Intel® RAID Controller RS2BL080 Hardware User’s Guide iii
Preface
This is the primary hardware guide for the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080, which can
be used for SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation instructions and
specifications.
For details on how to configure the storage adapters, and for an overview of the software
drivers, see the Intel
®
RAID Software User’s Guide on the Resource CD.
Audience
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related
support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:
• Engineers who are designing an Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080 for a system.
• Anyone installing an Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080 in a RAID system.
Organization
This document includes the following chapters and appendixes:
• Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080.
• Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID controller.
• Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel
®
RAID Controller RS2BL080.
• Appendix A explains drive roaming and how to do a drive migration.
Related Publication
The Intel
®
RAID Software User’s Guide is on the Resource CD that ships with the RAID
controller.