Installing A Serveraid Sas Controller - Intel SBXD132 - Server Compute Blade Installation And User Manual

Installing a ServeRAID SAS Controller

The Intel® Blade Storage Expansion Module SBESAS comes with a ServeRAID SAS
Controller that supports RAID level-0 and level-1. An optional ServeRAID SAS
Controller AB256BSE (256-MB cache memory and battery backup for the Intel® Blade
Storage Expansion Module SBESAS) is also available that supports RAID level-0,
level-1, and level-5. You must install one of these SAS controllers before you can create
and use the RAID.
Complete the following steps to install a ServeRAID SAS Controller:
1. Read the Safety information beginning on page
page
2. If the host blade server and expansion unit are installed in a SBCE unit, shut down the
operating system and turn off the blade server; then, remove the combined blade
server and expansion unit from the SBCE unit (see the documentation that comes with
the blade server for more information).
3. Carefully lay the combined unit down on a flat, static-protective surface, with the
cover side up.
4. Remove the cover from the expansion unit (see
Cover" on page
To install a ServeRAID SAS Controller, complete the following steps.
1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the ServeRAID SAS Controller to
any unpainted metal surface on the SBCE unit or any unpainted metal surface on any
other grounded rack component; then, remove the SAS controller from the package.
2. Make sure that both of the controller socket retaining clips are in the fully open
position.
3. Orient the SAS controller so that the keys align correctly with the controller socket.
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