Adaptec AAA-130SA SERIES Manuel d'instructions

INSTALLATION AND HARDWARE GUIDEAAA-130SA SERIESULTRA WIDE SCSI RAID CARDS

1-11▼ ▼ ▼ ▼IntroductionThe Adaptec® AAA™-130SA Series of Ultra Wide SCSI RAID cards provide powerful disk array support in servers that have a PCI

1-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideSystem RequirementsThe minimum system requirements for the AAA-13xSA RAID card are PCI-based 90-MHz

1-3IntroductionInstallation Overview Install the AAA-13xSA RAID card in the server. (Chapter 2) Connect SCSI peripherals to the AAA-13xSA RAID card. (

2-12▼ ▼ ▼ ▼Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI PeripheralsThis chapter explains how to install the hardware. To install the AAA-

2-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideAAA-13xSA RAID Card LayoutFigure 2-1 identifies the major components on the AAA-131SA, and Figure 2

2-3Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI PeripheralsVerifying Presence of DIMM MemoryBefore you can use the AAA-13xSA RAID card, the

2-4AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideInstalling the AAA-13xSA RAID CardFollow these steps to install the AAA-13xSA RAID card:Note: If yo

2-5Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI PeripheralsConnecting the LED Activity Indicator(Optional) An LED on the front panel of most

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2-6AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideSetting Up SCSI PeripheralsSetting up SCSI peripherals before attaching them to the AAA-13xSA RAID

2-7Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI PeripheralsTerminate the EndsTo ensure reliable communication on the SCSI bus, terminators m

2-8AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideAdditional Hints for Connecting SCSI PeripheralsAll SCSI Peripherals If you are booting your server

2-9Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI PeripheralsConnecting SCSI PeripheralsThe AAA-13xSA RAID card supports both internal and ext

2-10AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideInternal Wide Ultra SCSI Connector (68-pin)Use the internal Wide Ultra SCSI connector to connect i

2-11Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI Peripherals2Plug the long end of the cable to the 68-pin internal Wide Ultra SCSI connector

2-12AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide3Plug the remaining connectors to your Fast/Wide Ultra SCSI peripherals.Note: If your 68-pin inter

2-13Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI PeripheralsInternal Ultra SCSI Connector (50-pin)Use the internal Ultra SCSI connector to c

2-14AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide2Plug the long end of the cable to the 50-pin internal Ultra SCSI connector.50-pin Internal Ultra

2-15Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI Peripherals3Plug the remaining connectors to your Fast/Ultra Narrow SCSI peripherals.Note:

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2-16AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideExternal Wide Ultra SCSI Connector (68-pin)Use the external Ultra SCSI connector to connect your e

2-17Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI Peripherals2Connect the other end of the external SCSI cable to a SCSI con-nector on the ba

2-18AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideConnecting External SCSI Array Enclosures (Storage Subsystems)To help you conveniently manage your

2-19Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI PeripheralsCompleting the InstallationReinstall the computer cover and connect all power ca

3-13▼ ▼ ▼ ▼Creating the First Array With the ArrayConfigSA UtilityThis chapter explains how to use the ArrayConfigSA Utility to create the first bo

3-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideCreating an ArrayFollow these instructions to create the first array with ArrayConfigSA:1Insert the

3-3Creating the First Array With the ArrayConfigSA Utility6Select the number of drives you want in the array and press Enter. This number should not i

3-4AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide8Select spares. If you do not want a spare, type n and continue with Step 10. If you want to select

3-5Creating the First Array With the ArrayConfigSA Utility13When all arrays are created, exit ArrayConfigSA, remove the ArrayConfigSA diskette, and re

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3-6AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide8Prepare the array as you normally would prepare a boot disk drive for your operating system. See e

4-14▼ ▼ ▼ ▼Installing Software on a Windows NT ServerThis chapter explains how to install the software required to use the AAA-13xSA RAID card in a

4-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideInstalling the Array1000SA Driver for Windows NTThis section explains how to install the Adaptec Ar

4-3Installing Software on a Windows NT Server2Windows NT Boot diskette installation: When prompted, insert diskette #2 in your floppy drive. After a f

4-4AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideInstalling the Driver When Windows NT is Already InstalledTo update or install the cda1000.sys driv

4-5Installing Software on a Windows NT ServerWindows NT Installation and Configuration NotesIf Windows NT Setup HangsDuring Windows NT installation, t

4-6AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideInstalling Adaptec CI/O Management Software for Windows NT ServerNote: The Adaptec CI/O Management

4-7Installing Software on a Windows NT Server6Double-click the Adaptec CI/O Management Software icon to start the program.See the Adaptec CI/O Managem

5-15▼ ▼ ▼ ▼Installing Software on a Novell NetWare ServerThis chapter explains how to install the software required to use the AAA-13xSA RAID card

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5-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideInstalling the Array1000SA Driver for Novell NetWareThis section explains how to install the Adapte

5-3Installing Software on a Novell NetWare Server7When prompted to save the current version of aspitran.dsk, select Yes or No.8When prompted to save t

5-4AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideNote: Older versions of the aic78xx.dsk driver (before v1.30) are compatible with cda1000.dsk as lo

5-5Installing Software on a Novell NetWare ServerNote: To load the drivers automatically at server bootup, copy the aspitran.dsk and cda1000.dsk driv-

5-6AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideInstalling the Driver When NetWare is Already InstalledTo update or install the cda1000.dsk driver

5-7Installing Software on a Novell NetWare ServerNetware Installation and Configuration NotesLarger Than 4 GByte Arrays When installing NetWare on an

5-8AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideInstalling the TIRPC Communications ModuleThe TIRPC communications module must be installed before

5-9Installing Software on a Novell NetWare ServerInstalling the Adaptec CI/O Management Software for Novell NetWareThe Adaptec CI/O Management Softwar

5-10AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide4From the NWSETUP Installation menu, select Default Installation or Custom Installation (press F1

6-16▼ ▼ ▼ ▼Installing Software on a Remote ClientThis chapter explains how to install the Adaptec CI/O Management Software on a remote network clie

6-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideInstalling Adaptec CI/O Management SoftwareFollow these steps to install the software:Note: Before

6-3Installing Software on a Remote ClientNote: You must have the proper level of Adaptec CI/O Man-agement Software password authorization if you want

A-1A▼ ▼ ▼ ▼Configuring the AAA-13xSA RAID Card with SCSISelectThe AAA-13xSA RAID card has the onboard SCSISelect configura-tion utility, which allo

A-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideDefault AAA-13xSA RAID Card SettingsThe default SCSISelect settings, shown in the table below, are

A-3Configuring the AAA-13xSA RAID Card with SCSISelectStarting the SCSISelect UtilityTo start SCSISelect, press the F6 key when the following prompt a

A-4AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideUsing the SCSI Disk UtilitiesTo access the SCSI disk utilities, select the SCSI Disk Utilities opti

A-5Configuring the AAA-13xSA RAID Card with SCSISelectSCSISelect SettingsSCSI Bus Interface DefinitionsThe following settings are the SCSISelect setti

A-6AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideAdditional Options (SCSI Device Configuration)The SCSI device settings allow you to configure certa

A-7Configuring the AAA-13xSA RAID Card with SCSISelect Include in BIOS Scan—This option determines whether the AAA-13xSA RAID card BIOS controls hard

v▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents1 IntroductionSystem Requirements 1-2Installation Overview 1-32 Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and Connecting SCSI Peripher

B-1B▼ ▼ ▼ ▼TroubleshootingTroubleshooting ChecklistCheck the following if you have problems installing or running the AAA-13xSA RAID card adapter a

B-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide If you are having trouble booting from a SCSI disk drive or array, make sure your computer’s CMOS

B-3Troubleshooting“Partition size too large”When installing Windows NT, this message appears if attempting to create a partition larger than 4 GBytes.

B-4AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide Verify that the Registry was updated correctly during installa-tion. If the values do not match th

B-5TroubleshootingErrorControl: REG_DWORD: 0x1ImagePath: REG_EXPAND_SZ: Absolute Path of “iomrpccm.exe”ObjectName: REG_SZ : LocalSystemStart: REG_DWOR

B-6AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide–Make sure HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFT-WARE\Adpatec\CIOSNMP\CurrentVersion includes a value like this:P

C-1C▼ ▼ ▼ ▼Using a CD-ROM DriveShould you need to install a CD-ROM, the Array1000SA Family Manager Set drivers diskette included with the AAA-13xSA

C-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideTo complete the driver installation, edit the config.sys file to include command lines for aspi8dos

C-3Using a CD-ROM DriveCommand Line Options for aspi8dos.sysOption Example Use/ccbs<count>/ccbs8 Specifies the maximum number of concurrent ASPI

viAAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide4 Installing Software on a Windows NT ServerInstalling the Array1000SA Driver for Windows NT 4-2Inst

C-4AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideCommand Line Options for aspicd.sysOption Example Use/d:<name>/d:aspicd0 Required in the conf

C-5Using a CD-ROM DriveUsing a CD-ROM Drive with NetWareTo operate a CD-ROM drive connected to the AAA-13xSA RAID card under NetWare, you need the asp

D-1D▼ ▼ ▼ ▼Using the SNMP AgentThis appendix provides information on using the SNMP agent for NetWare and Windows NT. A section describing how to l

D-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware Guide2Similar to instructions for the Protocol IPX section, edit the traptarg.cfg file to specify IP add

D-3Using the SNMP AgentLoading MIBs in the MIB DatabaseFollow the procedure below to load MIBs in the MIB database while running HP OpenView. For more

E-1E▼ ▼ ▼ ▼Obtaining SCSI Cables and ConvertersHigh-quality cables are required in high-performance SCSI Array (RAID) systems to ensure data integr

E-2AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideExternal CablesExternal Connector DiagramsPart Number Description LengthACK-W2W-E High-Density 68-p

E-3Obtaining SCSI Cables and ConvertersInternal Ribbon CablesInternal Connector DiagramsConvertersPart Number Description LengthACK-F2F-5IT11 ACK-F2F-

viiContentsSCSISelect Settings A-5SCSI Bus Interface Definitions A-5Additional Options (SCSI Device Configuration) A-6Additional Options A-7B Troubles

E-4AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideMaximum Cable LengthsThe total length of cabling connected to each SCSI channel may not exceed the

Index-1▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ IndexAAdaptec CI/O management software 4-6, 5-1, 5-9, 5-10, 6-2Arraybootable B-2booting from 3-5creating 3-2–3-5enclosure 2-9, 2-

AAA-130SA Series Installation and Hardware GuideIndex-2HHard disk drives 2-8Hardware installation 1-3Host file 6-3Host name 6-3IID numbers 2-1, 2-6, 2

Index-3Indexconverters E-1devices 2-6ID numbers 2-1, 2-6, 2-18, B-1installation hints for devices 2-8options 2-1terminators 2-1, 2-7, 2-18, B-1Server