Cluster or Aggregate RS25SB008 RAID Cards?

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I have a server with two RS25SB008 cards installed. My questions are these: Although I see a "Clustering" option in the firmware, I can not find documentation on enabling and using this feature - will it work? Can I combine the resources of these two cards together and, for example, create a RAID-10 set using disks from both cards? Can I use advanced options from one card on the disks of a second card? I look forward to your response...

Thanks,

Doug Coleman

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Doug,

In short, clustering and aggregation are not supported with Intel SAS/SATA controllers.

Clustering and aggregation were supported with our SCSI controllers and up to Windows* 2003 operating system, but clustering and aggregation is no longer supported in the SAS/SATA RAID controller firmware or current Windows* and Linux* operating systems.

I'm not sure about the "Clustering" option in the firmware. Is this in the RAID Web Console 2 application? What ever it is it could be a remnant from earlier days, or of things to come.

Regards,

John

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John,

Thanks for the reply.

FYI - the clustering option appears in both the BIOS application and the web console.

I have purchase two hardware keys - 1 for SSD and 1 for snapshots. Ideally I would like

to have the functionality available from both keys on both cards. Is it possible to purchase

software keys to do this - there is only room for 1 hardware key on each card...

Are the Intel order codes for the software keys (if they exist) available?

Doug Coleman

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Doug, As you noted you can only use one premium feature per card via the plug in PFK connector. Intel RAID controllers do not have available, or support software keys. John