Avago Technologies SAS 9286CV-8eCC User Manual
MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller
53826-00A
Quick Installation Guide
June 2012
53826-00, Rev. A
MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide
June 2012
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MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller
Quick Installation Guide
Thank you for purchasing the MegaRAID® SAS 9286CV-8eCC 6Gb/s RAID controller. Your MegaRAID controller provides
reliability, high performance, and fault-tolerant drive subsystem management.
Before you install your RAID controller, please take a few minutes to read this quick installation guide. This guide
documents how to install the RAID controller, and connect a transportable CacheVault™ Flash Module 03 (CVFM03) to
a remote CacheVault Power Module 02 (CVPM02). In addition, this guide documents the connectors and headers on
the RAID controller, the CacheVault Flash Module 03, and the CacheVault Power Module 02, which provide backup for
your data in case of power loss. This guide also documents the CacheCade Pro 2.0 Software.
If you need more information about any topic covered in this guide, refer to the related documents on your MegaRAID
Universal Software Suite CD.
1Product Overview
The MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller is a SAS2208-based low-profile PCI-Express 3.0 RAID controller that
offers a 6Gb/s transfer rate. It controls eight external SAS/SATA ports through two SFF-8088 x4 external mini SAS
connectors.
The MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller supports the CVFM03 module, which is an on-board 1-GB
nonvolatile DDR3 1333-MT/s CacheVault Flash Module. The CVFM03 module connects to a remote CacheVault Power
Module 02.
The MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller also supports the CacheCade Pro 2.0 software.
The following figure shows the MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller . (The CVFM03 module is not attached in
this figure, so that all of the connectors on the RAID controller are visible. Other figures in this guide show the CVFM03
module attached to the controller.)
Figure 1 MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller
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NOTE Record your controller serial number in a safe location in case you need to contact your LSI®
representative.
NOTE This RAID controller supports SATA I, SATA II, and SATA III technologies.
1.1 CacheVault Flash Module and CacheVault Power Module
The MegaRAID SAS RAID controller supports the CVFM03 CacheVault Flash Module, an on-board 1-GB nonvolatile
DDR3 1333-MT/s CacheVault Flash Module, which is a memory module that provides cache offload to protect cached
data in case of host power failure. The CVFM03 module is attached directly to the MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID
controller and connects by cable to a remote CVPM02 CacheVault Power Module, which is a super-capacitor pack that
can be installed on a remote mount board (sold separately) using the included CVPM02 clip.
The CVPM02 module provides the power to off load cached data from the DRAM to the nonvolatile Flash memory on
the CVFM03 module if a power failure or outage occurs. The DRAM contents are then restored to the CVFM03 module
the next time the RAID controller is powered on. Cached data can then be written to the storage devices.
The CVPM02 module is an intelligent backup power supply solution, which provides both capacitor charge
maintenance and capacitor health monitoring functions similar to those of an intelligent Battery Backup Unit (iBBU).
For more information about the CacheVault Flash Memory or the CacheVault Power Module, refer to the Cache Backup
Products for MegaRAID SAS+SATA RAID Controllers User Guide on the MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD.
NOTE Record your controller serial number in a safe location in case you need to contact LSI.
1.2 MegaRAID CacheCade™ Pro 2.0 and MegaRAID Fast Path Ready
The CacheCade family of 6Gb/s MegaRAID controllers ship as standard with CacheCade Pro 2.0 and Fast Path software
enabled out of the box. These software offerings optimize application performance in direct-attached storage
environments configured with solid-state drives (SSDs). CacheCade Pro 2.0 read/write software is designed to
dramatically accelerate application I/O performance of hard disk drive (HDD)-based arrays by intelligently caching
frequently accessed, or hot spot, data to SSDs. Using SSDs as a dedicated pool of high-performance cache memory in
front of HDDs can cost-effectively improve both read and write performance, reduce I/O latencies, accelerate
application response time and lower RAID access and rebuild times. MegaRAID Fast Path software is a highperformance I/O accelerator, designed to dramatically boost transactional application throughput of SSD arrays
connected to the MegaRAID controller card.
Refer to the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide for CacheCade Pro 2.0 procedures.
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2 Installing the RAID Controller
CAUTION Back up your data before changing your system configuration. Otherwise, you might lose data.
1. Unpack the RAID controller.
Unpack the RAID controller in a static-free environment. Remove it from the antistatic bag, and inspect it for
damage. If the RAID controller appears to be damaged, or if the MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD is missing,
contact LSI or your MegaRAID OEM support representative.
The CD contains utility programs, device drivers for various operating systems, and the following documentation:
— 6Gb/s MegaRAID SAS RAID Controllers User Guide
— MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
— MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User’s Guide
— Cache Backup Products for MegaRAID SAS+SATA RAID Controllers User Guide
— Software license agreement
2. Prepare the computer.
Turn off the computer, and unplug the power cords from the rear of the power supply. Remove the cover from
the computer.
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CAUTION Before you install the RAID controller, make sure that the computer is disconnected from the
power and from any networks.
3. Review the jumpers and the connectors.
The following figure shows the location of the jumpers and the connectors on the RAID controller. The jumpers
are set at the factory, and you usually do not need to change them.
Figure 2 Layout of the MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller
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NOTE Pin 1 on the headers and the connectors is highlighted in red in Figure 2.
The following table describes the jumpers and the connectors on the MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC RAID Controller .
Table 1 Jumpers and Connectors
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Jumper/
Connector
Typ e Description
J1A1 Write pending LED header 2-pin connector
Connects to an LED that indicates when the data in the cache has yet to be
written to the storage devices. Used when the write-back feature is enabled.
J1A3 Global drive fault LED header 2-pin connector
Connects to an LED that indicates whether a drive is in a fault condition.
J1A4 x4 SAS Ports 4–7 external connector SFF-8088 x4 external mini SAS connector
Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA drives.
J1B1 x4 SAS Ports 0–3 external connector SFF-8088 x4 external mini SAS connector
Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA drives.
J2A1 Activity LED header 2-pin connector
Connects to an LED that indicates activity on the drives connected to the
controller.
J2A2 Advanced Software Options
Hardware Key header
3-pin header
Enables support for the Advanced Software Options features, which include
CacheCade™, FastPath, Recovery, and SafeStore™ disk encryption.
J2A4
2
O Mode jumper
I
2-pin connector
Installing this jumper causes the RAID controller to run in I20 mode. The
default mode of operation is without the shunt and running in Fusion mode.
J2B1 Standard edge card connector The RAID controller interfaces with the host system though a standard edge
card.
This interface provides power to the board and an I2C interface connected to
2
C bus for IPMI.
the I
J4A1 Serial EEPROM 2-pin connector
Provides controller information, such as the serial number, revision, and
manufacturing date. The default is no shunt installed.
J4A2 LSI test header 2-pin header
Reserved for LSI use.
J5A1 Serial Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter (UART)
connector for the Expander
4-pin connector
Reserved for LSI use.
J5B1 DDR3 Board-to-board connector 240-pin connector
Connects the RAID controller to the CVFM03 module.
J6A1 Serial UART connector for the
Expander
4-pin connector
Reserved for LSI use.
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