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Supported RAID Controllers
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(1) Intel(R) RAID SAS controller FALSASMP2

(2) Intel(R) RAID SAS Riser controller AFCSASRISER in Intel(R) S7000FC4UR Server System

(3) Intel(R) Server Boards and Systems:
 - S5000PSLSASR, S5000XVNSASR, S5000VSASASR, S5000VCLSASR, S5000VSFSASR
 - SR1500ALSASR, SR1550ALSASR, SR2500ALLXR, S5000PALR (with SAS I/O Module)
 - S5000PSLROMBR (SROMBSAS18E) without HW RAID activation key AXXRAK18E installed (native SAS or SW RAID modes only) - for HW RAID mode separate package is available
 - NSC2U, TIGW1U

   Intel(R) RAID controller (adapters):
 - SASMF8I, SASWT4I, SASUC8I

(4) Intel(R) SAS Entry RAID Module AXX4SASMOD, when inserted in below Intel(R) Server Boards and Systems:
 - S5520HC / S5520HCV, S5520SC,S5520UR,S5500WB

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Known Restrictions
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See ESRT2_IR_readme.txt

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Known Bugs
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See ESRT2_IR_readme.txt

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Readme for RAID Controllers
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(1) For products below:

- Intel(R) RAID SAS controller FALSASMP2 without RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 installed

Please refer to: "FALSASMP2_readme.txt"

- Intel(R) RAID controller FALSASMP2 with RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 installed

Please refer to: "HWRAID\SROMBSASMP2_HWRAID_FW-v1.xx.xx-xxxx_readme.txt"

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(2) For products below:

- Intel(R) RAID SAS Riser controller AFCSASRISER in Intel(R) S7000FC4UR Server System without RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 installed

Please refer to: "AFCSASRISER_readme"

- Intel(R) RAID SAS Riser controller AFCSASRISER in Intel(R) S7000FC4UR Server System with RAID Activation Key AXXRAKSAS2 installed

Please refer to "HWRAID\AFCSASRISER_HWRAID_FW-v1.xx.xx-xxxx_readme.txt"

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(3) For products below:

Intel(R) Server Boards and Systems:
- S5000PSLSASR, S5000XVNSASR, S5000VSASASR, S5000VCLSASR, S5000VSFSASR
- SR1500ALSASR, SR1550ALSASR, SR2500ALLXR, S5000PALR (with SAS I/O Module)
- S5000PSLROMBR (SROMBSAS18E) without HW RAID activation key AXXRAK18E installed (native SAS or SW RAID modes only) - for HW RAID mode separate package is available
- NSC2U, TIGW1U

Intel(R) RAID controller (adapters):
- SASMF8I, SASWT4I, SASUC8I

Intel(R) SAS Entry RAID Module AXX4SASMOD, when inserted in below Intel(R) Server Boards and Systems:
 - S5520HC / S5520HCV, S5520SC,S5520UR,S5500WB


Please refer to: "ESRT2_IR_readme.txt"

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