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About This Manual
This installation guide covers hardware set-up and configuration procedures
necessary for the installation of the Mylex AcceleRAID 150 PCI to Ultra2
SCSI RAID controller.
Chapter 1 describes the controller, standard package contents, and usersupplied items necessary for installation.
Chapter 2 describes steps to be performed prior to controller installation
and the physical installation of the controller.
Chapter 3 describes controller board start-up and the BIOS options.
Appendix A describes installation notes.
Appendix B describes hardware and environmental specifications.
Appendix C describes error messages and how to correct problems causing
errors.
Appendix D describes enclosure management.
Appendix E provides regulatory information.
Conventions
Throughout the manual, the following conventions are used to describe user
interaction with the product:
promptThis style of type indicates screen display messages.
EnterPress 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.
The AcceleRAID™ 150 (DAC960PRL-1) is a single-channel PCI-to-Ultra2
SCSI, LVD (Low Voltage Differential) RAID Controller. It has all the
functions and performance characteristics of the Mylex line of RAID
controllers for several popular network operating systems.
The Mylex AcceleRAID 150 controller offers the ultimate flexibility as a
standard PCI configuration or as a SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL)
configuration.
The AcceleRAID 150 controller works on two different types of system
boards: a standard system or PC board that has the standard PCI bus
interface, or a system board with embedded SCSI that allows the
AcceleRAID 150 controller to steer RAID features (the SISL feature) onto
the embedded SCSI channel(s). Enclosure Management is a standard
feature.
Manual No. 7750201-1
Product Description
Mylex’s AcceleRAID 150 can be used in either one of the following two
situations:
1. A cost-effective, single-channel, standard PCI RAID controller, which
may reside in any PCI slot (to implement a standard RAID connection),
or
2. A cost-effective PCI RAID controller with SISL, which must reside in
the prewired, SISL-dedicated slot on a system board (to implement a
SISL connection). See your system board documentation to identify
your board’s specific PCI slot that supports SCSI Interrupt Steering
Logic (SISL).
In addition to the choice of any system board for one of the above situations,
note that some Intel
® boards also give you the following flexibility:
1. Use the AcceleRAID 150 controller plugged into a standard PCI slot as
a single-channel controller, or
2. Use the AcceleRAID 150 controller plugged into a SISL enhanced PCI
slot. The controller takes control of the SCSI channels allowing RAID
configurations to be extended from the controller to the embedded
SCSI channels on the system board.
The following Intel boards: N440BX, T440BX, NA440BX, NC440BX, and
SC450NX are examples of the server boards and systems that support the
SISL feature of the AcceleRAID 150 controller.
A specially configured dedicated SISL slot is required to use SCSI Interrupt
Steering Logic (SISL).
Mylex AcceleRAID controllers supply the necessary signals that enable
SISL hardware to capture and control the embedded SCSI channel(s) on the
system board. This feature implements RAID capabilities on the SCSI
channels that reside on the system board.
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Introduction
AcceleRAID 150 Controller Features
Includes the following features:
• Ability to operate in an ordinary PCI slot as a single-channel RAID
controller in any PCI system.
• Ability to add the functionality of an additional RAID SCSI channel
which is a Wide Ultra2 SCSI RAID LVD channel (see the note below
for further explanation).
☛ Note
The AcceleRAID 150 will work as a single-channel,
Wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD RAID controller with a
system board that has an available PCI slot.
A specially configured, dedicated PCI slot is required
to enable SISL, which allows the controller to add
RAID capability to a system board’s built-in SCSI
channels.
See your system board documentation to identify your
board’s specific PCI slot that supports SCSI Interrupt
Steering Logic (SISL).
Operating System Support
MS-DOS 5.x, 6.x, and above are supported using drivers that are included in
the Disk Array Software Kit. Many other popular operating systems are
supported using software drivers in the Disk Array Controller Software Kit
that is included with the AcceleRAID controller (see the PCI Disk Array Controller Drivers Installation Guide and User Manual).
Manual No. 7750201-3
Standard Package Contents
Standard Package Contents
The following items are supplied with the standard shipping package:
Hardware
• AcceleRAID 150 Disk Array Controller with documentation included
on the CD-ROM and a printed Quick Installation Guide
Software
• Disk Array Controller Configuration (RAID EzAssist™) utility with
documentation on CD-ROM and a printed Quick Configuration Guide
• Disk Array Controller Software Kit with documentation on CD-ROM
• Software Kit Driver diskettes and a printed PCI Drivers Installation
Guide
• Global Array Manager (GAM) Server and Client software 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:
• Host system with a PCI slot, or
• Host system with a prewired SISL supported PCI slot in order to use
the SISL feature
• SCSI cables to connect SCSI channels to disk drives
• Operating system software
• Static grounding strap or electrostatic discharge (ESD) safe work area
• Disk array enclosure (or equivalent) and SCSI disk drives
☛ Note
The supported SCSI drive types include Ultra2 SCSI
with LVD as well as the following single-ended SCSI
types: SCSI-1, Fast SCSI, Wide Fast SCSI, Ultra
SCSI, and Wide Ultra SCSI.
• Safety considerations: Caution and Warning notes
• Installing the AcceleRAID 1500 controller
AcceleRAID 150 with Standard PCI Bus
☛ Note
If you will be installing the AcceleRAID 150
controller with the SISL feature, please go to the
section titled “AcceleRAID 150 with SISL (SCSI
Interrupt Steering Logic)” on page 2-15.
Caution
If an operating system or existing data resides on
drives already installed on the system, a full backup
should be performed on these drives prior to this
installation.
Manual No. 7750202-1
Before You Begin (Standard)
Before You Begin (Standard)
Installing a standard AcceleRAID 150 PCI to Ultra2 SCSI RAID controller
is no more difficult than installing any PCI adapter. Follow these steps and
then follow the installation procedures in this chapter. Occasionally, you may
need to refer to the instructions that came with your computer system.
WARNING
Power OFF the system and disconnect the power
cord 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.
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
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.
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Installation
1. Power OFF the system and any enclosures, such as a tower, and
disconnect the power cord and 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.
2. Read all of the instructions in this chapter completely before proceeding. Follow the Notes, Cautions, and Warnings described in this manual
and marked on the equipment.
3. Safety check the installation before powering ON the system:
• Make sure SCSI cables are properly connected.
• Make sure all SCSI conventions (cable type, cable length,
termination, and SCSI addresses) are followed. Examples of cable
types are: flat, rounded, shielded, or non-shielded – use like types
together.
• For information about cable lengths and formats, please refer to
Table A-1 on page A-1.
Manual No. 7750202-3
Standard Installation Checklist
Standard 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 standard PCI slot will be used.
2. ____ Remove the plate from the I/O access port to the PCI slot.
3. ____ Remove the AcceleRAID 150 controller from the anti-static bag.
4. ____ Check Jumper 10 (JP10). If it is installed on the jumper pins,
remove it according to Figure 2-6.
GET SET
5. ____ Plug the AcceleRAID 150 controller into a standard PCI slot.
6. ____ Tighten the AcceleRAID 150 controller into the mounting
bracket.
7. ____ Connect the SCSI cable(s) drives and/or devices to the controller.
8. ____ Check termination – Only internal or external devices.
9. ____ Check termination – Both internal and external devices.
10. ____ Remove or set termination jumpers to the disabled position on
the disk drive.
11. ____ Set SCSI ID on the disk drive.
12. ____ Enable termination power on disk drives.
13. ____ Safety check the installation.
☛ Note
Review Figure 2-1 and Table 2-1 to get familiar with
the layout of the AcceleRAID 150 controller and the
Connectors, Jumpers, and LED descriptions.
GO
14. ____ Go to Chapter 3, Controller Start-up.
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Installation
Connectors, Jumpers, and LED’s (Standard)
Figure 2-1 is a diagram of the AcceleRAID 150 Low Profile controller.
Figure 2-1. AcceleRAID Connectors, Jumpers, and LED’s
Table 2-1. AcceleRAID Connectors, Jumpers, and LED Descriptions
ComponentDescription
JP1Two-pin header available for connection to a front panel LED
JP4Reserved
JP5Not used – for maintenance only.
JP10OFF = Disable SISL ON = Enable SISL
J1Channel 0 Internal Ultra2 SCSI LVD Connector –
J2Channel 0 External Ultra2 SCSI LVD Connector –
U1LED, ON indicates the controller failed internal diagnostics
LVD (D3)LED, ON = default; the light is always on unless a single-ended
SE (D2)LED, ON indicates a single-ended drive is detected.
* The LVD and SE lights will not be ON or OFF at the same time.
that indicates SCSI activity (user supplied).
68-Pin High Density Cable
68-Pin Very High Density Cable Interconnect (VHDCI)
during start-up.
device is connected. The light will turn OFF when a single-ended
device is detected*.
Manual No. 7750202-5
Controller Installation (Standard)
Controller Installation (Standard)
Caution
Anti-static handling procedures are required. Leave
the controller in its anti-static bag until it is time to
plug it into the PCI slot.
Wearing a grounded wrist strap (see Figure 2-2),
having the power cord plugged into an electric-ground
wall outlet, having the computer power turned off, and
following other ESD protective measures are highly
recommended. See warning below about unplugging
the power cord when the computer cover is removed.
Figure 2-2. Wear a grounded wrist strap.
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
Follow these installation steps:
1. Choose any available standard PCI slot as shown in Figure 2-3.
PC I Slots
Figure 2-3. Choose an Available PCI Slot
2. Remove the metal cover plate from the slot’s access port (usually at the
back of the cabinet). Save the retaining screw as shown in Figure 2-4.
.
Metal Plate
Remove screw to remove
metal plate. Save screw to
tighten the controller board.
Figure 2-4. Remove the Metal Plate
Manual No. 7750202-7
Controller Installation (Standard)
3. Remove the AcceleRAID 150 controller from the anti-static bag as
shown in Figure 2-5.
Figure 2-5. Remove the Anti-static Bag
4. If Jumper 10 (JP10) is installed, place it on only one peg to the OFF
position, as shown in Figure 2-6, when using the standard AcceleRAID
150 configuration.
JP10
Figure 2-6. Jumper 10 (JP10) on one peg, OFF position
2-8AcceleRAID 150 Installation Guide
Installation
5. Plug the controller firmly into the selected standard PCI slot as shown
in Figure 2-7.
System Board
Plug Controller
into any Available
PCI Slot
Figure 2-7. Plug Controller into any Standard PCI Slot
6. Use the retaining screw (see Figure 2-4) to tighten the controller by its
mounting bracket. The controller will go into the space created when
you removed the metal plate.
Manual No. 7750202-9
Controller Installation (Standard)
7. Connect the SCSI cables from the disk drives to a SCSI connector on
the AcceleRAID 150 controller, as shown in Figure 2-8.
(The controller is already connected to the system board.) If necessary,
refer to Table A-1 on page A-1 for SCSI formats and bus lengths.
☛ Note
In order to ensure an error free environment, the
proper cable type designed for a certain SCSI
speed must be used.
☛ Note
Wide and narrow SCSI disk drives must not be
installed together (mixed) on any one channel, or the
AcceleRAID controller may not work properly. It is
ok to mix wide and narrow connections for other
devices, but do not mix SCSI disk drives.
T
T
Figure 2-8. Connecting Disk Drives to the AcceleRAID 150
☛ Note
It is recommended that non-RAID SCSI devices be
connected to a separate SCSI channel, either on the
system board or furnished by a SCSI host bus adapter,
such as a Mylex FlashPoint controller.
See Appendix A for information on LVD mode and
single-ended mode.
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Installation
8. Termination – Only Internal or External Devices (Standard)
Check that the drive channel is properly terminated according to
drawings below. The AcceleRAID 150 is equipped with automatic
SCSI termination circuitry which handles automatic enabling and
disabling of on-board termination. For example, if the controller is at
the end of the SCSI bus, it automatically enables on-board termination.
If all the SCSI devices on a channel are connected either to the internal connector or to the external connector, the end of the SCSI
bus farthest from the controller must have a terminator installed; the
controller automatically enables on-board termination. See Figure 2-9
for an example of an internal drive configuration. See Figure 2-10 for
an example of an external drive configuration.
T
T
Auto Termination
Enabled
Figure 2-9. Termination with Internal Drive Configuration
Auto Termination
T
Enabled
T
Figure 2-10. Termination with External Drive Configuration
Manual No. 7750202-11
Internal Drive
Configuration
External Drive
Configuration
Controller Installation (Standard)
9. Termination – Both Internal and External Devices (Standard)
Check that the drive channel is properly terminated according to
drawing below. If the controller is in the middle of the SCSI bus, it
automatically disables on-board termination. If some SCSI devices on
the channel are connected to the internal connector, and some are connected to the external connector, the two ends of the SCSI bus
farthest from the controller must each be terminated; this allows hot
swap capability.
See Figure 2-11 for an example of a combined internal and external
drive configuration. Notice that they are on the same channel.
☛ Note
It is better to terminate the ends of the SCSI bus itself
than it is to terminate the end devices on the bus. This
allows hot swap devices to be added or removed from
the SCSI bus without affecting termination.
☛ Note
The only devices controlled by the RAID
configuration are the ones physically
connected to the AcceleRAID 150 card.
T
Auto Termination
Disabled
T
Figure 2-11. Termination with Internal and External Drive Configuration
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Internal – External
Drive Configuration
Installation
10. Remove or set disk drive termination jumpers to the disabled position
(if needed). Refer to your system documentation furnished with your
disk drives to determine if your termination jumpers need to be
adjusted.
11. Set the SCSI ID on the disk drives; ID 7 is reserved for the controller.
☛ Note
Each drive must have a unique ID chosen from
0 through 6 or 8 through 15. Be careful not to
duplicate a drive address on the same channel.
Remember: ID 7 is reserved for the controller;
therefore, it cannot be used as a disk drive ID.
ID’s from 0 through 6 are usually for Narrow,
8-bit devices. However, the full range of SCSI ID
addresses, 0 through 6 and 8 through 15 can be
used for Wide, 16-bit devices.
See your device documentation for instructions on
how to set your particular disk drive’s SCSI address.
SCSI ID Numbers
7 is reserved for the controller
Figure 2-12. SCSI ID Numbers
Manual No. 7750202-13
Controller Installation (Standard)
12. Enable termination power to all the disk drives (usually there is a
jumper on the drive). See your device documentation for instructions
on how to set your particular disk drive’s termination power and
configuration options.
☛ Note
The supported SCSI drive types include Ultra2 SCSI
with LVD as well as the following single-ended SCSI
types: SCSI-1, Fast SCSI, Wide Fast SCSI, Ultra
SCSI, Wide Ultra SCSI, and Wide Ultra2 SCSI.
13. Safety check the installation by checking Pin 1 locations and cable
types. For more details, see step 3 in the section titled “Before You
Begin (Standard)” on page 2-2.
14. Replace the cover and connect the power cord.
The standard AcceleRAID 150 installation is complete.
Proceed to the next chapter for controller start-up procedures and other setup
options.
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AcceleRAID 150 with SISL
(SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic)
☛ Note
If you will be installing the AcceleRAID 150
controller as a standard unit without the SISL feature,
please go to the section titled “AcceleRAID 150 with
Standard PCI Bus” on page 2-1.
Caution
If an operating system or existing data resides on
drives connected to the system board’s resident SCSI
channels, a full backup must be performed on these
drives prior to this installation.
Installation
Manual No. 7750202-15
Before You Begin (SISL)
Before You Begin (SISL)
Installing AcceleRAID PCI to Ultra2 SCSI RAID controller is no more
difficult than installing any PCI adapter. Follow these steps and then follow
the installation procedures in this chapter. Occasionally, you may need to
refer to the instructions that came with your computer system.
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.
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. Power OFF the system and any enclosures, then, 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.
2. Read all of the instructions in this chapter completely before proceeding. Follow the Notes, Cautions, and Warnings described in this manual
and marked on the equipment.
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