Hardware User's Guide

Intel® RAID Controller RS2VB080/RS2VB040 Hardware User’s Guide v
Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................iii
About this Manual ................................................................................................................. iii
Audience ............................................................................................................................... iii
Organization ......................................................................................................................... iii
Related Publication ............................................................................................................... iii
Chapter 1, Overview ................................................................................................... 1
Benefits of SAS ......................................................................................................................1
Intel
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RAID Controller RS2VB080/RS2VB040 ......................................................................2
Protocol Support ............................................................................................................2
Operating System Support ............................................................................................3
Usability .........................................................................................................................3
Redundancy and Error Handling ...................................................................................4
SAS/SATA Features of the LSISAS2108 Controller ......................................................5
Beep Codes ...................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2, Intel
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RAID Controller RS2VB080/RS2VB040 Hardware Installation .. 7
Requirements ........................................................................................................................7
Installing the RAID Controller ................................................................................................7
Configuring the RAID Controller ..........................................................................................11
Replacing a Controller .........................................................................................................11
Resolving a Configuration Mismatch ...................................................................................11
Chapter 3, Intel
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RAID Controller RS2VB080/RS2VB040 Characteristics .......... 13
Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................14
Array Performance Features ...............................................................................................15
Fault Tolerance ............................................................................................................16
Safety Characteristics ..................................................................................................18
A. Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Install ........................................................ 19
Drive Roaming .....................................................................................................................19
Drive Migration .....................................................................................................................20
B. Installation/Assembly Safety Instructions ......................................................... 21
English .................................................................................................................................23
Deutsch ................................................................................................................................24
Français ...............................................................................................................................25
Español ................................................................................................................................27
Italiano .................................................................................................................................28
C. Regulatory and Certification Information .......................................................... 31
Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices ................................................................................33