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Page 1: Hardware Guide
® Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide Intel Order Number: D39308-003... - 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.
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Page 3: Audience
Preface ® This is the primary reference and user’s guide for the Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E, which can be used for SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation instructions and specifications. For details on how to configure the storage adapters, and for an overview of the software drivers, see the Software User’s Guide on the Resource CD. - Page 4 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
® Chapter 3, Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Characteristics ......13 Technical Specifications ......................14 Array Performance Features ..................15 Fault Tolerance ......................16 Electrical Characteristics .....................16 Safety Characteristics ....................17 A. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations ............... 18 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide... - Page 6 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide...
- Page 7 Figure 2. Internal SAS Cable for Connection to SAS Backplane or SATA Hard Drives.... 9 Figure 3. SAS and SATA Plugs and SAS Backplane Connector ..........10 ® Figure 4. Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E to a SATA Hard Drive ........11 Figure 5. Card Layouts......................13 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide...
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- Page 9 Tables Table 1. Jumper Descriptions ....................13 Table 2. Specifications ......................14 Table 3. Array Performance Features ..................15 Table 4. Fault Tolerance Features ..................16 Table 5. Electrical Characteristics ...................16 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide...
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Page 10: Chapter 1, Overview
Overview ® This chapter provides a general overview of the Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. It consists of the following sections: • Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features • Benefits of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) ® The Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Storage Adapter is a high-performance intelligent PCI Express* SAS RAID controller. -
Page 11: Usability
— Online RAID level migration (upgrade of RAID mode, may require OCE). — Drive migration. — Drive roaming. — No reboot necessary after expansion. • An upgradeable Flash ROM interface. • Allows for staggered spin up, hot plug, lower power consumption. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide... -
Page 12: Redundancy And Error Handling
• Failures are logged from controller and drive firmware, SMART monitor, SAF-TE controller. ® • Failures are logged in NVRAM, viewable from OS Event Log, Intel RAID Web Console 2; CIM, LEDs, and via alarm. • Multiple cache options provide choice of speed, redundancy: —... -
Page 13: Sas And Sata Features
• Migrations supported are: RAID 1 to RAID 0, RAID 5 to RAID 0. • With OCE, migrations supported are RAID 0 to RAID 1, RAID 0 to RAID 5, RAID 1 to RAID 5. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide... -
Page 14: Beep Codes
Note: The operating systems supported by this controller may not be supported by your server board. See the tested operating system list for your server board at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. See also the tested hardware and operating system list for the RAID Controller SRCSAS144E to make sure the RAID card supports your operating system. -
Page 15: Chapter 2, Intel ® Raid Controller Srcsas144E Hardware Installation
® Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Installation ® This chapter describes the procedures used to install the Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E with internal and external connectors. Requirements The following items are required to install a RAID Controller SRCSAS144E: ® • An Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. -
Page 16: Installation
— If using an external cable, plug the cable into the connector in the end bracket. — If using an internal cable, plug the cable into connector at the inside edge of the adapter. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide... - Page 17 The firmware takes several seconds to initialize and will then display the RAID Controller SRCSAS144E number and firmware version. The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide...
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Page 18: Connecting The Cables
Note: Use only “straight” SAS cables, not “cross-over” SAS cables. Figure 2 shows the cable used to connect the internal connectors on a SAS RAID ® controller to SATA drives. The cable supplied with the Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E is for SATA drives or a SAS backplane connection. Connector... - Page 19 Serial A TA SAS Secondary Physical Link Power SATA/SAS Primary Physical Link SATA Physical Link Note: SA TA backplane connectors will NOT accept SAS drives Figure 3. SAS and SATA Plugs and SAS Backplane Connector Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide...
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Page 20: Configuring The Storage Adapter
2. Connect between one and four of the connectors on the other end of the cable into the connector on a SAS backplane or SATA hard drive, or into a backplane that has expander support (Intel product codes AXX6DRV3GEXP or AXX4DRV3GEXP). ®... -
Page 21: Replacing A Controller
2. Select Configure—>View/Add Configuration. This allows viewing of the NVRAM and drive configurations. 3. Select the configuration on disk because the drives contain the correct configuration. 4. Press <Esc> and select YES to update the NVRAM. 5. Exit and reboot. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide... -
Page 22: Chapter 3, Intel ® Raid Controller Srcsas144E Characteristics
Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Characteristics ® This chapter describes the characteristics of the Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. Figure 5 displays the connectors and headers on the controller and Table 1 describes them. Figure 5. Card Layout Table 1. Jumper Descriptions... -
Page 23: Technical Specifications
RAID Controller SRCSAS144E minimizes electromagnetic emissions, susceptibility to radio frequency energy, and the effects of electrostatic discharge. See the appendices for regulatory marks and certifications. ® Table 2 lists the specifications for the Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. Table 2. Specifications ®... -
Page 24: Array Performance Features
Drive migration, RAID level migration; drive roaming online capacity expansion, without reboot Background Services Rebuild, consistency check, initialization, migration, OCE, and patrol read Cache Options Write-back or write-through, read ahead, adaptive read ahead, non-read ahead, cache I/O or direct I/O Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide... -
Page 25: Fault Tolerance
Range / Express +12 V Express Power Temperature +3.3 V 115 mA; used only if 1.5 A 15.6 W 0° C to 45° C battery is present (PCI only) 18.3 W with battery charging Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide... -
Page 26: Safety Characteristics
Korean MIC, Taiwan BSMI, and Japan VCCI. The adapter meets the requirements of CISPR Class B. Both the adapter and battery are CCSA C22.2, No. 60950-1, UL60950-1 First Edition listed accessory, UL filenumber E257743. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide... -
Page 27: Glossary Of Terms And Abbreviations
A piece of hardware (such as a video monitor, disk drive, printer, or CD-ROM) used with a computer and under the computer’s control. SCSI peripherals are controlled Devices ® through a SAS Intel RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide... - Page 28 SAS and SATA devices. SAS Device Any device that conforms to the SAS standard and is attached to the SAS bus by a SAS cable. This includes SAS storage adapters (host adapters) and SAS peripherals. Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide...
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