Intel AXXROMBSASMR, SROMBSASMR Hardware User's Manual

Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR) Hardware User’s Guide

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Preface

This is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (also known as Intel which can be used to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation instructions and specifications.

For details on configuring the storage adapters, and for an overview of the software drivers, see the Intel

Audience

This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers/modules and related support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:

• Engineers who are designing an Intel

for their RAID system.

• Anyone installing an Intel

RAID system.

Organization

Integrated RAID Controller SROMBSASMR),

RAID Software User’s Guide on the Resource CD.

Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR

Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR in their

This document includes the following chapters and appendices:

• Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel

SROMBSASMR.

Integrated RAID Module

• Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the RAID module.

• Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel

Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR.

• Appendix A explains drive roaming and drive migration.

• Appendix B provides safety instructions to be observed during installation and

assembly.

• Appendix C provides regulatory and certification information.

Related Publication

The Intel® RAID Software User’s Guide is included on the Resource CD that shipped with the RAID module.

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Preface ........................................................................................................................iii

Audience ............................................................................................................................... iii

Organization ......................................................................................................................... iii

Related Publication ............................................................................................................... iii

Chapter 1: Overview ...................................................................................................1

Benefits of SAS and SATA ....................................................................................................1

Intel

Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR ...................................................................2

Protocol Support ............................................................................................................2

Operating System Support ............................................................................................2

Usability .........................................................................................................................3

Redundancy and Error Handling ...................................................................................3

SAS/SATA Features ......................................................................................................4

Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules .......................................5

Chapter 2: Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR Hardware Installation 7

Requirements ........................................................................................................................7

Installing the RAID Module ....................................................................................................7

Configuring the RAID Module ..............................................................................................11

Replacing a Controller, Resolving a Config Mismatch .........................................................11

Chapter 3: Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR Characteristics ....... 13

Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................14

Array Performance Features ...............................................................................................14

Fault Tolerance ............................................................................................................15

Electrical Characteristics .............................................................................................16

Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics ...................................................................16

Safety Characteristics ..................................................................................................16

Appendix A: Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install ...................................... 17

Drive Roaming .....................................................................................................................17

Drive Migration .....................................................................................................................18

Appendix B: .....................................Installation / Assembly Safety Instructions 19

English .................................................................................................................................21

Deutsch ................................................................................................................................22

Français ...............................................................................................................................23

Español ................................................................................................................................25

Italiano .................................................................................................................................26

Appendix C: Regulatory and Certification Information ........................................29

Product Safety and EMC Compliance .................................................................................29

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List of Figures

Figure 1. Installing the Snap Standoff ....................................................................................... 8

Figure 2. Installing the Intel

Figure 3. Connecting Cable between the RAID Module and Drives/Backplane...................... 10

Figure 4. Card Layout.............................................................................................................. 13

Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR .................................. 9

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List of Tables

Table 1. Jumper Description ...................................................................................................13

Table 2. Technical Specifications ............................................................................................14

Table 3. Array Performance Features .....................................................................................14

Table 4. Fault Tolerance Features ..........................................................................................15

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1 Overview

The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (also known as Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SROMBSASMR) is a high-performance intelligent custom board-toboard PCI Express* SAS/SATA RAID module that offers reliability, high performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. This is a RAID solution that meets the internal storage needs of workgroup, department, or enterprise systems to use costeffective SATA or high performance SAS media.

As a third generation PCI Express* storage controller, the Intel SROMBSASMR addresses the demand for increased data throughput and scalability requirements across entry level, midrange, and enterprise server platforms.

The controller can be connected to up to four drives directly and allows the use of expanders to connect to additional drives. For more information about the use of expanders, see the ANSI SAS Standard, version 1.0 specification.

SATA and SAS are serial, point-to-point, device interfaces that use simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin counts, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI.

The optional Intel for the RAID module, even during system failures.

RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3 provides cached data protection

Integrated RAID Module

Benefits of SAS and SATA

SAS is a serial, point-to-point, enterprise-level device interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set. SAS is a convergence of the advantages of SATA, SCSI, and FC, and is the future mainstay of the enterprise and high-end workstation storage markets. SAS offers a higher bandwidth per pin than parallel SCSI and improves signal and data integrity.

The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set to ensure reliable data transfers, while providing the connectivity and flexibility of point-to-point serial data transfers. The serial transmission of SCSI commands eliminates clock skew challenges. The SAS interface provides improved performance, simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower pin count, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI.

SAS controllers leverage a common electrical and physical connection interface that is compatible with Serial ATA technology. The SAS and SATA protocols use a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI cable or 40-wire ATA cable. The SAS/SATA connector and cable are easier to manipulate, connect to smaller devices, and do not inhibit airflow. The point-to-point SATA architecture eliminates difficulties created by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing ATA firmware.

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Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR

The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR is an intelligent custom board-toboard PCI Express* interface RAID adapter with an integrated LSI* 1078 RAID-On-Chip chipset, providing both a SAS controller and RAID engine. With 128 MB RAM built onto the board and four internal ports with four individual SAS/SATA connectors, this controller supports up to 16 enterprise-class SAS or SATA devices and 64 logical drives. The proprietary PCI Express* connector fits into a 50-pin connector capable of 2.5 Gbps per lane over PCI Express* x4 with a 3.0 Gbps point-to-point transfer rate.

The RAID module is designed to fit the following Intel

• Intel

Server Board S5520UR

Server System SR1600UR

Server System SR1625UR

Server System SR2600UR

Server System SR2625UR

Server Board S5520HC/S5500HCV

Workstation Board S5520SC

Server Board S5500WB

Server Boards and Systems:

Note: Additional Intel® Server Boards and Systems may be supported. For the most up-to-date

list, see the Compatibility section under the link for this Intel

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/.

The SAS controller supports the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Standard, Version 1.0 and the Serial ATA (SATA) protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification, Version

1.0a.

Protocol Support

• Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP): Communication with other SAS devices.

• SATA II Protocol: Communication with other SATA II devices.

• Serial Management Protocol (SMP): Topology management information sharing

with expanders.

• Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP): Support for SATA II through expander interfaces.

Operating System Support

• Windows Server 2008*, Windows Server 2003*, Windows Vista*, Windows XP*.

• Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0.

RAID Module at

• SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10.

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