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Safety Information and Technical Specifications Table of Contents Overview .............................................................................................................v Product Features.................................................................................................v Operating Systems Supported ............................................................................v Manual Images...........................................................................................
Add-on Card User's Guide 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 .....................................................
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: • UIO Form Factor. • Two Internal "ipass" cable ports. • Support for RAID 0, 1, and 10. S4i/S4iR has one internal and one external connector. Therefore this statement is wrong.
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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 damage to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
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Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 2 LED Indicators and Connectors 2-1 Front Connectors and Jumpers 1 A A A A A C C C C C C C PCB EDGE A C A A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 14 13 16 15 18 17 20 19 22 21 24 23 26 25 PCB EDGE A B C D E F G H J K L M N P R T U V W Y AA AB AC AD AE AF 2 Front Connectors 1. Internal SAS Connector 2.
Add-on Card User's Guide 2-2 Front Connector and Pin Definitions #1. Internal SAS Connector The Internal SAS port connects to the backplane 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 motherboard to connect to an external backplane or hard drives.
Safety Information and Technical Specifications 2-3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions FLASH EN A A A A A C C C C C C C PCB EDGE A C A A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 14 13 16 15 18 17 20 19 22 21 24 23 26 25 PCB EDGE A B C D E F G H J K L M N P R T U V W Y AA AB AC AD AE AF Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the backplane, 3 2 1 3 2 1 Connector Pins jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings.
Add-on Card User's Guide LED INDICATORS This add-on card includes LED's used to test the product during the manufacturing 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.
Safety Information and Technical Specifications 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.
Add-on Card User's Guide 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 controller 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.
Safety Information and Technical Specifications 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.
Add-on Card User's Guide 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 section. 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.
Safety Information and Technical Specifications 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 documentation 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.
Add-on Card User's Guide 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.
Safety Information and Technical Specifications 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.
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Safety Information and Technical Specifications 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 Configure the system to boot from the CD-ROM. See your system's documentation for instructions on doing this.
Add-on Card User's Guide 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.
Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space This chapter details how to create and manage your storage space once the controller 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.
Add-on Card User's Guide Installing Adaptec Storage Manager For installation file 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 Configuration (ARCCONF) provides basic array and configuration management functions.
Safety Information and Technical Specifications 6-4 The Adaptec Flash Utility The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) allows administrators to update, save, and manage RAID controller firmware BIOS and NonVolatile RAM. The utility is text based. It is recommended that, although the AFU provides safeguards against improper configuration, AFU management should be performed by an experienced technician or administrator. Improper use may damage the RAID controller.
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