Table Of Contents - Intel RS25NB008 User Manual

Table of Contents

Preface ........................................................................................................................ iii
Audience ............................................................................................................................... iii
Organization ......................................................................................................................... iii
Related Publication ............................................................................................................... iii
Chapter 1: Overview ................................................................................................... 1
Benefits of SAS and SATA .................................................................................................... 1
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Intel RAID Controller RS25NB008 ....................................................................................... 2
Protocol Support ............................................................................................................ 2
Operating System Support ............................................................................................ 2
Usability ......................................................................................................................... 3
Redundancy and Error Handling ................................................................................... 3
SAS/SATA Features ...................................................................................................... 5
Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules ....................................... 5
Beep Codes ................................................................................................................... 5
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Chapter 2: Intel
Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 7
Installing the RAID Controller ................................................................................................7
Configuring the RAID Controller ............................................................................................ 9
Replacing a Controller ........................................................................................................... 9
Resolving a Config Mismatch ................................................................................................ 9
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Chapter 3: Intel
Major Components ..............................................................................................................14
LSI* SAS2208 ROC .....................................................................................................14
Flash ROM ..................................................................................................................14
Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM) .....................................................................................14
NVSRAM .....................................................................................................................14
SDRAM (Cache) ..........................................................................................................14
Diagnostic Components ..............................................................................................15
SAS/SATA Connectors ................................................................................................16
BBU Connector Pin-out ...............................................................................................18
PCI Interface ................................................................................................................19
LED Headers ...............................................................................................................19
Serial UART Header ....................................................................................................20
Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................21
Array Performance Features ...............................................................................................21
Fault Tolerance ............................................................................................................23
Electrical Characteristics .............................................................................................23
Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide
RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware Installation ................... 7
RAID Controller RS25NB008 Characteristics ........................... 11
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