Hardware Installation and User’s Guide
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Contents
1
Getting Started
1.1
Using the User Documentation Set ............................................................................................... 5
1.1.1
Document Formats ...................................................................................................... 6
1.2
About This Guide........................................................................................................................... 6
1.3
Warnings and Cautions ................................................................................................................. 7
1.4
Customer Support Contact Information ......................................................................................... 7
1.5
Regulatory and Certification Information ....................................................................................... 7
1.5.1
Product Regulatory Compliance .................................................................................. 7
1.5.2
Product Safety Compliance ......................................................................................... 8
1.5.3
Product EMC Compliance ........................................................................................... 8
1.5.4
Product Regulatory Compliance Markings .................................................................. 8
1.5.5
Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices ........................................................................ 8
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Hardware Installation
2.1
Installation Introduction ............................................................................................................... 11
2.1.1
Computer System Hardware Requirements .............................................................. 11
2.1.2
ICP RAID Controller Component Layout ................................................................... 12
2.2
ICP RAID Controller Installation .................................................................................................. 13
2.2.1
Installing the ICP RAID Controller Card.....................................................................13
2.2.2
Jumper Settings ......................................................................................................... 15
2.2.3
SCSI Termination ......................................................................................................17
2.3
Fibre Channel Configuration ....................................................................................................... 17
2.3.1
Configuring Single 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
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Hardware Specifications and Features
3.1
ICP RAID Controller Hardware Features..................................................................................... 23
3.1.1
ICP RAID Controller Key Features ............................................................................23
3.2
Operating System Support .......................................................................................................... 25
3.3
Supported Fibre Channel Technology.........................................................................................25
3.3.1
ICP RAID Controllers and Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) ........................... 25
3.3.2
FC-AL Single and Dual Loop Configurations ............................................................. 26
3.4
Supported SCSI Technology ....................................................................................................... 27
3.4.1
Supported Hard Drive Technology ............................................................................27
3.4.2
Support for Non-Hard-Disk-Drive SCSI Devices (Non-Direct-Access Devices) ........ 28
3.5
Array Roaming Compatibility ....................................................................................................... 28
3.6
Fibre Channel Hot-Plug Disk Drive Support ................................................................................ 29
3.7
Configurable Parameters ............................................................................................................29
3.7.1
Configurable Fibre Channel Parameters ................................................................... 30
3.7.2
Configurable SCSI Parameters ................................................................................. 30
3.8
RAID Controller Drive Maximum Quantities (Host, Array, Logical, and Physical) ....................... 31
3.8.1
RAID Controller Drive Quantities with Fibre Channel ................................................ 31
