Installing A Hardware Raid Controller; Figure 30: Hardware Raid Adapter Layout - Kontron CG2300 Installation And Maintenance Manual

5.2.7

Installing a Hardware RAID Controller

Hard disk drives are supported with SAS software RAID 0/1/10 on the CG2300 server by default. Hardware RAID support
requires a separately-orderable SAS hardware RAID controller, which is described in this section.
: The components used as examples in this section are from the Intel® RS3DC080 hardware.
NOTE
Figure 30 shows the SAS hardware RAID controller board layout. The board's gold edge connector attaches to a header on the
baseboard as shown in Figure 31.
Before you can install the hardware RAID controller board, you must first remove the chassis cover and the left riser card
assembly. For instructions, see (A) and (B1) in Chapter 4.
Then, disconnect the two SAS cables (SFF-8643 ends) from the baseboard connector (SGPI01) where they are used for default
software RAID. For instructions, see (E4) in Chapter 4.
To install the hardware RAID controller board, follow these steps:
1. Remove the bracket from the chassis rear panel.
2. Fasten the bracket from the chassis to the RAID controller board, using the two screws in the kit. (Figure 31, "A")
3. Connect the SAS 1 cable end labeled SFF-8643 into the proper connector (right) on the RAID controller board. ( "B")
4. Connect the SAS 2 cable end labeled SFF-8643 into the proper connector (left). ("B")
5. Insert the hardware RAID controller board in the PCIe slot 3 on the baseboard and press down to mate it with the
header. ("D")
6. Re-install the riser card assembly and the chassis cover. For instructions, see (RK) and (RL) in Chapter 6.
7. If this is the last task you are performing, plug in the power cord(s) and re-connect any peripheral devices.
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Figure 30: Hardware RAID Adapter Layout

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