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MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters User’s Guide

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 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.

Contents

Chapter 1
Overview

1.1

Overview

1-1

1.1.1

Operating System Support

1-2

1.1.2

Technical Support

1-2

1.2

Features

1-3

1.2.1

Drive Migration

1-3

1.3

Hardware

1-4

1.3.1

Storage Adapter Configurations

1-4

Chapter 2
MegaRAID 320-0X Hardware Installation

2.1

Requirements

2-1

2.2

Quick Installation

2-2

2.3

Detailed Installation

2-2

2.4

After You Have Installed the Storage Adapter

2-4

Chapter 3
MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Characteristics

3.1

The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family

3-1

3.1.1

Zero-Channel Storage Adapter

3-2

3.2

MegaRAID 320-0X Storage Adapter Characteristics

3-3

3.3

Technical Specifications

3-3

3.3.1

Storage Adapter Specifications

3-4

3.3.2

Array Performance Features

3-5

3.3.3

Fault Tolerance

3-5

3.3.4

Electrical Characteristics

3-6

3.3.5

Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics

3-6

Summary of Contents for MagaRAID 320-0X

Page 1: ...User s Guide reliability English 2 MegaRAID 320 0X Zero channel PCI X RAID Storage Adapter ...

Page 2: ...n the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded cables for SCSI connection external to the cabinet are used in the compliance testing of this Product LSI Logic is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unaut...

Page 3: ...make changes to any products herein at any time without notice LSI Logic does not assume any responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any product described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI Logic nor does the purchase or use of a product from LSI Logic convey a license under any patent rights copyrights trademark rights or any other of the intellect...

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Page 5: ...20 2 PCI SCSI Disk Array Controller MegaRAID 320 2X PCI X SCSI Disk Array Controller MegaRAID 320 4X PCI X SCSI Disk Array Controller To obtain an overview of RAID see the LSI Logic RAID Primer available for download from the LSI Logic web site For information about how to configure the storage adapters and for an overview of the software drivers see the MegaRAID Software User s Guide Audience Thi...

Page 6: ...ons used in this manual Related Publications LSI Logic RAID Primer LSI Logic Document No DB09 000123 00 MegaRAID Software User s Guide LSI Logic Document No DB15 000269 00 on the U320 Driver Suite CD included with the MegaRAID 320 storage adapter and available for download from the LSI Logic web site MegaRAID Device Driver Installation User s Guide LSI Logic Document No DB11 000018 02 on the U320 ...

Page 7: ...ith properly grounded plugs To help protect your computer system from sudden transient increases and decreases in electrical power use a surge suppressor line conditioner or uninterruptible power supply Be sure nothing rests on your computer system s cables and that the cables are not located where they can be stepped on or tripped over Do not spill food or liquids on your computer If the computer...

Page 8: ...er To prevent static damage discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer s electronic components such as the microprocessor You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface such as the metal around the card slot openings at the back of the computer As you continue to work inside the computer periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to remove any static...

Page 9: ...Preface ix Copyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 10: ...x Preface Copyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 11: ...tion 2 1 Requirements 2 1 2 2 Quick Installation 2 2 2 3 Detailed Installation 2 2 2 4 After You Have Installed the Storage Adapter 2 4 Chapter 3 MegaRAID 320 0X Storage Adapter Characteristics 3 1 The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family 3 1 3 1 1 Zero Channel Storage Adapter 3 2 3 2 MegaRAID 320 0X Storage Adapter Characteristics 3 3 3 3 Technical Specifications 3 3 3 3 1 Storage Adapter Specific...

Page 12: ...xii Contents Copyright 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation All rights reserved 3 3 6 Safety Characteristics 3 6 Appendix A Audible Warnings Appendix B Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Customer Feedback ...

Page 13: ...xiii Copyright 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation All rights reserved Figures 2 1 Inserting the MegaRAID 320 0X Card in a PCI Slot 2 3 3 1 MegaRAID 320 0X Layout 3 2 ...

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Page 15: ... 2 1 Target IDs 2 4 3 1 MegaRAID 320 0X Headers and Connectors 3 2 3 2 Storage Adapter Characteristics 3 3 3 3 MegaRAID 320 0X Storage Adapter Specifications 3 4 3 4 Array Performance Features 3 5 3 5 MegaRAID 320 Fault Tolerance Features 3 5 3 6 Maximum Power Requirements 3 6 A 1 Audible Warnings and Descriptions A 1 ...

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Page 17: ... Independent Disks control capabilities The MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter provides reliability high performance and fault tolerant disk subsystem management It is an ideal RAID solution for the internal storage of workgroup departmental and enterprise systems The MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter offers a cost effective way to implement RAID in a server MegaRAID SCSI 320 0X can be installed in a s...

Page 18: ...e is removed 1 1 1 Operating System Support The MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter supports major operating systems including Windows 2000 Server 2003 and XP Red Hat Linux SuSe Linux Novell NetWare SCO OpenServer and UnixWare Other software support ensures data integrity by intelligently testing the network before completing negotiation Refer to the MegaRAID 320 Device Driver Installation User s Guid...

Page 19: ...8 MB cache memory PCI X host interface Support for RAID levels 0 1 5 10 and 50 Advanced array configuration and management utilities 64 Kbyte x 8 NVRAM for storing RAID system configuration information the MegaRAID 320 firmware is stored in flash ROM for easy upgrade Battery backup for the onboard cache SDRAM using a daughter card with battery Onboard tone generator to indicate events and errors 1...

Page 20: ... Asynchronous Devices per SCSI Channel Up to 15 Wide SCSI devices SCSI Data Transfer Rate Up to 320 Mbytes s per channel SCSI Bus LVD or SE Cache Function Write back Write through Adaptive Read Ahead Non Read Ahead Read Ahead Cache I O Direct I O Multiple Logical Drives Arrays per Controller Up to 40 logical drives per controller Maximum of MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapters per System One MegaRAID 320...

Page 21: ...Hardware 1 5 Copyright 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation All rights reserved Direct I O Yes Architecture Fusion MPT Table 1 1 MegaRAID 320 0X Storage Adapter Features Cont MegaRAID 320 1 ...

Page 22: ...1 6 Overview Copyright 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 23: ...torage Adapter page 2 4 2 1 Requirements The following items are required to install a MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter A host system with the following a motherboard with interrupt routing circuitry INT routing special 64 bit 3 3V or 5V PCI or PCI X expansion slot with INT Support for PCI version 2 2 or later and PCI X version 1 1 or later MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter Ultra Ultra2 Ultra160 or U...

Page 24: ...MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter in a special PCI X expansion slot Step 5 Perform a safety check Ensure that the MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter is properly installed Close the cabinet of the host system Step 6 Turn power on after completing the safety check 2 3 Detailed Installation This section provides detailed instructions for installing a MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter Step 1 Unpack the Adapt...

Page 25: ...ter Characteristics for diagrams of the storage adapters with their jumpers and connectors Step 4 Install the MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Select the special ZCR 3 3V or 5V PCI X expansion slot and align the storage adapter PCI X bus connector to the slot Press down gently but firmly until the card is properly seated in the slot as shown in Figure 2 1 Then screw the bracket into the computer chass...

Page 26: ...The firmware takes several seconds to initialize During this time the storage adapter scans the SCSI channel s The MegaRAID 320 BIOS Configuration Utility Ctrl M prompt times out after several seconds The second portion of the BIOS message displays the MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter number firmware version and cache SDRAM size The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order u...

Page 27: ...0X Storage Adapter Characteristics page 3 3 Section 3 3 Technical Specifications page 3 3 3 1 The MegaRAID 320 Storage Adapter Family PCI X is a high speed standard local bus for interfacing I O components to the processor and memory subsystems in a high end PC The component height on the top and bottom of the Ultra320 SCSI host adapters follow the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 and PCI ...

Page 28: ...Type Comments J1 I2 C 4 pin header Reserved for LSI internal use J2 Connector for battery backup daughter card header This header is for an optional daughter card that provides battery backup on the onboard cache SDRAM J3 Universal Asynchronus Receiver Transmitter UART debugging 3 pin connector Reserved for LSI internal use J4 Mode select 2 pin connector Reserved for LSI internal use J5 Clear NVRA...

Page 29: ...t Korean MIC Taiwan BSMI and Japan VCCI and they meet the requirements of CISPR Class B J7 Onboard BIOS Disabled 2 pin header Disables the BIOS so that it won t run on the firmware No jumper BIOS enabled default Jumpered BIOS disabled J8 Serial EEPROM 2 pin connector Provides board information such as serial number OEM number revision number manufacturing data This eliminates the need to open the ...

Page 30: ...aughter card is mounted Card Size Low Profile half length PCI adapter card size 6 6 X 2 536 Array Interface to Host PCI X PCI Bus Data Transfer Rate Up to 533 Mbytes s at 64 bit 66 MHz Serial Port 3 pin RS232C compatible connector for manufacturing use only SCSI Controller s One LSI53C1020 or LSI53C1030 SCSI controller SCSI Bus Termination Active single ended or LVD Termination Disable Automatic t...

Page 31: ...many as the drive can accept Stripe Sizes 2 4 8 16 32 64 or 128 Kbyte Maximum Number of Concurrent Commands 255 Table 3 5 MegaRAID 320 Fault Tolerance Features Specification MegaRAID 320 0X Support for SMART 1 1 The Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART detects predictable disk drive failures SMART also monitors the internal performance of all motors heads and drive electronics Y...

Page 32: ...C dry bulb Relative humidity range 20 to 80 noncondensing Maximum dew point temperature 32 C The following parameters define the storage and transit environment for the MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter Temperature range 40 C to 115 C dry bulb Relative humidity range 20 to 80 noncondensing 3 3 6 Safety Characteristics The MegaRAID 320 0X storage adapter meets or exceeds the requirements of UL flamma...

Page 33: ...Examples Three seconds on and one second off A logical drive is offline One or more drives in a RAID 0 configuration failed Two or more drives in a RAID 1 or 5 configuration failed One second on and one second off A logical drive is run ning in degraded mode One drive in a RAID 5 configura tion failed One second on and three seconds off An automatically initi ated rebuild has been completed While ...

Page 34: ...A 2 Audible Warnings Copyright 2002 by LSI Logic Corporation All rights reserved ...

Page 35: ...ware components to communicate with each other Device Driver A program that allows a microprocessor through the operating system to direct the operation of a peripheral device Differential SCSI A hardware configuration for connecting SCSI devices It uses a pair of lines for each signal transfer as opposed to Single Ended SCSI which references each SCSI signal to a common ground Domain Validation D...

Page 36: ...ion of devices directly to computer memory The PCI Local Bus allows transparent upgrades from 32 bit data path at 33 MHz to 64 bit data path at 33 MHz and from 32 bit data path at 66 MHz to 64 bit data path at 66 MHz The PCI X Local Bus supports a 64 bit data path at 133 MHz Peripheral Devices A piece of hardware such as a video monitor disk drive printer or CD ROM used with a computer and under t...

Page 37: ...tra SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers It allows a transfer rate of up to 20 Mbytes s over an 8 bit SCSI bus and up to 40 Mbytes s over a 16 bit SCSI bus Ultra2 SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers It allows a transfer rate of up to 40 Mbytes s over an 8 bit SCSI bus and up to 80 Mbytes s over a 16 bit SCSI bus Ultra160 SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers It allows a transfer rate of u...

Page 38: ...B 4 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Copyright 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation All rights reserved ...

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