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® P/N: 80-00152-01 Rev . A MegaRAID ® SA T A 150 Storage Adapters USER’S GUIDE Ju ly 2006 Ve r s i o n 1 . 5.
ii Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Electr omagne tic Compatibility Notices This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to t he following two conditions: 1. This device ma y not cause har mful interference , and 2.
iii Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. This document contain s pr oprietar y information of LS I Logic Cor poration. The information contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third pa rti es without the express written per mission of an officer of LSI L ogic Corporation.
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MegaRAID SA T A 15 0 Storage Adapters User’ s Guide v Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Preface This book is the user’ s guide f or the Meg aRAID ® SA T A 150 storage adapters .
vi Pref ace Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. storage ad apters . This chapter also provide s the mechanical dra wing, jumper def initions , and connector locat ions f or the SA T A 150 storag e adapters . • Appendix A, Glossary of T erms , defines ter ms and abbreviations that are us ed in this manual.
Pref ace vii Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Related Publications MegaRAID Device Driver In stallation User’ s G uide Document Number: DB11-000018-02 This document e xplains how to install the MegaRAID de vice driver f or yo ur opera ting system.
viii Pref ace Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 1.1 Apr il 2003 Added the MegaRAID SA T A 150-4 RAID Storage Adapter (RSA).
MegaRAID SA T A 15 0 Storage Adapters User’ s Guide ix Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Contents Chapter 1 Introd uction 1.1 Ov erview of Main Adapter F eatures 1-1 1.1.1 Enclosure Management 1-2 1.1.2 P atrol Read 1-2 1.
xC o n t e n t s Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 3.1.2 MegaRAID SA T A 150-4 3-4 3.1.3 MegaRAID SA T A 150-2 3-6 3.2 Ph ysical and Envir onmental Specifications 3-8 3.2.1 Electrica l Characteristics 3-8 3.2.
Contents xi Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Figures 2.1 Inser ting the SA T A 150 St orage Adapter in a PCI Slot 2-4 3.
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Contents xiii Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Ta b l e s 1.1 Alarm Beep Codes 1-3 1.2 SA T A 150 Board Characteristics 1-7 3.1 MegaRAID SA T A 150 Characteristics 3-1 3.2 SA T A 150-6 Connector an d Jum per Description 3-3 3.
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MegaRAID SA T A 15 0 Storage Adapters User’ s Guide 1-1 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Chapter 1 Intr oduction This chapter introduces t he MegaRAID SA T A 150 PCI to Serial A T A storage adap ters and consists of th e f ollowing sect ions: • Section 1.
1-2 Introduction Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. management capabilities. The SA T A 150-6 suppor ts RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50. • The MegaRAID SA T A 150-4 intelligent RA ID controller and storage adapter uses tw o Sili con Image SiI311 2A chips to support four Serial A T A por ts.
Overview of Main Adapter Features 1-3 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. SMAR T -compliant ph ysical disks hav e at tribut es f or which dat a (v alues) can be monitored to ide ntify changes in va lues and determine whether the v alues are within threshol d limits.
1-4 Introduction Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 1.1.5 Drive Roaming and Drive Migration Note : Drive roaming and driv e mig ration cannot be suppor ted at the same tim e. O ne or the o ther f eature can be supported at any on e time , but not both f eatures at the same time .
Overview of Main Adapter Features 1-5 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Please note th e f ollo wing: • Y ou cannot delete a logi cal drive during a reconstruction.
1-6 Introduction Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Ref er to th e MegaRAID De vice Driver In stallation User’ s Guide on the Univ ersal Driver Suite CD for inf or mation about installing the de vice drivers.
SA T A 150 Storage Ad apter Characteristics 1-7 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. – Use a low-cost 7-pi n connec tor with thin, fle xib le cables – Use low v oltage signaling le v els to reduce current dra w , EM emission, and sign al s wit ching time • PCI Specification, V ersion 2.
1-8 Introduction Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 1.2.2 Software Utility Support In addition, the y suppor t some combination of these conf iguration a nd control applications (for details, see Ta b l e 1 . 2 ): • MegaRAID BIOS Configura tion Utility (CU) .
SA T A 150 Storage Ad apter Characteristics 1-9 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. – Removing ph ysical dr iv es from a logical drive – Con v er ting a RAI.
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MegaRAID SA T A 15 0 Storage Adapters User’ s Guide 2-1 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Chapter 2 Har d ware Installation This chapter e xplains how to install the MegaRAID SA T A 150 storage adapters. This chap ter consists of the following sections: • Section 2.
2-2 Hardware Installation Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 2.2 Har d ware Requirements Y ou must ha v e the f ollo wing items to install and use a MegaRAID S.
Detailed Installation Instr uctions 2-3 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 2.4 Detailed Installa tion Instructions Here are detailed installation instr u ctions f or installing the SA T A 150 storage ad apter .
2-4 Hardware Installation Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Figure 2.1 Inserting the SA T A 150 Storage Adapter in a PCI Slot Step 5. Attach the br ac k et to the comp uter fra me with the br ac k et screw . Step 6.
After Installing the Storage Adapter 2-5 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Step 8. Replace the comput er co v er , reconnect the po wer cord and network cab les, an d pow er up the system. During boot, the MegaRAI D BIOS message a ppears: MegaRAID BIOS Version x.
2-6 Hardware Installation Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed..
MegaRAID SA T A 15 0 Storage Adapters User’ s Guide 3-1 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Chapter 3 SA T A 150 Stora ge Adapter Characteristics This chapter describes the charact eristics of the MegaRAID SA T A 150 PCI to Serial A T A storage adapters .
3-2 SA T A 150 Storage Ad apter Characteristics Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 3.1.1 MegaRAID SA T A 150-6 The MegaRAID SA T A 150-6 is an inte lligent RAID controller that provides six Serial A T A por ts and suppor ts RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and RAID 50 arra ys.
MegaRAID PCI to Ser ial A T A Storage Adapters 3-3 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Figure 3.1 shows t he la y out of the SA T A 150-6. Figure 3.1 SA T A 150-6 Boar d La y out Ta b l e 3 . 2 lists the connectors on th e SA T A 150-6.
3-4 SA T A 150 Storage Ad apter Characteristics Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 3.1.2 MegaRAID SA T A 150-4 The MegaRAID SA T A 150-4 is an intelligent RAID controller that provides f our Serial A T A por ts and supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 arra ys.
MegaRAID PCI to Ser ial A T A Storage Adapters 3-5 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. operat ing system boots . The P ower Console Plus tool enab les the user to manage RAID functi ons ov er a network. Figure 3.
3-6 SA T A 150 Storage Ad apter Characteristics Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 3.1.3 MegaRAID SA T A 150-2 The MegaRAID SA T A 150-2 RAID controller provide s two Serial A T A por ts and suppor ts RAI D 0 and RAID 1 ar ra ys .
MegaRAID PCI to Ser ial A T A Storage Adapters 3-7 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Ta b l e 3 . 4 lists the connectors on t he SA T A 150-2. Figure 3.3 shows the la y out of the SA T A 150-2. Figure 3.3 SA T A 150-2 Boar d La y out T abl e 3.
3-8 SA T A 150 Storage Ad apter Characteristics Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. 3.2 Ph ysical and En vir onmental Specifications The design and imp lementat.
Physical and En vironment al Specifications 3-9 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. The follo wing parameters d efine the storage and t ransit en vironment for the SA T A 150 storage adapte rs: • T emperature ra nge: -40 °C to 105 °C (dr y bu lb) • Relativ e humidity r ange: 20% to 80% noncondensi ng 3.
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MegaRAID SA T A 15 0 Storage Adapters User’ s Guide A-1 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Appendix A Glossary of T erms BIOS Basic Input/Out put System. The BIOS is software that provides basic read/write capability .
A- 2 Gl o s s a ry o f T erm s Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed..
MegaRAID SA T A 15 0 Storage Adapters User’ s Guide B-1 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. Appendix B MegaRAID Pr ob lem Repor t Form Use the f ollo wing f orm to repor t pr ob lems with y our MegaRAID SA T A 150 storag e adapter .
B-2 MegaRAID Pro b lem Repor t F orm Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. T able B.2 System and Pr oblem Inf ormation Motherboard: BIOS Manufacturer: Operati ng .
B-3 Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed. T ab le B.3 MegaRAID Arra y and Logical De vice Configuration Array Number RAID Mode, Stripe Siz e Arra y #0 Configurati.
B-4 MegaRAID Pro b lem Repor t F orm Cop yright © 2002–2006 b y LSI Logi c Corporation. All rights reserv ed..
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