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  • Page 1 Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card Installation and Using Guide SA23-1325-01...
  • Page 3 Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card Installation and Using Guide SA23-1325-01...
  • Page 4 A reader’s comment form is provided at the back of this publication. If the form has been removed, address comments to Publications Department, Internal Zip 9561, 11501 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas 78758-3493. To send comments electronically, use this commercial internet address: aix6kpub@austin.ibm.com. Any information that you supply may be used without incurring any obligation to you.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety Information ....... . v Handling Static Sensitive Devices About This Book .
  • Page 6 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement ....23 European Union (EU) Statement ......23 International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Statement .

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    Safety Information DANGER An electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could place hazardous voltage on metal parts of the system or the devices that attach to the system. It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock. Before installing or removing signal cables, ensure that the power cables for the system unit and all attached devices are unplugged.
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  • Page 9: Handling Static Sensitive Devices

    Handling Static Sensitive Devices Attention: Static electricity can damage this device and your system unit. To avoid damage, keep this device in its anti-static protective bag until you are ready to install it. To reduce the possibility of electrostatic discharge, follow the precautions listed below: v Limit your movement.
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  • Page 11: About This Book

    About This Book This book provides information about installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card and device driver support software, as well as cabling requirements. Use this book in conjunction with your specific system unit and operating system documentation. ISO 9000 ISO 9000 registered quality systems were used in the development and manufacturing of this product.

  • Page 12: Trademarks

    Trademarks The following terms are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: v AIX ™ v AIX 5L v Eserver ™ v pSeries ® v RS/6000 Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card: Installation and Using Guide...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1. Overview

    Chapter 1. Overview The Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card adds RAID 0, 5, or 10 disk array capability to systems containing the appropriate supporting dual channel integrated SCSI adapter. It provides an internal RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) solution on supporting systems with internal multiple disk drives or packs of drives.

  • Page 14: Verifying Operating System Requirements

    SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or newer To determine which release is installed on your system, refer to your Linux distributor’s documentation. If updates are needed, obtain them from your Linux distributor or download them from the IBM StorageIO Web Site. The Web address is: http://www-124.ibm.com/storageio/ipr/.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2. Preparing For Installation

    Your system unit installation guide v Documentation provided with your SCSI devices v IBM Eserver pSeries & RS/6000 Standalone Diagnostics CD-ROM (Version 5.2.0.11 or higher) Note: This card is supported on multiple systems and may require a system firmware update. Contact your service representative for further details.
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  • Page 17: Chapter 3. Installing The Device Driver Software (Aix)

    Chapter 3. Installing the Device Driver Software (AIX) The instructions in this chapter pertain to the AIX operating system. Note: If you are using the Linux operating system, see Chapter 7, “Installing and Setting Up Software for the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card (Linux),” on page 13 for information regarding installing the device driver software and configuring your system.
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  • Page 19: Chapter 4. Installing The Dual Channel Scsi Raid Enablement Card

    Chapter 4. Installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card This chapter provides instructions for installing the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card if you are using the AIX or Linux operating system. Save this guide for future reference. Note: If you are using the Linux operating system, the device driver and utility software must first be installed before the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card.
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  • Page 21: Chapter 5. Setting Up The Dual Channel Scsi Raid Enablement Card (Aix)

    Chapter 5. Setting Up the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card (AIX) This chapter provides AIX-specific system hardware and software installation verification, adapter configuration, and problem- determination procedures. Note: If you are using the Linux operating system, see Chapter 7, “Installing and Setting Up Software for the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card (Linux),”...

  • Page 22: Updating Hard Disk Drive And Adapter Microcode

    The latest microcode level for your drive model and Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card can be found at the Download pSeries and RS/6000 Microcode Updates Web site: https://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/mdownload/download.html. The drive microcode download you need should match the name of one of the drive model numbers located under the DASD Microcode listing found on the Web site.

  • Page 23: Chapter 6. Using Disk Arrays

    Chapter 6. Using Disk Arrays This chapter provides information about using the RAID-related features of this adapter. The following tasks are beyond the scope of this installation guide and are usually performed by system administrators. v To use the RAID-related features of the hardware, disk arrays must be created first. v AIX and Linux use and manage the disk array in the same way as it would a single non-RAID disk.
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  • Page 25: Chapter 7. Installing And Setting Up Software For The Dual Channel Scsi Raid Enablement Card (Linux)

    Chapter 7. Installing and Setting Up Software for the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card (Linux) Previously, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 SP3 used the ibmsis device driver to control the PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID adapter. This device driver has been replaced by the ipr device driver, which is used on all other supported distributions.
  • Page 26 Note: The version displayed in the example might be different from the output displayed on your screen. If the version displayed is not at the recommended level and updates are needed, obtain them from your Linux distributor or download them from the IBM StorageIO Web site. The Web address is: http://www-124.ibm.com/storageio/ipr/.

  • Page 27: Installing The Downloaded Device Driver And Utility Software

    -p1 < patch-2.4.26-ipr-1.0.5 4. Compile and install the device driver. If you are compiling a 2.4 kernel, make sure IBM Power RAID SCSI support is selected. If you are compiling a 2.6 kernel, make sure IBM Power Linux RAID adapter support is selected.

  • Page 28: Installing The Dual Channel Scsi Raid Enablement Card

    Installing the Utility Software If you downloaded the iprutils utility package, do the following: 1. Turn on the power to your system unit. 2. At the system prompt, log in as root user. 3. Install the following packages (if not already installed): ncurses-devel pciutils-devel glibc-devel...
  • Page 29 Display Hardware Status Type option, press Enter. 1=Display hardware resource information details OPT Name PCI/SCSI Location --- ------ -------------------------- ------------------------- --------------- 0000:02:04.0.2/ 0000:02:04.0.2/1:14:0 0000:02:04.0.2/1:6:0 0000:02:04.0.2/1:8:0 0000:02:04.0.2/1:9:0 0000:02:04.0.2/255:0:0 0000:02:04.0.2/1:10:0 0000:02:04.0.2/1:11:0 0000:02:04.0.2/1:12:0 0000:02:04.0.2/1:13:0 0000:02:04.0.2/255:0:2 0000:02:04.0.2/1:4:0 0000:02:04.0.2/255:0:3 0000:02:04.0.2/1:3:0 0000:02:04.0.2/255:0:4 e=Exit q=Cancel r=Refresh t=Toggle If the message on your screen indicates your newly installed card, shown in the example as PCI-X SCSI RAID Adapter, is Not Operational instead of Operational or if it is not listed, shut down your machine.

  • Page 30: Updating Hard Disk Drive And Adapter Microcode

    Linux distribution. If an update or replacement is needed, the latest microcode can be obtained from the pSeries microcode Web site: http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/mdownload/download.html. If you downloaded new microcode from the Web site, follow the instructions in the Readme on the Web site to install it.

  • Page 31: Verifying Linux Software Installation

    Note: The version displayed in the example might be different from the output displayed on your screen. If the version displayed is not at the recommended level and updates are needed, obtain them from your Linux distributor or download them from the IBM Support Web site. The Web address is: http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/linuxsdd/linuxsdd-p.

  • Page 32: Installing The Downloaded Device Driver And Utility Software

    Note: The version displayed in the example might be different from the output displayed on your screen. If the version displayed is not at the recommended level and updates are needed, obtain them from your Linux distributor or download them from the IBM Support Web site. The Web address is: http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/linuxsdd/linuxsdd-p.

  • Page 33: Installing The Dual Channel Scsi Raid Enablement Card

    The following is an example of the data that displays on your screen: Display Disk Hardware Status Serial Vendor Product Number Model Name 03000001 IBM 5709001 000012F0 IBM ST3146807LC 090 00001315 IBM ST3146807LC 079 000012F5 IBM...

  • Page 34: Updating Hard Disk Drive And Adapter Microcode

    Linux distribution. If an update or replacement is needed, the latest microcode can be obtained from your Linux distributor, or found as part of the device driver package at the following Web site: http://www6.software.ibm.com/dl/linuxsdd/linuxsdd-p. If you downloaded new microcode from the Web site, install it as follows: 1.

  • Page 35: Appendix A. Communications Statements

    Appendix A. Communications Statements The following statement applies to this product. The statement for other products intended for use with this product appears in their accompanying documentation. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 36: Avis De Conformité Aux Normes Du Ministère Des Communications Du Canada

    Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt in Übereinstimmung mit Dem deutschen EMVG vom 9.Nov.92 das EG–Konformitätszeichen zu führen. Der Aussteller der Konformitätserklärung ist die IBM Germany. Dieses Gerät erfüllt die Bedingungen der EN 55022 Klasse A. Für diese von Geräten gilt folgende...
  • Page 37 Geräte dürfen an Orten, für die sie nicht ausreichend entstört sind, nur mit besonderer Genehmigung des Bundesministers für Post und Telekommunikation oder des Bundesamtes für Post und Telekommunikation betrieben werden. Die Genehmigung wird erteilt, wenn keine elektromagnetischen Störungen zu erwarten sind.
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  • Page 39: Appendix B. Notices

    Appendix B. Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. The manufacturer may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult the manufacturer’s representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area.
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