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AOC-LPZCR2
All-In-One ZCR Card
USER'S GUIDE
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  • Page 1 UPER ® AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One ZCR Card USER'S GUIDE Rev. 1.0...
  • Page 2 Clara County in the State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Supermicro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.7 Contacting Supermicro ... 1-7 1.8 Product Compliance Information ... 1-7 Chapter 2: Technical Specifi cations and Software Installation ... 2-1 AOC-LPZCR2 Card Layout and Jumper Locations ... 2-1 2.2.1 Jumper and Connector Descriptions ... 2-2 2.2.2 Jumpers and LED Indicators ... 2-3 2.3 Intelligent Interface Management: SAF-TE ...

  • Page 4: Ses-2 And Saf-Te

    PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's Second Generation Zero-Channel RAID solution into their RAID system. It provides detailed information for the installation and use of the AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One card that supports SAS/ SATA/SCSI confi gurations in a slim-size card. Outperforming our fi rst generation...

  • Page 5: Product Features

    Mini SAS 4i to Mini SAS 4i 1.4 Product Features The AOC-LPZCR2 Series: (Low Profi le Skyhawk ZCR RAID Card) • Low profi le Form Factor (2.5" H x 7.0" W) (65.0 mm H x 178.0 mm W) • Intel's 80321 I/O Processor @ 600MHz built-in •...

  • Page 6: Management Support

    *Notes: Note 1: For SES-2 to work properly, you will need to have a Supermicro's SAS Backplane that supports SES-2 installed in the system. In addition, you will need to use a proper cable as specifi ed on the previous page. Please refer to Section 3.4 for more details.

  • Page 7: Contacting Supermicro

    +886-(2) 8226-3991 Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw Technical Support: Email: support@supermicro.com.tw 1.8 Product Compliance Information The AOC-LPZCR2 is compliant with the following product standards/ requirements: * USA: FCC 47 CFR, Part 15, subpart B * European Union: EN 55022 EN 55024 Chapter 1: Introduction...
  • Page 8 AOC-LPZCR2 User's Guide Notes...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2: Technical Specifi Cations And Software Installation

    Technical Specifi cations and Software Installation 2.1 AOC-LPZCR2 Card Layout and Jumper Locations AOC-LPZCR2 Card Layout and Jumper Locations Cache Cache Cache Diag.LED Diag.LED Flash EPROM SRAM Flash EPROM Chapter 2: Technical Specifi cations and Installation Chapter 2 Front view 7.0”...

  • Page 10: Jumper And Connector Descriptions

    AOC-LPZCR2 User's Guide 2.2.1 Jumper and Connector Descriptions Jumper Description Activity LED Connector Buzzer Connector Connector Description System Management Bus (I connection on the next page.) SCSI Mode (On: Enable) Serial ATA Mode (SATA 2) Mode (On: Enable) SAS Mode (On: Enable)

  • Page 11: Connectors And Led Indicators

    2.2.2 Connectors and LED Indicators Activity LED Indicator Activity LED Indicator (J2), located on the front side of the AOC-LPZCR2 card, indicates the activity status of the AOC-LPZCR2 card. See the table on the right for pin defi nitions. Buzzer Connector...

  • Page 12: Intelligent Interface Management: Saf-Te

    (*See the Note below.) *Note: SAF-TE in the SATA Mode is available for OEM only. To support SAF-TE, you will need to have a Supermicro's SATA backplane with the Q-Logic GEM- 424 Enclosure Management Controller pre-installed. By default, this function is disabled.

  • Page 13: Safety Guidelines

    2.4 Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage, please carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components: ESD Safety Guidelines Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam- age to your system.

  • Page 14: Installing The Controller Driver

    CD-ROM. 2.5.2 Adding the Driver into an Existing System (*Note: An existing system is a system that has an operating system already installed and the AOC-LPZCR2 driver is being installed as a Secondary Controller.) For the Windows Operating System a.

  • Page 15: Installing The Driver Into A New System

    2.5.3 Installing the Driver into a New System (*Note: A new system is a system that has no operating system installed yet, and the AOC-LPZCR2 driver installation is a part of the OS installation.) For the Windows Operating System a. Install the controller and make sure that its BIOS appears in POST.
  • Page 16 AOC-LPZCR2 User's Guide Notes...

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Raid Confi Guration

    To enable SAS Minimal Hard Drive Required for RAID Confi gurations The AOC-LPZCR2 supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and RAID 50. (*Note 2) Refer to the table below for the minimum of hard drives required for each RAID setting.
  • Page 18 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 3.1 Using the Adaptec Array Confi guration Utility The Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility includes the following major compo- nents: 1. Array Confi guration Utility: this utility allows the user to create and manage arrays. You can also use this utility to initialize and scan disk drives.
  • Page 19 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 4. At the prompt, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to enter the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility. The RAID Confi guration Utility Main Menu (as shown below) will appear: Figure 3.1 The RAID Confi guration Utility Main Menu The Purpose of Using the Array Confi...
  • Page 20 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual Figure 3.2 The Array Confi guration Utility Main Menu To Create Arrays (*Note: Make sure that the disks you want to use for the arrays are connected to your system and are initialized. A disk shown in the gray area is not initial- ized or it can be a member of an array already, so it cannot be used for an array at this point.
  • Page 21 4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the channel(-the disk drive) you wish to create a new array, and press <Insert>. (*Note: To de-select any disk, highlight the disk and press <Del>.) 5. The disk drive that you've selected to create a new array will appear in the "Selected Drives"...
  • Page 22 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 8. Under "Arrays Label," you type in the name you wish to identify a disk drive, and press <Enter>. 9. For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. (You can select: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024 KB.
  • Page 23 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration To View the properties of Existing Arrays 4. A dialogue box showing a List of Arrays will display on the right. Select the array you want to view as shown below. 5. Press <Enter>, and the "Array Properties" dialogue box will display, showing detailed information.
  • Page 24 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual Deleting Arrays Warning: To prevent data loss, please back-up your data before deleting arrays. You cannot restore a deleted array. 1. On the Array Confi guration Main Menu, select "Manage Arrays" and press <Enter> to access the submenu as shown below.
  • Page 25 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration Setting a Bootable Array 1. From the Array Confi guration Main Menu, select "Manage Arrays" and press <Enter> to access the submenu as shown below. 2. From the List of Arrays dialogue box (on the right), highlight and select the array you want to make as the fi...
  • Page 26 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual Adding a Hotspare Disk Drive 1. From the Array Confi guration Utility Main Menu, select "Manage Arrays" and press <Enter> to access the submenu as shown below. 2. In the "List of Arrays" dialogue box (on the right), select the array you wish to confi...
  • Page 27 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration Deleting a Hotspare Disk Drive 1. From the Array Confi guration Utility Main Menu, select "Manage Arrays" and press <Enter>. 2. In the "List of Arrays" dialogue box (on the right), select the Hotspare array you wish to delete and press <Ctrl>...

  • Page 28: Initializing Disk Drives

    AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual Initializing Disk Drives Please be sure to initialize a disk drive before creating an array. Caution: Initializing a disk will overwrite the partition table on the disk, making any data on the disk inaccessible. If the drive is used in an array, you may not be able to use the array again.
  • Page 29 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3. From the Array Confi guration Utility Main Menu, select: "Initialize Drives" (as shown above) and press <Enter>. The following screen will display: 4. From the list of drives (on the left), select the disk drive you wish to initialize and press <Insert>.
  • Page 30 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 5. Repeat the step above to select all the drives you wish to initialize. When all the drives to be initialized are selected, press <Enter>, and a warning message will display as shown below. 6. Make sure that you have selected the correct disk drives to initialize. If cor- rect, type <Y>...
  • Page 31 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration Rebuilding Arrays Note: If there is an interruption during array building, you can rebuild the array again. You can only confi gure RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and RAID 50 for array rebuild. (Please refer to Page 3-1 for the Minimum Hard Drives Requirement for each RAID setting.) If a hard disk fails and there is no hot spare array available, you will need to create a hot spare drive fi...
  • Page 32 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 4. When fi nished, press <Esc> to return to the previous menu. To Secure Erase Drives 1. Power on your system. When prompted, press <Ctrl> and <A> simultane- ously to access the Array Confi guration Utility.
  • Page 33 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 4. Use the up and down arrows to select the drive you wish to erase and press <Insert>. The following screen displays: 5. Make sure that the drive selected is the correct one; then, press <Enter>. 6.

  • Page 34: Using Adaptec's Scsiselect Utility

    AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 3.2.1 Using Adaptec's SCSISelect Utility (*Please refer to Page 3-1 for SCSI Jumper Confi guration before using the SCSISelect Utility. Please refer to Section 3.2.2 for SATA and Section 3.23 for SAS Utility Confi guration settings.) 1.
  • Page 35 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration Using the SCSI Confi guration Utility 1. From the Array Confi guration Utility Main Menu, select "SCSISelect Utility" and press <Enter>. 2. From the SCSISelect submenu, select SCSI Confi guration (as shown above) and press <Enter> to access the submenu as shown below. 3.
  • Page 36 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 4. To confi gure an item, use the arrow keys to select the item and press <Enter>. A dialogue box will appear, showing the status of the item. 5. Use the arrow keys to select the desired option and press <Enter> to change the setting of an item.
  • Page 37 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 7. To change the setting of an item, use the arrow keys to select the item and press <Enter> in the menu as shown above. (*Please refer to the table below for detailed information.) 8. To restore the default setting, press <F6>. Press <Esc> to return to the previous menu.

  • Page 38: Using Adaptec's Sataselect Utility

    AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 3.2.2 Using Adaptec's SATASelect Utility (*Please refer to Page 3-1 for SATA Jumper Confi guration before using the SATASelect Utility. Please refer to Section 3.2.1 for SCSI and Section 3.2.3 for SAS Utility Confi guration settings.) To Use the SATASelect Utility 1.

  • Page 39: Using Adaptec's Serialselect Utility

    Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3.2.3 Using Adaptec's SerialSelect Utility (*Please refer to Page 3-1 for SAS Jumper Confi guration before using the SerialSelect Utility. Please refer to Section 3.2.1 for SCSI and Section 3.2.3 for SAS Utility Confi guration settings.) To Use the SerialSelect Utility 1.
  • Page 40 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual Using the Controller Confi guration Utility 3. To confi gure the SAS RAID Controller or view the settings, select "Controller Confi guration" from the submenu and press <Enter>. 4. To confi gure an item on the submenu, use the arrow keys to select the item and press <Enter>.

  • Page 41: Using Physical Confi Guration Utility

    3.2.4 Using Physical Confi guration Utility 1. Power on your computer. When prompted, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Confi guration Utility. From the RAID Confi guration Main Menu, select "SerialSelect Utility" and press <Enter> to access the Physical Confi guration submenu as shown below. 2.

  • Page 42: Using Disk Utilities

    AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 3.3 Using Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or to verify the integrity of your Hard Drive Disks and to determine if there is any defect. (*Note: Formatting a disk will overwrite data stored in the disk. Please backup your data before format- ting a disk.)
  • Page 43 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3. Once the disk drive is selected, press <Enter>. The Adaptec RAID Utility starts re-scanning the selected drive and a screen will display as below. (*Note: Please refer to the following section for SAS and SATA Disk Utilities.) 3-27...

  • Page 44: Using Disk Utilities (*For Sata/Sas Only)

    AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 3.3.2 Using Disk Utilities (*for SATA and SAS only) (*Note: Please refer to Page 3-1 for SATA and SAS Jumper Settings before using "Disk Utilities". Please refer to the previous section for SCSI Disk Utilities.) 3.3.2.1 To Format a Disk Drive...

  • Page 45: To Verify Disk Media

    Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 3.3.2.2 To Verify Disk Media 1. Power on your computer. When prompted, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to access the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility. From the RAID Confi guration Main Menu, select "Disk Utilities" and press <Enter>. After disk scan, the following screen displays: 2.
  • Page 46 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 3.5 Using the Adaptec Storage Manager (ASM) to Confi g- ure SES-2 RAID Settings (I) Introduction Before using the Adaptec Storage Management (ASM) to confi gure the RAID setting, please verify the following conditions: 1. Make sure that you have a backplane that supports SES-2, 2.
  • Page 47 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration (II) Using the Adaptec Storage Management Utility in the Window OS Environment Once you've obtained and installed the SES-2 driver and the ASM Utility in your system, you can use the ASM Utility for RAID confi guration. Three Setup Types for the Adaptec Storage Management (ASM) There are three setup options for the ASM RAID Confi...
  • Page 48 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 3. Double-click ok to activate the log-in screen as shown below. 4. In the User's name fi eld (above), key in "Administrator," and in the Pass- word fi eld, enter the password that has been pre-set for you. (*Note: you will need to have the Administrator privileges and a password that has already been set in the ASM for you to log in.)
  • Page 49 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 6. After fi nishing with the Registration Screen, hit <Enter> to enter the Adaptec Storage Manager Utility as shown below. 7. Double-click on the ASM Controller Icon (above) to display the ASM status screen as shown below. *Notes: 1.
  • Page 50 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual To Test the Alarm for an Enclosure 8. To check if SES-2 works properly, right-click on the triangle icon activate the pop-up menus as mentioned on the previous page. Then, you can right-click on Alarm actions to enable/disable the alarm or to test the alarm as shown below.
  • Page 51 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration To Test the LED Indicators for an Enclosure 10. You can also test the LED indicators for the enclosure by right-clicking on Blink Enclosure on the screen as shown in the fi rst graphic on the previous page.
  • Page 52 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual To Create Arrays 1. Double-click the triangle icon to display the hard drives included in the enclosure as shown below. To Create a Hot Spare Drive 2. Right-click on a device that you wish to create as a Hot Spare Drive to acti- vate the pop-up menu as show below.
  • Page 53 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 4. Once you've created the selected drive as a hot spare drive, a yellow plus (+) sign will appear to the left of the drive icon as shown below. To Create a Single Volume 2. Right-click on a device that you wish to create as a Single Volume to activate the pop-up menu as shown in the second picture on Page 3-36.
  • Page 54 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual To Clear the Arrays 2. Right-click on a device that you wish to clear the array to activate the pop-up menu as shown in the second picture on Page 3-36. 3. From the pop-up menu, select Clear and hit <Enter>.
  • Page 55 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration To Verify the Status of a Device 2. Right-click on a device that you wish to verify the status to activate the pop-up menu as shown in the second picture on Page 3-36. 3. From the pop-up menu, select Verify and hit <Enter>. 4.
  • Page 56 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual To Securely Erase a Device 2. Right-click on a device that you wish to securely erase the array to activate the pop-up menu as shown in the second picture on Page 3-36. 3. From the pop-up menu, select Secure Erase and hit <Enter>. Note: This func- tion will erase all data stored in the device.
  • Page 57 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration To Add a Managed System or Management Station 1. Double-click on the fi rst icon on the tool bar to activate a pop-up screen as shown below . 2. Right-click on the triangle to activate the pop-up menu. Select Managed Sys- tem or Management Station and hit <Enter>...
  • Page 58 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual To Create RAID Arrays You can use this feature to confi gure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and RAID 50 for disk drives. 1. Double-click on the second icon "Create" on the tool bar and hit <Enter> as shown above.
  • Page 59 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration Using "Express Confi guration" to Confi gure RAID Arrays 2. Select "Express Confi guration" and click "Next" on the bottom screen as shown on the previous page. The following screen appears. (Note: ASM will select the best confi guration for your storage setup. In the following case, RAID 5 is chosen.) To Confi...
  • Page 60 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual To Modify a RAID Setting 3. To change the default RAID confi guration to another setting, double-click "Modify logical devices" as shown above and the following screen will appear: 4. Click on the RAID setting of your choice to select it and then double-click "Next"...
  • Page 61 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration 5. Follow the instructions given on the screen and click "Next" until you complete the RAID confi guration. An example is shown below. Next 6. You can click "Back" to return to the previous screen as shown below. Back 3-45...
  • Page 62 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual To Remove a Logical Device: To Cancel RAID Confi guration Selection 1. If you've selected a RAID confi guration, and would like to cancel the opera- tion, you can click "Remove logical device" and then click "Next" on the screen as shown above to cancel the confi...
  • Page 63 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration To Delete an Array 1. Select an Array you want to delete and click the Crossed-out HDD icon on the tool bar and hit <Enter> as shown above. The following screen will ap- pear: 2. A warning message appears, indicating that you will lose all data stored in the original device if the array is deleted.
  • Page 64 AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One Card User's Manual 3. Once an array is deleted, the following screen appears: (*Note: When the grayed-out HDD icon appears, it indicated that there are no more logical devices to be deleted.) 3-48...

  • Page 65: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting 1. Problem: The AOC-LPZCR2 BIOS does not show up in POST. Recommended Solutions: • Make sure that the system has enough expansion ROM to initialize the card. Remove other add-in cards if possible. • Make sure that the card is properly and fully seated in the PCI green slot.

  • Page 66: Contacting Supermicro's Technical Support

    AOC-LPZCR2 User's Guide 3. Problem: I cannot see the hard drives that are connected to the controller. Recommended Solutions: • Make sure that there is power supply to the hard drives. • Check the SAS, SATA or SCSI cable to make sure that there are no loose con- nections between the card and the hard drives.

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