Logic MegaRAID Express User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Introduction to RAID
- 3 RAID Levels
- 4 Features
- 5 Configuring MegaRAID Express 500
- 6 Hardware Installation
- Checklist
- Installation Steps
- Summary
- 7 Cluster Installation and Configuration
- Software Requirements
- Hardware Requirements
- Installation and Configuration
- Driver Installation Instructions under Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Network Requirements
- Shared Disk Requirements
- Cluster Installation
- Installing the Windows 2000 Operating System
- Setting Up Networks
- Configuring the Cluster Node Network Adapter
- Configuring the Public Network Adapter
- Verifying Connectivity and Name Resolution
- Verifying Domain Membership
- Setting Up a Cluster User Account
- Setting Up Shared Disks
- Configuring Shared Disks
- Assigning Drive Letters
- Verifying Disk Access and Functionality
- Cluster Service Software Installation
- Configuring Cluster Disks
- Validating the Cluster Installation
- Configuring the Second Node
- Verify Installation
- SCSI Drive Installations
- Configuring the SCSI Devices
- Terminating the Shared SCSI Bus
- 8 Troubleshooting
- A SCSI Cables and Connectors
- B Audible Warnings
- C Cluster Configuration with a Crossover Cable
- Glossary
- Index
Chapter 6 Hardware Installation
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6 Hardware Installation
Requirements
You must have the following:
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a MegaRAID Express 500 Controller
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a host computer with an available PCI expansion slot
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the MegaRAID Express 500 Installation CD
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the necessary SCSI cables and terminators (this depends on the number and type of SCSI
devices to be attached)
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an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the entire system
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160M, Ultra, Fast SCSI 2 or Wide SCSI hard disk drives
Optional Equipment
You may also want to install SCSI cables that connect MegaRAID Express 500 to
external SCSI devices.
Checklist
Check Step Action
1 Turn all power off to the server and all hard disk drives,
enclosures, and system, components.
2 Prepare the host system. See the host system technical
documentation.
3 Determine the SCSI ID and SCSI termination requirements.
4 Make sure the jumper settings on the MegaRAID Express 500
controller are correct. Install the cache memory.
5 Install the MegaRAID in the server and attach the SCSI cables
and terminators as needed. Make sure Pin 1 on the cable matches
Pin 1 on the connector. Make sure that the SCSI cables you use
conform to all SCSI specifications.
6 Perform a safety check. Make sure all cables are properly
attached. Make sure the MegaRAID card is properly installed.
Turn power on after completing the safety check.
7 Install and configure the MegaRAID software utilities and drivers.
8 Format the hard disk drives as needed.
9 Configure system drives (logical drives).
10 Initialize the logical drives.
11 Install the network operating system drivers as needed.