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Installation and Hardware Guide

AAA-131CA

PCI-to-Wide UltraSCSI Array Adapter

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Page 1: ...R Installation and Hardware Guide AAA 131CA PCI to Wide UltraSCSI Array Adapter...

Page 2: ...s Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 1997 Adaptec Inc All rights reserved Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trade marks of Adaptec Inc which may be registered in some jurisdictions Printed in Singapore STOCK...

Page 3: ...R AAA 131CA PCI to Wide UltraSCSI Array Adapter Installation and Hardware Guide...

Page 4: ...rporation in the U S and other countries used under license All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to ch...

Page 5: ...f 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 equipment and rec...

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Page 7: ...cator 2 5 Connecting SCSI Devices 2 6 Choosing SCSI Cables 2 6 Connecting Internal SCSI Devices 2 7 Connecting External SCSI Devices 2 8 Connecting External SCSI Array Enclosures Storage Subsystems 2...

Page 8: ...ent Software for Windows NT 4 7 5 Configuring the AAA 131CA Adapter with SCSISelect Default AAA 131CA Adapter Settings 5 2 Starting the SCSISelect Utility 5 3 Using SCSISelect Menus 5 3 Exiting SCSISe...

Page 9: ...ents D Obtaining SCSI Cables and Converters External Cables D 2 Internal Ribbon Cables D 2 Converters D 2 E Listing of Vendors Array Storage Enclosure Manufacturers E 1 SCSI Disk Drive Manufacturers E...

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Page 11: ...Guide which is also included with your array adapter explains how to use the supporting software to create and manage additional arrays System Requirements The minimum system requirements for the AAA...

Page 12: ...d CD ROM drive for installation of Adaptec CI O Workstation Array Management Software optionally you can request the installation files on floppy diskettes Installation Overview Install the AAA 131CA...

Page 13: ...g the AAA 131CA Adapter and Connecting SCSI Devices To install the AAA 131CA your SCSI devices you will need to Install SIMM memory Back up any existing data Install the AAA 131CA in your system Conne...

Page 14: ...ajor components on the AAA 131CA You may find it helpful to refer to this figure while installing your adapter Figure 2 1 AAA 131CA Major Components 68 pin Wide External SCSI Connector 68 pin Internal...

Page 15: ...teps to install the AAA 131CA adapter Note If you are installing the AAA 131CA adapter in an existing system back up all data before continuing with installation You can restore this data after you re...

Page 16: ...2 3 Press down firmly so that the PCI bus contacts are securely seated in the slot Secure the adapter bracket with the screw you removed in Step 3 Host Adapter Bracket Expansion Slot Cover Screw Bus...

Page 17: ...dapter instead you must disconnect the LED cable from the motherboard and connect it to the LED connector on the AAA 131CA adapter If the LED has a two position cable connect the cable to pins 1 and 2...

Page 18: ...2 as well as Appen dix D Obtaining SCSI Cables and Converters for additional information on cabling SCSI devices 1 Use only high quality external cables with a single ended impedance range of 80 110 o...

Page 19: ...all or enable the terminators on the internal device you are attaching to the end of the cable only See SCSI Ter mination on page 2 14 for additional information 2 Install and mount each internal SCSI...

Page 20: ...nce range of 80 110 ohms For addi tional information on cabling SCSI devices see Installation Hints for Connecting SCSI Devices on page 2 12 Follow these steps to connect external SCSI devices 1 Make...

Page 21: ...t the other end of the cable to either one of the SCSI connectors on the external SCSI device as shown in Figure 2 7 If you are installing only one external device attach an active terminator to the d...

Page 22: ...he previous device until all external SCSI devices have been connected as shown in Figure 2 8 The device at the end of the chain must have an active terminator installed See SCSI Termination on page 2...

Page 23: ...losure to the com puter See Appendix E Listing of Vendors for a list of popular array storage enclosure and disk drive manufacturers All rules for SCSI ID and termination must be followed when install...

Page 24: ...vices in the computer or array enclosure so that if you remove a drive that is sup plying termination power other devices will still provide it The devices supplying termination power should be locate...

Page 25: ...are using 5 MByte sec asynchronous or synchronous data transfer rates When calculating the total length of the bus be sure to include the cabling inside any array enclosure SCSI ID Numbers Each device...

Page 26: ...with SCSISelect Terminating SCSI Devices On most internal SCSI devices the termination setting is controlled by setting a jumper or a switch or by physically removing or installing resistor modules On...

Page 27: ...To verify that the SCSI devices work properly turn on the external SCSI devices first then turn on the computer When the computer boots the adapter BIOS sign on message should appear on the screen an...

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Page 29: ...ted and installed in your computer or array enclosure Note This chapter describes the easy to use Express Setup option You can use the ArrayConfigCA Custom Setup option if you want to have more contro...

Page 30: ...possible data input and output from the new array This type of array does not have special data protection features however If one disk fails all data on the array is lost and you must restore it from...

Page 31: ...if you do not want your computer to boot from the new array 7 When you have finished all these menu selections wait while ArrayConfigCA creates the array This may take a long time especially if the di...

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Page 33: ...st com plete the following in the order presented 1 Install the cda1000 sys driver for Windows NT 2 Install the Adaptec CI O Workstation Array Management Software for Windows NT Once all software is i...

Page 34: ...ons below for the version of Windows NT you are installing Note If you have multiple arrays we recommend tempo rarily powering off all devices except for the boot array before installing Windows NT ot...

Page 35: ...ay1000CA Family Adapter driver is highlighted by default press Enter 10 If you want to add drivers for other host adapters other than the AAA 131CA do so at this time by repeating Step 7 for each addi...

Page 36: ...ly Adapter and press Enter 7 If you want to add drivers for other host adapters other than the AAA 131CA do so at this time by pressing S and repeat ing Step 5 for each additional adapter and insertin...

Page 37: ...ick Install At this point Windows NT Setup checks if the specified driver in this example cda1000 sys has already been copied to the system disk 8 If the following message appears click New to replace...

Page 38: ...driver when Windows NT 4 0 is already installed follow these steps 1 Start Windows NT 2 Click the Start button on the Windows NT task bar and then point to Settings 3 Click the Control Panel 4 Double...

Page 39: ...k drive 3 Select Run from the File menu Windows NT 4 0 users select Start and then Run type the following and press Enter pathname setup exe The setup exe file is located at win_nt disk1 setup exe on...

Page 40: ...Double click the CI O Array Management Software icon to start the program See the Adaptec Array1000CA Family Array Management Guide for information on using the Adaptec CI O Workstation Array Man agem...

Page 41: ...s without open ing the computer or handling the adapter This chapter describes the default settings explains when you should change them and tells you how to do it SCSISelect also includes SCSI disk u...

Page 42: ...Select Utility on page 5 3 1 This is 10 MBytes sec if Wide Negotiation is not enabled SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Default Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termi...

Page 43: ...CSISelect screen To toggle the display between color and monochrome modes press F5 from the main SCSISelect screen this feature may not work on all monitors Exiting SCSISelect To exit SCSISelect press...

Page 44: ...Each hard disk drive must be low level formatted before you can use your operating system s partitioning and file preparation utilities such as MS DOS Fdisk and Format Most SCSI disk devices are pref...

Page 45: ...e device Array Adapter SCSI Termination This option sets termina tion on the AAA 131CA adapter The default setting is Auto Mode This means the adapter will detect whether internal or external SCSI dev...

Page 46: ...aximum synchronous data transfer rate that the AAA 131CA adapter supports The default setting is 10 0 MBytes sec The effective data transfer rate is doubled when Initiate Wide Negotiation is set to Ye...

Page 47: ...drive and device driver software is needed to control the device The default setting is Yes You should leave the setting at the default for all drives that are part of an array Additional Options Arra...

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Page 49: ...our computer CMOS setup require you to enable PCI bus parameters see your computer documentation If so run the CMOS Setup program and assign the parame ters usually IRQ Enable PCI Slot and Enable Mast...

Page 50: ...le booting from a SCSI disk drive or array make sure your computer s CMOS setup is set to No Drives Installed the required setting for SCSI drives Also verify that the drive or array has been selected...

Page 51: ...ter scans first and then make sure the AAA 131CA adapter is installed in that slot Some computers boot from the device with the lowest PCI device number others boot from the device with the highest nu...

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Page 53: ...i8dos sys version 1 27 or later The CD ROM driver aspicd sys The Microsoft CD ROM extensions mscdex exe The aspi8dos sys and aspicd sys files must be copied from the Array 1000CA Family Manager Set Dr...

Page 54: ...ems Sample Command Lines for config sys File device c scsi aspi8dos sys d device c scsi aspicd sys d aspicd0 Sample Command Line for autoexec bat File dos mscdex exe d aspicd0 M 12 This assigns the CD...

Page 55: ...which scanning method will work best for the given system configuration Use the mb m1 and m2 options only if you want to override the aspi8dos internal scanning mechanism Usually aspi8dos can determin...

Page 56: ...L option to the command line if you have a CD ROM drive that can access multiple discs If your computer system includes a Pioneer DRM 600 or DRM 604x multiple disc CD ROM drive you do not need to add...

Page 57: ...e with Adaptec AAA 131CA Array adapters For purchasing information contact Adaptec Adaptec Inc 691 S Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 USA Tel 800 442 7274 Adaptec Europe Belgium Tel 32 2 352 34 11...

Page 58: ...devices SCSI Card Standard 50 pin female connectors terminated 2 1 m ACK W2W 5IT1 5 position 4 devices SCSI Card High density 68 pin male connectors terminated 1 m Cable Converters Part Number Descrip...

Page 59: ...t Chatsworth CA 91311 USA Tel 818 993 4801 Fax 818 993 9173 Internet http www jmr com Kingston Technology Corporation 17600 Newhope Street Fountain Valley CA 92708 USA Tel U S 800 435 0642 Fax U S 714...

Page 60: ...l Intl 408 432 6333 Internet http www fujitsu com IBM Corporation 1 Old Orchard Road Armonk NY 10504 USA Tel 914 765 1900 Internet http www ibm com Quantum Corporation 500 McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas...

Page 61: ...ers A 1 C Cables See SCSI Cables Cache memory 2 3 cda1000 sys 4 2 Channels 2 5 2 13 CMOS setup A 1 Components 2 2 Converters D 1 D Daisy chain 2 10 Devices connecting 2 6 Disk drive manufacturers E 2...

Page 62: ...I to PCI bridges A 1 Power cables 2 8 2 15 R Requirements system 1 1 S SCSI adapter setup program 4 5 Array enclosures 2 11 cables 2 8 2 13 A 1 D 1 channels 2 5 2 13 connecting devices 2 6 converters...

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