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1. fl awe Lsis Storage Networking Accelerated LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Version 1 2 August 2012 DB15 000967 01 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide August 2012 Revision History Version and Date Version 1 2 August 2012 Final release of this document Description of Changes Version 1 1 August 2012 Updated the artwork Version 1 0 June 2012 Initial release of this document LSI and the LSI amp Design logo Nytro MegaRAID and Fusion MPT are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation or its subsidiaries All other brand and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U S and other countries Solaris is a trademark of Oracle America Inc Red Hat and Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell Inc SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International Inc LSI Corporation reserves the right to make changes to the product s or information disclosed herein at any time without notice LSI Corporation does not assume any responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any product or service described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI Corporation nor does the purchase l2. 8 Connect SAS or SATA devices to the Nytro MegaRAID card Make sure that the cable you use conforms to all specifications 9 Performa safety check Make sure the cables and card are installed correctly then close cabinet 10 Reconnect the AC power cord to the server 11 Turn on the power to the server The server powers up and auto configuration creates a Nytro Cache Drive Group 0 RAID 1 Write Back configuration Nytro MegaRAID card installation is complete LSI Corporation 10 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation August 2012 Detailed Installation of the Nytro MegaRAID Card 2 5 Detailed Installation of the Nytro MegaRAID Card This section provides detailed instructions for installing your Nytro MegaRAID card 1 Unpack the Nytro MegaRAID card Unpack and remove your Nytro MegaRAID card Inspect it for damage If it appears damaged or if any of the following items are missing contact your LSI Customer and Technical Support representative The Nytro MegaRAID card is shipped with the following items AUSB thumb drive containing Nytro MegaRAID drivers for supported operating systems an electronic version of this user s guide and links to other related documentation Alicense agreement Warranty information 2 Prepare the server Turn off the power to the server and disconnect the AC power cord Remove the server cover Refer to the server docum
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4. and UL flammability rating Because these boards are installed in a PCle bus slot all voltages are less than the SELV 42 4 V limit The design and implementation of the Nytro MegaRAID cards minimizes electromagnetic emissions susceptibility to radio frequency energy and the effects of electrostatic discharge The Nytro MegaRAID cards meet the following integrated electromagnetic interference EMI compliance labels Europe CE mark Australia C Tick mark Canadian Compliance Statement ICES United States FCC Class B marked with the FCC Self Certification logo Japan VCCI Korean KCC Taiwan BSMI LSI Corporation 18 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID Card Characteristics August 2012 Nytro MegaRAID Card Certifications and Safety Characteristics The Nytro MegaRAID cards meet the following environmental directives m RoHS m WEEE The hardware complies with the following safety specifications m UL Listed I T E Accessory USA and ULc Canada Certification CB Certification Certificate includes all National Differences and shows that the product also complies with EN 60950 1 2nd Edition as well as EN 60950 1 1st Edition with all amendments LSI Corporation 19 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide August 2012 Glossary BIOS Cache Caching D device driver drive group E external SAS device Flash Fusion MPT architecture
5. levels RAID levels 1 5 6 10 50 and 60 provide data protection A set of techniques applied to drive groups to deliver higher data availability performance characteristics or both to host environments Each virtual drive must have a RAID level assigned to it Uses striping to provide high data throughput especially for large files in an environment that does not require fault tolerance Uses mirroring so that data written to one drive is simultaneously written to another drive RAID 1 is good for small databases or other applications that require small capacity but complete data redundancy Uses disk striping and parity data across all drives distributed parity to provide high data throughput especially for small random access Uses distributed parity with two independent parity blocks per stripe and disk striping A RAID 6 virtual drive can survive the loss of any two drives without losing data A RAID 6 drive group which requires a minimum of three drives is similar to a RAID 5 drive group Blocks of data and parity information are written across all drives The parity information is used to recover the data if one or two drives fail in the drive group A combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 consists of striped data across mirrored spans A RAID 10 drive group is a spanned drive group that creates a striped set from a series of mirrored drives RAID 10 allows a maximum of 8 spans You must use an even number of drives in each RAID v
6. m RAID level support for hard disk drives RAID levels 0 1 5 and 6 RAID spans 10 50 and 60 Internal drive bay support JBOD mode support LSI Corporation 5 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Overview of the LSI Nytro MegaRAID Card August 2012 1 1 2 Overview Nytro Flash module helps protect cache in the event of power fail no battery required SuperCap kit option to protect DRAM content in the event of power failure Faster rebuilds will occur due to servicing most storage requests from Nytro Flash module Compatible with existing MSM management interfaces Zero administrative overhead Configuration Scenarios You can use the Nytro MegaRAID cards in the following scenarios Low end internal SATA configuration In this configuration use the RAID card as a high end SATA SATA Il or SATA III compatible card that directly connects up to four drives or an internal expander This configuration is mostly for low end or entry servers Enclosure management is provided through an out of band 1 C bus Midrange internal SAS configuration This configuration is like an internal SATA configuration but with high end SAS drives This configuration is more suitable for low range to midrange servers The following figure illustrates a direct connect configuration The Inter IC I7C interface communicates with peripherals The external memory bus provides a 32 bit memory bus parity checking and
7. you notice any damage or if any component is missing contact LSI or your reseller support person N CAUTION Back up your data before changing your system configuration 2 Prepare the server Turn off the power to the server all drives enclosures and server components and disconnect the AC power cord Open the cabinet Follow the instructions in the server technical documentation If required replace the mounting bracket server dependent and install light pipe in the Life upper position If required install optional SuperCap and external LED before installing the card in the PCle slot Dy UT ey Insert the Nytro MegaRAID card in an available PCle slot Locate an empty PCle slot that offers the maximum airflow Remove the blank bracket panel on the server chassis that aligns with the empty PCle slot Save the bracket screw if applicable Align the card to a PCle slot Press down gently but firmly to correctly seat the card in the slot The following figure illustrates how to insert the card in a PCle slot CAUTION The PCle slot must meet the 300 linear feet per minute LFPM minimum airflow requirement but N 500 LFPM is optimal for thermal performance Bracket amp Ny Ay HDD and Backplane Connectors 3 01615 00 Motherboard 7 Secure the card to the server s chassis Install the bracket screw if applicable or engage the server retention mechanism to secure the card to the server s chassis
8. E AEE NASAN AEAEE ena edans 16 3 4 Environmental Specifications 3 0esi4i c4c0 se cosas Riek weed Soa nae os od WORT aoe te ged de ae ee been eh Sea awed ae oo 18 34 1 Power Requirements jesse dias axiee cates ccstetaengurdw sean dame tails soa E AEE EEN EA ee eaeweued dies 18 3 4 2 Thermal and Atmospheric Limits 0 ccc cece cece nent ene ened ence nent teen nebo teen beeen eaeees 18 3 5 Nytro MegaRAID Card Certifications and Safety Characteristics 02 00 00 cece cee cece eee ce ne eee nent nee n ene ee ene eeeeneneees 18 Glossary sonerie tak ys a eee ONS pace tele eee Ie Tas ne tan ou AANEREN E E dada We eee Nine E ee ee aS Se oa eed 20 LSI Corporation afe LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Overview of the LSI Nytro MegaRAID Card August 2012 Overview Chapter 1 Overview of the LSI Nytro MegaRAID Card 1 1 Overview This document is the primary reference and user s guide for the LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card based on the LSI 6Gb s SAS SATA RAID On a Chip device This document contains complete installation instructions for the Nytro MegaRAID card and includes the cards specifications The LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card is a combination of LSI proven MegaRAID controller coupled with built in Flash modules to be used as data cache devices with the help of LSI CacheCade software The Nytro MegaRAID card for direct attached storage DAS is designed to accel
9. H HDD host internal SAS device Internal Drive Bay Glossary Acronym for Basic Input Output System Software that provides basic read write capability Usually kept as firmware ROM based The system BIOS on the motherboard of a computer boots and controls the system The BIOS on your host adapter acts as an extension of the system BIOS Fast memory that holds recently accessed data Use of cache memory speeds subsequent access to the same data When data is read from or written to main memory a copy is also saved in cache memory with the associated main memory address The cache memory software monitors the addresses of subsequent reads to see if the required data is already stored in cache memory If it is already in cache memory a cache hit it is read from cache memory immediately and the main memory read is aborted or not started If the data is not cached a cache miss it is fetched from main memory and saved in cache memory The process of using a high speed memory buffer to speed up a computer system s overall read write performance The cache can be accessed at a higher speed than a drive subsystem To improve read performance the cache usually contains the most recently accessed data as well as data from adjacent drive sectors To improve write performance the cache can temporarily store data in accordance with its write back policies A program that allows a microprocessor through the operating system to direct the ope
10. Overview These cards address the growing demand for increased data throughput in database applications cloud computing and data centers These cards provide m A four lane mini SAS connector for internal disk connection to 6 0 Gb s SAS SATA hard disk drives or internal drive bay connection Aneight lane PCI Express 2 0 host interface Nytro Flash module up to 1TB capacity 2 Nytro Flash modules Flash volumes for caching Nytro Flash modules automatically configured to single Nytro cache drive by default Existing and new Nytro cache drives automatically assigned for caching Optional SuperCap connection to protect DRAM content in the event of power failure Caching lightens the HDD load so that HDD RAID rebuilds complete faster and removes traditional HDD head wear from accessing small block requests typical in database environments The Nytro MegaRAID card provides accelerated performance and improved manageability to MegaRAID with its two embedded Nytro Flash modules The Nytro MegaRAID card uses Nytro Flash memory in front of the connected hard disk drive HDD volumes to create high capacity and high performance acceleration cache pools The Nytro MegaRAID card is based on the LSISAS2208 RAID On a Chip ROC This device is compliant with the Fusion MPT architecture and provides a PCI Express x8 interface The Nytro MegaRAID card provides enterprise class data protection and transparent performance acceleration to
11. SAS Hardware Installation August 2012 2 6 10 RAID Cache Protection Kit Optional Install the SAS devices SATA devices or both in the host server case Refer to the documentation for the devices for any pre installation configuration requirements Connect the RAID card to the devices Use SAS cables to connect SAS devices SATA devices or both to the Nytro MegaRAID card See Section 2 7 SAS Device Cables and Connectors for information about connecting the card to drives System throughput problems can occur if the SAS cables are not the correct type Turn on the power to the server Reinstall the server cover and reconnect the AC power cords Turn power on to the host server Make sure that the power is turned on to the SAS devices SATA devices or both before or at the same time that the power is turned on to the host server If the computer is powered up before these devices the devices might not be recognized During boot a BIOS message appears The firmware takes several seconds to initialize The configuration utility prompt times out after several seconds The second portion of the BIOS message shows the Nytro MegaRAID card number firmware version and cache SDRAM size The numbering of the cards follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the host motherboard Run the WebBIOS Configuration Utility Run the WebBIOS Configuration Utility to configure the drive groups and the virtual drives When the message Press CTRL H f
12. chip select signals for pipelined synchronous burst static random access memory PSBRAM non volatile static random access memory NVSRAM and Flash ROM The card can connect to an internal drive bay that uses an expander Figure 2 Example of an Nytro MegaRAID Card with Direct Connect Application 32 Bit Memory AddressiData Flash ROM ooy gy PSBRAM SAS SATA Device i NVSRAM E 2 SASISATA Device 4 SAS rc J Interface PCI Express _ Pc z gt RAID Controller SAS SATA Device __ m SAS SATA Device Nytro Flash Module y Nytro Flash Module 8 PCI Express Interface 32 Bit S 9143q VLVS SVS s3943 VLVS SVS Memory AddressiData Flash ROM ep PSBRAM NVSRAM Pc SASBATA Devices lt _ Internal Drive Bay SAS nits with gt gt PCIExpress e Pe SAS SATA Devices S SAS Expander 4 RAID Controller Nytro Flash Module i Nytro Flash Module 8 PCI Express Interface SAS SATA Devices SAS SATA Devices LSI Corporation 6 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Overview of the LSI Nytro MegaRAID Card August 2012 1 2 Support Support For assistance with installing configuring or running your Nytro MegaRAID card contact LSI Technical Support Click the followi
13. controlled by the MegaSR controller One virtual drive can be created on an array a maximum of eight if no other virtual drives are already created on the MegaSR controller or you can create eight arrays with one virtual drive each However on RAID10 you can create only one virtual drive on a particular array LSI Corporation 21 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Glossary August 2012 ROC S SAS device SATA SuperCap VD RAID On a Chip Any device that conforms to the SAS standard and is attached to the SAS bus by a SAS cable This includes SAS RAID controllers host adapters and SAS peripherals Acronym for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment A physical storage interface standard SATA is a serial link that provides point to point connections between devices The thinner serial cables allow for better airflow within the system and permit smaller chassis designs SuperCap has reference to a module containing many capacitors Sometimes called SuperCap Super Capacitors and Ultra Capacitors Also called RAID Cache Protector and RAID CaseVault Virtual Drive A storage unit created by a RAID controller from one or more drives Although a virtual drive can be created from several drives it is seen by the operating system as a single drive Depending on the RAID level used the virtual drive can retain redundant data in case of a drive failure LSI Corporation 22 Nae Lsis Storage Net
14. direct attached SCSI storage volumes The card provides reliability high performance and fault tolerant drive subsystem management Performance acceleration is powered by intelligent caching using the onboard Nytro Flash module NOTE You need to carefully assess any decision to mix SAS drives and SATA drives within the same virtual drive J VD Although you can mix drives this practice is strongly discouraged because the drives have different performance and reliability characteristics Key Features and Benefits of the Nytro MegaRAID Card Automatic self starting and self configuring Supports Read and Write caching Transparent to applications file systems OSs and device drivers Provides an economical solution for accelerating applications by storing frequently accessed data on low latency Nytro Flash modules while existing SAS or SATA connected hard drives to achieve a balance of performance and cost savings m Uses Nytro Flash module reducing compatibility issues Specialized server off load processors include the LSISAS2208 dual core RAID on Chip process and two LSI SandForce SF 2582 Nytro Flash modules MD2 Low profile 6 6 X 2 536 x8 PCI Express 2 0 host interface RAID level support for Nytro Flash modules as RAID 0 or RAID 1 RAID1 is enabled when the user enables the write back mode of the cache Oninitial power up the card auto configures as Nytro Cache Drive Group 0 RAID 1 Write Back configuration
15. e Nytro MegaRAID USB thumb drive which contains links to the drivers and documentation The necessary cables SAS drives or SATA drives RAID Cache Protection Kit Optional A Phillips screwdriver Installation and Configuration Overview The Nytro MegaRAID card contains an Auto Configuration utility in the onboard firmware When the card is powered up for the first time the Nytro Flash module are automatically configurated as a Nytro Cache Drive Group 0 RAID 1 write back configuration If this configuration is what you want the card is ready to be used after you install the operating system drivers If you want to change the configuration there are different way and utilities to use to configure your system Figure 3 Installation Flowchart provides a quick overview of the different setup configurations and utilities This chapter of this document explains how to install the card into your system For software setup and configuration see the Nytro MegaRAID Software User Guide LSI Corporation 8 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation August 2012 Hardware and Software Installation Overview 2 3 Hardware and Software Installation Overview The following flowchart shows the steps necessary to configure your Nytro MegaRAID card and RAID system Figure 3 Installation Flowchart Installation Overview Install card e Connect optional HDDs e Connect optional SuperCap e Power u
16. e configuration options and how to set them on your Nytro MegaRAID card LSI Corporation 13 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID Card Characteristics August 2012 Flash Memory Capacity Chapter 3 Nytro MegaRAID Card Characteristics 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 All of the Nytro MegaRAID cards contain the same connectors and headers Therefore there is only one board illustration and description given in this chapter Flash Memory Capacity The differences between the Nytro MegaRAID cards are the amount of Flash memory as shown in the following table Table 2 Nytro MegaRAID Board Sizes Nytro MegaRAID Card Flash Capacity Nytro MegaRAID8100 4i 128 GB Nytro MegaRAID8110 4i 256 GB Nytro MegaRAID8120 4i 1TB LEDs The Nytro MegaRAID card contain two surface mounted LEDs and two headers for LEDs Dirty Cache LED Header J1 J1 is an optional two pin header for connecting an LED to indicate a write command is pending This LED is know as Write Pending LED Use this LED with the write back cache feature The dirty cache signal is driven by GPIO 5 of the LSISAS2208 The table below shows how to connect an LED to the J1 header Table 3 Dirty Cache Header J1 Pin Name Description 1 DIRTY_PU Anode of LED 2 DIRTY Cathode of LED Illustration of how to connect the LED E LSI Corporation LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro Me
17. ease or use of a product or service from LSI Corporation convey a license under any patent rights copyrights trademark rights or any other of the intellectual property rights of LSI Corporation or of third parties LSI products are not intended for use in life support appliances devices or systems Use of any LSI product in such applications without written consent of the appropriate LSI officer is prohibited Corporate Headquarters Milpitas CA 800 372 2447 Document Number DB15 000967 01 Copyright 2012 LSI Corporation All Rights Reserved Email Website globalsupport lsi com www lsi com LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Table of Contents August 2012 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview of the LSI Nytro MegaRAID Card 0 0 cece ccc cece nen renee een e teen nee n ene eben e een ene aee 4 11 OVERMVIOW iia tice ieee E abe AEEA od SOE A he daa AAEE ead alas manade daang ened EET e Nee rom aaa Name eme MNES 4 1 1 1 Key Features and Benefits of the Nytro MegaRAID Card 0 cece eee c cence ene n eee ence eee tenet eneneeneneeas 5 TAZ Configuration Scenarios seepran e ccave er cesanded ohne vas saeees See ENEA see hee paeaa meds anew E E EEE Ree AAE 6 12 SUPPOME isc cncrdss ewig T ar ECAN VEEN AEN EE stele gmanae dys SENTA EE TOE TEE EENE ETE EEN eam NEE ee Es DEE 7 Chapter 2 Nytro MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation 0 0 cece cece cence eee nnn eee tenet b eee been e
18. entation for instructions Before you install the card make sure that the computer is disconnected from the power and from any networks Open the cabinet Follow the instructions in the server technical documentation If required replace the mounting bracket server dependent and install light pipe in the Life upper position If required install optional SuperCap and external LED before installing the card in the PCle slot Oy Te N Insert the Nytro MegaRAID card Locate an empty PCle slot that offers the maximum airflow Remove the blank bracket panel on the server chassis that aligns with the empty PCle slot Save the bracket screw if applicable Align the card to a PCle slot Press down gently but firmly to correctly seat the card in the slot Secure the bracket to the computer chassis with the bracket screw The following figure illustrates the installation of a Nytro MegaRAID card in a PCI Express slot NOTE Some PCle slots support PCle graphics cards only if a Nytro MegaRAID card is installed on those PCle Y slots it will not function CAUTION The PCle slot must meet the 300 linear feet per minute LFPM minimum airflow requirement but A 500 LFPM is optimal for thermal performance Figure 4 Example of a Nytro MegaRAID Board Installation in a PCI Express Slot Bracket 3_01615 00 Edge of PCI Express Motherboard LSI Corporation 11 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID
19. erate applications with RAID performance from DAS combined with intelligent caching using Nytro Flash modules The Nytro MegaRAID card increases the storage performance up to 30x but retains the current investment in DAS Using intelligent caching algorithms to help identify application hot data the frequently accessed data is stored and accessed from Flash enabling the lowest possible latency The following figure illustrates the flow of data on the Nytro MegaRAID card Figure 1 Data Flow on a Nytro MegaRAID Card HDD HDD HDD HDD DAS Nytro MegaRAID Cold Controller alo Nytro 5 oma LSI SS Maran o Tiimi tro Flash Module Operating System ATTENTION Convention of usage of important terms A Nytro Cache This term refers to the Nytro Flash module is used for user data cache called Nytro Cache SSD This term refers to external SSDs LSI offers a family of Nytro MegaRAID cards that provides enterprise proven performance acceleration and data protection for direct attach storage DAS The differences between the Nytro MegaRAID cards are the amount of Flash memory as shown in the following table Table 1 Nytro MegaRAID Board Sizes Nytro MegaRAID Card Flash Capacity Nytro MegaRAID8100 4i 128 GB Nytro MegaRAID8110 4i 256 GB Nytro MegaRAID8120 4i 1TB LSI Corporation 24s LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Overview of the LSI Nytro MegaRAID Card August 2012 1 1 1
20. gaRAID Card Characteristics August 2012 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 5 3 3 3 3 1 Connectors Activity LED Header J4 J4 is a two pin header for connecting an LED to indicate drive activity This activity signal is a logical combination of the GPIO 16 and GPIO 20 pins on the LSISAS2208 device Activity on either port causes the activity LED to turn on The table below shows how to connect an LED to the J4 header Table 4 Pin Name Description 1 D_ACTIVE_PU Anode of LED 2 D_ACTIVE Cathode of LED Illustration of how to connect the LED The CR3 LED is mounted on the surface of the controller board This LED is Green in color and it indicates the LSISAS2208 device is alive See Figure 7 for the location of the CR3 LED Heartbeat LED Life Status LED The CR2 LED is mounted on the surface of the controller board This LED is bicolor RED or GREEN and it indicates the life status of the Nytro Flash modules See Figure 7 for the location of the CR2 LED LEDs on the Backside of the board CRB1 Orange LED fault LED CRB2 Blue LED Status LED whether off loading or not CRB3 Green LED power Connectors This section describes the connectors and headers on the Nytro MegaRAID card RAID Cache Protection Module Connector J3 J3 is for the connection for the RAID Cache Protection module The module comes in the optional RAID Cache Protection kit NUR SCMO0 1 The kit comes complete including a mou
21. irtual drive in the span The RAID 1 virtual drives must have the same stripe size RAID 10 provides high data throughput and complete data redundancy but uses a larger number of spans A combination of RAID 0 and RAID 5 uses distributed parity and disk striping A RAID 50 drive group is a spanned drive group in which data is striped across multiple RAID 5 drive groups RAID 50 works best with data that requires high reliability high request rates high data transfers and medium to large capacity NOTE Having virtual drives of different RAID levels such as RAID 0 and RAID 5 in the same drive group is not allowed For example if an existing RAID 5 virtual drive is created out of partial space in an array the next virtual drive in the array has to be RAID 5 only A combination of RAID 0 and RAID 6 uses distributed parity with two independent parity blocks per stripe in each RAID set and disk striping A RAID 60 virtual drive can survive the loss of two drives in each of the RAID 6 sets without losing data RAID 60 works best with data that requires high reliability high request rates high data transfers and medium to large capacity NOTE The MegaSR controller supports the standard RAID levels RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 The MegasSR controller comes in two variants SCU and AHCI both supporting a maximum of eight physical drives A maximum of eight virtual drives can be created using RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 only and
22. itions and pin numbers conform to the PCle specification Physical Characteristics The Nytro MegaRAID cards are 6 6 in x 2 7 in and are low profile boards The component height on the top and bottom of the cards are in accordances with the PCle specification LSI Corporation LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID Card Characteristics August 2012 3 3 8 1 3 3 8 2 Connectors Figure 7 Nytro MegaRAID Card Layout CRB2 LED CRB3 LED CRB1 LED CR2 LED i PAR s l LSI bi a AD CR3 LED 3_01612 00 S W Note CRB1 CRB2 and CRB3 LEDs are located in the back of this controller card Board LEDs m Front side of card CR2 Bicolor RED GREEN LED that indicates the status and life STS LFE of the Nytro Flash modules CR3 Green LED that indicates the heartbeat HB of the LSISAS2208 device m Back side of card CRB1 Orange LED that indicates a fault CRB2 Blue LED that indicates a status whether off loading or not CBR3 Green LED that indicates power is on Connectors and Headers J1 Dirty Cache LED Header J2 LSI Test Header J3 SuperCap S CAP Module Connector Option kit NMR SCM01 J4 Activity ACT Header J5 Serial UARTO J6 Modular RAID key header there is no hardware key J7 Mini SAS 4i connector SFF 8087 J8 Nytro Flash module connector J9 Nytro Flash module connector J10 LSI Test Header J11 Host PCle in
23. ne t ee enenee 8 DZ Requirements aieri aaa sath al ewe E wh ie GN earanccu dena aN EEES Sey A O EE gine pana breed EEE oA ENEA 8 2 2 Installation and Configuration Overview 6 cece cnn n een n needed e nen Eee e een e eee e bene teen bene teeeees 8 2 3 Hardware and Software Installation Overview 6 cece cnc ee ne nee enn e nent nent n este teen teen tebe een eeeee 9 2 4 Quick Installation of the Nytro MegaRAID Card cece ccc cc ecenee nnn nen n need nen cnet denen ene teen een een ees 10 2 5 Detailed Installation of the Nytro MegaRAID Card cece cece eee een n nen enn tenet e teeta nee e tent een een eees 11 2 6 RAID Cache Protection Kit Optional 0 cece cece cece een e een nner n enn n eben tenet bene teense een eee eeeenes 12 2 7 SAS Device Cables and COnnNeCtOls caecenwcak cis eidlssuinin vier sade EEEE auaieitelelagead nadie teule des edadabbeueea baa addenenansagdas 13 2 8 After Installing the Nytro MegaRAID Card 0 cece cece cece ne een n nn ene nee e need deen ent eee ene t bene e enone 13 Chapter 3 Nytro MegaRAID Card Characteristics 00 cece ccc cc e ee en eee tener nee nee n tence nen een eee canteen e ante aes 14 3 1 Flash Memory Capacity rrearen es sends eusa E ENDERR oy caidas nd AEEA DEE E SARINE ELELEE AELA 14 3 2 WEDS eion en ESEE EE E EE E GOR VA EEE E E E O E T ERES 14 3 2 1 Dirty Cache LED Header JI erseniini se ireren i AEE EAE EEE TEENA EEEE ETE
24. ng link to access the LSI Technical Support page for storage and board support http www lsi com support storage tech_support index html From this page you can email or call Technical Support or submit a new service request and view its status N NOTE Record your controller serial number in a safe location in case you need to contact LSI E mail http www lsi com support email Pages default aspx Support Request http www lsi com support Pages submitsupportrequest aspx Telephone Support http www lsi com support Pages call us aspx 1 800 633 4545 North America 00 800 5745 6442 International N NOTE The international toll free number does not require country specific access codes Documents and Downloads http www lsi com support Pages downloads aspx k LSI Corporation 27s LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation August 2012 Requirements Chapter 2 Nytro MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation 2 1 2 2 Requirements The following items are required to install a Nytro MegaRAID card A Nytro MegaRAID card A host server with an available x8 PCI Express 2 0 slot NOTE This card also work in PCI Express first generation slots The PCI Express software is backward N compatible with previous revisions of the PCI bus and the PCI X bus This card will have reduced performance if you use it in the first or second generation PCI bus Th
25. nnectors The figure below illustrates the cable necessary for connecting SAS or SATA drives to the Nytro MegaRAID card Also the cable necessary to connect the Nytro MegaRAID card to an internal drive bay Figure 6 Internal SAS cables for Connecting SAS or SATA devices Internal Drive Bay gt Connector HDD and Backplane Connectors 3_01613 00 After Installing the Nytro MegaRAID Card After you install the Nytro MegaRAID card and power up your system firmware on the card automatically configures the card You can view the configuration and change the configuration using firmware on the card For your operating system to communicate with your Nytro MegaRAID card you need to install a driver that matches your OS The drivers perform these functions m They support the PCI Express protocol m They support multiple RAID storage adapters m They provide the ability to see newly configured logical drives in the configuration software utility without rebooting the system They permit the random deletion of logical drives that were created by using Nytro MegaRAID Storage Manager refer to the MegaRAID Software User Guide for more information m They support the use of the remaining array capacity by Nytro MegaRAID Storage Manager The Nytro MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide provides detailed installation instructions for operating system drivers The Nytro MegaRAID Software User Guide instructs you on th
26. nting bracket The purpose of the RAID Cache Protection module is to protect DRAM content on power failure LSI Corporation 15 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID Card Characteristics August 2012 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 3 3 6 3 3 7 3 3 8 Connectors UART Connector J5 The UART connector debug port requires a special cable and LSI support to gather detailed Input Output Controller IOC status Table 5 The Nytro MegaRAID Card UART Pinout Pin Function 1 UARTO_TX 2 Ground 3 UARTO_RX 4 3 3V Modular RAID Key Header J6 J6 is a two pin header that provides for connecting a modular RAID Key board for upgrades There is no Modular RAID Key SAS SATA Connector J7 The Nytro MegaRAID card support 6Gb s SAS SATA connection through connector J7 SATA or SAS device are connected directly to the card or though an expander The cards contain one mini SAS 4i connectors SFF 8087 that contains four SAS ports Flash Module Connectors J8 and J9 Connectors J8 and J9 are used to connect the Nytro Flash modules to the Nytro MegaRAID card LSI Test Header J10 This header is reserved for LSI testing purposes PCle Connector J11 The Nytro MegaRAID card supports a x8 PCle interface The PCle host interface connection is through the edge connector J11 which provides connections on both the top J11B and bottom J11A of the board The signal defin
27. or WebBIOS appears on the screen immediately press CTRL H to run the utility Install the operating system driver Nytro MegaRAID cards can operate under various operating systems To operate under these operating systems you must install the software drivers The Nytro MegaRAID Device Driver Installation User Guide provides information on how to install and use the drivers Be sure to use the latest service packs provided by the operating system manufacturer and to review the readme file that accompanies the driver RAID Cache Protection Kit Optional The RAID Cache Protection Kit NMR SCM01 contains a RAID Cache Protection module and a mounding bracket The RAID Cache Protection module contains a super capacitor that supplies enough power to offload the DRAM cache data in the event of a power failure Below is a picture of the RAID Cache Protection module that plugs into the Nytro MegaRAID card at connector J3 For details on the location of J3 connector see Figure 7 Nytro MegaRAID Card Layout Figure 5 RAID Cache Protection Module A CAUTION DO NOT Hot Plug the SuperCap when there is power to the card or when there is existing charge on the SuperCap doing so my cause damage to both the card and the SuperCap LSI Corporation 12 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation August 2012 2 7 2 8 SAS Device Cables and Connectors SAS Device Cables and Co
28. p system e Nytro MegaRAID Card Auto Configures e At end of BIOS Load Make a selection Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt Press nothing and To enter card To enter card Windows or OS WebBIOS Pre boot MegaCLlI starts e Monitor e Monitor e Configure e Configure e Scan etc e Scan etc Re boot system Re boot system System goes to System goes to Windows or OS Windows or OS For Windows Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Locate and install Nytro MegaRAID Driver for your Operating System Install MegaRAID Storage Manager MSM Utility onto your system Use MSM to configure the Nytro MegaRAID card and RAID system Installation of hardware and software is complete To restart WebBIOS To restart MegaCLI To restart MSM Restart Computer Restart Computer Click on MSM Icon Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt LSI Corporation 9 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID SAS Hardware Installation August 2012 Quick Installation of the Nytro MegaRAID Card 2 4 Quick Installation of the Nytro MegaRAID Card Use the following steps to install of your Nytro MegaRAID card These steps are for experienced computer users or installers 1 Unpack the card and inspect it for damage Unpack the card in a static free environment and follow good antistatic grounding procedures Remove the card from the antistatic bag and carefully inspect the device for damage If
29. ration of a peripheral device A group of physical drives that combines the storage space on the drives into a single segment of storage space A hot spare drive does not actively participate in a drive group A SAS device installed outside the computer cabinet These devices are connected using specific types of shielded cables Nytro Flash module that is 100x to 1000x faster than hard drives yet provides non volatility Flash memory does not have the mechanical limitations and latencies of hard drives so a Nytro Flash module is attractive when considering speed noise power consumption and reliability An acronym for Fusion Message Passing Technology architecture Fusion MPT consists of several main elements Fusion MPT firmware the Fibre Channel and SCSI hardware and the operating system level drivers that support these architectures Fusion MPT architecture offers a single binary operating system driver that supports both Fibre Channel and SCSI devices Hard disk drive The computer system in which a RAID controller is installed It uses the RAID controller to transfer information to and from devices attached to the SCSI bus A SAS device installed inside the computer cabinet These devices are connected by using a shielded cable A bay internal the case and usually used for hard disk drives that do not require any access by the user LSI Corporation 20 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Glossary A
30. terface connector LSI Corporation 17 LSI Nytro MegaRAID Application Acceleration Card User Guide Nytro MegaRAID Card Characteristics August 2012 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 2 3 5 Environmental Specifications Environmental Specifications Power Requirements The following table lists the maximum power requirements for the Nytro MegaRAID cards under normal operation Table 6 Maximum Power Requirements Card Model Nominal Power Operating Range Nytro MegaRAID8100 4i lessthan25W 0 Cto45 C Nytro MegaRAID8110 4i less than 25 W 0 C to 45 C Nytro MegaRAID8120 4i less than 25 W 0 C to 45 C Thermal and Atmospheric Limits The atmospheric limits for the Nytro MegaRAID cards are as follows m Temperature range 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F dry bulb m Relative humidity range Non operating 20 to 95 Operating 20 to 80 Maximum dew point temperature 32 C 89 6 F a Minimum airflow 300 linear feet per minute The following limits define the storage and transit environment for the Nytro MegaRAID cards m Temperature range 45 C to 105 C 49 F to 221 F dry bulb m Relative humidity range 5 percent to 90 percent noncondensing Nytro MegaRAID Card Certifications and Safety Characteristics All Nytro MegaRAID cards meet or exceed the requirements of UL flammability rating 94V 0 Each bare board is marked with the supplier s name or trademark type
31. ugust 2012 M main memory MSM P PCI Express PCle peripheral devices PSBRAM R RAID RAID levels RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 RAID 50 RAID 60 The part of computer memory that is directly accessible by the CPU usually synonymous with RAM MegaRAID Storage Manager software Acronym for peripheral component interconnect Express A high performance local bus specification that allows the connection of devices directly to computer memory PCI Express is a two way serial connection that transfers data on two pairs of point to point data lines PCI Express goes beyond the PCI specification in that it is intended as a unifying I O architecture for various systems desktops workstations mobile server communications and embedded devices A piece of hardware such as a video monitor drive printer or CD ROM used with a computer and under the control of the computer SCSI peripherals are controlled through a SAS MegaRAID SAS RAID controller host adapter Pipelined synchronous burst static random access memory Acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks originally Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks An array group of multiple independent drives managed together to yield higher reliability performance or both exceeding that of a single drive The RAID array appears to the controller as a single storage unit I O is expedited because several drives can be accessed simultaneously Redundant RAID
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