Intel® Server Board S2600CO Family TPS Functional Architecture Overview
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Intel
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RAID C600 Upgrade Key Options Key Color
Description
RKSAS4 Green
4 Port SAS with Intel
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 10 and
Intel
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RSTe RAID 0,1,10
RKSAS4R5 Yellow
4 Port SAS with Intel
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10
and Intel
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RSTe RAID 0,1,10
RKSAS8 Orange
8 Port SAS with Intel
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 10 and
Intel
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RSTe RAID 0,1,10
RKSAS8R5 Purple
8 Port SAS with Intel
ESRT2 RAID 0,1, 5, 10
and Intel
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RSTe RAID 0,1,10
Additional information for the on-board RAID features and functionality can be found in the Intel
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RAID Software User’s Guide.
The system includes support for two embedded software RAID options:
Intel
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Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2) based on LSI* MegaRAID SW
RAID technology
Intel
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Rapid Storage Technology (RSTe)
Using the <F2> BIOS Setup Utility, accessed during system POST, options are available to
enable/disable SW RAID, and select which embedded software RAID option to use.
3.3.4.1 Intel
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Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2)
Features of the embedded software RAID option Intel
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Embedded Server RAID Technology 2
(ESRT2) include the following:
Based on LSI* MegaRAID Software Stack
Software RAID with system providing memory and CPU utilization
Supported RAID Levels – 0,1,5,10
o 4 & 8 Port SATA RAID 5 support provided with appropriate Intel
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RAID C600
Upgrade Key
o 4 & 8 Port SAS RAID 5 support provided with appropriate Intel
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RAID C600
Upgrade Key
Maximum drive support = eight (with or without SAS expander option installed)
Open Source Compliance = Binary Driver (includes Partial Source files) or Open Source
using MDRAID layer in Linux*.
OS Support = Microsoft Windows 7*, Microsoft Windows 2008*, Microsoft Windows
2003*, RHEL*, SLES*, other Linux* variants using partial source builds.
Utilities = Microsoft Windows* GUI and CLI, Linux* GUI and CLI, DOS CLI, and EFI CLI