Intergraph Mylex AcceleRAID Installation Guide
AcceleRAID™
Quick Installation Guide
AcceleRAID 150
AcceleRAID 200
AcceleRAID 250
PCI to Ultra2 SCSI
RAID Controllers
P/N: 775030-00
AcceleRAID
™
Quick Installation Guide
AcceleRAID 150
AcceleRAID 200
AcceleRAID 250
PCI to Ultra2 SCSI
RAID Controllers
Part Number 775030-00
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Regulatory Information
The AcceleRAID 150, 200, and 250 comply with the following regulatory
agencies:
Federal Communications Commission
The FCC information statements are in Appendix C of the AcceleR AID 15 0
Installation Guide (P/N 775024) and Appendix C of the AcceleRAID 200
and 250 Installation Guide (P/N 775007).
Community of Europe
The CE information statements are in Appendix C of the AcceleRAID 150
Installation Guide (P/N 775024) and Appendix C of the AcceleRAID 200 and
250 Installation Guide (P/N 77500 7).
Underwriters Laboratories
,
WARNING
This controller is furnished with a nonvolatile
RAM (NVRAM) chip that uses a sealed lithium
battery/crystal module. Replace the module only
with the same or equivalent type recommended by
the manufacturer. Dispose of the used battery/
crystal module according to the manufacturer's
instructions. Never incinerate a battery as it could
explode and cause serious injury.
Table of Contents
Hardware
Introduction – Assumptions ..................................................................1
Types of Installations ............................................................................1
Standard Installation ......................................................................1
SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL) Installation ..........................1
Performing a Standard Installation .......................................................2
Performing a SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL) Installation ............6
RAID Configuration
Using RAID EzAssist ..........................................................................11
Operating Systems and Drivers
NetWare .............................................................................................14
Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the
Primary NetWare 4.11/4.2 Controller ..........................................14
Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller into an
Existing NetWare 4.11/4.2 System ..............................................15
Overview of NetWare 5.0 ....................................................................17
Mylex Disk Array Controller Driver Files for NetWare ................. 17
Tape and CD-ROM Support ........................................................17
Mylex Disk Array Controller Driver for
NetWare 5.0 .......................................................................................18
Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the
Primary NetWare 5.0 Controller ..................................................18
Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller into an
Existing NetWare 5.0 System ......................................................21
Windows NT ................................................................................ ...... .23
Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the
Primary Windows NT 4.x Controller ............................................23
Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller into an
Existing Windows NT 4.x System ................................................25
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Hardware
Introduction – Assumptions
The AcceleRAID 150, AcceleRAID 200 and the AcceleRAID 250 are very
versatile Ultra2 SCSI, LVD RAID controllers. There are literally thousands
of possible hardware configurations. In order to keep this Quick Installation
Guide down to a manageable size, the following assumptions are being
made:
• A RAID 0, 1, or 5 installation is being installed.
• The user is familiar with Windows NT
• The user is familiar with disk drive and RAID terminology.
Types of Installations
There are two types of installations:
• Standard Installation
• SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL) Installation
Standard Installation
In a standard installation, the AcceleRAID 150 or the AcceleRAID 250
functions as a single-channel, standard PCI to Ultra2 SCSI, LVD RAID
controller. In a standard installation, the AcceleRAID 150 or 250 can be
installed into any system board with an available PCI (2.1 compliant) slot.
®
or Novell® NetWare®.
SCSI Interrupt Steering Logic (SISL) Installation
In a SISL installation, the AcceleRAID 200 adds RAID functionality to a
system board that has one or more embedded SCSI channels. The
AcceleRAID 150 or 250 adds an Ultra2 SCSI, LVD RAID channel as well as
RAID functionality to a system board that has one or more embedded SCSI
channels. For a SISL implementation, the AcceleRAID controllers must be
plugged into a special, pre-wired PCI slot in a system board that is specially
designed for this type of installation. Check with the ma nufacturer of your
system board to find out if it has embedded SCSI channels that can be
controlled by a PCI to SCSI RAID controller with SCSI Interrupt Steering
Logic (a requirement for the AcceleRAID 200).
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Performing a Standard Installation
Performing a Standard Installation
(AcceleRAID 150 and AcceleRAID 250 only)
m Caution
If an operating system or existing data resides on
SCSI disk drives already installed on the system, a
full backup should be performed on these drives prior
to this installation.
1. Be sure power is turned off and the system is not plugged into an
electrical outlet.
,
WARNING
To avoid electrical shock, do not attempt to
perform this hardware installation with power on.
Disconnect the system from the electrical wall
outlet.
2. If JP10 on the AcceleRAID 150 or 250 is install ed, remo ve i t, as sho wn
in Figure 1 and in Figure 2.
J2
External
Connector
(VHDCI)
J1
Internal Connector
(68-Pin High Density)
JP1U1SE
LVD
JP4
JP5
12
Jumperon Jumperoff
3
Jumper removed and
placed over a single
pin for safekeeping
JP10
Note: J1 and J2 are both on the same Channel.
Figure 1. AcceleRAID 150 with Component Locations
Table 1. AcceleRAID 150 Jumpers and LEDs
Jumpers Description LEDs Description
JP1 Header for SCSI activity LED
(Pin 1 – active low, Pin 2 – Vcc)
JP4 Mylex use only LVD LVD mode on unless SE device
JP5 Not used
JP10 Off for standard – On for SISL SE Single-ended device detected
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U1 On – controller failed startup diags.
detected.
Hardware
J
12
Jumper on Jumper off
3
Jumper removed and
placed over a single
pin for safekeeping
Figure 2. AcceleRAID 250 with Component Locations
Jumpers Description
JP10 Off for standard – On for SISL
Figure 3. Pinout for JP1 on the AcceleRAID 250
1
J2
External
Connector
(VHDCI)
Internal Connector
(68-Pin High Density)
JP10
Note: J1 and J2 are both on the same Channel.
JP1
Table 2. AcceleRAID 250 Jumpers
JP1 Header for SCSI activity & Cache Dirty LEDs
JP4 Mylex use only
JP5 Not used
CC
V
JP1,
LED
Connector
Channel
Activity
LED*
Cache
Dirty
LED*
*Activelow
JP4
JP5
3. Plug the AcceleRAID 150 or 250 card into an available PCI slot (see
Figure 4).
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Performing a Standard Installation
SystemBoard
Plug Controller into
any Available PCI
Slot
Figure 4. .Plugging the AcceleRAID 150 or 250 into a Standard PCI Slot
4. Set the SCSI ID on each internal drive to a unique address between 0
and 15, but do not u se address 7, as it is reserved for the con troller. See
the documentation that comes with you r drives for instructions on how
to do this.
m Caution
If internal and external driv es are used, be sure that no
drive addresses are duplicated. External SCSI cabinets
usually automatically assign drive addresses
according to where in the cabinet the drives are
located.
5. Be sure termination is disabled on all drives connected to the
controller. See the documentation that comes with your drives for
instructions on how to do this.
6. Be sure that termination power is enabled on all dri ves co nnected to the
controller. See the documentation that comes with your drives for
instructions on how to do this.
7. Connect a wide, high-density, 68-pin SCSI ribbon cable to the internal
SCSI connector on the AcceleRAID 150 or 250 and connect the other
cable connectors to any internal SCSI drives as required. See Figure 5.
8. Connect an active terminator to the end of the SCSI ribbon cab le at the
end farthest from the controller. See Figure 5.
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Hardware
T
T
Figure 5. Conne cti ng I nt e rn al and External Drive s
9. Connect a wide, round, 68-pin Very High Density Connector Interface
(VHDCI) cable to the external SCSI connector on the AcceleRAID 150
or 250 and connect the other end of the cable to an external drive
cabinet as required. See Figure 5. External drive cabinets usually have
termination built into the end of the SCSI bus. Check the
documentation that comes with your drive cabinet to be sure this is the
case. If not, use an active terminator at the end of the bus.
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Note
An AcceleRAID 150 or 250 automatically determines
whether or not its own on-board termination is
required, and automatically enables or disables onboard termination as necessary.
System Board
Plug Controller into
any Available PCI
Slot
Figure 6. AcceleRAID 150 or 250 in a Typical Standard Installation
The hardware portion of the standard installation is complete.
Continue on to “RAID Configuration” on page 11.
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