Lsi MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 User Manual

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600Hardware GuideMAN-4716/12/01

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware GuidexPhysical Device LayoutChannel A Channel B Channel C Channel DTarget IDDevice TypeLogical Drive Numbe

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide86Setting Up Networks, ContinuedVerify that all network connections are correct, with private network

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide8817 Click OK to return to the previous menu. Perform this step for the private networkadapter only.C

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide90Setting Up a Cluster User AccountThe Cluster Service requires a domain user account that the Cluste

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide92Configuring Shared DisksPerform the following procedure to configure the shared disks.Step Descript

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide94Cluster Service Software InstallationBefore you begin the Cluster Service Software installation on

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide9611 Enter a name for the cluster (up to 15 characters), and click on Next. (In our example, theclust

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide98Configuring Cluster Disks, ContinuedUse the following procedure to configure the clustered disks.St

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide1007 In this example, both networks are configured so that both can be used for internalcluster commu

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide10210 After the files are copied, the Cluster Service registry entries are created, the log files ont

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide104Verify InstallationThere are several ways to verify that Cluster Service was successfully installe

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware GuidexiiDisclaimerDisclaimerThis manual describes the operation of the LSI Logic MegaRAID Controller. Alth

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide108Problem Suggested SolutionWhat is the maximumnumber of MegaRAIDadapters per computer?Currently, all the

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide110Message Problem Suggested SolutionConfiguration ofNVRAM and drivesmismatch for HostAdapter.Run View/Add

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide112DOS ASPI Driver Error MessagesMessage Corrective ActionLSI Logic ASPI Manager hasNOT been loaded.The AS

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide114Topic InformationWindows NTInstallationWhen Windows NT is installed via a bootable CD, thedevices on th

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors115A SCSI Cables and ConnectorsSCSI ConnectorsMegaRAID provides several different types of SCSI connectors for ea

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide11668-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedCable Assembly for Internal Wide SCSI Devices The cable assemb

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors11768-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedConnecting Internal and External Wide Devices The cable assembly for

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide11868-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedConverting Internal Wide to Internal Non-Wide (Type 2) The cab

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors11968-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedConverting Internal Wide to Internal Non-Wide (Type 30) The cable ass

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide12068-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedConverting from Internal Wide to Internal Non-Wide (Type 3) Th

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors12168-Pin Connector Pinout for Single-Ended SCSISignal ConnectorPinCablePinCablePinConnectorPinSignalGround 1 1 2

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide12268-Pin SCSI Connector Pinout, ContinuedHigh-Density Connector The following applies to the high-density

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors12368-Pin Connector Pinout for Low-Voltage Differential SCSISignal ConnectorPinCablePinCablePinConnectorPinSignal

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Appendix B Audible Warnings125B Audible WarningsMegaRAID has an onboard tone generator that indicates events and errors.Tone Pattern

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide128SolutionNote: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to rei

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide130Glossary, ContinuedDisk ArrayA collection of disks from one or more disk subsystems combined with array

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide132Glossary, ContinuedMappingThe conversion between multiple data addressing schemes, especially conversio

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide134Glossary, ContinuedSAF-TESCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure. An industry protocol for managing RAID

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide138SCSI Channels, 33Connecting Internal and External Wide Devices, 117Consistency Check, 6, 129Converting

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide140Rebuild, 13, 31Rebuild Rate, 12, 133Rebuilding a disk, 12Reconnect, 31Reconstruct, 133Reconstruction, 1

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide2Single Ended and Differential SCSI BusesThe SCSI standard defines two electrical buses:• a single end

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guideii© Copyright 2001 LSI Logic CorporationAll rights reserved.LSI Logic Corporation6145-D Northbelt Par

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide6RAID LevelsRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a collection of specifications that describe

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide8Disk MirroringWith mirroring (used in RAID 1), data written to one disk drive is simultaneously writte

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide10ParityParity generates a set of redundancy data from two or more parent data sets. The redundancy dat

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide12Disk RebuildYou rebuild a disk drive by recreating the data that had been stored on the drive before

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide14Disk Array TypesThe RAID disk array types are:Type DescriptionSoftware-BasedThe array is managed by s

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide16Selecting a RAID LevelThe factors you need to consider when selecting a RAID level are listed below.L

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide18RAID 1In RAID 1, MegaRAID duplicates all data from one drive to a second drive. RAID 1 providescomple

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide20RAID 3, ContinuedRAID 5 vs RAID 3 You may find that RAID 5 is preferable to RAID 3 even for applicati

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide22RAID 10RAID 10 is a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1. RAID 10 has mirrored drives. RAID 10 breaksup d

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide24RAID 50RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5. RAID 50 includes both parity anddisk

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware GuideivTable of Contents, Continued5 Configuring MegaRAID... 33Configuring SCSI Phy

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide26Configuration on DiskConfiguration on Disk (drive roaming) saves configuration information both in NV

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide28RAID Management FeaturesThe MegaRAID RAID management features include:Specification FeatureSupport fo

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide30ComponentsCPUThe MegaRAID controller uses the 64-bit Intel i960RN Intelligent I/O processor with anem

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide32Components, ContinuedFault-Tolerance The MegaRAID fault-tolerance features are:• built-in 9-pin berg

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide34Current ConfigurationSCSI ID Device Description Termination?SCSI Channel A012345689101112131415SCSI C

Chapter 5 Configuring MegaRAID35SCSI ID Device

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide36Logical Drive ConfigurationLogicalDriveRAIDLevelStripeSizeLogicalDrive SizeCachePolicyReadPolicyWrite

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide38Channel A Channel B Channel C Channel DLogical Drive Number/Drive NumberManufacturer/ModelNumberFirm

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide40Configuration StrategiesThe most important factors in RAID array configuration are: drive capacity, d

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide42Assigning RAID LevelsOnly one RAID level can be assigned to each logical drive. The drives required p

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide44Planning the Array ConfigurationAnswer the following questions about this array:Question AnswerNumber

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware GuideviPrefaceThe MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 64-Bit 160M (Low Voltage Differential SCSI) I2O PCI Disk ArrayC

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide48ChecklistPerform the steps in the installation checklist:Check Step Action1 Turn all power off to t

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide50Step 1 UnpackUnpack and install the hardware in a static-free environment. The MegaRAID controller

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide52Step 4 Install Cache Memory, ContinuedInstalling or Changing MemoryImportantThe battery pack harnes

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide54Step 5 Set Jumpers, ContinuedJ2, J3, J5, and J7 Termination Enable J2, J3, J5, and J7 are 3-pin ber

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide56Step 6 Set TerminationEach MegaRAID SCSI channel can be individually configured for termination ena

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide58SCSI Termination, ContinuedTerminating External Disk Arrays In most array enclosures, the end of th

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide60SCSI Termination, ContinuedConnecting Non-Disk SCSI Devices SCSI Tape drives, scanners, CD-ROM dri

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide62Step 8 Connect Battery Pack (Optional)There are two ways to install a battery pack onto the Series

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide64Step 8 Connect Battery Pack, ContinuedConfigure Battery Backup After installing the MegaRAID contro

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware GuideviiiMegaRAID Problem Report FormCustomer Information MegaRAID InformationName Today’s DateCompany Dat

MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide66Step 9 Install MegaRAID CardThe MegaRAID card can plug into a 32-bit or 64-bit PCI slot that receiv

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide68 Step 10 Connect SCSI Cables, ContinuedJ13 A and B External Connector J13 is a dual 68-pin ultra-hi

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide70Device Identification on MegaRAID Controllers, ContinuedExample of MegaRAID ID MappingID Channel A

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide72Step 14 Install the Operating System DriverImportantWhen booting the system from a drive connected

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide76Hardware RequirementsThe hardware requirements for the Cluster Service node can be found at the fol

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide78Driver Installation Instructions under Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced ServerAfter the hardware is

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide80Step Action9 On the screen below, choose to display a list of the known drivers, so that youcan cho

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide82Step Action13 The following screen displays. Select the processor device and click on Next.14 On th

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MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide84Cluster InstallationInstallation Overview During installation, some nodes are shut down, and other

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