Intel AXXRAKSAS2 manual About Intel RAID Activation Keys

1 About Intel® RAID Activation Keys

Intel® RAID Activation Keys enable RAID features on Intel® server boards. Several models of Intel® RAID Activation Keys are available for different RAID products and to serve different purposes.

This guide is specific to the Intel® RAID Activation Key with the order code, AXXRAKSAS2. This key enables hardware RAID across all modes (0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60) on these Intel® server boards and systems that include an Intel® Integrated Server RAID Module using the LSI* 1078 ROC controller:

ƒIntel® Server System S7000FC4UR with SAS riser

ƒIntel® Server System SR1550ALSAS with 1078-based active midplane

ƒIntel® Server System SR2500ALLX with 1078-based active midplane

This guide does not apply to these Intel® RAID Activation Keys:

ƒAXXRAK18E enables integrated hardware RAID 0,1,5,10 and 50 on these systems:

-Intel® Server System SR4850HW4/M with product code SHW4URM3SA

-Intel® Server System SR6850HW4/M with product code SHW6URM3SA

-Intel® Server System S5000PSLROMB using LSI* 1068

-Intel® Server System SC5400RA using LSI 1068

-Intel® Server System SR1550ALSAS using LSI 1068-based active midplane.

-Intel® Server System SR2500ALLX using LSI 1068-based active midplane.

ƒAXXRAKSW5 enables software RAID 5 on Intel® Server Boards that include Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II. This key enables software RAID 5 with the ESB2 SATA controller and / or the 1064E SAS / SATA controller. Except for the Intel Server Platforms SR1550AL and SR2500AS (product codes SR1550ALSAS and SR2500ALLX), SAS server boards can include two AXXRAKSW5 sockets.

ƒAXXRAKU42E is used to enable RAID on the SCSI ROMB models of these Intel® Server Boards and Platforms that include an on-board SCSI controller:

-Intel® Server Board SE7520AF2

-Intel® Server System SR4850HW4/M with product code SHW4UR/M

-Intel® Server System SR6850HW4/M with product code SHW6UR/M

Intel® RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 Install Guide 1