Intel SROMBSASMR User Manual

Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (AXXROMBSASMR)

Technical Product Specification

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Date Revision Number

December 2008 1.0 Initial Release

February 2009 1.1 Updated the RAID Controller illustrations to reflect the heatsink design

change.

March 2009 1.2 Replaced all Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SROMBSASMR references with

Intel

Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR; Listed Intel® Workstation

Board S5520SC as a supported board.

Modifications

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1

1.1 Product Overview .................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Operating System Support ...................................................................................... 1

1.3 Features List ............................................................................................................ 2

2. Hardware...............................................................................................................................4

2.1 Block Diagram .........................................................................................................4

2.2 Module Layout .........................................................................................................5

2.3 Major Components ..................................................................................................5

2.3.1 LSI* 1078 SAS ROC................................................................................................ 5

2.3.2 Flash ROM............................................................................................................... 6

2.3.3 Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM) ................................................................................. 6

2.3.4 NVSRAM .................................................................................................................6

2.3.5 SDRAM (Cache) ...................................................................................................... 6

2.3.6 Diagnostics .............................................................................................................. 7

2.3.7 SAS / SATA Connectors.......................................................................................... 7

2.3.8 Host Board Interface................................................................................................ 8

2.3.9 BBU Interface ........................................................................................................10

2.3.10 Jumpers and Connectors....................................................................................... 12

2.4 Hardware Architectural Features ........................................................................... 12

2.5 Electrical Characteristics .......................................................................................13

2.6 Environmental Specifications................................................................................. 13

2.7 Supported Device Technology............................................................................... 14

2.7.1 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices ..................................................................... 14

2.7.2 SAS Expander Support.......................................................................................... 14

2.7.3 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices .............................................................14

2.7.4 Enclosure Management Support ...........................................................................14

3. Software ..............................................................................................................................15

3.1 Common Layers .................................................................................................... 16

3.1.1 Firmware................................................................................................................ 16

3.1.2 API ......................................................................................................................... 16

3.1.3 Operating System Driver ....................................................................................... 17

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3.2 User Interface ........................................................................................................17

3.2.1 Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility.................................................. 17

3.2.2 Intel® RAID Web Console 2 ................................................................................... 18

3.3 Command-line Utility.............................................................................................. 19

3.4 Flash Utility ............................................................................................................ 19

3.5 SNMP Support....................................................................................................... 19

4. RAID Functionality and Features......................................................................................20

4.1 Hierarchy ...............................................................................................................20

4.1.1 RAID Physical Drive Status ...................................................................................20

4.1.2 RAID Virtual Drive Status ...................................................................................... 21

4.1.3 RAID Controller Drive Limitations .......................................................................... 21

4.2 SAS Bus and ID Mapping ...................................................................................... 21

4.3 RAID Features ....................................................................................................... 21

4.3.1 RAID Level Support ............................................................................................... 21

4.3.2 Cache Policies ....................................................................................................... 22

4.3.3 Stripe Size .............................................................................................................23

4.3.4 Hot-spare Drives.................................................................................................... 23

4.3.5 Hot-plug Drive Support ..........................................................................................23

4.3.6 Auto-declare Hot-spare Drive ................................................................................23

4.3.7 Physical Drive Roaming......................................................................................... 23

4.3.8 Virtual Drive Roaming............................................................................................ 23

4.3.9 RAID Controller Migration...................................................................................... 24

4.3.10 Online Capacity Expansion.................................................................................... 24

4.3.11 RAID-level Migration .............................................................................................. 24

4.4 Operating Certifications .........................................................................................24

5. Safety and Regulatory Certifications................................................................................25

5.1 Product Safety & EMC Compliance....................................................................... 25

5.2 Ecology Declarations ............................................................................................. 25

5.3 Supported Specifications and Standards............................................................... 25

Appendix A: Event Messages and Error Codes.....................................................................26

Appendix B: Glossary ..............................................................................................................33

Appendix C: Reference Documents........................................................................................34

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List of Figures

Figure 1. Hardware Block Diagram............................................................................................... 4

Figure 2. Intel

Figure 3. Intel

Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR Physical Layout.................................. 5

RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3 .......................................................................6

Figure 4. SAS/SATA Connectors.................................................................................................. 7

Figure 5. SAS/SATA Interface ...................................................................................................... 7

Figure 6. SAS/SATA Cable........................................................................................................... 8

Figure 7. PCI Interface.................................................................................................................. 9

Figure 8. BBU Interface ..............................................................................................................11

Figure 9. Jumpers and Connectors............................................................................................. 12

Figure 10. Software Block Diagram ............................................................................................15

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List of Tables

Table 1. SAS/SATA Connector Pin-out ........................................................................................7

Table 2. BBU Connector Pin-out................................................................................................. 10

Table 3. BBU Connector Pin-out................................................................................................. 11

Table 4. Hardware Architectural Features ..................................................................................12

Table 5. Environmental Specifications........................................................................................ 13

Table 6. Storage and Transit Specifications ............................................................................... 13

Table 7. Intel

Table 8. Intel

Table 9. Command-line Utility Options .......................................................................................19

Table 10. RAID Physical Drive Status ........................................................................................20

Table 11. RAID Virtual Drive Status............................................................................................ 21

RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility Options............................................ 17

RAID Web Console 2 Options ............................................................................. 18

Table 12. Supported RAID Levels ..............................................................................................21

Table 13. Cache Policies ............................................................................................................ 22

Table 14. Specifications and Standards .....................................................................................25

Table 15. Event Messages .........................................................................................................26

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1. Introduction

This document provides a detailed description of the Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR (also known as Intel

Integrated RAID Controller SROMBSASMR) and the

software that supports it.

1.1 Product Overview

The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR is designed to fit the following Intel® Server Boards and Systems:

 Intel

Note: Additional Intel list, see the Compatibility section under the link for this Intel® RAID Module at

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

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 may be supported. For the most up-to-date

The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR supports both enterprise-class serial ATA (SATA) and serial-attached SCSI (SAS) disk drives, which allows solutions to be customized for performance, reliability, system expansion flexibility, and hard drive capacity. It provides such flexibility and helps lower the total cost of ownership with a standardized server and storage infrastructure.

This RAID module is designed with four internal SAS/SATA ports through 4 individual connectors and uses a custom board-to-board 50-pin connector to provide x4 PCI Express* support.

1.2 Operating System Support

The following operating systems are fully validated and supported at product launch. The latest service pack/update available at start of the test run is tested:

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* 32-bit

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003* 64-bit Edition

 Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 32-bit

 Microsoft Windows Server 2008* 64-bit Edition

 Microsoft Windows Vista* 32-bit

 Microsoft Windows Vista* 64-bit Edition

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 VMWare ESX* Server 3.5

 Red Hat* Linux 4 32-bit

 Red Hat* Linux 4 64-bit Edition

 Red Hat* Linux 5 32-bit

 Red Hat* Linux 5 64-bit Edition

 SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 32-bit

 SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 64-bit Edition

The following operating systems will be tested with a baseline installation of the operating system. The latest service pack/update available at start of the test run will be tested.

 Sun Solaris* 10 32-bit

 Sun Solaris* 10 64-bit Edition

 Microsoft Windows XP* 32-bit

 Microsoft Windows XP* 64-bit Edition

 SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 32-bit

 SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 9 64-bit Edition

1.3 Features List

 Supports SAS/SATA devices at speeds up to 300 MB/second per port

 Supports the SATA II protocol over SAS transport

 Contains four internal SAS/SATA ports

 Supports up to 16 SAS/SATA II devices via expanders

 Supports up to 64 virtual disks

 Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60

 Hardware acceleration of RAID 5/6/50/60 parity calculation

 Online capacity expansion

 Online RAID level migration

 Physical drive roaming

 RAID controller migration

 Fast virtual drive initialization

 Hot-spare drive configuration, both private and global

 SATA drive hot-plug

 Staggered spin-up

 Native command queuing

 Support for SMART

 Auto rebuild

The Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) detects up to 70 percent of all predictable disk

drive failures. In addition, SMART monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics.

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 Variable data stripe size configured per virtual drive

 128 MB of ECC DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM integrated on the controller

 Read and write cache policy

 SES2 intelligent enclosure support

 Background media test (patrol read)

 Background data integrity test

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2. Hardware

2.1 Block Diagram

Figure 1. Hardware Block Diagram

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2.2 Module Layout

LSI 1078

Heatsink

SAS ROC

Controller

LSI

SES

Connector

Board-to-Board

50-pin Connector

Figure 2. Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR Physical Layout

SAS/SATA

Connectors

Battery

Connector

AF003118

2.3 Major Components

2.3.1 LSI* 1078 SAS ROC

The LSI* 1078 SAS ROC is an integrated SAS and I/O controller with an embedded Power PC* core running at 533 MHz. For information, see provides this functionality:

 PCI Express* interface (x8), 2.5 Gbps

 Local 72-bit DDR2 SDRAM interface with ECC checking

 Dual independent internal DMA controllers maximize parallel data movement operations

between system memory and any peripheral/block on the processor local bus (PLB), including local external devices such as Flash ROM, NVRAM, etc.

 Two messaging units. Only one can be enabled per power-on cycle:

- Fusion MPT message unit

- Proprietary / test message unit

 Two I

C interfaces for memory detection and PCI Express* SMBus connectivity. Serial

boot-strap ROM is also connected here.

 Integrated dual UART for MegaRAID* diagnostic use only.

 Eight channels of 3 Gbps full duplex SAS / SATA / Tunneled SATA

 Two banks of SGPIO signals to accompany the two sets of x4 SAS/SATA ports

 PCI Express* interface supports x8, x4, and x1 lane configurations

http://www.lsi.com/. The 1078 SAS ROC

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2.3.2 Flash ROM

The Intel® Advanced+ Book Block Flash Memory device is a 4 MB FLASH ROM configured for 16-bit I/O, manufactured on Intel’s latest 0.13 μm and 0.18 μm technologies. This is a featurerich solution for low-power applications. This device incorporates low-voltage capability (3 V read, program, and erase) with high-speed, low-power operation. Flexible block-locking allows any block to be independently locked or unlocked. For more information, see the Intel Memory web site at

http://www.intel.com/design/flash.

Flash

2.3.3 Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM)

The serial bootstrap ROM is used to configure the 1078 before the server board configures the PCI Express* registers. The bootstrap ROM sets the PLL (Phase Lock Loop) dividers, external memory bus speed, etc.

2.3.4 NVSRAM

A 32-KB NVSRAM stores board and disk drive setup configurations.

2.3.5 SDRAM (Cache)

The Intel® Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR includes 128 MB of integrated DDR2 667MHz ECC SDRAM memory. It supports a three chip 40-bit memory configuration. The memory chips are connected directly to the memory controller interface bus of the ROC and serves as storage for the executable code transferred from the flash. It also serves as cache during RAID transactions. Cache mode selection takes immediate effect while the server is online and is available on a per virtual drive basis. The ROC memory controller provides single-bit ECC error correction with multi-bit detection support.

The optional Intel

RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3 provides a battery backup option for data

cached in the memory.

Figure 3. Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU3

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