Page 3 - Preface; Audience
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide iii Preface This is the primary reference and user’s guide for the Intel ® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E, which can be used for SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation instructions and specifications. For details on how to configure the storag...
Page 5 - Contents
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide v Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................ iii Audience .....................................................................................................
Page 7 - Figures
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide vii Figures Figure 1. Inserting the Intel ® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E into a PCI Express* Slot............ 7 Figure 2. Internal SAS Cable for Connection to SAS Backplane or SATA Hard Drives............ 9Figure 3. SAS and SATA Plugs and SAS Backplane ...
Page 9 - Tables
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide ix Tables Table 1. Jumper Descriptions .................................................................................................. 13Table 2. Specifications ..........................................................................................
Page 10 - Overview; Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features
1 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide 1 Overview This chapter provides a general overview of the Intel ® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E. It consists of the following sections: • Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features• Benefits of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) The Intel ® RAID Controller SRCSA...
Page 11 - Usability
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide 2 • Support for up to 32 SAS or SATA drives and 40 logical drives.• PCI Express* connector that fits into a x8 PCI Express slot capable of 2.5 Gbps per lane over PCI Express x1, or x4. • 3.0 Gbps point-to-point transfer rate.• Both a standard and a lo...
Page 12 - Redundancy and Error Handling
3 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide • User specified rebuild rate (% of system resources to use from 0-100%). Warning: Exceeding 50% rate may cause operating system errors caused by waiting for controller access. • Background operating mode can be set for rebuilds, consistency checks,...
Page 13 - SAS and SATA Features; Online Capacity Expansion and RAID Level Migration Rules
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide 4 — I/0 setting: Determines whether to read/write from cache to improve performance: ^ Cache I/O: Writes to the cache and next read checks the cache first. ^ Direct I/O: Never uses cache, all data goes from host to disk to host. • Redundancy through: ...
Page 14 - Operating System Support; Beep Codes
5 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide Operating System Support The RAID Controller SRCSAS144E supports major operating systems, including: • Windows 2000*, Windows Server 2003*, and Windows XP*• Red Hat* Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0• SuSe* Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 9 SP1 Note: The o...
Page 15 - Intel; Requirements
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide 6 2 Intel ® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Installation This chapter describes the procedures used to install the Intel ® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E with internal and external connectors. Requirements The following items are required to install a...
Page 16 - Installation
7 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide Installation 1. Power off the computer and all drives, enclosures, and system components. Remove the power cord from the computer. 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express add-in card slots. See your server chassis documentation for in...
Page 18 - Connecting the Cables
9 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide Connecting the Cables This section describes the cables used on the SAS controller and provides instructions for connecting SAS and SATA hard disk drives to the SAS RAID controller. Note: Use only “straight” SAS cables, not “cross-over” SAS cables. ...
Page 20 - Configuring the Storage Adapter
11 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide Perform the following steps to connect a RAID Controller SRCSAS144E directly to a SAS backplane or to SATA hard drives. When cabling directly to hard drives or to backplanes that do not include expander support, use one cable per drive. When cablin...
Page 21 - Replacing a Controller; Resolving a Configuration Mismatch
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide 12 Replacing a Controller Perform the following steps to replace a failed controller. 1. Power off the computer and all drives, enclosures, and system components. Remove the power cord. 2. Remove the chassis cover and access the PCI Express add-in car...
Page 23 - Technical Specifications
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide 14 Technical Specifications The design and implementation of the Intel ® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E minimizes electromagnetic emissions, susceptibility to radio frequency energy, and the effects of electrostatic discharge. See the appendices for regul...
Page 24 - Array Performance Features
15 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide Array Performance Features Table 3 shows the RAID Controller SRCSAS144E array performance features. Redundant Configuration 32 Kb NVRAM and config on disk (COD) store RAID configuration. Enclosure Management I 2 C out-of-band, SES2 in-band, SAF-TE ...
Page 25 - Fault Tolerance
Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide 16 Fault Tolerance Table 4 shows the RAID Controller SRCSAS144E fault tolerance features. Electrical Characteristics This section provides the power requirements for the RAID Controller SRCSAS144Es. Table 5 lists the maximum power requirements. Table ...
Page 26 - Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics; Safety Characteristics
17 Intel® RAID Controller SRCSAS144E Hardware Guide Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics The thermal and atmospheric characteristics are: • Relative humidity range: 5% to 90% non-condensing• Maximum dew point temperature: 32° C• Airflow must be at least 300 linear feet per minute (SFPM) to avoid ...
