American Megatrends MegaRAID Elite 1600 User manual

MegaRAID®Elite 1600
64-Bit 66 MHz PCI RAID Controller
With Two Ultra 160M SCSI Channels
Thank you for purchasing the MegaRAID Elite 1600 PCI RAID controller. Please take
a few minutes to review this quick guide before beginning the installation process.
If you require a further explanation of any item covered in this guide, please refer
to the complete hardware manual.
Contents for the MegaRAID Elite 1600
You should have received:
· MegaRAID Elite 1600 RAID controller
· MegaRAID Driver and Documentation CD, which includes:
❑MegaRAID Elite 1600 Hardware Guide
❑MegaRAID Elite 1600 Drivers and Utilities
❑MegaRAID Elite 1600 Configuration Software Guide
❑MegaRAID Operating Systems Drivers Guide
· Software License Agreement
· Warranty Registration Card
Technical Support
If you need help installing, configuring, or running the MegaRAID Elite 1600,
call American Megatrends Technical Support at 770-246-8645. Before you call,
please complete the MegaRAID Problem Report in the hardware manual.
Web Site: http://www.ami.com.
Hardware Installation Requirements
You must have the following items before installing the MegaRAID Elite 1600
PCI RAID controller in a server:
· Elite 1600 64-bit Ultra 160M RAID controller
· Host computer with an available 64-bit PCI expansion slot (it will also
work in a 32-bit slot and non-Ultra 160M drives)
· Elite 1600 installation CD
· Necessary SCSI cables and terminators
· An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the entire system is
recommended
· Ultra 160M SCSI hard disk drives and other SCSI devices, as desired
· Optional: SCSI cables that interconnect the Elite 1600 to
external SCSI devices
Installation Steps
If you need only the basic MegaRAID features and your computer does not use
other adapter cards with resource settings that may conflict with the MegaRAID
Elite 1600 settings, the following steps will make your installation quick and
easy. For all other configurations, please refer to the hardware manual.
Check Step Action
❑1Unpack the controller and inspect for damage.
❑2Turn the computer off and remove the cover.
❑3Make sure the motherboard jumper settings are correct.
❑4Install cache memory on the MegaRAID Elite 1600
controller. A minimum of 16 MB of cache is required.
❑5Check the jumper settings on the MegaRAID Elite 1600
controller. See Step 5 in the MegaRAID Elite 1600 Hardware
Guide for more details.
❑6Set SCSI termination.
❑7Set SCSI terminator power (TermPWR).
❑8Connect the Battery Harness (optional).
❑9Install the MegaRAID Elite 1600 card.
❑10 Connect the SCSI cables to the SCSI devices.
❑11 Set target IDs for the SCSI devices.
❑12 Replace the computer cover and turn the power on.
❑13 Run MegaRAID Elite 1600 configuration utility (optional).
❑14 Install software drivers for the desired operating systems.
Universal Operating System Software Drivers
All MegaRAID controllers include configuration utilities and drivers for:
· Novell®NetWare®4.x and 5.0
- HAM, DDFS and ASPI Driver
· Windows NT®4.0/2000
- Miniport Driver
· SCO®Unix®5.0
- MSCSI Driver
· UnixWare® & SMP 2.x, 7.0
- PDI Driver
· DOS 5.0 and Above
- ASPI driver
· Linux Redhat
· Solarisx86 2.6, 7 and 8
NOTE: The DOS drivers for the MegaRAID Express are contained in the firmware,
except the DOS ASPI and CD-ROM drivers.
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Step 1 - Unpack
Unpack and install the hardware in a static-free environment. The MegaRAID
controller card is packed inside an anti-static bag between two sponge sheets.
Remove the controller card and inspect it for damage. If the card appears damaged
or if any of items listed below are missing, contact American Megatrends Technical
Support at 770-246-8645. The MegaRAID Controller is also shipped with the
following items on CD:
• MegaRAID Configuration Software, Operating System
Drivers and Elite 1600 Hardware Guides
• Software license agreement
• MegaRAID Drivers and Configuration Utilities
• warranty registration card
Step 2 - Power Down
Turn off the computer and remove the cover. Make sure the computer is discon-
nected from any networks before installing the controller card.
Step 3 - Configure Motherboard
Make sure the motherboard is configured correctly for MegaRAID. MegaRAID is
essentially a SCSI Controller. Each MegaRAID card you install will require an available
PCI IRQ; make sure an IRQ is available for each controller you install.
Step 4 - Install Cache Memory
Important - A minimum of 16 MB of cache memory is required. The cache memory
must be installed before MegaRAID Elite 1600 is operational.
Install cache memory DIMMs on the MegaRAID Elite 1600 controller card in the
cache memory socket. Use a 64-bit 3.3V single-sided or double-sided 168-pin
unbuffered DIMM. Lay the controller card component-side up on a clean static-free
surface. The memory socket is mounted flush with the MegaRAID card, so the DIMM
is parallel to the MegaRAID card when properly installed. The DIMM clicks into place,
indicating proper seating in the socket. The MegaRAID card is shown laying on a
flat surface below.
Lay the controller card component-side up on a clean static-free surface and install the DIMMs.
The DIMMs click into place, indicating proper seating in the socket, as shown above.
MAN-493-QH
5/25/00
64-bit
Quick Hardware Installation Guide

MegaRAID Elite 1600 Card Layout
Step 11 - Set Target IDs
Set target identifiers (TIDs) on the SCSI devices. Each device in a specific SCSI
channel must have a unique TID in that channel. Non-disk devices, such as CD-ROM
or tape drives, should have unique SCSI IDs regardless of the channel to which they
are connected.
Step 12 - Power Up
Replace the computer cover and reconnect the AC power cords. Turn power on to the
host computer. Set up the power supplies so the SCSI devices are powered up at the
same time as or before the host computer. If the computer is powered up before a
SCSI device, the device might not be recognized.
During boot, the MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 BIOS message appears:
MegaRAID Elite 1600 Disk Array Adapter BIOS Version x.xx date
Copyright (C) American Megatrends, Inc.
Firmware Initializing . . . [Scanning SCSI Device ...(etc)... ]
The firmware takes several seconds to initialize. During this time the adapter will scan
each SCSI channel. When it is ready, the following lines will appear:
host Adapter-1 Firmware Version x.xx date DRAM Size 8 MB
0 Logical Drives found on the Host Adapter
0 Logical Drives handled by BIOS
Press <Ctrl><M> to run MegaRAID Elite 1600 BIOS Configuration
Utility
Step 5 - Set Jumpers
Make sure the jumper settings on the MegaRAID Elite 1600 card are correct. Jumper
setting details can be found in the MegaRAID Elite 1600 Hardware Guide.
Step 6 - Set SCSI Termination
Each MegaRAID SCSI channel can be individually configured for termination enable
mode by setting the J2 and J3 jumpers.
You must terminate the SCSI bus properly. Set termination at both ends of the SCSI
cable. The SCSI bus is an electrical transmission line and must be terminated
properly to minimize reflections and losses. Typical configuration is to set the
Termination Enable jumpers to allow software to set termination automatically.
Step 7 - Set SCSI Terminator Power (TermPWR)
Important - Both MegaRAID Elite 1600 SCSI channels need TermPWR to operate. If a
channel is not being used, make sure the TermPWR jumper for that channel is set to
supply TermPWR from the PCI bus. Jumpers J16 and J18 control TermPWR on the
Elite 1600.
Step 8 - Connect the Battery Harness (Optional)
You can install an optional Battery Backup unit onto J6 of Series 493 MegaRAID
Elite 1600 Ultra160 RAID controller. Call Technical Support at 770-246-8645 for
more information.
Quick Hardware Installation Guide
The <Ctrl> <M> prompt times out after several seconds.
The MegaRAID Elite 1600 host adapter (controller) number, firmware version and
cache DRAM size are displayed in the second portion of the BIOS message. The
numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the host
motherboard.
Step 13 - Run MegaRAID Elite 1600 Configuration Utility
Press <Ctrl><M> to run the MegaRAID Elite 1600 BIOS Configuration Utility. See the
MegaRAID Configuration Software Guide for information about running MegaRAID
Configuration Utility.
Step 14 - Installing Software Drivers for the Desired Operating
Systems
For driver installation procedures, please refer to the MegaRAID Operating Systems
Drivers Guide on the driver and documentation CD.
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Step 9 - Install the MegaRAID 1600 Card
The MegaRAID card can plug into a 32-bit or 64-bit PCI slot that receives 5 V and,
optionally, 3.3 V through the motherboard. Choose a PCI slot and align the MegaRAID
controller card bus connector to the slot. Press down gently but firmly to make sure
that the card is properly seated in the slot. The bottom edge of the controller card
should be flush with the slot. Insert the MegaRAID card in a PCI slot as shown
below:
Step 10 - Connect the SCSI Cables to the SCSI Devices
Connect the SCSI cables to the SCSI devices. The MegaRAID Elite 1600 controller
provides two types of connectors: two internal high-density 68-pin SCSI connec-
tors and two external ultra high-density 68-pin SCSI connectors.