Quick Integration Guide

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General Installation Process

Power up the System

Reinstall the computer cover, and reconnect the power cords. Turn on

the power to the host computer. Make sure that the power is turned on

to the SAS devices and the SATA III devices before or at the same time

that the power to the host computer is turned on. If the power is

turned on to the host computer before it is turned on to the devices,

the host computer might not recognize the devices.

The ﬁrmware takes several seconds to initialize. During this time, the

RAID controller scans the ports.

Run the Intel® RAID BIOS

Conﬁguration Utility

Run the Intel

RAID BIOS Conﬁguration Utility to conﬁgure the

groups and the virtual drives. When the message about the

conﬁguration utility appears on the screen, immediately press Ctrl+G

to run the utility.

NOTE: Refer to the Intel

RAID Software User Guide for

detailed steps on conﬁguring drive groups and virtual drives.

Install the Operating System Driver

The RAID controller can operate under various operating systems,

but you must install the software drivers ﬁrst.

You can view the supported operating systems and download the

latest drivers for RAID controllers from the Intel website at

http://www.intel.com/support.

Refer to the Intel

RAID Software User Guide on

http://www.intel.com/support for more information about installing

the driver. Be sure to use the latest service packs that are provided by

the operating system manufacturer and to review the readme ﬁle

that accompanies the appropriate driver.

Reference Documents

If you need more information about any topic covered in this guide, refer to the following documentation on the Intel website at http://www.intel.com/support:

• 12Gb/s Intel

RAID Controllers User Guide

• Intel

RAID Software User Guide

• Intel

RAID Maintenance Free Backup Unit 4 Quick Installation User's Guide

• Software license agreement

Install the

Intel® RAID Maintenance

Free Backup Unit 4 (optional)

The Intel

RAID Maintenance Free Backup Unit 4 (RMFBU4) is an

Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI) ﬂash module that provides cache

off-load capability to protect cached data in case of host power loss

or server failure. The RMFBU4 module connects to a Super Capacitor

Pack module, which provides power for the backup of your data.

NOTE: The RMFBU4 is not included in the package and

should be ordered separately.

The RMFBU4 module attaches directly to the RAID controller, and

then it connects by cable to a Super Capacitor Pack module that is

attached to a remote mount board or an Intel

Server Chassis.

Refer to the Intel

RAID Maintenance Free Backup Unit 4 Quick

Installation User's Guide for details.