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Fujitsu Siemens Computers MagaRAID 320-0X User Manual

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  • Page 1 reliability User’s Guide MegaRAID ® 320-0X Zero-channel PCI-X RAID Storage Adapter English...

  • Page 2: Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices

    Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 3 This document is preliminary. As such, it contains data derived from functional simula- tions and performance estimates. LSI Logic has not verified either the functional descrip- tions, or the electrical and mechanical specifications using production parts. This document contains proprietary information of LSI Logic Corporation. The information contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of an officer of LSI Logic Corporation.
  • Page 4 Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 5 Preface This book is the primary reference and user’s guide for the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320-0X Zero-channel RAID Storage Adapter. It contains complete installation instructions for this adapter and specifications. The LSI Logic MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter family consists of the following: •...
  • Page 6 • Chapter 1, Overview, provides a general overview of the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320 series of PCI-X to SCSI storage adapters with RAID control capabilities. • Chapter 2, MegaRAID 320-0X Hardware Installation, describes the procedures for installing the MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter. •...
  • Page 7 • To help avoid damaging your computer, be sure the voltage selection switch on the power supply is set to match the alternating current (AC) power available at your location: – 115 volts (V)/60 hertz (Hz) in most of North and South America and some Far Eastern countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan –...
  • Page 8 Also note these safety guidelines: • When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before disconnect the cable.
  • Page 9 Preface Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 10 Preface Copyright © 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Overview Overview 1.1.1 Operating System Support 1.1.2 Technical Support Features 1.2.1 Drive Migration Hardware 1.3.1 Storage Adapter Configurations Chapter 2 MegaRAID 320-0X Hardware Installation Requirements Quick Installation Detailed Installation After You Have Installed the Storage Adapter Chapter 3 MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Characteristics The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family 3.1.1...
  • Page 12 3.3.6 Safety Characteristics Appendix A Audible Warnings Appendix B Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Customer Feedback Contents Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 13 Figures Inserting the MegaRAID 320-0X Card in a PCI Slot MegaRAID 320-0X Layout xiii Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 14 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 15 Tables MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Features Target IDs MegaRAID 320-0X Headers and Connectors Storage Adapter Characteristics MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Specifications Array Performance Features MegaRAID 320 Fault Tolerance Features Maximum Power Requirements Audible Warnings and Descriptions Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 16 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.

  • Page 17: Overview

    Chapter 1 Overview This section provides a general overview of the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320-0X controller, which is a zero-channel (ZCR) RAID PCI-X to SCSI storage adapter. It consists of the following sections. RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks.

  • Page 18: Operating System Support

    The MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter supports a low-voltage differential (LVD) or a single-ended (SE) SCSI bus. With LVD, you can use cables up to 12 meters long. Throughput on each SCSI channel can be as high as 320 Mbytes/s. With this adapter in your PCI or PCI-X system, you can connect SCSI devices over a SCSI bus.

  • Page 19: Features

    Features Features of the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter include: • Support for hard drives with capacities greater than eight Gbytes • Online RAID level migration • No reboot necessary after expansion (for NT 4.0, FlexRAID virtual sizing must be enabled) •...

  • Page 20: Hardware

    Hardware You can install the MegaRAID 320-0X adapter in a special PCI-X expansion slot in a system motherboard that has the LSI Logic 53C1020 or 53C1030 SCSI chip. The following subsection describes the hardware configuration features for the MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter. 1.3.1 Storage Adapter Configurations Table 1.1...

  • Page 21: Megaraid 320-0X Storage Adapter Features

    Table 1.1 MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Features (Cont.) MegaRAID 320-1 Direct I/O Architecture Fusion-MPT Hardware Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 22 Overview Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.

  • Page 23: Megaraid 320-0X Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 MegaRAID 320-0X Hardware Installation This chapter describes the procedures for installing the MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter. It contains the following sections: • Section 2.1, “Requirements,” page 2-1 • Section 2.2, “Quick Installation,” page 2-2 • Section 2.3, “Detailed Installation,” page 2-2 •...

  • Page 24: Quick Installation

    Quick Installation The following steps are for quick storage adapter installation. These steps are for experienced computer users/installers. Section 2.3, “Detailed Installation,” page 2-2, contains the steps for all others to follow. Step 1. Turn power off to the server and all hard drives, enclosures, and system components and remove the PC power cord.
  • Page 25 Turn off the computer and remove the AC power cord. Remove the system’s cover. See the system documentation for instructions. Step 3. Check the Jumpers Ensure that the jumper settings on the your storage adapter are correct. See Chapter 3, “MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Characteristics,”...

  • Page 26: After You Have Installed The Storage Adapter

    Set target identifiers (TIDs) on the SCSI devices. Each device in a channel must have a unique TID. Provide unique TIDs for non-disk devices (CD-ROM or tapes), regardless of the channel they are connected to. The MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter automatically occupies TID 7, which is the highest priority.

  • Page 27: Megaraid 320-0X Storage Adapter Characteristics

    Chapter 3 MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Characteristics This chapter describes the characteristics of the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapters. This chapter contains the following sections: • Section 3.1, “The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family,” page 3-1 • Section 3.2, “MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Characteristics,” page 3- •...

  • Page 28: Zero-Channel Storage Adapter

    3.1.1 Zero-Channel Storage Adapter The MegaRAID 320-0X is a zero-channel Ultra320 SCSI-to-PCI-X storage adapter. See Figure 3.1 Table 3.1 for information about the important connectors and headers on the MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter. Figure 3.1 MegaRAID 320-0X Layout Table 3.1 MegaRAID 320-0X Headers and Connectors Connector Description Type...

  • Page 29: Technical Specifications

    Table 3.1 MegaRAID 320-0X Headers and Connectors (Cont.) Connector Description Type Comments Onboard BIOS 2-pin header Disables the BIOS so that it won’t run on the firmware. Disabled No jumper: BIOS enabled (default) Jumpered: BIOS disabled Serial EEPROM 2-pin Provides board information, such as serial number, OEM connector number, revision number, manufacturing data.

  • Page 30: Storage Adapter Specifications

    3.3.1 Storage Adapter Specifications Table 3.3 lists the specifications for the MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapter. Table 3.3 MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Specifications MegaRAID 320-0X ® Processor Intel 80321 64-bit RISC processor @ 66 MHz (PCI Controller) Operating Voltage 3.3V, 5V, +12V, -12V 1.

  • Page 31: Array Performance Features

    3.3.2 Array Performance Features Table 3.4 displays the MegaRAID 320-0X array performance features: Table 3.4 Array Performance Features Specification MegaRAID 320-0X PCI Host Data Transfer Rate 533 Mbytes/s Drive Data Transfer Rate 320 Mbytes/s Maximum Scatter/Gathers 26 elements Maximum Size of I/O Requests 6.4 Mbytes in 64 Kbyte stripes Maximum Queue Tags per Drive As many as the drive can accept...

  • Page 32: Electrical Characteristics

    3.3.4 Electrical Characteristics This section provides the power requirements for the MegaRAID 320-0X storage adapters. Table 3.6 lists the maximum power requirements, which include SCSI TERMPWR, under normal operation. Table 3.6 Maximum Power Requirements PCI/PCI-X PCI/PCI-X PCI PRSNT1#/ Storage Adapter +5.0 V +3.3 V PRSNT2# Power...

  • Page 33: Audible Warnings And Descriptions

    Appendix A Audible Warnings The MegaRAID SCSI 320-0X RAID controller has an onboard tone generator that indicates events and errors. Table A.1 Audible Warnings and Descriptions Tone Pattern Meaning Examples Three seconds on and A logical drive is One or more drives in a RAID 0 one second off offline.
  • Page 34 Audible Warnings Copyright © 2002 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 35 Appendix B Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Active The electrical connection required at each end of the SCSI bus, composed of Termination active voltage regulation and a set of termination resistors. Ultra SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI, Ultra160 SCSI, and Ultra320 SCSI require active termination. BIOS Basic Input/Output System.
  • Page 36 MPT architecture offers a single binary, operating system driver that supports both Fibre Channel and SCSI devices now. Host The computer system in which a storage adapter is installed. It uses the storage adapter to transfer information to and from devices attached to the SCSI bus. Host Adapter A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a device connection to the Board (HAB)
  • Page 37 Single-Ended A hardware specification for connecting SCSI devices. It references each SCSI SCSI signal to a common ground. This is the most common method (as opposed to differential SCSI, which uses a separate ground for each signal). TolerANT A technology developed and used by LSI Logic to improve data integrity, data transfer rates, and noise immunity through the use of active negation and input signal filtering.
  • Page 38 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • Page 39 Customer Feedback We would appreciate your feedback on this document. Please copy the following page, add your comments, and fax it to us at the number shown. If appropriate, please also fax copies of any marked-up pages from this docu- ment.
  • Page 40 Reader’s Comments Fax your comments to: LSI Logic Corporation Technical Publications M/S E-198 Fax: 408.433.4333 Please tell us how you rate this document: MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters User’s Guide. Place a check mark in the appropriate blank for each category. Excellent Good Average Fair...
  • Page 41 Copyright Fujitsu Technology Solutions, 2009 Hinweise zum vorliegenden Dokument Zum 1. April 2009 ist Fujitsu Siemens Computers in den alleinigen Besitz von Fujitsu übergegangen. Diese neue Tochtergesellschaft von Fujitsu trägt seit- dem den Namen Fujitsu Technology Solutions.

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