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Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA
Installation Guide For The Eight-Port, Internal HBA
Model SG-XPCIESAS-R-INT-Z
Part No. 820-1847-20
March 2010, Revision A

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  • Page 1 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide For The Eight-Port, Internal HBA Model SG-XPCIESAS-R-INT-Z Part No. 820-1847-20 March 2010, Revision A...
  • Page 2 Oracle Corporation and its affiliates disclaim any liability for any damages caused by use of this software or hardware in dangerous applications.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface xi HBA Overview 1 Kit Contents 1 HBA Features 2 Array-Level Features 2 Advanced Data Protection Suite 3 Component Layout 3 Operating System and Technology Requirements 5 System Interoperability 6 Host Platform Support 6 Server Support 7 Software Support 7 Hardware Installation and Removal 9 Observing ESD and Handling Precautions 9 Preparing for Hardware Installation 10...
  • Page 4 ▼ To Install on an Existing Operating System 14 Installing the Battery Backup Module 14 ▼ To Install the Battery Backup Module 15 Verifying the Current Devices on a SPARC System 16 ▼ To Verify the Current Devices 17 Installing the HBA 17 ▼...
  • Page 5 ▼ To Prepare to Create a Bootable Logical Drive on a SPARC System 34 Building a Logical Drive On Which to Install the Solaris OS 34 ▼ To Create a Logical Drive 35 ▼ To Delete a Logical Drive on RAID Card 1 37 ▼...
  • Page 6 ▼ To Install the Driver on the Solaris OS on an x64 System 51 ▼ To Install the Driver on the Solaris OS on a SPARC System 51 ▼ To Install the Driver On the VMware Technology 52 Next Steps 52 Known Issues 53 Ship Kit Issues 53 Some or All CDs Are Not Included in the HBA Ship Kit 53...
  • Page 7 Using the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 65 Introduction to the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 66 Understanding Hot-Plug Limitations and Conditions Within the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 66 Hot-Unplug Removal Conditions 66 Hot-Plug Addition Conditions 67 Hot-Unplug and Plug Replacement/Reinsertion Conditions 67 Running the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 68 ▼...
  • Page 8 ▼ To View the Event Log 78 Troubleshooting 79 Troubleshooting Checklist 79 Silencing the Alarm 80 Recovering From a Disk Drive Failure 80 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot-Spare 80 ▼ To Recover From a Disk Drive Failure 80 Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot-Spare 81 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 81 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 81...
  • Page 9 Selecting the Best RAID Level 91 Understanding Drive Segments 92 Nonredundant Arrays (RAID 0) 92 RAID 1 Arrays 93 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 94 RAID 10 Arrays 95 RAID 5 Arrays 96 RAID 5EE Arrays 97 RAID 50 Arrays 98 RAID 6 Arrays 100 RAID 60 Arrays 101 Selecting the Best RAID Level 101...
  • Page 10 Declaration of Conformity, Safety, and Regulatory Statements 113 Declaration of Conformity 115 Safety Agency Compliance Statements 117 Regulatory Compliance Statements 129 Index 131 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide • March 2010...

  • Page 11: Preface

    Preface This installation guide explains how to install Oracle’s eight-port, internal Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA (referred to as Sun StorageTek SAS RAID Internal HBA in this document), which uses Adaptec technology. It also provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology.

  • Page 12: Related Documentation

    Related Documentation The following table lists the documentation for this product. The online documentation is available at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stortek.raid.hba#hic Application Title Part Number Format Location Command- Uniform Command-Line 820-2145-nn Documentation line utility Interface User’s Guide CD, Online HTML RAID Sun StorageTek RAID 820-1177-nn Documentation Management...
  • Page 13 Documentation, Drivers, Support, and Training Sun Function Documentation http://docs.sun.com Drivers (not including http://support.intel.com/support/go/sunraid.htm Solaris) Support http://www.sun.com/support/ Training http://www.sun.com/training/ Documentation Comments We are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions. Submit comments about this document by clicking the Feedback[+] link http://docs.sun.com Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback: Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide , part number 820-1847-20...
  • Page 14 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide • March 2010...

  • Page 15: Hba Overview

    C H A P T E R HBA Overview This chapter provides a basic overview of Oracle’s eight-port, internal Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA (referred to as Sun StorageTek SAS RAID Internal HBA in this document), which uses Adaptec technology. This chapter describes the various operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure configurations that support the HBA.

  • Page 16: Hba Features

    HBA Features The Sun StorageTek SAS RAID Internal HBA (SG-XPCIESAS-R-INT-Z) has the following features: Note – These features are supported by some operating systems but not others. For more information, refer to the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User’s Guide or online Help.

  • Page 17: Advanced Data Protection Suite

    Support for array migration from one RAID level to another ■ Advanced Data Protection Suite Copyback Hot-Spare—You can use this feature to move data from a hot-spare ■ back to its original location after a failed disk drive is replaced. Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)—A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 ■...
  • Page 18 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID Internal HBA Component Layout FIGURE 1-1 The following table lists the features of the HBA. HBA Features TABLE 1-1 Feature Specification Form factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s PHYs Standard cache 256 MB DDR2...

  • Page 19: Operating System And Technology Requirements

    HBA Features TABLE 1-1 Feature (Continued) Specification (Continued) Disk drives SATA, SATA II, SAS Maximum number of disk 8 (or up to 100 with expanders) drives Hot-spares Enclosure support I2C and SGPIO Automatic failover Audible alarm Battery backup module ABM-800 Operating System and Technology Requirements This HBA supports the following operating system and technology versions.

  • Page 20: System Interoperability

    Supported Operating System and Technology Versions (Continued) TABLE 1-2 Operating Supported Versions System/Technology • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, SP4 VMware® Technology ESX Server version 3.0.2, Update 1 (driver support only; storage management must be done through the command-line interface or the BIOS utility.

  • Page 21: Server Support

    Server Support lists the servers that the HBA supports. TABLE 1-3 Server Support TABLE 1-3 Server Supported OS/Technology SPARC Servers Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 server Solaris Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 server Solaris Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 server Solaris Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server Solaris Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 server Solaris...
  • Page 22 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide • March 2010...

  • Page 23: Hardware Installation And Removal

    C H A P T E R Hardware Installation and Removal This chapter explains how to install and remove the HBA, and how to install and connect internal disk drives. This chapter contains the following sections: “Observing ESD and Handling Precautions” on page 9 ■...

  • Page 24: Preparing For Hardware Installation

    Always use a properly fitted and grounded wrist strap or other suitable ESD ■ protection when handling the HBA and observe proper ESD grounding techniques. Hold the HBA by the edge of the PCB, not the connectors. ■ Place the HBA on a properly grounded antistatic work surface pad when it is out ■...
  • Page 25 Note – If you are installing the HBA in a Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120, T5220, T5140, or T5240 server, see the server-specific installation documents listed in “Related Documentation” on page xii. These documents provide detailed cabling information for the servers. The following figures depict the SAS cables.

  • Page 26: Installation Task Map

    Internal Mini-SAS, Which Connects to SAS or SATA Disk Drives on a FIGURE 2-3 Backplane 5. If you are installing the HBA into a full-height computer chassis, replace the original low-profile bracket with the full-height bracket included in the HBA ship kit.
  • Page 27 3. Create a bootable array. “Creating a Bootable Array on an x64 System” on page 27 “Creating a Bootable Array on a SPARC System” on page 4. Set the boot controller. “Creating a Bootable Array on an x64 System” on page 27 “Creating a Bootable Array on a SPARC System”...

  • Page 28: To Install On An Existing Operating System

    ▼ To Install on an Existing Operating System 1. Install the battery backup module (BBU). “Installing the Battery Backup Module” on page 2. If you are installing on an x64 system, skip to the next step. If you are installing on a SPARC system, use the Open Boot Prompt (OBP) to make note of the current devices on the system.

  • Page 29: To Install The Battery Backup Module

    ▼ To Install the Battery Backup Module 1. Attach an ESD wrist strap. “Observing ESD and Handling Precautions” on page 2. Lay the top square piece of packing foam from the ship kit on your work surface, smooth side up. 3.

  • Page 30: Verifying The Current Devices On A Sparc System

    5. Place a spacer over each screw. The BBU connector on the HBA is just below the screw closest to the right edge of the HBA. 6. Line up the BBU connector on the BBU module with the connector on the HBA. The screws you inserted will line up with matching holes in the BBU.

  • Page 31: To Verify The Current Devices

    ▼ To Verify the Current Devices 1. Enter the Open Boot Prompt (OBP) and use the show-disks command to list the current devices. {0} ok show-disks a) /pci@0/pci@0/pci@2/scsi@0/disk b) /pci@0/pci@0/pci@1/pci@0/pci@1/pci@0/usb@0,2/storage@2/disk q) NO SELECTION Enter Selection, q to quit: q {0} ok Note –...
  • Page 32 Removing the Safety Clips From the SAS Connectors FIGURE 2-5 2. Turn off the computer and disconnect the power cord. 3. Open the cabinet, following the manufacturer instructions. 4. Select an available x8 PCI Express expansion slot that is compatible with the HBA and remove the slot cover.

  • Page 33: Connecting Disk Drives

    Connecting Disk Drives You can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, or a combination of both to the HBA. There are no jumpers or switches to set before installation. In a direct-attach connection, the SAS or SATA disk drives are connected directly to the HBA with SAS cables.

  • Page 34: To Connect To A System Backplane

    3. Close the computer cabinet, and reattach the power cord. ▼ To Connect to a System Backplane In a backplane connection, disk drives and SAS cards are attached to and communicate with each other through a system backplane. The number of disk drives is limited to the number of slots available on the backplane.
  • Page 35 c. Power-on the disk drive enclosure, and verify that all available HDD status indicators are normal for the storage enclosure(s) that they are in. d. Power-on the computer system. 2. Enter the Open Boot Prompt (OBP) and use the show-disks command to list the current devices.
  • Page 36 4. To display the firmware version on the HBA, use the show-version command. {0} ok show-version AAC Kernel Version: 15815 {0} ok 5. To display additional configuration information, list the device properties by using the .properties command. {0} ok .properties firmware-version 15815 assigned-addresses 820f0010 00000000 00e00000 00000000 00200000 820f0030 00000000 00d00000 00000000 00080000...

  • Page 37: To Test The Hba Installation On An X64 System

    Note – At this point, there are no volumes created and the output from a probe- scsi-all command will not display any drives. If no errors or issues are discovered, continue to “Next Steps” on page 25 complete the installation process. If any issues are discovered, correct them and retest the HBA before continuing.
  • Page 38 Controller Serial Number: 00721EC0006 Controller WWN: 5000E0CE21907000 No Logical Drives Found c. When the utility starts, review the list of HBAs installed on the computer. d. If more than one HBA is listed, select the one you wish to test and press Enter.

  • Page 39: Next Steps

    e. Highlight Test and press Enter. Verify a 3-second audible alarm. 9. Verify that all target devices are present: a. Press Esc until you reach the controller Options menu. b. Highlight Disk Utilities and press Enter. You will see an indication that the HBA is scanning SAS devices. c.

  • Page 40: To Prepare The Hba For Removal

    ▼ To Prepare the HBA for Removal 1. If the computer is running the OS, halt all I/O activity to the HBA. 2. Complete all transactions being done by the HBA such as migrations, rebuilds, verifications, and so on. 3. Properly log out of the OS and shut down the computer. 4.

  • Page 41: Creating A Bootable Array On An X64 System

    C H A P T E R Creating a Bootable Array on an x64 System As an installation option, you can choose to create a bootable array and then install an operating system and the HBA driver onto that array. This chapter describes how to set the Sun StorageTek SAS RAID Internal HBA to be the boot controller, and how to create a bootable array on an x64 system.

  • Page 42: Creating An Array

    Creating an Array A RAID 5 array is created in the examples shown in this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with a minimum of three disk drives. However, you can choose to create an array with a different RAID level; you can also change array level later, after the operating system is installed.

  • Page 43: To Create A Raid 5 Array With The Acu

    ▼ To Create a RAID 5 Array With the ACU Note – Hot-plugging of enclosures is not supported in the BIOS RAID Configuration utility. Hot-plugging of SAS/SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) is supported only within hard disk enclosures and only under the conditions specified “Understanding Hot-Plug Limitations and Conditions Within the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility”...
  • Page 44 10. When the Array Properties screen is displayed, follow the instructions in the following table. Filling in Array Properties Screen TABLE 3-1 Entry or Selection Property Line Array Type Select RAID 5, then press Enter. Array Label Type a name, then press Enter. Array Size Press Enter, then press Enter again to use the default granularity of GB.

  • Page 45: Making The Array Bootable

    Making the Array Bootable Note – You may need to change the system BIOS to modify the boot order. For more information, refer to your computer documentation or see “Best Practices For Controlling the Boot Order of Logical Drives” on page The Sun StorageTek SAS RAID Internal HBA always uses the lowest numbered array as its bootable array.

  • Page 46: Next Steps

    1. Enter the system setup. 2. Navigate to the drive boot sequence. 3. Move the boot HBA to the top of the list. Next Steps Install an operating system (OS) onto the bootable array and then install the HBA driver on the array, as described in “Installing an OS Onto a Bootable Array on an x64 System”...

  • Page 47: Creating A Bootable Array On A Sparc System

    C H A P T E R Creating a Bootable Array on a SPARC System As an installation option, you can choose to create a bootable array (bootable logical drive) and then install the Solaris 10 10/08 operating system, which contains the required HBA driver, onto that array (logical drive).

  • Page 48: Preparing To Create A Bootable Logical Drive

    The chapter contains the following sections: “Preparing to Create a Bootable Logical Drive” on page 34 ■ “Building a Logical Drive On Which to Install the Solaris OS” on page 34 ■ “Next Steps” on page 38 ■ Preparing to Create a Bootable Logical Drive ▼...

  • Page 49: To Create A Logical Drive

    ▼ To Create a Logical Drive 1. Prepare to create the logical drive, as described in “To Prepare to Create a Bootable Logical Drive on a SPARC System” on page 2. From the system console, boot from the Live CD. ok boot cdrom 3.
  • Page 50 4. Do one of the following: To create a logical drive on the RAID card 2, using RAID level 1 (a mirror) ■ and using all the space on physical drives 0,0 and 0,1, run the CREATE command as shown in the following example. Note that in this example, the RAID card number follows the CREATE command, and the RAID level follows the keyword, MAX.

  • Page 51: To Delete A Logical Drive On Raid Card 1

    ▼ To Delete a Logical Drive on RAID Card 1 You might need to free up some space in order to create the logical drive on which the Solaris OS will be installed. You can do so by deleting existing logical drives. Caution –...

  • Page 52: Next Steps

    # format Searching for disks...done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS: 0. c0t0d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424> /pci@780/pci@0/pci@9/scsi@0/sd@0,0 1. c0t1d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424> /pci@780/pci@0/pci@9/scsi@0/sd@1,0 2. c2t0d0 <Sun-STKRAIDINT-V1.0 cyl 17818 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63> /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/scsi@0/sd@0,0 3.

  • Page 53: Installing An Os Onto A Bootable Array On An X64 System

    C H A P T E R Installing an OS Onto a Bootable Array on an x64 System If you chose to create a bootable array on an x64 system as part of your installation (see “Creating a Bootable Array on an x64 System” on page 27), you can install an operating system and the HBA driver on that bootable array.

  • Page 54: Preparing To Install An Os

    Preparing to Install an OS ▼ To Prepare to Install an OS 1. Install and connect the HBA and disk drives. “Hardware Installation and Removal” on page 2. Obtain the driver CD from the HBA ship kit or obtain the latest version of the driver at http://support.intel.com/support/go/sunraid.htm.

  • Page 55: To Install The Driver With The Windows Os

    ▼ To Install the Driver With the Windows OS Note – You will need the Windows Installation media to complete this task. 1. Insert the Windows installation medium, then restart the computer. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3.

  • Page 56: To Install The Driver With The Suse Linux Os

    7. Complete the Linux installation, following the instructions included with the operating system. 8. To configure and manage the hard disks, see the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User’s Guide at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stortek.raid.hba#hic ▼ To Install the Driver With the SUSE Linux OS Note –...

  • Page 57: To Install The Driver With Vmware Technology

    ▼ To Install the Driver With VMware Technology Note – You will need the VMware Installation media to complete this task. 1. Insert the VMware Installation medium. 2. Restart the computer. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the VMware installation. Note –...
  • Page 58 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide • March 2010...

  • Page 59: Installing The Solaris Os On A Sparc System

    C H A P T E R Installing the Solaris OS on a SPARC System If you chose to create a bootable array on a SPARC system as part of your installation (see “Creating a Bootable Array on a SPARC System” on page 33), you can install the Solaris 10/08 (s10u6) operating system (OS), at minimum, on that bootable array.

  • Page 60: Preparing To Install The Solaris Os

    Preparing to Install the Solaris OS Before you begin, prepare to install the Solaris 10/08 OS. ▼ To Prepare to Install the Solaris OS ● Complete the procedures in “Creating a Bootable Array on a SPARC System” on page Note – For up-to-date Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA support, go to http://support.intel.com/support/go/sunraid.htm.

  • Page 61: Next Steps

    Next Steps You can optionally install and use the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager GUI to create arrays on the disk enclosure. See the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager User’s Guide at: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stortek.raid.hba#hic Chapter 6 Installing the Solaris OS on a SPARC System...
  • Page 62 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide • March 2010...

  • Page 63: Installing The Driver On An Existing Operating System

    C H A P T E R Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System As an installation option, you can choose to perform a standard installation by installing the HBA driver on an existing operating system. This chapter describes how to perform this operation.

  • Page 64: Installing The Driver On An Existing Os

    Installing the Driver on an Existing OS The driver can be installed on various operating systems. This section contains the following subsections: “To Install the Driver on the Windows OS” on page 50 ■ “To Install the Driver on the Red Hat or SUSE Linux OS” on page 50 ■...

  • Page 65: To Install The Driver On The Solaris Os On An X64 System

    2. Mount the CD. For example: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom 3. Install the module RPM. rpm -Uvh mount-point/xxx/yyy.rpm Where mount-point is the specific mount point on the Linux system, xxx is the driver path, and yyy.rpm is the rpm file. 4.

  • Page 66: To Install The Driver On The Vmware Technology

    ▼ To Install the Driver On the VMware Technology Note – The embedded driver provided by VMware ESX Server is suitable for most applications. If an updated driver is needed, use the following procedure. 1. Start the computer, then insert the driver CD. 2.

  • Page 67: Known Issues

    C H A P T E R Known Issues This chapter contains the latest supplementary information for the preceding chapters in this guide.Specific Change Request (CR) identification numbers are provided for service personnel, when necessary. The chapter contains the following sections: “Ship Kit Issues”...

  • Page 68: Bios Utility Issues

    BIOS Utility Issues This section contains the known issues related to the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility: “Creating an Array With the BIOS Utility Changes the BIOS Boot Order” on ■ page 54 “Hot-Plug Functionality Does Not Work in the BIOS Utility” on page 54 ■...

  • Page 69: The System Freezes When A Sun Storage 32Gb Slc Sata Solid State Drive (Ssd) Is Configured In The Hba

    The System Freezes When a Sun Storage 32GB SLC SATA Solid State Drive (SSD) is Configured In the HBA CR 6806467 Issue: This occurs because the HBA has firmware prior to version 16732 installed on it and the Sun Storage 32GB SLC SATA SSD has firmware version 8626 or earlier installed on it.
  • Page 70 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide • March 2010...

  • Page 71: Configuration Rules

    A P P E N D I X Configuration Rules This appendix lists the configuration rules for the Sun StorageTek SAS RAID Internal HBA. Note – Use only Sun-approved devices and cabling with the HBA. The appendix contains the following sections: “Target Devices”...

  • Page 72: Cabling

    Note – Mixing SATA and SAS HDDs in the same logical RAID array is not supported. Although it is not an unsupported configuration, SAS and SATA HDDs must not be mixed in the same enclosure. Cabling Note – If you are installing the HBA on a Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120, T5220, T5140, or T5240 server, you will need different cables than the ones listed in this section.

  • Page 73: Hba Specifications

    A P P E N D I X HBA Specifications This appendix provides information about the HBA specifications. The appendix contains the following sections: “Physical Dimensions” on page 59 ■ “Environmental Specifications” on page 60 ■ “DC Power Requirements” on page 60 ■...

  • Page 74: Environmental Specifications

    Environmental Specifications Note – With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU), the ambient temperature must not exceed 40 ˚C. Environmental Specifications TABLE B-1 Ambient temperature without forced airflow 0 ˚C to 40 ˚ C Ambient temperature with forced airflow 0 ˚C to 55 ˚ C Relative humidity 10% to 90%, noncondensing Altitude...

  • Page 75: Connector Pin Definitions

    Physical layer: Consists of two sets of differential lines, one receive set and one ■ transmit set [4-wire total]. This layer defines the cable, connector, and transceiver [Transmitter / Receiver] characteristics. PHY layer: Connects the differential Transmitter and Receiver circuits [ICs] to the ■...

  • Page 76: Sata Pin-Out

    SAS Pin-Out TABLE B-2 Signal Name 1 Physical Link 2 Physical Links 3 Physical Links 4 Physical Links (Continued) (Continued) (Continued) (Continued) (Continued) Rx 3+ Rx 3- Tx 3- Tx 3+ Tx 2- Tx 2+ Tx 1- Tx 1+ Tx 0- Tx 0+ Signal Ground G1 - G9...
  • Page 77 SATA Power Pin-Out TABLE B-4 Pin# Signal Name Signal Description 3.3v Power 3.3v Power 3.3v Power, Pre-charge, 2nd mate Ground 1st Mate Ground 2nd Mate Ground 3rd Mate 5v Power, pre-charge, 2nd mate 5v Power 5v Power Ground 2nd Mate Reserved Ground 1st Mate...
  • Page 78 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide • March 2010...

  • Page 79: Using The Bios Raid Configuration Utility

    A P P E N D I X Using the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility The BIOS RAID Configuration utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. Note – If you are using a SPARC system, you cannot use the BIOS RAID Configuration utility.

  • Page 80: Introduction To The Bios Raid Configuration Utility

    Introduction to the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility The BIOS RAID Configuration utility comprises these tools: The Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—For creating and managing arrays and ■ initializing and rescanning disk drives. See “Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays” on page A -Select Utility—SerialSelect, or SATASelect, for modifying the HBA and disk ■...

  • Page 81: Hot-Plug Addition Conditions

    The hard disk drive to be removed must not be a part of a logical device (its status ■ must be ‘available’). After the hard disk drive is removed from the enclosure, you must perform a bus ■ scan by using the Rescan Drives option from the main menu of the Array Configuration Utility (ACU).

  • Page 82: Running The Bios Raid Configuration Utility

    Running the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility This section describes how to start and navigate through the BIOS RAID Configuration utility. The section contains the following subsections: “To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 68 ■ “To Navigate the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 69 ■...

  • Page 83: To Navigate The Bios Raid Configuration Utility

    ▼ To Navigate the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility ● Use the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your keyboard to navigate through the utility menus. All the tools within the BIOS RAID Configuration utility are menu-based and instructions for completing tasks are displayed on-screen. Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays You can use the ACU, a tool of the BIOS RAID Configuration utility, to create and...

  • Page 84: To Start The Acu

    ▼ To Start the ACU 1. Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility. “To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 2. If you have more than one HBA, select the HBA that you want to manage and press Enter. 3.

  • Page 85: To Manage Existing Arrays With The Acu

    ▼ To Manage Existing Arrays With the ACU 1. Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu. 2. From the Manage Arrays menu, do any of the following: View the properties of an array. ■ Note – Failed drives are displayed in a different text color. Make an array bootable.

  • Page 86: To Initialize Disk Drives With The Acu

    ▼ To Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU If a disk drive is displayed grayed-out (unavailable for use in a new array), it may need to be initialized. ● Select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. Caution – Do not initialize a disk drive that is part of an array. Initializing a disk drive that is part of an array may make the array unusable.

  • Page 87: Using The -Select Utility To Modify Hba Settings

    2. Select the disk drive being secure erased, then press Ctrl+Q. The secure erase stops and the ACU returns to its main window. Using the -Select Utility to Modify HBA Settings Included in the BIOS RAID Configuration utility is a tool for modifying the settings of the HBA and the disk drives connected to it.

  • Page 88: To Modify General Hba Settings With A -Select Utility

    ▼ To Modify General HBA Settings With a -Select Utility Note – Default HBA settings are suitable for most computers. Do not change the default settings. ● Select Controller Configuration from the main -Select utility menu and change the settings listed in the following table. Some options may not be available for the HBA.

  • Page 89: To Modify Sas-Specific Hba Settings With A -Select Utility

    General HBA Settings TABLE C-1 Option (Continued) Description (Continued) Removable Media When enabled, removable media devices, such as CD drives, are Devices Boot supported. Support Alarm Control When enabled, the alarm sounds. Default is enabled. Note—When the alarm is turned off (disabled), it will automatically turn back on after a reboot.

  • Page 90: Using The Disk Utilities To Manage Disk Drives

    Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives You can use the disk utilities, another tool in the BIOS RAID Configuration utility, to low-level format or verify your disk drives. (New disk drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.) Caution –...

  • Page 91: To Identify Disk Drives With The Disk Utilities

    1. Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility. “To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 2. Select the HBA you want, then press Enter. 3. Select Disk Utilities. 4. Select the disk drive you want, then press Enter. 5. Select Identify Drive, then press Enter. 6.

  • Page 92: Viewing The Bios-Based Event Log

    —The connections is determined by an expander. Exp0 (expander 0) Expanders ■ is connected to phy0 (phy 0 within a connector). For more information, see “SAS Expander Connections” on page 109. Note – Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, and so on) are listed in order after your system disk drives.

  • Page 93: Troubleshooting

    A P P E N D I X Troubleshooting This appendix provides basic troubleshooting information and solutions for solving HBA problems. The appendix contains the following sections: “Troubleshooting Checklist” on page 79 ■ “Silencing the Alarm” on page 80 ■ “Recovering From a Disk Drive Failure”...

  • Page 94: Silencing The Alarm

    Silencing the Alarm An alarm will sound when an error occurs. To silence the alarm, use BIOS RAID Configuration utility. See “Using the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page Recovering From a Disk Drive Failure This section explains how to recover when a disk drive fails: If the array was protected by a hot-spare (see “Failed Disk Drive Protected by a ■...

  • Page 95: Failed Disk Drive Not Protected By A Hot-Spare

    If copyback is enabled—Data is automatically moved back to its original location ■ once the HBA detects that the failed drive has been replaced. No action is required. Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot-Spare When an array is not protected by a hot-spare, if a disk drive in that array fails, remove and replace the failed disk drive.

  • Page 96: Multiple Failures In The Same Array

    Multiple Failures in the Same Array Except in RAID 6 and RAID 60 arrays (see “Selecting the Best RAID Level” on page 91), if more than one disk drive fails at the same time in the same array, the data cannot be recovered.

  • Page 97: Best Practices

    A P P E N D I X Best Practices This appendix provides information about how to best use the Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA to improve your overall user experience. The appendix contains the following sections: “Best Practices For Placing a New HBA in a System Running the Solaris OS” on ■...

  • Page 98: Best Practices For Switching Cables And Making New Connections

    1. Run the arcconf getversion command at a terminal window. Assuming the newly installed HBA is the sole HBA installed in the system, the output of the arcconf getversion command will display 1 adapter. 2. Review the output of the arcconf getversion command and do one of the following: If the output displays 1 adapter, the system has detected the HBA and you do ■...

  • Page 99: Pulling A Cable And Reconnecting It To The Same Port

    Pulling a Cable and Reconnecting It To the Same Port Wait at least two minutes between pulling a cable and reconnecting it to the same port on an HBA or JBOD. To avoid confusing the controller, wait until the physical drives are removed from the display of the GUI and CLI.

  • Page 100: Best Practices For Deleting Logical Volumes Without Deleting Partitions

    Best Practices For Deleting Logical Volumes Without Deleting Partitions When attempting to delete a logical volume, the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager graphical user interface (GUI) might require you to remove any partitions on the logical drive before it allows drive deletion. This is a safety feature designed to prevent accidental deletion of drives that contain valid data.

  • Page 101: Best Practices For Rescanning Or Discovering Drives

    Typing this command causes the failed drive to return to a ready state in the GUI. Best Practices For Rescanning or Discovering Drives If you add a new enclosure to an existing card, or if you initiate a card rescan and the rescan finds a new physical disk drive on the card, the newly discovered drive might be displayed as failed in the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager GUI (with a red X over the drive).

  • Page 102: Best Practices For Selecting Members Of Raid Logical Devices

    2. Verify whether the logical drive of the RAID card is the first drive in the list. 3. If the first drive listed is the original system boot drive, you do not need to perform any further action. If the first drive listed is the logical drive of the RAID card, change the list so that the original boot drive is listed first.

  • Page 103: Replacing An Hba On A Sparc System

    Replacing an HBA On a SPARC System Upon replacing an existing HBA card with a new card on a SPARC system, the new card automatically detects the existing configuration upon installation and no further action is required. However, if the new HBA is not seeing one or more volumes in the existing configuration, rescan those volumes to enable their detection.
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  • Page 105: Selecting The Best Raid Level

    A P P E N D I X Selecting the Best RAID Level When you create arrays (or logical drives) for the Sun StorageTek SAS RAID Internal HBA, you can assign a RAID level to protect your data. Each RAID level offers a unique combination of performance and redundancy. RAID levels also vary by the number of disk drives they support.

  • Page 106: Understanding Drive Segments

    Understanding Drive Segments A drive segment is a disk drive or portion of a disk drive that is used to create an array. A disk drive can include both RAID segments (segments that are part of an array) and available segments. Each segment can be part of only one logical device at a time.

  • Page 107: Raid 1 Arrays

    Nonredundant Arrays (RAID 0) FIGURE F-1 RAID 1 Arrays A RAID 1 array is built from two disk drives, where one disk drive is a mirror of the other (the same data is stored on each disk drive). Compared to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks.

  • Page 108: Raid 1 Enhanced Arrays

    RAID 1 Arrays FIGURE F-2 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays A RAID 1 Enhanced (RAID 1E) array—also referred to as a striped mirror—is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can be included.

  • Page 109: Raid 10 Arrays

    RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays FIGURE F-3 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Data in a RAID 10 array is both striped and mirrored. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive in the array.

  • Page 110: Raid 5 Arrays

    RAID 10 Arrays FIGURE F-4 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is built from a minimum of three disk drives, and uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Parity data is an error-correcting redundancy that’s used to re-create data if a disk drive fails.

  • Page 111: Raid 5Ee Arrays

    RAID 5 Arrays FIGURE F-5 RAID 5EE Arrays A RAID 5EE array—also referred to as a hot-spare—is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a distributed spare drive and must be built from a minimum of four disk drives. Unlike a hot-spare, a distributed spare is striped evenly across the disk drives with the stored data and parity data, and can’t be shared with other logical disk drives.

  • Page 112: Raid 50 Arrays

    In this example, S represents the distributed spare, P represents the distributed parity data. RAID 5EE Arrays FIGURE F-6 RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is built from at least six disk drives configured as two or more RAID 5 arrays, and stripes stored data and parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 5 arrays.
  • Page 113 Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive in the array. For example, three 250 GB disk drives and three 400 GB disk drives comprise two equal- sized RAID 5 arrays with 500 GB of stored data and 250 GB of parity data. The RAID 50 array can therefore contain 1000 GB (2 x 500 GB) of stored data and 500 GB of parity data.

  • Page 114: Raid 6 Arrays

    RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array—also referred to as dual drive failure protection—is similar to a RAID 5 array because it uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. However, RAID 6 arrays include two independent sets of parity data instead of one. Both sets of parity data are striped separately across all disk drives in the array.

  • Page 115: Raid 60 Arrays

    RAID 60 Arrays Similar to a RAID 50 array (see “RAID 50 Arrays” on page 98), a RAID 60 array—also referred to as dual drive failure protection— is built from at least eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 6 arrays, and stripes stored data and two sets of parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 6 arrays.

  • Page 116: Migrating Raid Levels

    Migrating RAID Levels As your storage space changes, you can migrate existing RAID levels to new RAID levels that better meet your storage needs. You can perform these migrations through the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager software. For more information, see the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User’s Guide.

  • Page 117: Introduction To Serial Attached Scsi

    A P P E N D I X Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI This section provides a basic overview of the main features of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), introduces some common SAS terms, and explains how SAS differs from parallel SCSI. Note –...

  • Page 118: Terminology Used In This Appendix

    Terminology Used in This Appendix For convenience, SAS HBAs and SAS RAID HBAs are referred to generically in this appendix as SAS cards. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders are referred to as expander devices.

  • Page 119: About Sas Device Communication

    About SAS Device Communication SAS devices communicate with each other through links. A link is a physical connection between two phys. As shown in the following figure, SAS devices contain ports (see “About SAS Ports” on page 106), ports contain phys, and each phy contains one transmitter and one receiver—one transceiver.

  • Page 120: About Sas Ports

    When a connection is formed between two end devices, a link is established from a phy in one port to a phy in the other port. As shown in the figure above, a wide port can support multiple independent links simultaneously. Phys are internal, within SAS connectors (see “About SAS Connectors”...

  • Page 121: About Sas Connectors

    About SAS Connectors A SAS or mini-SAS connector is the physical plug or receptacle that you see on a SAS device. It’s what you plug a SAS cable into, or the end of the SAS cable that’s being plugged in. (See “Preparing for Hardware Installation”...

  • Page 122: About Sas Connection Options

    ExpX:PhyX = Expander X is attached to Phy X (see “SAS Expander Connections” ■ on page 109 below for more information) where X is the count number. Note – Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, and so on) are listed in order after your system disk drives.

  • Page 123: Sas Expander Connections

    When connecting to a backplane, the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager GUI enables you to manage your system disk drives, see the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software User’s Guide. The number of end devices is limited to the number of slots available on the backplane.

  • Page 124: Differences Between Sas And Parallel Scsi

    SAS Expander Connections FIGURE G-2 Differences Between SAS and Parallel SCSI In summary, although SAS and parallel SCSI both use the SCSI command set, how they move data from one place to another is very different. To support point-to-point serial data transport, SAS introduces new types of connectors, cables, connection options, and terminology.
  • Page 125 This table describes many of the main differences between the two interfaces. Differences Between Parallel SCSI and SAS TABLE G-1 Parallel SCSI Serial Attached SCSI Parallel interface Serial interface Maximum speed 320 MB/sec shared by Maximum speed 300 MB/sec per phy when in all devices on the bus half-duplex mode Supports SCSI devices only...
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  • Page 127: Declaration Of Conformity, Safety, And Regulatory Statements

    A P P E N D I X Declaration of Conformity, Safety, and Regulatory Statements This appendix provides Declaration of Conformity, safety, and regulatory statements for the product. The appendix contains the following topics: “Declaration of Conformity” on page 115 ■...
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  • Page 129: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity To receive a copy of the latest Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for the product, either contact your local Sun sales representative, or create an online request at: https://www2.sun.de/dct/forms/reg_us_1607_755_0.jsp...
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  • Page 131: Safety Agency Compliance Statements

    Safety Agency Compliance Depending on the type of power switch your device has, one of the following symbols may be used: Statements On – Applies AC power to the system. Read this section before beginning any procedure. The following text provides safety precautions to follow when installing a Sun Microsystems product.

  • Page 132: Battery Warning

    The following caution applies only to devices with a Caution – Not all power cords have the same Standby power switch: current ratings. Do not use the power cord provided with your equipment for any other Caution – The power switch of this product products or use.
  • Page 133 System Unit Cover Laser Compliance Notice You must remove the cover of your Sun computer system Sun products that use laser technology comply with Class 1 unit to add cards, memory, or internal storage devices. Be laser requirements. sure to replace the cover before powering on your computer system.
  • Page 134 Ce produit est destiné à être utilisé dans des zones à Positionnement d’un produit Sun ■ accès limité, dans lesquelles les accès sont contrôlés au moyen de systèmes de sécurité (par exemple, à clé, Attention – Evitez d'obstruer ou de recouvrir verrou, dispositif ou badge).
  • Page 135 système. Assurez-vous de le brancher dans Instructions de montage en rack une prise d'alimentation mise à la terre près Les instructions de montage en rack suivantes ou similaires du système et facile d'accès. Ne le branchez à celles-ci sont fournies avec les instructions d'installation : pas lorsque l'alimentation électrique ne se : en ■...
  • Page 136 Attention – L'utilisation de contrôles et de Achtung – Heiße Oberfläche. Nicht berühren, réglages ou l'application de procédures autres da Verletzungsgefahr durch heiße Oberfläche que ceux spécifiés dans le présent document besteht. peuvent entraîner une exposition à des radiations dangereuses. Achtung –...
  • Page 137 Anschluss des Netzkabels Warnung bezüglich Batterien Achtung – Sun-Geräte sind für Achtung – Bei unsachgemäßer Handhabung Stromversorgungssysteme mit einem oder nicht fachgerechtem Austausch der geerdeten neutralen Leiter (geerdeter Batterien besteht Explosionsgefahr. Verwen- Rückleiter bei gleichstrombetriebenen den Sie bei Systemen mit austauschbaren Geräten) ausgelegt.
  • Page 138 Normativas de seguridad - Die Installation des Geräts in ■ Reduzierter Luftstrom einem Rack sollte so erfolgen, dass die Lea esta sección antes de realizar cualquier operación. En Luftstrommenge, die für den sicheren Betrieb des ella se explican las medidas de seguridad que debe tomar al Geräts erforderlich ist, nicht beeinträchtigt wird.
  • Page 139 electricista cualificado en caso de que no esté Encendido – Suministra alimentación de CA seguro del tipo de alimentación del que se al sistema. dispone en el edificio. Apagado – Corta la alimentación de CA del Precaución – No todos los cables de sistema.
  • Page 140 descritas en el manual de servicio del - debería mantenerse una puesta ■ Puesta a tierra fiable a tierra fiable del equipo montado en un armario. producto. No desmonte las baterías ni intente Debería prestarse especial atención a las conexiones recargarlas fuera del sistema.
  • Page 141 Danmark Norge Advarsel! – Litiumbatteri — Eksplosionsfare Advarsel – Apparatet må tilkoples jordet ved fejlagtig håndtering. Udskiftning må kun stikkontakt. ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type. Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandøren. Sverige Varning – Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat Suomi uttag.
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  • Page 143: Regulatory Compliance Statements

    Regulatory Compliance Statements Your Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class: • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA • Industry Canada Equipment Standard for Digital Equipment (ICES-003) — Canada • Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) — Japan Bureau of Standards Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) —...
  • Page 144 GOST-R Certification Mark 130 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide • March 2010...

  • Page 145: Index

    Index CD-ROM Boot Support setting, 74 creating arrays, 70 connectors, 77, 107 creating bootable arrays, 71 controllers initializing disk drives, 72 Alarm Control setting, 75 managing arrays, 71 Array Background Consistency Check rescanning disk drives, 72 setting, 74 secure erasing disk drives, 72 Array-based BBS Support setting, 74 advanced data protection, 3 array-level features, 2...
  • Page 146 connections, 77 distributed spare drives, 97 failure recovery hot-spares, 2 multiple arrays, 81 multiple disk drives, 82 RAID 0 arrays, 81 initializing disk drives, 72 with hot spare, 80 installation without hot spare, 81 disk drives (SAS), 19 formatting, 76 driver, 49 to 52 identifying, 77 driver and Linux, 41, 42...
  • Page 147 mirroring, 93 SAS, xi 4-wide ports, 106 non-redundant logical drives, 92 backplane connections, 20, 108 comparison to parallel SCSI, 110 connectors, 107 description, 104 online expansion, 2 direct-attach connections, 19, 108 operating system installation, 39, 45 disk drive identifiers, 107 disk drives, 107 edge expanders, 109 parity, 96...
  • Page 148 Serial ATA. See SATA serial attached SCSI. See SAS, xi SerialSelect, 73 Solaris driver installation, 51 Solaris OS patches, 5 supported versions, 5 specifications, 59 striping, 92 SUSE driver installation, 50 SUSE installation, 42 system requirements, 6 technical specifications, 59 terminology SAS, 104 verifying disk drives, 76...

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