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SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User’s Guide

Contents ● 10ACU Error Codes... 100Sample Scripts...

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 100ControllerID KeywordControllerID is an optional keyword to change the SCSI ID of the co

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 101Sample ScriptsThis command invokes the ACU and creates arrays on controller 1 based on

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 102# Clear the array (don’t build/verify it)Method=Clear# Don’t wait for clear to complete

EUsing the ICP Flash UtilityIn this appendix...System Requirements ...

Appendix E: Using the ICP Flash Utility ● 104System Requirements● MS–DOS version 5.0 or later. Note: You can’t run the IFU from a DOS command prompt w

Appendix E: Using the ICP Flash Utility ● 105Creating the Firmware Floppy DisksNote: You will need at least two bootable MS-DOS floppy disks to comple

Appendix E: Using the ICP Flash Utility ● 1066 Complete the flash operation and restart your computer before trying to use the RAID controller again.

Appendix E: Using the ICP Flash Utility ● 107These switches are available:● /C <Controller ID>—One or more RAID controller IDs representing the

Appendix E: Using the ICP Flash Utility ● 108VerifyCompares the contents of each of the flash components on a RAID controller to the corresponding ima

Appendix E: Using the ICP Flash Utility ● 109Updating the Flash Using the IFU Command Line1 Create the firmware floppy disks (see page 105).2 Power of

1About This GuideIn this chapter...What You Need to Know Before You Begin... 12

FICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference In this appendix...ICP9047MA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification...

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 111ICP9047MA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification● ICP9047MA LED Board Con

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 112ICP9087MA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification● ICP9087MA LED Board Con

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 113J14:ICP5805BL LED and I2C Connector Specification● ICP5805BL LED Board Connecto

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 114J10:● ICP5045BL Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-8022 2.54mm

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 115ICP5085BL LED and I2C Connector Specification● ICP5085BL LED Board Connector: M

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 116● LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalentJ12:● ICP5085BL I2C

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 117SFF-8087 Connector J5:ICP5125BR LED and I2C Connector Specification● ICP5125BR

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 118J17: ● ICP5125BR Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-8022 2.54m

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 119J7:The following pins are tied to Sideband Signals of SFF-8087 connector J3 (Po

Chapter 1: About This Guide ● 12What You Need to Know Before You BeginYou should be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, an

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 120SFF-8087 Connector J5:SFF-8087 Connector J18:ICP5165BR LED and I2C Connector Sp

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 121● ICP5165BR LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 Header or equivale

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 122● LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalentJ12:● ICP5165BR Agg

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 123● ICP5165BR I2C Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent● I2C Mating Cab

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 124SFF-8087 Connector J18:SFF-8087 Connector J14:ICP9085LI LED and I2C Connector S

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 125J10:Note: Board circuitry supports COMMON ANODE backplane implementations● ICP9

Appendix F: ICP Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 126● LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-552101 or equivalentJ10:Note: Board circ

GSafety InformationTo ensure your personal safety and the safety of your equipment:● Keep your work area and the computer clean and clear of debris. ●

HTechnical SpecificationsIn this appendix...Environmental Specifications...

Appendix H: Technical Specifications ● 129Environmental SpecificationsNote: With a Battery Backup Unit (BBU), the ambient temperature should not excee

2Kit Contents and System RequirementsIn this chapter...Kit Contents...

IndexAACUarrays 43creating arrays 43, 84creating bootable arrays 85initializing disk drives 85managing arrays 85rescanning disk drives 85secure erasin

Index ● 131command line utility 61connectors 71, 90contents of controller kit 14Controller SCSI Channel ID setting 89Controller SCSI Channel Terminati

Index ● 132Ffailed disk drives 64multiple arrays 65multiple disk drives 66RAID 0 arrays 65without hot spare 65firmware 104creating floppy disks 105fir

Index ● 133QQAS setting 89RRAID 16, 17non-redundant arrays 75RAID 0 75RAID 1 76RAID 10 77RAID 1E 16, 76RAID 5 78RAID 50 80RAID 5EE 16, 79RAID 6 17, 81

Index ● 134SCSISelect 86secure erasing disk drives 86stopping a secure erase 86-Select utilities 86applying changes 86exiting 86modifying controller s

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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14Kit Contents● ICP RAID controller● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers,

3About Your RAID ControllerIn this chapter...About the ICP5805BL ...

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 16Standard RAID Controller Features● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the ICP RAID Conf

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 17● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6)—A RAID 6 array is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18About the ICP5805BLThe ICP5805BL is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Form Factor Low-profile MD2Bus

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 19About the ICP5045BLThe ICP5045BL is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Form Factor Low-profile MD2Bus

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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20About the ICP5085BLThe ICP5085BL is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Form Factor Low-profile MD2Bus

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21About the ICP5125BRThe ICP5125BR is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Form Factor Half-size Bus comp

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 22About the ICP5165BRThe ICP5165BR is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Form Factor Half-size Bus comp

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 23About the ICP9085LIThe ICP9085LI is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Form factor 3/4 lengthBus comp

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24About the ICP5085BRThe ICP5085BR is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Form Factor 3/4 lengthBus Comp

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25About the ICP9047MAThe ICP9047MA is a SATA II RAID controller with these features:Note: A low-profile bracke

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26About the ICP9087MAThe ICP9087MA is a SATA II RAID controller with these features:Note: A low-profile bracke

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27About the ICP9014ROThe ICP9014RO is a low-profile SCSI controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profi

Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28About the ICP9024ROThe ICP9024RO is a low-profile SCSI controller with these features:Form Factor Low-profil

4Getting StartedIn this chapter...Choosing a RAID Level...

● 3ICP vortex Customer SupportIf you have questions about installing or using your ICP product, check this document and the Readme files on the CD fir

Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 30Choosing a RAID LevelThis section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your ICP RAID controller, i

Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 31Selecting Disk DrivesWhen selecting disk drives for your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same perf

Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 32Selecting CablesThis section describes the cable options and requirements for your ICP controller:● For SAS cables, see

Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 33Cable connectors are keyed so that you can’t insert them incorrectly. ICP recommends using only high quality SAS cables

Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 34All SATA straight connector to straight connector cables have the same connectors, as shown in the following figure, an

Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 353 Create a bootable array (see page 43).4 Install your operating system and the controller driver (see page 47.)5 Insta

5Installing the Controller and Disk DrivesIn this chapter...Before You Begin ...

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 37Before You Begin● Read Safety Information on page 127.● Familiarize yourself with your ICP RA

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 38● For SAS RAID controllers, see page 38.● For SATA RAID controllers, see page 40.● For SCSI R

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 392 Use internal SAS or mini-SAS cables to attach the disk drives to the controller. 3 When al

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Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 403 When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer cabine

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 412 Install a terminator (or enable termination) on the disk drive at the end of each cable, or

6Creating a Bootable ArrayIn this chapter...Setting the Boot Controller...

Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 43Setting the Boot ControllerNote: If your system won’t contain more than one bootable controller, skip to the

Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 444 Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter. 5 Select at least three disk drives for the array, press Insert

Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 45Creating an Array with ICP Storage ManagerThis section describes how to use the ICP Storage Manager configura

Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 467 Review the information that is displayed.Note: In DAS environments, ICP Storage Manager uses the term logic

7Installing the Driver and an Operating SystemIn this chapter...Before You Begin ...

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 48Before You Begin● Install and connect your ICP RAID controller and internal disk drives (

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 49● For VMware, see page 52.● For FreeBSD, see page 53.Installing with WindowsNote: You wil

● 5Regulatory Compliance StatementsFederal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference StatementWARNING: Changes or modifications to this u

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 50Installing with SUSE LinuxTo install the ICP RAID controller driver while installing SUSE

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 518 From the lower window menu, select Continue, then press Enter.If the driver installatio

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 52Installing with UnixWareNote: You will need your UnixWare Installation CD to complete thi

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 53Installing with FreeBSDNote: You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this

8Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating SystemIn this chapter...Before You Begin ...

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 55Before You BeginBefore you begin, install and connect your ICP RAID controller an

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 56● For FreeBSD, see page 59Installing on WindowsTo install the driver on Windows:1

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 577 If aacraid.ham has already been detected, delete it.8 At the Driver Name menu,

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 58Installing on UnixWareTo install the driver on UnixWare:1 Start your computer, th

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 59Installing on FreeBSDTo install the driver on FreeBSD:1 Start your computer.2 Ins

ContentsAbout This GuideWhat You Need to Know Before You Begin ... 12Terminology Used in this Guide...

9Managing Your Storage SpaceIn this chapter...About ICP Storage Manager...

Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 61About ICP Storage ManagerNote: Currently, ICP Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and ma

Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 62About the ICP RAID Configuration UtilityThe ICP RAID Configuration utility is a BIOS-based utility that you

10Solving ProblemsIn this chapter...Troubleshooting Checklist...

Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 64Troubleshooting ChecklistIf you encounter difficulties installing or using your ICP RAID controller, check these item

Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 65Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot SpareWhen an array is protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that array fa

Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 66Multiple Failures in the Same ArrayExcept in RAID 6 and RAID 60 arrays (see page 74), if more than one disk drive fai

AIntroduction to Serial Attached SCSIIn this appendix...Terminology Used in This Chapter ...

Appendix A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI ● 68Terminology Used in This ChapterFor convenience, SAS HBAs and SAS RAID controllers are referred t

Appendix A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI ● 69How Do SAS Devices Communicate?SAS devices communicate with each other through links. A link is a

Contents ● 7Disk Drives for SAS Controllers... 31Disk Drives for SATA Controllers ...

Appendix A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI ● 70What’s a SAS Port?Note: Because the physical link between SAS devices is from phy to phy, rather

Appendix A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI ● 71How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?In the BIOS and in the management utilities (see Identifyin

Appendix A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI ● 72Some backplanes support daisy-chain expansion to other backplanes. For example, you can daisy-cha

Appendix A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI ● 73How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?In summary, although SAS and parallel SCSI both use the S

BUnderstanding RAIDIn this appendix...Understanding Drive Segments...

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 75Understanding Drive SegmentsA drive segment is a disk drive or portion of a disk drive that is used to create an ar

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 76RAID 1 ArraysA RAID 1 array is built from two disk drives, where one disk drive is a mirror of the other (the same

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 77RAID 10 ArraysA RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Data in a RAID 10 array is both

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 78RAID 5 ArraysA RAID 5 array is built from a minimum of three disk drives, and uses data striping and parity data to

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 79RAID 5EE ArraysA RAID 5EE array—also known as a hot space—is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a di

Contents ● 8Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating SystemBefore You Begin...

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 80RAID 50 ArraysA RAID 50 array is built from six to forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 5 arrays,

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 81RAID 6 ArraysA RAID 6 array—also known as dual drive failure protection—is similar to a RAID 5 array because it use

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 82Selecting the Best RAID LevelUse this table to select the RAID levels that are most appropriate for the logical dri

CUsing the ICP RAID Configuration UtilityIn this appendix...Introduction to the ICP RAID Configuration Utility ...

Appendix C: Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility ● 84Introduction to the ICP RAID Configuration UtilityThe ICP RAID Configuration utility comprise

Appendix C: Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility ● 85Managing Existing ArraysTo view or modify existing arrays, select Manage Arrays from the main

Appendix C: Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility ● 86Secure Erasing Disk DrivesWhen you perform a secure erase on a disk drive, all data on that d

Appendix C: Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility ● 87Modifying Your Controller’s ConfigurationNote: Default controller settings are suitable for m

Appendix C: Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility ● 88SAS-specific Controller SettingsIn addition to the general settings listed on page 87, your I

Appendix C: Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility ● 89SCSI-specific Controller SettingsIn addition to the general settings listed on page 87, your

Contents ● 9Understanding RAIDUnderstanding Drive Segments ... 75Non-redundant Arr

Appendix C: Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility ● 90Formatting and Verifying Disk DrivesYou can use the disk utilities to low-level format or ver

Appendix C: Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility ● 91The location information of a disk drive is determined by three types of connections:● Direct

DUsing the Array Configuration Utility for DOSIn this appendix...Getting Started ...

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 93Getting StartedNote: You need a bootable floppy disk to complete this task.The ACU for D

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 94Running the ACU Using ScriptsTo work in the ACU using scripts:1 Insert the ACU floppy di

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 95About Record ModeNote: You can also create a script file manually (see the following sec

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 96Array Definition Block KeywordsThe array definition block always begins with the keyword

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 97End KeywordEnd is a required keyword, indicating the end of the block.HotspareDrives Key

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 98Method KeywordMethod is an optional keyword, indicating which method to use when creatin

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 99Type KeywordType is a required keyword, indicating the array type. There is no default v