Intel RES2SV240 Installation manual

Intel®RAID Expander Card
RES2SV240 Hardware User’s Guide
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Preface
This is the primary hardware guide for the Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240,
which can be used to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation
instructions and specifications.
For details on configuring the storage adapters, and for an overview of the software
drivers, see the Intel®RAID Software User’s Guide on the Resource CD.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID
controllers/modules/expanders and related support devices. The people who benefit from
this book are:
•Engineers who are designing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 for their
RAID system.
•Anyone installing an Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 in their RAID
system.
Organization
This document includes the following chapters and appendices:
•Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel®RAID Expander Card
RES2SV240.
•Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the expander card.
•Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the
Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240.
•Appendix A provides safety instructions to be observed during installation and
assembly.
•Appendix B provides regulatory and certification information.
Related Publication
The Intel®RAID Software User’s Guide is included on the Resource CD available on Intel
support website at www.intel.com.

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Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................iii
Audience ............................................................................................................................... iii
Organization ......................................................................................................................... iii
Related Publication ............................................................................................................... iii
Overview ......................................................................................................................1
Benefits of SAS and SATA ....................................................................................................1
Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 ..............................................................................2
Protocol Support ............................................................................................................2
Operating System Support ............................................................................................3
Features ........................................................................................................................3
Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware Installation .............................5
Requirements ........................................................................................................................5
Installing the RAID Module ....................................................................................................5
Configuring the Expander Card .............................................................................................9
Replacing the Expander Card ................................................................................................9
Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Characteristics .....................................11
Major Components ..............................................................................................................13
LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port SAS/SATA Expander chip .................................................13
Flash ROM ..................................................................................................................14
Diagnostic Components ..............................................................................................14
SAS/SATA Connectors ................................................................................................14
Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................21
Performance Features .........................................................................................................22
Electrical Characteristics .............................................................................................22
Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics ...................................................................22
Safety Characteristics ..................................................................................................23
A. Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions .........................................................25
English .................................................................................................................................27
Deutsch ................................................................................................................................28
Français ...............................................................................................................................29
Español ................................................................................................................................31
Italiano .................................................................................................................................32
B. Regulatory and Certification Information ..........................................................35
Product Safety and EMC Compliance .................................................................................35

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List of Figures
Figure 1. Changing the bracket................................................................................................. 6
Figure 2. Installing Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240................................................... 7
Figure 3. Installing the Expander Card onto a Customized Chassis Wall................................. 8
Figure 4. Cabling among the Expander Card, RAID Module/Controller and Drives/Backplane 9
Figure 5. Card Layout.............................................................................................................. 11
Figure 6. Hardware Block Diagram......................................................................................... 12
Figure 7. Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 SAS/SATA Connectors.......................... 15
Figure 8. SFF8087 to SFF8087 connector cable.................................................................... 17
Figure 9. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Cable ...................................................... 19
Figure 10. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Cable.............................................................. 21

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List of Tables
Table 1. Jumper Description ...................................................................................................12
Table 2. SFF8087 to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out.................................................................. 16
Table 3. SATA Connector to SFF8087 Connector Pin-out ......................................................18
Table 4. SFF8087 (with SGPIO) Connector Pin-out ............................................................... 20
Table 5. Technical Specifications ............................................................................................21
Table 6. Performance Features ...............................................................................................22

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1Overview
The Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 offers high performance, high disk drive
connectivity,scalability, and flexibility in various storage environments, and is an
attractive alternative to other expensive and complex topologies. The SAS expander is
ideal for high availability and scalable server clustering environments and front-end
storage subsystems used in clusters, Storage Area Networks (SANs), and Network-
Attached Storage (NAS) environments. It is an optimal device for use in data centers and
SANs, leveraging existing SCSI infrastructure for investment protection and ease of
migration and implementation.
Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is a 24-port, 6.0Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI
(SAS) expander that enables the connection of up to 24 directly attached SAS or Serial
ATA (SATA) devices. Each expander phy is individually configurable and performs SAS
and SATA transfers based on the speed of the host or target at either 6.0Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or
1.5Gb/s.
The Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 addresses the growing demand for
increased data throughput and scalability requirements across entry level, midrange, and
enterprise server platforms.
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.
Benefits of SAS and SATA
SAS is a serial, enterprise-level device interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol
set. SAS is a convergence of the advantages of SATA, SCSI, and FC, and is the future
mainstay of the enterprise and high-end workstation storage markets. SAS offers a higher
bandwidth per pin than parallel SCSI and improves signal and data integrity.
The SAS interface uses the proven SCSI command set to ensure reliable data transfers,
while providing the connectivity and flexibility of point-to-point serial data transfers. The
serial transmission of SCSI commands eliminates clock skew challenges. The SAS
interface provides improved performance, simplified cabling, smaller connectors, lower
pin count, and lower power requirements than parallel SCSI.
SAS controllers leverage a common electrical and physical connection interface that is
compatible with Serial ATA technology. The SAS and SATA protocols support the use of
a thin, 7-wire connector instead of the 68-wire SCSI cable or 40-wire ATA cable. The
SAS/SATA connector and cable are easier to manipulate, connect to smaller devices, and
do not inhibit airflow. The point-to-point SATA architecture eliminates difficulties created
by the legacy ATA master-slave architecture, while maintaining compatibility with
existing ATA firmware.

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Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240
The SAS/SATA functionality for the Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 is
contained within the LSI* LSISAS2x24 24-Port Serial Attached SCSI/SATA Expander
chip. This expander card has twenty-four independent ports supporting 6Gb/s, 3 Gb/s, or
1.5Gb/s SAS and SATA data transfers using six SFF-8087 mini-SAS connectors. This
controller supports 4 inputs and 20 outputs configuration, or 8 inputs and 16 outputs
configuration. This expander card is powered either from its standard PCI Express* x4
connector (with only power pins) to get power from motherboard PCI Express slot, or
from its RA 4-pin power connector for remote cable power.
The expander card is designed to be compatible with the following Intel®RAID
Controllers and Modules:
•Intel®Integrated RAID Module RMS2MH080
•Intel®RAID Module RMS2AF080 and RMS2AF040
•Intel®RAID Module RMS2LL080 and RMS2LL040
•Intel®RAID Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL040, and RS2BL080DE
•Intel®RAID Controller RS2MB044
•Intel®RAID Controller RS2WC080 and RS2WC040
•Intel®Integrated RAID Module SROMBSASMR
Note: Additional cable might need to be purchased for some of above adapters to connect.
Additional Intel®RAID Controllers and Modules may be supported. For the most up-to-
date list, see the Compatibility section under the link for this Intel®RAID Expander Card
at http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/.
The expander card supports the SAS protocol as described in the Serial Attached SCSI
Standard, Version 2.0. The card also supports the Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined
by the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.0a and the Serial ATA II: Extension to the Serial
ATA Specification, Version 1.1. SATA II is an extension to SATA 1.0a.
Protocol Support
Each port on the expander card supports SAS devices, SATA II devices, or both using
SSP, SMP, STP, and SATA II as follows:
•Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) to enable communication with other SAS devices.
•SATA II Protocol to enable communication with other SATA II devices.
•Serial Management Protocol (SMP) to share topology management information
with expanders.
•Serial Tunneling Protocol (STP) support for SATA II through expander interfaces.
•SAS protocol, described in the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Standard, version 2.0

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•SFF-8485 protocol, using the Serial GPIO (SGPIO) interface provided by the
expander.
Operating System Support
The operating systems supported are determined by your RAID controller or module. See
the Tested operating system list for your RAID controller or module at
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/.
Features
•Supports both Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA devices
•6.0 Gbit/s, 3.0 Gbit/s, and 1.5 Gbit/s data transfer rate
•Six SFF-8087 mini-SAS connectors providing twenty-four SAS/SATA ports
•Supports 4 inputs and 20 outputs configuration
•Supports 8 inputs and 16 outputs configuration
•Output mini-SAS connectors support sideband SGPIO as per SFF-8485
specification
•Onboard 4-pin SGPIO connector to be used for Intel®6-drive hot-swap non-
expander SATA/SAS backplane
•Two 2x12 headers to support Fault LED for each SAS/SATA port
•Power from RA 4-pin power connector or standard PCI Express* x4 connector
•Board functioning either in PCI Express slot or remotely in system
•Onboard screw holds allow the expander card to be mounted on a chassis wall inside
a server system
•Low Profile and MD2 compliance
•Provides a low-latency connection to create and maintain transparent access to each
connected SAS/SATA physical drive
•Staggered spin-up
•Hot Plug
•Native Command Queuing
•Allows multiple initiators to address a single target (in a fail-over configuration)

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Requirements
•Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240, with full height or low profile brackets,
or with screws
•Available PCI Express* x4 connector, or with available RA 4-pin power connector
•SAS and SATA hard drives up to 6Gb/s speed
•Six provided SAS/SATA cables (for cable requirements, see step 6 in “Installing the
RAID Module”)
Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
Installing the RAID Module
To install the RAID Expander Card, follow these steps:
1. Turn off the power to the system, all drives, enclosures, and system components.
Remove the power cord(s).
2. Remove the server cover. For instructions, see your server system documentation.
3. If necessary, change the bracket on the expander card to fit the height of the server
system (see Figure 1).

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Figure 1. Changing the bracket
4. Install the expander card into an available server system x4, 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.
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Bracket
Low-profile
Bracket

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Figure 2. Installing Intel®RAID Expander Card RES2SV240
5. (Optional) In case power can be supplied remotely from RA 4-pin 12V/5V power
connector, the expander card can be located elsewhere within the server chassis
instead of using a PCI Express slot, if only the cooling condition can meet the
expander card's thermal and atmospheric requirement. The expander card can
therefore be fastened by removing its bracket and fasten it to a customized chassis
wall (see Figure 3). The expander card already has two holes for fastening the
bracket and three additional holds reserved. User needs to prepare screws and
standoffs to match the hole size on both the expander card and customized
chassis wall.
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Figure 3. Installing the Expander Card onto a Customized Chassis Wall
6. Connect the SAS/SATA cables from the backplane (or hard drives) to the expander
card, and from the expander card to a RAID module or RAID controller (see
Figure 4, which takes 6-drive and 4-drive non-expander backplanes in Intel's
pedestal chassis as an example for cabling). For information regarding connecting
the recommended Right-angle end or Vertical end of the SAS/SATA cable to the
SAS connectors of the controller, see your server/workstation board or chassis
documentation. Make sure the cables are properly connected to the controller.
Note: System throughput problems can occur if non-standard SAS cables are used.
To minimize the potential for problems:
✧Use cables no longer than ten meters for SAS and one meter for SATA. It is
better to use the shortest possible cables. The cable length should be reduced
by about one foot (.33 meters) if using a backplane.
✧You may connect one device per SATA/SAS cable either as a device or as an
expander.
✧Route SAS cables carefully.
✧Use only “straight” SAS cables, not “cross-over” SAS cables.
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Figure 4. Cabling among the Expander Card, RAID Module/Controller and
Drives/Backplane
7. Install the server system cover and connect the power cords. See your server system
documentation for instructions.
Configuring the Expander Card
After physically installed into a server system, the Intel®RAID Expander Card
RES2SV240 is transparent to users in RAID configurations. Refer to the technical
specification or user guide of the RAID controller connected to this expander card to
know how to configure a RAID system.
Replacing the Expander Card
To replace the RAID module, see your server system documentation for instructions to
remove and then install an add-in adapter.

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