Quick Integration Guide

Intel® RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX Quick Installation Guide v
Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................iii
Audience ............................................................................................................................... iii
Organization ......................................................................................................................... iii
Related Publication ............................................................................................................... iii
Overview of Intel
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RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX ... 1
Configuring the Intel
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RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX ............3
Hardware and Software Installation Overview ......................................................... 5
Installing the Intel
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RAID SSD Cache Controller RCS25ZB040/RCS25ZB040LX . 7
Operating Systems Supported .................................................................................. 9
Installing an Operating System Driver ................................................................... 11
Installing the Driver in Windows* .........................................................................................11
Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 4, 5, or 6 OS ..............................11
Installing from a CD or a DVD .....................................................................................11
Installing from a Driver Update Diskette ......................................................................12
Installing the Driver in a New SuSE Linux* Enterprise Server System ........................12
Creating a RAID 1 Virtual Drive with WebBIOS Configuration Utility ..........................13
Installing Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 (RWC2) ....................................................... 17
Hardware and Software Requirements ................................................................................17
Installing Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 .................................................................................18
Setup Options ......................................................................................................................22
Getting Started With Intel
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RAID SSD Cache Controller ...................................... 25
Auto Configuration ...............................................................................................................25
Manual Configuration ...........................................................................................................26
Using Nytro Cache ................................................................................................... 33
Associating a Source VD with a Nytro Cache VD ................................................................33
Associating a Source VD to Nytro Cache VD ..............................................................33
Dissociating a Source VD or Nytro Cache VD .....................................................................35
Booting the system .................................................................................................. 37
Booting from a device not managed by a Intel
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RAID SSD Cache Controller ....................37
Boot system and install Windows driver ......................................................................37
Booting from a device managed by a Intel
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RAID SSD Cache Controller ..........................37
Using WebBIOS to check Nytro Cache Virtual Drive Auto-configuration ....................37
Using WebBIOS to Configure a HDD Virtual Drive as a Boot drive ............................38