Intel SRCSAS144E - RAID Controller Installation instructions

Intel®RAID Controller SRCSAS144E
Hardware Guide
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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.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related
support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:
• Engineers who are designing a RAID Controller SRCSAS144E storage adapter into a
system.
• Anyone installing a RAID Controller SRCSAS144E storage adapter in a RAID
system.
Organization
This document includes the following chapters and appendixes:
• Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel®RAID Controller SRCSAS144E.
• Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID Controller SRCSAS144E
storage adapter.
• Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the RAID
Controller SRCSAS144E storage adapter.
• Appendix A lists and explains the terms and abbreviations used in this manual.
Related Publication
The Software User’s Guide on the Resource CD that is included with the RAID controller.

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Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................iii
Audience ............................................................................................................................... iii
Organization ......................................................................................................................... iii
Related Publication ............................................................................................................... iii
Chapter 1, Overview ................................................................................................... 1
Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features ..........................................................................1
Usability .........................................................................................................................2
Redundancy and Error Handling ...................................................................................3
SAS and SATA Features ...............................................................................................4
Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules .......................................4
Beep Codes ...................................................................................................................5
Benefits of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) ................................................................................5
Chapter 2, Intel®RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Installation ................ 6
Requirements ........................................................................................................................6
Installation ..............................................................................................................................7
Connecting the Cables ..........................................................................................................9
Configuring the Storage Adapter .........................................................................................11
Replacing a Controller .........................................................................................................12
Resolving a Configuration Mismatch ...................................................................................12
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

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Figures
Figure 1. Inserting the Intel®RAID Controller SRCSAS144E into a PCI Express* Slot............ 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

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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

1Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide
1Overview
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. It provides reliability, high performance,
and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. This is an ideal RAID solution for the
internal storage needs of workgroup, departmental, and enterprise systems. The RAID
Controller SRCSAS144E offers a cost-effective way to implement RAID in a server for
internal and external storage.
The SAS controller allows you to use SATA and SAS hard disk drives in the same system,
so you can take advantage of the benefits of each type of drive. The controller can connect
up to eight drives directly and use expanders to connect to additional drives. See the ANSI
SAS standard, version 1.0 specification for more information about the use of expanders.
As the second generation PCI Express storage adapter, the RAID Controller
SRCSAS144E addresses the growing demand for increased data throughput and
scalability requirements across midrange and enterprise-class server platforms. Simplified
cabling between drives is an additional benefit.
The optional Intel®RAID Smart Battery for cached data protection allows system
builders to protect cached data during catastrophic system failures.
Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features
Note: In this document, the term low-profile refers to the height, not the length, of a PCI add-in
card.
The Intel®RAID Controller SRCSAS144E is an intelligent low-profile RAID adapter
with:
•AnIntel
®IOP333 I/O processor running at 500 MHz.
• An LSI 1068 SAS (including SATA) controller.
• 128 MB RAM.
• Eight independent ports:
— Four internal ports provided via the SFF8087 connector.
— Four external ports provided via the SFF8470 connector.
• Support for both enterprise-class SAS devices and desktop-class SATA drives.