Acer DAC960PJ, DAC960PG User Manual

DAC960PG™ and DAC960PJ™

Quick Installation Guide

PCI to Ultra SCSI

RAID Controllers

Part Number 775034-02

08P4084

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The DAC960PG and DAC960PJ comply with the following regulatory
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DAC960PJ Installation Guide.

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 WARNING

This controller is furnished with a nonvolatile
RAM (NVRAM) chip that uses a sealed lithium
battery/crystal module. Replace the module only
with the same or equivalent type recommended by
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crystal module according to the manufacturer's
instructions. Never incinerate a battery as it could
explode and cause serious injury.

Table of Contents

Hardware Installation

Introduction ...........................................................................................1

Performing an Installation ..................................................................... 1

Connectors, Jumpers .....................................................................2

Installing the DAC960 into the System ................................................. 3

What to Do Next .................................................................................... 5

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Hardware Installation

Introduction

The DAC960PG and DAC960PJ are versatile PCI to Ultra SCSI RAID
controllers. This quick installation guide assumes that the user is familiar
with controller, disk drive, and RAID terminology.

Performing an Installation

 WARNING

To avoid electrical shock, do not attempt to
perform this hardware installation with power on.
Disconnect the system from the electrical wall
outlet.

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Connectors and Jumpers

Up to three Ultra SCSI channels are supported on the controller. The SCSI
connector locations are shown in Figure 1.

All the jumpers should normally be set to their default settings. See Table 1
for default jumper settings. Jumper locations are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. DAC960PG/PJ with Component Locations

Table 1. Jumper and Connector Descriptions

Jumper Description Default Setting

JP4 Header for optional front panel LED –

JP5 Serial Port Connector –

JP6 maintenance – do not use Installed

J5 Intelligent Battery Backup connector – If an IBBU is

not installed, a loopback plug must be installed in this
socket.

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Installed at

factory

Contents

Installing the DAC960PG or DAC960PJ into the System

1. With the power off, plug the DAC960PG or DAC960PJ controller into
an available PCI slot (see Figure 2).

System Board

Plug Controller into
any Available PCI
Slot

Figure 2. Plugging the DAC960PG or DAC960PJ into a PCI Slot

2. Set the SCSI ID on each internal drive to a unique address between
0 and 15, but do not use address 7, as it is reserved for the controller.
See the documentation that comes with your drives for instructions on
how to do this.

 Caution

If internal and external drives are used, be sure that no
drive addresses are duplicated. External SCSI
cabinets usually automatically assign drive addresses
according to where in the cabinet the drives are
located.

3. Disable termination on all drives connected to the controller. See the
documentation that comes with your drives for instructions on how to
do this.

4. Enable termination power on all drives connected to the controller. See
the documentation that comes with your drives for instructions on how
to do this.

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5. Set the SCSI ID for each external disk drive to a unique address
between 0 and 15, but do not use address 7 (reserved for the controller).
Do not duplicate SCSI IDs used by internal drives designated for the
same channel. For information on how to set SCSI IDs, refer to the disk
drive documentation.

If you are using an external SCSI cabinet, please see the Caution note
above.

6. Connect a wide, high-density, 68-pin SCSI ribbon cable to the internal
SCSI connectors on the DAC960PG or DAC960PJ controller, and
connect the other cable connectors to any internal SCSI drives as
required (see Figure 3).

7. Connect an active terminator to the end of the SCSI ribbon cable at the
end farthest from the controller (see Figure 3).

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DAC960PG/PJ Controller

Figure 3. Connecting Internal and External Drives

8. Connect a wide, round, 68-pin Very High Density Connector Interface
(VHDCI) cable to the external SCSI connector on the DAC960PG or
DAC960PJ controller, and connect the other end of the cable to an
external drive cabinet as required (see Figure 3). External drive
cabinets usually have termination built into the end of the SCSI bus.
Check the documentation that comes with your drive cabinet to be sure
this is the case. If not, use an active terminator at the end of the bus.

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☛ Note

The DAC960PG or DAC960PJ controller
automatically determines whether or not its own on­board termination is required and automatically
enables or disables on-board termination as necessary.

Figure 4 shows a completed, typical installation of the DAC960PG or
DAC960PJ controller.

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T

System Board

Figure 4. DAC960PG or DAC960PJ in a Typical Installation

The hardware portion of the installation is complete.

Contents

What to Do Next

1. Use RAID EzAssist to create an automatic or a custom RAID
Configuration.

Refer to the RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility Quick Configuration
Guide, or RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility User Reference Guide.

2. Install the DAC960PG or DAC960PJ controller drivers appropriate for
your server’s network operating system.

Refer to the PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Installation Guide and
User Manual.

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