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... for installing the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for a system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I storage adapter in a RAID system. Audience This document assumes that ships with RAID controllers and related support devices. Preface This is on the Resource CD. It contains installation instructions and specifications. Related Publication The Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I, which can be used for SAS and SATA disk drives...
... for installing the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for a system. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I storage adapter in a RAID system. Audience This document assumes that ships with RAID controllers and related support devices. Preface This is on the Resource CD. It contains installation instructions and specifications. Related Publication The Software User's Guide is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I, which can be used for SAS and SATA disk drives...
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... Support 2 Usability ...2 Redundancy and Error Handling 3 SAS/SATA Features of the 1078 Controller 4 Beep Codes ...5 Chapter 2, Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Install the RAID Controller ...7 Configure the RAID Controller 10 Replacing a Controller, Resolving a Config Mismatch 10 Chapter 3, Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Characteristics 11 Technical Specifications ...12 Array Performance Features 13 Fault Tolerance ...13 Electrical Characteristics 14 Safety Characteristics 14 A. Installation / Assembly Safety Instructions...
... Support 2 Usability ...2 Redundancy and Error Handling 3 SAS/SATA Features of the 1078 Controller 4 Beep Codes ...5 Chapter 2, Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Install the RAID Controller ...7 Configure the RAID Controller 10 Replacing a Controller, Resolving a Config Mismatch 10 Chapter 3, Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Characteristics 11 Technical Specifications ...12 Array Performance Features 13 Fault Tolerance ...13 Electrical Characteristics 14 Safety Characteristics 14 A. Installation / Assembly Safety Instructions...
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...® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 1 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I is a high-performance intelligent PCIExpress* SAS/SATA RAID controller that use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. The SAS and SATA protocols use of expanders to connect to -point, device interfaces that offers reliability, high performance, and faulttolerant disk subsystem management. The SAS/SATA connector and cable are serial, point-to additional drives. As a third generation PCI Express storage...
...® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 1 1 Overview The Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I is a high-performance intelligent PCIExpress* SAS/SATA RAID controller that use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI. The SAS and SATA protocols use of expanders to connect to -point, device interfaces that offers reliability, high performance, and faulttolerant disk subsystem management. The SAS/SATA connector and cable are serial, point-to additional drives. As a third generation PCI Express storage...
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... eight independent ports using two SFF-8087 mini multi-lane connectors, this controller supports up to 32 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices and 64 logical drives. The SAS controller supports the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) standard, version 1.0 and the Serial ATA (SATA) protocol defined by your server board. See the tested operating system list for the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I to make sure the RAID card supports your server board at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. See also the tested hardware and operating...
... eight independent ports using two SFF-8087 mini multi-lane connectors, this controller supports up to 32 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices and 64 logical drives. The SAS controller supports the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) standard, version 1.0 and the Serial ATA (SATA) protocol defined by your server board. See the tested operating system list for the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I to make sure the RAID card supports your server board at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. See also the tested hardware and operating...
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...; Upgradeable Flash ROM interface. • Allows for limitations on redundant volumes); CIM, LEDs, and via alarm. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 3 Migration, OCE, and Patrol Read. Caution: Exceeding 50% rate may require OCE). - • Advanced Array configuration and Management Utilities provides: - Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) adds space to recognize an error and recover if possible. • Failures are logged from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; There must be disk activity (I/O to the drive) for a missing drive...
...; Upgradeable Flash ROM interface. • Allows for limitations on redundant volumes); CIM, LEDs, and via alarm. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 3 Migration, OCE, and Patrol Read. Caution: Exceeding 50% rate may require OCE). - • Advanced Array configuration and Management Utilities provides: - Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) adds space to recognize an error and recover if possible. • Failures are logged from OS Event Log, Intel® RAID Web Console 2; There must be disk activity (I/O to the drive) for a missing drive...
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...setting. Write-back. Optional battery backup for the disk but ensures data is lost if power is on the drives (COD). - Adaptive Read Ahead. Hot-swap support. - Usually slower but data will be lost . - Read Ahead. Predicts next read will be sequential and buffers this data into the cache. - Write-through : - I /O: Reads data directly from the drive after determining exact location of multiple SATA targets through an expander. 4 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide • Multiple cache options allow configuration-specific performance...
...setting. Write-back. Optional battery backup for the disk but ensures data is lost if power is on the drives (COD). - Adaptive Read Ahead. Hot-swap support. - Usually slower but data will be lost . - Read Ahead. Predicts next read will be sequential and buffers this data into the cache. - Write-through : - I /O: Reads data directly from the drive after determining exact location of multiple SATA targets through an expander. 4 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide • Multiple cache options allow configuration-specific performance...
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... one virtual disk in rebuild. Alarm will continue during rebuild with a different sound at completion. To disable the alarm, choose Disable Alarm. Using hot spare in a logical array. • Migration and OCE cannot be done on , 1 second off . To enable alarm, choose Enable Alarm To disable alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose Silence Alarm. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules • Migration must occur to RAID 5. Beep Codes •...
... one virtual disk in rebuild. Alarm will continue during rebuild with a different sound at completion. To disable the alarm, choose Disable Alarm. Using hot spare in a logical array. • Migration and OCE cannot be done on , 1 second off . To enable alarm, choose Enable Alarm To disable alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose Silence Alarm. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules • Migration must occur to RAID 5. Beep Codes •...
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... the instructions that came with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot. • The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation. • SAS or SATA 3.0 hard drives. Remove the power cord(s). 2. Figure 1. Changing the Bracket Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide AF002632 7 Install the RAID Controller 1. See the following figure. Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 2 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware Installation Requirements • The Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I, with...
... the instructions that came with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot. • The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation. • SAS or SATA 3.0 hard drives. Remove the power cord(s). 2. Figure 1. Changing the Bracket Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide AF002632 7 Install the RAID Controller 1. See the following figure. Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 2 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware Installation Requirements • The Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I, with...
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... or x16 PCI-Express* slot. See your server system documentation to a SATA drive, SAS or SATA backplane, or an expander device. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I 5. Check that controller and cables are using more than one meter. 4. For the first four drives, ports 0 - 3, connect one foot if using an expander backplane, connect the second cable to the right connector. Route the cables carefully. Do not use the shortest possible cable. Only connect to locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card. Decrease...
... or x16 PCI-Express* slot. See your server system documentation to a SATA drive, SAS or SATA backplane, or an expander device. Installing the Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I 5. Check that controller and cables are using more than one meter. 4. For the first four drives, ports 0 - 3, connect one foot if using an expander backplane, connect the second cable to the right connector. Route the cables carefully. Do not use the shortest possible cable. Only connect to locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card. Decrease...
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Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 9 See your server system documentation for instructions. AF002631 Figure 3.
Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane 6. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 9 See your server system documentation for instructions. AF002631 Figure 3.
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... in the hard drives. After you need to access the BIOS Configuration Utility. 2. The numbering of the RAID controller follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board. 3. Replacing a Controller, Resolving a Config Mismatch To replace the RAID controller, see the NVRAM and drive configurations. 3. Exit and reboot. 10 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide Press + when prompted during POST, stating that there is a configuration mismatch because the configuration data in adapter. If the newly installed RAID controller was previously...
... in the hard drives. After you need to access the BIOS Configuration Utility. 2. The numbering of the RAID controller follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board. 3. Replacing a Controller, Resolving a Config Mismatch To replace the RAID controller, see the NVRAM and drive configurations. 3. Exit and reboot. 10 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide Press + when prompted during POST, stating that there is a configuration mismatch because the configuration data in adapter. If the newly installed RAID controller was previously...
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... Mode 0 Select 2-pin connector Comments LED signal support for drive activity. LED signal for front panel drive fault per port. Setting the controller to disk. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 11 When lit, indicates the data in the cache has not been written to Mode 0 holds the I/O processor in reset for firmware recovery. • No jumper = Normal operational mode. • Jumper = Mode 0 for normal operation. requires a firmware recovery utility and firmware image file. For connection to enclosure LED. No jumper is required for firmware recovery...
... Mode 0 Select 2-pin connector Comments LED signal support for drive activity. LED signal for front panel drive fault per port. Setting the controller to disk. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 11 When lit, indicates the data in the cache has not been written to Mode 0 holds the I/O processor in reset for firmware recovery. • No jumper = Normal operational mode. • Jumper = Mode 0 for normal operation. requires a firmware recovery utility and firmware image file. For connection to enclosure LED. No jumper is required for firmware recovery...
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... connector for multiple drives 32 Kb NVRAM and config-on Chip 500 MHz +3.3 V, +12 V Low profile, extended half-length (6.6-inch, MD2) PCI Express* Rev 1.0A, x8 lane width 2.5 Gbps 3 Gbps per port, point-to host SATA bus speed Serial port SAS controller SAS/SATA ports Physical and virtual drive support Cache Firmware Compatible devices Cabling Redundant configuration Enclosure management Enclosure support Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I LSI* 1078 Integrated RAID on -disk (COD) in reflashable flash ROM 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SAS or SATA 3.0 drives; Shared connectors for debug use...
... connector for multiple drives 32 Kb NVRAM and config-on Chip 500 MHz +3.3 V, +12 V Low profile, extended half-length (6.6-inch, MD2) PCI Express* Rev 1.0A, x8 lane width 2.5 Gbps 3 Gbps per port, point-to host SATA bus speed Serial port SAS controller SAS/SATA ports Physical and virtual drive support Cache Firmware Compatible devices Cabling Redundant configuration Enclosure management Enclosure support Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I LSI* 1078 Integrated RAID on -disk (COD) in reflashable flash ROM 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SAS or SATA 3.0 drives; Shared connectors for debug use...
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...) support Optional Battery Backup Drive Replacement Drive Rebuild Using Hot Spares Error Checking and Indication Detects up to 72 hours of data retention. Auto detection of initialization or rebuild on reboot Parity generation and checking, automatic consistency checking; patrol reads; without reboot Background services Rebuild, Consistency Check, Migration, OCE, and Patrol Read Cache options Write-back or Write-through Read Ahead, Adaptive Read Ahead, NonRead Ahead, Cache I/O or Direct I /O requests 6.4 Mbytes in NVRAM, event log, CIM, Smart, Intel® RAID Web Console...
...) support Optional Battery Backup Drive Replacement Drive Rebuild Using Hot Spares Error Checking and Indication Detects up to 72 hours of data retention. Auto detection of initialization or rebuild on reboot Parity generation and checking, automatic consistency checking; patrol reads; without reboot Background services Rebuild, Consistency Check, Migration, OCE, and Patrol Read Cache options Write-back or Write-through Read Ahead, Adaptive Read Ahead, NonRead Ahead, Cache I/O or Direct I /O requests 6.4 Mbytes in NVRAM, event log, CIM, Smart, Intel® RAID Web Console...
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... same controller. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 15 Move the drives to change the targets. When the drives are inserted properly. 6. Follow the instructions that is currently being rebuilt, the rebuild operation will restart, not resume. The controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the backplane to different positions on the drives. Turn off the power to install and remove drives. 4. See your server documentation for instructions to the system and all drives, enclosures, and...
... same controller. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 15 Move the drives to change the targets. When the drives are inserted properly. 6. Follow the instructions that is currently being rebuilt, the rebuild operation will restart, not resume. The controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the backplane to different positions on the drives. Turn off the power to install and remove drives. 4. See your server documentation for instructions to the system and all drives, enclosures, and...
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... server documentation for instructions to be supported at the same time. Connect the data cables to remove the server cover. 10. Determine the drive target requirements. 8. When you migrate the drives. Remove the power cord(s). 3. Make sure all drives, enclosures, and system components. The drives must remain on the drives. 16 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide To migrate drives: 1. Make sure all cables are properly attached and the RAID controller is properly installed. 9. This prevents a configuration data mismatch between the hard drives...
... server documentation for instructions to be supported at the same time. Connect the data cables to remove the server cover. 10. Determine the drive target requirements. 8. When you migrate the drives. Remove the power cord(s). 3. Make sure all drives, enclosures, and system components. The drives must remain on the drives. 16 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide To migrate drives: 1. Make sure all cables are properly attached and the RAID controller is properly installed. 9. This prevents a configuration data mismatch between the hard drives...
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... from a cable. Always follow installation and service instructions closely. • Turn off the system before removing a component from the server board or disconnecting a peripheral device from sudden, transient increases and decreases in electrical power, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptible power supply. • Be sure nothing rests on a rug. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 17 Avoid placing loose papers underneath your computer. do not block cooling vents...
... from a cable. Always follow installation and service instructions closely. • Turn off the system before removing a component from the server board or disconnecting a peripheral device from sudden, transient increases and decreases in electrical power, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptible power supply. • Be sure nothing rests on a rug. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 17 Avoid placing loose papers underneath your computer. do not block cooling vents...
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... a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic container or packaging. • Handle all sensitive components in on the locking tabs before you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to work inside your computer's electronic components, such as the microprocessor. If possible, use antistatic floor pads and workbench pads. 18 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide
... a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic container or packaging. • Handle all sensitive components in on the locking tabs before you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to work inside your computer's electronic components, such as the microprocessor. If possible, use antistatic floor pads and workbench pads. 18 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide
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... all peripheral devices connected to make sure you can damage system parts. To do this document before turning on the back of the system. 5. Remove the cover(s). To install the covers: 1. SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you must unplug each AC power cord from the covers. 3. Remove and save all cables connected to access the inside the system. 5. Check first to the system. 2. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 19 For...
... all peripheral devices connected to make sure you can damage system parts. To do this document before turning on the back of the system. 5. Remove the cover(s). To install the covers: 1. SAFETY STEPS: Whenever you must unplug each AC power cord from the covers. 3. Remove and save all cables connected to access the inside the system. 5. Check first to the system. 2. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSASBB8I Hardware User's Guide 19 For...