- American MegatrendsMegaRAID Enterprise Installation Guide

MegaRAID
®
Enterprise 1600
64-Bit 66 MHz PCI RAID Controller With Four
Ultra 160M SCSI Channels
Thank you for purchasing the MegaRAID Enterprise 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 Enterprise 1600
You should have received:
· MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 RAID controller
· MegaRAID Driver and Documentation CD, which includes:
❑ MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Drivers and Utilities
❑ MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guide
❑ MegaRAID 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 Enterprise
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 Enterprise
1600 PCI RAID controller in a server:
· Enterprise 1600 64-bit Ultra 160M RAID controller with cache memory
· Host computer with an available 64-bit PCI expansion slot (it will also
work in a 32-bit slot and non-160M drives)
· Enterprise 1600 installation CD
· Necessary SCSI cables and terminators
· An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the entire system is
recommended
· 160/m SCSI hard disk drives and other SCSI devices, as desired
· Optional: SCSI cables that interconnect the Enterprise 1600 to
external SCSI devices
· Offset connectors are needed for external connectors if stacked.
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
Enterprise 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
❑ 1 Unpack the controller and inspect for damage.
❑ 2 Turn the computer off and remove the cover.
❑ 3 Make sure the motherboard jumper settings are correct.
❑ 4 Install cache memory on the MegaRAID Enterprise 1600
controller. A minimum of 8 MB of cache is required.
❑ 5 Check the jumper settings on the MegaRAID Enterprise
1600 controller. See Step 5 in the hardware installation
manual for more details.
❑ 6 Set SCSI termination.
❑ 7 Set SCSI terminator power (TermPWR).
❑ 8 Connect the Battery Harness (optional).
❑ 9 Install the MegaRAID Enterprise 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 Enterprise 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
· OS/2
®
Warp 4.x and E-business
- 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,
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 items (listed in the box to the left) are missing, contact American
Megatrends Technical Support at 770-246-8645. The MegaRAID Controller is
shipped with the following items on CD:
• MegaRAID Configuration Software, Operating System and
Enterprise 1600 Hardware Guides
• MegaRAID Drivers and Configuration Utilities
• Software License Agreement
• 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 8 MB of cache memory is required. The cache memory
must be installed before MegaRAID Enterprise 1600 is operational.
Install cache memory DIMMs on the MegaRAID Enterprise 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.
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Quick Hardware Installation Guide