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Obtaining SCSI Cables and Converters

Internal Ribbon Cables

Internal Connector Diagrams

Converters

Part Number

Description

Length

ACK-F2F-5IT

1

1 

ACK-F2F-5IT and ACK-W2W-5IT have built-in active terminators which eliminate the need to terminate
any internal SCSI devices

5 position (4 d SCSI Card), Standard 50-pin 
female connectors, terminated

1.3 m

ACK-W2W-5IT

1

5 position (4 d SCSI Card), High-density 
68-pin male connectors, terminated

1.3 m

Part Number

Description

Connectors

ACK-GCH2L

External Converter

High-density 50-pin female to 
Standard 50-pin female

ACK-68P-50P-E

External Converter

High-density 68-pin female to 
High-Density 50-pin male

ACK-68I-68E

Internal to External 
Converter

Internal High-density 68-pin male to 
External High-density 68-pin female

ACK-501-50E

Internal to External 
Converter

Internal Standard 50-pin female to 
External High-density 50-pin female

Figure E-4. Low-Density 50-pin

Figure E-5. High-Density 68-pin

Summary of Contents for AAA-130SA SERIES

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND HARDWARE GUIDE AAA 130SA SERIES ULTRA WIDE SCSI RAID CARDS ...

Page 2: ...as Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 R 1998 Adaptec Inc All rights reserved Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec Inc which may be regis tered in some jurisdictions Printed in Singapore STOCK NO 512059 00 Rev A RQ 6 98 ...

Page 3: ...R AAA 130SA Series Ultra Wide SCSI RAID Cards for Small Business Workgroup and Departmental Servers Installation and Hardware Guide ...

Page 4: ...Corporation 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 change with out notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this docu ment to assure its accuracy Adaptec Inc assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this d...

Page 5: ...n 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 receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Use a shielded and prope...

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Page 7: ...ng Up SCSI Peripherals 2 6 Check the SCSI IDs 2 6 Terminate the Ends 2 7 Additional Hints for Connecting SCSI Peripherals 2 8 Connecting SCSI Peripherals 2 9 Internal Wide Ultra SCSI Connector 68 pin 2 10 Internal Ultra SCSI Connector 50 pin 2 13 External Wide Ultra SCSI Connector 68 pin 2 16 Connecting External SCSI Array Enclosures Storage Subsystems 2 18 Completing the Installation 2 19 3 Creat...

Page 8: ...iver When Installing NetWare 5 2 Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already Installed 5 6 Netware Installation and Configuration Notes 5 7 Installing the TIRPC Communications Module 5 8 NetWare 3 12 5 8 NetWare 4 11 5 8 Installing the Adaptec CI O Management Software for Novell NetWare 5 9 Adaptec CI O Management Software Installation Hints 5 10 6 Installing Software on a Remote Client Installi...

Page 9: ...ec CI O Management Software On Your Windows NT Server B 3 Problems Running SNMP Agent on Your Windows NT Server B 5 C Using a CD ROM Drive Using a CD ROM Drive with DOS C 1 Using a CD ROM Drive with NetWare C 5 D Using the SNMP Agent NetWare D 1 Windows NT D 2 Loading MIBs in the MIB Database D 3 E Obtaining SCSI Cables and Converters External Cables E 2 External Connector Diagrams E 2 Internal Ri...

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Page 11: ... internal connector for Channel B OEM only AAA 133SA three channel full size PCI RAID card with 68 pin internal connectors for Channel A B and C 68 pin external connector for Channel A and 50 pin internal connec tor for Channel B This Installation and Hardware Guide explains how to install the AAA 13xSA RAID card create the first array and then install the sup porting software The Adaptec CI O Man...

Page 12: ...MBytes of free hard disk space for the AAA 13xSA RAID card software five MBytes of free hard disk space on the Windows system disk are also required for the temporary files created during installation of the software Windows NT 3 51 or 4 0 Server or Novell NetWare 3 12 or 4 11 A 3 5 inch 1 44 MByte primary boot floppy disk drive 64 MBytes system memory for NetWare more than 64 MBytes memory recomm...

Page 13: ...y Chapter 3 Install the Array1000SA driver for your operating system Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 Install the Adaptec CI O Management Software on your server Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 Install the Adaptec CI O Management Software on your net worked Windows based client optional Chapter 6 Note Before proceeding with installation review the readme file on the winnt disk1 directory of the Adaptec CI O Man ag...

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Page 15: ...ipherals you will need to Verify presence of DIMM memory Back up any existing data Install the AAA 13xSA RAID card in your server Connect SCSI peripherals Note If you need to configure the SCSI options e g ID Par ity Checking and Termination of your system after the AAA 13xSA RAID card is installed see Appendix A Config uring the AAA 13xSA RAID Card with SCSISelect ...

Page 16: ...tra SCSI Connector 50 pin Internal Ultra SCSI Connector DIMM Memory Socket PCI Bus Contacts LED Connector 68 pin External Wide Ultra SCSI Connector DIMM Memory Module Figure 2 2 AAA 132SA 133SA Major Components 50 pin Internal Ultra SCSI Connector Channel B 68 pin Internal Wide Ultra SCSI Connector Channel B 68 pin Internal Wide Ultra SCSI Connector Channel C AAA 133SA Only DIMM Memory Socket PCI ...

Page 17: ...ust be populated with a DIMM as shown in Figure 2 3 In most cases the AAA 13xSA RAID card comes pre installed with a DIMM Nevertheless a 168 pin EDO 3 3v 60ns or faster DIMM can be used Visit the Adaptec Web Site at http www adaptec com raid for a list of approved DIMMs and vendors Figure 2 3 Installing DIMM in the DIMM Memory Socket 168 pin DIMM Module DIMM Memory Socket ...

Page 18: ...ve the cover from the computer 3 Locate an unused unobstructed PCI expansion slot and remove the expansion slot cover The expansion slot must be Rev 2 1 or higher compliant and support bus mastering Save the slot cover screw for use in Step 4 4 Insert the AAA 13xSA RAID card in the PCI expansion slot press down firmly until it clicks into place then replace the slot cover screw Figure 2 4 shows th...

Page 19: ...ad you must disconnect the LED cable from the motherboard and con nect it to the LED connector on the AAA 13xSA RAID card If the LED has a two position cable connect the cable to pins 1 and 2 of the LED connector Figure 2 5 shows the connection on an AAA 133SA card Note If you are using non SCSI disk drives e g IDE the LED will no longer indicate activity on these drives when you connect the LED c...

Page 20: ...ched to a SCSI channel on the AAA 13xSA RAID card as well as the SCSI channel itself must be assigned a unique SCSI ID number from 0 to 15 no duplicate IDs are permit ted on a channel ID numbers don t have to be sequential as long as the channel and each peripheral has a different number We recommend that you leave each RAID card channel set to its default setting of SCSI ID 7 SCSI ID 7 has the hi...

Page 21: ...witch or by physically removing or installing a resistor module s On most external SCSI peripherals termination is controlled by installing or removing a terminating plug see Figures 2 14 and 2 15 Read the peripheral s documenta tion to determine how to enable or disable termination on your par ticular peripheral The internal SCSI cables supplied in Adaptec AAA 13xSA RAID card kits have attached t...

Page 22: ...them up See Appendix E Obtaining SCSI Cables and Converters for additional information Cable Lengths The total length of cabling internal and external on each SCSI channel should not exceed the following Three m 9 8 ft if you are using Fast SCSI data transfer rates 10 MBytes sec Three m 9 8 ft if you are using Ultra SCSI data transfer rates 20 MBytes sec for 8 bit peripherals and 40 MBytes sec for...

Page 23: ...AID card be sure to also review Setting Up SCSI Peripherals on page 2 6 If you have internal SCSI peripherals mount each peripheral in an available drive bay inside your computer as shown in Figure 2 6 Refer to your computer and peripheral documentation for instruc tions on installing peripherals inside your computer Note If you are installing your SCSI peripherals inside an external array enclosu...

Page 24: ... internal Fast Wide Ultra SCSI peripherals a 68 pin internal Ultra SCSI cable similar to the one shown in Figure 2 7 is required One 68 pin internal Ultra SCSI cable is included in Adaptec AAA 13xSA RAID card kits The cable allows up to four internal Fast Wide Ultra SCSI peripherals and has a built in terminator at the end 1 Locate the 68 pin internal Ultra SCSI cable Connect to Fast Wide Ultra SC...

Page 25: ... the cable to the 68 pin internal Wide Ultra SCSI connector Figure 2 8 Connecting Cable to 68 pin Internal Wide Ultra SCSI Connector 68 pin Internal Wide Ultra SCSI Connector 68 pin Internal Wide Ultra SCSI Connector 68 pin Internal Ultra SCSI Cable AAA 131SA RAID Card AAA 132SA 133SA RAID Card ...

Page 26: ...e cable such as the cable pro vided in Adaptec AAA 13xSA RAID card kits disable ter mination on all peripherals connected to the cable If there is no built in terminator terminate the peripheral connected to the end of the cable only and disable termination on all remaining peripherals connected to the cable Figure 2 9 Connecting Fast Wide Ultra SCSI Peripherals Fast Wide Ultra SCSI Peripherals Te...

Page 27: ... cable similar to the one shown in Figure 2 10 is required One 50 pin internal SCSI cable is included in Adaptec AAA 13xSA RAID card kits The cable allows up to four internal Fast Ultra Nar row SCSI peripherals and has a built in terminator at the end Follow these steps to connect your standard internal Fast Ultra Narrow peripherals 1 Locate the 50 pin internal Ultra SCSI cable Figure 2 10 Connect...

Page 28: ...nd of the cable to the 50 pin internal Ultra SCSI connector 50 pin Internal Ultra SCSI Connector 50 pin Internal Ultra SCSI Connector 50 pin Internal Ultra SCSI Cable AAA 131SA RAID Card AAA 132SA 133SA RAID Card Figure 2 11 Connecting Cable to 50 pin Ultra SCSI Connector ...

Page 29: ...d of the cable such as the cable pro vided in Adaptec AAA 13xSA RAID card kits disable ter mination on all peripherals connected to the cable If there is no built in terminator terminate the peripheral connected to the end of the cable only and disable termination on all remaining peripherals connected to the cable Figure 2 12 Connecting Fast Ultra Narrow SCSI Peripherals Fast Ultra Narrow SCSI Pe...

Page 30: ...ble Follow these steps to connect your external peripherals 1 Connect one end of the external SCSI cable to the external SCSI connector on the AAA 13xSA RAID card Figure 2 13 Attaching an External Cable to the External SCSI Connector Use a 68 pin to 50 pin Adapter if you Need to Connect the AAA 13xSA RAID Card to a 50 pin Cable 68 pin to 50 pin Adapter 50 pin External SCSI Cable 68 pin External SC...

Page 31: ...erminate the periph eral and skip to Step 4 3 Connect other external peripherals by connecting each periph eral to the previous one until all peripherals are connected The peripheral at the end of the chain must be the only external peripheral terminated 4 Connect all power cables to the external peripherals Figure 2 14 Attaching a Single External Peripheral 3 Terminator 3 2 4 Figure 2 15 Attachin...

Page 32: ...e enclosures and disk drive manufacturers All rules for SCSI ID and termination must be followed when installing SCSI peripherals in an array enclosure Ideally the array enclosure itself should provide termination capability either on the SCSI backplane or with an attachable active terminator as shown in Figure 2 16 and you should dis able termination on all the drives in the enclosure If you term...

Page 33: ...power cables To verify that the SCSI peripherals work properly turn on the external SCSI peripherals first then turn on the computer When the computer boots the adapter BIOS sign on message should appear on the screen and each peripheral connected to the adapter should be listed If the BIOS message does not appear see Appendix B Troubleshooting ...

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Page 35: ...ment over the network Refer to the Adaptec CI O Management Software User s Guide for more information Before creating the array make sure the disks for the array are con nected and installed in your server or array enclosure Note ArrayConfigSA runs from a self booting diskette If you are changing the configuration of a server that is already in use on a network log all users off the system and shu...

Page 36: ...y disk in the array fails all data is lost RAID 1 Data is mirrored on one pair of disks If one disk fails data is available The actual data capacity of the array equals half the available disk space RAID 5 The array contains redundant parity data dis tributed across all disks in the array If any one disk fails data can be reconstructed from the parity information If a second disk fails before the ...

Page 37: ...r in the Adaptec Array box To select drives on a different channel press Tab to select another channel and then select the drives from the SCSI IDs on Channel menu To deselect the drive you most recently added press Del Caution A warning appears if you select a disk that has partitions Do not select a partitioned disk if it con tains data you want to keep because any existing data will be erased w...

Page 38: ...hey may have surface defects Low level formatting takes a long time for large disk drives 10 Select array block size When the menu of block sizes appears select a block size This menu does not appear if the array is a mirrored array with only two drives The allowable block sizes are 8 16 32 64 the default and 128 KBytes The default block size gives the best overall performance in most network serv...

Page 39: ...alled non SCSI disks for example any IDE disk drive at drive C You must disable or remove all non SCSI disks if you want the server to boot from a SCSI disk or array 1 Insert the ArrayConfigSA diskette in the server s floppy disk drive A 2 Reboot the server from the diskette ArrayConfigSA starts automatically 3 Select Display Boot Order from the Main Menu The Boot Order for Singles and Arrays wind...

Page 40: ...ee either Chapter 4 Installing Software on a Windows NT Server or Chapter 5 Installing Soft ware on a Novell NetWare Server Note You cannot use this procedure to change the boot order of a SCSI disk drive that is not part of an array If you want to do this create a one disk RAID 0 array from the disk Data is not actually striped on a one disk array ...

Page 41: ...m plete the following in the order presented Install the cda1000 sys driver for Windows NT Install Adaptec CI O Management Software for Windows NT Once all software is installed refer to the Adaptec CI O Management Software User s Guide for instructions on adding deleting and man aging your arrays Note If your server has an additional Adaptec AIC 78xx device for example AHA 2940 or AHA 3940 host a...

Page 42: ...atures of the array Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT To install the cda1000 sys driver when you are installing Windows NT follow these steps Note If you have multiple arrays we recommend tempo rarily powering off all peripherals except for the boot array before installing Windows NT otherwise Windows NT limits the size of the partitions you can create to 1 GByte When Windows NT ins...

Page 43: ... Press S again to specify an additional peripheral 5 Press Enter to select Others insert the Adaptec Array1000SA Family Manager Set driver diskette in your floppy disk drive and press Enter 6 The screen displays the adapter drivers supported on the diskette Select the Adaptec Array1000SA Family Adapter driver and press Enter 7 If you want to add drivers other than for the AAA 13xSA RAID card press...

Page 44: ...n the Install Driver window click the Have Disk button 7 Insert the Adaptec Array1000SA Family Manager Set driver diskette in your floppy disk drive and press Enter Enter the following path to the installation files and then click OK a winnt The Adaptec Array1000SA Family Adapter driver is high lighted by default 8 In the Install Driver window Click OK 9 Click the New button when asked if you want...

Page 45: ...ne of the following Disconnect all peripherals other than members of the boot array so that only one peripheral is present in the Windows NT installation Reconnect all other peripherals after Windows NT is successfully installed Configure the boot array in the ArrayConfigSA utility so that the lowest SCSI ID on the lowest channel is a member of the boot array Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Se...

Page 46: ...6 3 Follow these steps to install the Adaptec CI O Management Soft ware for Windows NT 1 Start Windows NT 2 Insert the Adaptec CI O Management Software CD ROM in your CD ROM drive 3 Select Start and then Run type the following and press Enter x win_nt disk1 setup exe where x is the CD ROM drive letter 4 Follow the directions that appear on the screen 5 When installation is complete reboot the syst...

Page 47: ...anage your arrays If you are experiencing problems starting the software see Problems Running Adaptec CI O Management Software On Your Windows NT Server on page B 3 Note You must have the proper level of Adaptec CI O Man agement Software password authorization if you want to add and delete arrays and spares from a networked client The default password is adaptec See the Adaptec CI O Management Sof...

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Page 49: ...sented Install the cda1000 dsk driver for Novell NetWare Install the TIRPC Communications Module Install the Adaptec CI O Management Software for Novell NetWare Once all software is installed refer to the Adaptec CI O Management Software User s Guide for instructions on adding deleting and man aging your arrays from the server console Note If your server has an additional Adaptec AIC 78xx device f...

Page 50: ...re installing NetWare follow the instructions below for the version of NetWare you are installing NetWare 4 11 Follow these instructions only if you are installing NetWare 4 11 for the first time 1 Follow the procedures in your NetWare documentation for installing a new server For information on using a CD ROM drive on a NetWare server see Appendix C Using a CD ROM Drive in this installation guide...

Page 51: ...version of aspicd dsk select No 14 When prompted to so save current version of aspicd ddi select No 15 Select No when prompted to install an additional disk driver 16 Select Continue Installation 17 Press Enter to continue 18 Down and exit the server At the DOS prompt copy the nwpa nlm nbi nlm and nwpaload nlm files located on the Novell Installation CD ROM to the server s startup directory usuall...

Page 52: ...Ware list valid slot numbers The AAA 13xSA RAID card will be listed in the parameter list however do not select it NetWare 3 12 Follow these instruction only if you are installing NetWare 3 12 for the first time 1 Follow the procedures in your NetWare documentation for installing a new server For information on using a CD ROM drive on a NetWare server see Appendix C Using a CD ROM Drive 2 When you...

Page 53: ...te Older versions of the aic78xx dsk driver before v1 30 are compatible with cda1000 dsk as long as the AAA 13xSA RAID card s PCI slot is not specified on the command line e g load aic7870 dsk slot z If there is an AIC 78xx based card e g AHA 2940 in the system z must point to that card s slot number and not to the AAA 13xSA RAID card s slot number If loaded without command line parameters NetWare...

Page 54: ...the server s startup directory e g c nwserver c server 312 on your hard disk drive Note For NetWare 3 12 the cda1000 dsk and aspitran dsk files are located in the netware v3_1x subdirectory on the diskette for NetWare 4 11 the files are in netware v4_xx 2 If necessary modify the load command line in the startup ncf so that the proper path to the driver is specified The correct syntax to load the c...

Page 55: ...iguring a Windows Client to Manage Netware Servers To run the WinRPC for SPX system the Windows NetWare environ ment should be patched to the latest level from Novell The patches should be at the DOSUP9 and WINUP9 level or greater Novell patches are available on CompuServe and the Novell FTP and web site on the internet The following table lists the NetWare client components that have been success...

Page 56: ...l 3 Select Product Options from the Installation Options Menu 4 Press the Ins key 5 Enter the path to the CD ROM do not include the backslash 6 Select NetWare 3 x TIRPC Runtime and Configuration Files TIRPC must be installed in the sys system directory only NetWare 4 11 1 Insert the Adaptec CI O Management Software CD ROM in your CD ROM drive 2 From the NetWare colon prompt type the following and ...

Page 57: ... Management Soft ware be sure that communication with the server via the network is already established See the documentation pro vided with your TCP IP software for instructions on estab lishing communications and also Hints for Establishing Communications With Your Server on page 6 3 Follow these steps to install the Adaptec CI O Management Soft ware for Novell NetWare 1 Insert the Adaptec CI O ...

Page 58: ...software is automatically loaded when the server starts See the Adaptec CI O Management Software User s Guide for informa tion on using the Adaptec CI O Management Software to add delete or manage your arrays from your server console Adaptec CI O Management Software Installation Hints For communications supported over TCP IP the tcpip nlm must be loaded and the IP protocol must be bound to a valid...

Page 59: ... a remote network client running under Windows Windows 95 and Windows NT If you want the capability to manage your arrays on the server from a remote networked client continue with the remainder of this chapter Once installed refer to the Adaptec CI O Management Software User s Guide for instructions on using the software ...

Page 60: ... With Your Server on page 6 3 1 Start Windows on the client 2 Insert the Adaptec CI O Management Software CD ROM in your CD ROM drive 3 Select Run from the File menu Windows 95 and NT users select Start and then Run type the following and press Enter x win_client disk1 setup exe where x is the CD ROM drive letter 4 Follow the directions that appear on the screen During installation you will be pro...

Page 61: ...on TCP IP Networks When installing your TCP IP software not provided by Adaptec follow the installation instructions provided with your TCP IP software You will be asked to enter information such as IP address host name host file etc The TCP IP stack uses the host name from TCP IP setup SPX IPX Networks On an SPX IPX network make sure to install the NetWare Client Software for Windows provided by ...

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Page 63: ...without opening the computer or handling the adapter This chapter describes the default settings explains when you should change them and gives instructions for doing so SCSISelect also includes SCSI disk utilities to list the SCSI IDs of devices on the AAA 13xSA RAID card format SCSI disk drives and check them for defects Instructions for using these utilities are included ...

Page 64: ...lity on page A 3 SCSI Bus Interface Definitions Default Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enabled Host Adapter SCSI Termination Auto Mode Host Adapter UltraSCSI Disabled Additional Options SCSI Device Configuration Default Initiate Sync Negotiation Yes Enabled Maximum Synchronous Transfer Rate 20 0 MBytes sec 1 1 This is 10 MBytes sec if Wide Negotiation is not enabled Enable Disconnecti...

Page 65: ...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 Esc until a message prompts you to exit if you changed any host adapter settings you are prompted to save the changes before you exit Select Yes to exit then press any key to reboot the computer Any ...

Page 66: ...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 preformatted at the factory and do not need to be formatted again The Adaptec Format Disk util ity is compatible with the vast majority of SCSI disk drives Caution A low level format destroys all data on t...

Page 67: ...tion for the device Host Adapter SCSI Termination This option sets termina tion on the AAA 13xSA RAID card The default setting is Auto Mode This means the card will detect whether internal or external SCSI devices are connected to it and whether they are Wide or Narrow SCSI devices The adapter will then adjust its termination accordingly Under normal operation you should never need to change this ...

Page 68: ...lt setting is 20 0 MBytes sec The effective data transfer rate is doubled when Initiate Wide Negotiation is set to Yes For example a transfer rate of 10 MBytes sec becomes 20 MBytes sec Enable Disconnection This option determines whether the AAA 13xSA RAID card allows the SCSI device to disconnect from the SCSI bus sometimes called Disconnect Reconnect The default setting is Yes You should leave E...

Page 69: ...leave the setting at the default for all drives that are part of an array Additional Options Array1000SA BIOS This option determines whether the AAA 13xSA RAID card BIOS is installed at boot time When set to Enabled the AAA 13xSA RAID card BIOS is installed and all Int13 devices are supported When set to Disabled the AAA 13xSA RAID card BIOS is not installed The default setting is Enabled BIOS Sup...

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Page 71: ... your 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 Master Does the motherboard chipset meet the minimum require ments listed on System Requirements on page 1 2 especially PCI to PCI bridge support If not contact your vendor for a motherboard firmware up...

Page 72: ...up do the following 1 Re boot the server using the ArrayConfigSA diskette 2 Run the ArrayConfigSA utility to ensure that the boot array includes the drive with the lowest SCSI target ID Boot Couldn t find NTLDR If this message appears when attempting to boot from the Windows NT installation CD boot from the Windows NT installation floppies instead and proceed to load Windows NT from the CD ROM No ...

Page 73: ... does not start when you double click the program icon and you see a warning box with Unable to Initialize IOMAPI try the following Verify that the following NT services have a status of Started double click the Services icon in Control Panel If they do not select each service and press the Start button CIO Array Management Service CIOArrayManager RPC Command CIOArrayManager RPC EventP CIOArrayMan...

Page 74: ...Name REG_SZ iomgr shm The correct entries for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services EventLog System CIOArrayManagement are EventMessageFile REG_SZ pathname to system32 directory system32 iomgrmsg dll TypesSupported REG_DWORD 0x7 The correct entries for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services NobleNetPortmapper are DisplayName REG_SZ NobleNet Portmapper ErrorConrol REG_D...

Page 75: ...WORD 0x10 Problems Running SNMP Agent on Your Windows NT Server If you have problems running SNMP agent try the following Make sure you configure Windows NT base SNMP support including the appropriate trap community name and trap des tinations The SNMP configuration is accessed via Control Panel Network SNMP Service If the SNMP service does not appear as a configurable item then SNMP support must ...

Page 76: ...athname REG_SZ installationpath ciosnmp dll For example if the recommended c ciodata path is used for the installation directory then the Pathname value would look like Pathname REG_SZ c ciodata ciosnmp dll Make sure HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM Current ControlSet Services SNMP includes an entry like this DependOnService REG_MULTI_SZ CIOArrayManage ment ...

Page 77: ...A 13xSA RAID card under DOS you need The SCSI driver aspi8dos sys version 1 32 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 dos directory on the Adaptec Array1000SA Family Manager Set driver diskette to a directory e g c scsi on your hard disk drive The mscdex exe file is included with MS DOS 6 x and ...

Page 78: ...ystems 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 c dos mscdex exe d aspicd0 M 12 This assigns the CD ROM the next available drive letter typi cally D if there is only one DOS drive The following tables describe the aspi8dos and aspicd command line options For a description of mscdex command lin...

Page 79: ... 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 determine which scanning method is optimal for your system PCI BIOS calls are described in the PCI BIOS spec scanning mechanisms 1 and 2 are described in the PCI spec norst norst Prevents aspi8dos from reset...

Page 80: ... Add the 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 the L option The aspicd device driver automatically scans multiple LUNs if it detects one of these devices on the SCSI bus norst norst Prevents aspicd from issuing a SCSI Bus Reset mes sage a...

Page 81: ...on Options menu select Available System Options and then Edit STARTUP NCF 3 Insert the following lines load pathname aspicd dsk load cdrom nlm 4 Press the Esc key save the changes and exit install nlm 5 Down the server normally and restart Note To access your CD ROM without restarting your server simply enter each of the command lines listed in Step 3 at the server prompt then proceed to Step 6 6 ...

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Page 83: ...g any editor b Scroll down to the Protocol IPX section of the file c For each client PC which is to receive traps using the IPX network protocol add a line to the file that includes the IPX network number 8 digits and the MAC address 12 digits of the client PC Include a tab character before the IPX Network Number For example Tab 00000002 008DAD088E24 When all of the appropriate entries are added t...

Page 84: ...mation to be sent to the console Note The I O Manager must be loaded prior to load ing the SNMP agent Windows NT The SNMP agent is automatically installed when you install Adaptec CI O Management Software There are no command line options for the CI O SNMP agent how ever if a file named ciosnmp vb is placed in the I O Manager instal lation directory the CI O SNMP agent will write a debugging trail...

Page 85: ...les in the default directory 3 Browse the CI O Setup Diskette and double click the MIB file you want to load The MIB is automatically loaded and the MIB Load Unload MIBs dialog box reappears showing the list of currently loaded MIBs 4 The MIB name is now included in the Loaded MIBs scrollable list If a MIB does not load properly you will receive an error mes sage The problem could be one of the fo...

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Page 87: ...Adaptec AAA 13xSA RAID card PCI Array adapters For purchasing infor mation 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 Fax 32 2 352 34 00 Adaptec Japan Tokyo Tel 81 3 5365 6700 Fax 81 3 5365 6950 Adaptec Singapore Tel 65 278 7300 Fax 65 273 0163 See the following pages for a list of SCSI cables and converters...

Page 88: ...escription Length ACK W2W E High Density 68 pin to High Density 68 pin Cable 1 m ACK H2H CBL KT 97 High Density 50 pin to High Density 50 pin Cable 1 m ACK H2L CBL KT 97 High Density 50 pin to Centronics 50 pin Cable 1 m Figure E 1 High Density 68 pin Figure E 2 High Density 50 pin Figure E 3 Centronics 50 pin ...

Page 89: ...sition 4 devices SCSI Card High density 68 pin male connectors terminated 1 3 m Part Number Description Connectors ACK GCH2L External Converter High density 50 pin female to Standard 50 pin female ACK 68P 50P E External Converter High density 68 pin female to High Density 50 pin male ACK 68I 68E Internal to External Converter Internal High density 68 pin male to External High density 68 pin female...

Page 90: ...able Length Data Transfer Rate Maximum Peripherals Supported1 1 Not including the AAA 13xSA RAID card 3 m 9 8 ft Fast SCSI 10 MBytes sec 7 3 m 9 8 ft Wide SCSI 20 MBytes sec 15 3 m 9 8 ft Ultra SCSI 40 MBytes sec for 16 bit 20 MBytes sec for 8 bit 4 1 5 m 4 9 ft Ultra SCSI 40 MBytes sec for 16 bit 20 MBytes sec for 8 bit 5 82 2 Ultra SCSI data transfer rates do not currently support more than eigh...

Page 91: ... ROM 4 2 Booting from an array 3 5 B 2 Bus parameters B 1 C Cables See SCSI Cables Cache memory 2 3 cda1000 sys 4 2 CD ROM drive install Windows NT 4 2 using under DOS C 1 using under NetWare C 5 Channels 2 5 2 6 Client machine 6 1 6 2 CMOS setup B 1 Communications module 5 8 Communications with the server 6 3 Components 2 2 Converters E 1 D Devices connecting 2 9 DIMM 1 2 2 3 DLLs 6 3 Drivers for...

Page 92: ...5 10 LED connector 2 5 Load command 5 4 Local memory 2 3 Low level format 3 4 LUNs C 3 C 4 M Manager set diskettes 4 1 4 3 4 4 Memory cache 2 3 Memory local 2 3 MIBs D 3 Microsoft CD ROM extensions C 1 Motherboard chipset B 1 mscdex exe C 1 N NetWare 5 1 5 10 aspitran dsk 5 5 cda1000 dsk 5 6 client software 6 3 load command 5 4 SNMP agent D 1 startup ncf 5 3 5 5 NT services 4 6 B 3 P Parameters B ...

Page 93: ...er communications 6 3 Services 4 6 B 3 SNMP agent B 5 D 1 D 3 Spare disks 3 3 SPX IPX 6 2 6 3 Stacks 6 3 startup ncf 5 3 5 5 System requirements 1 2 B 1 T TCP IP 5 10 6 2 6 3 tcpip nlm 5 10 Termination 2 1 2 7 B 1 TIRPC communications module 5 8 Troubleshooting B 1 B 6 W Windows NT 4 1 4 7 driver installation 4 2 4 4 services 4 6 B 3 SNMP agent D 2 ...

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