Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SASMF8I Intel
Go to page of 27
In tel ® RAID Con tr oller S ASMF8I Har dwar e User’s Guide Intel Order Number: E33625- 003.
ii Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide DISCLAIMER INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVID ED IN CONNECTION WITH INTEL(R) PROD- UCTS. NO LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY R IGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT.
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide iii Pr e face This is the primary reference and user ’ s guide for the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I, which can be used for SAS and SA T A II disk dr ives. It contains inst allation instructions and specifications.
iv Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide.
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide v T able o f Con ten ts Preface .............. ................................. .............................. ............... ........................... .i i i Audience ......................
vi Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide.
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide vii Lis t of Figur es Figure 1. Inserting the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I into a PCI Express* Slot ........................................................................... ..............
viii Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide.
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide ix Lis t of T ables Table 1. Jumper Descriptions ........................................................ .......................................... 11 Table 2. Specifications ..................
x Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide.
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide 1 1 Ov erview This chapter provides a gene ral overview of the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I.
2 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide The SAS controller supports the ANSI Serial-attached SCS I (SAS) S tandar d, V ersion 1.0 . In addition, the controller supports the Seri al A T A (SA T A) protocol defined by the Serial A T A Specification, V ersion 1.
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide 3 • Auto-resume of initialization or rebuild on re boot (the auto rebuild feature must be enabled before virtual disk creatio n).
4 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide • Allows addressing of multiple SA T A tar gets through an expander if using SA T A 2.0- compliant hard disk drives. • Allows multiple initiators to address a sing le tar get (in a fail-over configuration) through an expander .
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide 5 2 In tel ® RAID Con tr oller S ASMF8I Har dwar e Installation This chapter describes the proced ures used to install the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I with internal connectors.
6 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide Installing the RAID C ontr oller T o install the RAID Controller , follow the se steps: 1. Power off the computer , all drives, encl osures, and system components. Remove the power cord from the computer .
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide 7 5. Connect the SAS/SA T A cables from the ba ckplane (or hard dr ives) to the RAID Controller .
8 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide 10. W atch the boot process until you see a BIOS message to info rm you of the key combination to press to enter the Intel ® Embedded Server RAID T echnology II Configuration Utility .
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide 9 Connecting the Cables This section describes the cables used on the SAS controller and provides instructions for connecting SAS and S A T A hard disk drives to the SAS RAID controller . Note: Use only “straight” SAS cables, not “cr oss-over” SAS cables.
10 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide R eplacing a Con troller T o repla ce a failed controller , follow these steps: 1. Power off the computer , all drives, encl osures, and system components. Remove the power cord. 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express* add-in card slots.
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide 11 3 In tel ® RAID Con tr oller S ASMF8I Char acteristic s This chapter describes the characteristics of the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I. Figure 4 displays the connectors and headers on the controller and Ta b l e 1 describes them.
12 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide T echnical Specifications The design and implementation of the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I minimizes electromagnetic emissions, susceptibility to radio frequency energy , and the effects of electrostatic discharge.
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide 13 Arr ay Perf ormance F eatures Ta b l e 3 lists the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I array performance features. F ault T oleranc e Ta b l e 4 lists the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I fault tolerance features.
14 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide Electrical Char acteristic s This section provides the powe r requirements for the Intel ® RAID Controller SASMF8I.
Intel® RAID Controller SASM F8I Hardware User’s Guide 15 The design and implementation minimizes el ectromagnetic emissions, susceptibility to radio frequency energy , and the effects of electrostatic discharge.
16 Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide A Glossary o f T erms and Abbr e via tions BIOS Basic Input/Output System. Software that provides basic read/write capability . Usually kept as firmware (ROM based). The system BIOS on a server board is used to boot and control the system.
Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware Guide 17 SAS Serial-attached SCSI. A serial, point-to-poi nt, enterprise-level device interface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set .
An important point after buying a device Intel SASMF8I (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Intel SASMF8I yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Intel SASMF8I - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Intel SASMF8I you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Intel SASMF8I will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Intel SASMF8I, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Intel SASMF8I.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Intel SASMF8I. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Intel SASMF8I along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
