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Table of Contents Preface ...iii Audience ...iii Organization ...iii Related Publication ...iii Chapter 1: Overview 1 Benefits of SAS and SATA ...1 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 2 Protocol Support ...2 Operating System Support 2 Usability ...3 Redundancy and Error Handling 3 SAS/SATA Features ...5 Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules 5 Beep Codes ...5 Chapter 2: Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware Installation 7 Requirements ...7 Installing the RAID Controller 7 Configuring the RAID Controller 9 Replacing a Controller ...9 Resolving a Config Mismatch 9 Chapter 3: Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Characteristics 11 Major Components ...14 LSI* SAS2208 ROC ...14 Flash ROM ...14 Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM 14 NVSRAM ...14 SDRAM (Cache) ...14 Diagnostic Components 15 SAS/SATA Connectors 16 BBU Connector Pin-out 18 PCI Interface ...19 LED Headers ...19 Serial UART Header ...20 Technical Specifications ...21 Array Performance Features 21 Fault Tolerance ...22 Electrical Characteristics 23 Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User's Guide v

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Intel® RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware User’s Guide
v
Table of Contents
Preface
........................................................................................................................
iii
Audience
...............................................................................................................................
iii
Organization
.........................................................................................................................
iii
Related Publication
...............................................................................................................
iii
Chapter 1: Overview
...................................................................................................
1
Benefits of SAS and SATA
....................................................................................................
1
Intel
®
RAID Controller RS25NB008
.......................................................................................
2
Protocol Support
............................................................................................................
2
Operating System Support
............................................................................................
2
Usability
.........................................................................................................................
3
Redundancy and Error Handling
...................................................................................
3
SAS/SATA Features
......................................................................................................
5
Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules
.......................................
5
Beep Codes
...................................................................................................................
5
Chapter 2: Intel
®
RAID Controller RS25NB008 Hardware Installation
...................
7
Requirements
........................................................................................................................
7
Installing the RAID Controller
................................................................................................
7
Configuring the RAID Controller
............................................................................................
9
Replacing a Controller
...........................................................................................................
9
Resolving a Config Mismatch
................................................................................................
9
Chapter 3: Intel
®
RAID Controller RS25NB008 Characteristics
...........................
11
Major Components
..............................................................................................................
14
LSI* SAS2208 ROC
.....................................................................................................
14
Flash ROM
..................................................................................................................
14
Boot Strap ROM (SEEPROM)
.....................................................................................
14
NVSRAM
.....................................................................................................................
14
SDRAM (Cache)
..........................................................................................................
14
Diagnostic Components
..............................................................................................
15
SAS/SATA Connectors
................................................................................................
16
BBU Connector Pin-out
...............................................................................................
18
PCI Interface
................................................................................................................
19
LED Headers
...............................................................................................................
19
Serial UART Header
....................................................................................................
20
Technical Specifications
......................................................................................................
21
Array Performance Features
...............................................................................................
21
Fault Tolerance
............................................................................................................
22
Electrical Characteristics
.............................................................................................
23