Hardware User's Guide

Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080 Hardware User’s Guide iii
Preface
About this Manual
Thank you for purchasing and using the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080.Multiple
versions of the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080 are available. This manual applies to
RAID controllers with the following product codes:
• RS2BL080
• RS2BL080DE
Where a feature varies from one product to the next, the difference will be noted in this
document. Unless specified, features apply to all versions of the RAID controller.
This is the primary hardware guide for the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080, for use
with the SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation instructions and
specifications.
For details on how to configure the storage adapters, and for an overview of the software
drivers, see the Intel
®
RAID Software User’s Guide on the Resource CD.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related
support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:
• Engineers who are designing an Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080 for a system.
• Anyone installing an Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080 in a RAID system.
Organization
This document includes the following chapters and appendixes:
• Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080.
• Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID controller.
• Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080.
• Appendix A explains drive roaming and how to do a drive migration.