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Storage Controller Options Overview Intel® Server System R1000JP Family TPS The following table identifies available upgrade key options and their supported features. Table 42. Intel® RAID C600 Upgrade Key Options Intel® RAID C600 Upgrade Key Options (Intel® Product Codes) Default - No option key installed RKSAS4 RKSAS4R5 Key Color N/A Green Yellow Description 4 Port SATA with Intel® ESRT RAID 0, 1, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 4 Port SAS with Intel® ESRT2 RAID 0, 1, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0, 1, 10 4 Port SAS with Intel® ESRT2 RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel® RSTe RAID 0, 1, 10 Additional information for the on-board RAID features and functionality can be found in the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide (Intel® document number D29305-020). 6.2 Embedded Software RAID Support The system includes support for two embedded software RAID options:  Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2) based on LSI* MegaRAID SW RAID technology  Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (RSTe) Using the BIOS Setup Utility, accessed during system POST, options are available to enable/disable SW RAID, and select which embedded software RAID option to use. 6.2.1 Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2)1 Features of the embedded software RAID option Intel® 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 and 8 Port SATA RAID 5 support provided with appropriate Intel® RAID C600 Upgrade Key. o 4 and 8 Port SAS RAID 5 support provided with appropriate Intel® RAID C600 Upgrade Key.  Maximum drive support = 8. o Note: ESRT2 has no SAS Expander Support.  Open Source Compliance = Binary Driver (includes Partial Source files). o Meta data is also recognized by MDRAID layer in Linux* (No direct Intel® support, not validated by Intel®)  OS Support = Microsoft Windows 7*, Microsoft Windows 2008*, Microsoft Windows 2003*, RHEL*, SLES*, other Linux* variants using partial source builds.  Utilities = Windows* GUI and CLI, Linux* GUI and CLI, DOS CLI, and EFI CLI. Revision 1.0 55 Intel order number: G71652-003

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Storage Controller Options Overview
Intel
®
Server System R1000JP Family TPS
Revision 1.0
55
Intel
order number: G71652-003
The following table identifies available upgrade key options and their supported features.
Table 42. Intel
®
RAID C600 Upgrade Key Options
Intel
®
RAID C600 Upgrade Key Options
(Intel
®
Product Codes)
Key Color
Description
Default
–
No option key installed
N/A
4 Port SATA with Intel
®
ESRT RAID 0, 1, 10 and
Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
RKSAS4
Green
4 Port SAS with Intel
®
ESRT2 RAID 0, 1, 10 and
Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0, 1, 10
RKSAS4R5
Yellow
4 Port SAS with Intel
®
ESRT2 RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and
Intel
®
RSTe RAID 0, 1, 10
Additional information for the on-board RAID features and functionality can be found in the
Intel
®
RAID Software User’s Guide
(Intel
®
document number D29305-020).
6.2
Embedded Software RAID Support
The system includes support for two embedded software RAID options:
Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2) based on LSI* MegaRAID SW
RAID technology
Intel
®
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.
6.2.1
Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2)
1
Features of the embedded software RAID option Intel
®
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 and 8 Port SATA RAID 5 support provided with appropriate Intel
®
RAID C600
Upgrade Key.
o
4 and 8 Port SAS RAID 5 support provided with appropriate Intel
®
RAID C600
Upgrade Key.
Maximum drive support = 8.
o
Note:
ESRT2 has no SAS Expander Support.
Open Source Compliance = Binary Driver (includes Partial Source files).
o
Meta data is also recognized by MDRAID layer in Linux* (No direct Intel
®
support,
not validated by Intel
®
)
OS Support = Microsoft Windows 7*, Microsoft Windows 2008*, Microsoft Windows
2003*, RHEL*, SLES*, other Linux* variants using partial source builds.
Utilities = Windows* GUI and CLI, Linux* GUI and CLI, DOS CLI, and EFI CLI.