Intel SASMF8I 2

Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide 5

2Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I

Hardware Installation

This chapter describes the procedures used to install the Intel® RAID Controller

SASMF8I with internal connectors.

Requirements

The following items are required to install a Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I:

•An Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I.

•A host system with an available x4 bi-directional PCI Express* slot.

•The Resource CD, which contains drivers and documentation.

•The cables provided with the RAID controller.

•SAS or SATA II hard disk drives.

Note: Intel Corporation strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

Contents

Main Page Preface Audience Organization Related Publication Page Table of Contents Page Page Page Page Page 1 Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features Usability Redundancy and Error Handling SAS and SATA Features Operating System Support Benefits of Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) 2 Hardware Installation Requirements Installing the RAID Controller Page Page Connecting the Cables Configuring the Storage Adapter Replacing a Controller 3 Characteristics Figure 4. Card Layout Table 1. Jumper Descriptions Technical Specifications Table 1. Jumper Descriptions Table 2. Specifications Array Performance Features Tabl e 3 lists the Intel RAID Controller SASMF8I array performance features. Tabl e 4 lists the Intel RAID Controller SASMF8I fault tolerance features. Fault Tolerance Table 3. Array Performance Features Electrical Characteristics Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics Safety Characteristics Page A Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations