Adaptec ARO-1130SA Assembly Instructions

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Installation and Hardware Guide
ARO-1130SA
RAID Option Card
for PC Servers
with RAIDport I or II

Adaptec, Inc.
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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ARO-1130SA
RAID Option Card
for PC Servers
with RAID
port I or II
Installation and Hardware Guide

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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Contents
1 Introduction
System Requirements 1-2
Installation Overview 1-3
2 Installing ARO-1130SA Hardware
ARO-1130SA Layout 2-2
Verifying Presence of DIMM Memory 2-3
Installing the ARO-1130SA 2-4
Connecting the LED Cable to the ARO-1130SA 2-5
Completing the Installation 2-6
3 Using the Array1000xA BIOS & Driver Selection
Utility
Running the Array1000xA BIOS & Driver Selection
Utility 3-2
4 Creating the First Array With the Array
Config
SA
Utility
Creating an Array 4-2
Making the Array Bootable 4-5
5 Installing Software on a Windows NT Server
Installing the Array1000xA Driver for Windows NT 5-2
Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 5-2
Installing the Driver When Windows NT is Already
Installed 5-4
Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software for
Windows NT Server 5-5

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6 Installing Software on a Novell NetWare Server
Installing the Array1000SA Driver for Novell NetWare 6-2
Installing the Driver When Installing NetWare 6-2
Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already
Installed 6-5
Installing the TIRPC Communications Module 6-6
NetWare 3.12 6-6
NetWare 4.11 6-6
Installing the Adaptec CI/O Management Software for
Novell NetWare 6-7
Adaptec CI/O Management Software Installation
Hints 6-8
7 Installing Software on a Remote Client
Installing Adaptec CI/O Management Software 7-2
Hints for Establishing Communications With Your
Server 7-3
A Configuring ARO-1130SA with the SCSI
Select
Utility
Starting the SCSISelect Utility A-2
Using SCSISelect Menus A-2
Exiting SCSISelect A-3
Using the SCSI Disk Utilities A-3
SCSISelect Settings A-4
SCSI Bus Interface Definitions A-4
SCSI Device Configuration A-5
Additional Options A-6

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Contents
B Using the ARO-1130SA with Other Adaptec
Products
Using Driver Disk B B-2
Using the ARO-1130SA with an AHA-294x, AHA-3940, or
Other AIC-78x0 Based Host Adapter and Driver Disk B
(Windows NT Only) B-2
Scenario #1: Adding an ARO-1130SA to a RAIDport I or
II System with an AHA-294x, AHA-3940, or Other
AIC-78x0 Based Host Adapter B-3
Scenario #2: Adding an AHA-294x, AHA-3940, or Other
AIC-78x0 Based Host Adapter to a RAIDport I or II
System with an ARO-1130SA B-6
Backing up the Windows NT Registry B-10
C Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Checklist C-1
Problems Running the Software On Your Windows NT
Server C-2
Problems Running SNMP Agent on Your Windows NT
Server C-4
D Using a CD-ROM Drive
Using a CD-ROM Drive with DOS D-1
Using a CD-ROM Drive with NetWare D-5
E Using the SNMP Agent
NetWare E-1
Windows NT E-2
Loading MIBs in the MIB Database E-3
Index
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Introduction
The Adaptec®ARO™-1130SA RAID Option card provides powerful
disk array support in servers that have an available PCI/RAIDport I
or II expansion slot on the system motherboard.
This Installation and Hardware Guide explains how to install the
ARO-1130SA, run the Array1000xA BIOS & Driver Selection Utility,
create the first array, and then install the supporting software. The
Adaptec CI/O Management Software User’s Guide, which is included
with the ARO-1130SA, explains how to use the software to create
and manage additional arrays.

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System Requirements
The minimum system requirements for the ARO-1130SA are
■An IBM PC (or compatible) server with an available PCI/
RAIDport I or II slot
Note:
The ARO-1130SA supports all previous versions
of RAIDport, including I and II. Refer to the Adaptec
Web Site at
http://www.adaptec.com/raid for an
updated compatibility list.
■A minimum of one SCSI hard disk drive
■A standard 168-pin EDO 3.3v, 60ns or faster DIMM installed on
the card. (A DIMM is typically pre-installed.) See the Adaptec
Web Site at
http://www.adaptec.com/raid for a list of approved
DIMMs and vendors.
■Five MBytes of free hard disk space for the ARO-1130SA soft-
ware (five MBytes of free hard disk space on the Windows sys-
tem disk are also required for the temporary files created
during installation of the software)
■Windows NT™4.0 Server, or Novell NetWare 3.12 or 4.11
■A 3.5-inch 1.44-MByte primary (boot) floppy disk drive
■32 MBytes or more of system memory
■CD-ROM drive recommended for installation of
Adaptec CI/O™Management Software

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Introduction
Installation Overview
To install ARO-1130SA hardware and software, follow these steps:
1
Locate the PCI /RAIDport I or II expansion slot on the mother-
board. (Chapter 2)
2
Install the ARO-1130SA into the PCI/RAIDport I or II expan-
sion slot. (Chapter 2)
3
Connect any additional SCSI devices to the RAID ready SCSI
connectors on the motherboard.
4
Run the Array1000xA BIOS & Driver Selection Utility.
(Chapter 3)
Note:
If you plan to install ARO-1130SA in a system
containing another Adaptec product, and the
Array1000xA BIOS & Driver Selection Utility
determines you require Disk B of the manager set
driver diskettes, see Appendix B before continuing
with installation.
5
Create the first bootable array using the ArrayConfigSA™
Utility. (Chapter 4)
6
Install the Array1000SA driver for your operating system.
(Chapter 5 and Chapter 6)
7
Install the Adaptec CI/O Management Software on your
server. (Chapter 5 and Chapter 6)
8
Install the Adaptec CI/O Management Software on your net-
worked client (optional). (Chapter 7)
Note:
Before proceeding with installation, review the
readme file found on Disk 1 of the Adaptec CI/O Manage-
ment Software for Windows NT diskettes, or the
readme file
on the
\winnt\disk1 directory of the Adaptec CI/O Manage-
ment Software CD-ROM.
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Installing ARO-1130SA
Hardware
This chapter explains how to install the ARO-1130SA. To install the
ARO-1130SA, you must
■Verify presence of DIMM memory
■Back up any existing data on drives to be used in array
■Install the ARO-1130SA in your server
Note:
If the Array1000xA BIOS & Driver Selection Utility
(Chapter 3) determines you require driver Disk B of the
manager set driver diskettes, see Appendix B, Using the
ARO-1130SA with Other Adaptec Products.

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ARO-1130SA Layout
Figure 2-1 identifies the major ARO-1130SA components. You may
find it helpful to refer to this information while installing the
ARO-1130SA.
Figure 2-1. ARO-1130SA Major Components
DIMM Memory Socket
Must be populated with a
168-pin EDO, 3.3v DIMM
BIOS EPROM
Provides booting
capabilities from a SCSI
hard disk or array
LED Connector
Connects to the computer’s LED cable to
display activity on the SCSI bus
Expansion Slot Bracket
Secures the ARO-1130SA
card inside your computer
Bus Contacts
Inserted into the PCI/RAID
port
I or II
expansion slot

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Installing ARO-1130SA Hardware
Verifying Presence of DIMM Memory
Before you can use the ARO-1130SA, the DIMM memory socket
must be populated with a DIMM, as shown in Figure 2-2. In most
cases, the ARO-1130SA comes pre-installed with a DIMM. Never-
theless, a 168-pin EDO 3.3v 60ns or faster DIMM can be used. (See
the Adaptec Web Site at
http://www.adaptec.com/raid for a list of
approved DIMMs and vendors.)
Figure 2-2. Installing a DIMM in the ARO-1130SA DIMM Memory Socket
168-pin DIMM

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Installing the ARO-1130SA
Follow these steps to install the ARO-1130SA:
Note:
Before installing the ARO-1130SA in an existing server
that already has data, back up all data before continuing.
1
Turn OFF power to the computer, and disconnect the power cord.
2
Remove the cover from the computer case. (If necessary, refer
to the instructions in your computer documentation.)
3
Locate the PCI/RAIDport I or II expansion slot; unscrew and
remove the expansion slot bracket that covers the card-slot
opening.
4
Insert the ARO-1130SA in the slot; press down firmly so that
the bus contacts are securely seated in the slot. Secure the
adapter bracket with the screw you removed in Step 3, as
shown in Figure 2-3.
Fi
g
ure 2-3. Installin
g
the ARO-1130SA in a T
y
pical PCI/RAID port I or II Expansion Slot
Expansion Slot
Bracket Screw
ARO-1130SA Card Bracket
Bus Contacts
PCI Expansion Slots RAID
port I or II Expansion Slot

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Connecting the LED Cable to the ARO-1130SA
(Optional feature) An LED on the front panel of most computers
lights to indicate non-SCSI hard disk activity. If you would like that
LED to light whenever there is activity on SCSI Channel A (con-
trolled by ARO-1130SA), disconnect the LED cable from the mother-
board and connect it to the LED connector on the ARO-1130SA. If
the LED has a two-position cable, connect the cable to pins 1 and 2 of
the LED connector, as shown in Figure 2-4.
If the ARO-1130SA supports multiple SCSI channels, and you want
the LED to light whenever there is activity on any of those channels,
refer to your motherboard documentation for instructions on setting
the appropriate motherboard jumpers.
Note:
If you are using non-SCSI disk drives (e.g., IDE), the
LED may no longer indicate activity on these drives when
you connect the LED cable to the ARO-1130SA.
1
Figure 2-4. Connecting the LED Activity Indicator Cable
LED Cable
LEDConnectoron
ARO-1130SA
2-pin LED Cable
1
1

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Completing the Installation
Once the ARO-1130SA is installed in your server, refer to the docu-
mentation that came with your computer and SCSI devices for spe-
cific instructions on setting up your SCSI devices and connecting
them to the SCSI connectors on the motherboard.
Note:
If you refer to the computer’s documentation for
installation instructions, be sure to return to this document
for instructions on running the Array1000xA BIOS & Driver
Selection Utility and installing the software included in the
package.
In most cases, it is not necessary to run the SCSISelect®utility.
Should you need to configure SCSI options (e.g., ID, Parity Check-
ing, and Termination), see Appendix A, Configuring ARO-1130SA
with the SCSISelect Utility.
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