Intel RS2WC080 Hardware User Guide - Page 3

Preface About this Manual This is the primary hardware guide for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080, for use with the SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation instructions and specifications. For details on how to configure the storage adapters, and for an overview of the software drivers, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide on the Resource CD. Audience This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related support devices. The people who benefit from this book are: • Engineers who are designing a system using the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080. • Anyone installing an Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 in a RAID system. Organization This document includes the following chapters and appendixes: • Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080. • Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing the RAID controller. • Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080. • Appendix B explains drive roaming and how to do a drive migration. Related Publication The Intel® RAID Software User's Guide is on the Resource CD that ships with the RAID controller or on the controller support website at: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/. Intel® RAID Controller RS2WC080 Hardware User's Guide iii