SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-LPZCR1, AOC-SOZCR1 User Manual
SUPER
AOC-SOZCR1
AOC-LPZCR1
AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1
All-In-One ZCR Card
USER'S GUIDE
Rev. 1.0a
AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 User's Guide
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Table of Contents
Chapter I: Introduction ............................................................................. 1-4
1.1 Overview ................................................................................................. 1-4
1.2 Introduction to SATA and SAS ............................................................. 1-4
1.3 Product Features .................................................................................... 1-4
1.4 Contacting Supermicro ......................................................................... 1-6
1.5 Product Compliance Information ......................................................... 1-6
Chapter 2: Technical Specifi cations and Software Installation ...........2-1
2.1 AOC-LPZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper Locations ............... 2-1
2.1.1 AOC-LPZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper Locations ................................ 2-1
2.1.2 Jumper and Connector Descriptions (*AOC-LPZCR1) ........................... 2-2
2.1.3 Jumpers and LED Indicators (*AOC-LPZCR1) ...................................... 2-3
2.2 AOC-SOZCR1 Card Layout and Header Locations ............... 2-4
2.2.1 AOC-LPZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper Locations ................................ 2-4
2.2.2 Connector and Header Descriptions (*AOC-SOZCR1) ........................... 2-5
2.2.3 SMB Connector and Pin Defi nitions (*AOC-SOZCR1) ........................... 2-5
2.3 Intelligent Interface Management: SAF-TE .......................................... 2-6
2.4 Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 2-7
2.5 Installing the Controller Driver ............................................................ 2-8
2.5.1 Creating the Driver Floppy Disk ............................................................. 2-8
2.5.2 Adding the Driver into an Existing System .............................................. 2-8
2.5.3 Installing the Driver into a New System .................................................. 2-9
Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration ................................................................ 3-1
3.1 Using Adaptec's Array Confi guration Utility ....................................... 3-3
3.2.1 Using Adaptec's SCSISelect Utility ....................................................... 3-18
3.2.2 Using Adaptec's SATASelect Utility ....................................................... 3-21
3.2.3 Using Adaptec's Serial_Select Utility ..................................................... 3-22
3.2.4 Using Physical Confi guration Utility ...................................................... 3-24
3.3 Using Disk Utilities ........................................................................................ 3-23
3.3.1 Using Disk Utilities (*for SCSI only) ...................................................... 3-23
3.3.2 Using Disk Utilities (*for SATA/SAS only) ............................................. 3-24
3.3.2.1 To Format a Disk Drive .............................................................. 3-24
3.3.2.2 To Verify Disk Media .................................................................. 3-25
3.3 To Exit the Adaptec Array Confi guration Utility .............................. 3-25
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting .....................................................................4-1
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Chapter 1 Introduction
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and
knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's Zero-Channel RAID
solution into their RAID system. It provides detailed information for the installation
and use of the AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 All-In-One card that supports SAS/
SATA/SCSI confi gurations in a slim-size card. The Supermicro AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-
SOZCR1 offers an innovative, complete and cost effective solution to the ever-in-
creasing demands of disk density and data integrity of today's servers.
1.1 Overview
The AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 is a highly effi cient, highly compatible and easy-
to-use SAS/SATA/SCSI RAID Controller that allows the user to confi gure RAID 0,
RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD by using Marvell's 88SX6041/-6081 (Hercules
II), Adaptec's AIC-7901/-7902 Ultra 320 SCSI Controller or Adaptec's AIC-9410 SAS
Controller on the motherboard. With the built-in Intel's Verde 400 MHz I/O Processor
and 64 MB ECC DDR memory, the AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 supports PCI-
X speeds up to 100MHz and provides the user with a high-speed, space-saving,
scalable and intelligent hardware RAID solution.
1.2 Introduction to SATA (Serial ATA) and SAS (Serial
Attached SCSI)
Serial ATA(SATA) is a physical storage interface. It uses a single cable with a
minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. It
is a serial link which supports SATA transfer rates from 150MBps. Because the
serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel
ATA (PATA), SATA systems provide more effi cient system cooling, faster data
transfer and better functionality than Parallel ATA.
With the functionality provided by the onboard SAS controller, the AOC-LPZCR1/
AOC-SOZCR1 offers unprecedented I/O throughput, reliability and scalability to
the IT industry. In addition, with a dynamic serial-link transmission infrastructure
built-in, the AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 supports both SATA and SAS without
any bridging, providing the user with unparalleled data storage expansion and
inter-connectivity capability.
1.3 Product Features
(1) The AOC-SOZCR1 Series: (the Terminator Socket DIMM ZCR
CARD):
• Slim design: pocket-size (3.2" H x 3.8" W)
• Intel's Verde I/O Processor @ 400MHz built-in
• 64 MB onboard ECC DDR memory
• 1 amp@ 3.3V
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• Supports Marvell's Hercules II 88SX6081 (8-port)/88SX6041 (4-port) Host Con-
troller
• Supports Adaptec's AIC-7901/-7902 Ultra 320 SCSI Controller and AIC-9410
SAS Controller
• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50* and JBOD supported (*See Note
1 Below.)
(2) The AOC-LPZCR1 Series: (-Low Profi le Skyhawk ZCR RAID
Card)
• Low profi le Form Factor (2.5" H x 6.6" W)
• Intel's IOP321 I/O Processor (Verde) @ 400MHz built-in
• 64 MB onboard ECC DDR memory
• 1 amp@ 3.3V
• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50* and JBOD supported (*See Note
1 Below.)
(a) SAS (-based on the Adaptec AIC-9410 Host Controller)
• Supports Adaptec's AIC-9410 SAS Host Controller
• Supports PCI-X up to 100 MHz in the green slot (*See Note 2)
(b) SATA (-based on the Marvell Hercules II Controller)
• Supports Marvell's Hercules II 88SX6081 (8-port) or 88SX6041 (4-port) Host
Controller
• Supports PCI-X slot up to 100MHz in the green slot (*See Note 2)
(c) SCSI (-based on the Adaptec AIC-7901 or AIC-7902Ultra 320 SCSI
Controller)
• Supports Adaptec's AIC-7901/-7902 Ultra 320 SCSI Controller
• Supports PCI-X up to 100 MHz in the green slot (*See Note 2)
Operating Systems supported
* Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003
* Linux: SuSE 9.0, SuSE 9.1, SuSE 9.2, Red Hat 3.0 and Red Hat 4.0
* Upgradable in the future.
Management support
* Adaptec's Storage Manager
* Adaptec Flash Utility
* Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility
* SAF-TE (*SCSI and SATA only)
Key RAID Features
* RAID detection, confi guration, deletion, addition, and error detection
* Background initialization
* Hot-spare disk drive support for easy replacement
* Hot-spare disk drive support with automatic rebuild
(*Notes: Note 1: RAID 50 is available for SAS only.
Note 2: Please install the ZCR card in the green slot.)
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1.4 Contacting Supermicro
Headquarters
Address: SuperMicro Computer, Inc.
980 Rock Ave.
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000
Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008
Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information)
support@supermicro.com (Technical Support)
Web Site: www.supermicro.com
Europe
Address: SuperMicro Computer B.V.
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0) 73-6400390
Fax: +31 (0) 73-6416525
Email: sales@supermicro.nl (General Information)
support@supermicro.nl (Technical Support)
rma@supermicro.nl (Customer Support)
Asia-Pacifi c
Address: SuperMicro, Taiwan
4F, No. 232-1 Liancheng Road
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-(2) 8226-3990
Fax: +886-(2) 8226-3991
Web Site: www.supermicro.com.tw
Technical Support:
Email: support@supermicro.com.tw
1.5 Product Compliance Information
The AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 is compliant with the following product
standards/requirements:
* USA: FCC 47 CFR, Part 15, subpart B
* European Union: EN 55022
EN 55024
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Chapter 2
Technical Specifi cations and Software
Installation
2.1 AOC-LPZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper Locations
2.1.1 AOC-LPZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper
Locations
2.5”
J4
Buzzer
Connector
Cache
Cache
Cache
Front view
DS14
DS13
5V LED
Rear view
(AOC-LPZCR1)
7.0”
J2
3V LED
J6
Flash
Firmware
I/O Processor
Act.
AOC-LPZCR1 Rev. 1.01
I2C
J1
CPLD
NVS
EPROM
RAM
Flash
SAS
J7
J5J3SATA2
SCSI
DS 8
Diag.LED
Flash EPROM
Flash EPROM
DS 7
DS 6
DS 4
DS 5
Diag.LED
SRAM
DS12
DS11
DS10
Cache
Cache
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2.1.2 Jumper and Connector Descriptions (*AOC-LPZCR1)
Jumper Description
J2 Activity LED Connector (*See 2.1.3 for details)
J4 Buzzer Connector (*See 2.1.3 for details)
Connector Description
2
J1 Systerm Management Bus (I
connection on the next page.)
J3 SCSI Mode (On: Enable)
J5 Serial ATA Mode (SATA 2) Mode (On: Enable)
J6 Flash Firmware (On: Flashing Firmware)
J7 SAS Mode (On: Enable)
(DS10-12, DS4),(DS5-8)Diagnostic LED Indicators
C) (*See I2C cable
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2.1.3 Connectors and LED Indicators (*AOC-LPZCR1)
Activity LED Indicator
Activity LED Indicator (J2), located
on the front side of the AOC-LPZCR1
card, indicate the activity status of the
AOC-LPZCR1 card. See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.
Buzzer Connector
Buzzer Connector (J4), located on the
front side of the AOC-LPZCR1 card,
provides a connection for the onboard
buzzer. See the table on the right for
pin defi nitions.
SMB (I2C)
A System Management Bus header is
located at J1. Connect the I
2
C cable
here to utilize SMB on your add-on
card (*See below). See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.
I2C Cable Connection
Acti vity LED
Pin Definitions (J2)
Pin# Pin Definitions
Pin1 -(Negtive) or Cathod
Pin2 +(Positive) or Anode
Buzzer Connector
Pin Definitions (J4)
Pin# Definitions
Pin1 +(Positive)
Pin2 -(Negtive)
SMB (I2C)
Pin Definitions (J1)
Pin
Number
1
2
3
3-Pin Connector (J1)
on the LPZCR1
Definition
Data
Ground
Clock
3-Pin Connector
on the cable
1. The I2C Cable has a 3-pin con-
nector on one end, and a 4-pin con-
nector on the other end.
2. Connect the 3-pin connector of
the cable to the 3-pin I
2
C Connec-
tor (J1) on the AOC-LPZCR card as
shown on the right.
3. Connect the 4-pin connector of
2
the cable to the 4-pin I
C Connector
4-Pin I
2
C Connector
on the Backplane
4-Pin Connector on
the cable
on the backplane as shown on the
right.
(*Note: Refer to the layout on Page 2-1 for the locations of the Connectors and
LED Indicators.
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2.2.1 AOC-SOZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper
Locations
2.2 AOC-SOZCR1 Card Layout and Jumper Locations
Front view (AOC-SOZCR1)
3.19"
3.82"
Flash
J6
Firmw are
J 4
SAS
SATA 2
SCSI
J 3
J 2
C
2
I
J1
Cache
Pin 1
Cache
I/O Processor
2.66"
Rear view (AOC-SOZCR1)
3.19"
AOC-SO ZCR1
Flash EPROM
NVSRAM
U6
3.82"
Flash
Flash EPROM
2.66"
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Cache
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2.2.2 Connector and Header Descriptions (*AOC-SOZCR1)
Connector Description
J1 Systerm Management Bus (I
2
I
C cable connection.)
2
C) (*See Page 2-2 for
J2 SCSI Mode (On: Enable)
J3 Serial ATA (SATA2) Mode (On: Enable)
J4 SAS Mode (On: Enable)
J6 Flash Firmware (On: Flashing Firmware.)
2.2.3 SMB Connector and Pin Defi nitions (*AOC-SOZCR1)
SMB (I2C)
A System Management Bus header is
located at J1. Connect the I2C cable
here to utilize SMB on your add-on
card (*See below). See the table on
the right for pin defi nitions.
I2C cable Connection
1. The I2C Cable has a 3-pin connec-
tor on one end, and a 4-pin connector
on the other end.
Number
3-Pin Connector (J1) on
SMB (I2C)
Pin Definitions (J1)
Pin
1
2
3
the SOZCR1
Definition
Ground
Data
Clock
3-PinConnector on
the cable
2. Connect the 3-pin connector of the
2
cable to the 3-pin I
C Connector (J1)
on the AOC-SOZCR1 card.
3. Connect the 4-pin connector of the
cable to the 4-pin I
2
C Connector on
4-Pin I
2
C Connector
on the Backplane
4-Pin Connector on
the cable
the backplane as shown on the right.
*Note 1: Refer to the layout on Page 2-4 for the locations of the Connectors and
LED Indicators.
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2.3 Intelligent Interface Management: SAF-TE
Both AOC-LPZCR1 and AOC-SOZCR1 models offer the feature of SAF-TE.
SAF-TE, (-SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosures Interface Specifi cation), is
a set of SCSI commands used to monitor hot-swap drives and inform the user
of the status of these drives through LED indicators. Refer to the table below for
details on SAF-TE LED Indicators.
(*See Note 1 below.)
(*Notes:
*Note 1: SAF-TE in the SATA Mode is available for OEM only. To support SAF-TE,
you will need to have a Supermicro's SATA backplane with the Q-Logic GEM-
424 Enclosure Management Controller pre-installed. By default, this function is
disabled.
*Note 2: SES-2 Enclosure Management in the SAS Mode will be provided when
available.)
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2.4 Safety Guidelines
To avoid personal injury and property damage, please carefully
follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system
or handling the components:
ESD Safety Guidelines
Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-
age to your system. it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures
are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.
• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
• Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic
bag.
• Handle the RAID card by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
• Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
General Safety Guidelines
• Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components
from the computer, including the RAID card.
• Use only the correct type of bracket for the chassis. Please use a full-height
bracket for a 1U, 3U, 4U, Tower, or a Pedestal system. Use a low-profi le bracket
for a 2U or some of the proprietary chassis. Make sure to secure the bracket
in the host system cabinet. (*Note: When used in a 1U system, the full-height
bracket is mounted into the riser card.)
• Disconnect the power cable before removing the Extended LED cable, data cable
2
or I
C cable from the riser card.
• Make sure that the riser card is securely seated in the PCI slot to prevent
damage to the system due to power shortage.
• Do not force a cable connector onto the controller or a drive.
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2.5 Installing the Controller Driver
2.5.1 Creating the Driver Floppy Disk:
A CD-ROM that contains the drivers for the Windows OS, the Linux Red Hat/SuSE
OS, and the Controller BIOS is included in the shipping package. Please locate
the CD-ROM before installing the driver. (*Note: this CD-ROM does not perform
Auto-boot or auto-play.)
For the Windows 32-bit Operating System:
• Copy all fi les from the folder: \Drive\Windows into a blank, formatted fl oppy disk.
(The folder is saved in the CDROM that came with your shipment.)
For the Red Hat/SuSE Operating System:
• Make the fl oppy disk by using the diskette image fi le at \Drive\Linux, which is
stored in the CD-ROM.
2.5.2 Adding the Driver into an Existing System
(*Note: An existing system is a system that has an operating system already
installed and the AOC-LPZCR1/AOC-SOZCR1 driver is being installed as a
Secondary Controller.)
For the Windows Operating System
a. Install the controller and make sure that its BIOS appears in POST.
b. Start the Windows OS. The Windows OS will launch the "Found New Hardware
Wizard" and search for the installer driver.
c. Insert the driver fl oppy disk that you've created into the computer, select the
fl oppy drive as the source, and press the <Enter> key.
d. Continue clicking <Next> until the driver is successfully installed.
e. Remove the driver disk from the FDD drive and restart the system to complete
the installation process.
For the Red Hat/SuSE Operating System
a. Start the Red Hat/SuSE OS.
b. Insert and mount the RPM driver Floppy or CD.
c. Type:"rpm -Uvh fi lename.rpm" at the prompt, and then, follow the instructions
given on the screen to install the driver. (*Note: fi lename=the fi le name of the
RPM driver that appears on your screen.)
d. Run fdisk, mkfs, and create a mount point for the new driver.
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