Intel RS2BL080 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction

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  • 1.1 Product Overview

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  • 1.2 Operating System Support

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  • 1.3 Features List

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• 2. Hardware

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  • 2.1 Block Diagram

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  • 2.2 Controller Layout

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  • 2.3 Major Components

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    • 2.3.1 LSI*SAS2108 ROC

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    • 2.3.2 Flash ROM

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    • 2.3.3 Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM)

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    • 2.3.4 NVSRAM

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    • 2.3.5 SDRAM (Cache)

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    • 2.3.6 Diagnostics

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      • 2.3.6.1 Audible Alarm

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      • 2.3.6.2 LED Placement and Function

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    • 2.3.7 SAS / SATA Connectors

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      • 2.3.7.1 SAS / SATA Connector Pin-out

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    • 2.3.8 BBU Interface

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    • 2.3.9 PCI Interface

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    • 2.3.10 Jumpers and Connectors

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  • 2.4 Hardware Architectural Features

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  • 2.5 Electrical Characteristics

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  • 2.6 Environmental Specifications

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    • 2.6.1 Safety Characteristics

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  • 2.7 Supported Device Technology

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    • 2.7.1 Support for Hard Disk Drive Devices

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    • 2.7.2 SAS Expander Support

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    • 2.7.3 Support for Non-Hard Disk Drive Devices

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    • 2.7.4 Enclosure Management Support

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• 3. Software

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  • 3.1 Common Layers

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    • 3.1.1 Firmware

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      • 3.1.1.1 MFC Settings

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      • 3.1.1.2 RAID BIOS

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      • 3.1.1.3 Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility

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      • 3.1.1.4 RAID Firmware Engine

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    • 3.1.2 API

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    • 3.1.3 Operating System Driver

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  • 3.2 User Interface

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    • 3.2.1 Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility

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    • 3.2.2 Intel® RAID Web Console 2

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  • 3.3 Command-line Utility

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  • 3.4 Flash Utility

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  • 3.5 SNMP Support

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• 4. RAID Functionality and Features

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  • 4.1 Hierarchy

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    • 4.1.1 RAID Physical Drive Status

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    • 4.1.2 RAID Virtual Drive Status

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    • 4.1.3 RAID Controller Drive Limitations

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  • 4.2 SAS Bus and ID Mapping

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  • 4.3 RAID Features

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    • 4.3.1 RAID Level Support

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    • 4.3.2 Cache Policies

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    • 4.3.3 Stripe Size

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    • 4.3.4 Hot-spare Drives

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    • 4.3.5 Hot-plug Drive Support

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    • 4.3.6 Auto-declare Hot Spare Drive

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    • 4.3.7 Physical Drive Roaming

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    • 4.3.8 Virtual Drive Roaming

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    • 4.3.9 RAID Controller Migration

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    • 4.3.10 Online Capacity Expansion

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    • 4.3.11 RAID Level Migration

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  • 4.4 Operating Certifications

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• 5. Safety and Regulatory Certifications

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  • 5.1 Product Safety Compliance

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  • 5.2 Product EMC Compliance – Class A Compliance

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  • 5.3 Product Regulatory Compliance Markings

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  • 5.4 Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices

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