Intel RES2SV240 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Intel® RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 Hardware User’s Guide iii
Preface
This is the primary hardware guide for the Intel
®
RAID Expander Card RES2SV240,
which can be used to manage SAS and SATA disk drives. It contains installation
instructions and specifications.
For details on configuring 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/modules/expanders and related support devices. The people who benefit from
this book are:
Engineers who are designing an Intel
®
RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 for their
RAID system.
Anyone installing an Intel
®
RAID Expander Card RES2SV240 in their RAID
system.
Organization
This document includes the following chapters and appendices:
Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the Intel
®
RAID Expander Card
RES2SV240.
Chapter 2 describes the procedures for installing and configuring the expander card.
Chapter 3 provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the
Intel
®
RAID Expander Card RES2SV240.
Appendix A provides safety instructions to be observed during installation and
assembly.
Appendix B provides regulatory and certification information.
Related Publication
The Intel
®
RAID Software User’s Guide is included on the Resource CD available on Intel
support website at www.intel.com.