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Page 1: Quick Start Guide
6Gb/s SAS RAID Cards ARC-12x5 Series (PCIe 3.0 to 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controllers) Quick Start Guide Version: 1.1 Issue Date: December, 2014... -
Page 2: Copyright And Trademarks
Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We confirm ARC-12x5 series has been tested and found compliant with the requirements in the council directive relating to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC. Regarding to the electromagnetic compatibility, the fol-... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1. Introduction ..............4 1.1 Overview .................4 1.2 Features ................6 2. Hardware Installation ..........10 2.1 Before You First Installing..........10 2.2 Board Layout ..............10 2.3 Installation ..............14 2.4 SAS Cables ..............21 2.4.1 Internal Min SAS 4i to SATA Cable ....... 21 2.4.2 Internal Min SAS 4i to 4xSFF-8482 Cable ....... -
Page 4: Introduction
SATA solution. The ARC-1215-4i/4x and ARC-1225-8i/8x RAID controllers only support directly attach to 4/8 SAS/SATA drives without supporting the expand function. The ARC-12x5 series default support 1GB on board ECC DDR3-1333 SDRAM memory. The ARC-12x5-4i/8i RAID controllers are low-profile PCIe cards, ideal for 1U and 2U rack-mount systems without needing the ex- pansion capability. - Page 5 INTRODUCTION on-board 1G of ECC DDR3-1333 SDRAM memory. The optional bat- tery backup module provides power to the cache if it contains data not yet written to the drives when power is lost. The test result is against overall performance compared to other 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers.
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Page 6: Features
INTRODUCTION testing and validation process; leverage Areca SAS or SATA RAID controller field-proven compatibility with operating systems, moth- erboards, applications and device drivers. Easy RAID Management The controllers contain an embedded McBIOS RAID manager that can access via hot key at M/B BIOS boot-up screen. This pre-boot McBIOS RAID manager can use to simplify the setup and manage- ment of RAID controller. -
Page 7: Raid Management
INTRODUCTION • Multiple RAID 0 and RAID 10(1E) support (RAID 00 and RAID100) • Multiple RAID selection • Configurable stripe size up to 1024KB • Support HDD firmware update • Online array roaming • Online RAID level/stripe size migration • Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultane- ously •... -
Page 8: Operating System
• VMware • Solaris 10/11 x86/x86_64 • Mac OS 10.4.x or higher (For latest supported OS listing visit http://www.areca.com.tw) Important Be sure to update the ArcMSR.kext driver shipping with Mac OS X to V1.3.7 or later from the software CD or from the Areca website. - Page 9 INTRODUCTION 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controllers Model Name ARC-1215-4x ARC-1225-8x I/O Processor Dual Core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) 800 MHz Processor Form Factor Low Profile: 64.4(H) x 169.5(L) mm Host Bus Type PCIe 3.0 x 8 Lanes Driver Connector 1 x SFF-8088 2 x SFF-8088 Drive Support 4 x SAS/SATA 8 x SAS/SATA...
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Page 10: Hardware Installation
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2. Hardware Installation This section describes the procedures for installing the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers. 2.1 Before You First Installing Thanks for purchasing the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller as your RAID data storage subsystem. This user manual gives simple step-by- step instructions for installing and configuring the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller. - Page 11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2-1, ARC-1215-4i/ARC-1225-8i Top View Connector Type Description 1. (J7) Ethernet Port RJ45 2. (J6) Individual Fault LED Header 4-pin header 3. (J5) Individual Activity (HDD) LED Header 4-pin header 4. (J4) Global Fault/Activity LED 4-pin header 5. (J2) Battery Backup Module Connector 12-pin box header 6.
- Page 12 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2-2, ARC-1215-4x/ARC-1225-8x Connector Type Description 1. (J1) Battery Backup Module Connector 12-pin box header 2. (J2) Manufacture Purpose Port 10-pin header 3. (J5) C/LCD Connector RS232 Male Connector 4. (SCN1) SAS 1-4 Ports (External) SFF-8088 5. (SCN2) SAS 5-8 Ports (External) SFF-8088 Table 2-2, ARC-1215-4x/ARC-1225-8x connectors...
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Page 13: Tools Required
HARDWARE INSTALLATION Tools Required An ESD grounding strap or mat is required. Also required are standard hand tools to open your system’s case. System Requirement The 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller can be installed in a universal PCIe slot and requires a motherboard that: ARC-1215-4i/4x and ARC-1225-8i/8x 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller requires: •... -
Page 14: Installation
HARDWARE INSTALLATION Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can cause serious damage to the electronic components on this 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller. To avoid damage caused by electrostatic discharge, observe the following precau- tions: • Do not remove the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller from its anti- static packaging until you are ready to install it into a computer case. - Page 15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 3. Install the PCIe 6Gb/s SAS RAID Cards To install the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller, remove the mounting screw and existing bracket from the rear panel behind the selected PCIe 3.0 slot. Align the gold-fingered edge on the card with the selected PCIe 3.0 slot.
- Page 16 HARDWARE INSTALLATION In the backplane solution, SAS/SATA drives are directly connected to 6Gb/s SAS system backplane. The number of SAS/SATA drives is limited to the number of slots available on the backplane. Step 5. Install SAS Cable This section describes SAS cable how to connect on controller. Figure 2-4, Connecting to HDD...
- Page 17 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2-5, Connecting to Backplane Step 6. Install the LED Cable (Optional) The preferred I/O connector for server backplanes is the internal SFF-8087 connector. This connector has eight signal pins to support four SAS/SATA drives and six pins for the SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) side-band signals.
- Page 18 SFF-8448 specification. The SFF-8448 sideband signals cable is reserved for the backplane with header on it. The following signal defines the sideband connector which can work with Areca sideband cable on its SFF-8087 to 4 SATA cable. The sideband header is located at backplane. For SGPIO to work properly, please connect Areca 8-pin sideband cable to the sideband header as shown below.
- Page 19 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 8. Re-check Fault LED Cable Connections (Optional) Be sure that the proper failed drive channel information is dis- played by the fault LEDs. An improper connection will tell the user to ‘‘Hot Swap’’ the wrong drive. This can result in removing the wrong disk (one that is functioning properly) from the controller.
- Page 20 For Intel-based Mac system: Areca controller has supported the EFI BIOS on the PCIe 3.0 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller. You have other alternatively to add volumes on the Intel-based Mac bootable device listing. You can follow the following procedures to add 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller on the Mac bootable device listing.
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Page 21: Sas Cables
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4 SAS Cables You can connect the end devices to each other through direct cables or through the SAS expander/backplane connections. The 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller supports daisy-chain expansion up to 8 enclosures. The following is an example of some internal SAS/SATA cables and an external SAS cable. -
Page 22: Internal Min Sas 4I To 4Xsff-8482 Cable
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4.2 Internal Min SAS 4i to 4xSFF-8482 Cable These controllers can be installed in a server RAID enclosure without a backplane. The kind of cable will attach directly to the SAS disk drives. The following diagram shows the picture of Min SAS 4i (SFF-8087) to 4xSFF-8482 cables. -
Page 23: External Min Sas 4X Drive Boxes And Drive Expanders
HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2-8, Min SAS 4i to Min SAS 4i cable 2.4.4 External Min SAS 4x Drive Boxes and Drive Expanders The Min SAS 4x external cables are used for connection between the 6Gb/s SAS controller external connectors and connectors on the external drive boxes or drive expanders (JBOD). -
Page 24: Led Cables
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.5 LED Cables There is no SGPIO supported in the most of old version SATA back- plane. The 6Gb/s SAS controller also provides two kinds of alterna- tive LED cable header to support the fault/activity status for those backplanes. - Page 25 1225-8i LED Indicator Con- nector B: Areca Serial Bus Connector You can also connect the Areca interface to a proprietary SAS/ SATA backplane enclosure. This can reduce the number of activity LED and/or fault LED cables. The I C interface can also cascade to another SAS/SATA backplane enclosure for the additional channel status display.
- Page 26 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2-11, Serial Bus Connector for SATA Backplane. The following picture and table is the serial bus signal name de- scription for LCD & fault/activity LED. Description Description Power (+5V) LCD Module Interrupt Protect Key LCD Module Serial Data Fault/Activity Clock Fault/Activity Serial Data LCD Module Clock...
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Page 27: Recognizing A Drive Failure
HARDWARE INSTALLATION Description Description LCD Module Serial Data Power (+5V) LCD Module Clock Fault/Activity Serial Data (ACS) LCD Module Interrupt Fault/Activity CLK (ACS) 2.5 Hot-plug Drive Replacement The RAID controller supports the ability of performing a hot-swap drive replacement without powering down the system. A disk can be disconnected, removed, or replaced with a different disk without taking the system off-line. -
Page 28: Replacing A Failed Drive
HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.5.2 Replacing a Failed Drive With RAID subsystem drive tray, you can replace a defective physical drive while your computer is still operating. When a new drive has been installed, data reconstruction will be automatically started to rebuild the contents of the disk drive. The controller always uses the smallest hotspare that “fits”. - Page 29 CLI Utility CLI (Command Line Interface) lets you set up and manage RAID controller through a command line interface. CLI performs many tasks at the command line. You can download CLI manual from Areca website or software CD <CDROM>\DOCS directory.
- Page 30 Since the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller is already installed in the host system, no extra connection is necessary. Just load the necessary in-band Areca SNMP extension agent for the controllers. Before launching the SNMP agent in...