Supero AOC-LPZCR2 User Manual

SUPER

AOC-LPZCR2

All-In-One ZCR Card

USER'S GUIDE

Rev. 1.0

AOC-LPZCR2 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

1.3.1 SES-2 and SAF-TE ................................................................................ 1-4

1.3.2 Proper Cable Conﬁ guration for SES-2 .................................................... 1-5

1.4 Product Features .................................................................................... 1-5

1.5 Checklist ................................................................................................. 1-6

1.6 An important Note to the User ............................................................. 1-6

1.7 Contacting Supermicro ........................................................................... 1-7

1.8 Product Compliance Information ......................................................... 1-7

Chapter 2: Technical Speciﬁ cations and Software Installation ........... 2-1

2.1 AOC-LPZCR2 Card Layout and Jumper Locations ............... 2-1

2.2.1 Jumper and Connector Descriptions ....................................................... 2-2

2.2.2 Jumpers and LED Indicators .................................................................. 2-3

2.3 Intelligent Interface Management: SAF-TE .......................................... 2-4

2.4 Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 2-5

2.5 Installing the Controller Driver ............................................................ 2-6

2.5.1 Creating the Driver Floppy Disk ............................................................. 2-6

2.5.2 Adding the Driver into an Existing System .............................................. 2-6

2.5.3 Installing the Driver into a New System .................................................. 2-7

Chapter 3: RAID Conﬁ guration ................................................................ 3-1

3.1 Using Adaptec's Array Conﬁ guration Utility ....................................... 3-2

3.2.1 Using Adaptec's SCSISelect Utility ....................................................... 3-18

3.2.2 Using Adaptec's SATASelect Utility ....................................................... 3-22

3.2.3 Using Adaptec's SerialSelect Utility ....................................................... 3-23

3.2.4 Using Physical Conﬁ guration Utility ...................................................... 3-25

3.3 Using Disk Utilities .............................................................................. 3-26

3.3.1 Using Disk Utilities (*for SCSI only) ...................................................... 3-26

3.3.2 Using Disk Utilities (*for SATA/SAS only) ............................................. 3-28

3.3.2.1 To Format a Disk Drive .............................................................. 3-28

3.3.2.2 To Verify Disk Media .................................................................. 3-29

3.4 To Exit the Array Conﬁ guration Utility ............................................. 3-29

3.5 Using Adaptec's Storage Manager to Conﬁ gure RAID Settings .... 3-30

Chapter 4: Troubleshooting .....................................................................4-1

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AOC-LPZCR2 User's Guide

Chapter 1 Introduction

This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and

knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's Second Generation

Zero-Channel RAID solution into their RAID system. It provides detailed information

for the installation and use of the AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One card that supports SAS/

SATA/SCSI conﬁ gurations in a slim-size card. Outperforming our ﬁ rst generation

ZCR cards, the Supermicro AOC-LPZCR2 offers an innovative, mature, complete

and cost effective solution to the ever-increasing demands of disk density and data

integrity of today's servers.

1.1 Overview

The AOC-LPZCR2 is a highly efﬁ cient, highly compatible and easy-to-use RAID

card that allows the user to take advantage of the AMI MG9071/9072 Firmware and

the Q-Logic GEM318/359 Firmware to conﬁ gure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10,

JBOD*, and RAID50**. With Intel's 80321 600 MHz I/O Processor and 256 MB ECC

DDR memory built-in, the AOC-LPZCR2 supports PCI-X speeds up to 100MHz and

provides the user with a high-speed, space-saving, scalable and intelligent hardware

RAID solutions. (Notes: *JBOD is available for SATA/SAS/SCSI only. **RAID 50

is available for SAS and SATA only.)

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 Firmware, the AOC-LPZCR2

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-LPZCR2 supports both SATA and SAS without any bridging, providing the

user with unparalleled data storage expansion and inter-connectivity capability.

1.3.1 SCSI Enclosure Services 2 (SES-2) and SCSI Accessed Fault Enclosure Management (SAF-TE)

The AOC-LPZCR2 offers the following SES-2 and SAF-TE advanced features:

Supports SAF-TE Industry standard to interface with enclosed components

•

Supports Disk Drive Failure Alarm and LED indicator

•

Supports Disk Drive Rebuild LED Indicator

•

Supports Disk Drive Hot Spare LED Indicator

•

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Provides temperature monitoring

•

LED Indicators and Drive Failure Alarm help minimize human errors

•

1.3.2 Proper SAS Cable Conﬁ guration for the SES-2 Enclosure Management

For SES-2 to work properly, you will need to select the correct SAS cable for your

system. There are two kinds of SAS cables that support Sideband Signals:

Mini SAS 4i to 4 ports

•

Mini SAS 4i to Mini SAS 4i

•

Please refer to the table below for proper cable conﬁ guration:

Cable Part # Type Length Example

CBL-0097L-02 Mini SAS 4i to 4 ports 19.69” (50CM) X6DH3-G2 to CSE-SAS-743TQ CBL-0118L-02 Mini SAS 4i to 4 ports 9.06” (23CM) X6DH3-G2 to CSE-SAS-822TQ,

CBL-0119L-02 Mini SAS 4i to 4 ports 5.19” (13CM) X6DHR-3G2 to CSE-SAS-813TQ,

CBL-0108L-02 Mini SAS 4i to Mini SAS 4i 15.35” (39CM) X6DHP-3G2 to CSE-SAS-816A,

6024H-32 (R), 7044H-32

6014H-32

6014P-32 (R)

1.4 Product Features

The AOC-LPZCR2 Series: (Low Proﬁ le Skyhawk ZCR RAID Card)

• Low proﬁ le Form Factor (2.5" H x 7.0" W) (65.0 mm H x 178.0 mm W)

• Intel's 80321 I/O Processor @ 600MHz built-in

• 256 MB onboard ECC DDR memory

• 1 amp@ 3.3V

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50* and JBOD** supported (*See

Notes 1 & 2 Below.)

(a) SAS (-based on the AMI MG9071/9072 Firmware)

• Supports I

• Downward compatible with SATA disk drives

• Supports PCI-X up to 100 MHz in the green slot (*See Note3)

(b) SCSI (-based on the Q-Logic GEM318/GEM359 Firmware)

• Supports Q-Logic's GEM318 or GEM359 Firmware with I

• Supports PCI-X up to 100 MHz in the green slot (*See Note 3)

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.

C Interface

(*Notes: Note 1: RAID 50 is available for SAS/SATA.

Note 2: JBOD is available for SATA/SAS/SCSI. Note 3: Please install the ZCR card in the green slot.)

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Management support

* Adaptec's Storage Manager (ASM) * Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) * Adaptec Conﬁ guration Utility (ACU) * SES-2 (*SAS only)

* SAF-TE (*SCSI and SATA only)

Key RAID Features

* RAID detection, buildup, deletion, addition, and error detection * Disk initialization, veriﬁ cation and repairing * Hot-spare disk drive support for easy replacement * Hot-spare disk drive support with automatic rebuild

1.5 CheckList

If your shipping package came with missing or damaged parts, please contact Supermicro's Tech. Support. Please refer to the following checklist when contacting us.

i. AOC-LPZCR2: 600MHz/256MB All-in-One PCI-X Zero-Channel RAID Card (Note 1),

ii. Brackets: One full-size bracket, one low-proﬁ le bracket and two screws,

iii. Jumper: One jumper on position J5 to enable the SATA mode as default (Note

2),

iv. CBL-0102: One SATA I

v. CDR-LPZCR2: One Installation CD,

vi. White Box with Correct Barcode Label (showing AOC-LPZCR2).

C LED Cable (Note 3),

1.6 An Important Note to the User

The drawings and pictures shown in this manual were based on the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing of the manual. The AOC-LPZCR2 card you’ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in the manual.

*Notes:

Note 1: For SES-2 to work properly, you will need to have a Supermicro's SAS

Backplane that supports SES-2 installed in the system. In addition, you will need to use a proper cable as speciﬁ ed on the previous page. Please refer to Section 3.4 for more details.

Note 2: The AOC-LPZCR2 supports SCSI, SAS, and SATA. However, you will need to conﬁ gure jumper settings for these functions to work properly. Please refer to Page 2-2 for jumper information.

Note 3: This cable is used for SATA LED only. Refer to the SAF-TE section on Page 2-4 for more information.

Note 4: RAID 50 is available for SAS/SATA only.

Note 5: JBOD is available for SATA/SAS/SCSI.

Note 6: Please install the ZCR card in the green slot.

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1.7 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

1.8 Product Compliance Information

The AOC-LPZCR2 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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Notes

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Chapter 2: Technical Speciﬁ cations and Installation

Chapter 2

Technical Speciﬁ cations and Software

Installation

2.1 AOC-LPZCR2 Card Layout and Jumper Locations

AOC-LPZCR2 Card Layout and Jumper Locations

Front view

7.0”

AOC-LPZCR2

Act.

Flash

EPROM

CPLD

I2C

NVS

RAM

SAS

J5J3SA T A2

SCSI

2.5”

Buzzer

Connector

Cache

5V LED

DS14

DS13

3V LED

I/O Processor

DS 6

DS 7

DS 8

DS 5

Diag.LED

Flash EPROM

DS11

DS 4

DS12

SRAM

Rear view

DS10

Cache

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2.2.1 Jumper and Connector Descriptions

Jumper Description

J2 Activity LED Connector

J4 Buzzer Connector

Connector Description

J1 System Management Bus (I

connection on the next page.)

J3 SCSI Mode (On: Enable)

J5 Serial ATA Mode (SATA 2) Mode (On: Enable)

J7 SAS Mode (On: Enable)

(DS10-12, DS4),(DS5-8) Diagnostic LED Indicators

C) (*See I2C cable

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2.2.2 Connectors and LED Indicators

Activity LED Indicator

Activity LED Indicator (J2), located

on the front side of the AOC-LPZCR2

card, indicates the activity status of

the AOC-LPZCR2 card. See the table

on the right for pin deﬁ nitions.

Buzzer Connector

Buzzer Connector (J4), located on the

front side of the AOC-LPZCR2 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

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)

Number

1 2 3

3-Pin Connector (J1)

on the LPZCR2

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

C Connector

(J1) on the AOC-LPZCR2 card as

shown on the right.

3. Connect the 4-pin connector of

the cable to the 4-pin I

C Connector

4-Pin I

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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2.3 Intelligent Interface Management: SAF-TE

The AOC-LPZCR2 offers 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 the Note below.)

*Note: 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.

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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

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-LPZCR2 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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2.5.3 Installing the Driver into a New System

(*Note: A new system is a system that has no operating system installed yet, and the AOC-LPZCR2 driver installation is a part of the OS installation.)

For the Windows Operating System

a. Install the controller and make sure that its BIOS appears in POST.

b. Insert the Windows Setup CD and boot from it.

c. When prompted at the bottom of the screen to install a third party driver, press

the <F6> key. (*Note: You have only 5 seconds to press <F6>. If you miss it,

you will need to restart the system and repeat this step again.)

d. Insert the driver disk into the computer, and wait until you are prompted to install

a driver. Press <S> to specify that the driver is included in an additional device-

-the ﬂ oppy disk, and press <Enter>. (Refer to Page 2-6.)

e. When the Adaptec's driver disk--"Adaptec RAID Controller" is located, press

<Enter>.

f. Press <Enter> again to continue with the Windows OS installation.

For the Red Hat Operating System

a. Install the controller and make sure that its BIOS appears in POST.

b. Boot from the Linux CD.

c. Type: "linux dd" at the prompt, and follow the instructions given on the screen

to install the driver.

d. Remove the driver disk from the computer, and, then, restart the system to

complete the installation.

For the SuSE Operating System

a. Install the controller and make sure that its BIOS appears in POST.

b. Boot from the Linux CD.

c. While the kernel is booting, press <Alt>.

d. When prompted, insert the Driver Floppy Disk to the ﬂ oppy drive and press

<Enter>.

e. Remove the driver disk from the computer, and, then, restart the system to

complete the installation.

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Chapter 3: RAID Conﬁ guration

Chapter 3

RAID Conﬁ guration

After all the hardware has been installed in your system, you must ﬁ rst conﬁ gure

the Adaptec Embedded RAID Driver before you install the Windows operating

system. The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable

CDs that came with your card.

(*Note: For the Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility to function properly, you will

need to correctly setup the jumper settings of your add-on card ﬁ rst before

using the Utility)

Conﬁ guring Jumper Settings

To properly conﬁ gure the jumper settings, please follow the table listed below

before using the Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility. For more detailed informa-

tion on jumper settings and locations, please refer to Chapter 2. (*Note 1)

SATA/SCSI Jumper Settings for the AOC-LPZCR2

Jumper/Function

To enable SATA based on

J5 J3 J7

On Hercules II To enable SCSI On To enable SAS On

Minimal Hard Drive Required for RAID Conﬁ gurations

The AOC-LPZCR2 supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and RAID 50.

(*Note 2) Refer to the table below for the minimum of hard drives required for

each RAID setting.

RAID Setting Minimal Hard

Drives

Required RAID 0 2 Hard Drives RAID 1 2 Hard Drives RAID 5 3 Hard Drives RAID 10 4 Hard Drives RAID 50 6 Hard Drives

*Notes: 1. Refer to Page 2-1 for jumper locations.

2. RAID 50 is for SATA, SAS only.

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3.1 Using the Adaptec Array Conﬁ guration Utility

The Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility includes the following major compo-

nents:

1. Array Conﬁ guration Utility: this utility allows the user to create and manage

arrays. You can also use this utility to initialize and scan disk drives.

2. SCSISelect Unity (or Serial/SATASelect): this utility allows the user to conﬁ gure

the control settings for disk drives.

3. Disk Utility: this utility allows the user to format and verify disk drives.

To Use the Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility

(*Note: the conﬁ guration procedures listed below are applicable to SAS, SATA and SCSI settings.)

To use the Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility, please follow the steps listed

below.

1. Properly conﬁ gure the jumper settings of your add-on card as indicated on

page 3-1.

2. Enable the RAID function in the system BIOS. (*Please refer to the User's

Guide that came with your system for system BIOS conﬁ guration.)

3. Turn on your computer. The BIOS screen as shown below will display during system bootup:

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4. At the prompt, press the <Ctrl> and <A> keys simultaneously to enter the

Adaptec RAID Conﬁ guration Utility. The RAID Conﬁ guration Utility Main Menu

(as shown below) will appear:

Figure 3.1 The RAID Conﬁ guration Utility Main Menu

The Purpose of Using the Array Conﬁ guration Utility

The Array Conﬁ guration Utility allows you to create, manage, delete arrays and

specify hot spare disk drives.

1. Select "Array Conﬁ guration Utility" from the RAID Conﬁ guration Main Menu

(Figure 3.1 on Page 3-3), and press <Enter>. The Array Conﬁ guration Main

Menu will display as shown on the next page:

*Note: You can use the arrow keys to highlight an item and then press the <En-

ter> key to select it. To return to the previous menu, press the <ESC> key.

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Figure 3.2 The Array Conﬁ guration Utility Main Menu

To Create Arrays

(*Note: Make sure that the disks you want to use for the arrays are connected to your system and are initialized. A disk shown in the gray area is not initialized or it can be a member of an array already, so it cannot be used for an array at this point. Please refer to the section "Initializing Disk Drives" for disk

initialization.)

1. Turn on your computer. When prompted, press <Ctrl> and <A> to access the

Adaptec RAID Utility.

2. From the RAID Conﬁ guration Menu (Figure 3.1 on Page 3-3), select "Array

Conﬁ guration Utility" and press <Enter>. The Array Conﬁ guration Utility Main

Menu (Figure 3.2) will display.

3. Select "Create Array" and hit <Enter> as shown above. The Create Array

submenu will display as shown on the next page.

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