LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i - Physical Installation

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MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide
July 2012
Installing the Controller
4. Install the RAID Controller
Insert the controller into a PCI Express slot on the motherboard, as shown in the following figure. Press down
gently, but firmly, to seat the controller correctly in the slot. Secure the controller to the computer chassis with the
bracket screw.
J2A2 Global HDD activity LED header 2-pin connector
Connects to an LED that indicates activity on the drives connected to the
controller.
J2B3 Advanced Software Options
Hardware Key header
3-pin header
Enables support for selected advanced features, such as recovery,
CacheCade, FastPath, and SafeStore disk encryption.
J2B4 Standard edge card connector The RAID controller interfaces with the host system through a standard edge
card.
This interface provides power to the board and an I
2
C interface connected to
the I
2
C bus for IPMI.
J2L1 Remote Battery Backup connector
(on the backside of the controller)
20-pin connector
Connects the remote LSIiBBU09 intelligent Battery Backup Unit to the RAID
controller.
J5A1 Serial Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter (UART)
connector for the Expander
4-pin connector
Reserved for LSI use.
J5A2 Serial Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter (UART)
connector for the Expander
4-pin connector
Reserved for LSI use.
J5A3 x4 SAS Ports 3 through Port 0 internal
connector
SFF-8087 mini SAS 4i internal connector
Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA III drives.
J5B1 x4 SAS Ports 7 through Port 4 internal
connector
SFF-8087 mini SAS 4i internal connector
Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA III drives.
NOTE This controller is a PCI Express x8 card and it can operate in x8 or x16 slots. However, some PCIe
®
slots
support only PCIe graphics cards; if a RAID controller is installed, the card will not function.
NOTE Refer to the guide for your motherboard for information about the PCI Express slot.
Table 1 Jumpers and Connectors (Continued)
Jumper/
Connector
Type Description