Intel SASMF8I - RAID Controller driver and firmware
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... and SATA II 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 Intel® IT/IR RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with storage disk controllers, RAID technology, and related support devices. The...
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... and Error Handling 2 SAS and SATA Features 3 Operating System Support 4
Benefits of Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS 4
Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Installation 5
Requirements ...5 Installing the RAID Controller 6 Connecting the Cables ...9 Configuring the Storage Adapter 9 Replacing a Controller ...10
Chapter 3: Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Characteristics...
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... SAS or SATA II targets. • Support for non-disk devices and mixed capacity drives. • Support for software RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10. • Global hot spare with auto rebuild if an array drive fails. • Fixed RAID stripe size of 64 KB. • Advanced array configuration and management utilities that provide:
- Drive migration. - Drive roaming.
• An upgradeable Flash ROM...
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...SAS/SATA devices or
eight logical devices.
• Transfers data using SCSI information units. • Supports SSP to enable communication with other SAS devices. • Supports SMP to communicate topology management information. • Supports single PHY or wide ports consisting of two, three, or four PHYs within a
single quad port.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User's Guide...
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... your server board at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. See also the Tested Hardware and Operating System List for the Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I to make sure the RAID controller supports your operating system.
Benefits of Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS)
SAS is a serial, point-to-point, enterprise-level device interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set. SAS is...
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... SASMF8I. • A host system with an available x4 bi-directional PCI Express* slot. • The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation. • The cables provided with the RAID controller. • SAS or SATA II hard disk drives.
Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User's Guide...
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... RAID Controller
To install the RAID Controller, follow these steps: 1. Power off the computer, all drives, enclosures, and system components. Remove the power cord from the computer. 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express add-in card slots. For instructions, see your server chassis documentation. 3. Align the controller's connector with a x4 PCI Express* slot on the server board...
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... will pass the option to get into the Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II Configuration Utility.
The firmware takes several seconds to initialize and then displays the Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I number and firmware version. The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board.
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... drives. Figure 3 shows these connectors.
Figure 3. SAS and SATA Plugs and SAS Backplane Connector
Configuring the Storage Adapter
After installing the Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I, you must configure the storage adapter and install the operating system driver. The Intel® IT/IR RAID Intel® IT/IR RAID Software User's Guide instructs you on the configuration options and how to set...
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.... 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express* add-in card slots. For instructions, see your server documentation. 3. Disconnect the cable(s) from the RAID controller. 4. Remove the failed controller from the system. 5. Insert the replacement controller into the system. For instructions, see "Installing the RAID Controller".
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...Management
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I +3.3 V, +12 V Low-profile MD2 PCI Express* adapter card size (6.600 inches by 2.713 inches) PCI Express* Rev 1.0A, x4 lane width 2.5 Gbps
3 GBps per port, point-to-point One LSI SAS 1068 controller 2x4 internal ports. Supports 8 SAS/SATA devices using expanders, and 40 virtual disks. 2 MB in reflashable flash ROM
• Mixed capacity, mixed SATA II...
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Safety Characteristics
The Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I meets or exceeds the requirements of UL flammability rating 94 V0. Each bare board is also marked with the supplier name or trademark, type, and UL flammability rating. For the boards installed in a PCI Express* bus slot, all voltages are lower than the SELV 42.4 V limit.
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.../write capability. Usually kept as firmware (ROM based). The system BIOS on a server board is used to boot and control the system. The BIOS on your host adapter acts as an extension of the system BIOS.
The way a computer is setup; the combined hardware components (computer, monitor, keyboard, and peripheral devices) that make up a computer system, and the software settings that allow the hardware...