Lsi MegaRAID Express 500 User Manual

MegaRAID® Express 500Hardware GuideMAN-4756/13/2001

MegaRAID Express500 Hardware GuidexLogicalDriveRAIDLevelStripeSizeLogical DriveSizeCachePolicyReadPolicyWritePolicy# of PhysicalDrivesLD20LD21LD22LD23

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide86Cluster Service Software InstallationBefore you begin the Cluster Service Software installation on the firs

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration878 Click on Next.9 The Hardware Configuration Certificatio

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide8811 Enter a name for the cluster (up to 15 characters), and click on Next. (In our example, thecluster is na

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration89Configuring Cluster DisksWindows 2000 Managed Disks displ

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide90Configuring Cluster Disks, ContinuedUse the following procedure to configure the clustered disks.Step Descr

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration91Next.6 The next dialog box configures the private network

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide92network on the list—in this case Public Cluster Connection. Verify that the firstconnection in the list is

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration93The Cluster Service Setup Wizard completes the setup proc

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide9411 Close the Add/Remove Programs window.

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration95Validating the Cluster InstallationUse the Cluster Admini

PrefacexiPhysical Device Layou

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide96Verify InstallationThere are several ways to verify that Cluster Service was successfully installed. Here i

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration97SCSI Drive InstallationsThis information is provided as a

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide98

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting998 TroubleshootingProblem Suggested Sol

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide100Problem Suggested SolutionFirmware Initializing...appears and remains on the screen.Make sure that TERM

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting101BIOS Boot Error MessagesMessage Probl

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide102Message Problem Suggested Solution1 Logical Drive Degraded A logical drive signed onin a degraded state

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting103Other BIOS Error MessagesMessage Prob

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide104DOS ASPI Driver Error MessagesMessage Corrective ActionLSI Logic ASPI Manager hasNOT been loaded.The AS

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting105Other Potential ProblemsTopic Informa

MegaRAID Express500 Hardware GuidexiiChannel 1Logical Drive Number/ Drive NumberManufacturer/Model NumberFirmware levelTarget IDDevice TypeLogical Dri

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide106Topic InformationWindows NTInstallationWhen Windows NT is installed via a bootable CD, thedevices on th

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors107A SCSI Cables and ConnectorsSCSI Connectors

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide10868-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedCable Assembly for Internal Wide SCSI Devices The cable assemb

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors10968-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedCo

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide11068-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedConverting Internal Wide to Internal Non-Wide (Type 2) The cab

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors11168-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedCo

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide11268-Pin High Density Connectors, ContinuedConverting from Internal Wide to Internal Non-Wide (Type 3) Th

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors113High-Density 68-Pin SCSI Connector PinoutSi

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide11468-Pin SCSI Connector Pinout, ContinuedHigh-Density Single Ended Connector The following applies to the

Appendix A SCSI Cables and Connectors11568-Pin Connector Pinout for LVD SCSISignal

PrefacexiiiPreface, ContinuedD

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide116

Appendix B Audible Warnings117B Audible WarningsThe MegaRAID Express

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide118

Appendix C Cluster Configuration with a Crossover Cable119C Cluster Configuration with a CrossoverCableWhen you are i

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide120SolutionNote: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you torein

Glossary121GlossaryArrayA grouping

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide122Glossary, ContinuedConsistency Check An examination of the disk system to determine whether all conditi

Glossary123Glossary, ContinuedDisk

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide124Glossary, ContinuedFormatThe process of writing zeros to all data fields in a physical drive (hard driv

Glossary125Glossary, ContinuedLogic

MegaRAID Express500 Hardware GuidexivFCC Regulatory StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide126Glossary, ContinuedParityParity is an extra bit added to a byte or word to reveal errors in storage (in

Glossary127Glossary, ContinuedRAID

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide128Glossary, ContinuedReconstructThe act of remaking a logical drive after changing RAID levels or adding

Glossary129Glossary, ContinuedSCSI

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide130Glossary, ContinuedSpare A hard drive available to back up the data of other drives.Stripe SizeThe amou

Index

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide132Devices per SCSI Channel, 32DIMMs, 52Disconnect/Reconnect, 34Disk, 122Disk Access and Functionality, 85

Glossary133OOffline, 15Onboard Spea

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide134Software Utilities, 31Software-Based, 16Spanning, 14, 129Spare, 130Standby rebuild, 9Stripe Size, 12, 3

Chapter 1 Overview11OverviewThe MegaRAID® Exp

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide2Single Ended and Differential SCSI BusesThe SCSI standard defines two electrical buses:• a single ended bus•

Chapter 1 Overview3DocumentationThe MegaRAID

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide4MegaRAID Express 500 Block Diagram

Chapter 2 Introduction to RAID52 Introduction to RAIDRAID (Redundant Arra

MegaRAID Express500 Hardware Guideii© Copyright 2001 LSI Logic CorporationAll rights reserved.LSI Logic Corporation6145-D Northbelt ParkwayNorcross, G

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide6In This ChapterThe following topics are discussed:Major Topic Subtopic turn toHost-based RAID solution page 7R

Chapter 2 Introduction to RAID7MegaRAID Express 500 – Host-Based RAID Sol

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide8RAID OverviewRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a collection of specifications thatdescribe a syst

Chapter 2 Introduction to RAID9Disk RebuildYou rebuild a disk drive by re

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide10Hot SparesA hot spare is an extra, unused disk drive that is part of the disk subsystem. It is usually instan

Chapter 2 Introduction to RAID11ParityParity generates a set of redundanc

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide12Disk StripingDisk striping writes data across multiple disk drives instead of just one disk drive. Diskstripi

Chapter 2 Introduction to RAID13Disk MirroringWith mirroring (used in RAI

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide14Disk SpanningDisk spanning allows multiple disk drives to function like one big drive. Spanningovercomes lack

Chapter 2 Introduction to RAID15Logical DriveA logical drive is a partiti

PrefaceiiiTable of Contents1 O

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide16Disk Array TypesThe RAID disk array types are listed in the following table:Type DescriptionSoftware-BasedThe

Chapter 3 RAID Levels173 RAID LevelsThere are six official RAID lev

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide18Selecting a RAID LevelLevel Description andUsePros Cons MaximumPhysicalDrivesFaultTolerant0 Data divided inbl

Chapter 3 RAID Levels19RAID 0RAID 0 provides disk striping across a

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide20RAID 1In RAID 1, MegaRAID Express 500 duplicates all data from one drive to a second drive.RAID 1 provides co

Chapter 3 RAID Levels21RAID 3RAID 3 provides disk striping and comp

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide22RAID 3, ContinuedRAID 5 vs RAID 3 You may find that RAID 5 is preferable to RAID 3, even for applications cha

Chapter 3 RAID Levels23RAID 5RAID 5 includes disk striping at the b

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide24RAID 10RAID 10 is a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1. RAID 10 has mirrored drives. RAID10 breaks up data into

Chapter 3 RAID Levels25RAID 30RAID 30 is a combination of RAID 0 an

MegaRAID Express500 Hardware GuideivTable of Contents, Continued4 Features ... 27Hardware Requirements .

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide26RAID 50RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5. RAID 50 includes bothparity and disk striping

Chapter 4 Features274 FeaturesMegaRAID is a family of

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide28Hardware RequirementsMegaRAID Express 500 can be installed in an IBM AT®-compatible or EISA computerwith a mo

Chapter 4 Features29Hardware Architecture FeaturesThe

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide30RAID Management FeaturesThe RAID management features include:Specification FeatureSupport for SNMP YesPerform

Chapter 4 Features31Software UtilitiesThe software uti

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide32MegaRAID Express 500 SpecificationsParameter SpecificationCard Size 5.875" x 4.2" (half length PCI)

Chapter 4 Features33Cache MemoryMegaRAID Express 500 c

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide34SCSI BusMegaRAID Express 500 has a Fast and Wide Ultra 160M SCSI channel that supportsboth LVD and single-end

Chapter 4 Features35RAID ManagementRAID management is

PrefacevTable of Contents, Con

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide36CompatibilityMegaRAID Express 500 compatibility issues include:• server management• SCSI device compatibili

Chapter 5 Configuring MegaRAID Express 500375 Configuring MegaRAID Express 500Configuring SCSI P

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide38Current ConfigurationSCSI ID Device Description Termination?SCSI Channel 1012345689101112131415Logical Drive

Chapter 5 Configuring MegaRAID Express 50039LogicalDriveRAIDLevelStripeSizeLogical DriveSizeCach

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide40Physical Device LayoutChannel 1Target IDDevice TypeLogical Drive Number/ Drive NumberManufacturer/Model Numbe

Chapter 5 Configuring MegaRAID Express 50041Channel 1Logical Drive Number/ Drive NumberManufactu

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide42Configuring ArraysOrganize the physical disk drives in arrays after the drives are connected to MegaRAIDExpre

Chapter 5 Configuring MegaRAID Express 50043Configuration StrategiesThe most important factors i

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide44Configuration Strategies, ContinuedMaximizing Drive Availability You can maximize the availability of data on

Chapter 5 Configuring MegaRAID Express 50045Assigning RAID LevelsOnly one RAID level can be assi

MegaRAID Express500 Hardware GuideviTable of Contents, Continued8 Troubleshooting ... 99BIOS Boot Error Messages ...

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide46Optimizing Data StorageData Access Requirements Each type of data stored in the disk subsystem has a differen

Chapter 5 Configuring MegaRAID Express 50047Array Configuration PlannerUsing the Array Configura

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide48

Chapter 6 Hardware Installation496 Hardware InstallationRequirementsYou must hav

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide50Installation StepsMegaRAID Express 500 provides extensive customization options. If you need only basicMega

Chapter 6 Hardware Installation51Step 1 UnpackUnpack and install the hardware in

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide52Step 4 Install Cache MemoryUse 72-bit 3.3V unbuffered SDRAM only. The maximum memory bandwidth is 528MB/s w

Chapter 6 Hardware Installation53Step 5 Set JumpersMake sure the jumper settings

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide54Step 5 Set Jumpers, ContinuedJ1 Termination Enable J1 is a three-pin header that specifies hardware or sof

Chapter 6 Hardware Installation55Step 5 Set Jumpers, ContinuedJ8 Hard Disk LED J

PrefaceviiPrefaceThe MegaRAID

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide56Step 6 Set TerminationYou must terminate the SCSI bus properly. Set termination at both ends of the SCSIcab

Chapter 6 Hardware Installation57SCSI TerminationThe SCSI bus is an electrical t

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide58SCSI Termination, ContinuedTerminating External Disk Arrays In most array enclosures, the end of the SCSI c

Chapter 6 Hardware Installation59SCSI Termination, ContinuedConnecting Non-Disk

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide60Step 7 Install MegaRAID Express 500Choose a 3.3 V or 5 V PCI slot and align the MegaRAID Express 500 contro

Chapter 6 Hardware Installation61Step 8 Connect SCSI CablesConnect SCSI cables t

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide62Step 8 Connect SCSI Cables, ContinuedCable Suggestions System throughput problems can occur if SCSI cable u

Chapter 6 Hardware Installation63Device Identification on MegaRAID Express 500Ex

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide64Step 10 Power UpReplace the computer cover and reconnect the AC power cords. Turn power on to thehost compu

Chapter 6 Hardware Installation65Step 12 Install the Operating System DriverImpo

MegaRAID Express500 Hardware GuideviiiPreface, ContinuedPackage Contents You should have received:• a MegaRAID Express 500 PCI RAID Controller• a CD

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide66Step 12 Install Operating System Driver, ContinuedCD-ROM Driver A device driver is provided with MegaRAID E

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration677 Cluster Installation and ConfigurationOverviewThis cha

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide68Hardware RequirementsThe hardware requirements for the Cluster Service node can be found at the followingwe

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration69Installation and ConfigurationUse the following procedure

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide70Driver Installation Instructions under Microsoft Windows 2000 AdvancedServerAfter the hardware is set up fo

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration71Step Action4 The following screen displays. Insert the fl

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide72Step Action8 On the screen below, choose to display a list of the known drivers, so that youcan choose a sp

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration73Step Action10 The following screen displays. Select the d

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide74Step Action12 The following screen displays. Select the processor device and click on Next.13 On the final

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration75Network RequirementsThe network requirements for clusteri

PrefaceixMegaRAID Problem Repo

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide76Cluster InstallationInstallation Overview During installation, some nodes are shut down, and other nodes ar

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration77Installing the Windows 2000 Operating SystemInstall Micro

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide78Setting Up Networks, ContinuedVerify that all network connections are correct, with private network adapter

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration79Configuring the Cluster Node Network AdapterNote: Which

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide80Configuring the Public Network AdapterNote: It is strongly recommended that you use static IP addresses fo

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration81They you would typePing 192.168.0.172and10.1.1.1from Node

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide82Setting Up a Cluster User AccountThe Cluster Service requires a domain user account that the Cluster Servic

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration83Setting Up Shared DisksWarning: Make sure that Windows 2

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide84Configuring Shared DisksPerform the following procedure to configure the shared disks.Step Description1 Rig

Chapter 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration85Verifying Disk Access and FunctionalityPerform the steps