disk devices including expanders • Can support drives of mixed capacity • Small, thin cables that do not restrict airflow • Shared connectors for multiple drives 128 KB NVRAM and config-on-disk (COD) In-band SES Assumes one SEP per PHY 80 elements Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 21 Technical Specifications Table 7.
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Specification Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Maximum size of failure • Hot-plug • Hot-swap 22 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Fault Tolerance Features Specification Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) support Optional Battery Backup Drive Replacement Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 • Detects up to 70% of predictable disk drive failures • Monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics. • Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU9...
Specification Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Maximum size of failure • Hot-plug • Hot-swap 22 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide Fault Tolerance Features Specification Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) support Optional Battery Backup Drive Replacement Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 • Detects up to 70% of predictable disk drive failures • Monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics. • Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU9...
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... current Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 23 Supply voltage = 12V +/- 8% (from PCI edge connector only) - Supply voltage = 3.3V +/- 9% (from PCI edge connector only) - During trickle charging of the board: • State 1. Actual Power Consumption Table PCI Edge connector 3.3V supply +12V supply 3.3V AUX. Specification Drive Rebuild Using Hot Spares Error Checking and Indication Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 •...
... current Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 23 Supply voltage = 12V +/- 8% (from PCI edge connector only) - Supply voltage = 3.3V +/- 9% (from PCI edge connector only) - During trickle charging of the board: • State 1. Actual Power Consumption Table PCI Edge connector 3.3V supply +12V supply 3.3V AUX. Specification Drive Rebuild Using Hot Spares Error Checking and Indication Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 •...
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... System List. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 25 Other expanders may be supported post launch, based on support for use with some level of associating physical drives in Intel and 3rd party enclosures. Enclosure Management Support The Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 supports SES2 enclosure management in-band to the host operating system, the RAID firmware typically follows these steps: 1. The Intel® RAID firmware is to a host...
... System List. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 25 Other expanders may be supported post launch, based on support for use with some level of associating physical drives in Intel and 3rd party enclosures. Enclosure Management Support The Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 supports SES2 enclosure management in-band to the host operating system, the RAID firmware typically follows these steps: 1. The Intel® RAID firmware is to a host...
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... the firmware detects an unrecoverable error. All configured drives are supported. Unconfigured Bad A physical drive on a SAS address. 26 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide None A physical drive with the SAS and SATA specification extensions are online. The drive is not available to the operating system and is configured as a hot spare. Drive State Hot Spare Failed Rebuilding Unconfigured Bad Missing Offline None Code Description...
... the firmware detects an unrecoverable error. All configured drives are supported. Unconfigured Bad A physical drive on a SAS address. 26 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide None A physical drive with the SAS and SATA specification extensions are online. The drive is not available to the operating system and is configured as a hot spare. Drive State Hot Spare Failed Rebuilding Unconfigured Bad Missing Offline None Code Description...
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... and power on the drives (COD). The controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the backplane to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 27 Move the drives to different positions on the drives. Determine the target requirements. 5. Turn off the power to change the targets. Install the server cover. Note...
... and power on the drives (COD). The controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the backplane to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide 27 Move the drives to different positions on the drives. Determine the target requirements. 5. Turn off the power to change the targets. Install the server cover. Note...
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... power on the drives. 28 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide For instructions, see your server system documentation. 10. Remove the hard drives from one controller to the system, all the cables meet specifications. 7. The controller to which you start the system, the controller detects the RAID configuration from the drives to install and remove drives, see your server system documentation. 4. Drive roaming and drive migration cannot be...
... power on the drives. 28 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide For instructions, see your server system documentation. 10. Remove the hard drives from one controller to the system, all the cables meet specifications. 7. The controller to which you start the system, the controller detects the RAID configuration from the drives to install and remove drives, see your server system documentation. 4. Drive roaming and drive migration cannot be...