Fujitsu Siemens Computers MegaRAID 320 User Manual

User’s Guide

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MegaRAID

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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 MegaRAID 320 storage adapters are 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 receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual.

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This document is . As such, it contains data derived from functional simulations and performance estimates. LSI Logic has not verified either the functional descriptions, or the electrical and mechanical specifications using production parts.

This document contains proprietary information of LSI Logic 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.

LSI Logic products are not intended for use in life-support appliances, devices, or systems. Use of any LSI Logic product in such applications without written consent of the appropriate LSI Logic officer is prohibited.

Document DB15-000260-02, April 2003. This document describes the current version of LSI Logic Corporation’s MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters and will remain the official reference source for all revisions/releases of these products until rescinded by an update.

LSI Logic Corporation reserves the right to make changes to any products herein at any time without notice. LSI Logic does not assume any responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any product described herein, except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI Logic; nor does the purchase or use of a product from LSI Logic convey a license under any patent rights, copyrights, trademark rights, or any other of the intellectual property rights of LSI Logic or third parties.

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Preface

This book is the primary reference and user’s guide for the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters. It contains complete installation instructions for these adapters and includes specifications for them.

The LSI Logic MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter family consists of the following:

• MegaRAID 320-1 PCI SCSI Disk Array Controller

Model Number: Series 520

• MegaRAID 320-2 PCI SCSI Disk Array Controller

Model Number: Series 518

• MegaRAID 320-2X PCI SCSI Disk Array Controller

Model Number: Series 532

• MegaRAID 320-4X PCI SCSI Disk Array Controller

Model Number: Series 531

To obtain an overview of RAID, see the LSI Logic RAID Primer (available for download from the LSI Logic web site).

For information about how to configure the storage adapters, and for an overview of the software drivers, see the MegaRAID Software User’s Guide.

Audience

This document assumes that you have some familiarity with RAID controllers and related support devices. The people who benefit from this book are:

• Engineers who are designing a MegaRAID 320 storage adapter into

a system

• Anyone installing a MegaRAID 320 storage adapter in their RAID

system

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Organization

This document has the following chapters and appendixes:

• Chapter 1, Overview, provides a general overview of the LSI Logic

MegaRAID 320 series of PCI-to-SCSI storage adapters with RAID control capabilities.

• Chapter 2, MegaRAID 320-1, -2, -2X, -4X Hardware Installation,

describes the procedures for installing the MegaRAID 320-1, -2, -2X, and -4X storage adapters.

• Chapter 3, MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Characteristics,

provides the characteristics and technical specifications for the MegaRAID 320-1, -2, -2X, and -4X storage adapters.

• Chapter 4, Installing and Configuring Clusters, explains how to

implement clustering to enable two independent servers to access the same shared data storage.

• Appendix A, Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations, lists and

explains the terms and abbreviations used in this manual.

Related Publications

LSI Logic RAID Primer, LSI Logic Document No. DB09-000123-00 (available for download from the LSI Logic web site)

MegaRAID Software User’s Guide, LSI Logic Document No. DB15000269-00 (on the CD included with the MegaRAID 320 storage adapter)

MegaRAID Device Driver Installation User’s Guide, LSI Logic Document No. DB11-000018-00 (on the CD included with the MegaRAID 320 storage adapter)

Safety Instructions

Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer system from potential damage and to ensure your own personal safety.

When Using Your Computer System

As you use your computer system, observe the following safety guidelines:

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CAUTION: Do not operate your computer system with any cover(s)

(such as computer covers, bezels, filler brackets, and frontpanel inserts) removed:

• To help avoid damaging your computer, be sure the voltage selection

switch on the power supply is set to match the alternating current (AC) power available at your location:

– 115 volts (V)/60 hertz (Hz) in most of North and South America

and some Far Eastern countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

– 230 V/50 Hz in most of Europe, the Middle East, and the Far

East. Also be sure your monitor and attached peripherals are electrically rated to operate with the AC power available in your location.

• To help avoid possible damage to the system board, wait five

seconds after turning off the system before removing a component from the system board or disconnecting a peripheral device from the computer.

• To help prevent electric shock, plug the computer and peripheral

power cables into properly grounded power sources. These cables are equipped with 3-prong plugs to ensure proper grounding. Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from a cable. If you must use an extension cable, use a 3-wire cable with properly grounded plugs.

• To help protect your computer system from sudden, transient

increases and decreases in electrical power, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptible power supply.

• Be sure nothing rests on your computer system’s cables and that the

cables are not located where they can be stepped on or tripped over.

• Do not spill food or liquids on your computer. If the computer gets

wet, consult the documenation that came with it.

• Do not push any objects into the openings of your computer. Doing

so can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components.

• Keep your computer away from radiators and heat sources. Also, do

not block cooling vents. Avoid placing loose papers underneath your computer; do not place your computer in a closed-in wall unit or on a rug.

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When Working Inside Your Computer

Notice

: Do not attempt to service the computer system yourself,

except as explained in this guide and elsewhere in LSI Logic documentation. Always follow installation and service instructions closely.

1. Turn off your computer and any peripherals.

2. Disconnect your computer and peripherals from their power sources. Also disconnect any telephone or telecommunications lines from the computer.

Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock.

Also note these safety guidelines:

• When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-

relief loop, not on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before disconnect the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.

• Handle components and cards with care. Don’t touch the

components or contacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket. Hold a component such as a microprocessor chip by its edges, not by its pins.

Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge

Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your computer. To prevent static damage, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer’s electronic components, such as the microprocessor. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal around the card-slot openings at the back of the computer.

As you continue to work inside the computer, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to remove any static charge your body may have accumulated. In addition to the preceding precautions, you can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge (ESD):

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• When unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping

carton, do not remove the component from the antistatic packing material until you are ready to install the component in your computer. Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging, be sure to discharge static electricity from your body.

• When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an

antistatic container or packaging.

• Handle all sensitive components in a static-safe area. If possible, use

antistatic floor pads and workbench pads.

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Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

1.1 Overview 1-1

1.2 Features 1-3

1.3 Hardware 1-4

1.3.1 Storage Adapter Configurations 1-4

1.3.2 Configuration on Disk 1-6

1.3.3 Drive Roaming 1-6

Chapter 2 MegaRAID 320-1, -2, -2X, -4X Hardware Installation

2.1 Requirements 2-1

2.2 Quick Installation 2-2

2.3 Detailed Installation 2-2

2.4 After You Have Installed the Storage Adapter 2-8

Chapter 3 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Characteristics

3.1 The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family 3-1

3.1.1 Single-Channel Storage Adapter 3-2

3.1.2 Dual-Channel Storage Adapters 3-4

3.1.3 Quad-Channel Storage Adapter 3-7

3.2 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Characteristics 3-10

3.3 Technical Specifications 3-10

3.3.1 Storage Adapter Specifications 3-10

3.3.2 Array Performance Features 3-13

3.3.3 Fault Tolerance 3-13

3.3.4 Electrical Characteristics 3-14

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3.3.5 Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics 3-14

3.3.6 Safety Characteristics 3-15

Chapter 4 Installing and Configuring Clusters

4.1 Overview 4-1

4.2 Benefits of Clusters 4-2

4.3 Installation and Configuration 4-2

4.3.1 Driver Installation Instructions under Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 4-3

4.3.2 Network Requirements 4-4

4.3.3 Shared Disk Requirements 4-5

4.4 Cluster Installation 4-5

4.4.1 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 4-7

4.4.2 Setting Up Networks 4-7

4.4.3 Configuring the Cluster Node Network Adapter 4-8

4.4.4 Setting Up the First Node in Your Cluster 4-9

4.4.5 Configuring the Public Network Adapter 4-10

4.4.6 Verifying Connectivity and Name Resolution 4-11

4.4.7 Verifying Domain Membership 4-12

4.4.8 Setting Up a Cluster User Account 4-12

4.4.9 Setting Up Shared Disks 4-13

4.4.10 Configuring Shared Disks 4-14

4.4.11 Assigning Drive Letters 4-15

4.4.12 Verifying Disk Access and Functionality 4-15

4.4.13 Installing Cluster Service Software 4-16

4.4.14 Configuring Cluster Disks 4-18

4.4.15 Validating the Cluster Installation 4-25

4.4.16 Configuring the Second Node 4-26

4.4.17 Verifying Installation 4-26

4.5 Installing SCSI Drives 4-27

4.5.1 Configuring the SCSI Devices 4-28

4.5.2 Terminating the Shared SCSI Bus 4-28

Appendix A Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

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Figures

2.1 Inserting the MegaRAID 320 Card in a PCI Slot 2-4

2.2 Terminating an Internal SCSI Disk Array 2-7

3.1 MegaRAID 320-1 Layout 3-2

3.2 MegaRAID 320-2 Layout 3-4

3.3 MegaRAID 320-2X Layout 3-6

3.4 MegaRAID 320-4X Layout 3-8

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Tables

1.1 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Comparisons 1-4

2.1 Target ID’s 2-4

3.1 MegaRAID 320-1 Headers and Connectors 3-2

3.2 MegaRAID 320-2 Headers and Connectors 3-4

3.3 MegaRAID 320-2X Headers and Connectors 3-6

3.4 MegaRAID 320-4X Headers and Connectors 3-8

3.5 Storage Adapter Characteristics 3-10

3.6 Storage Adapter Specifications 3-11

3.7 Array Performance Features 3-13

3.8 MegaRAID 320 Fault Tolerance Features 3-13

3.9 Maximum Power Requirements 3-14

4.1 Nodes and Storage Devices 4-6

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MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters User’s Guide 1-1

Chapter 1 Overview

This section provides a general overview of the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320 series of PCI-to-SCSI storage adapters with RAID control capabilities. It consists of the following sections.

• Section 1.1, “Overview,” page 1-1

• Section 1.2, “Features,” page 1-3

• Section 1.3, “Hardware,” page 1-4

1.1 Overview

The LSI Logic MegaRAID 320 storage adapters are high-performance intelligent Peripheral Component Interconnect to Small Computer System Interface (PCI-to-SCSI) host adapters with Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) control capabilities. MegaRAID 320 storage adapters provide reliability, high performance, and fault-tolerant disk subsystem management. They are an ideal RAID solution for the internal storage of workgroup, departmental, and enterprise systems. MegaRAID 320 storage adapters offer a cost-effective way to implement RAID in a server.

MegaRAID 320 storage adapters are available with one, two, or four SCSI channels.

• The MegaRAID 320-1 storage adapter (single-channel) has one

LSI53C1020 controller chip that controls one SCSI channel. The storage adapter has one very high-density cable interconnect (VHDCI) 68-pin external SCSI connector and one high-density cable interconnect (HDCI) 68-pin internal SCSI connector.

• The MegaRAID 320-2 storage adapter (dual-channel) has one

LSI53C1030 controller chip that controls two SCSI channels. The

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storage adapter has two VHDCI 68-pin external SCSI connectors and two HDCI 68-pin internal SCSI connectors.

• The MegaRAID 320-2X storage adapter (dual-channel) has one

LSI53C1030 controller chip that controls two SCSI channels. The storage adapter has two VHDCI 68-pin external SCSI connectors and two HDCI 68-pin internal SCSI connectors. Note that the MegaRAID 320-2X is a PCI-X controller.

• The MegaRAID 320-4X storage adapter (quad-channel) has two

LSI53C1030 controller chips that control the four SCSI channels. The storage adapter has four VHDCI 68-pin external SCSI connectors and two HDCI 68-pin internal SCSI connectors. Note that the MegaRAID 320-4X is a PCI-X controller.

The MegaRAID 320 storage adapters support a low voltage differential (LVD) or a single-ended (SE) SCSI bus. With LVD, you can use cables up to 12 meters long. Throughput on each SCSI channel can be as high as 320 Mbytes/s.

You can install the MegaRAID 320 storage adapters in PCI-X computer systems with a standard bracket type. With these adapters in your PCI or PCI-X system, you can connect SCSI devices over a SCSI bus.

For Ultra320 SCSI performance, you must connect only LVD devices to the bus. Do not mix SE with LVD devices, or the bus speed will be limited to the slower SE (Ultra SCSI) SCSI data transfer rates. Do not connect a high voltage differential (HVD) device to the SCSI bus because the chip on the storage adapter must be reset to return to LVD or SE mode once the HVD device is removed.

The MegaRAID 320 storage adapters support all major operating systems, such as Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, .NET, and XP), Linux, NetWare, UnixWare, SCO OpenServer 5.X, OS/2, and Solaris. Other software support ensures data integrity by intelligently testing the network before completing negotiation.

The MegaRAID 320 storage adapters use Fusion-MPT architecture for all major operating systems for thinner drivers and better performance. To obtain a driver for an operating system other than the ones listed above, contact the LSI Logic technical support team at 1-678-728-1250, or visit our website at http://www.lsilogic.com.

Features 1-3

1.2 Features

Features of the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320 storage adapters include:

• Support for hard disk drives with capacities greater than 8 Gbytes

• Online RAID level migration

• RAID remapping

• No reboot necessary after expansion (for NT 4.0: if virtual sizing is

enabled)

• More than 200 Qtags per array

• Hardware clustering support on the board

• User-specified rebuild rate

• Wide Ultra320 LVD SCSI performance up to 320 Mbytes/s

• MegaRAID 320-1 has 64 Mbytes of synchronous dynamic random

access memory (SDRAM)

• MegaRAID 320-2 supports up to 256 Mbytes of SDRAM; a 32-,

64-, 128-, or 256-Mbyte DIMM can be installed.

• MegaRAID 320-2X and -4X support up to 1 Gbyte of double data

rate (DDR) SDRAM; a 32-, 64-, 128-, 256, or 512-Mbyte, or 1-Gbyte DIMM can be installed.

• MegaRAID 320-2, -2X, and -4X support a 64-bit PCI host interface

(note that the -2X and -4X are PCI-X controllers)

• MegaRAID 320-1 has one internal and one external SCSI connector;

MegaRAID 320-2 and -2X have two internal and two external SCSI connectors; MegaRAID 320-4X has two internal and four external SCSI connectors.

• Support for RAID levels 0 (striping), 1 (mirroring), 5 (striping and

parity data across all drives), 10 (mirroring and striping), and 50 (RAID 5 and striping)

• Advanced array configuration and management utilities

• Battery backup for up to 72 hours for the MegaRAID 320-2, -2X, and

-4X

1-4 Overview

• Support for up to 14 SCSI drives per channel on storage system with

SAF-TE enclosures (SCSI accessed fault-tolerant enclosures): 15 SCSI drives per channel for other configurations

• 32 Kbyte x 8 NVRAM for storing RAID system configuration

information; the MegaRAID 320 firmware is stored in flash ROM for easy upgrade.

Note

: The MegaRAID 320-1 does not support clustering.

1.3 Hardware

You can install the MegaRAID 320-1 and -2 in a computer with a motherboard that has 5 V or 3.3 V, 32- or 64-bit PCI slots. You can install the MegaRAID 320-2X and -4X in a computer with a motherboard that has 3.3 V, 64-bit PCI-X slots.

The following subsections describe the hardware configuration and configuration-on-disk for the MegaRAID 320 storage adapters.

1.3.1 Storage Adapter Configurations

Ta bl e 1 .1 compares the configurations for the MegaRAID 320-1, -2, -2X,

and -4X storage adapters.

Table 1.1 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Comparisons

MegaRAID 320-1 MegaRAID 320-2 MegaRAID 320-2X MegaRAID 320-4X

RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 0, 1, 5, 10, 50

SCSI Device Types Synchronous or

Asynchronous

Synchronous or Asynchronous

Devices per SCSI Channel

Up to 15 Wide SCSI devices

SCSI Channels 1 2 2 4

SCSI Data Transfer Rate

Up to 320 Mbytes/s per channel

SCSI Bus LVD o r SE LVD or S E LVD or S E LV D or SE

Hardware 1-5

Cache Function Write-back, Write-

through, Adaptive Read Ahead, Non Read Ahead, Read Ahead, Cache I/O, Direct I/O

Write-back, Writethrough, Adaptive Read Ahead, Non Read Ahead, Read Ahead, Cache I/O, Direct I/O

Multiple Logical Drives/Arrays per Controller

Up to 40 logical drives per controller

Up to 40 logical drives per controller or per logical array

Maximum # of MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters per System

12 12 12 12

Online Capacity Expansion

Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

Dedicated and Pool Hot Spare

Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

Hot Swap Devices Supported

Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

Non-Disk Devices Supported

Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

Mixed Capacity Hard Disk Drives

Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

Number of 16-bit Internal Connectors

1 2 2 2

Number of 16-bit External Connectors

1 2 2 4

Cluster Support No Ye s Ye s Ye s

Hardware Exclusive OR (XOR) Assistance

Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

Table 1.1 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Comparisons (Cont.)

MegaRAID 320-1 MegaRAID 320-2 MegaRAID 320-2X MegaRAID 320-4X

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1.3.2 Configuration on Disk

Configuration on Disk saves configuration information both in NVRAM on the MegaRAID 320 storage adapter and on the disk drives attached to the storage adapter. If the storage adapter is replaced, the new storage adapter detects the actual RAID configuration from the configuration information on the drives. This maintains the integrity of the data on each drive, even if the drives have changed their target ID.

Note:

Configuration on Disk does not work if you change both the storage adapter and the SCSI connectors to different connectors on the new storage adapter. It works only if you make one change at a time.

1.3.3 Drive Roaming

The MegaRAID 320 storage adapters support drive roaming across channels on the same storage adapter. Drive roaming lets a MegaRAID storage adapter detect the actual RAID configuration, maintaining the integrity of the data on each disk drive, even if the disk drives have changed channels and/or target ID.

Note:

MegaRAID 320 storage adapters do not support drive roaming across channels when cluster mode is enabled.

Direct I/O Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

Architecture Fusion-MPT™ Fusion-MPT™ Fusion-MPT™ Fusion-MPT™

Table 1.1 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Comparisons (Cont.)

MegaRAID 320-1 MegaRAID 320-2 MegaRAID 320-2X MegaRAID 320-4X

MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters User’s Guide 2-1

Chapter 2 MegaRAID 320-1, -2, -2X, -4X Hardware Installation

This chapter describes the procedures for installing the MegaRAID 3201, -2, -2X, and -4X storage adapters. It contains the following sections:

• Section 2.1, “Requirements,” page 2-1

• Section 2.2, “Quick Installation,” page 2-2

• Section 2.3, “Detailed Installation,” page 2-2

• Section 2.4, “After You Have Installed the Storage Adapter,” page 2-8

2.1 Requirements

The following items are required to install a MegaRAID 320 storage adapter:

• A MegaRAID 320-1, -2, -2X, or -4X storage adapter

• A host computer with an available 32- or 64-bit, 3.3 V PCI or PCI-X

expansion slot

• The Universal Driver Suite CD

• The necessary internal and/or external SCSI cables

• Ultra, Ultra2, Ultra160, or Ultra320 SCSI hard disk drives (although

backward compatible, SCSI uses the speed of the slowest device on the bus)

LSI Logic strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

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2.2 Quick Installation

The following steps are for quick storage adapter installation. These steps are for experienced computer users/installers. Section 2.3,

“Detailed Installation,” page 2-2, contains the steps for all others to follow.

Step 1. Turn power off to the server and all hard disk drives,

enclosures, and system components and remove the PC power cord.

Step 2. Open the cabinet of the host system by following the

instructions in the host system technical documentation. Step 3. Determine the SCSI ID and SCSI termination requirements. Step 4. Install the MegaRAID 320 storage adapter in the server,

connect SCSI devices to it, and set termination correctly on the

SCSI channel(s). Ensure that the SCSI cables you use conform

to all SCSI specifications. Step 5. Perform a safety check.

– Ensure that all cables are properly attached. – Ensure that the MegaRAID 320 storage adapter is

properly installed.

– Close the cabinet of the host system.

Step 6. Turn power on after completing the safety check.

2.3 Detailed Installation

This section provides detailed instructions for installing a MegaRAID 320 storage adapter.

Step 1. Unpack

Unpack and remove the storage adapter. Inspect it for damage.

If it appears damaged, or if any items listed below are missing,

contact your LSI Logic support representative. The

MegaRAID 320 storage adapter is shipped with:

◊ The Universal Driver Suite CD, which contains MegaRAID

drivers for supported operating systems, an electronic

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version of this User’s Guide, and other related documentation.

◊ A license agreement

Step 2. Power Down the System

Turn off the computer and remove the AC power cord. Remove

the system’s cover. See the system documentation for

instructions. Step 3. Check the Jumpers

Ensure that the jumper settings on the your storage adapter are

correct. See Chapter 3, “MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter

Characteristics,” for diagrams of the storage adapters with their

jumpers and connectors. Step 4. Install the MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter

Select a 3.3 V PCI or PCI-X slot, and align the storage adapter

PCI bus connector to the slot. Press down gently but firmly to

ensure that the card is properly seated in the slot, as shown in

Figure 2.1. Then screw the bracket into the computer chassis.

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Figure 2.1 Inserting the MegaRAID 320 Card in a PCI Slot

Step 5. Set the Target IDs.

Set target identifiers (TIDs) on the SCSI devices. Each device

in a channel must have a unique TID. Provide unique TIDs for

non-disk devices (CD-ROM or tapes), regardless of the channel

where they are connected. The MegaRAID 320 storage adapter

automatically occupies TID 7, which is the highest priority. The

arbitration priority for a SCSI device depends on its TID.

Table 2.1 Target ID’s

Priority Highest Lowest

TID 7 6 5 . . . 2 1 0 15 14 . . . 9 8

Bracket Screw

32-Bit Slots

64-Bit Slots

Detailed Installation 2-5

Step 6. Connect SCSI Devices to the Storage Adapter

Use SCSI cables to connect SCSI devices to the storage

adapter.

To connect the SCSI devices:

1. Disable termination on any SCSI device that does not sit at the end of the SCSI bus.

2. Configure all SCSI devices to supply TERMPWR.

3. Connect cables to the SCSI devices. The maximum cable length for Fast SCSI (10 Mbytes/s) devices or SE is 3 meters; it is 1.5 meters for Ultra SCSI devices; it is 12 meters for LVD devices. You can connect up to 15 Ultra SCSI devices to each SCSI channel.

System throughput problems can occur if SCSI cables are not the correct type. To minimize the potential for problems:

– Use cables no longer than 12 meters for Ultra160 and

Ultra320 devices.

– For SE SCSI devices, use the shortest SCSI cables (no

longer than 3 meters for Fast SCSI, no longer than 1.5 meters for an 8-drive Ultra SCSI system, and no longer

than 3 meters for a 6-drive Ultra SCSI system). – Use active termination. – Avoid clustering the cable nodes. – The cable stub length must be no greater than 0.1 meter

(4 inches.) – Use high impedance cables. – Route SCSI cables carefully.

Step 7. Set SCSI Termination

The SCSI bus is an electrical transmission line and must be terminated properly to minimize reflections and losses. Set termination at each end of the SCSI cable(s).

For a disk array, set SCSI bus termination so that removing or adding a SCSI device does not disturb termination. An easy way to do this is to connect the storage adapter to one end of the SCSI cable and to connect an external terminator module

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at the other end of the cable. You can then connect SCSI disk drives to the connectors between the two ends of the cable. If necessary, disable termination on the SCSI devices. (This is not necessary for Ultra320 and Ultra160 SCSI drives.)

Set the termination so that SCSI termination and TermPWR are intact when any disk drive is removed from a SCSI channel, as shown in Figure 2.2.

Detailed Installation 2-7

Figure 2.2 Terminating an Internal SCSI Disk Array

Step 8. Power On Host System

Replace the computer cover, and reconnect the AC power cords. Turn power on to the host computer. Ensure that the SCSI devices are powered up at the same time as, or before, the host computer. If the computer is powered up before a SCSI device, the device might not be recognized.

During boot, a BIOS message appears.

Terminator

ID2 – No Termination

ID0 – Boot Drive No Termination

ID1 – No Termination

MegaRAID 320 SCSI ID 7

Host Computer

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The firmware takes several seconds to initialize. During this time, the storage adapter scans the SCSI channel(s).

The MegaRAID 320 BIOS Configuration utility prompt times out after several seconds. The second portion of the BIOS message displays the MegaRAID 320 storage adapter number, firmware version, and cache SDRAM size. The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the host motherboard.

If you want to run the MegaRAID Configuration utility or the WebBIOS utility at this point, press the appropriate keys when this message appears:

Press <CTRL><M> to run MegaRAID Configuration Utility, or Press <CTRL><H> for WebBIOS

2.4 After You Have Installed the Storage Adapter

After storage adapter installation, you must configure the storage adapter and install the operating system driver. The MegaRAID Software User’s Guide instructs you about the configuration options and how to set them on your storage adapter.

MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters User’s Guide 3-1

Chapter 3 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Characteristics

This chapter describes the characteristics of the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320 storage adapters. This chapter contains the following sections:

• Section 3.1, “The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family,” page 3-1

• Section 3.2, “MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Characteristics,” page

3-10

• Section 3.3, “Technical Specifications,” page 3-10

3.1 The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family

PCI is a high-speed standard local bus for interfacing I/O components to the processor and memory subsystems in a high-end PC. The component height on the top and bottom of the Ultra320 SCSI host adapters follow the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2, and PCI- X Addendum to the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 1.0a. The MegaRAID 320 storage adapters are used in PCI-X and PCI computer systems with PCI standard and PCI low-profile bracket types. Ta b le 3 . 6 lists and compares the LSI Logic MegaRAID 320 storage adapters.

3-2 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Characteristics

3.1.1 Single-Channel Storage Adapter

The MegaRAID 320-1 is a single-channel Ultra320 SCSI-to-PCI storage adapter that supports one Ultra320 SCSI channel. The MegaRAID 320-1 SCSI channel interface is made through connectors J1 and J7. See

Figure 3.1 and Ta b le 3 . 1 for information about the important connectors

and headers on the MegaRAID 320-1 storage adapter.

Figure 3.1 MegaRAID 320-1 Layout

J9

J4 J5

J7

J10

Optional Backup

Battery Unit

Connector

Internal High-Density

68-Pin SCSI Connector

External

Very High-

Density

68-Pin SCSI

Connector

J1

J8

Table 3.1 MegaRAID 320-1 Headers and Connectors

Connector Description Type Comments

J1 Internal SCSI Connector 68-pin

connector

Internal high-density SCSI bus connector.

J4 Onboard BIOS Enable 2-pin header No jumper: BIOS enabled (default)

Jumpered: BIOS disabled

J5 SCSI Activity LED 2-pin header Connector for enclosure LED to indicate

data transfers. Connection is optional.

J7 External SCSI Connector 68-pin

connector

External very high-density SCSI bus connector.

J8 BBU Daughter Card

Connector

40-pin connector

Connector for optional Backup Battery Unit (BBU) located on a daughter card.

The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family 3-3

J9 Termination Power Enable 2-pin header Jumpered: Onboard termination power

enabled. (default - do not change)

J10 SCSI Bus Termination

Enable

3-pin header Jumper on pins 1-2: Software uses drive

detection to control SCSI termination. Jumper on pins 2-3: Onboard SCSI termination disabled. No jumper:: Onboard SCSI termination enabled (default: do not change).

Table 3.1 MegaRAID 320-1 Headers and Connectors (Cont.)

Connector Description Type Comments

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3.1.2 Dual-Channel Storage Adapters

The MegaRAID 320-2 is a dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI-to-PCI storage adapter that supports two Ultra320 SCSI channels.The MegaRAID 3202X is a dual-channel Ultra320 SCSI-to-PCI-X storage adapter that supports two Ultra320 SCSI channels.

See Figure 3.2 and Tab l e 3. 2 for information about the important connectors and headers on the MegaRAID 320-2 storage adapter. See

Figure 3.3 and Ta b le 3 . 3 for information about the important connectors

and headers on the MegaRAID 320-2X storage adapter.

Figure 3.2 MegaRAID 320-2 Layout

Table 3.2 MegaRAID 320-2 Headers and Connectors

Connector Description Type Comments

J2 SCSI Activity LED 4-pin header Connector for LED on

enclosure to indicate data transfers. Optional

J4

External

Very High-

Density

68-Pin SCSI

Connector

External

Very High-

Density

68-Pin SCSI

Connector

J5

J2 J3

J16

J10

J 6

J17

J18

J4

External

Density

68-Pin SCSI

Connector

External

Density

68-Pin SCSI

Connector

J5

J2 J3

Channel 0

Channel 1

J10

J 6

J7

Internal High-Density

68-Pin SCSI Connector

Channel 0

Internal High-Density

68-Pin SCSI Connector

Channel 1

J 9

J19J19

J8

The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family 3-5

J3 Write Pending Indicator

(Dirty Cache LED)

2-pin header Connector for enclosure LED

to indicate when data in the cache has yet to be written to the device. Optional

J4 SCSI Termination Enable

Channel 1

3-pin header Jumper on pins 1-2: Software

uses drive detection to control SCSI termination. Jumper on pins 2-3: Onboard SCSI termination disabled. No jumper: Onboard SCSI termination enabled.

(default: do not change)

(See J17 and J18.

)

J5 SCSI Termination Enable

Channel 0

3-pin header

J6 DIMM socket DIMM socket The MegaRAID 320-2

supports the following sizes of SDRAM: 32, 64, 128, and 256 Mbytes.

J7 Internal SCSI Channel 0 Connector 68-pin connector

Internal high-density SCSI bus connector.

J8 Internal SCSI Channel 1 Connector 68-pin connector

J9 External SCSI Channel 0

Connector

68-pin connector External very high-density

SCSI bus connector.

J10 Battery connector 3-pin header Connector for an optional

battery pack. Pin-1 -BATT Terminal (black wire) Pin-2 Thermistor (white wire) Pin-3 +BATT Terminal (red wire)

J16 Onboard BIOS Enable 2-pin header No jumper: BIOS enabled

(default) Jumpered: BIOS disabled

J17 Termination Power Enable

Channel 0

2-pin header Jumpered: TERMPWR is

enabled from the PCI bus. (default) No jumper: TERMPWR is enabled from the SCSI bus. (See J4 and J5)

J18 Termination Power Enable

Channel 1

2-pin header

J19 External SCSI Channel 1

Connector

68-pin connector External very high-density

SCSI bus connector.

Table 3.2 MegaRAID 320-2 Headers and Connectors (Cont.)

Connector Description Type Comments

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Figure 3.3 MegaRAID 320-2X Layout

Table 3.3 MegaRAID 320-2X Headers and Connectors

Connector Description Type Comments

J1 Termination Enable Channel 0 3-pin header Jumper on pins 1-2: Software uses

drive detection to control SCSI termination (default: do not change). Jumper on pins 2-3: Onboard SCSI termination disabled. No jumper: Onboard SCSI termination enabled.

J2 Termination Enable Channel 1 3-pin header

J5 Internal SCSI Channel 0

Connector

68-pin connector

Internal high-density SCSI bus connector.

J6 Internal SCSI Channel 1

Connector

68-pin connector

J7 External SCSI Channel 0

Connector

68-pin connector External very high-density SCSI bus

connector.

J2J1

J17

External

Very High-

Density

68-pin SCSI

Connector

Internal High-Density

68-pin SCSI Connector

Channel 1

Internal High-Density

68-pin SCSI Connector

Channel 0

External

Ver y High -

Density

68-pin SCSI

Connector

Channel 1

J18

J11 J13

J14

J7

J6

U6

J12

J19

J5

The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family 3-7

3.1.3 Quad-Channel Storage Adapter

The LSI Logic MegaRAID 320-4X is a quad-channel Ultra320 SCSI-toPCI-X storage adapter that supports four Ultra320 SCSI Channels. See

Figure 3.4 and Ta b le 3 . 4 for information about the important connectors

and headers on the MegaRAID 320-4X storage adapter.

J11 Onboard Cache LED 2-pin header LED glows when the onboard cache

contains data and a write from the cache to the hard drives is pending.

J12 BBU Daughter Card 40-pin header Connector for an optional back-up

battery pack.

J13 SCSI Activity LED 2-pin header Connector for enclosure LED to

indicate data transfers. Connection is optional.

J14 External SCSI Channel 1

Connector

68-pin connector External very high-density SCSI bus

connector.

J17 Termination Power Enable

Channel 0

2-pin header

Jumpered: MegaRAID 320-2X supplies termination power. No jumper: SCSI bus provides termination power.

J18 Termination Power Enable

Channel 1

2-pin header

J19 Onboard BIOS Enable 4-pin header

(two rows of two pins each)

No jumper: BIOS enabled (default) Jumper on pins 2/4: BIOS disabled

U6 DIMM Socket DIMM socket The MegaRAID 320-2X supports the

following sizes of SDRAM: 32, 64, 128, 256, and 512 Mbytes, and 1Gbyte.

Table 3.3 MegaRAID 320-2X Headers and Connectors (Cont.)

Connector Description Type Comments

3-8 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Characteristics

Figure 3.4 MegaRAID 320-4X Layout

Table 3.4 MegaRAID 320-4X Headers and Connectors

Connector Description Type Comments

J1 SCSI Activity LED 4-pin header Connector for LED on

enclosure to indicate data transfers. Optional.

J2 Internal SCSI Channel 1 Connector 68-pin connector

Internal high-density SCSI bus connector.

J3 Internal SCSI Channel 0 Connector 68-pin connector

J5 External SCSI Channel 0/1

connectors (side-by-side)

68-pin connector External very high-density

SCSI bus connectors.

J21 External SCSI Channel 2/3

connectors (side-by-side)

68-pin connector External very high-density

SCSI bus connectors.

J13 Termination Enable Channel 0 3-pin header No jumper: Software uses

drive detection to control SCSI termination (default: do not change). Jumper on pins 2-3: Onboard SCSI termination disabled. Jumper on pins 1-2: termination is controlled through port address 0xE007.0000.

J6 Termination Enable Channel 1 3-pin header

J8 Termination Enable Channel 2 3-pin header

J10 Termination Enable Channel 3 3-pin header

External

Ultra-High

Density

68-pin SCSI

Connector

External

Ultra-High

Density

68-pin SCSI

Connector

J1

J2

J24

Internal High-Density

68-pin SCSI Connector

J3

J5

J21

J14

J13

J6

J7J8J9

J10

J11

J17

J4

Channel 0

Internal High-Density

68-pin SCSI Connector

Channel 1

Channel 0, 1

Channel 2, 3

The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family 3-9

J14 Termination Power Enable

Channel 0

2-pin header

Jumper installed enables TermPWR from the SCSI bus to the appropriate SCSI channel.

J7 Termination Power Enable

Channel 1

2-pin header

J9 Termination Power Enable

Channel 2

2-pin header

J11 Termination Power Enable

Channel 3

2-pin header

J24 Onboard BIOS Enable 2-pin header When open, optional system

BIOS is enabled; when closed, it is disabled. Status of this jumper can be read through bit 0 at local CPU address 0x9F84.0000.

J4 DDR DIMM Socket 184-pin header Socket for mounting DDR

SDRAM DIMM. The MegaRAID 320-4X supports the following sizes of SDRAM: 32, 64, 128, 256, and 512 Mbytes, and 1 Gbyte.

J17 Write Pending Indicator (Dirty

Cache LED)

2-pin header Connector for enclosure LED

to indicate when data in the cache has yet to be written to the device. Optional.

Table 3.4 MegaRAID 320-4X Headers and Connectors (Cont.)

Connector Description Type Comments

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3.2 MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Characteristics

Ta bl e 3 .5 shows the general characteristics for all MegaRAID 320

storage adapters.

Each MegaRAID 320 storage adapter ensures data integrity by intelligently validating the compatibility of the SCSI domain. The storage adapters also use Fusion-MPT architecture that allows for thinner drivers and better performance.

3.3 Technical Specifications

The design and implementation of the MegaRAID 320 storage adapters minimizes electromagnetic emissions, susceptibility to radio frequency energy, and the effects of electrostatic discharge. The storage adapters carry the CE mark, C-Tick mark, FCC Self-Certification logo, Canadian Compliance Statement, Korean MIC, Taiwan BSMI, and Japan VCCI, and they meet the requirements of CISPR Class B.

3.3.1 Storage Adapter Specifications

Ta bl e 3 .6 lists the specifications for the MegaRAID 320-1, -2, -2X, and

-4X storage adapters.

Table 3.5 Storage Adapter Characteristics

Flash

ROM

1

Serial

EEPROM

2

LVD/SE

Signaling

Ultra320 SCSI

Data Transfers

SCSI

Features

SCSI

Termination

Yes Yes 16-bit SE

or LVD

interfaces

Up to 320 Mbytes/s as well as Fast, Ultra, Ultra2, and Ultra160 speeds; Synchronous offsets up to

62.

Plug n Play

Scatter/Gather

Activity LED

Active, Single

Ended, or LVD

1. For boot code and firmware

2. For BIOS configuration storage

Technical Specifications 3-11

Table 3.6 Storage Adapter Specifications

MegaRAID 320-1 MegaRAID 320-2 MegaRAID 320-2X MegaRAID 320-4X

Processor (PCI Controller)

Intel GC80302 64-bit RISC processor @ 66 MHz

Intel GC80303 64-bit RISC processor @ 100 MHz

Intel GC80321 64-bit RISC processor @ 400 MHz

Operating Voltage 3.3 V, 5 V, +12 V,

-12 V

3.3 V, 5 V, +12 V,

-12 V

3.3 V, 5 V, +12 V,

-12 V

3.3 V, 5 V, +12 V,

-12 V

Card Size Low-Profile, Half-

length PCI Adapter card size (6.875" X 4.2")

Half-length PCI Adapter card size (6.875" X 4.2")

Full-length PCI Adapter card size (12.3" X 4.2")

Array Interface to Host

PCI Rev 2.2 PCI Rev 2.2 PCI Rev 2.2,

PCI-X Rev 1.0a

PCI Rev 2.2, PCI-X Rev 1.0a

PCI Bus Data Transfer Rate

Up to 533 Mbytes/s at 64-bit/66 MHz

Up to 533 Mbytes/s at 64-bit/100 MHz

Up to 1064 Mbytes/s at 64-bit/133 MHz

Serial Port 3-pin RS232C-

compatible connector (for manufacturing use only)

3-pin RS232Ccompatible connector (for manufacturing use only)

SCSI Controller(s) One LSI53C1020

Single SCSI controller

One LSI53C1030 Dual SCSI controller

Two LSI53C1030 Dual SCSI controllers

SCSI Connectors One 68-pin

internal highdensity connector for SCSI devices. One very highdensity 68-pin external connector for Ultra320 and Wide SCSI.

Two 68-pin internal highdensity connectors for SCSI devices. Two very highdensity 68-pin external connectors for Ultra320 and Wide SCSI.

Two 68-pin internal highdensity connectors for SCSI devices. Four very highdensity 68-pin external connectors for Ultra320 and Wide SCSI.

SCSI Bus Termination

Active, singleended or LVD

Termination Disable Automatic

through cable and device detection

Automatic through cable and device detection

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Cache Configuration Integrated

64 Mbytes 100 MHz ECC SDRAM

Up to 256 Mbytes 100 MHz ECC SDRAM

Up to 1 Gbyte 100 MHz DDR ECC SDRAM

Double-Sided Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs)

No Yes (32-, 64-,

128-, or 256-Mbyte)

Yes (32-, 64-, 128-, 256-, or 512-Mbyte, or 1-Gbyte)

Size of Flash ROM for Firmware

1 Mbyte × 8 flash ROM

Nonvolatile Random Access Memory (RAM)

32 Kbyte × 8 for storing RAID configuration

Table 3.6 Storage Adapter Specifications (Cont.)

MegaRAID 320-1 MegaRAID 320-2 MegaRAID 320-2X MegaRAID 320-4X

Technical Specifications 3-13

3.3.2 Array Performance Features

Ta bl e 3 .7 shows the MegaRAID 320 array performance features:

3.3.3 Fault Tolerance

Ta bl e 3 .8 shows the MegaRAID 320 fault tolerance features:

Table 3.7 Array Performance Features

Specification

MegaRAID

320-1

MegaRAID

320-2

MegaRAID

320-2X

MegaRAID

320-4X

PCI Host Data Transfer Rate

533 Mbytes/s 800 Mbytes/s 1064 Mbytes/s 1064 Mbytes/s

Drive Data Transfer Rate

320 Mbytes/s 320 Mbytes/s 320 Mbytes/s 320 Mbytes/s

Maximum Scatter/Gathers

26 elements 26 elements 26 elements 26 elements

Maximum Size of I/O Requests

6.4 Mbytes in 64 Kbyte stripes

Maximum Queue Tags per Drive

As many as the drive can accept

Stripe Sizes 2, 4, 8, 16, 32,

64, or 128 Kbyte

2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128 Kbyte

Maximum Number of Concurrent Commands

255 255 255 255

Support for Multiple Initiators

Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

Table 3.8 MegaRAID 320 Fault Tolerance Features

Specification

MegaRAID

320-1

MegaRAID

320-2

MegaRAID

320-2X

MegaRAID

320-4X

Support for SMART

1

Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

Optional Battery Backup for Cache Memory

Yes. Up to 72 hours data retention.

Yes . U p t o 7 2 hours data retention.

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3.3.4 Electrical Characteristics

This section provides the power requirements for the MegaRAID 320 storage adapters. Ta b le 3 . 9 lists the maximum power requirements, which include SCSI TERMPWR, under normal operation.

The MegaRAID 320 storage adapters have the following thermal, atmospheric, and safety characteristics.

3.3.5 Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics

For all MegaRAID 320 storage adapters, the thermal and atmospheric characteristics are:

• Temperature range: 0 °C to 55 °C (dry bulb)

Drive Failure Detection

Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic

Drive Rebuild Using Hot Spares

Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic

Parity Generation and Checking

Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s

1. The Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) detects up to 70 percent of all predictable disk drive failures. SMART also monitors the internal performance of all motors, heads, and drive electronics.

Table 3.8 MegaRAID 320 Fault Tolerance Features (Cont.)

Specification

MegaRAID

320-1

MegaRAID

320-2

MegaRAID

320-2X

MegaRAID

320-4X

Table 3.9 Maximum Power Requirements

Storage Adapter

PCI/PCI-X +5.0 V

PCI/PCI-X +3.3 V

PCI PRSNT1#/ PRSNT2# Power Over the Operating Range

MegaRAID 320-1 1.5 A

(PCI only)

2.0 A 15 W 0 °C to 55 °C

MegaRAID 320-2 1.5 A

(PCI only)

2.5 A 15 W 0 °C to 55 °C

MegaRAID 320-2X and 320-4X

5 A 0.0 A 25 W 0 °C to 55 °C

Technical Specifications 3-15

• Relative humidity range: 5% to 90% noncondensing

• Maximum dew point temperature: 32 ° C

• Airflow must be sufficient to keep the LSI53C1020 and LSI53C1030

heat sink temperature below 80 ° C

The following parameters define the storage and transit environment for the MegaRAID 320 storage adapter:

• Temperature range: − 40 ° C to + 105 °C (dry bulb)

• Relative humidity range: 5% to 90% noncondensing

3.3.6 Safety Characteristics

All MegaRAID 320 storage adapters meet or exceed the requirements of UL flammability rating 94 V0. Each bare board is also marked with the supplier’s name or trademark, type, and UL flammability rating. Since these boards are installed in a PCI bus slot, all voltages are below the SELV 42.4 V limit.

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MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters User’s Guide 4-1

Chapter 4 Installing and Configuring Clusters

This chapter explains how clusters work and how to install and configure them. It has the following sections:

• Section 4.1, “Overview”

• Section 4.2, “Benefits of Clusters”

• Section 4.3, “Installation and Configuration”

• Section 4.4, “Cluster Installation”

• Section 4.5, “Installing SCSI Drives”

Note:

The MegaRAID 320-2, -2X, and -4X storage adapters support clustering; the MegaRAID 320-1 does not.

4.1 Overview

A cluster is a grouping of two independent servers that can access the same shared data storage and provide services to a common set of clients (servers connected to common I/O buses and a common network for client access).

Logically, a cluster is a single management unit. Any server can provide any available service to any authorized client. The servers must have access to the same shared data and must share a common security model. This generally means that the servers in a cluster have the same architecture and run the same version of the operating system.

4-2 Installing and Configuring Clusters

4.2 Benefits of Clusters

Clusters provide three basic benefits:

• Improved application and data availability

• Scalability of hardware resources

• Simplified management of large or rapidly growing systems

4.3 Installation and Configuration

To install and configure your system as part of a cluster:

1. Unpack the storage adapter, following the instructions in Chapter 2.

2. Set the hardware termination for the storage adapter as “always on.”

3. Configure the IDs for the drives in the enclosure.

4. Install one storage adapter at a time. Press <Ctrl> <M> at BIOS initialization to configure the options in steps 5 through 11. Do not attach the disks.

5. Set the storage adapter to Cluster Mode in the Objects > Adapter > Cluster Mode menu.

6. Disable the BIOS in the Objects > Adapter > Enable/Disable BIOS menu.

7. Change the initiator ID in the Objects > Adapter > Initiator ID menu.

8. Power down the first server.

9. Attach the storage adapter to the shared array.

10. Configure the first storage adapter to the arrays using the Configure > New Configuration menu.

Note

: Use the entire array size of any created array. Do not create

partitions of different sizes on the RAID arrays from the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl><M>); these cannot be failed over individually when they are assigned drive letters in Windows 2000.

11. Follow the on-screen instructions to create arrays, and save the configuration.

Installation and Configuration 4-3

12. Repeat steps 4 through 7 for the second storage adapter.

13. Power down the second server.

14. Attach the cables for the second storage adapter to the shared enclosure, and power up the second server.

15. If a configuration mismatch occurs, enter the <Ctrl> <M> utility, then go to the Configure-> View/Add Configuration > View Disk menu to view the disk configuration.

16. Save the configuration.

17. Proceed to the driver installation for a Microsoft cluster environment.

4.3.1 Driver Installation Instructions under Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

After the hardware is set up for the MS cluster configuration, perform the following procedure to configure the driver under Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server. Note that when the storage adapter is added after a Windows 2000 Advanced Server installation, the operating system detects it.

1. When the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays the detected

hardware device, click on Next.

2. When the next screen appears, select Search for a suitable driver, and click on Next.

The Locate Driver Files screen appears.

3. Insert the floppy diskette with the appropriate driver disk for Windows 2000, then select Floppy disk drives on the screen and click on Next.

The Wizard detects the device driver on the diskette; the “Completing the upgrade device driver” wizard displays the name of the device.

4. Click on Finish to complete the installation.

5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 to install the device driver on the second system.

After the cluster is installed and both nodes are in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, the system detects a SCSI processor device.

4-4 Installing and Configuring Clusters

6. In the Found New Hardware Wizard prompt, choose to display a list of the known drivers to select a specific one.

7. Click on Next.

8. Select the driver that you want to install for the device. If you have a disk with the driver you want to install, click on Have Disk.

9. Select Other devices from the list of hardware types, then click on Next.

10. Insert the disk containing the driver into the selected drive and click on OK.

11. Select the processor device and click on Next.

12. On the final screen, click on Finish to complete the installation.

13. Repeat the process on the peer system.

4.3.2 Network Requirements

The network requirements for clustering are:

• A unique NetBIOS cluster name

• Five unique, static IP addresses:

– Two addresses are for the network adapters on the internal

network.

– Two addresses are for the network adapters on the external

network.

– One address is for the cluster itself.

• A domain user account for Cluster Service (all nodes must be part

of the same domain)

• Two network adapters for each node: one for connection to the

external network, the other for the node-to-node internal cluster network. If you do not use two network adapters for each node, your configuration is unsupported. HCL certification requires a separate private network adapter.

Cluster Installation 4-5

4.3.3 Shared Disk Requirements

Disks can be shared by the nodes. The requirements for sharing disks are:

• All shared disks, including the quorum disk, must be physically

attached to the shared bus.

• All disks attached to the shared bus must be visible from all nodes.

You can check this at the setup level in the BIOS Configuration utility, which is accessed by pressing <Ctrl> <M>. See Section 4.5,

“Installing SCSI Drives,” page 4-27, for installation information.

• Each SCSI device must have a unique SCSI identification number

assigned to it, and each device must be terminated properly. See the storage enclosure manual for information about installing and terminating SCSI devices.

• Configure all shared disks as basic (not dynamic).

• Format all partitions on the disks as NTFS.

It is best to use fault-tolerant RAID configurations for all disks. This includes RAID levels 1, 5, 10, and 50.

4.4 Cluster Installation

During installation, some nodes are shut down, and other nodes are rebooted. This ensures uncorrupted data on disks attached to the shared storage bus. Data corruption can occur when multiple nodes try to write simultaneously to the same disk that is not yet protected by the cluster software.

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Ta bl e 4 .1 shows which nodes and storage devices must be powered on

during each step.

Before installing the Cluster Service software follow these steps:

1. Install Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows 2000 Datacenter Server on each node.

2. Set up networks.

3. Set up disks.

Note

: These steps must be completed on every cluster node

before proceeding with the installation of Cluster Service on the first node.

To configure the Cluster Service on a Windows 2000-based server, you must be able to log on as administrator or have administrative permissions on each node. Each node must be a member server, or must be a domain controller inside the same domain. A mix of domain controllers and member servers in a cluster is not acceptable.

Table 4.1 Nodes and Storage Devices

Step Node 1 Node 2 Storage Comments

Set Up Networks On On Off Ensure that power to all storage devices on

the shared bus is turned off. Power on all nodes.

Set up Shared Disks On Off On Power down all nodes. Next, power on the

shared storage, then power on the first node.

Verify Disk Configuration Off On On Shut down the first node. Power on the

second node.

Configure the First Node On Off On Shut down all nodes. Power on the first

node.

Configure the Second Node

On On On Power on the second node after the first

node was successfully configured.

Post-installation On On On All nodes must be active.

Cluster Installation 4-7

4.4.1 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000

Install Microsoft Windows 2000 on each node. See your Windows 2000 manual for information.

Log on as administrator before you install the Cluster Services.

4.4.2 Setting Up Networks

Note: Do not allow both nodes to access the shared storage

device before the Cluster Service is installed. To prevent this, power down any shared storage devices, then power up nodes one at a time. Install the Clustering Service on at least one node, and ensure it is online before you power up the second node.

Install at least two network card adapters for each cluster node. One network card adapter card is used to access the public network. The second network card adapter is used to access the cluster nodes.

The network card adapter used to access the cluster nodes establishes the following:

• Node-to-node communications

• Cluster status signals

• Cluster Management

Ensure that all the network connections are correct. Network cards that access the public network must be connected to the public network. Network cards that access the cluster nodes must connect to each other.

Verify that all network connections are correct, with private network adapters connected only to other private network adapters, and public network adapters connected only to the public network. View the Network and Dial-up Connections screen to check the connections.

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Note: Use crossover cables for the network card adapters that

access the cluster nodes. If you do not use the crossover cables properly, the system does not detect the network card adapter that accesses the cluster nodes. If the network card adapter is not detected, you cannot configure the network adapters during the Cluster Service installation. However if you install Cluster Service on both nodes, and both nodes are powered on, you can add the adapter as a cluster resource and configure it properly for the cluster node network in the Cluster Administrator mode.

4.4.3 Configuring the Cluster Node Network Adapter

Note: The wiring determines which network adapter is private and

which is public. For this chapter, the first network adapter (Local Area Connection) is connected to the public network; the second network adapter (Local Area Connection 2) is connected to the private cluster network. This might not be the case in your network.

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4.4.3.1 Renaming the Local Area Connections

To clarify the network connection, you can change the name of the Local Area Connection (2). Renaming helps you identify the connection and correctly assign it. Follow these steps to change the name:

1. Right-click on the Local Area Connection 2 icon.

2. Click on Rename.

3. In the text box, type

Private Cluster Connection

and press Enter.

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to change the name of the public LAN network adapter to Public Cluster Connection.

5. The renamed icons look like those in the picture above. Close the Networking and Dial-up Connections window. The new connection names automatically replicate to other cluster servers as the servers are brought online.

4.4.4 Setting Up the First Node in Your Cluster

To set up the first node in your cluster:

1. Right-click on My Network Places, then click on Properties.

2. Right-click the Private Connection icon.

3. Click on Status. The Private Connection Status window shows the connection status, as well as the speed of connection.

If the window shows that the network is disconnected, examine cables and connections to resolve the problem before proceeding.

4. Click on Close

5. Right-click Private Connection again

6. Click on Properties.

7. Click on Configure.

8. Click on Advanced. The network card adapter properties window displays.

9. Set network adapters on the private network to the actual speed of the network, rather than the default automated speed selection.

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Select the network speed from the drop-down list. Do not use “Autoselect” as the setting for speed. Some adapters can drop packets while determining the speed.

Set the network adapter speed by clicking the appropriate option, such as Media Type or Speed.

10. Configure identically all network adapters in the cluster that are attached to the same network, so they use the same Duplex Mode, Flow Control, Media Type, and so on. These settings should stay the same even if the hardware is different.

11. Click on Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

12. Click on Properties.

13. Click on the radio-button for Use the following IP address.

14. Enter the IP addresses you want to use for the private network.

15. Type in the subnet mask for the network.

16. Click the Advanced radio button, then select the WINS tab.

17. Select Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

18. Click OK to return to the previous menu. Perform this step for the private network adapter only.

4.4.5 Configuring the Public Network Adapter

Note: It is strongly recommended that you use static IP

addresses for all network adapters in the cluster. This includes both the network adapter used to access the cluster nodes and the network adapter used to access the LAN (Local Area Network). If you must use a dynamic IP address through DHCP, access to the cluster could be terminated and become unavailable if the DHCP server goes down or goes offline.

The use of long lease periods is recommended to assure that a dynamically assigned IP address remains valid in the event that the DHCP server is temporarily lost. In all cases, set static IP addresses for the private network connector. Note that Cluster Service recognizes only one network interface per subnet.

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4.4.6 Verifying Connectivity and Name Resolution

Perform the following steps to verify that the network adapters are working properly:

Note

: Before proceeding, you must know the IP address for each

network card adapter in the cluster. You can obtain it by using the IPCONFIG command on each node.

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Run.

3. Type cmd in the text box.

4. Click on OK.

5. Type ipconfig /all, and press Enter. IP information is displayed for all network adapters in the machine.

6. If you do not already have the command prompt on your screen, click on Start.

7. Click on Run.

8. In the text box, type:

cmd

9. Click on OK.

10. Type

ping ipaddress

where ipaddress is the IP address for the corresponding network adapter in the other node. For example, assume that the IP addresses are set as follows:

In this example, you would type:

Node Network Name Network Adapter IP Address

1 Public Cluster Connection 192.168.0.171

1 Private Cluster Connection 10.1.1.1

2 Public Cluster Connection 192.168.0.172

2 Private Cluster Connection 10.1.1.2

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Ping 192.168.0.172

and

Ping 10.1.1.1

from Node 1.

Then you would type:

Ping 192.168.0.172

and

10.1.1.1

from Node 2.

To confirm name resolution, ping each node from a client using the node’s machine name instead of its IP number.

4.4.7 Verifying Domain Membership

All nodes in the cluster must be members of the same domain and must be capable of accessing a domain controller and a DNS Server. You can configure them as either member servers or domain controllers. If you configure one node as a domain controller, configure all other nodes as domain controllers in the same domain.

4.4.8 Setting Up a Cluster User Account

The Cluster Service requires a domain user account under which the Cluster Service can run. Create the user account before installing the Cluster Service. Setup requires a user name and password. This user account should not belong to a user on the domain.

To set up a cluster user account.

1. Click on Start.

2. Point to Programs, then point to Administrative Tools.

3. Click on Active Directory Users and Computers.

4. Click the plus sign (+) to expand the domain name (if it is not already expanded.)

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5. Click on Users.

6. Right-click on Users.

7. Point to New and click on User.

8. Type in the cluster name and click on Next.

9. Set the password settings to User Cannot Change Password and Password Never Expires.

10. Click on Next, then click on Finish to create this user.

Note

: If your company’s security policy does not allow the use of

passwords that never expire, you must renew the password on each node before password expiration. You must also update the Cluster Service configuration.

11. Right-click on Cluster in the left pane of the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.

12. Select Properties from the context menu.

13. Click on Add Members to a Group.

14. Click on Administrators and click on OK. This gives the new user account administrative privileges on this computer.

15. Close the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.

4.4.9 Setting Up Shared Disks

Warning: Ensure that Windows 2000 Advanced Server or Windows

2000 Datacenter Server and the Cluster Service are installed and running on one node before you start an operating system on another node. If the operating system is started on other nodes before you install and configure Cluster Service and run it on at least one node, the cluster disks have a high chance of becoming corrupted.

To continue, power off all nodes. Power up the shared storage devices. Once the shared storage device is powered up, power up node one.

4.4.9.1 Quorum Disk

The quorum disk stores cluster configuration database checkpoints and log files that help manage the cluster. Windows 2000 makes the following quorum disk recommendations:

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• Create a small partition. Use a minimum of 50 Mbytes as a quorum

disk. Windows 2000 generally recommends a quorum disk to be 500 Mbytes.

• Dedicate a separate disk for a quorum resource. The failure of the

quorum disk would cause the entire cluster to fail; therefore, Windows 2000 strongly recommends that you use a volume on a RAID disk array.

During the Cluster Service installation, you must provide the drive letter for the quorum disk. For our example, we use the letter E.

4.4.10 Configuring Shared Disks

To configure the shared disks:

1. Right-click on My Computer.

2. Click on Manage, then click on Storage.

3. Double-click on Disk Management.

4. Ensure that all shared disks are formatted as NTFS and are designated as Basic. If you connect a new drive, the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard starts automatically.

If this occurs, click on Next to go through the wizard. The wizard sets the disk to dynamic, but you can uncheck it at this point to set it to basic.

To reset the disk to Basic, right-click on Disk # (where # identifies the disk that you are working with) and click on Revert to Basic Disk.

5. Right-click on unallocated disk space.

6. Click on Create Partition… . The Create Partition Wizard begins.

7. Click on Next twice.

8. Enter the desired partition size in Mbytes, and click on Next.

9. Accept the default drive letter assignment by clicking on Next.

10. Click on Next to format and create a partition.

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4.4.11 Assigning Drive Letters

After you have configured the bus, disks, and partitions, you must assign drive letters to each partition on each clustered disk. Follow these steps to assign drive letters.

Note

: Mountpoints is a feature of the file system that lets you

mount a file system using an existing directory without assigning a drive letter. Mountpoints is not supported on clusters. Any external disk that is used as a cluster resource must be partitioned using NTFS partitions and must have a drive letter assigned to it.

1. Right-click on the desired partition and select Change Drive Letter and Path.

2. Select a new drive letter.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each shared disk.

4. Close the Computer Management window.

4.4.12 Verifying Disk Access and Functionality

To verify disk access and functionality:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Programs. Click on Accessories, then click on Notepad.

3. Type some words into Notepad and use the File/Save As command to save it as a test file called test.txt. Close Notepad.

4. Double-click on the My Documents icon.

5. Right-click on test.txt and click on Copy.

6. Close the window.

7. Double-click on My Computer.

8. Double-click on a shared drive partition.

9. Click on Edit and click on Paste.

10. A copy of the file should now exist on the shared disk.

11. Double-click on test.txt to open it on the shared disk.

12. Close the file.

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13. Highlight the file, and press the Del key to delete it from the clustered disk.

14. Repeat the process for all clustered disks to ensure they can be accessed from the first node.

After you complete the procedure, shut down the first node, power on the second node, and repeat the procedure above. Repeat again for any additional nodes. After you have verified that all nodes can read and write from the disks, turn off all nodes except the first, and continue with this guide.

4.4.13 Installing Cluster Service Software

Before you begin the Cluster Service Software installation on the first node, ensure that all other nodes are either powered down or stopped and that all shared storage devices are powered on.

To create the cluster, you must provide the cluster information. The Cluster Configuration Wizard lets you input this information. To use the Wizard:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Settings, then click on Control Panel.

3. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.

4. Double-click on Add/Remove Windows Components.

5. Select Cluster Service, then click on Next. Cluster Service files are located on the Windows 2000 Advanced

Server or Windows 2000 Datacenter Server CD-ROM.

6. Enter x:\i386 (where x is the drive letter of your CD-ROM). If you installed Windows 2000 from a network, enter the appropriate network path instead. (If the Windows 2000 Setup flashscreen displays, close it.)

7. Click on OK. The Cluster Service Configuration Window displays.

8. Click on Next. The Hardware Configuration Certification window appears.

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9. Click on I Understand to accept the condition that Cluster Service is supported only on hardware listed on the Hardware Compatibility List.

This is the first node in the cluster; therefore, you must create the cluster.

10. Select the first node in the cluster, as shown below and then click on Next.

11. Enter a name for the cluster (up to 15 characters), and click on Next. (In our example, the cluster is named ClusterOne.)

12. Type the user name of the Cluster Service account that you created during the pre-installation. (In our example, the user name is cluster.) Do not enter a password.

13. Type the domain name, then click on Next. At this point the Cluster Service Configuration Wizard validates the

user account and password.

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14. Click on Next. Then, the Add or Remove Managed Disks screen is displayed next.

4.4.14 Configuring Cluster Disks

The Windows 2000 Managed Disks displays all SCSI disks, as shown on the screen below. It displays SCSI disks that do not reside on the same bus as the system disk. Because of this, a node that has multiple SCSI buses lists SCSI disks that are not to be used as shared storage. You must remove any SCSI disks that are internal to the node and not to be shared storage.

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In production clustering scenarios, you must use more than one private network for cluster communication; this avoids having a single point of failure. Cluster Service can use private networks for cluster status signals and cluster management. This provides more security than using a public network for these roles. Also, you can use a public network for cluster management; or you can use a mixed network for both private and public communications.

Verify that at least two networks are used for cluster communication. Using a single network for node-to-node communication creates a potential single point of failure. We recommend that you use multiple networks, with at least one network configured as a private link between nodes, and other connections through a public network. If you use more than one private network, ensure that each uses a different subnet, as Cluster Service recognizes only one network interface per subnet.

This document assumes that only two networks are in use. It describes how you can configure these networks as one mixed and one private network.

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The order in which the Cluster Service Configuration Wizard presents these networks can vary. In this example, the public network is presented first.

To configure the clustered disks:

1. The Add or Remove Managed Disks dialog box specifies disks on the shared SCSI bus that will be used by Cluster Service. Add or remove disks as necessary, then click on Next.

The following screen displays.

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2. Click on Next in the Configure Cluster Networks dialog box.

3. Verify that the network name and IP address correspond to the network interface for the public network.

4. Check the box Enable this network for cluster use.

5. Select the option All communications (mixed network), as shown below, and click on Next.

The next dialog box configures the private network. Make sure that the network name and IP address correspond to the network interface used for the private network.

6. Check the box Enable this network for cluster use.

7. Select the option Internal cluster communications only, then click on Next.

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In this example, both networks are configured so that they can be used for internal cluster communication. The next dialog window offers an option to modify the order in which the networks are used. Because Private Cluster Connection represents a direct connection between nodes, it remains at the top of the list.

In normal operation, this connection is used for cluster communication. In case of the Private Cluster Connection failure, Cluster Service automatically switches to the next network on the list (in this case, Public Cluster Connection).

8. Verify that the first connection in the list is the Private Cluster Connection, then click on Next.

Note

: Always set the order of the connections so that the Private

Cluster Connection is first in the list.

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9. Enter the unique cluster IP address and Subnet mask for your network, then click on Next.

The Cluster Service Configuration Wizard shown below automatically associates the cluster IP address with one of the public or mixed networks. It uses the subnet mask to select the correct network.

10. Click Finish to complete the cluster configuration on the first node.

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The Cluster Service Setup Wizard completes the setup process for the first node by copying the files needed to complete the installation of Cluster Service.

After the files are copied, the Cluster Service registry entries are created, the log files on the quorum resource are created, and the Cluster Service is started on the first node.

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11. When a dialog box appears stating that Cluster Service has started successfully, click on OK.

12. Close the Add/Remove Programs window.

4.4.15 Validating the Cluster Installation

Use the Cluster Administrator snap-in to validate the Cluster Service installation on the first node.

To validate the cluster installation:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Programs.

3. Click on Administrative Tools.

4. Click on Cluster Administrator. The Cluster Administrator screen is displayed. If your snap-in window

is similar to the one shown in the screen, your Cluster Service was successfully installed on the first node. You are now ready to install Cluster Service on the second node.

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4.4.16 Configuring the Second Node

For this procedure, have node one and all shared disks powered on, then power up the second node.

Installation of Cluster Service on the second node takes less time than on the first node. Setup configures the Cluster Service network settings on the second node based on the configuration of the first node.

Installation of Cluster Service on the second node begins the same way as installation on the first node. The first node must be running during installation of the second node.

Follow the same procedures used to install Cluster Service on the first node, with the following differences:

1. In the Create or Join a Cluster dialog box, select The second or next node in the cluster, then click Next.

2. Enter the cluster name that was previously created (in this example, MyCluster) and click Next.

3. Leave Connect to cluster as unchecked. The Cluster Service Configuration Wizard automatically supplies the name of the user account selected when you installed the first node. Always use the same account you used when you set up the first cluster node.

4. Enter the password for the account (if there is one), then click Next.

5. At the next dialog box, click Finish to complete configuration. The Cluster Service will start.

6. Click OK.

7. Close Add/Remove Programs.

8. If you install additional nodes, repeat the preceding steps to install Cluster Service on all other nodes.

4.4.17 Verifying Installation

There are several ways to verify that Cluster Service was successfully installed. Here is a simple one:

1. Click Start, click Programs, click Administrative Tools, then click Cluster Administrator.

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The presence of two nodes (pictured below) shows that a cluster exists and is in operation.

2. Right-click the group Disk Group 1, and select the option Move. This option moves the group and all its resources to another node. Disks F: and G: are brought online on the second node. Watch the screen to see this shift. Close the Cluster Administrator snap-in.

This completes installing Cluster Service on all nodes. The server cluster is fully operational. Now you can install cluster resources, such as file shares, printer spoolers, cluster aware services like IIS, Message Queuing, Distributed Transaction Coordinator, DHCP, WINS, or cluster aware applications like Exchange or SQL Server.

4.5 Installing SCSI Drives

This information is provided as a generic instruction set for SCSI drive installations. If the SCSI hard disk vendor’s instructions conflict with the instructions in this section, always use the instructions supplied by the vendor.

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The SCSI bus listed in the hardware requirements must be configured prior to installation of Cluster Services. This includes:

• Configuring the SCSI devices.

• Configuring the SCSI storage adapters and hard disks to work

properly on a shared SCSI bus.

• Properly terminating the bus. The shared SCSI bus must have a

terminator at each end of the bus. It is possible to have multiple shared SCSI buses between the nodes of a cluster.

In addition to the information on the next page, refer to the documentation from the SCSI device manufacturer or the SCSI specifications, which can be ordered from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The ANSI web site contains a catalog that you can search for the SCSI specifications.

4.5.1 Configuring the SCSI Devices

Each device on the shared SCSI bus must have a unique SCSI ID. Since most SCSI storage adapters default to SCSI ID 7, part of configuring the shared SCSI bus is to change the SCSI ID on one storage adapter to a different SCSI ID, such as SCSI ID 6. If more than one disk is to be on the shared SCSI bus, each disk must also have a unique SCSI ID.

Some SCSI storage adapters reset the SCSI bus when they initialize at boot time. If this occurs, the bus reset can interrupt any data transfers between the other node and disks on the shared SCSI bus; therefore, disable SCSI bus resets, if possible.

4.5.2 Terminating the Shared SCSI Bus

You can connect Y cables to devices if the device is at the end of the SCSI bus. You can then attach a terminator to one branch of the Y cable to terminate the SCSI bus. This method of termination requires either disabling or removing any internal terminators the device has.

Note

: Any devices that are not at the end of the shared bus must

have their internal termination disabled.

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Appendix A Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

Active Termination

The electrical connection required at each end of the SCSI bus, composed of active voltage regulation and a set of termination resistors. Ultra SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI, Ultra160 SCSI, and Ultra320 SCSI require active termination.

BIOS Basic Input/Output System. Software that provides basic read/write

capability. Usually kept as firmware (ROM based). The system BIOS on the mainboard of a computer is used to boot and control the system. The SCSI BIOS on your host adapter acts as an extension of the system BIOS.

Configuration Refers to the way a computer is setup; the combined hardware

components (computer, monitor, keyboard, and peripheral devices) that make up a computer system; or the software settings that allow the hardware components to communicate with each other.

Device Driver A program that allows a microprocessor (through the operating system)

to direct the operation of a peripheral device.

Differential SCSI A hardware configuration for connecting SCSI devices. It uses a pair of

lines for each signal transfer (as opposed to Single-Ended SCSI which references each SCSI signal to a common ground).

Domain Validation

Domain Validation is a software procedure in which a host queries a device to determine its ability to communicate at the negotiated Ultra320 data rate.

EEPROM Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. A memory

chip typically used to store configuration information. See NVRAM.

External SCSI Device

A SCSI device installed outside the computer cabinet. These devices are connected together using specific types of shielded cables.

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Fusion-MPT Architecture

Fusion-MPT (Message Passing Technology) architecture consists of several main elements: Fusion-MPT firmware, the Fibre Channel and SCSI hardware, and the operating system level drivers that support these architectures. Fusion-MPT architecture offers a single binary, operating system driver that supports both Fibre Channel and SCSI devices now.

Host The computer system in which a storage adapter is installed. It uses the

storage adapter to transfer information to and from devices attached to the SCSI bus.

Host Adapter Board (HAB)

A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a device connection to the computer system.

Internal SCSI Device

A SCSI device installed inside the computer cabinet. These devices are connected together using an unshielded ribbon cable.

Main Memory The part of a computer’s memory which is directly accessible by the CPU

(usually synonymous with RAM).

NVRAM NonVolatile Random Access Memory. Actually an EEPROM

(Electronically Erasable Read Only Memory chip) used to store configuration information. See EEPROM.

PCI and PCI-X Peripheral Component Interconnect. A high performance local bus

specification that allows connection of devices directly to computer memory. The PCI Local Bus allows transparent upgrades from 32-bit data path at 33 MHz to 64-bit data path at 33 MHz, and from 32-bit data path at 66 MHz to 64-bit data path at 66 MHz.

Peripheral Devices

A piece of hardware (such as a video monitor, disk drive, printer, or CD-ROM) used with a computer and under the computer’s control. SCSI peripherals are controlled through a SCSI storage adapter (host adapter).

SCSI Bus A storage adapter (host adapter) and one or more SCSI peripherals

connected by cables in a linear configuration. The adapter may exist anywhere on the bus, allowing connection of both internal and external SCSI devices. A system may have more than one SCSI bus by using a multi-channel adapter or by using multiple adapters.

SCSI Device Any device that conforms to the SCSI standard and is attached to the

SCSI bus by a SCSI cable. This includes SCSI storage adapters (host adapters) and SCSI peripherals.

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SCSI ID A way to uniquely identify each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. Each SCSI

bus has eight available SCSI IDs numbered 0 through 7 (or 0 through 15 for Wide SCSI). The storage adapter (host adapter) usually gets the highest ID (7 or 15) giving it priority to control the bus.

Single-Ended SCSI

A hardware specification for connecting SCSI devices. It references each SCSI signal to a common ground. This is the most common method (as opposed to differential SCSI, which uses a separate ground for each signal).

TolerANT A technology developed and used by LSI Logic to improve data integrity,

data transfer rates, and noise immunity through the use of active negation and input signal filtering.

Ultra SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers. It allows a transfer rate of up to

20 Mbytes/s over an 8-bit SCSI bus and up to 40 Mbytes/s over a 16-bit SCSI bus.

Ultra2 SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers. It allows a transfer rate of up to

40 Mbytes/s over an 8-bit SCSI bus, and up to 80 Mbytes/s over a 16-bit SCSI bus.

Ultra160 SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers. It allows a transfer rate of up to

160 Mbytes/s over a 16-bit SCSI bus.

Ultra320 SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers. It allows a transfer rate of up to

320 Mbytes/s over a 16-bit SCSI bus.

VHDCI Very High-Density Cable Interconnect. This cable is used to connect

external connectors to your storage adapter.

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