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RAID Controller RS2BL0x0, RMS2MH080, RS2VB0x0, RS2PI008 and RS2MB044 THOL Enclosures, PCI Adapters, and Peripherals

Revision 1.3

5. Enclosures, PCI Adapters, and Peripherals

The testing of enclosures, add-in cards, and peripherals was performed on the Intel

RAID

Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE, RS2BL040, RMS2MH080, RS2VB080,

RS2VB040,RS2PI008, RS2PI008DE and RS2MB044 by Intel labs, independent test labs, or the

vendor. Compatibility and stress testing was performed with the latest version of an operating

system available at the time of testing.

Although a large sample of configurations were tested, not all devices were tested under all

operating systems, and not all possible combinations or configurations of third-party devices

were tested for inter-compatibility due to the large number of possible configurations. To verify

compatibility, use the Server Configurator Tool available at:

http://serverconfigurator.intel.com/default.aspx

Add-in adapter card and peripheral compatibility and stress testing is performed with the latest

version of an operating system available at the time of testing. The adapters are divided into

categories based on their functionality. All integrated on-board devices are tested by default

and are, therefore, not included in the following tables.

Note: All adapter cards and peripherals were not tested under all operating systems.

Any variations to the standard adapter installation process or to expected adapter functionality

are documented in the ‘Installation Guidelines’ section of this document. If there are installation

guidelines affecting a particular adapter and operating system combination, they are referenced

in the following table. If the installation guidelines are not noted in the following table, then the

adapter installed and functioned as expected, using the manufacturer’s installation instructions

or Intel’s best-known methods.

Note: Adapter cards are normally tested with unused add-in adapters and on-board controller

expansion ROMs disabled in the BIOS Setup. Intel recommends that customers disable the

option ROM for add-in controllers and/or the on-board controllers when not booting from the

controller or needing to use its built-in utilities.

5.1

Internal Storage for RS2BL0x0, RMS2MH080, RS2VB080, RS2VB040,

and RS2MB044

Note: The enclosures are listed only if they were attached to the Intel

RAID Controller

RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE, RS2BL040 RMS2MH080, RS2VB080, RS2VB040 and RS2MB044

during testing. There is no out-of-band enclosure management for a second backplane, so the

only way to get enclosure management with two backplanes is to use at least one expander

backplane with the Intel

RAID Controller RS2BL080, RS2BL080DE, RS2BL040 RMS2MH080,

RS2VB080, RS2VB040 and RS2MB044.

Manufacturer

Model Name

Model Number

Interface

Comments

Intel

Backplane

AXX6DRV3GEXP

SAS/SATA

3Gb/s only

Intel

Backplane

AXX6DRV3GR

SAS/SATA

Up to 6Gb/s