SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-LPZCR1 manual

Rev . 1.0a S UPER USER'S GUIDE All-In-One ZCR Card AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 AOC-LPZCR1 AOC-SOZCR1[...]

AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide 1-2 The information in this User ’s Guide has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual, or to notify any person or [...]

1-3 Chapter 1: Introduction T able of Contents Chapter I: Introduction ............................................................................. 1-4 1.1 Overview ................................................................................................. 1-4 1.2 Introduction to SA T A and SAS ...............................................[...]

AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide 1-4 Chapter 1 Introduction This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's Zero-Channel RAID solution into their RAID system. It provides detailed information for the installation and use of the AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 All-In-One[...]

1-5 Chapter 1: Introduction • Supports Marvell's Hercules II 88SX6081 (8-port)/88SX6041 (4-port) Host Con- troller • Supports Adaptec's AIC-7901/-7902 Ultra 320 SCSI Controller and AIC-9410 SAS Controller • RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50* and JBOD supported (*See Note 1 Below .) (2) The AOC-LPZCR1 Series: (-Low Profi le S[...]

AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide 1-6 1.4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: SuperMicro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock A ve. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address:[...]

2-1 Chapter 2: T echnical Specifi cations and Installation Rear view 2.1 AOC-LPZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper Locations 2.1.1 AOC-LPZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper Locations Front view (AOC-LPZCR1) 5V LED DS14 I/O Processor AOC-LPZCR1 Rev . 1.01 7.0” 2.5” DS13 3V LED Flash Firmware Act. J2 J6 I 2 C J5 J3 SA T A2 J4 Cache Cache Cache Flash EPROM NVS R[...]

AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide 2 - 2 2.1.2 Jumper and Connector Descriptions (*AOC-LPZCR1) Jumper Description J2 Activity LED Connector (*See 2.1.3 for details) J4 Buzzer Connector (*See 2.1.3 for details) Connector Description J1 Systerm Management Bus (I 2 C) (*See I 2 C cable connection on the next page.) J3 SCSI Mode (On: Enable) J5 Se[...]

2 - 3 Chapter 2: T echnical Specifi cations and Installation 2.1.3 Connectors and LED Indicators (*AOC-LPZCR1) Activity LED Indicator Activity LED Indicator (J2), located on the front side of the AOC-LPZCR1 card, indicate the activity status of the AOC-LPZCR1 card. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Ac t i v it y L E D Pi n Defi nit[...]

AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide 2 - 4 J 2 J 3 J 4 J1 Pin 1 I/O Processor J6 Flash SAS SA T A 2 SCSI AOC-SO Z CR1 3.19" 2.66" 3.82" U6 NVSRAM Flash EPROM Cache Cache Fir m wa re I 2 C Front view (AOC-SOZCR1) 2.2.1 AOC-SOZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper Locations 2.2 AOC-SOZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper Locations Rear view (AOC-SOZCR1)[...]

2 - 5 Chapter 2: T echnical Specifi cations and Installation 2.2.2 Connector and Header Descriptions (*AOC-SOZCR1) Connector Description J1 Systerm Management Bus (I 2 C) (*See Page 2-2 for I 2 C cable connection.) J2 SCSI Mode (On: Enable) J3 Serial A T A (SA T A2) Mode (On: Enable) J4 SAS Mode (On: Enable) J6 Flash Firmware (On: Flashing Firmwar[...]

AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide 2 - 6 2.3 Intelligent Interface Management: SAF-TE Both AOC-LPZCR1 and AOC-SOZCR1 models offer the feature of SAF-TE. SAF-TE, (-SCSI Accessed Fault-T olerant Enclosures Interface Specifi cation), is a set of SCSI commands used to monitor hot-swap drives and inform the user of the status of these drives throu[...]

2 - 7 Chapter 2: T echnical Specifi cations and Installation 2.4 Safety Guidelines T o avoid personal injury and property damage, please carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components: ESD Safety Guidelines Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent dam- [...]

AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide 2 - 8 2.5 Installing the Controller Driver 2.5.1 Creating the Driver Floppy Disk: A CD-ROM that contains the drivers for the Windows OS, the Linux Red Hat/SuSE OS, and the Controller BIOS is included in the shipping package. Please locate the CD-ROM before installing the driver . (*Note: this CD-ROM does not [...]

2 - 9 Chapter 2: T echnical Specifi cations and Installation 2.5.3 Installing the Driver into a New System (*Note: A new system is a system that has no operating system installed yet, and the AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 driver installation is a part of the OS installation.) For the Windows Operating System a. Install the controller and make sure that it[...]

AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide 2 - 1 0 Notes[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-1 AOC-LPZCR1 Jumper/Function J6 J5 J3 J7 T o flash Firmware On T o enable SA T A based on Hercules II On T o enable SCSI On T o Enable SAS On Note1: For jumper locations, please refer to Page 2-1 Note2: For jumper description, please refer to Page 2-2 AOC-SOZCR1 Jumper/Function J6 J3 J2 J4 T o flash Firmware On T o[...]

3-2 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual Using Adaptec's RAID Confi guration Utility The Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility includes the following major compo- nents: 1. Array Confi guration Utility: this utility allows the user to create and manage arrays. Y ou can also use this utility to initialize and scan disk drives. 2. SCSISelect Unity (or [...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-3 4. At the prompt, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to enter the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility . The RAID Confi guration Utility Main Menu (as shown below) will appear: 3.1 Using the Array Confi guration Utility The Array Confi guration Utility allows you to create, manage, delete[...]

3-4 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual T o Create Arrays (* Note: Make sure that the disks you want to use for the arrays are connected to your system and are initialized. A disk shown in the gray area is not initialized and cannot be used for an array . Please refer to the section "Initializing Disk Drives" for disk initialization.) 1. T urn o[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-5 6. Once you've selected all the disk drives for new arrays, and all the drives selected have appeared in the "Selected Drives" dialogue box, press <Enter>. Then, a dialogue box showing array properties will display . 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the channel(-the disk drive) you wish to [...]

3-6 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 3. From the main menu, select "Manage Arrays" and press <Enter> to access the Manage Arrays submenu as shown below: T o assign properties to the new array 7. In the "Array Properties" dialogue box, select the item you want to confi gure and follow the instructions given on the screen to co[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-7 T o View the properties of Existing Arrays 4. A dialogue box showing a List of Arrays will display on the right. Select the array you want to view as shown below: 5. Press <Enter>, and the "Array Properties" dialogue box will display , showing detailed information. The physical disks associated wi[...]

3-8 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 2. From the "List of Arrays" dialogue box (on the right), select the array you wish to delete and press <Del>. 3. The "Array Properties" dialogue box displays. In the "Properties" dialogue box, select <Delete> and press <Enter>. The following warning message will displ[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-9 Setting a Bootable Array 1. From the Array Confi guration Main menu, select "Manage Arrays" and press <Enter> to access the submenu as shown below: 2. From the List of Arrays dialogue box (on the right), highlight and select the array you want to make as the fi rst bootable, and press <Ctrl&g[...]

3-10 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual Adding a Hotspare Disk Drive 1. From the Array Confi guration Utility Main menu, select "Manage Arrays" and press <Enter> to access the submenu as shown: 2. In the "List of Arrays" dialogue box (on the right), select the array you wish to confi gure as a hot spare and press <Ctrl> [...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-1 1 Deleting a Hotspare Disk Drive 1. From the Array Confi guration Utility Main menu, select "Manage Arrays" and press <Enter>. 2. In the "List of Arrays" dialogue box (on the right), select the Hotspare array you wish to delete and press <Ctrl> and <S> simultaneously . 3. Th[...]

3-12 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual Initializing Disk Drives Please be sure to initialize a disk drive before creating an array . Caution: Initializing a disk will overwrite the partition table on the disk, making any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array , you may not be able to use the array again. Y ou will also need to i[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-13 3. From the Array Confi guration Utility Main Menu, select: "Initialize Drives" (as shown above) and press <Enter>. The following screen will display: 4. From the list of drives (on the left), select the disk drive you wish to initialize and press <Insert>. The drive will appear in the &qu[...]

3-14 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 5. Repeat the step above to select all the drives you wish to initialize. When all the drives to be initialized are selected, press <Enter>, and a warning message will display as shown below: 6. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize. If cor- rect, type <Y> to proceed wit[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-15 Rebuilding Arrays Note: If there is an interruption during array building or disk initialization, you can rebuild an array . Y ou can only confi gure RAID 1 for array rebuild. If a hard disk fails and there is no hot spare array available, you will need to create a hot spare drive fi rst before creating an arr[...]

3-16 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 4. When fi nished, press <Esc> to return to the previous menu. T o Secure Erase Drives 1. Power on your system. When prompted, press <Ctrl> and <A> simultane- ously to access the Array Confi guration Utility . 2. When the Array Confi guration Utility Main Menu appears, select "Array Con- ?[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-17 4. Use the up and down arrows to select the drive you wish to erase and press <Insert>. The following screen displays: 5. Make sure that the drive selected is the correct one; then, press <Enter>. 6. The following message displays: "W arning! Secure Erase will erase all informa- tion from the se[...]

3-18 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 3.2.1 Using Adaptec's SCSISelect Utility (*Please refer to Page 3-1 for SCSI Jumper Confi guration before using the SCSISelect Utility . Please refer to Section 3.2.2 for SA T A, and Section 3.23 for SAS Utility Confi guration settings.) 1. T urn on your computer . When prompted, press <Ctrl> and <A[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-19 3. Use the arrow keys to select the item and press <Enter>. The status of the selected channel displays as shown on the next page: Using the SCSI Confi guration Utility 1. From the Array Confi guration Utility Main Menu, select "SCSISelect Utility" and press <Enter>. 2. From the SCSISelec[...]

3-20 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 6. T o view the status of the SCSI drives or to confi gure SCSI drives, use the arrow keys to select SCSI Device Confi guration (under "Additional Options"), and press <Enter>. The current settings of the selected drive will be displayed as shown on the next page: 4. T o confi gure an item, use t[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-21 7. T o change the setting of an item, use the arrow keys to select the item and press <Enter> in the menu as shown above. (*Please refer to the table below for detailed information.) 8. T o restore the default setting, press <F6>. Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.[...]

3-22 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 3.2.2 Using Adaptec's SA T ASelect Utility (*Please refer to Page 3-1 for SA T A Jumper Confi guration before using the SA T ASelect Utility . Please refer to Section 3..2.1 for SCSI and Section 3.2.3 for SAS Utility Confi guration settings.) T o Use the SA T ASelect Utility 1. T urn on your computer . When [...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-23 3.2.3 Using Adaptec's Serial Select Utility (*Please refer to Page 3-1 for SAS Jumper Confi guration before using the Serial_Select Utility . Please refer to Section 3..2.1 for SCSI and Section 3.2.3 for SAS Utility Confi guration settings.) T o Use the Serial_Select Utility 1. T urn on your computer . Wh[...]

3-24 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 3.2.4 Using Physical Confi guration Utility 1. Power on your computer . When prompted, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Confi guration Utility . From the RAID Confi guration Main Menu, select "SerialSelect Utility" and press <Enter> to access the Physical[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-25 3.3 Using Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or to verify the integrity of your Hard Drive Disks and to determine if there is any defect. (*Note: Formatting a disk will overwrite data stored in the disk. Please backup your data before format- ting a disk.) 3.3.1 T o Use Disk Utilities (*for S[...]

3-26 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 3. Once the disk drive is selected, press <Enter>. The Adaptec RAID Utility starts re-scanning the selected drive, and a screen will display as below: (*Note: Please refer to the following section for SAS and SA T A Disk Utilities.)[...]

Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3-27 3.3.2 T o Use Disk Utilities (*for SA T A and SAS only) (*Note: Please refer to Page 3-1 for SA T A and SAS Jumper Settings before using "Disk Utilities". Please refer to the previous section for SCSI Disk Utilities.) 3.3.2.1 T o Format a Disk Drive 1. Power on your computer . When prompted, press the [...]

3-28 AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 Manual 3.3.2.2 T o V erify Disk Media 1. Power on your computer . When prompted, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to access the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility . From the RAID Confi guration Main Menu, select "Disk Utilities" and press <Enter>. After disk scan, the following s[...]

4-1 Chapter 4: T roubleshooting Chapter 4 T roubleshooting 1. Problem: The AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 BIOS does not show up in POST . Recommended Solutions: • Make sure that the system has enough expansion ROM to initialize the card. Remove other add-in cards if possible. • Make sure that the card is properly and fully seated in the PCI green slot. [...]

AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide 4-2 3. Problem: I cannot see the hard drives that are connected to the controller . Recommended Solutions: • Make sure that there is power supply to the hard drives. • Check the SAS, SA T A or SCSI cable to make sure that there are no loose con- nections between the card and the hard drives. • If the ha[...]