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  • Page 1 ATTO ExpressSAS Host and RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual ExpressSAS H1208 HBA ExpressSAS H1280 HBA ExpressSAS H120F HBA ExpressSAS H12F0 HBA ExpressSAS H1244 HBA ExpressSAS H1248 HBA ExpressSAS H1288 HBA ExpressSAS H644 HBA ExpressSAS H608 HBA ExpressSAS H680 HBA...
  • Page 2 (716) 691-1999 ext. 242 © 2015 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    7 Data Path and LED Control..................31 LED Control for Internal SAS Connectors 8 Troubleshooting......................40 Appendix A Glossry......................i Appendix B VMware Configuration & Management............iii Driver Configuration Adapter Management Appendix C Standards and Compliances..............vi Appendix D Safety and Warranty.................vii Safety ATTO Technology, Inc. limited warranty...

  • Page 4: Atto Provides Storage Solutions

    1 ATTO Provides Storage Solutions ATTO Technology ExpressSAS low-profile HBAs and RAID adapters provide 6Gb and 12Gb SAS/SATA connectivity for IT and digital video environments. The ATTO ExpressSAS adapter family provides CAUTION CAUTION enhanced reliability and performance thanks to more Back up your system data before changing than 25 years of ATTO experience.

  • Page 5: Expresssas 12Gb Host Hbas

    • Storage temperature: -40-70 °C (-40 °F-157 °F) • Storage humidity: 5-95% non-condensing • Power (typ): 12V @ 0.9A; 3.3V @ 0.1A, 11W • Airflow: 100 lf/m minimum 2 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 6 H120F technical specifications H1244 technical specifications • 16 internal SFF-8643 SAS ports to PCIe 3.0 host • 4 external SFF-8644, 4 internal SFF-8643 SAS interface ports to PCIe 3.0 host interface • Up to 12Gb/s per port performance • Up to 12Gb/s per port performance •...
  • Page 7 • Storage temperature: -40-70 °C (-40 °F-157 °F) • Storage humidity: 5-95% non-condensing • Power (typ): 12V @ 1.2A; 3.3V @ 0.1A, 15W • Airflow: 200 lf/m minimum 4 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 8: Expresssas 6Gb Host Hbas

    ExpressSAS 6Gb Host HBAs H680 technical specifications ATTO ExpressSAS Host HBAs are engineered for the most stringent IT server and digital media workgroup • Eight external SFF-8088 ports environments and are compatible with multiple • Up to 6-Gb/sec per port performance operating systems, applications, and drives.
  • Page 9 • Power (typ): 12V @ 1.6A; 3.3V @ 0.6A, 22W • Storage humidity: 5-95% non-condensing • Airflow: 100 lf/m minimum • Power (typ): 12V @ 1.6A; 3.3V @ 0.8A, 22W • Airflow: 100 lf/m minimum 6 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 10: Expresssas 6Gb Raid Adapters

    ExpressSAS 6Gb RAID Adapters R680 technical specifications ATTO ExpressSAS RAID adapters are ideal for both IT and digital video environments that require a high level • Eight external SFF-8088 ports of protection and performance, supporting up to 256 • Up to 6-Gb/sec per port performance end devices.
  • Page 11 • 12V @1.22A; 3.3V @ .06A, 15.05W (NVCACHE charging), 12V @1.00A; 3.3V @ .06A, 12.34W charging), 12V @1.00A; 3.3V @ .06A, 12.34W (NVCACHE charged) (NVCACHE charged) Airflow: 150 lf/m minimum 8 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 12: Install Drivers

    Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. the driver installation. Continue on to Install Hardware on page 17. Continue on to Install Hardware on page 17. 9 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 13: Os X (Expresssas H6Xx And R6Xx Only)

    OS X (ExpressSAS H6xx and R6xx only) Power on your system. Follow the on-screen instructions. Double-click the downloaded driver file to Continue on to Install Hardware on page 17. launch the installer Launch Linux filename appears as Note lnx_drv_esashba#_XXX.tgz where # is the Newer PCs may ship with UEFI firmware product family and XXX is the driver’s with Secure Boot enabled.

  • Page 14: Vmware Esx/Esxi 4.1 (Expresssas H6Xx Only)

    Write the .iso image to a CD-ROM. configuring and managing ExpressSAS Use the CD-ROM as a Boot CD or an Update adapters in VMware 11 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 15: New Windows Os Installation

    3 New Windows OS Installation When you install a new or different copy of the Windows operating system on a disk attached to an ATTO ExpressSAS adapter, you must reinstall the ATTO ExpressSAS drivers. If you are changing the version of Windows you are At the prompt, enter exit to return to the EFI using or installing a fresh copy of your current version boot manager or reset to restart the system.

  • Page 16: New Os X Installation

    If the ExpressSAS installation procedure. adapter is not in the Select the driver to be installed, click Browse and locate the driver. 13 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 17 4 New OS X Installation Boot support is available on Intel-based systems only Adjusting Adapter settings with the EFI OS X Driver Installation Configuration Utility Note Note If you already have one or more supported products installed and you are installing Depending on your configuration, it may be additional products, you do NOT need to necessary to adjust adapter NVRAM...
  • Page 18 The options are as follows: -e [mask] Specify the hexadecimal event mask for event logging, defaults to 0x00000001. See the Driver Events section for more details. 15 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 19 Driver Events number.In general, only errors that are output for event type 'Fatal' are significant; all others are mostly The reporting of driver events is controlled by the event mask driver setting. See the Driver Settings for informational or diagnostic purposes. When section for information on how to set this mask.

  • Page 20: Install Hardware

    5 Install Hardware Use this chapter as a guide to install the ATTO ExpressSAS adapter into a x8 or x16 PCI Express expansion slot on your computer. If you have followed the Getting Started Guide successfully, you do not need to read this chapter.
  • Page 21 • Windows detects your adapter and automatically installs the required drivers. If drivers do not load, refer to page 9 for driver installation and troubleshooting. Turn off power to the computer. 18 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 22: Installing Cacheassure (Expresssas R6Xx Only)

    Installing CacheAssure (ExpressSAS R6xx only) Adding CacheAssure to your adapter (marked ‘A’ in Exhibit 5-1) requires the installation of two modules; Non- Volatile Memory Card (B) and Power Module (C). Exhibit 5-1 ESAS RAID adapter with CacheAssure WARNING ATTO CacheAssure modules and adapters contain components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD).

  • Page 23: Power Module Installation

    It may be live with power. If the board is mishandled while it is Exhibit 5-3 Applying mount adhesive attached it may become shorted and/or damaged. 20 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 24: Bracket Details

    Bracket details Exhibit 5-4 ExpressSAS H1208 HBA brackets. Exhibit 5-6 ExpressSAS H120F HBA brackets. Exhibit 5-5 ExpressSAS H1280 HBA brackets. Exhibit 5-7 ExpressSAS H12F0 HBA brackets.
  • Page 25 Exhibit 5-8 ExpressSAS H1288, H1248, and H1244 Exhibit 5-10 ExpressSAS H608 HBA brackets. HBA brackets H1288......H1244, H1248 Exhibit 5-9 ExpressSAS H644 HBA brackets. Exhibit 5-11 ExpressSAS H680 HBA brackets. 22 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 26 Exhibit 5-12 ExpressSAS H60F HBA brackets. Exhibit 5-14 ExpressSAS R644 adapter brackets. Exhibit 5-15 The ExpressSAS R608 adapter brackets Exhibit 5-13 ExpressSAS H6F0 HBA bracket.
  • Page 27 Exhibit 5-16 ExpressSAS R680 adapter brackets. Exhibit 5-17 The ExpressSAS R60F adapter brackets 24 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 28: Adapter Board Details

    Adapter board details Exhibit 5-18 ExpressSAS H1208 HBA board. Exhibit 5-19 ExpressSAS H1280 HBA board. Exhibit 5-20 ExpressSAS H120F HBA board.
  • Page 29 Exhibit 5-21 ExpressSAS H12F0 HBA board. Exhibit 5-22 ExpressSAS H1288 HBA board. Exhibit 5-23 ExpressSAS H1248 HBA board. 26 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 30 Exhibit 5-24 ExpressSAS H1244 HBA board. Exhibit 5-25 ExpressSAS H644 HBA board. Exhibit 5-26 ExpressSAS H608 HBA board.
  • Page 31 Exhibit 5-27 ExpressSAS H680 HBA board. Exhibit 5-28 ExpressSAS H60F HBA board. Exhibit 5-29 ExpressSAS H6F0 HBA board. 28 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 32 Exhibit 5-30 ExpressSAS R644 adapter board. Exhibit 5-31 ExpressSAS R680 adapter board. Exhibit 5-32 ExpressSAS R608 adapter board.

  • Page 33: Adaptive Path Optimization (Expresssas Raid Only)

    • Automatic configuration • Redundancy and improved performance • Path matching that is RAID Group aware Exhibit 6-2 • Automatic and balanced failover/failover capabilities. • Stable configurations 30 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 34: Data Path And Led Control

    7 Data Path and LED Control This chapter provides the instructions that define the internal cable connections for data path and LED control, needed for hard drive backplanes. This section applies to the following models: R608; R60F; H608; and H60F. These adapters have been designed to affect LED Control functionality through an SGPIO interface or an I2C interface.
  • Page 35 1 – 2nd header 2 – 1st header 2 – 2nd header 3 – 1st header 4 – 1st header PHYs Label of Mini-SAS Connector 8-11 12-15 32 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 36 Connecting data cables to hard drive backplanes Exhibit 7-2 Connect an R608 or R60F to several different backplane configurations (Examples start on page 37) Mini-SAS PHYs Backplane Backplane Connector Slots R608 - 2 x4 Backplanes (See example 1.) R608 - 1 x6 Backplane R608 - 1 x8 Backplane R60F - 1 x4 Backplanes R60F - 1 x6 Backplanes...
  • Page 37 H60F – 2 x4 Backplanes H60F - 1 x6 Backplanes H60F - 1 x4 & 1 x6 Backplanes (See example 3.) H6F - 1 x16 Backplane 8-11 9-12 12-15 13-16 34 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 38: Led Control For Internal Sas Connectors

    Connecting an internal Mini-SAS to SATA backplane to determine the relationship from the SATA connector to drive slot. Fan-out cables A mini-SAS to SATA fan out cable has a mini-SAS Connecting an internal Mini-SAS to connector (SFF-8087) on one end and four SATA internal Mini-SAS cables connectors on the other end.
  • Page 39 R60F – 2 x4 Backplanes R60F - 1 x6 Backplanes R60F - 1 x4 & 1x6 Backplane (See example 3.) R60F - 1 x16 Backplane 8-11 9-12 12-15 13-16 36 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 40 Exhibit 7-5 SES-I2C Wire chart for R608 or R60F (Examples start on page 37) Mini-SAS I2C Header PHYs Backplane Backplane Connector Slots Address H608 - 2 x4 Backplanes (See example 4.) H608 - 1 x6 Backplane H608 - 1 x8 Backplane H60F –...
  • Page 41 Example 2 R608 with 2 Intel x4 backplanes. The backplanes are controlled by SGPIO Example 3 R60F with an Intel x6 backplane and an Intel x4 backplane. The backplanes are controlled by SES-I2C 38 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 42 Example 4 H608 with 2 Intel x4 backplanes. The backplanes are controlled by SES-I2C Example 5 H60F with an Intel x6 backplane and an Intel x4 backplane. The backplanes are controlled by SES-I2C...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    8 Troubleshooting This chapter contains solutions for the most common problems you might encounter. If you need additional assistance, please refer to the ATTO Technology website (www.attotech.com) or contact an ATTO Technology authorized representative. General suggestions a. Remove power from the PC.

  • Page 44: Appendix A Glossry

    Appendix A Glossary Glossary Some terms used in the SAS/SATA industry are defined below. More information is available through the ATTO Technology website ( ), or the Storage Area Networking Industry Association www.attotech.com www.snia.org Term Definition ANSI American National Standards Institute...
  • Page 45 Connector on Mini-SAS cables used to carry an SGPIO signal Connector Transfer Rate The rate at which bytes or bits are transferred, as in megabytes or gigabits per second ii ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 46: Appendix B Vmware Configuration & Management

    Appendix B VMware Configuration & Management Driver Configuration Use the esxcfg-module command to query and Configuration changes made with the esxcfg-module - configure the ATTO adapter driver parameters. In the s command are persistent across system reboots. examples that follow, <driver name> should be However, the changes will not take affect until the replaced with the ATTO driver name.

  • Page 47: Adapter Management

    Driver version 1.60b1 filesystem, under /proc/scsi/<driver name>. Flash version 09/27/2011 Firmware version 1.16.16 To view details on a specific adapter channel, run the Copyright 2001-2011 following command: http://www.attotech.com iv ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 48 ATTO CLI Tools Driver Parameters: ------------------ ATTO provides a set of Command Line Interface (CLI) tools for managing ATTO adapters from the Service num_sas_addr=1, sgl_page_size=512, Console of an ESX/ESXi host. These tools are num_targets=256, event_log_mask=0x00000001, distributed in a compressed TAR file with the name: num_sg_lists=1024, cmd_per_lun=7, vmw_app_hbacli_{date}.tgz.

  • Page 49: Appendix C Standards And Compliances

    The ATTO ExpressSAS adapters comply with Directive 2011/65/EU on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS). Contact your ATTO representative regarding RoHS compliant products. vi ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 50: Appendix D Safety And Warranty

    ATTO Technology, Inc. limited warranty ATTO Technology, Inc. (“ATTO”) warrants to the original purchaser of this product (“Product”) that the Product is free from defects in material and workmanship for the term described for this specific Product on ATTO's website (www.attotech.com).
  • Page 51 ATTO DEALER, AGENT OR EMPLOYEE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATION, EXTENSION OR ADDITION TO THIS WARRANTY. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. viii ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host & RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual...

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