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
Customer Support Contact Information ......................................................................................... 6
1.4
Regulatory and Certification Information ....................................................................................... 7
1.4.1
Product Regulatory Compliance .................................................................................. 7
1.4.2
Product Safety Compliance ......................................................................................... 7
1.4.3
Product EMC Compliance ........................................................................................... 7
1.4.4
Product Regulatory Compliance Markings .................................................................. 8
1.4.5
Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices ........................................................................ 8
1.5
Warnings and Cautions ............................................................................................................... 11
2
Hardware Installation
2.1
About this Chapter....................................................................................................................... 13
2.2
Installation Procedures ................................................................................................................ 13
2.2.1
Computer System Hardware Requirements .............................................................. 13
2.2.2
Installing the IIR Controller ........................................................................................ 14
2.3
Programming the Flash Memory ................................................................................................. 15
2.4
SCSI Termination ........................................................................................................................ 15
2.5
Configurable Disk Drive SCSI Parameters..................................................................................16
2.6
Configurable I/O Controller SCSI Parameters............................................................................. 16
3
Hardware Specifications and Features
3.1
IIR Controller Hardware Features ...............................................................................................17
3.2
Operating System Support .......................................................................................................... 18
3.3
Supported SCSI Technology ....................................................................................................... 18
3.3.1
Supported Hard Drive Technology ............................................................................19
3.3.2
Support for Non-Hard-Disk-Drive SCSI Devices (Non-Direct-Access Devices) ........ 20
3.4
RAID Array Drive Roaming ......................................................................................................... 20
3.5
Optional Features ........................................................................................................................ 21
3.6
RAID Controller Drive Limitations (Host, Array, Logical, and Physical)....................................... 21
A
Flash Memory Programming
A.1
Firmware Update Procedure via XROM StorCon ....................................................................... 23
A.2
Firmware Recovery Procedure via Flash Recovery Utility (FRU)............................................... 24
Index
Figures
2-1
IIR Controller Component Layout ...............................................................................................14
2-2
Installing the IIR Controller into a Computer System.................................................................. 15