eXtremeRAID™ Quick Installation Guide eXtremeRAID 1100 PCI to Ultra2 SCSI RAID Controller P/N: 775031-00
eXtremeRAID™ Quick Installation Guide eXtremeRAID 1100 DAC1164P™ PCI to Ultra2 SCSI RAID Controller Part Number 775031-00 © Copyright 1999 Mylex Corporation. All Rights Reserved. All contents of this manual are copyrighted by Mylex Corporation.
Greetings Thank you for purchasing the Mylex eXtremeRAID™ 1100 controller. This manual describes the installation of the Mylex eXtremeRAID 1100 controller. Requests for technical information about this and other Mylex Corporation products should be made to your Mylex authorized reseller or Mylex sales representative. Please Notice Mylex is a registered trademark, and eXtremeRAID and DAC1164P™ are trademarks of Mylex Corporation.
Regulatory Information The eXtremeRAID™ DAC1164P complies with the following regulatory agencies: Federal Communications Commission The FCC information statements are in Appendix C of the eXtremeRAID Installation Guide (P/N 775013). Community of Europe The CE information statements are in Appendix C of the eXtremeRAID Installation Guide (P/N 775013). Underwriters Laboratories , WARNING This controller is furnished with a nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) chip that uses a sealed lithium battery/crystal module.
Table of Contents Hardware Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 Performing an Installation ..................................................................... 1 Connectors, Jumpers, and LEDs ................................................... 1 RAID Configuration Using RAID EzAssist ............................................................................ 5 Operating Systems and Drivers NetWare ...................................
Hardware Introduction The eXtremeRAID 1100 (DAC1164P) is a very versatile PCI to Ultra2 SCSI, LVD RAID controller. There are thousands of possible hardware configurations. The following parameters are assumed: • A RAID 0, 1, or 5 configuration is being installed. • The user is familiar with Windows NT® or Novell® NetWare® . • The user is familiar with disk drive and RAID terminology.
Performing an Installation Figure 1. eXtremeRAID with Component Locations Table 1. Jumper and Connector Descriptions Jumper Description Default Setting JP1 serial port connector JP2 pins 1–2 for Arm Proc, pins 2–3 for I2O 1–2 – JP3 pins 1–2 normal , pins 2–3 blank ROM mode 1–2 JP5 must be installed on JP6 maintenance – do not use off JP7 ROM emulator – do not use off JP8 Mylex manufacturing diagnostics – do not use off Installing the eXtremeRAID into the System Board 1.
Hardware System Board Plug Controller into any Available 32-bit or 64-bit PCI Slot Figure 2. Plugging the eXtremeRAID 1100 into a PCI Slot 2. Set the SCSI ID on each internal drive to a unique address between 0 and 15, but do not use address 7, as it is reserved for the controller. See the documentation that comes with your drives for instructions on how to do this. m Caution If internal and external drives are used, be sure that no drive addresses are duplicated.
Performing an Installation T T Figure 3. Connecting Internal and External Drives 7. Connect a wide, round, 68-pin Very High Density Connector Interface (VHDCI) cable to the external SCSI connector on the eXtremeRAID controller and connect the other end of the cable to an external drive cabinet as required. See Figure 3. External drive cabinets usually have termination built into the end of the SCSI bus. Check the documentation that comes with your drive cabinet to be sure this is the case.
RAID Configuration Using RAID EzAssist RAID EzAssist, the on-board BIOS Configuration Utility is used to build several types of RAID configurations. Since this is a Quick Installation Guide, only the Automatic Configuration option will be described here. ☛ Note A first time installation is being assumed. The following limitations apply to Automatic Configuration: • Only one array will be configured using the Automatic Configuration option.
Using RAID EzAssist ☛ Note If the BIOS has been disabled on the controller, You will need to press Alt–M to enable it (See your controller’s Installation Guide for details). 4. Watch the messages on the screen for the following prompt to be displayed: Press for RAID Configuration options 5. Press Alt–R to get into RAID EzAssist (the configuration utility).
RAID Configuration 6. The following options appear: Automatic Assisted Custom Select Automatic. Press Enter. ☛ Note The Scope of this Quick Reference Guide only covers Automatic Configuration. For information on performing Assisted or Custom RAID configurations, refer to the RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility User Reference Guide (P/N 775029). A summary display of the configuration will appear. Up to 5 lines will be displayed.
Operating Systems and Drivers NetWare Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the Primary NetWare 4.11/4.2 Controller If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller, you must install the controller driver at the time of NetWare 4.11/4.2 installation. The procedure below assumes that the CD-ROM drivers are available. 1. Boot the system from a newly created DOS boot drive, and then create (or edit) the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.
Operating Systems and Drivers To install GAM server, refer to the Disk Array Controller Software Kit Installation Guide and User Manual (P/N 771929). To install the GAM client, (on a client Windows 95 or NT workstation) refer to the Global Array Manager Client Software Installation Guide and User Manual (P/N 771961). Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller into an Existing NetWare 4.11/4.2 System If NetWare 4.11/4.
NetWare 9. In the “Select a driver to install” box, select the following driver: MDAC.HAM | Mylex Disk Array Controller HAM Driver 10. Select Yes at the confirmation box to install the driver. 11. Press to select the default server boot path. 12. Select Yes to save a backup of the old or existing driver. 13. Press to continue when you see the message that the old driver will be saved. NetWare copies the file. 14. What you just backed up was the old or existing .DSK file.
Operating Systems and Drivers Overview NetWare 5.0 This section provides information about the following: • Installation procedures and the functionality of the Mylex Disk Array Controller drivers for Novell NetWare 5.0. The software is provided on the appropriate Software Kit distribution diskette. • Installation, verification, and startup of the Global Array Manager Server software and utilities for Novell NetWare 5.0. The software is provided on the appropriate GAM Server distribution diskettes.
Mylex Disk Array Controller Driver for NetWare 5.0 Mylex Disk Array Controller Driver for NetWare 5.0 Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the Primary NetWare 5.0 Controller If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller, you must install the controller driver at the time of NetWare 5.0 installation. Installing NetWare 5.0 Drivers NetWare version 5.0 is available on CD-ROM.
Operating Systems and Drivers 4. Watch for the status screen that displays the drivers found for storage adapters: • Select Modify • Select Storage Adapters • Delete the MDAC.HAM line entries 5. Press the Insert key two times in order to add new drivers from another source. Insert the NT/NW drivers diskette into the floppy disk drive when the installation program prompts you to insert the vendorsupplied disk. The installation program will scan the diskette for all available drivers. Select the NetWare 5.
Mylex Disk Array Controller Driver for NetWare 5.0 Installing Peripherals Under NetWare 5.0 Non-disk peripheral devices, such as tape or CD-ROM drives, can be installed on any channel of the controller. Each non-disk device will require a unique SCSI ID, different from any other non-disk device connected to the controller regardless of the channel. 1. The NetWare 5.0 NWASPI must be loaded. For example: : load nwaspi.cdm ☛ Note NWASPI.
Operating Systems and Drivers Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller into an Existing NetWare 5.0 System If NetWare 5.0 is already installed and you wish to add a Mylex Disk Array Controller later, the controller will be a secondary (non-bootable) controller. After installing the controller hardware and configuring a disk array, follow the procedure below to add the necessary controller drivers. 1. With NetWare Server 5.
Mylex Disk Array Controller Driver for NetWare 5.0 10. Change the path line to read: A:\nw and press . NetWare scans for drivers on the floppy diskette in the specified path. 11. In the “Select a driver to install” box, select the following driver: MDAC.HAM | Mylex Disk Array Controller HAM Driver 12. Select Yes at the confirmation box to install the driver. 13. Press to select the default server boot path. 14. Select Yes to save a backup of the old or existing driver. 15.
Operating Systems and Drivers Windows NT Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the Primary Windows NT 4.x Controller If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller, you must install the controller driver at the time of Windows NT 4.x installation.
Windows NT 12. With the Software Kit diskette still in the floppy disk drive, press . 13. Select the Mylex Accelerated Disk Driver in the list and press . 14. If you have drivers to install for other controllers (for example, an onboard SCSI controller to run other devices such as a CD-ROM drive, etc.), repeat Step 6 and Step 7. Then when prompted, insert the manufacturer’s supplied hardware support disk, press , and select the appropriate driver from the list.
Operating Systems and Drivers Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller into an Existing Windows NT 4.x System If Windows NT 4.x is already installed and you wish to add a Mylex Disk Array Controller later, the controller will be a secondary (non-bootable) controller. After installing the controller hardware and configuring a disk array, follow the procedure below to add the necessary controller drivers. 1. Make sure Windows NT 4.x is up and running. 2.
Windows NT 15. The Install Driver box is displayed. In the Install Driver box, click Have Disk. 16. Reinsert the NT/NW drivers diskette into the floppy disk drive if requested. 17. From the Install From Disk box, change the path to A:\DISK and click OK. 18. From the Install Driver box, be sure the Mylex Accelerated Disk Driver is selected and click OK. 19. If there is an existing Mylex driver in the system you will see a Windows NT Setup box. Click New to install the new driver from the diskette. 20.
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