Hardware User Guide

Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX User Guide 7
2 Intel
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RAID SSD Cache Controller
RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX
Hardware Installation
Requirements
The following items are required to install a Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller
RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX card:
• An Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX card
• A host server with an available x8 PCI Express* 3.0 slot
Note: This card also works in PCI Express* first generation slots. The PCI Express*
software is backward compatible with previous revisions of the PCI bus and
the PCI-X bus. This card will have reduced performance if you use it in the
first PCI bus.
• The Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX CDROM
drive, which contains links to the drivers and documentation
• The necessary cables (not included with the product)
• SAS drives or SATA drives
• RAID Maintenance Free Backup Unit 3 Cache Protection Kit (Optional)
• A Phillips* screwdriver
Installation and Configuration Overview
The Intel
®
RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX contains an
Auto Configuration utility in the onboard firmware. When the card is powered up for the
first time, the Nytro Flash modules are automatically configured as a Nytro Cache Drive
Group 0, RAID 1, write back configuration. If this configuration is what you want, the
card is ready to be used after you install the operating system drivers. If you want to
change the configuration, there are utilities included with the product to use to configure
your system. Figure 3, Installation Flowchart provides a quick overview of the different
setup configurations and utilities. This chapter of this document explains how to install the
card into your system. For software setup and configuration, see the Intel
®
RAID Software
User’s Guide.