Quick Start User's Guide - Front

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electrical shock or energy hazard.
Caution
Observe normal ESD
[Electrostatic Discharge]
procedures during system
integration to avoid possible
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other components.
Tools Required
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screwdriver
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What you will need to begin
• SAS 2.0 or SATA III hard disk drives (backward compatible to support SAS 1.0 or SATA II hard
disk drives)
• Intel
®
RAID Controller RS25FB044
• Server board with a x8 or x16 PCI Express* slot (this controller is designed to meet the x8 PCI
Express* Generation 3 specification and is backward compatible with generation 2 or 1 slots)
• Resource CD, which is shipped with systems or boards
• Operating system installation media: Microsoft Windows Server 2003*, Microsoft Windows
Server 2008*, Microsoft Windows 7*, Microsoft Windows Vista*, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux, or
SUSE* Linux Enterprise Server and VMware* ESX Server 4.
Notes: The card will support PCI Express* Revision 3.0 at launch.
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This guide contains step-by-step instructions for installing
the Intel® RAID Controller RS25FB044 and information on
using the BIOS setup utility to configure a single logical
drive array and install the driver into the operating system.
These guides and other supporting documents
(including a list of supported server boards) are also located on the web at:
http://www.intel.com.
For more advanced RAID configurations, or to install with other
operating systems, please refer to the Hardware User’s Guide.
Read all cautions and warnings first before starting your RAID Controller
integration.
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during system integration, see your Hardware Guide for complete ESD
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Intel® RAID Controller RS25FB044
Quick Start User's Guide
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Install the RAID Module
Power down the system and disconnect the
power cord.
Remove the system cover and any
other pieces to access the
PCI Express* slot.
Firmly press the RAID module
into an available x8 or x16
PCI Express* Slot.
C
Secure the RAID module bracket
to the system back panel.
D
A
B
1
Check the Bracket Height
Determine whether the full-height bracket will fit
in the server’s PCI back plate.
A
Your RAID controller ships with the full-height
bracket. If the low-profile bracket is required,
unscrew the two fasteners holding the green
board to the silver bracket.
B
Line up the low-profile bracket with the board,
making sure the two holes align.
D
Replace and tighten
the two screws.
E
Remove the bracket.
C
3
Connect the RAID Module
For internal drives, connect the SFF8087 miniSAS end of a cable to the
onboard internal SFF8087 miniSAS connector.
A
Push the cable into the silver connector until it makes a slight click.
B
For external drives, connect the SFF8088 miniSAS end of an external
cable to the onboard SFF8088 miniSAS connector on the bracket of the
Intel(R) RAID Controller RS25FB044. Push the cable into the external
connector until it makes a slight click. The SAS cable is not shipped
together with the controller. Refer to the target device documentation for
devices to select the correct SAS cable.
C
Connect the other ends of the cables to SATA drives or to the ports
on a SATA or SAS backplane.
Note: Both non-expander backplanes (one cable per drive) and expander
backplanes (one or two total cables) are supported. Drive power cables
(not shown) are required.
D
Rear view of four SATA drives connected to ports
on the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS25FB044.
Intel® RAID Controller RS25FB044
Reference Diagram
Front View
x8 PCI
Express*
Interface
Bracket
Screw (2)
J5
J2
Mini-SAS Connectors
J6
Port 4-7
J7 Port 0-3
Back View
4
Use the LSI MPT SAS BIOS Configuration Utility* to Create a RAID Virtual Drive
NOTE: As necessary, see “Choosing the Right RAID Level” on side 2 of
this Quick Start User's Guide for a brief description of RAID levels.
Power on the system and press <Ctrl> + <C> when the screen
below is displayed.
1
In the Adapter List Global Properties window select RS25FB044 in
the Adapter column and press <Enter>.
2
Highlight RAID Properties and press <Enter>.
3
On the Select New Array Type screen, select the appropriate configuration,
for example Create IM Volume, and press <Enter>.
4