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iii Regulato ry Compl iance Stateme nts Fede ral Com munications Comm ission Radio Frequ ency Interfe rence Statem ent W ARNING: Chang es or modifications to this uni t not expressly approved by the party respo nsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with [...]

iv Can adian Com plian ce Statem ent This Class B digital apparatus meets all r equir ements of th e Canadian Interfer ence- Causing Eq uipment Regulations. Cet appareil num érique de la class e B r es pecte toutes le s exigences d u Règlem ent sur le matérial brouilleur du C anada. Jap anese Com pliance (V o luntar y Control Council Init iative[...]

v Contents 1 Intr o duc tion Read th is First 1-2 System Requirements 1- 2 Storage Re quirements for Drivers an d Software 1-2 Motherboa rd Com patibilit y 1 -3 Kit Con tents 1-3 Adaptec RAID Co ntroller Features 1-4 Adaptec RAID Features – SCSI O nly 1-5 Abou t the Documenta tion 1 -6 Using th e Adaptec RAID Installati on CD 1 -6 Files an d Fold[...]

vi Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Instal ling Addi tional Cach e Memory 2-6 Seating th e Module – Adaptec 320 0S/3400S Only 2-6 Seating th e Module – Adaptec 240 0A/2100 S/321 0S/34 10S Only 2- 7 Finish ing up – All Mod els 2- 7 Instal ling the Battery B ackup Module 2- 8 Instal ling the Contro ller 2 -8 Determini ng the Booting Controller [...]

vii Cont ents Installin g the Driver for a Boo t Controller in a New NetWare 4.2 Server 3-21 Installin g the Driver in a n Existing N etWare 4.2 Server 3 -23 Installin g the Driver for a Boo t Controller in a New NetWare 5 Server 3-24 Installin g the Driver in a n Existing N etWare 5 Server 3 -25 SCO UNIX 3-26 Installin g the Driver in a New Op enD[...]

viii Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide A Card and Mo dule Diagrams Adaptec ATA RAID 240 0A A-2 Adapte c SCSI RAID 2100S A-3 Adapte c SCSI RAI D 320 0S A-4 Adapte c SCSI RAI D 340 0S A-5 Adapt ec SCSI RAI D 321 0S/34 10S A-6 Adaptec Battery Ba ckup Module A-8 B Con troller LEDs LED During Powe r-up B-2 LEDs Durin g Controller Idl e B-2 LEDs During Co[...]

1-1 1 Intr oduction In this Chapter ➤ R ead this Fi rst 1-2 ➤ S ystem Re quireme nts 1-2 ➤ K it Content s 1-3 ➤ A daptec RA ID Control ler F eatures 1-4 ➤ A bout the Do cumentati on 1-6 ➤ U sing the A daptec RA ID Inst allation CD 1-6 ➤ I nstalli ng the A dobe Acr obat R eader 1-10 ➤ O v er view of the Ins tallati on Proc ess 1-11 ?[...]

1-2 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Read th is Fir st Before you begin instal ling yo ur new Adapt ec RAID controller , read this chapter . This chapt er is an important gu ide to the re st of the docum entatio n and provide s a summa ry of th e install ation p r ocess. Syste m Req uiremen ts The following system r equirem ents are d iscussed: ■[...]

1-3 In troduct ion Mother boar d Co mpat ibility The Adaptec contr oller r equires a motherboar d B IOS that ■ Co mp lies w ith th e PCI L oca l Bus Sp ecifica tion (r evisions 2.1 and 2.2) . ■ Supports multifunction dev ices wher e one of the devices is a PCI bridge. ■ Prov ides larg e memory-mapped add res s ranges. Most motherboar ds man u[...]

1-4 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Adapt ec RAID Contr oller Features Adaptec RA ID contr ollers support ■ RAID levels 0 , 1, 5, multil evel 0/1 and 0/5 . ■ Cache memory modules with ECC and predictive caching. ■ PCI Local Bus Specificat ion, Revision 2.2 with PCI cl o ck spe ed s up to 66 MHz. ■ Micr osoft W indows 2 00 0, W indow s N T [...]

1-5 In troduct ion Adaptec RAID Feature s – SCSI Onl y Adapte c 2100S, 32 00S, 32 10S, 34 00S , and 34 10S co ntr ollers suppor t ■ Legacy SCSI drives (including hard disk, tape, CD-ROM, CD-R W , and Magneto- Optical drives ) and jukeboxes . ■ Active termina tion. ■ SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault-T olerant Enclosure) an d SES (SCSI Enclos ur e[...]

1-6 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide About the Document ation The complete documentation set for Adaptec RAID contr ollers consis ts of the follow ing: ■ Adaptec RAI D Installation Guide (th is book )—Contai ns informa tion that h elps you to co nfigure and ins tall your Adaptec RA ID contr oller and attached devices. ■ Adaptec Storage Manage[...]

1-7 In troduct ion The Adaptec RAID I nstallation CD is a bo otable disc, wh ich means you can use it to start up a computer that has no operating system and configur e a R AID, provide d your computer recognizes bootable CDs. Note: If your computer is not set for bootable CD support, change the system BIOS so that the CD drive is used as a boot de[...]

1-8 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide ■ Install Ad apte c Storag e Manager —Installs Storage M anager softwar e. For an overview of the storage management software option s, refer to Storag e Management Soft ware Over view on page 1- 13 . ■ Insta ll Adapte c Stor age Manage r Pro —Install s Storage Manager Pr o software and Ja va environment[...]

1-9 In troduct ion Product Documentation on CD The Adaptec RAID I nstallation CD contains the following documents: Y ou can view these documents only if you have Acr obat Read er or V iewer installed on your computer . For details, refer to In stal ling t he Adobe Acr obat Reader o n page 1- 10 . Y ou can down load these documen ts fr om the Adapte[...]

1-10 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Instal ling t he Adobe Acr obat Reader Both Adobe Acr obat Rea der and V iewer are prov ided on the Adaptec RAID Ins tallati on CD . These applications enable you to view the Portable Document Format (PDF) files on the Adap tec RAID Installation CD . Acr obat Reader i s also available fr om Adobe as a fr ee dow[...]

1-11 In troduct ion Overvie w of the I nstalla ti on Pr ocess The follo wing steps provide an overview of th e pr ocess of ins talling and setting up th e controller and config uring the RAI D: 1 Read this enti r e chapter . 2 V erify that y our motherboard is compatible with the controller . For details, refer to Mother board Compat ibility on p a[...]

1-12 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Cac he Memory Module Adaptec cache m emory modules pr ovide up to 256 MB of high- speed SDRAM disk cache with ECC (Err o r Corr ection Coding). Note: Y ou must have at least 32 MB o f cache installed. The on-boar d pr ocessor uses 16 MB o f the available memory . There for e, the RA ID softwar e sh ows 16 MB le[...]

1-13 In troduct ion Stora ge Mana gement So ftware Ov ervie w Y our Adaptec RAID co ntr oller includes th e following softwar e to ols to ma nage yo ur storage subsys tem: ■ Storag e Manager Pro —The Graphical Us er Interface (GUI) through which you intera ct with the stora ge subsystem. It pr ovides a n intuitive graphi cal interface tha t ena[...]

1-14 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide has not yet been i ncorporated into Storag e Manager Pro. Keep in mind however , th at the advan tage of Storage Ma nager Pro over Storage Manager is its new er GUI, and its consistent lo ok and fee l across operat ing syste ms and between cl ient and server platf orms (due to it’s Java-based a r chitectur e)[...]

1-15 In troduct ion Saf ety Inf ormation Any device that uses electricity mu st be tr eated with caution. T o ensure general safety , fo llow these guideli nes: ■ Keep your work area and the comp uter clean and clear of debris. Elim inate hazards such as spills or bad wirin g. ■ Befor e opening the system cabinet, unplug the power cord. Notes, [...]

1-16 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide T o pr event ESD dam age, follow these guidelines: ■ Always use an ESD wrist or ankle stra p and ensu r e that it makes skin contact. ■ Connect the equipment end of th e strap to an unpainted metal chassis surfa ce. ■ If no wrist st rap is available, ground yourself by touching the metal ch assis. ■ Whe[...]

2-1 2 Installing Y o ur Contr oller In this Chapter Configurin g A T A Dr ives When conf iguring drives for the Adaptec 2400A, yo u need to ■ Select and configure compatible drives.. ■ Attach supplied A T A cables. ATA D r i v e s Y our Adapt ec 240 0A contr oller supports A T A/66 an d A T A/100 har d drives only . Us e A T A/100 ca bles only [...]

2-2 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide A T A Cables A T A RAID contr ollers use A T A/100 cables . The cables su pplied with your con tr oller kit ha ve a blue connecto r at one end and a bla ck connector at the other end. Plug the blue connector into the controller and the black co nnector int o the hard driv e. Caution: R eversing the connection de[...]

2-3 Installing Y o ur Controller W ide devices allow data to be tra nsferr ed at twice the rate of Narr ow devices. The W ide bus is backward compatible with Narrow devices, allowin g both types o f SCSI devices to be used with the same controller . The Narrow interfa ce is still used with some SCSI devices, such as tape and CD drives. L VD an d S [...]

2-4 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide If necessary , the Adaptec RAID co ntr oller ID can be changed to an y ID fr om 0 thr ough 7. Y ou can use SMOR or the Configure Host Bus Adapt er win dow in Storag e Manag er to ch ange th e cont roller SCSI I D. Note: Ch anging th e contro ller ID is not recommended . Y ou should leave the Ada ptec RAID contr [...]

2-5 Installing Y o ur Controller By using a 68-pin to 50-pin SCSI cable adapter , a Narrow device can be attached to a W ide cable along with W ide devices. However , the device at the end o f the cable must be a W ide device so that all SCSI signals ar e terminated. For internal an d external cables wher e o ne cable is Narrow , set th e contr oll[...]

2-6 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Instal ling Ad d itional Cache Memory Adaptec RA ID contr ollers can be upgraded with additional cache memory . See Cach e Memo ry Module on page 1- 12 for addition al information about memory modules for cache memory . T o install cache memory modules 1 Ground your self and take appropriate ESD pr ecautions. 2 [...]

2-7 Installing Y o ur Controller From the si de view shown below , you can see that the module is placed into the socket at an angle. Then, pr es s the m odule into place until the meta l clips click into th e sides of th e modu le and holds it securely . Seating the Mo dule – Ad aptec 2400A/2 100S/3 210S/3410S Onl y Holdin g the circuit board an[...]

2-8 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Instal ling t he Batte ry Back up Module T o install the battery backup m odule in Adaptec 3200S, 3210S, 3400S, and 3410 S controllers, plug it in a s shown belo w . Note: The so c ke t lo ca ti on in t h e fi g ur e be lo w is f or Adapt ec 3200S /3400 S contr ol lers on ly . Refer t o Appendix A for so cket l [...]

2-9 Installing Y o ur Controller need to move another contr oller in your system to accommodate this r equirement. 4 SCSI only —Connect any external ca bles to the contr oller . Note: If you have disk drives attached to a SCSI contr oller with a Sy mbios chipset, use SM OR to set the Boot able Devi ces opti on to Disa ble . Determ ining the Boo t[...]

2-10 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Using SMOR Y ou need to run SMOR in systems wher e you need to configure th e controller and set up disk arrays before the operating system h as been installed. Run SMOR as directed in the in stallation procedures in this Installation Guide to: ■ Check the cache memory module after installing the contr o ller[...]

2-11 Installing Y o ur Controller 3 If the boot device will be a n array , create that array now . Y ou can create or modify array groups later . 4 Exit SMOR. The system begin s building array s that you created or modified. Fo r lar ge arrays, t his process may take s everal ho urs. Y ou can perform oth er activities on the system while the build [...]

3-1 3 Installing the Driver In this Chapter This chapter presents several scenario s for installin g the controller driver . Identify the appr opriate scenario and r ead the entir e pr ocedur e and r elated explan ations befor e pr oceeding. ➤ Windows 2000 3-2 ➤ Windows NT 4.0 3-5 ➤ Windows 95, Windows 9 8, and Win dows Me 3-11 ➤ Nov ell Ne[...]

3-2 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Windo ws 2000 The following sections describe procedur es for installing the Adaptec RAI D contr oller with W indows 2000. The foll owing installa tion scenarios a r e described: ■ Installin g the Driver in a New Syst em on page 3-2 ■ Addin g the Con tr oller t o an Exis ting Sys tem on page 3-3 ■ Upgradin[...]

3-3 Installing the Driver 3 Shut down the system and r emove the Adaptec R AID Instal lation CD and the driver floppy disk. 4 Insert the W indows 2 000 setup m edia (f loppy disk o r CD) an d r estart th e system to begin the W i ndows 2000 inst allation. 5 When the W indows 2000 installation starts, a blue s creen appears after the hardwar e detec[...]

3-4 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide c Follo w instructions an d r espond to prompts as necessa ry to get to the Adaptec splash screen. d When you see the Adaptec splash scree n, click Create Driver Di sk . Then, click the appropriate o perating system. e Inser t a fl oppy d isk an d cli ck OK . The system cr eates the driver disk. 2 Shut down the [...]

3-5 Installing the Driver d When you see the Adaptec splash scr een, click Create Driver Disk . Then, click the appr opriate operating system. e Insert a f loppy disk and cli ck OK . The system cre ates the driver disk . 2 Shut down the system and r emove the Adaptec R AID Instal lation CD . 3 Restar t the system. 4 Click the W in dows Start button[...]

3-6 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide ■ Upgrading t he Controller in an Existin g System on p age 3- 8 ■ Cha ngi ng the Dri ver in an Exi st ing Syst em on page 3-9 Note: If yo u choose the Micr osoft I 2 O Op erat in g S yst em Module (OSM) in place of the Ada ptec driver , you cannot use Adaptec storage m anagement softwar e. Inst alling th e [...]

3-7 Installing the Driver 4 Shut down the system and r emove the Adaptec R AID Instal lation CD and the driver floppy disk. 5 Insert the W indows NT setup medi a (floppy disk o r CD) and r estart the sys tem. 6 If prompted, skip Setup ’s mass stora ge detectio n. Press S to Specify Addi tional Devices. 7 Select Other , then insert the driver disk[...]

3-8 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide 4 Start up the system. During startup, pr ess Ctrl+A to start SMOR. Use SMOR to create th e RAID. For details, r efer to Usin g SMOR on page 2- 10 . 5 In ser t the W indows NT C D in t he dri ve an d r e start th e s yst em . 6 When pr ompted, pr ess Enter to i nitiat e Setup’ s mass storage detection. W ind o[...]

3-9 Installing the Driver c Follo w instruction s and re spon d to pr ompts as necessa ry to get to the Adaptec splash screen . d When you see the Adaptec splash scr een, click Create Driver Disk . Then, click the appr opriate operating system. e Insert a f loppy disk and cli ck OK . The system cre ates the driver disk . 2 Shut down the system and [...]

3-10 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide d When you see the Adaptec splash scree n, click Create Driver Di sk . Then, click the appropriate o perating system. e Inser t a fl oppy d isk an d cli ck OK . The system cr eates the driver disk. 2 Shut down the system and r emove the Adaptec RAID Install ation CD and the driver floppy disk. 3 Restart the sys[...]

3-11 Installing the Driver Windo ws 95, Windo ws 98, and Wind ows Me The follow ing insta llation scenar ios are discussed: ■ Installi ng the Dr iver in a New Windows 98 /Me Syst em on page 3-12 ■ Ins tall ing th e Driv er in a New Syst em with W indows 95 (OE M SR2 – V ersi on 95B) on page 3-14 ■ Addi ng the Cont roller to an Exis ting Win[...]

3-12 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide ■ If the CD drive is on a SCSI contr o ller other than an Adaptec RAID SCSI contr oller , r efer to the CD drive guide. ■ If the CD drive is on an Adaptec SCSI RAID contr oller , create a driver disk for DOS in addition to crea ting a dr iver disk fo r W i ndows as d escribed in Cr ea ting th e Driv er Di s[...]

3-13 Installing the Driver 11 During one of the device detection boot pr ocesses, W indows identifies a PCI Car d device. Click Next and d isplay the list of drivers from a specific location. Note: If you ar e not pr ompted for a PCI card or the Device Mana ger show s PCI Car d with a yello w exclamati on mark in the Other Devices lis t, you might [...]

3-14 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Inst alling t he Driver in a New System wit h Windows 95 (O EM SR2 – V ers ion 95B) In this scenario, you ar e ins talling a bootable Ad aptec RAID controller in a new syst em with W indo ws 95 (OEM SR 2 version). Note: If your versio n of W indows predates SR2, you must install wi ndows a nd upgrade to SR2 b[...]

3-15 Installing the Driver 14 Op en t h e De v i c e M an a ge r . L oo k f o r a PCI Card entry under the Other Devices category . Ther e may be multiple entries if yo u have multipl e Adaptec RAID controllers installed. There may also be an entry ca lled PCI Memory Controller . 15 Select PCI Card and then se lect Update D river fr o m the Driver [...]

3-16 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide 22 If you system contains multiple Adaptec RAID contr ollers, re p e a t S t e ps 14 through 21 for each contr oller . The system should a sk you to reboot when this a ction is complet ed. 23 The Devi ce Manager sh ould now sho w an Adaptec I 2 O RAI D Host Adapte r in the SCSI and RAID Contr oller s section. 2[...]

3-17 Installing the Driver 5 If W indows did not discover the devices duri ng startup, o pen the Device Manager . Look for a PCI car d entry in the Other Devices categ ory . There may be multiple entries if you have multiple Adaptec RAID cont r ollers installed. Ther e may also be an entry for a PCI m emory contro ller . Note: If you ar e not pr om[...]

3-18 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide 13 If your system cont ains multip le Adaptec RAID cont ro llers, re p e a t S t e ps 6 thr ough 12 for each Adaptec RAID contr oller . 14 Restart the system an d then open the Device Man ager . It should n ow show a n Adaptec I 2 O RAID Host Ad apter in the SCSI and RAID Con tr ollers section. Upgr ading W ind[...]

3-19 Installing the Driver Instal ling t he Dr iver f or a Boot Con troller in a New NetW are 4 .11 Se rver In this sc enario, you are instal ling an Adaptec RAID controller as a boot contr oller in a new NetW are 4.1 1 server with other har dwar e. Note: Part o f this procedure r equir es that y ou have enough fr ee space on your C drive to hold t[...]

3-20 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide 8 Insert the driver disk you cr eated in Step 1 an d run dpt4 11.ba t . This utility co pies the necessar y files to the C drive. 9 Run inst all .ba t fr om the C drive. 10 When asked to select a dis k driver s elect i2opci.nlm . Enter the slot number wher e the co ntr oller is installed and pr ess F10 . 11 Sel[...]

3-21 Installing the Driver 3 Shutdown the server . 4 Install and conf igure your Adaptec RAID cont ro ller as a seconda ry controller according to the instruction s in Chapter 2 . Note the slot occupied by the contr oller; you will need this informatio n later in the ins tall process. 5 Start up the server . During res tart, pr ess Ctrl+A to s ta r[...]

3-22 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide c Remov e the A daptec R AID Ins tallati on CD an d th e dri v er floppy disk. 2 Instal l and config ur e your Adaptec R AID controller as the primary controller according to the instructions in Chapter 2 . 3 Cr eate a dir ectory on the C drive named nw upda te . 4 Insert the driver disk you cr eated in Step 1 [...]

3-23 Installing the Driver Instal ling the Driver i n an Existi ng NetW ar e 4.2 Ser ver In this scenari o, you a r e integra ting an Adaptec RA ID controller into an existing Novell NetW are 4.2 server as a secondar y controller . T o install th e driver 1 Upgrade your NetW are server to the minimum patch level specified by Novell. 2 Crea te a dri[...]

3-24 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide 13 Sel ec t Edit startup.ncf . If needed, edit th e file so that i2opc i.nlm is listed before bk stros m.ham in your s tar tu p .ncf f ile. 14 Shutdown and restart the server . Install ing the Driv er f or a Boot Contr oller in a Ne w NetW are 5 Serve r In this scenario, you ar e inst alling the Adaptec RA ID c[...]

3-25 Installing the Driver 12 Select Ed it startup.ncf . 13 Install the latest support pack for NetW are 5. Instal ling the Driver i n an Existi ng NetW ar e 5 Ser ver In this scenari o, you a r e integra ting an Adaptec RA ID controller into an existing Novell NetW are 5 server as a secon dary controller . T o install th e driver 1 Upgrade your Ne[...]

3-26 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide SCO UNIX The Adaptec RAID Insta llation C D contains a driver for each version of SCO. Y ou use the CD to crea te driver disks. T wo disks are r equire d to stor e all of the drivers. T o crea te the driver disks 1 Start up the system from the CD and select Create driv er disks . 2 Select the SCO operating syst[...]

3-27 Installing the Driver Instal ling the Dr iver in a Ne w OpenSer ver 5.0 x System In this sc enario, you are instal ling SCO UNIX OpenD esktop 3. x or OpenServer 5.0 x on a s ingle drive or array group. T o install the driver 1 Start up the sy stem with the SCO UNIX boot disk. 2 For OpenServer 5.0 x , at the boot prompt type defbootstr ahslink=[...]

3-28 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide 4 To r u n t h e insta llpkg utility , type installpkg -d disk/ . SCO UNIX reads the disk and prompts you to en ter the package name to be installed. 5 Ty p e dpti4 for Open D esktop 3. x an d dpti5 for SC O Open Server 5 . x . 6 After the package is inst alled, re build th e kernel. 7 Restart the sys tem. 8 In[...]

3-29 Installing the Driver 8 If you need to ad d devices to a secondary contr o ller , open a terminal wi ndow and type sdiconfig -l . This uti lity r eturns the device address for all contr ollers r ecogni zed by the operatin g system a nd any atta ched devices. (Y ou wi ll need thi s informa tion to perfor m Step 9 .) Th e device addr es s is of [...]

3-30 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Lin ux The A daptec RAI D contr oller sup por ts Red Hat 6 .2 an d 7. 0 an d SuS E 6.4 and 7. 0 wit h kernel versions 2.2.1 4-5.0, 2.2. 16-22, 2.2 .14, an d 2.2.16 . Note: F or the most up-to-date inf ormation on Adaptec’s support of Linux, or to download driver s our ces, visit http:/ /lin ux.ada pte c.com .[...]

3-31 Installing the Driver 2 Install a nd configure your Adaptec RA ID controller and hard drives according to the in structions in Chapter 2 . 3 Start up the server . During startup, pr ess Ctrl +A to start SMOR. Use SMOR to cr eate the RAID. For details , r efer to Using SMOR on page 2-10 . Note: Any partitions crea ted on disks that ar e not pa [...]

3-32 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Inst alling t he Drive r in an Exist ing Linux System The Adaptec RAID Insta llation C D contains pr ecompiled module drivers and stor age management softwar e in RPM ( Red Hat Package Manager) format. For c urren t information, visit http:// linu x.ada pte c.com . The 2.0 driver R PM has pr ecompiled module dr[...]

4-1 4 Installing Storage Management Softwar e In this Chapter As described i n Storage Management Software Overview on page 1- 13 , you can use either Storage Manager or Storage Manager Pro as your primary RAID manag ement utility . Famil iarize yourself wi th the dif ferences between these two softwa r e tools to ensu r e that you choose the optio[...]

4-2 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Syste m Req uiremen ts Y ou need a system that meets the following minimum hardw ar e re q u ir em e n t s : ■ Pentium or equivalent CPU that is at least as fa st as 200 MHz ■ 64 MB of RAM (128 MB of R AM for Net W ar e) ■ 60 MB of disk space for S torage Manager Pr o. The softwar e occupies 20 MB, and use[...]

4-3 Installing Storage Ma na gement Sof tware Instal lati on Prerequi sites The prer equisites for instal ling Stora ge Manager Pro ar e that you have already ins talled the foll owing: ■ Adapt ec RAID controller and drives. Refer to Chapter 2, Installi ng Y o ur Co ntroller . ■ Controller driver . Ref er to Chapter 3, Inst a llin g t he Dr iv [...]

4-4 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide 2 If your W indows system is co nfigured to automa tically start CD softwar e, insert the Adaptec RAID Installat ion CD into your drive and when the installatio n menu appears cl ick Install Adapte c Stora ge Mana ger P ro . If your system does not sta rt the CD automatica lly , br owse the CD and click autorun.[...]

4-5 Installing Storage Ma na gement Sof tware Note: Storage Manager Pr o does not run on J RE 1.2.2. Therefor e, if you have JRE 1.2.2 installed on your server , you still ne ed to inst all JR E 1.1 .7B. 5 Edit the server ’s sys: syste mauto e x ec.ncf file by typing s tartx at the end of the file. This command initializes the graphics con sol [...]

4-6 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide The autoe x ec .ncf file now co ntains sear ch add SYS:Adapt ecSMPr o asmp sr vr .ncf 8 Pr ess Esc to exit when prompted. 9 T o begin using Storage Manager Pro, r estart the server . Alternatively , you can star t Storage Manager Pro without shutting dow n the server by typing startx search add sys:adaptecSM[...]

4-7 Installing Storage Ma na gement Sof tware 4 From the Select Pr oduct Option window , select Adaptec Storag e Manager Pro and p ress Enter . W hen the process is complete, the files will be install ed in sys: adapt ecsm pro . 5 Press Enter to co nt inu e o r F3 to specif y a dif fer ent path. 6 When you ar e a sked to update the autoe x ec. nc[...]

4-8 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Instal ling St ora ge Manager Storage manager occupies appr oximately 5 MB of hard disk space. Operatin g System Compa tibility Storage Manager r uns on the following operating systems: ■ Micr osoft W ind ows 2 000, W indows NT 4.0, and W indows 95/98/M e (see page 4-8 ) ■ Novell NetW are 4. x and 5. x (Remo[...]

4-9 Installing Storage Ma na gement Sof tware 1 Start Sto rage Mana ger and doubl e-click on the con tr oller icon to display th e Host Bus Adapter Info window . 2 Select Config ure to display th e Configure Host Bus Adapter (HBA) wi ndow . 3 Select Caching . When the HBA Caching Co nfiguration d ialog box appears, click Advisory for both settings.[...]

4-10 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide SCO UNIX Note: Th e Motif versio n of Stor age Man ager for SCO UNIX will not d isplay colors correctly if your video display adapte r is s et to dis pla y mor e than 25 6 col ors. Adaptec Storage Manage r for SCO UNIX is installed automa tically by the inst all pkg utility durin g the driver installatio n proc[...]

4-11 Installing Storage Ma na gement Sof tware Linux Storage Manager for Linux r equir es X-W indow support. Storage Manager includes LessT if components and supports the following environme nts: ■ K Deskto p Environment (KDE) ■ GNU Ne tw or k Obje c t Env ir o n men t (GN OME ) GUI Note: Use of more than 256 col ors in your GU I can result in [...]

A-1 A Car d and Module Diagrams In this Appendix ➤ Adaptec A T A RAID 2400A A-2 ➤ Adaptec SCS I RAID 2100S A-3 ➤ Adaptec SCSI RA ID 3200 S A-4 ➤ Adaptec SCSI RAID 3 400S A-5 ➤ Adaptec SCSI RA ID 3210S/3 410S A-6 ➤ Adaptec Batter y Backup Module A-8[...]

A-2 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Adapt ec A T A RAID 240 0A Pa r t D e s c r i pt i o n ECCEN ECC enabled LED (gr een ) ECCERR ECC error LED (r ed) IRQ, 8..1 Adapt er ac tivity LEDs J1 NVRAM r eset J4 I DE 0 c able co nne ct or J6 I DE 2 c able co nne ct or J7 Reserved—do not use J8 Flash Mod e 0 J10 Har d driv e acti vity LED connec tor J1 1[...]

A-3 Card and Module Diagrams Adapte c SCSI RAID 2100S P art D escription IRQ , 8..1 Adap ter ac ti vity LEDs J1 Cache memory socket. ( During oper ation, this socket must c ontain a memory module .) J10 Int ernal W i de Ul tra160 SCS I con necto r for Ch annel A J1 1 Ext ernal W ide Ultr a16 0 SCS I co nnect or for Chan nel A P1 PCI conn ector P4 P[...]

A-4 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Adaptec SCSI RAID 320 0S Part Descript ion ECCEN ECC enabled LED (gr een) ECCERR ECC err or LED (r ed) IRQ, 8 ..1 Adapt er ac tiv ity LE Ds J1 Cach e memory socke t 1. (During oper ation, t his socket must contai n a memory module.) J2 Cache mem ory socket 2. (Mem ory is optional for this socket.) J7, J8 Reserve[...]

A-5 Card and Module Diagrams Adapte c SCSI RAID 3400S P art Descrip tion ECCEN ECC enabled LED (gr een ) ECCERR ECC err or LED (re d) IRQ, 8..1 Adapter act ivity LEDs J1 Cache memory socket 1. (Durin g operation, this socket must contain a memory module.) J2 Cach e memo ry sock et 2. (Mem ory is op tional fo r this socke t.) J12 Bat ter y mod ule c[...]

A-6 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Adaptec SCSI RAID 321 0S/3410S Fr o n t V i e w Bac k Vie w — LEDs Only Adaptec AIC-7899W HPT37 0 Adaptec AIC-7899W J1 4 Bus y LED NVRA M J1 2 J19 J1 J1 0 J1 1 J1 6 Au d ib le Al arm MIS C L No t avai labl e on Model 3210 S PC I Con nec to r J18 J5 J6 TE RME N _D TP OWERD TE RME N _C TP OWER C TE RME N _B TP O[...]

A-7 Card and Module Diagrams P art D escription ECCERR ECC Error LED (r ed) IRQ, 8.. 1 Adapt er ac ti vity LEDs J1 Cache m emory socket. ( During operat ion, this socket must c ontain a memory module .) J5 P ins 1–2 NV RA M r es et Pins 3– 4 Rese rved —d o not us e J6 Flash Mode 0 J10 I nterna l W ide Ultr a160 SC SI con necto r for Cha nnel [...]

A-8 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide Adapt ec Battery Bac kup Modul e W ARNING : If th e battery is incorrectly r eplaced, it can explode. Replace only with the same or equivalent type r ecommended by the manufa cturer . Dispose of used batteries accor ding to the battery manufacturer ’s instruction s. P art Desc ription J1 Battery cabl e connect[...]

B-1 B Contr oller LEDs In this Chapter Adapt ec RAID controllers provide LEDs that let yo u visual ly monitor controller activity . Several diffe ren t contro ller states are indicat ed by the LEDs as ou tlined in the fol lowing sectio ns. Additional LEDs indicate the status of the cache m emory on the contr oller . See Appendix A for the location [...]

B-2 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide LED Du ring P ower -up During its power-up sequen ce, the contr oller passes thr ough the following states in sequence, as indicated by the LEDs: Note: Th e addr ess transla tion unit ( A TU), PCI bridge, and cache module (if installe d) must be configur ed an d enabled befor e controller initiali zation can be [...]

B-3 Cont r oller LE Ds When the power- up sequence is complete, viewing the LEDs can help yo u determine the operating status of the con tr oller . These L ED patterns are also useful for tr oubleshooting. Refer to Appendix C for more information on interpreting LED patterns. Cac he Status LEDs Cache failure information is r ecorded in the controll[...]

B-4 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide is corr ectable), ECCERR r e mains lit until th e contr oller is power ed down. Refe r to Appendix A for the loca tion of the LEDs on y our controller . Cache Status LED – Ada ptec 321 0S/3410S Only These contr ollers pr ovide the ECCER R (ECC Err or) cache status LED. This LED is lit (re d) when a co rr ectab[...]

B-5 Cont r oller LE Ds SCSI Bus Status LEDs – Adaptec 3 410S On l y The follow ing bus st atus LE Ds ar e provided: ■ TPOWER_A, TPOWER_B, T POWER_C, TPOWER_D— Lit when termina tion power is su pplied by the controller for the r espective channels. ■ TERMEN_A, TERMEN_B, TERMEN_C, T ERMEN_D— Lit when termina tion is ena bled on the controll[...]

C-1 C T r oubleshooting This appendix provides ans wers to many frequently asked questions . If a situation occurs th at is not cover ed in this appendix , or if these r ecommendations do not corr ect the pr o blem, contact Adaptec T e c hnical Support. When the controller BIOS dis pla ys the ha r d drives during st artup, a device fails to appear [...]

C-2 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide The controller fails to respo nd and the IR Q LED (and possibly other LEDs ) remains lit. The IRQ LED indicates that the contro ller IRQ assignment is pending. Thi s usually indi cates an IRQ conf lict with an other car d. V e rify th at e ach card is s et t o a un iq ue IRQ . Ref er to Appendix A for the locati[...]

C-3 T roubles hoot ing The controller fails to respond an d v arious IRQ LEDs in the 1–4 range f lash once per second. This LED pattern indicates an internal micr opr ocessor err or occurr ed in the contr oller . Shut down the computer and unplug all cables. Restart the computer . If the condition does not r eappear , r econnect the cables and de[...]

C-4 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide The Adaptec c ontroller BIOS report s a drive as a disk instead of a driv e. Th is c ond ition can o ccu r i f SM OR is us ed to dis abl e B oot Ena b le. If you requir e access to disk drives connected to the Adaptec cont r oller during the boot process, set Bootab le Devices to Normal . Afte r upda ting th e A[...]

D-1 D Contr oller Reset Pr ocedur es In this Appendix This Appe ndix describes procedur es that you can use to r eset your controller in the event the cont r oller becomes inoperabl e for the r easons descri bed below: ■ NVRAM Reset — The controller was improperly configu red. ■ Flash Mode 0 —An upgrade to the con tr oller was attem pted, b[...]

D-2 Adaptec RA ID Installation Guide NVRAM Re set Adaptec RA ID contr ollers re tain their setup parame ters even when power ed O FF . These parameter s are stor ed on the contro ller in an ar ea of nonvolatile memory (NVRAM). Ther e is a possi bility that, through improper configurat ion, the controller can be put into a state wher e it hangs the [...]

D-3 Controller Reset Procedures 4 When you see the Adaptec splash scr een, click Create Driv er Disk . The n, c lic k t he appr opriat e me nu opt ion . 5 Insert a f loppy disk and cli ck OK . The system cre ates the bootable SMOR disk. 6 Remove t he Ad aptec RAID Ins tallation CD and the driver floppy disk. 7 Shut down the system. 8 If necessary ,[...]

E-1 E Specifications DC P ower Requi rements Curre nt Requirem ents En vironmental Specificatio ns Note: Forced airflow is recommended, but no t r equired. Vo l t a g e 5 V ± 5 % Ripple an d noise 50 mV peak-t o-p eak maxi mum Adapt ec 240 0A/2100 S 1.5 A Adapt ec 320 0S/32 10S/341 0S 2.0 A Adapt ec 200S bus expan sion modul e 1.7 A Batter y back [...]

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