RAID Support
The Intel® Server Board S5000VSA is available in both SATA and SAS models. The SATA model has order code S5000VSASATA. The SAS model has order code S5000VSASAS. The SAS model provides both SAS and SATA support; the SATA model provides only SATA support.
For information on configuring RAID, see the RAID Software Guide that is included on the Intel® Server Deployment Toolkit CD.
SATA Server Board
The Intel® Server Board S5000VSA provides an embedded SATA controller that supports both 1.5 and 3.0 Gbps data transfer rates.
The BIOS Setup utility provides multiple drive configuration options on the Advanced ATA Controller setup page, some of which affect the ability to configure RAID. The “Onboard SATA Controller” option is enabled by default. When this option is enabled, the “SATA Mode” option can be set to either Legacy or Enhanced. The Legacy and Enhanced modes affect the RAID configuration as follows:
•Legacy supports four disk drives and does not provide RAID support.
•Enhanced supports six disk drives and is required for RAID configurations.
When the enhanced mode is selected, you can choose to enable or disable “AHCI Mode” or “Configure SATA as RAID”. Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II is enabled by the option, “Configure SATA as RAID.” The Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II feature provides RAID modes 0, 1, and 10.
For RAID 0, 1, and 10, enclosure management is provided through the SATA_SGPIO connector on the server board when a cable is attached between this connector on the server board and to the backplane I2C interface.
If RAID 5 is desired, the optional Intel® RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSW5 (available
Notes: For assistance in navigating through the F2 BIOS Setup utility, see the Intel® Server Board S5000VSA Technical Product Specification.
For information on setting up RAID, see the RAID Software Guide that is included on the Intel® Server Deployment Toolkit CD.
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