Intel RS25DB080 User Manual

Intel® RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware User’s Guide v
Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................iii
Audience ............................................................................................................................... iii
Organization ......................................................................................................................... iii
Related Publication ............................................................................................................... iii
Chapter 1: Overview ................................................................................................... 1
Benefits of SAS and SATA ....................................................................................................1
Intel
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RAID Controller RS25DB080 .......................................................................................2
Protocol Support ............................................................................................................2
Operating System Support ............................................................................................2
Usability .........................................................................................................................3
Redundancy and Error Handling ...................................................................................3
SAS/SATA Features ......................................................................................................5
Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules .......................................5
Beep Codes ...................................................................................................................5
Chapter 2: Intel
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RAID Controller RS25DB080 Hardware Installation .................. 7
Requirements ........................................................................................................................7
Installing the RAID Controller ................................................................................................7
Configuring the RAID Controller ..........................................................................................11
Replacing a Controller .........................................................................................................11
Resolving a Config Mismatch ..............................................................................................11
Chapter 3: Intel
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RAID Controller RS25DB080 Characteristics ........................... 13
Major Components ..............................................................................................................16
LSI* SAS2208 ROC .....................................................................................................16
Flash ROM ..................................................................................................................16
Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM) .....................................................................................16
NVSRAM .....................................................................................................................16
SDRAM (Cache) ..........................................................................................................16
Diagnostic Components ..............................................................................................17
SAS/SATA Connectors ................................................................................................18
BBU Connector Pin-out ...............................................................................................21
I2C Connector Pin-Out ................................................................................................21
PCI Interface ................................................................................................................22
LED Headers ...............................................................................................................22
Individual Drive Fault Header (x8) ...............................................................................23
Serial UART Header ....................................................................................................24
Technical Specifications ......................................................................................................24
Array Performance Features ...............................................................................................25

Intel RS25DB080 Specifications

General

Brand	Intel
Model	RS25DB080
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English