Adaptec AAA-130SA SERIES Assembly Instructions

INSTALLATION AND
HARDWARE GUIDE
AAA-130SA SERIES
ULTRA WIDE SCSI RAID CARDS

Adaptec, Inc.
691 South Milpitas Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035
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are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be regis-
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ AAA-130SA Series
Ultra Wide SCSI RAID Cards
for Small-Business, Workgroup,
and Departmental Servers
Installation and Hardware Guide

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Copyright
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Trademarks
Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AAA, AHA, AIC, Array1000SA, ArrayConfigSA, CI/O,
and SCSISelect are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some juris-
dictions. Windows and Windows 95 are registered trademarks and Windows NT is a
trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries used under
license. All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners.
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ment to assure its accuracy, Adaptec, Inc. assumes no liability resulting from errors or
omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein.
Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation
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Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsi-
ble for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, if this equipment does cause
interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Use a shielded and properly grounded I/O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this
unit to the specified limits of the rules.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two con-
ditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Canadian Compliance Statement
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing
Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial
brouilleur du Canada.
Adaptec, Inc. AAA-131b, AAA-132b,
Tested To Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
AAA-133b

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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents
1 Introduction
System Requirements 1-2
Installation Overview 1-3
2 Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card and
Connecting SCSI Peripherals
AAA-13xSA RAID Card Layout 2-2
Verifying Presence of DIMM Memory 2-3
Installing the AAA-13xSA RAID Card 2-4
Connecting the LED Activity Indicator 2-5
Setting Up SCSI Peripherals 2-6
Check the SCSI IDs 2-6
Terminate the Ends 2-7
Additional Hints for Connecting SCSI Peripherals 2-8
Connecting SCSI Peripherals 2-9
Internal Wide Ultra SCSI Connector (68-pin) 2-10
Internal Ultra SCSI Connector (50-pin) 2-13
External Wide Ultra SCSI Connector (68-pin) 2-16
Connecting External SCSI Array Enclosures (Storage
Subsystems) 2-18
Completing the Installation 2-19
3 Creating the First Array With the Array
Config
SA
Utility
Creating an Array 3-2
Making the Array Bootable 3-5

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4 Installing Software on a Windows NT Server
Installing the Array1000SA Driver for Windows NT 4-2
Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 4-2
Installing the Driver When Windows NT is Already
Installed 4-4
Windows NT Installation and Configuration Notes 4-5
Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software for
Windows NT Server 4-6
5 Installing Software on a Novell NetWare Server
Installing the Array1000SA Driver for Novell NetWare 5-2
Installing the Driver When Installing NetWare 5-2
Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already
Installed 5-6
Netware Installation and Configuration Notes 5-7
Installing the TIRPC Communications Module 5-8
NetWare 3.12 5-8
NetWare 4.11 5-8
Installing the Adaptec CI/O Management Software for
Novell NetWare 5-9
Adaptec CI/O Management Software Installation
Hints 5-10
6 Installing Software on a Remote Client
Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software 6-2
Hints for Establishing Communications With Your
Server 6-3
A Configuring the AAA-13xSA RAID Card with
SCSI
Select
Default AAA-13xSA RAID Card Settings A-2
Starting the SCSISelect Utility A-3
Using SCSISelect Menus A-3
Exiting SCSISelect A-3
Using the SCSI Disk Utilities A-4

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SCSISelect Settings A-5
SCSI Bus Interface Definitions A-5
Additional Options (SCSI Device Configuration) A-6
Additional Options A-7
B Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Checklist B-1
Windows NT Troubleshooting B-2
Error Messages While Setting Up Windows NT B-2
Problems Running Adaptec CI/O Management
Software On Your Windows NT Server B-3
Problems Running SNMP Agent on Your Windows NT
Server B-5
C Using a CD-ROM Drive
Using a CD-ROM Drive with DOS C-1
Using a CD-ROM Drive with NetWare C-5
D Using the SNMP Agent
NetWare D-1
Windows NT D-2
Loading MIBs in the MIB Database D-3
E Obtaining SCSI Cables and Converters
External Cables E-2
External Connector Diagrams E-2
Internal Ribbon Cables E-3
Internal Connector Diagrams E-3
Converters E-3
Maximum Cable Lengths E-4
Index
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