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Intel Order Number: E64391-001

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  • Page 1 ® Intel RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide Intel Order Number: E64391-001...
  • Page 2 Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Intel is a trademark or 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.

  • Page 3: Preface

    • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID controller. ® • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel RAID Controller RS2BL040. • Appendix A explains drive roaming and how to do a drive migration.
  • Page 4 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Drive Roaming ........................19 Drive Migration ........................20 B. Installation / Assembly Safety Instructions ............21 English ..........................23 Deutsch ..........................24 Français ..........................25 Español ..........................27 Italiano ..........................28 C. Regulatory and Certification Information ............31 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices ................33 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...
  • Page 6 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: List Of Figures

    Figure 1. Changing the bracket ....................8 ® Figure 2. Installing the Intel RAID Controller RS2BL040 ............8 Figure 3. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane ....9 Figure 4. Card Layout......................13 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...
  • Page 8 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide viii...
  • Page 9 List of Tables Table 1. Jumper Description ....................13 Table 2. Technical Specifications ....................14 Table 3. Array Performance Features ..................15 Table 4. Fault Tolerance Features ..................16 Table 5. Electrical Characteristics ...................17 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1, Overview

    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® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU7 provides cached data protection for the RAID controller, even during system failures.

  • Page 12: Intel Raid Controller Rs2Bl040

    Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for SATA II through expander interfaces. Operating System Support • Microsoft Windows Server 2003*, Microsoft Windows Server 2008*, and Windows Vista*. • Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 4.0, and 5.0. • SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server 10 and 11. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Usability

    Allows mixed connections to SAS targets or SATA II targets Note: Intel recommends that you carefully assess any decision to mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual drive. Although you can mix drives within the same virtual drive, Intel strongly discourages the practice.

  • Page 14: Redundancy And Error Handling

    • Failures are logged from controller and drive firmware, and SMART monitor. ® • Failures are logged in NVRAM, viewable from OS Event Log, Intel RAID Web Console 2; CIM, LEDs, and via alarm. • Multiple cache options allow configuration-specific performance optimization: —...

  • Page 15: Sas/Sata Features Of The Lsisas2108 Controller

    To disable the alarm, choose Disable Alarm. To enable the alarm, choose Enable Alarm To disable the alarm only until the next event or until next power cycle, choose Silence Alarm. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...
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  • Page 17: Chapter 2, Intel Raid Controller Rs2Bl040 Hardware Installation

    • SAS or SATA 3.0 hard drives Note: SATA II is the only type of SATA supported by this RAID Controller. In addition, Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Installing the RAID Controller To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1.

  • Page 18: Figure 1. Changing The Bracket

    4. Install the RAID controller into an available server system x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot (see Figure 2). To locate an appropriate slot and for instructions on installing an add-in card, see your server system documentation. AF003200 ® Figure 2. Installing the Intel RAID Controller RS2BL040 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 19: Figure 3. Connecting Cables Between The Raid Controller And Drives/Backplane

    ✧ Only connect to a SATA drive, SAS or SATA backplane, or an expander device. ✧ Route the cables carefully. ✧ Check that the controller and cables are all properly attached. Ports 0-3 AF003201 Figure 3. Connecting Cables between the RAID Controller and Drives/Backplane Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...
  • Page 20 6. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. For instructions, see your server system documentation. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Configuring The Raid Controller

    After you press the keys to enter the Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 software, the ® firmware takes several seconds to initialize and then display the Intel RAID Controller RS2BL040 number and firmware version. The numbering of the RAID controller follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board.
  • Page 22 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Chapter 3, Intel Raid Controller Rs2Bl040 Characteristics

    Set Factory Defaults 2-pin connector Resets the board settings to the defaults set in the Connector factory. JT10 Debug Connector 2-pin connector Reserved JT11 Keyed I C Connector 3-pin keyed Out-of-band enclosure management (SES2) connector Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 24: Technical Specifications

    Small, thin cables that do not restrict airflow • Shared connectors for multiple drives Redundant configuration 32 KB NVRAM and config-on-disk (COD) • Enclosure management SGPIO • In-band and out-of-band SES Enclosure support Assumes one SEP per enclosure Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: Array Performance Features

    Background services Rebuild • Consistency Check • Migration • • Patrol Read • Cache options Write-back or Write-through • Read Ahead, Adaptive Read Ahead, or Non-Read Ahead • Cache I/O or Direct I/O Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 26: Fault Tolerance

    Parity generation and checking, automatic consistency checking • Patrol reads • Activity and fault LEDs, alarm • Multiple retries ® • Logs in NVRAM, event log, CIM, Smart, Intel RAID Web Console 2 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 27: Safety Characteristics

    94 V0. Each bare board is marked with the supplier name or trademark, type, and UL flammability rating. For the boards installed in a PCI bus slot, all voltages are lower than the SELV 42.4 V limit. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...
  • Page 28 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Drive Roaming And Drive Migration Install

    6. Install the server system cover. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 7. Plug in and power on the system. The controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the drives (COD). Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 30: Drive Migration

    9. Install the server system cover. For instructions, see your server system documentation. 10. Plug in and power on the system. When you start the system, the controller detects the RAID configuration from the configuration data on the drives. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 31: Installation / Assembly Safety Instructions

    When working inside your computer: • Do not attempt to service the computer system yourself, except as explained in this guide and elsewhere in Intel documentation. Always follow installation and service instructions closely. • Turn off your computer and any peripherals.
  • Page 32 • When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic container or packaging. • Handle all sensitive components in a static-safe area. If possible, use antistatic floor pads and workbench pads. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 33: English

    4. Insert and lock the padlock to the system to prevent unauthorized access inside the system. 5. Connect all external cables and the AC power cord(s) to the system. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Deutsch

    Lesen Sie zunächst sämtliche Warn- und Sicherheitshinweise in diesem Dokument, bevor Sie eine der Anweisungen ausführen. Beachten Sie hierzu auch die Sicherheitshinweise zu Intel-Serverplatinen und -Servergehäusen auf der Ressourcen-CD oder unter http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm. Der Wechselstrom des Systems wird durch den Ein-/Aus-Schalter für Gleichstrom nicht ausgeschaltet.

  • Page 35: Français

    Lisez attention toutes les consignes de sécurité et les mises en garde indiquées dans ce ® document avant de suivre toute instruction. Consultez Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information sur le CD Resource CD ou bien rendez-vous sur le site http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm...
  • Page 36 4. Remettez le cadenas en place et verrouillez-le afin de prévenir tout accès non autorisé à l'intérieur du système. 5. Rebranchez tous les cordons d'alimentation c. a. et câbles externes au système. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 37: Español

    Para ello: 1. Desbloquee y extraiga el bloqueo de seguridad de la parte posterior del sistema, si se ha instalado uno. 2. Extraiga y guarde todos los tornillos de las tapas.Extraiga las tapas. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 38: Italiano

    Il cavo è considerato il dispositivo d'interruzione dell'alimentazione principale (in c.a.). La presa alla quale si collega il sistema deve essere installata vicino all'unità e deve essere facilmente accessibile. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...
  • Page 39 Se il sistema è stato a lungo in funzione, il microprocessore e il dissipatore di calore potrebbero essere surriscaldati. Fare attenzione alla presenza di piedini appuntiti e parti taglienti sulle schede e sul telaio. È consigliabile l'uso di guanti di protezione. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...
  • Page 40 Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 41: Regulatory And Certification Information

    • ETL or NRTL Mark (US/Canada) • FCC (US) • ICES-003 (Canada) • CE Mark (Europe) • KCC Mark (Korea) Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...
  • Page 42 EMC Marking (Class A) Canada CANADA ICES-003 CLASS A CANADA NMB-003 CLASSE A BSMI Marking (Class A) Taiwan and Class A EMC Warning KCC Mark Korea C-Tick Mark Australia Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices

    • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Intel is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of this equipment for substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by Intel. The correction of interferences caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution, or attachment will be the responsibility of the user.
  • Page 44 EMC Directive (89/336/EEC). The product has been marked with the CE Mark to illustrate its compliance. Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL040 Hardware User’s Guide...

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