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    Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide Intel Order Number: E33625- 001[...]

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    ii Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVID ED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL(R) PROD- UCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTEL- LECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INTEL ASSU[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide iii Preface This is the primary reference and user ’ s guide for the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I, which can be used for SAS and SA T A II disk dr ives. It contains inst allation instructions and specifications. For details on how to config ure the storage ad apters, and for an overview of the so[...]

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    iv Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide v Contents Preface .............. ................................. .............................. ............... ........................... .i i i Audience .......................................... ..................................................... ....................... ......... iii Organizat[...]

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    vi Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide vii Figures Figure 1. Inserting the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I into a PCI Express* Slot ........................................................................... ................................... ........ 8 Figure 2. Attaching cables to the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I ...................[...]

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    viii Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide ix Tables Table 1. Jumper Descriptions ........................................................ .......................................... 13 Table 2. Specifications ....................................................... ................................................ ..... 14 Table 3. Array Performa[...]

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    1 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 1O v e r v i e w This chapter provides a ge neral overview of the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I. It consists of the following sections: • Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features • Benefits of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) The Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I Storage Adapter is a high -performance[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 2 The SAS controller supports the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) standard, version 1.0. In addition, the controller supports the Serial A T A (SA T A) protocol defined by the Serial A T A specification, version 1.0a. The SAS controller is a versatile controller that supporting both the SAS and SA T A [...]

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    3 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide • User specified rebuild rate (% of system resources to use from 0-100%). W ar ning: Exceeding 50% rate may caus e operating system e rr ors caused by waiting for contr oller access. • Background o pera ting mode can be set for rebuilds, consistenc y checks,and initialization (auto restarting con[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 4 SAS and SATA Features • Provides eight independent PHY , each supportin g 3.0 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps SAS and SA T A data transfers. • Scalable interface that supports up to 8 direct attached SAS/ SA T A devices or 8 logical devices. • T ransfers data using SCSI information units. • Supports SSP to[...]

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    5 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide Operating System Support The RAID Controller SASMF8I supports major operating sy stems, including: • Microsoft W indows Server 2008*, Mic r oso ft W indows Serve r 2003*, and Microsoft W ind ows XP* • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0 and 5.0 • SuSe* Linux Enterprise Se rver 9 and 10 Note: The oper[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 6 not inhibit airflow . The point-to-point SA T A architecture eliminates inherent difficulties created by the legacy A T A mast er -slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing A T A firmware.[...]

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    7 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 2I n t e l ® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Installation This chapter describes the proced ures used to install the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I with inte rnal connecto rs. Requirements The following items are required to install a RAID Controller SASMF8I: •A n I n t e l ® RAID Controller S[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 8 Installation 1. Power off the computer and all drives, en closures, and system components. Remove the power cord from the computer . 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express add-in card slots. See your server chassis documentation for instructions. 3. Align the controller ’ s connecto[...]

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    9 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 5. Connect the provided internal cables into the adapter usin g the 4-port comb ined end. Make sure the co ntroller and cab les are properly attached. Plug the cable into connector at the inside edge of the adapter . Figure 2. Attaching cables to the Inte l ® RAID Controller SASMF8I Note: System thr[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 10 10. W atch the boot process until you see a BIOS message to info rm you of the key combination to press to enter the RAID BIOS Configuration Utility . It will look similar to the following message: Press <CTRL><E> to run BIOS Console 2. This message will time out after several seconds an[...]

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    11 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide Connecting the Cables This section describes the cables used on th e SAS controller and prov ides instructions for connecting SAS and SA T A hard disk drives to the SAS RAID co ntroller . Note: Use only “straight” SA S cables, not “cr oss-over” SAS cables. The cable supplied with the Intel ?[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 12 Replacing a Controller Perform the following steps to replace a failed controller . 1. Power off the computer and all drives, en closures, and system components. Remove the power cord. 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PC I Express* add-in card slots. See your server documentation for instr[...]

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    13 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 3I n t e l ® RAID Controller SASMF8I Characteristics This chapter describes the characteristics of the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I. Figure 4 displays the connectors and headers on the controller and T able 1 describes the m. Figure 4. Card Layout s Table 1. Jumper Descriptions Jumper Descripti[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 14 Technical Specifications The design and implementation of the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I minimizes electromagnetic emissions, susceptibility to radio frequency ener gy , and the effects of electrostatic discharge. See the appendices fo r regulatory marks and certifications. T able 2 lists the [...]

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    15 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide Fault Tolerance T able 4 shows the RAID Controller SASMF8I fault tolerance features. Maximum Scatter/Gathers 26 elements Maximum Size of I/O Requests 6.4 Mbytes in 64 Kbyte stripes Maximum Queue Tags per Drive As many as the drive can acc ept Stripe Sizes 64 Kbyte Maximum Number of Concurrent Comman[...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 16 Electrical Characteristics This section provides the po wer requirements for the RAID Controller SASMF8I. T able 5 lists the maximum power requirements. Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics The thermal and atmosphe ric characteristic s are: • Relative humidity range: 5% to 90% non-conden sing ?[...]

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    17 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide A Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations BIOS Basic Input/Output System. Software that provides basic read/write capability . Usually kept as firmware (ROM based). The system BIOS on a server board is used to boot and control the system. The BIOS on your host adapter acts as an extension of the system [...]

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    Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 18 SAS Serial Attached SCSI. A serial, poi nt-to-po int, enterprise-level devi ce interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set . The SAS interface provides improved performance, simplified cabli ng, smaller connect ions, lower pin count, and lower power requirements when co mpared to parallel [...]