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    3w ar e ® SA T A RAID Controller Support s the 9550SX Series PN 720-0124-03 January 2006 Quick Inst al l Guide[...]

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    Cop yright ©2004-2006 Applied Micro Circuits Co rporation (AMCC). All rights reserved. No part of this publicatio n ma y be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordi ng or otherwise, without the proper written consent of AMCC, 215 Moff ett Park Drive, Sunnyvale,[...]

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    www.3ware.com iii Chapter 1. Installing an AMCC 3ware 9550SX RAID Controller 1 Before Y ou Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Contents of Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Other Document ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iv 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide Appendix: Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Sales and ordering information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Feedback on this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35[...]

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    www.3ware.com 1 Chap ter 1. Installing an AMCC 3ware 9550SX RAID Contr oller This document describes the phys ical installatio n of the AM CC 3ware 9550SX RAID controllers. It contains the following topics:  “Before Y ou Begin” provides important informat ion about things you should consider be fore starting installati on, and tools and equi[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 2 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide Other Documentation The following additional documenta tion is available for your 3ware 9550SX RAID Controller: In PDF format, on the CD that ca me with your controller , and available through the 3ware website:  3war e 9550[...]

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    Before Y ou Begin www.3ware.com 3  While the 3ware 9550SX RAID c ontroller can be installed in both 64-bit PCI and PCI-X slots, n ot all slots give equal performance. The 3ware 9550SX co ntroller performs best when installed in a PCI-X 133MHz 64-bit slot. However , it can also operate at 66MHz or 100MHz. Whether to Us e the LED Status Connector [...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 4 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide Drive Inst allation Considerations  Selecting an enclosu re. If you are plannin g to use RAID 1, 5, 10, or 50, you may want to consider installing drives into hot- swappable enclosures, so that they can be easily removed in [...]

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    Safety Factors www.3ware.com 5 Protecting Equipment and Data Backing Up Y our Dat a Back up your dat a! Creating or deleting disk arr ays destroys existing files on the membe r drives. If your drives contain valuable data, back them up and save the data elsewhere before a ttaching th e drives to the controller . ESD (Electrost atic Discharge) Preca[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 6 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide 9550SX RAID Controller Cards Serial A T A ports are usually double-stacked connectors. Odd- numbered ports are usua lly located b elow even-numbere d ports. On the 8-port controller shown below , port s 6 and 7 are both on top.[...]

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    9550SX RAID Controller Cards www.3ware.com 7 9550SX 4-Por t with Standar d SA T A Connector s Figure 2. 4-Por t 3ware 9550 SX-4LP Serial A T A RAID Controller 9550SX 12-Po r t with Standar d SA T A Connector s Figure 3. 12-Po rt 3war e 955 0SX-12 Serial A T A RAID Controller Ports: 2 and 3 0 and 1 Odd-number ed ports 1 and 3 are lo cated below even[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 8 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide 9550SX 12-Po r t with Multilane Inter nal SA T A Connector s Figure 4. 12-Po rt 3ware 955 0SX-12MI Serial A T A RAID Controller 9550SX 16-Po r t with Multilane Inter nal SA T A Connector s Figure 5. 16-Po rt 3war e 955 0SX-16ML[...]

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    Installing a Serial A T A RAID Controller www.3ware.com 9 Installing a Serial A T A RAID Controller Note: The illustrations in this section show a 9550SX-8LP . If yo u have a different model of controller , the location of the po rts will be slightly dif ferent, but the steps are very similar . For location of the ports on all boards, see the illus[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 10 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide 3 Align the ca ble conn ec tor with the connector on the controller , matching the slotted ke y and ca refully mate the connectors. Note: The connectors on the end of the serial controller and the drive are susceptible to dama[...]

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    Installing a Serial A T A RAID Controller www.3ware.com 11 Save this screw; it will be used to secure the serial 3ware RAID controller after you have seated it in the slot. 6 Position the card in the slot so th at the contacts will mate with the grooves in the slot, and all pins make proper conta ct with the PCI slot pins when pushed into place. Th[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 12 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide 8 Check that the 3ware RAID co ntroller ’ s metal bracket covers the hole in the case and secure the bracket with the screw that was used to secure the filler bracket in step 5. T o connect the SA T A cables to the drives 1 [...]

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    Installing a 9550SX RAID Controller with Multilane Internal Connectors www.3ware.com 13 Installing a 9550SX RAID Controller with Multilane Inter nal Connector s Models 9550SX-12MI and 9550SX -16ML come with multilane internal connectors, each of whic h can handle up to four d rives. These controllers can be installed in an enclosure with a backplan[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 14 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide 9550SX-16ML  W ith a multilane-enabled dr ive backplane that has the SFF-8087 mini SAS 4i connectors, use the double-en ded 4x cable, which has multilane conn ectors on each end (see Figure 1 1 ). Figure 1 1 . Multilane Cab[...]

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    Installing a 9550SX RAID Controller with Multilane Internal Connectors www.3ware.com 15 T o connect the multilane cables and install th e controller in the compu ter Depending on the number of driv es you will be connecting, you will connect one to three multilane cables (for the 12-port card) or one to four multilane cables (for the 16-port card).[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 16 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide 2 Insert the controller into th e computer . For details, see “T o install the controller in the computer” on page 10 . 3 If your enclosure has a backplane, connect the other end of each multilane cable to the backplane. I[...]

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    Connecting Drive Activity LED Indicators www.3ware.com 17 Connecting Driv e Activity LED Indica tor s Figure 15, 10, and 1 1 show the locatio n of LED indicators on the different 9550SX controllers. Figure 15. 8-Port 3ware 9550SX-8LP Serial A T A RAID Controller Figure 16. 4-Port 3ware 9550SX-4LP Serial A T A RAID Controller LED indicators for indi[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 18 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide Note: The LED headers on the 9550SX-1 2 an d the 9550SX-12MI are in a very similar place. Figure 17. 12-Port 3ware 9550SX-12 Ser ial A T A RAID Con troller Overall LED drive stat us indicator is the right -most LED header pin [...]

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    Connecting Drive Activity LED Indicators www.3ware.com 19 Figure 18. 16-Port 3ware 9550SX-16 ML Serial A T A RAID Controlle r Additional Det ails About the LED S t atus Connectors As shown in Figure 15 through Figure 18, LED connectors for individual drives are on J7, J8, J9 , and J1 for the full-size 16 port card, on J7, J8, and J9 for the full-si[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 20 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide Ta b l e 1 summarizes t he LED indicator pin positi ons for the different controllers. W arning: If using a chassis that has a common or shared LED ground, be su re to only connect LED cab les to the anode pins on the controll[...]

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    Finishing Up www.3ware.com 21 Finishing Up After you have installed the contro ller in the computer and attached appropriate cables to the contro ller and drives, complete the following steps to complete the hardware installation. Check Installa tion and Close the Case 1 V erify that the cables do not in terfere with the operation of any other comp[...]

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    Chapter 1. Installing a n AMCC 3ware 955 0SX RAID Controller 22 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide[...]

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    www.3ware.com 23 Chap ter 2. Installing the Ba tter y Bac kup Unit The Battery Backup Unit (BBU) is an ad d-on that ca n be attached to a 3ware 9550SX RAID controller to supply power to the memory module from an attached battery pack in the event of a system power loss. This allows the controller to use write-caching for optimal performance and not[...]

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    Chapter 2. Installing the Ba ttery Backup Unit 24 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide T ools and equipment r equir ed  Slot-head screwdriver  Grounding strap  Battery Backup Unit (BBU) and battery  3ware 9550SX series control ler Installation Ov er view The Battery Backup Unit (BBU) is comprised of two pieces: th[...]

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    Installation Overview www.3ware.com 25 Figure 20. Points of connection on the ha lf-h eight control le r Figure 21. Points of connection on the full-hei ght controlle r b) BBU receptacle c) Hole for post a) Slots for the clips b) BBU receptac l e c) Hole for post a) Holes for the clips[...]

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    Chapter 2. Installing the Ba ttery Backup Unit 26 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide Installation Instru ctions 1 Remove the screw head from the plastic post on the BBU control module and set it asid e (you will reattach it soon.) Figure 22. Removing the he ad from the plastic pos t 2 Position the BBU control module above t[...]

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    Installation Instructions www.3ware.com 27 3 Press down gently until the BBU is seated. Figure 24. BBU contro l module connected to the controller 4 T urn the controller over , insert the plastic screw head that you removed in step 1 into the plastic post, and tighten it gently but firmly . (Do not over-tighten!) W arning! T o avoid possible damage[...]

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    Chapter 2. Installing the Ba ttery Backup Unit 28 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide 5 If you have a 4- port or 8-port 9550SX: a Hook the clips on the top of the battery module over the slots on the top edge of the controller . Figure 25. Clip s on the battery modu le hook over slot s on the top edge o f the ha lf -heig ht [...]

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    Installation Instructions www.3ware.com 29 Figure 27. Pressing down gently on the batte ry unit flexes the holder slightly so that the bottom clip can be inserted If you have a 12-port or 16 -port 9550SX: a Insert the clips on the top of the battery module into the holes on the controller . Figure 28. Attaching the battery modu le to th e full-heig[...]

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    Chapter 2. Installing the Ba ttery Backup Unit 30 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide b Press down gently on the battery module until the bottom clip snaps into place in the lower hole. 3 Insert the battery power connecto r into the power receptacle on the BBU. Note: The battery will drain if it is plugged in and there is no[...]

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    Installation Instructions www.3ware.com 31 Figure 30. BBU insta lled on controllers[...]

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    Chapter 2. Installing the Ba ttery Backup Unit 32 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide R eplacing the Ba tter y The Battery Backup Unit (BBU) w ill last for many years. T he battery has an expected life span of one to two years depending on usage. Y ou can check the current status of the battery , and test it. For details, se[...]

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    Replacing the Battery www.3ware.com 33 4 While pressing down on the top of the battery module, lift out the bottom of the batte ry module slightly . 5 Once the bottom of the mo dule is free, slide the module up to release the clip s on the t op. Figure 31. Removi ng the battery mo du le 6 Disconnect the battery power cable from the BBU. T o do so ,[...]

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    Chapter 2. Installing the Ba ttery Backup Unit 34 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide Figure 32 shows how removing th e connector looks if you remove the BBU control mo dule from the controller . Figure 32. Removi ng the power cable from the BBU module 7 If you removed the BBU control mo dule in step 6, reattach it now . 8 I[...]

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    www.3ware.com 35 A ppendix: T ec hnical Suppor t For support, troubleshooting tip s, frequently asked question s, software releases, and compatibility in formation related to 3ware RAID controllers, refer to:  3ware support page at: http://www .3ware.com/support/  3ware knowledgebase: http://www .3ware.com/KB/kb.asp  3ware software downloa[...]

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    Appendix: T echnical Su pport 36 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller Quick Install Guide[...]