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Preliminary

ICP RAID Controllers GDT8522RZ
and GDT8622RZ

Dual Fibre Channel RAID Controllers
Hardware Installation and User’s Guide, Version 1.0

April 2003

Summary of Contents for GRD8522RZ

Page 1: ...Preliminary ICP RAID Controllers GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ Dual Fibre Channel RAID Controllers Hardware Installation and User s Guide Version 1 0 April 2003...

Page 2: ...e time of writing ICP vortex and or its suppliers accept no liability for the implementation of these methods within the user s environment The user is responsible for and must satisfy itself that any...

Page 3: ...le and Dual Loop Connections 18 2 3 2 Fibre Channel Loopback 18 2 4 ICP RAID Controller Diagnostic Features 18 2 4 1 LED Indicators 19 2 4 2 Audible Alarm 20 2 4 3 Beep Sequences During System Boot 21...

Page 4: ...Connectors 41 Index Figures 2 1 ICP RAID Controller Component Layout Front 12 2 2 ICP RAID Controller Component Layout Bracket 13 2 3 Installing the ICP RAID Controller into a Computer System 14 2 4...

Page 5: ...ICP RAID Controller and provides a guide to its features and specifications For a particular ICP RAID Controller its hardware guide documents compatible RAID adapters supported operating systems stand...

Page 6: ...e Document Format PDF documents can be opened viewed and printed with Adobe Acrobat Reader not provided on the CD ROM 1 2 About This Guide This guide may use the terms ICP RAID Controller RAID Control...

Page 7: ...more than one interface connector do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces unless otherwise instructed to do so in the user manual Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the man...

Page 8: ...ted and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a r...

Page 9: ...is in conformity with all applicable essential requirements necessary for CE marking following the provisions of the European Council Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive and Council Directive 73 23 EE...

Page 10: ...i det europeiske direktivet 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC Portuguese Este produto cumpre com as normas da Diretiva Europ ia 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC Espa ol Este producto cumple con las normas del Directivo Europ...

Page 11: ...in your computer s user manual before installing the ICP RAID Controller You should not attempt to connect power cords to the computer on turn on the computer until ICP RAID Controller installation i...

Page 12: ...t Intel 80303 I O Processor Jumpers J9 and J10 MIA voltage on HSSDC LED indicators internal data Jumper J2 SCSI bus termination LED indicators loop link Jumper J1 termination power LED indicators LVD...

Page 13: ...slot See the user manual for your workstation or server for more information about PCI card installation 2 2 1 Installing the ICP RAID Controller Card 1 Turn off the computer system 2 Disconnect all p...

Page 14: ...atform Figure 2 3 Installing the ICP RAID Controller into a Computer System 5 For internal SCSI channel connection a Connect one end of the SCSI cable to the internal 68 pin LVD SCSI connector located...

Page 15: ...Figure 2 4 Installing the ICP RAID Controller into a Computer System 2 2 2 Jumper Settings The GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products contain four jumpers See Figure 2 5 for jumper locat...

Page 16: ...on HSSDC J9 and J10 J9 controls FC2 J10 controls FC1 5 volts pins 2 3 3 3 volts pins 1 2 J9 J10 SCSI termination power J1 Jumper termination power provided by controller No jumper termination power p...

Page 17: ...terminator at the end of the SCSI cable after the last device in the bus to ensure proper termination 2 3 Fibre Channel Configuration This section provides general instructions for connecting Fibre Ch...

Page 18: ...roller card 6 Connect the other end of the FC cabling to the second channel on the FC enclosure 7 Verify loopback requirements on the FC enclosure See Section 2 3 2 for details 2 3 2 Fibre Channel Loo...

Page 19: ...ble 2 2 for descriptions of the LED indicators Figure 2 6 ICP RAID Controller LED Indicators Bracket Figure 2 7 ICP RAID Controller LED Indicators Front Table 2 2 ICP RAID Controller LED Descriptions...

Page 20: ...lence alarm Note The F4 option is only available if the alarm has been activated S green Illuminated LED indicates that ICP RAID Controller is online Located on front of ICP RAID Controller P66 green...

Page 21: ...2 3 for a description of these beep sequences Table 2 3 Beep Sequences Beep Sequence Status beep pause beep beep beep RAID Controller startup was successful beep pause beep beep Wrong memory size note...

Page 22: ...22 Hardware Installation and User s Guide Hardware Installation...

Page 23: ...DT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products 3 1 1 1 Product Specific ICP RAID Controller Features GDT8522RZ Supports RAID levels 0 1 4 5 10 GDT8622RZ Supports RAID levels 0 1 4 5 10 and storage clustering N...

Page 24: ...s I O Microprocessor Intel 80303 processor 100MHz Cache Memory 3 3V unbuffered PC133 ECC SDRAM 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Flash Memory 3 3V 16Mb 2MB flash memory chip used to store the RAID firmware I O in...

Page 25: ...3 0 Caldera Linux 3 1 Mandrake Linux 8 2 TurboLinux 7 0 Server FreeBSD 4 5 FreeBSD 4 6 3 3 Supported Fibre Channel Technology Fibre Channel FC is an open industry standard high speed serial data tran...

Page 26: ...dual loop configuration can also connect independently to two separate FC enclosures In a traditional FC configuration the controller can access only one loop at a time In an FC RAID system however t...

Page 27: ...e Supported SCSI Device Standards These ICP RAID Controller products are designed to optimally utilize Ultra160 SCSI devices yet they are backward compatible with older SCSI hard drive specifications...

Page 28: ...ability to move a complete RAID array from one computer system with a RAID Controller to another computer system with a RAID Controller and preserve the RAID configuration information and user data on...

Page 29: ...failed drive in a FC enclosure with SES support Option 1 Auto rebuild by inserting a new drive with sufficient capacity in the same slot as the failed drive The array will auto rebuild Option 2 Rebui...

Page 30: ...out configurable SCSI hard drive parameters To view or configure hard drive SCSI parameters from the ICP RAID Console choose Advanced Setup Configure Physical Devices Select Physical Drive SCSI Parame...

Page 31: ...ion that includes the GDT8522RZ and GDT8622RZ ICP RAID Controller products Disconnect Enabled Disabled Automatic Enabling this setting allows for the hard drive to disconnect from the SCSI bus when it...

Page 32: ...ftware supports a maximum of 15 hard disk drives per channel or 14 if one SCSI ID is being occupied by an intelligent enclosure processor The maximum number of array drives is limited by the RAID firm...

Page 33: ...troller visit our web site at http www icp vortex com or http www vortex de You can use firmware files to update the firmware image on the controller See Section A 2 for more information Firmware file...

Page 34: ...y prompting you to insert a blank floppy diskette 9 Verify that a blank diskette is inserted then press Enter Table A 1 FRUU Locations and Descriptions FRUU Location Summary More Information Run the F...

Page 35: ...internet connection download the latest firmware file from http www icp vortex com or http www vortex de and copy it to a second floppy diskette Proceed to Section A 2 3 for information on running th...

Page 36: ...AID Console ICPCON to update the firmware image as explained in this section If your OS does not support the firmware update with ICPCON use the Firmware Update and Recovery Utility FRUU as described...

Page 37: ...ate process has completed reboot the computer for the change to take effect During boot up the system displays the updated firmware version You can also relaunch ICPCON and select the applicable ICP R...

Page 38: ...tances of 2Km or less This cable can have an inner diameter of either 62 5 or 50 microns Although light enters the cable in multiple modes modal dispersion limits the distance for this cable B 1 2 Sin...

Page 39: ...for an example of an MIA B 3 1 2 Small Form Factor Plug SFP A Small Form Factor Plug SFP provides serial to serial connection on an optical modular transceiver by attaching to the port of a Fibre Cha...

Page 40: ...ze of the SC style connector This connector provides a latching mechanism for easy attachment and polarity See Figure B 3 for an example of an LC style connector B 3 2 2 SC Style Connector An SC style...

Page 41: ...or B 3 3 2 HSSDC The High Speed Serial Data Connector HSSDC is a popular FC AL standard designed for 150 ohms and 1 Gb sec and higher data transmission This connector has higher density and performanc...

Page 42: ...d User s Guide Fibre Channel Cabling and Connections Copyright 2003 ICP vortex Computersysteme GmbH ICP Intelligent Computer Peripherals is a registered trademark Other names and brands may be claimen...

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