Intel RS25DB080 Quick Start Guide

Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080

Choosing the Right RAID Level

RAID

Minimum

Physical

Drives

Fail PDs
Allowed

Method Capacity

Read

Speed

Write

Speed

Good Usage

Quick Start User's Guide

This guide contains step-by-step instructions for installing
the Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 and information on

using the BIOS setup utility to configure a single logical

drive array and install the driver into the operating system.

For more advanced RAID configurations, or to install with other

operating systems, please refer to the Hardware User’s Guide.

These guides and other supporting documents
(including a list of supported server boards) are also located on the web at:

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

If you are not familiar with ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) procedures used
during system integration, see your Hardware Guide for complete ESD

®

procedures. For more details on Intel

www.intel.com/go/serverbuilder.

Read all cautions and warnings first before starting your RAID Controller integration.

RAID controllers, see:

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workstation

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entry level

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Warning

Read all caution and safety

statements in this document
before performing any of the
instructions. Also see the Intel®

Server Board and Server Chassis
Safety Information document at:

http://support.intel.com/support/
motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770
.htm for complete safety information.

Warning

Installation and service of
this product should only be
performed by qualified service
personnel to avoid risk of injury from
electrical shock or energy hazard.

Caution

Observe normal ESD
[Electrostatic Discharge]
procedures during system
integration to avoid possible
damage to server board and/or
other components.

Tools Required

Phillips*
screwdriver

Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its
subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property
of others. Copyright © 2011, Intel Corporation. All rights
reserved.

G22852-001

Anti-static
wrist strap

What you will need to begin

• SAS 2.0 or SATA III hard disk drives (backward compatible to support

SAS 1.0 or SATA II hard disk drives)

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• Intel

RAID Controller RS25DB080

• Server board with a x8 or x16 PCI Express* slot (this controller is designed to meet

the x8 PCI Express* Generation 2 specification and is backward compatible with
generation 1 slots)

®

• Intel

RAID Controller RS25DB080 Resource CD

• Operating system installation media: Microsoft Windows Server 2003*,

Microsoft Windows Server 2008*, Microsoft Windows 7*, Microsoft Windows Vista*,
Red Hat* Enterprise Linux, or SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server, VMware* ESX Server 4,
and Citrix* Xen.

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Full-height

Bracket

Check the Bracket Height

Determine whether the full-height bracket will fit

A

in the server’s PCI back plate.

Your RAID controller ships with the full-height

B

bracket. If the low-profile bracket is required,
unscrew the two fasteners holding the green
board to the silver bracket.

Remove the bracket.

Low-profile

Bracket

C

Line up the low-profile bracket with the board,

D

making sure the two holes align.

Replace and tighten

E

the two screws.

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Install the RAID Controller

Power down the system and disconnect the

A

power cord.

Remove the system cover and any

B

other pieces to access the
PCI Express* slot.

Firmly press the RAID Controller

C

into an available x8 or x16
PCI Express* Slot.

Secure the RAID Controller bracket

D

to the system back panel.

PCI Express* Slot (3.3 V)

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Connect the RAID Controller

Connect the wide end of the provided cable to the left silver

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connector (ports 0-3).

Push the cable into the silver connector until it makes a slight click.

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If using more than four drives, connect the wide end of the second

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provided cable to the right silver connector (ports 4-7).

Connect the other ends of the cables to SATA drives or to the ports

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on a SATA or SAS backplane.

Notes: Both non-expander backplanes (one cable per drive) and
expander backplanes (one or two total cables) are supported. Drive
power cables (not shown) are required.

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C

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Ports 0-3

Ports 4-7

Rear view of four SATA drives connected to ports 0-3

on the Intel

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RAID Controller RS25DB080.

Go to Step 4 on Side 2

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arrays

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n-2

(67-94%)

n-4

(50-88%)

Excellent Very

Good

Very

Good Critical data

good

Database, file,

mail servers

Audible Alarm Information

For information about the audible alarm and how to silence or disable it, see the reverse side of this document.

Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Reference Diagram

Front View

J1A5

J1A7

J1A4

Bracket

Screw (2)

Speaker

J2B3

J2B4

x8 PCI
Express*
Interface

Memory Board

Mounting

Holes (4)

J1A1

J1A2
J1A3

J2B1 Ports 0-3

J2B2 Ports 4-7

J5B1

Memory Board
Connector

J5A1

J6A1

D

The Memory Board
is installed on RAID

controller baseboard

by default

Remote battery backup module

SuperCap module connector

For more information on the jumpers referenced in this diagram, refer to user guide located on the web at:

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

Memory Board

Connector

or

Back View