Hardware user guide

Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS25KB0x0 and RMS25JB0x0 Hardware User’s Guide 5
2 Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module
RMS25KB0x0 and RMS25JB0x0
Hardware Installation
Requirements
• Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module RMS25KB080, RMS25KB040, RMS25JB080 or
RMS25JB040 (SAS/SATA cables need to be prepared separately).
• A supported host system with an available x8 or x16 PCI-Express* slot for
RMS25KB080 and RMS25KB040, or an available SAS Module Connector for
RMS25JB080 and RMS25JB040.
• Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation.
• SAS or SATA hard drives up to 6Gb/s speed.
• SAS/SATA cable accessory kit, which can be ordered from Intel separately. Please
see the Tested Operating System List for available cable acc
essory kits at
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/server.
Note: I
ntel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The
Resource CD is shipped with systems or boards that support Intel
®
Integrated RAID
Module RMS25KB080, RMS25KB040, RMS25JB080 or RMS25JB040.
Installing the Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module
RMS25KB0x0
To install the RAID module, follow these steps:
1. Turn off the power to the system, all drives, enclos
ures, and system components.
Remove the power cord(s).
2. Remove the server cover. For instructions, see
your server system documentation.
3. If necessary, change the bracket on the RAID module to
fit the height of the server
system (see Figure 1).