Hardware User Guide

Table Of Contents
Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080 and RMT3CB080 Hardware User’s Guide v
Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................iii
Audience ............................................................................................................................... iii
Organization ......................................................................................................................... iii
Related Publication ............................................................................................................... iv
Chapter 1: Overview ................................................................................................... 1
Intel
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Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080 and RMT3CB080 ............................................1
Protocol Support ............................................................................................................2
Operating System Support ............................................................................................2
Usability .........................................................................................................................2
Redundancy and Error Handling ...................................................................................3
SAS/SATA Features of the LSISAS2208 Controller ......................................................5
Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules .......................................5
Beep Codes ...................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2: Intel
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Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080 and RMT3CB080 Hardware
Installation ...................................................................................................................7
Requirements ........................................................................................................................7
Installing the Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080 ....................................................7
Installing the Intel
®
Integrated RAID Module RMT3CB080 ..................................................10
Configuring the RAID Module ..............................................................................................13
Replacing a Module .............................................................................................................13
Resolving a Config Mismatch ..............................................................................................13
Chapter 3: Intel
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Integrated RAID Module RMT3PB080 and RMT3CB080 Charac-
teristics ......................................................................................................................15
Major Components ..............................................................................................................18
LSI* SAS2208 ROC .....................................................................................................18
Flash ROM ..................................................................................................................19
Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM) .....................................................................................19
NVSRAM .....................................................................................................................19
SDRAM (Cache) ..........................................................................................................19
Diagnostic Components ..............................................................................................20
SAS/SATA Connectors ................................................................................................21
BBU/RMFBU Connector Pin-out .................................................................................24
PCI Interface ................................................................................................................25
Host Board Interface ....................................................................................................25
Mechanical Overview ..................................................................................................28
LED Headers ...............................................................................................................29
Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................30