ATTO Technology R348 v User Manual
ATTO ExpressSAS Host Adapter
Installation and Operation Manual
ExpressSAS R348 RAID Adapter
ExpressSAS R380 RAID Adapter
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holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written
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4/2007 Document Control Number: PRMA 0389-000
Contents
1 ATTO provides storage solutions .....................................................1
Primary benefits
Technical highlights
2 Install drivers .......................................................................................3
Windows
Windows XP and Server 2003
Windows Vista
Create an installation disk from the CD
Create an installation disk from a file
Mac OS X drivers
Linux
Loading drivers
3 Install hardware ...................................................................................5
System requirements
SAS address
Installation
Bracket details
Adapter board details
4 Updating drivers and adapter configurations ..................................9
Upgrade ExpressSAS drivers in Windows
Windows XP and Server 2003
Windows Vista
Install a fresh copy of Windows
Install a fresh copy of Windows Vista
Mac OS X driver update
Linux driver update
5 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................11
General suggestions
If the RAID adapter is not accessible
Appendix A Standards and compliances ............................................i
Appendix B Contact ATTO Technology, Inc. ......................................ii
1 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO ExpressSAS Host Adapter Installation and Operation Manual
1 ATTO provides storage solutions
The ATTO Technology ExpressSAS low-profile host adapters provide 3-Gb SAS/SATA II connectivity for
both IT and digital video environments. The adapters are compatible with multiple operating systems,
applications and drives.
The ATTO ExpressSAS R380 host adapter and the
ExpressSAS R348 host adapter provide enhanced
reliability and performance thanks to more than 15
years of ATTO experience with SCSI hardware and
storage connectivity solutions. Using the latest in PCI
Express bus technology, the ATTO ExpressSAS host
adapters deliver blazing-fast performance with
transfer rates of up to 3-Gb per second per port.
An easy-to-use utility, ATTO Configuration Tool,
configures, manages and monitors the ExpressSAS
adapters.
ATTO also incorporates its field-proven Advanced
Data Streaming (ADS™) technology to meet the most
demanding performance requirements of intensive
applications. ATTO provides industry standard PCIe
to SAS control using Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP),
Serial ATA Tunneling Protocol (STP) and Serial
Management Protocol (SMP).
The ATTO ExpressSAS R348 is a low-profile SAS
host adapter configurable as four external and four
internal ports or as eight internal ports.
The ATTO ExpressSAS R380 is a low-profile SAS
host adapter with eight external ports.
Primary benefits
• Improved performance over traditional
ULTRA320 SCSI with SAS, SATA and SATA II
attachment
• Increased bandwidth through x8 PCI Express
host interface
• Point-to-point technology delivers full throughput
to each connected storage device
• One-click installation
• User-friendly ATTO Configuration Tool provides
a simple host-based utility for effortless
configuration, a BIOS setup utility provides
flexibility for custom applications, and a userfriendly GUI allows for quick and easy RAID
setup
• ADS technology: alleviates data transfer
bottlenecks and moves data more efficiently
while managing latency
Technical highlights
• x8 PCIe host interface: PCIe spec 1.0a
• True low-profile form factor
• Length: 6.600”
• Height: 2.713”
• Low-profile and standard height brackets
• Operating environment
• Temperature: 0°-55°C (32°-113°F)
• Humidity: 5%-95% non-condensing
• Storage Environment
• Temperature: -40°-70°C (-40°-157°F)
• Humidity: 5%-95% non-condensing
• Protocols:
• Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP)
• Serial ATA Tunneling Protocol (STP)
• Serial Management Protocol (SMP)
• Drivers to support Windows® 2000, Server
2003, XP and Vista (32 bit & 64 bit), Linux Red
Hat and SUSE (32 bit & 64 bit kernel 2.6.x) and
Mac® OS X (10.4x)
• RoHS compliant
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