S2600GZ and S2600GL

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Intel® Server Board S2600GZ/GL TPS Product Architecture Overview
Table 16. Intel
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RAID C600 Upgrade Key Options
Intel
®
RAID C600 Upgrade Key Options
(Intel Product Codes)
Key Color
Description
DefaultNo option key installed
N/A
4 Port SATA with Intel
®
ESRT RAID 0,1,10 and
Intel
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RSTe RAID 0,1,5,10
RKSATA4R5
Black
4 Port SATA with Intel
®
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10 and
Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0,1,5,10
RKSATA8
Blue
8 Port SATA with Intel
®
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 10 and
Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0,1,5,10
RKSATA8R5
White
8 Port SATA with Intel
®
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10 and
Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0,1,5,10
RKSAS4
Green
4 Port SAS with Intel
®
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 10 and Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0,1,10
RKSAS4R5
Yellow
4 Port SAS with Intel
®
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10 and
Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0,1,10
RKSAS8
Orange
8 Port SAS with Intel
®
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 10 and Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0,1,10
RKSAS8R5
Purple
8 Port SAS with Intel
®
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10 and
Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0,1,10
Additional information for the on-board RAID features and functionality can be found in the Intel
®
RAID
Software Users Guide (Intel Document Number D29305-015).
The system includes support for two embedded software RAID options:
Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2) based on LSI* MegaRAID SW RAID technology
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology (RSTe)
Using the <F2> BIOS Setup Utility, accessed during system POST, options are available to enable/disable SW
RAID, and select which embedded software RAID option to use.
3.3.3.1
Intel
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Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2)
Features of the embedded software RAID option Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2) include
the following:
Based on LSI* MegaRAID Software Stack
Software RAID with system providing memory and CPU utilization
Supported RAID Levels 0,1,5,10
o 4 & 8 Port SATA RAID 5 support provided with appropriate Intel
®
RAID C600 Upgrade Key
o 4 & 8 Port SAS RAID 5 support provided with appropriate Intel
®
RAID C600 Upgrade Key
Maximum drive support = 8
Open Source Compliance = Binary Driver (includes Partial Source files) or Open Source using
MDRAID layer in Linux*.
OS Support = Windows 7*, Windows 2008*, Windows 2003*, RHEL*, SLES, other Linux* variants using
partial source builds.
Utilities = Windows* GUI and CLI, Linux GUI and CLI, DOS CLI, and EFI CLI
3.3.3.2
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology (RSTe)
Features of the embedded software RAID option Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology (RSTe) include the following:
Software RAID with system providing memory and CPU utilization
Supported RAID Levels 0,1,5,10
o 4 Port SATA RAID 5 available standard (no option key required)
o 8 Port SATA RAID 5 support provided with appropriate Intel
®
RAID C600 Upgrade Key
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