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- Page 1 ICP RAID Controllers GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ Dual Fibre Channel RAID Controllers Hardware Installation and User’s Guide, Version 1.0 April 2003 Preliminary...
- Page 2 IMPORTANT NOTICE - READ BEFORE MAKING USE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN This information is provided “as is.” Information in this document is provided solely to enable use of ICP products. Except as provided in ICP vortex’s Terms and Conditions of sale ICP vortex and/or its suppliers assume no liability whatsoever, and ICP vortex and/or its suppliers disclaim any express or implied warranty, relating to this information including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, satisfactory quality or infringement of any patent, copyright or other intellectual property right.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Getting Started Using the User Documentation Set ....................5 1.1.1 Document Formats ...................... 6 About This Guide...........................6 Warnings and Cautions ......................... 7 Customer Support Contact Information ..................7 Regulatory and Certification Information ..................7 1.5.1 Product Regulatory Compliance .................. 7 1.5.2 Product Safety Compliance .................. - Page 4 3.8.2 RAID Controller Drive Quantities with SCSI .............. 32 Flash Memory Programming About Firmware Files........................33 Updating Firmware Using the FRUU ..................33 A.2.1 Creating Firmware Diskettes from the CD-ROM Autorun Menu........ 34 A.2.2 Creating Firmware Diskettes from the Bootable RAID Software Suite CD-ROM ..35 A.2.3 Running the FRUU ....................
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Page 5: Getting Started
Getting Started Getting Started Intended Audience This documentation is intended for users who are experienced in configuring computer systems with new add-in cards or have had previous experience with ICP RAID Controllers. Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices in this guide and the other documents in the user documentation set supplied with this product. -
Page 6: Document Formats
Getting Started the software and firmware For further information refer to the Optional Features section of the appropriate hardware guide since not all features are applicable to all ICP RAID Controllers. Clustering Guide The ICP RAID Clustering Guide, or Clustering Guide, describes how to set up clustering configurations using ICP RAID Controllers and ICP RAID Controller software. -
Page 7: Warnings And Cautions
Getting Started Warnings and Cautions This guide and all associated guides in the user documentation set (see Section 1.1) should be used by qualified technical personnel with experience installing and configuring PCI controllers. Read and adhere to all warnings, cautions, and notices in this guide and all the guides in the user documentation set supplied with this product. -
Page 8: Product Safety Compliance
Getting Started 1.5.2 Product Safety Compliance • CE - Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) (European Union) 1.5.3 Product EMC Compliance • FCC Part 15, Class B Emissions (USA) 1.5.4 Product Regulatory Compliance Markings The GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ RAID controllers are marked with the following regulatory markings: Marking Description... - Page 9 Getting Started from that to which the receiver is connected. -- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. If you make any modification to the equipment not expressly approved by ICP vortex, you could void your authority to operate the equipment. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
- Page 10 Getting Started Norsk Dette produktet er i henhold til bestemmelsene i det europeiske direktivet 89/336/ EEC & 73/23/EEC. Portuguese Este produto cumpre com as normas da Diretiva Européia 89/336/EEC & 73/ 23/EEC. Español Este producto cumple con las normas del Directivo Europeo 89/336/EEC & 73/ 23/EEC.
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Page 11: Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation Hardware Installation This chapter provides information on installing the GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products as well as configuring single or dual loop Fibre Channel connections. (See the Clustering Addendum in the user documentation set for information about clustering with ICP RAID Controllers). -
Page 12: Icp Raid Controller Component Layout
Hardware Installation 2.1.2 ICP RAID Controller Component Layout Figure 2-1 for a view of the card components for the GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products. Figure 2-1. ICP RAID Controller Component Layout (Front) 2Gb FC-AL HSSDC (FC) ports LED indicators (FC) data, link Audible alarm 9 and J10... -
Page 13: Icp Raid Controller Installation
Hardware Installation Figure 2-2. ICP RAID Controller Component Layout (Bracket) Data LED for FC1 Link LED for FC1 FC1 (Loop A) Data LED for FC2 2Gb FC-AL HSSDC (FC) ports Link LED for FC2 FC2 (Loop B) ICP RAID Controller Installation This section provides general instructions for installing most ICP RAID Controller cards into a standard PCI slot. -
Page 14: Installing The Icp Raid Controller Into A Computer System
Hardware Installation 3. Change jumper settings on the ICP RAID Controller card (if required). See Section 2.2.2 for jumper setting details. 4. Insert the ICP RAID Controller card into an available PCI slot until it is firmly seated. Figure 2-4. Use the appropriate bracket on the ICP RAID Controller for your server platform. -
Page 15: Jumper Settings
Hardware Installation Figure 2-4. Installing the ICP RAID Controller into a Computer System 2.2.2 Jumper Settings The GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products contain four jumpers. Figure 2-5 for jumper locations and settings, and see Table 2-1 for jumper descriptions. -
Page 16: Jumper Settings And Locations
Hardware Installation Figure 2-5. Jumper Settings and Locations MIA voltage on HSSDC (J and J controls FC2 controls FC1 3.3 volts (pins 1-2) 5 volts (pins 2-3) SCSI bus termination (J Termination AUTO (pins 1-2) Termination ON (pins 2-3) No jumper = termination OFF SCSI termination power (J Jumper = termination power provided by controller No jumper = termination power provided by cable... -
Page 17: Scsi Termination
Hardware Installation Table 2-1. Jumper Descriptions Jumper Block Jumper Position Definition SCSI termination power provided by Jumper ON controller. Jumper OFF SCSI termination power provided by cable. Jumper on pins [1-2] SCSI bus termination AUTO. Jumper on pins [2-3] SCSI bus termination ON. No jumpers SCSI bus termination OFF. -
Page 18: Configuring Single And Dual Loop Connections
Hardware Installation 2.3.1 Configuring Single and Dual Loop Connections The GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products each provide a 2Gb serial interface and contain 2 HSSDC ports. Use connectors that are appropriate for your FC-enabled ICP RAID Controller, FC Note: cabling, and FC enclosure. -
Page 19: Led Indicators
Hardware Installation 2.4.1 LED Indicators There are several sets of LED indicators on the GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products. Some LED indicators reside near the ports on the ICP RAID Controller card bracket (see Figure 2-6) while all other LEDs reside on the front of the ICP RAID Controller card (see Figure 2-7). -
Page 20: Audible Alarm
Hardware Installation Table 2-2. ICP RAID Controller LED Descriptions Color Description Illuminated LED indicates that ICP RAID Controller is online. green Located on front of ICP RAID Controller. Illuminated LED indicates that PCI bus frequency is 66Mhz. green Non-illuminated LED indicates that PCI bus frequency is 33Mhz. Located on front of ICP RAID Controller. -
Page 21: Beep Sequences During System Boot
Hardware Installation 2.4.2.2 Silencing the Audible Alarm in ICP RAID Navigator In ICP RAID Navigator, in the Physical Configuration view, right click on the icon of the controller requiring alarm deactivation. Click Silence to deactivate alarm. If the alarm has not been activated, the Silence option will be grayed out. - Page 22 Hardware Installation Hardware Installation and User’s Guide...
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Page 23: Hardware Specifications And Features
Hardware Specifications and Features Hardware Specifications and Features This chapter covers hardware specifications associated with the GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products and their components. See Section 3.7 information about configurable RAID parameters that are supported by the RAID Software Suite. -
Page 24: Hardware Architecture
Hardware Specifications and Features • SAF-TE intelligent enclosure support • Instant availability and background initialization • Automatic rebuild with private (dedicated) or pooled (global) hot fix (spare) drives • Variable data strip size configurable per array • 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, and 256MB of ECC SDRAM support •... -
Page 25: Operating System Support
Hardware Specifications and Features Operating System Support These operating systems are fully validated and supported for the GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products: • Microsoft* Windows* 2000 Advanced Server, Service Pack 3 • Novell* NetWare* 6.0 • SCO* Openserver* 5.0.6a •... -
Page 26: Fc-Al Single And Dual Loop Configurations
Hardware Specifications and Features Table 3-3 for general information about FC-AL specifications. Table 3-3. FC-AL Specifications Feature Description 126 Devices per loop Connectivity Section 3.8.1 for information about maximum drive quantities in an FC configuration for the ICP RAID Controller products detailed in this guide. Optical (fibre) or Electrical (copper) Cable Media Appendix B... -
Page 27: Supported Scsi Technology
Hardware Specifications and Features Supported SCSI Technology The GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products support up to 15 physical SCSI devices for the internal SCSI channel. They support up to 15 hard disk drives or 14 hard disk drives if one of the SCSI IDs is occupied by a SAF-TE processor. 3.4.1 Supported Hard Drive Technology The GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products support both Single-... -
Page 28: Support For Non-Hard-Disk-Drive Scsi Devices (Non-Direct-Access Devices)
Hardware Specifications and Features Table 3-4. Supported SCSI Device Standards Maximum Cable Length (meters) SCSI Drive Bus Speed Bus Width Maximum Devices Standard (MB/Sec) (in Bits) per SCSI Channel Single- Ended Wide Ultra 2 Ultra160 (Ultra 3) Notes: (1) May be exceeded in Point-to-Point and engineered specific applications. (2) Use of the word “Narrow”, preceding SCSI, Ultra SCSI, or Ultra2 SCSI (i.e. -
Page 29: Fibre Channel Hot-Plug Disk Drive Support
Hardware Specifications and Features Compatible RAID controllers must control the RAID subsystems of the two computer systems (see list of compatible controllers in this section). The hard disk drives are not required to have the same SCSI ID in the target system that they did in the original system that they are removed from. -
Page 30: Configurable Fibre Channel Parameters
Hardware Specifications and Features 3.7.1 Configurable Fibre Channel Parameters Table 3-5 for information about configurable Fibre Channel parameters for the GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products. Table 3-5. Configurable Fibre Channel Parameters Parameter Setting/Value Description For performance reasons, this setting should always Disk Read Cache On / Off be on. -
Page 31: Raid Controller Drive Maximum Quantities (Host, Array, Logical, And Physical)
Hardware Specifications and Features Table 3-6. Configurable Disk Drive SCSI Parameters Enabling this setting allows for the hard drive to Enabled / disconnect from the SCSI bus when it’s not Disconnect Automatic participating in a transfer. This allows for optimal Disabled bus utilization by all devices on the bus. -
Page 32: Raid Controller Drive Quantities With Scsi
Hardware Specifications and Features Because a single loop can connect 126 devices, you can configure two independent loops Note: to connect 252 devices. In a dual loop configuration, however, the maximum connectivity is 126 devices where all devices share the loops and bandwidth is doubled. where all devices share bandwidth. -
Page 33: A Flash Memory Programming
Flash Memory Programming Flash Memory Programming About Firmware Files The firmware image that is stored in the flash memory of the RAID controller includes the controller BIOS and the ICP RAID Console (ICPCON) software. Refer to the Software Guide for more details about ICPCON. The current firmware file is on the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM. -
Page 34: Creating Firmware Diskettes From The Cd-Rom Autorun Menu
Flash Memory Programming The FRUU is available from these locations: Table A-1. FRUU Locations and Descriptions FRUU Location Summary More Information Create the two diskettes described • See Section A.2.1 below and then boot the computer with to create the diskette 1: diskettes from the •... -
Page 35: Creating Firmware Diskettes From The Bootable Raid Software Suite Cd-Rom
Flash Memory Programming 10. After the file transfer is complete, remove the firmware diskette from the computer and label it. A.2.2 Creating Firmware Diskettes from the Bootable RAID Software Suite CD-ROM 1. If necessary, change your computer’s BIOS setting so that the system boots from the CD-ROM. -
Page 36: Firmware Update Procedure Via Xrom Icpcon
Flash Memory Programming 3. Boot the computer. 4. If booting from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM, select Firmware Management from the Main Menu and press <Enter>. If booting from the FRUU bootable floppy diskette, insert the second firmware diskette after the computer finishes booting from the first diskette, then select “Y” (for Yes) and press Enter to load the firmware file. -
Page 37: Firmware Recovery
Flash Memory Programming 6. XROM ICPCON automatically searches for the firmware file from the floppy drive, a:\. After finding the file, ICPCON displays the name, description and version of the firmware. Press <Enter>. 7. ICPCON reads and checks the firmware file, then displays a warning. Press <Y> to confirm the firmware update. -
Page 38: B Fibre Channel Cabling And Connections
Fibre Channel Cabling and Connections Fibre Channel Cabling and Connections Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) configurations that include ICP RAID Controller products can use both optical and copper cabling media. Optical Cabling Fiber optic cabling provides a reliable way to transmit data over long distances in an FC-AL configuration. -
Page 39: Fibre Channel Adapters And Connectors
Fibre Channel Cabling and Connections Fibre Channel Adapters and Connectors B.3.1 Adapters B.3.1.1. Media Interface Adapter (MIA) A Media Interface Adapter (MIA) attaches to the electrical connector on a Fibre Channel device to provide electrical-to-optical conversion. The MIA is hot-swappable and located on the outside of the fibre channel device. -
Page 40: Optical Cabling Connectors
Fibre Channel Cabling and Connections B.3.2 Optical Cabling Connectors B.3.2.1. LC-Style Connector An LC-style connector is a compact optical connector used primarily with 2 Gb Fibre Channel devices. This connector can be fixed or pluggable, and is approximately half the size of the SC-style connector. -
Page 41: Electrical Cabling Connectors
Fibre Channel Cabling and Connections B.3.3 Electrical Cabling Connectors B.3.3.1. DB9 (Style-1) The DB9 connector is mechanically robust and attaches securely with screws. This is the original Fibre Channel connector, and some equipment manufactures continue to use this style connector instead of the increasingly popular HSSDC. See Figure B-5 for an example of a DB9 connector. - Page 42 Fibre Channel Cabling and Connections Copyright 2003 ICP vortex Computersysteme GmbH. ICP "Intelligent Computer Peripherals" is a registered trademark.*Other names and brands may be claimend as the property of others. Hardware Installation and User’s Guide...