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Adaptec SCSI RAID 2100S Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 SCSI RAID Family Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ➤ Using the Adaptec CD ➤ Adaptec Product Documentation ➤ Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader ➤ Installing and Configuring Hardware ➤ LED Indicators ➤ Installing I2O Drivers ➤ Installing Adaptec Storage Management Software ➤ Using Storage Manager on ROM (SMOR) ➤...

  • Page 3: Read This First

    CD with a text editor. If you need more detailed information, the complete product manuals are on the Adaptec CD-ROM. The table on page 8 is a guide to help you match what you want to know with the product manual that has the...

  • Page 4: Using The Adaptec Cd

    Contacting Adaptec Technical Support Using the Adaptec CD The Adaptec SCSI RAID CD is a bootable media. You can use this CD to configure disk arrays in a host system that does not yet have an operating system installed. The CD-ROM drive must be attached to a controller and host system that recognizes bootable CDs.
  • Page 5 When the Adaptec SCSI RAID Family install utility appears, you have the following choices: Create driver disks This selection will display a dialog that lists the operating systems for which disks can be created. This lets you create disks for operating system driver installation procedures that cannot read directly from the CD-ROM.
  • Page 6 If you are using a Microsoft Windows operating system, put the CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you have Autorun turned on, the Adaptec setup utility will automatically start and display the Adaptec...
  • Page 7 Install Adobe Acrobat Reader Installs Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows to let you view the Adaptec documentation in PDF format. Versions of Acrobat Reader for other platforms are also included, see Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader on page 8.

  • Page 8: Adaptec Product Documentation

    A list of supplied documents is given in the table on page 8. Both Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Acrobat Viewer are provided on the Adaptec CD-ROM. If you need to know specific information about your controller or the software, you need to use one of these PDF reader programs.

  • Page 9: Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader

    Go to http://www.adobe.com for more information. Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 Acrobat Reader for Windows installs automatically within the Adaptec installation utility. If you select the Customoption during the install, you can choose whether or not to install Acrobat Reader on your system.

  • Page 10: Installing And Configuring Hardware

    Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Viewer is supported. UNIX Adobe Acrobat Viewer is included on the Adaptec CD to let you view Portable Document Format (PDF) files on a UNIX platform that has Java Runtime Environment 1.1.8 installed. This version is for UNIX operating systems where Acrobat Reader is not available.
  • Page 11 Storage Manager Pro and Storage Manager are included on the Adaptec CD. If you are using a Microsoft Windows operating system, they can be installed automatically by the Adaptec Autorun install utility. A version of Storage Manager Pro for NetWare and versions of Storage Manager for SCO UNIX and Linux are also included on the installation CD-ROM.
  • Page 12 If you are using multiple SCSI busses on a single controller, each separate bus must be terminated. SCSI termination for SCSI RAID controllers is configured through the SMOR utility or from the Configure Host Bus Adapter dialog in Storage Manager. The controller has four possible termination settings.
  • Page 13 High Only termination is available only for devices on Bus 0. Devices on the second bus (Bus 1) must use 16-bit termination. By using a 68-pin to 50-pin SCSI cable adapter, an 8-bit SCSI device can be attached to a Wide SCSI cable along with Wide SCSI devices. However, the device at the end of the cable must be a Wide SCSI device so that all SCSI signals are terminated.
  • Page 14 Internal Wide SCSI External Wide SCSI Controller Termination = Auto Internal Wide SCSI External Wide SCSI Controller Termination = Auto T = Terminated Internal Narrow SCSI External Narrow SCSI Controller Termination = High Only External Wide SCSI External Narrow SCSI Controller Termination = High Only Internal...
  • Page 15 You can use SMOR or the Configure Host Bus Adapter dialog in Storage Manager to change the controller SCSI ID. Note: Changing the controller ID is not recommended. You should leave the Adaptec controller at SCSI ID 7 unless your configuration requires unique controller IDs.

  • Page 16: Installing The Controller

    Ultra2 and Ultra160 SCSI SCSI RAID Ultra2 or Ultra160 SCSI buses support both LVD and single-ended devices, which can be mixed on the SCSI bus. However, connecting a single-ended device to an Ultra2 or Ultra160 bus forces the entire bus to run in single-ended mode with a maximum speed of 20 MHz.
  • Page 17 Plug-and-Play BIOS. In systems with multiple Adaptec controllers, the first Adaptec I during boot loads its BIOS and installs all of the Adaptec hardware on the system. Any additional Adaptec I automatically detect the presence of the first controller and disable their BIOS code.
  • Page 18 Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers support up to 128 MB of cache using a onboard DIMM sockets. Adaptec recommends that all SCSI RAID controllers have at least 32 MB of cache installed. To confirm that the memory modules are properly installed, start SMOR and select the SCSI RAID controller to display the amount of cache memory reported.

  • Page 19: Led Indicators

    ECC memory is installed. LED Indicators All Adaptec controllers provide nine LEDs that let you visually monitor controller activity. Two additional LEDs (ECC EN and ECC ERR) indicate the status of the cache memory on the controller. For additional information about LEDs on SCSI RAID controllers, see the Installation Guide for your controller.
  • Page 20 LEDs 1 through 8. Bus Status LEDs Adaptec 3000S series SCSI RAID controllers include status LEDs to indicate the following SCSI bus operating conditions. Channel A normally is referred to as Bus 0 and Channel B is normally referred to as Bus 1.

  • Page 21: Installing I2O Drivers

    Storage Manager or Storage Manager Pro. These applications are available for the platforms listed in Installing Adaptec Storage Management Software on page 32. These LEDs are lit when termination power is supplied by the controller for the respective channels.
  • Page 22 Note: If a driver for your operating system is not supplied on the Adaptec CD, contact the manufacturer of your operating system to obtain an I Linux Disk images are available on the CD-ROM. These disks provide drivers that support Linux kernel versions 2.2.12-20 and 2.2.14-5.0. Storage Manager for Linux is also included.
  • Page 23 SCO UNIX 3.2V4.2 and OpenServer 5 A SCO BTLD disk image is supplied on the Adaptec CD. You can create floppy disks by using the Adaptec install utility which starts when the CD is used as a boot media. You can install the driver under either SCO UNIX 3.2V4.2 or OpenServer 5.
  • Page 24 Each of these cases requires a slightly different procedure. Most of the details are handled automatically by the Adaptec installation utility for Windows. You can indicate which options you want to use when prompted by the install program. For more specific information on the installation process, refer to the Installation Guide for your controller;...
  • Page 25 Upgrading Windows NT to Windows 2000 Install the Adaptec controllers and storage devices according to the instructions in Installing and Configuring Hardware on page 9. For specific information, see the Installation Guide for your controller.
  • Page 26 When the PCI Memory controller installation is complete, another Found New Hardware wizard may start for a SCSI/RAID Controller. Insert the Adaptec CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select the your CD-ROM drive, then click Next. Upgrading a Windows NT System...
  • Page 27 Storage Manager, you can use Storage Manager from a client workstation to manage the storage subsystem. Linux Adaptec drivers for Red Hat Linux 6.1, 6.2 are included on the CD. These files are in the \packages\linux subdirectory. The Linux version of Storage Manager is included in the \packages\linux\apps\sm subdirectory.
  • Page 28 Any partitions created on disks that are not part of an array will be unavailable if you subsequently use the disk in an RAID configuration. Boot the system from the Adaptec Linux boot disk and continue with the Linux installation according to the instructions in the Installation Guide.
  • Page 29 CD. The CD also contains a Motif version of Adaptec Storage Manager for each version of SCO UNIX. You can create floppy disks by using the Adaptec install utility which starts when the CD is used as a boot media.
  • Page 30 For SCO UNIX 3.2V5.04 or later the command is: defbootstr link=dpti5 When prompted for the SCO BTLD disk (Adaptec volume), insert disk 1 into the floppy drive. Insert the N1 or Boot disk again when prompted. If installing SCO 3.2V4.2 or ODT3.0, insert the N2 disk when prompted.
  • Page 31 Install the Adaptec controller. Boot SCO UNIX. After SCO UNIX has booted, place the Adaptec SCO driver disk in the floppy drive. Run the installpkg utility. SCO UNIX will read the disk and prompt you to enter the package name to be installed.
  • Page 32 Copy or download the ptf file to the /tmp directory. Use the pkgadd utility to install the I pkgadd –d /tmp/ptf7067e.s Follow the on-screen prompts to install the SCO UnixWare I supplement. Shutdown and reboot the system. Note: When you reboot several warning messages may appear and scroll off the screen quickly.

  • Page 33: Installing Adaptec Storage Management Software

    If you have DPT Storage Manager software on your system, uninstall the DPT software before you install Adaptec Storage Manager. Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers include four software tools to manage your storage subsystem. Storage Manager Pro is a Java application that provides configuration and array management functions with security features that protect your array configurations from unauthorized changes.
  • Page 34 CLI is a command line utility that provides the same functions as Storage Manager Pro and Storage Manager in an environment where a GUI is not available. Storage Manager on ROM (SMOR) is a built-in utility that is part of the BIOS code on the controller.
  • Page 35 Storage Manager Platform Compatibility Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows 95/98 NetWare* 4.x and 5.0 *Remote communication client only. The Adaptec Storage Manager for Windows install utility has three options: Typical Compact Custom SCO UNIX 3.2v4.2 and OpenServer 5 SCO UnixWare 7.x...
  • Page 36 Storage Manager Pro. You will have to uninstall both packages and reinstall them to use Storage Manager Pro. To remove Adaptec Storage Manager Select Install Adaptec Storage Manager from the Storage Manager group on the Start menu. Select Remove when the dialog appears.

  • Page 37: Using Storage Manager On Rom (Smor)

    Storage Manager Pro or Storage Manager supplied for your operating system. Follow these steps to run SMOR and configure a new system: Press Ctrl+A when the Adaptec I boot to start SMOR. Inspect the hardware configuration as shown by SMOR.
  • Page 38 IRQ and Address values may be required during installation of your operating system. Create disk arrays. Array Groups can be created or modified at any time after system installation. However, if the boot device will be an array, that array must be created and built before the operating system is installed.
  • Page 40 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 © 2000 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, and...

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