SUPER MICRO Computer Computer Hardware AOC USAS S4I User Manual

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USER'S GUIDE  
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Table of Contents  
Overview .............................................................................................................v  
Product Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........................v  
Operating Systems Supported. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................v  
Manual Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........................v  
Contacting SuperMicro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................vi  
Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines  
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ESD Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 1-1  
General Safety Guidelines.............................................................................. 1-1  
An Important Note to Users............................................................................ 1-1  
Chapter 2 LED Indicators and Connectors  
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Front Connectors and Jumpers ...................................................................... 2-1  
Front Connectors ............................................................................................ 2-1  
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Front Connector and Pin Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 2-2  
Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 2-3  
Explanation of Jumpers .................................................................................. 2-3  
LED INDICATORS .......................................................................................... 2-4  
RAID Minimum Drive Requirements............................................................... 2-4  
Chapter 3 Boot Controller and Bootable Array  
3-1 Boot Controller Setup .......................................................................................... 3-1  
3-2 Creating an Array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 3-1  
Creating an Array with the ACU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 3-2  
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ......................................... 3-3  
3-3 Making Your Array Bootable ................................................................................ 3-4  
Chapter 4 Installing the Driver and an Operating System  
4-1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 4-1  
4-2 Creating a Driver Disk ......................................................................................... 4-1  
4-3 Installing with Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 4-2  
4-4 Installing with Red Hat Linux............................................................................... 4-2  
4-5 Installing with SUSE Linux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 4-3  
Chapter 5 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System  
5-1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 5-1  
5-2 Creating a Driver Disk ......................................................................................... 5-1  
5-3 Installing on Windows.......................................................................................... 5-2  
5-4 Installing on Linux (Red Hat and SUSE)............................................................. 5-2  
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Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space  
6-1 About Adaptec Storage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 6-1  
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 6-2  
6-2 The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 6-2  
6-3 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ..................................................... 6-2  
6-4 The Adaptec Flash Utility................................................... .................................. 6-3  
6-5 Choosing a Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 6-3  
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Safety Information and Technical Specifications  
Introduction  
Overview  
This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable  
PC users who intend to integrate SuperMicro's USAS-S4i Add on Card to their  
system.  
Product Features  
The AOC-USAS-S4i offers the following features:  
S4i/S4iR has one internal  
and one external connector.  
• UIO Form Factor.  
• Two Internal "ipass" cable ports.  
Therefore this statement is  
wrong.  
• Support for RAID 0, 1, and 10.  
The AOC-USAS-S4ir offers the following features:  
• UIO Form Factor.  
S4iR supports RAID  
0, 1, 5, 6, 10 and 50.  
• Two Internal "ipass" cable ports.  
• Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10.  
• Preinstalled iButton provides RAID 5 support.  
Operating Systems Supported  
The AOC-USAS-S4i and AOC-USAS-S4ir support the following Operating Systems  
(OS):  
• Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows 2003  
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux/SUSE Linux  
Each operating systems must include the latest downloads and hot fixes and at  
least 256 MB of free hard drive space.  
Manual Images  
All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest PCB  
Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or  
may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.  
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Contacting SuperMicro  
Headquarters  
Address:  
SuperMicro Computer, Inc.  
980 Rock Ave.  
San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A.  
Tel:  
+1 (408) 503-8000  
Fax:  
Email:  
+1 (408) 503-8008  
[email protected] (General Information)  
[email protected] (Technical Support)  
Web Site:  
Europe  
Address:  
SuperMicro Computer B.V.  
Het Sterrenbeeld 28, 5215 ML  
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands  
Tel:  
+31 (0) 73-6400390  
Fax:  
Email:  
+31 (0) 73-6416525  
[email protected] (General Information)  
[email protected] (Technical Support)  
[email protected] (Customer Support)  
Asia-Pacific  
Address:  
SuperMicro, Taiwan  
4F, No. 232-1, Liancheng Rd.  
Chung-Ho 235, Taipei County  
Taiwan, R.O.C.  
Tel:  
+886-(2) 8226-3990  
+886-(2) 8226-3991  
Fax:  
Web Site:  
Technical Support:  
Email:  
Tel:  
886-2-8228-1366, ext.132 or 139  
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Safety Information and Technical Specifications  
Chapter 1  
Safety Guidelines  
To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps  
listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.  
1-1 ESD Safety Guidelines  
Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent dam-  
age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures  
are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.  
• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.  
Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the anti-  
static bag.  
• Handle the add-on card by its edges only; do not touch its components, pe-  
ripheral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.  
• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.  
• Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.  
1-2 General Safety Guidelines  
• Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components  
from the computer.  
• Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the  
system.  
• Make sure that the add-on card is securely and properly installed on the moth-  
erboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.  
1-3 An Important Note to Users  
• All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest  
PCB Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received  
may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.  
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Chapter 2  
LED Indicators and Connectors  
2-1 Front Connectors and Jumpers  
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2-2 Front Connector and Pin Definitions  
#1. Internal SAS Connector  
The Internal SAS port connects to the back-  
plane allowing the motherboard to access  
the hard drives. This connector supports  
up to four HDD ports. This card supports  
SAS, SATA1, and SATA2 drives.  
Use a single port SAS "ipass" cable (Super  
Micro order number CBL - 0108L-02).  
#2. External SAS Connector  
The External SAS port (J4) allows the moth-  
erboard to connect to an external backplane  
or hard drives. This connector supports up  
to four hard drives. This card supports SAS,  
SATA1, and SATA2 drives.  
Use a single port, external SAS cable (Su-  
per Micro order number CBL - 0166L).  
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2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions  
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Explanation of Jumpers  
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Connector  
Pins  
To modify the operation of the backplane,  
jumpers can be used to choose between  
optional settings. Jumpers create shorts  
between two pins to change the function  
of the connector. Pin 1 is identified with  
a square solder pad on the printed circuit  
board. Note: On two pin jumpers, "Closed"  
means the jumper is on and "Open" means  
the jumper is off the pins.  
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Jumper  
Jumper Settings  
Note  
Enabled allows qualified technician  
to reprogram the Flash EE Prom and  
update the chip firmware  
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Closed = Enabled  
Flash Enable  
For normal operation, leave this  
jumper open.  
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LED INDICATORS  
This add-on card includes LED's used to test the product during the manufactur-  
ing process. These LED's do not interfere with normal operation and should be  
ignored.  
RAID Minimum Drive Requirements  
Use the following chart to determine the minimum number of hard drives needed  
to set up a RAID environment.  
RAID  
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Chapter 3  
Boot Controller and Bootable Array  
To section describes the steps required establish a boot controller and a bootable  
array. If you are creating establishing the boot controller and array on an existing  
OS, skip to: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System.  
3-1 Boot Controller Setup  
To set the system to book for a disk drive or controller array:  
1. Enter system setup and navigate to the drive boot sequence.  
2 Using the arrows provided or grab and drop, move boot controller to the first  
item on the list.  
If your systems supports only one boot controller, go to the next section.  
For more information, refer to your computer’s documentation.  
3-2 Creating an Array  
This example uses a RAID 1 array (minimum of three hard drives).  
You can establish an array with a different RAID level or change the array level  
later.  
You can create an array using either tool: Array Configuration Utility with keyboard  
navigation and menu interface (BIOS) or Adaptec Storage Manager available on  
bootable RAID installation CD (GUI).  
Warning: Do not mix SAS and SATA drives in the same array. The Adaptec  
Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a  
combination of SAS and SATA disk drives.  
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Creating an Array with the ACU  
Before starting, backup data on your hard disk before beginning. Initializing disks  
erases data.  
To create a RAID 1 array:  
1 Confirm that your Turn on your computer  
2.. When asked, click Ctrl+A to use the ACU utility. If necessary, select your con-  
troller from the list of controllers (if you have multiple controllers of the same type),  
and then click the Enter button.  
3 Select Array Configuration Utility, and then click the Enter button.  
4 Select Initialize Drives, then click Enter.  
5 Select at least three disk drives for the array and do the following:  
5a. Click Insert for each selected disk drive  
5b. Click Enter.  
6 Click Y, and then click Enter.  
7 Select Create Array, and then click Enter.  
8 Select the disk drives that were just initialized, click Insert for each selected disk  
drive, then click Enter.  
9 At the Array Properties screen opens, use the following settings:  
9a. Array Type: Select RAID 1 and click Enter  
9b. Array Label: Enter a name the array and click Enter  
9c. Array Size: Press Enter twice to use the default GB granularity.  
9d. Stripe Size: Click Enter to use the default (256 K)  
9e. Read Caching: Click Enter to use the default (Yes)  
9f. Write Caching: Click Enter to Enable Always  
9g. Create RAID via: Click Enter to choose Build/Verify  
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10. If necessary, at the cache warning message, type Y for Yes.  
11. At the successful array creation, click any key to return to the ACU Menu.  
The array immediately available at reduced until the build process is finished  
12. Click the Esc key until the Exit utility window appears.  
13. Select Yes, and then click Enter to restart the computer.  
14. Continue with Making Your Array Bootable.  
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager  
This section details how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard.  
The Adaptec Storage Manager Install CD is required.  
To create a RAID 1 array:  
1. Restart the computer with the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD in the  
CD drive.  
2. Select your language, then click Enter.  
3. After reviewing the license, click Enter.  
4. Click Launch Configuration Utility.  
5. Click the Create button. This opens the Configuration Wizard.  
6. Select "ExClick configuration..." and click the Next button.  
7. Review the information that is displayed. Notice that for this example, Adaptec  
Storage Manager used 13 disk drives to create one logical drive and one hot  
spare.  
Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager refers to arrays "logical  
drives".  
If you want to make changes use the Modify logical devices settings.  
8. Click Apply to build the logical drives and save the Adaptec controller.  
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9. You must partition and format the logical drives. The logical drive appears as  
one drive on the operating system.  
10. Click Reboot to restart.  
11. Remove the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD and go to the next sec-  
tion.  
3-3 Making Your Array Bootable  
Use the ACU to make the array bootable and continue to Chapter 4: Installing the  
Driver and an Operating System.  
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Chapter 4  
Installing the Driver  
and an Operating System  
4-1 Overview  
This chapter details the following tasks:  
Adaptec RAID installation  
Bootable Array creation  
Driver Disk creation  
4-2 Creating a Driver Disk  
To create a driver disk:  
1 Configure the system to boot from the CD-ROM. See your system's documenta-  
tion for instructions on doing this.  
2 Power on the system and insert the RAID Installation CD. This CD is found in  
the RAID controller kit.  
3 Navigate past the welcome and license windows to Adaptec Start Menu.  
4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for Installing/Updating your OS and select Windows  
or Linux.  
5 When prompted, insert a oppy disk and click Ok to continue and create the  
driver disk  
6 Remove and label the driver disk.  
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4-3 Installing with Windows  
Before beginning locate your Windows Installation CD.  
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver (during Windows installation):  
1 Insert the Windows installation CD.  
2. Restart the computer.  
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. When asked  
to install a third-party driver, click F6. If you miss the opportunity to initiate the  
F6 command, you must restart the computer.  
4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you are prompted to install a driver.  
5 Choose the floppy disk as the source of the driver and then click Enter.  
6 When prompted, click Enter to continue.  
7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete OS installation.  
8 Continue to Chapter 6: Managing Your Storage Space.  
4-4 Installing with Red Hat Linux  
This task requires the Red Hat Installation CD to complete this task.  
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver (during Red Hat Linux installation).  
1 Insert the Red Hat Installation CD (the first one) and restart the system.  
2 At the Welcome screen appears, type linux dd at the Boot: prompt.  
4 When prompted, insert the driver disk, then select OK.  
5 Linux allows you to set up the specic type of environment you desire. .  
6 Install any third party devices and click Done.  
7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete OS installation.  
8 Continue to Chapter 6: Managing Your Storage Space.  
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4-5 Installing with SUSE Linux  
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver (during SUSE Linux installation).  
1. Insert the SUSE Installation CD (the first one) and restart the system.  
2. At the SUSE Linux installation selection screen, choose the installation type  
and click F6 to use a driver disk. (For older versions of SUSE Linux, use the  
Alt key)  
4. When prompted, insert the driver disk. (Click any key to move forward)  
5 Linux allows you to set up the specic type of environment you desire. .  
6 Install any third party devices and click Done.  
7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete OS installation.  
8 Continue to Chapter 6: Managing Your Storage Space.  
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Chapter 5  
Installing the Driver  
on an Existing Operating System  
5-1 Overview  
This section gives instruction on installing the drivers on an existing Operating  
system. Before installation you must the Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk  
drives. In addition, you must create the driver disk.  
5-2 Creating a Driver Disk  
To create a driver disk:  
1 Congure the system to boot from the CD-ROM. See your system's documenta-  
tion for instructions on doing this.  
2 Power on the system and insert the RAID Installation CD. This CD is found in  
the RAID controller kit.  
3 Navigate past the welcome and license windows to Adaptec Start Menu.  
4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for Installing/Updating your OS and select Windows  
or Linux.  
5 When prompted, insert a floppy disk and click Ok to continue and create the  
driver disk  
6 Remove and label the driver disk.  
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5-3 Installing on Windows  
To install the driver on Windows:  
1 Start or restart the system the New Hardware Wizard opens.  
2 After inserting the driver disk, set the wizard to use the driver on the dis and  
click Next.  
3 Click Next twice to navigate past the license agreements and follow the onscreen  
instructions to complete the driver installation.  
4 Remove the floppy disk.  
5. Restart your computer.  
6. Skip to Chapter 6: Managing Your Storage Space.  
5-4 Installing on Linux (Red Hat and SUSE)  
To install the module on Linux (both Red Hat and SUSE).  
1. Insert RAID Installation CD.  
2. Mount the Installation CD using the following settings.  
Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom  
SUSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom  
3. Install the module RPM:  
rpm -Uvh mount-point/xxx/yyy.rpm  
where mount-point is the specic mount point on the Linux system, xxx is the driver  
path, and yyy.rpm is the rpm le.  
4. Reboot the system.  
5. Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives.  
6. Skip to Chapter 6: Managing Your Storage Space.  
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Chapter 6  
Managing Your Storage Space  
This chapter details how to create and manage your storage space once the con-  
troller and required drivers have been installed.  
This chapter also details the Adaptec Storage Manager and other Adaptec RAID  
controller utilities.  
6-1 About Adaptec Storage Manager  
The Adaptec Storage Manager allows administrators to build a storage space for  
online data by grouping disk drives into logical drives. The logic drive protect data  
through redundancy.  
The Adaptec Storage Manager also allows administrators to manage controllers  
and drives from one work station. This includes DAS and NAS.  
Installing the Adaptec Storage Manager automatically installs the Adaptec Storage  
Manager agent. The agent is a service (running in the background) that monitors  
system health, events notications, and other processes on the system.  
For more information, see the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or documenta-  
tion included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.  
Note: FreeBSD does not support the Adaptec Storage Manager to create/congure  
arrays. Use theARC utility instead.  
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Installing Adaptec Storage Manager  
For installation le and instructions, see the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation  
CD. This CD also includes a User’s Guide for Internal RAID Storage and other  
documentation.  
6-2 The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility  
The Adaptec RAID Controller Conguration (ARCCONF) provides basic array and  
conguration management functions. The ARCCONF is a command line tool which  
can create/remove logical drives, change conguration settings, and allow admin-  
istrators to troubleshoot problems.  
Specic instructions for using the ARCCONF can be  
ARCCONF and the Command Line Interface (CLI) for Internal RAID Storage User’s  
Reference, which describes how to use ARCCONF, are included on the Adaptec  
Storage Manager Installation CD.  
Note: It is recommended that only advanced users familiar with command line  
interfaces use ARCCONF. Currently, ARCCONF is not supported on FreeBSD. To  
create and manage arrays, use theARC utility.  
6-3 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility  
The Adaptec RAID Conguration (ARC) utility allows administrators to manage  
controllers, disk drivers and arrays. It is intended pre-operating system installation  
use. This utility includes the following tools: Array Conguration Utility, A -Select  
utility, and Disk Utilities.  
The Array Conguration Utility (ACU) creates and manages arrays and drives. The  
A -Select utility modifies the controller and disk drive settings (includes SerialSelect,  
SATASelect®, and SCSISelect®). Disk Utilities formats disk drives.  
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6-4 The Adaptec Flash Utility  
The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) allows administrators to update, save, and manage  
RAID controller rmware BIOS and NonVolatile RAM. The utility is text based.  
It is recommended that, although the AFU provides safeguards against improper  
conguration, AFU management should be performed by an experienced technician  
or administrator. Improper use may damage the RAID controller.  
6-5 Choosing a Utility  
It is recommended that administrators use the BIOS-based ACU to create a bootable  
array and the Adaptec Storage Manager for storage management tasks.  
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