Intel RES2SV240 manual

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    In tel ® RAID Expander Car d R ES2S V240 Har dw ar e User’ s Guide Intel Order Number : E93121-002[...]

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    ii Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide DISCLAIMER INFORMA TION IN THIS DOCUMENT I S PRO VIDED I N CONNECTION WITH INTEL(R) PRODUCTS . NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED , BY EST OPPEL OR O T HER WISE, T O ANY INTELLECTU AL PROPER TY RIGHTS IS GR ANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT . EXCEPT AS PRO VIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CONDIT ION[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide iii Pr e fac e This is the primary hard ware guide for the Intel ® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, which can be used to manage SAS and SA T A disk drives. It contains installation instructions and specifications. For details on configuring the storage adapte rs, and for an overvi ew o f t[...]

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    iv Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide v T able o f Con ten ts Preface .............. ................. ................................ .............. ............... .............. ............. .i i i Audience .................................................... .............................................................[...]

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    vi Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide vii Lis t o f Figur es Figure 1. Changing the bracket ........................................................................... ...................... 6 Figure 2. Installing Intel ® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 .................................................. . 7 Figure 3. Installin[...]

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    viii Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 Hardwa re User’s Guide[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide ix Lis t of T ables Table 1. Jumper Description ......................... .......................................................................... 12 Table 2. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-o ut .................................... .............................. 16 Table 3. SATA Conn[...]

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    x Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 1 1 Ov erview The Intel ® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 offers high performance, hi gh disk drive connectivity ,scalability , and flexibility in various storage environments, and is an attractive alternative to other expensive an d complex topologies. The SAS expander is ideal for high a[...]

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    2 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide In tel ® RAID Expander Car d R ES2S V240 The SAS/SA T A functionality for the Intel ® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is contained within the LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Por t Serial Attached SCSI/SA T A Expander chip. This expander card has twenty-four independent po rts supporting 6Gb/s, 3 Gb[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 3 • SFF-8485 protocol, u sing the Serial GPIO (SGPIO) interface provided by the expander . Oper ating System Support The operating systems supporte d are determined by your RAID co ntroller or module. See the T ested operating system list for your RAID controller or module at http://su[...]

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    4 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 5 2 In tel ® RAID Expander Car d RES 2 SV 2 4 0 H a rd wa re I n s t a l l a t i o n R equir emen ts • Intel ® RAID Expander Card RES2SV24 0, with full height or low profile brackets, or with screws • A vailable PCI Express* x4 connector , or with a vailable RA 4-pin power connecto[...]

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    6 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide Figure 1. Changing the brac ket 4. Install the expander card into an avai lable server system x4, x8 or x16 PCI- Express* slot (see Figure 2 ). T o locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see yo ur server system document ation. AF003490 Full-heigh[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 7 Figure 2. Installing Intel ® RAID Expander Car d RES2SV240 5. (Optional) In case power can be supplied remotely from RA 4-pin 1 2V/5V power connector , the expander card can be lo cated elsewhere within the server chassis instead of using a PCI Express slot, if only the cooling condit[...]

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    8 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide Figure 3. Installing the Expander Car d onto a Customized Chassis W all 6. Connect the SAS/SA T A cables from the back plane (or hard drives) to the expander card, and from th e expander card to a RAID module or RAID controller (see Figure 4 , which takes 6-drive and 4-dr ive non-expa[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 9 Figure 4. Cabling amo ng the Expander Card, RAID Module/Contr oller and Drives/Back plane 7. Install the server system cover and connec t the power cords. See your server system documentation for instructions. Con figuring the Expander Car d After physically installed into a serv er sy[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 11 3 In tel ® RAID Expander Car d R ES2SV240 Char acteristic s Figure 5. Car d Lay out AF003493 J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 J10[...]

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    12 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide T able 1 . Jumper Descrip tion s Figure 6. Hard ware Bloc k Diagram Jumper Description T ype Comments J1 - J6 Internal mini SAS P or t Connectors, P or ts 0-3, 4-7, 8- 11,12-15,16-19 and 20-23 Connection to SAS/SA T A de vices: • J1 = SAS port (0-3) • J2 = SAS port (4-7) • J3 =[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 13 Major Componen ts LSI* L SISAS2x24 24-P ort SAS/S A T A Expander chip The LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SA T A Expander ch ip is a 24-port, 6.0Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expander that enables th e connection of up to 24 directly attached SAS or Serial A T A (SA T A) devices, and pr[...]

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    14 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide — The I2C interface to the external SEP provides a back wards-compatible interface to an optional external SEP — All four I2C interfaces can be co nfigured for general-purpose use — The ARM926 processor can access all four I2C interfaces • Provides configurable drive spin-up [...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 15 Figure 7. Intel ® RAID Expander Car d RES2SV240 SAS/SA T A Connectors SAS/SA T A Connector Pin-out Signal names are with respect to the host; th e device connected to th e host reverses the signal names. T ransmit pins connect to recei ve pins on the other device. The SAS/SA T A conn[...]

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    16 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide T able 2. SFF8 087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out Contr o ller(or bac kplane) Connector Pin- Out Expander Connector Pin -Out Pin No Signal Pin No Signal A1 GND B1 GND A2 SAS_RX_C_DP<3> B2 SAS_TX_C_DP<3> A3 SAS_RX_C_DN<3> B3 SAS_TX_C_DN<3> A4 GND B4 GND A5 SAS_RX[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 17 Figure 8. SFF8087 to SFF8087 connector cab le T o successfully connect the expander card to supported RAID devices and backplanes, additional cables may be needed. They are not shipped with this expa nder card, but below introduction provides detailed pin- out specification, so that u[...]

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    18 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide Ta b l e 3 . SA T A Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out Contro ller Connector Pin-Out Expander Conn ector Pin- Out Pin No Signal Pin No Signal P0_1 GND A1 GND P0_2 TX+ A2 SAS_RX_C_DP<3> P0_3 TX+ A3 SAS_RX_C_DN<3> P0_4 GND A4 GND B4 GND P0_5 RX- B3 SAS_TX_C_DN<3> [...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 19 Figure 9. SA T A Connector to SFF8087 Connecto r Cable B15 GND P2_6 RX+ B13 SAS_TX_C_DP<1> P2_7 GND B12 GND P3_1 GND A15 GND P3_2 TX+ A16 SAS_RX_C_DP<0> P3_3 TX+ A17 SAS_RX_C_DN<0> P3_4 GND A18 GND B18 GND P3_5 RX- B17 SAS_TX_C_DN<0> P3_6 RX+ B16 SAS_TX_C_DP<[...]

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    20 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide T able 4. SFF 8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Pin-out Expander Connector Pin-Out Backplan e Connector Pin-Out Pin No Signal Pin No Signal A1 GND P0_7 GND A2 SAS_RX_C_DP<3> P0_6 SAS_TX_C_DP<0> A3 SAS_RX_C_DN<3> P0_5 SAS_TX_C_DN<0> B1 GND P0_4 GND B2 SAS_TX_C_DP<[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 21 Figure 10. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cab le T echnical Specifications T abl e 5. T echnical Specifications A15 GND P3_7 GND A16 SAS_RX_C_DP<0> P3_6 SAS_TX_C_DP<3> A17 SAS_RX_C_DN<0> P3_5 SAS_TX_C_DN<3> A18 GND P3_4 GND B16 SAS_TX_C_DP<0> P3_2 SAS_RX_[...]

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    22 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide Perf ormance F eatures Ta b l e 6 . Perf ormance Features Electrical Char acteristic s All power is supp lied to the Intel ® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 through the standard PCI Express* x4 connector 12 V rails, or a remote RA 4-pin 12V power connector . The +12 V rail is used by t[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 23 • Maximum dew point temperature: 32°C • Airflow must be at least 200 linear feet per minute (SFPM) to avoid operating above the maximum ambient temperature. The storage and transit environment conditions are: • T emperature range from -30°C to 80°C (dry bulb) • Relative hum[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 25 Appendix A: Installation/Assembly Saf e ty Ins tructions As you use your computer system, observe these safety guidelines: • Do not operate your compute r system with any cover(s) (such as computer covers, bezels, filler brackets, and front-panel inserts) removed. • T o help avoid[...]

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    26 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide Additional safety guidelines: • When you disconnect a cable, pull on its conn ector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself. Some cables have a co nnector with lockin g tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before discon nect [...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 27 English Read all caution and safety statements in th is docu ment before performing any of the instructions. See also Intel ® Server Boar ds and Server Chassis Safety Information on the Resource CD and/or at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm . The [...]

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    28 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide Deutsch Lesen Sie zunächst sämtliche W arn- und Si cherheitshinweise in diesem Dokument, bevor Sie eine der Anweisungen ausführe n. Beachten Sie hierzu auch die Sicherheitshinweise zu Intel-Serverplatinen und -Servergeh ä us en auf der Ressourcen-CD oder unter http://support.inte[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 29 Fr ançais Lisez attention toutes les consignes de sécurité et les mises en garde indiquées da ns ce document avant de suivre to ute instruction. Consultez Intel ® Server Boar ds and Server Chassis Safety Information sur le CD Resource CD ou bien rendez-vous sur le site http://sup[...]

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    30 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide Notez que le commutateur CC de mi se sous tension /hors tension du panneau avant n'éteint pas l'al imentation CA du système. P o ur mettre le système hors te nsion, vous de vez débrancher chaque câble d'alimentation de sa pri se. C'est le câble d'alimen[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 31 Español Lea todas las declaraciones de se guridad y prec aucion de este documento antes de realizar cualquiera de las instrucciones. V ea Intel ® Server Boar ds and Server Chassis Safety Information en el CD Resource y/o en http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-[...]

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    32 Intel® RAID Expander Card RE S2SV240 H ardware User’s Guide Italiano P ara obtener un enfriamiento y un flujo de aire adecua dos, reinstale siempre las ta pa s de l cha sis a nt es de po n er en marcha el sistema. Si pone en funcio namiento el si stema sin las tapas bien colocadas puede dañar los componentes del si stema. Par a instalar las [...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 33 P ASSI DI SICUREZZA: Qualora si ri muov ano le coper ture del te laio per accedere all'inter no del sistema, seguire i se gue nti passi: 1. Spegnere tutti i dispo sitivi per iferici collega ti al sistema. 2. Spegnere il sistema, usa ndo il pulsante spento/acceso dell'inter r[...]

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    Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV2 40 Hardware User’s Guide 35 Appendix B: R egulat ory and Certification In f ormation Pr oduct Saf e ty and EMC Complianc e This Intel ® Expander Card has been evaluated for regulatory compliance as an Intel end system, and is incl uded as part of th e end system certification. For information on end system cert[...]

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