Avago Technologies eXtremeRAID 3000 User Manual
eXtremeRAID 3000
Installation Guide
DB11-000033-00 First Edition
08P5525
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. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded cables for SCSI connection external to the cabinet are used in the
compliance testing of this Product. LSI Logic is not responsible for any radio
or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of this
equipment or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and
equipment other than those specified by LSI Logic. The correction of
interferences caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution, or
attachment will be the responsibility of the user.
The LSI Logic Mylex eXtremeRAID 3000 is tested to comply with FCC
standards for home or office use.
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du
Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control
Council for Interference from Information Technology Equipment (VCCI).
If this is used near a radio or television receiv er in a domestic en vironment, it
may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the
instruction manual.
LSI Logic Corporation
North American Headquarters
Milpitas, CA
408.433.8000
Declaration of Conformity
Per FCC Part 2, Section 2.1077(a)
Manufacturer’s Name: LSI Logic Corporation
Manufacturer’s Address:
Declares that the product:
Product Name: High Performance RAID Controller
Model Number(s): eXtremeRAID 3000
Year of Manufacture: 2000
Conforms to the following Product Specification(s):
FCC: CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(e)
Supplementary Information:
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.
North American Headquarters
Milpitas, CA
USA
and Section 15.109(g) Class B Digital Device
tested per ANSI C63.4–1992 procedures
Declaration of Conformity
Per 89\336\EEC
Responsible Party
Name:
Address:
Trade Name: High Performance Caching RAID Controller
Model Number(s):eXtremeRAID-3E Fab. 550137-A Rev. A
Standards: EN 50081-1:1992, Emissions
LSI Logic Corporation
North American Headquarters
Milpitas, CA
U.S.A.
hereby declares that the product
conforms to the following specifications
EN 55022:1998 Class B ITE radiated and conducted
emissions
EN 50024:1998, Immunity
EN 61000-4-2:1998 Electrostatic Discharge
EN 61000-4-3:1996 Radiated Susceptibility
EN 61000-4-4:1995 Electrical Fast Transients/Burst
Community of Europe
CE mark is rated for the eXtremeRAID 3000 as follows:
CISPR 22 Radiated Emission
EN55022, Generic immunity standard for the following:
IEC 801-2 ESD, IEC 801-3 Radiated, and IEC 801-4 EFT/Burst
Warning!
This is a Class B product. In a residential environment this product may
cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take
adequate measures.
Achtung!
Dieses ist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse B. In Wohnbereichen
können bei Betrieb dieses Gerätes Rundfunkstörungen aufreten, in welchen
Fällen der Benutzer für entsprechende Gegenmaßnahmen verantwortlich ist.
Avertissement!
Cet appareil est un appareil de Classe B. Dans un environnement résidentiel
cet appareil peut provoquer des brouillages radioélectriques. Dans ce cas, il
peut être demandé à l’utilisateur de prendre des mésures appropriées.
Underwriters Laboratories Statement and Warning
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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. Any product(s) described
herein is/are a licensed product of LSI Logic Corporation.
Document Description
Document DB11-000033-00 First Edition. November 2002
This document describes the LSI Logic Corporation’s Mylex
eXtremeRAID 3000 product for Software Kit 5.20 and will remain
the official reference source for all revisions/releases of this product
until rescinded by an update.
Disclaimer
It is the policy of LSI Logic to improve products as new technology ,
components, software, and firmware become available. LSI Logic
Corporation reserves the right to make changes to any products
herein at any time without notice. All features, functions, and
operations described herein may not be marketed by LSI Logic in
all parts of the world. In some instances, photographs and figures
are of equipment prototypes. Therefore, before using this
document, consult your LSI Logic representative for information
that is applicable and current. LSI LOGIC DOES NOT ASSUME
ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE USE OF
ANY PRODUCT(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY AGREED TO IN WRITING BY LSI LOGIC.
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Copyright Notice
Copyright © 2001, 2002. LSI Logic Corporation. All rights
reserved.
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LSI Logic, the LSI Logic logo, MORE, Mylex, and SANmapping
are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Logic Corporation.
All other brand and product names may be trademarks of their
respective companies.
About This Manual
This installation guide covers hardware set-up and configuration procedures
necessary for the installation of a Mylex eXtremeRAID 3000 Fibre Channel
RAID controller.
Chapter 1 describes the controller, standard package contents, and usersupplied items necessary for installation.
Chapter 2 describes the steps to be performed prior to controller installation
and the physical installation of the eXtremeRAID 3000 Fibre Channel RAID
controller.
Chapter 3 describes controller start-up and the BIOS options.
Appendix A describes the memory and battery backup module.
Appendix B provides hardware and environmental specifications.
Appendix C describes error messages and problem correction.
Appendix D describes the PCI Hot Plug feature.
Appendix E provides enclosure management information.
Conventions
Throughout the manual, the following conventions are used to describe user
interaction with the product:
prompt This style of type indicates screen display messages
Enter Press the key labeled “Enter” (or “Delete”, etc.)
☛Note
Supplementary information that can have an effect on
system performance
Caution
Notification that a proscribed action has the potential
to adversely affect equipment operation, system
performance, or data integrity
WARNING
Notification that a proscribed action will definitely
result in equipment damage, data loss, or personal
injury
Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
Product Description ...........................................................................1-1
Controller Features ....................................................................1-2
Channel Capabilities ..................................................................1-3
Controller Capabilities ................................................................1-3
Operating System Support .........................................................1-3
Standard Package Contents ..................................................... ........1-4
Hardware ....................................................................................1-4
Software ..................................................................................... 1-4
User-supplied Items .................................................................. ........1-5
Chapter 2
Installation
Before You Begin ..............................................................................2-2
Safety Considerations .......................................................................2-3
Installation Checklist ..........................................................................2-4
GET READY ..................................................... .........................2-4
GET SET ....................................... ... ... .................................. .....2-4
GO .............................................................................................. 2-5
Connectors, Jumpers and LEDs ........................................................2-6
PCI Hot Plug ............................................................. ... ..............2-6
SCSI Termination .....................................................................2-12
SCSI Cabling ............................................................................2-13
SCSI Drive Preparation ............................................................2-14
Do Not Mix Narrow and Wide SCSI Drives ..............................2-14
Mixing LVD with Single-ended Drives ...................................... 2-14
No Fibre Termination ...............................................................2-14
Fibre Cabling ............................................................................2-15
Fibre Connectors, External ......................................................2-16
Fibre Drive Preparation ............................................................2-17
Chapter 3
Controller Start-up
BIOS Options ........................................................... ... ......................3-1
Setting BIOS Options .................................................................3-3
BIOS Configuration Utility (RAID EzAssist) .......................................3-5
Operating System ........................................................ ... ...................3-5
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Operating System Device Drivers .......................................... ............3-5
Global Array Manager (GAM) Server ................................................3-5
Global Array Manager (GAM) Client ..................................................3-6
In Case of Problems ..........................................................................3-6
Appendix A
Memory Module and
Battery Backup Unit
Product Description ...........................................................................A-1
Features .....................................................................................A-1
BDIMM Operation ..............................................................................A-2
Set-up – Enabling the Write-Back Cache ...................................A-2
Battery Backup Capacity ............................................................A-2
Maintenance ......................................................................................A-3
Removing the BDIMM ................................................................A-3
BDIMM Functional Description ..........................................................A-3
Status Indication .........................................................................A-4
Battery and Charge Circuit .........................................................A-4
Disposition of Failed Batteries ....................................................A-4
BDIMM Specifications ........................................................................A-5
On-board Battery ........................................................................A-5
Battery Charge Life ....................................................................A-5
Cache Memory ............ .................................. ... ..........................A-5
Module Dimensions ....................................................................A-5
Environmental ............................................................................A-5
Warranty .....................................................................................A-5
Appendix B
eXtremeRAID 3000 Specifications
General Hardware Specifications ................ ......................................B-1
eXtremeRAID 3000 ....................................... ... ..........................B-1
Environmental Specifications .............................................................B-2
Appendix C
eXtremeRAID 3000
Error Messages
Start-up Error Messages ...................................................................C-1
Drive Check Error Messages ............................................................ C-1
Installation Abort ............................................. ..................................C-2
System Reboot or Power Down ........................................................C-3
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Appendix D
PCI Hot Plug
Introduction ........................................................................................D-1
Implementation ..................................................................................D-1
NetWare .....................................................................................D-1
Windows NT ...............................................................................D-3
Windows 2000 ............................................................................D-3
Windows XP and .NET 32-bit .....................................................D-3
Appendix E
Enclosure Management
Introduction ........................................................................................E-1
SAF-TE ..............................................................................................E-1
Glossary
SOFTWARE LICENSE AND WARRANTY POLICY
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This chapter describes:
• The eXtremeRAID™ 3000 controller
• Standard package contents
• User supplied items
Chapter 1
Introduction
Figure 1-1. eXtremeRAID 3000 Controller
Product Description
The Mylex eXtremeRAID 3000 controller is a PCI to Fibre Channel RAID
controller with 64-bit, 33MHz PCI capability. The eXtremeRAID 3000
supports either one or two external Fibre channel loops at 100 MB/sec per
loop, plus one internal Ultra2 SCSI connector and a cache memory battery
backup. The eXtremeRAID 3000 controller provides the speed and
functionality required by high demand server platforms. eXtremeRAID 3000
achieves performance breakthroughs in Fibre channel RAID technology,
eliminates storage bottlenecks, and delivers scalable performance. Enclosure
management is a standard feature.
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Product Description
Controller Features
Features of the eXtremeRAID 3000 controller include:
• Two Q-Logic ISP 2100A chips to support two Fibre loop channels at
100MB/s each
• One Q-Logic ISP 1080 chip to support one Ultra2 SCSI channel at
80MB/s
• StrongArm SA110 at 233MHz RISC processor
• BDIMM memory module with 32MB, 64MB, 128MB ECC SDRAM
with a Battery Backup Module (BBM)
• PCI 2.1 and 2.2 compliant (PCI 2.2 required to use hotplug feature)
• 1MB, 8-bit flash EEPROM for BIOS and code
• Built-in configuration utilities (in BIOS)
• Controller redundancy using a shared SCSI bus in a clustering
configuration
• Write-back cache support
Caution
If the clustering feature is enabled, write-back should
NOT be enabled. However, if clustering is disabled,
the write-back can be either on or off.
• PCI Hotplug capability allows the eXtremeRAID 3000 to be swapped
with a replacement without powering down the system
Caution
Be sure the motherboard you are using supports
PCI Hotplug before attempting to use this feature,
or serious damage to the controller and/or the
motherboard could result. (You must be PCI 2.2
compliant if using PCI Hot Plug.)
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Introduction
Channel Capabilities
• 126 physical devices per Fibre loop channel
• 15 physical devices per SCSI channel
Controller Capabilities
• 16 physical devices per drive group (array)
• 60 total drive groups
• 256 total physical devices
• 32 total logical drives
• Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 0+1, 10, 30, 50, and JBOD
Operating System Support
MS-DOS 6.x, and above are supported using drivers that reside in the
eXtremeRAID BIOS. Many other popular operating systems are supported
using software drivers in the Disk Array Controller Software Kit that is
included with the eXtremeRAID 3000 controller (see the PCI Disk Array
Controller Drivers Installation Guide and User Manual).
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Standard Package Contents
Standard Package Contents
The following items are supplied with the standard shipping package:
Hardware
• eXtremeRAID 3000 Disk Array Controller with documentation
included on the CD-ROM and a printed Quick Installation Guide
• BDIMM Memory Module (32MB, 64MB, 128MB) with an optional
pre-installed battery backup
Software
• RAID EzAssist disk array controller configuration utility with
documentation on CD-ROM and a printed Quick Configuration Guide
• Software Kit Driver with documentation on CD-ROM and a printed
PCI Drivers installation guide
• Global Array Manager (GAM) with documentation on CD-ROM
Figure 1-2. Standard Package Contents
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Introduction
User-supplied Items
The following user-supplied items are required to perform this installation:
SCSI
• IBM-PC™ compatible host system with PCI slot (PCI 2.1 or PCI 2.2
compliant; you must be PCI 2.2 compliant to use Hop Plug)
• Network operating system software (as required)
• SCSI cables to connect the controller and disk arrays
• Static grounding strap or electrostatic discharge (ESD) safe work area
• Disk array enclosure (or equivalent) with SCSI disk drives
FIBRE
• HSSDC to DB9 cables to connect the controller and Fibre disk arrays
• Disk array enclosure (or equivalent) with Fibre disk drives
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User-supplied Items
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Chapter 2
Installation
This chapter describes:
• Before you begin
• Safety Considerations
• Installation Checklist
• Connectors, Jump ers, LED’s
• Installation steps
• SCSI drive termination
• SCSI cabling, internal ribbon cable only
• SCSI drive preparation
• Limitations on mixing various SCSI drive types
• Fibre drives, no termination
• Fibre cabling
• Fibre drive preparation
Mylex disk array controllers are designed to work in a variety of SCSI and
Fibre RAID application environments. Certain configuration steps need to be
performed prior to installing the controller into a RAID environment. Each
of the steps described in this chapter are part of the installation process.
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Before You Begin
Before You Begin
Installing the eXtremeRAID 3000 Fibre Channel RAID controller is no
more difficult than installing any 32 bit or 64 bit PCI controller. The
eXtremeRAID 3000 controller, with two Fibre channels and one internal
SCSI channel, connects into any PCI slot on the motherboard. Follow these
steps and the installation procedures in this chapter.
WARNING
Working with the system covers off and power
applied to the system can result in shock and
serious injury .
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
the manufacturer.
Dispose of the used battery/crystal module
according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Never incinerate a battery as it could explode and
cause serious injury.
1. Read all of the instructions in this chapter completely before proceeding. Follow the Notes, Cautions, and W arnings described in this manual
and marked on the equipment.
2. Power off the system and disconnect the power cables before starting
the installation. Refer to the instructions provided in your system
documentation. Do not disconnect cables or power cords while system
power is on.
3. Follow electrostatic discharge (ESD) safe procedures. Use a grounded
wrist strap or ESD safe footwear, and work in an ESD safe area.
4. Perform a safety check of the installation before powering on the
system.
• Make sure that the cabling Pin 1 location is correct and that all
cables are firmly seated in the connectors.
• Make sure all SCSI conventions (cable type, cable length,
termination, etc.) are correct, see Table 2-2.
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Installation
Safety Considerations
Be sure to observe the following precautions before beginning the controller
installation procedure:
Caution
Anti-static handling procedures are required. Leave
the controller in its anti-static bag until it is time to
plug the controller into the PCI slot. The use of a
grounded wrist strap and other ESD protective
measures are highly recommended.
WARNING
Disconnect the system from the electrical wall
outlet before opening the system cabinet. Working
with the system covers off and power applied to the
system can result in shock and serious injury.
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Installation Checklist
Installation Checklist
GET READY
☛Note
It is recommended that you wear a grounded wrist
strap when working with hardware installation
procedures.
1. ____ Decide which available PCI slot will be used.
2. ____ Remove the plate from the I/O access port to the PCI slot.
3. ____ Remove the eXtremeRAID 3000 controller from the anti-static
bag.
GET SET
4. ____ Plug the eXtremeRAID 3000 controller into a standard PCI slot.
5. ____ Tighten the eXtremeRAID 3000 controller into the mounting
bracket.
6. ____ Connect the SCSI cable from SCSI drive(s) and/or SCSI
device(s) to the internal SCSI channel.
7. ____ Check termination - only for the internal SCSI channel.
8. ____ Check disk drives. Be sure termination is set to the disabled
position on any disk drive(s) that will not be terminated. For more
information, see the documentation that accompanied the disk
drives.
9. ____ Set SCSI ID on the SCSI disk drive(s).
10. ____ Enable termination power on SCSI disk drive(s).
11. ____ Insert the Fibre disk drives into a Fibre Channel Cabinet.
12. ____ Connect the Fibre HSSDC cable from the Fibre drive(s) to the
external Fibre loop channel(s).
☛Note
Use only Fibre disk drives in your Fibre Channel
Cabinet.
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13. ____ Safety check the installation.
☛Note
Review Figure 2-1, Figure 2-2, Figure 2-3 and
Table 2-1 to get familiar with the layout of the
eXtremeRAID 3000 controller and the Connectors,
Jumpers, and LED descriptions.
GO
14. ____ Go to Chapter 3, Controller Start-up.
Installation
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