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NEC N8103-89 User's Manual

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1. a WebPAM CD ROM S ATA Array Management Software Web based Promise Array Manager 25 4
2. HDD HDD HDD PCI SCSI PCI VCCI A
3. Make sure not to locate or use the server in the place where corrosive gases sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide nitrogen dioxide chlorine ammonia ozone etc exist Also do not install it in the environment where the air or dust includes components accelerating corrosion ex sulfur sodium chloride or conductive metals There is a risk of a fire due to corrosion and shorts of an internal printed board Consult with your service representative for the location appropriate to the server Avoid installation in extreme temperature conditions OFF Immediately after the server is powered off its internal components such as hard
4. 1 1 1 HDD RAID RAID5 LD 160GB RAID5 LD 80GB 1 2 3 120GB 120GB 120GB 31 2 2 1 RAID 1 RAID5 LD 160GB RAIDO LD 120GB HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 120GB 120GB 120GB 2 2 RAID 2 RAID5 LD 240GB RAID1 LD 40GB RAID1 LD 40GB HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 120GB 120GB 120GB 120GB 2 3 HDD RAID5 LD 240GB RAID5 LD 80GB HDD 2 HDD 3 120GB 120GB 120GB 120GB 32
5. HDD vA HDD 3 2 HDD HDD RAID1 RAID5 RAID10 3 3 3 HDD HDD
6. 5 2 PCI PCI PCI 1 PCI 2 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 1 2 PCI PCI PCI BQ 5 3 1 PCI
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8. 1 OS a FastBuild Utility O CD ROM S ATA Array Management Software N8103 89 SATA 2 OS PCI PCI gt
9. FastBuild Utility Halt On Error Disable 5 4 VAN 3 1 OFF ON OS OFF 2 SATA 1I2C LED SATA SATA SATA
10. 3 1 1 WebPAM va 2 20 80 SATA 4 SATA Signal 7pin 64MB PCI PCI2 3 PCI 32Bit 66MHz PCI 266MB sec Serial ATA Generation1 150MB sec RAID 0 1 5 10 1 HDD 4 1 HDD1 8 PCI 121 x180 x22 nm
11. 3 Contents Ghapter1 0OvervieW so rR 1244 55 1 Notes on Use Always Follow These Notes uitiaetteeeteetnnneeneeeeeee 55 1 1 Installation Of WeDPAM cccccecccscecceeeeceneeeeeeeenaeeeeeeseaeaeeeeesceneeeeeeeseeeaeeeesesneieeeeeeseees 55 1 2 Preventive Maintenance by Media Patrol Synchronization 55 2 SPeCitiCatlon ciiicv beta eel CT RAN deh aia eee eee 56 3 Features of Disk Array Controller ui 57 4 Names and Functions of SeCtions cccccececcecceeeeeeceeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeseaeeeeeesencaeeeetesseuseeeeeeseteeeees 58 5 Hardware Setup sayeth ccecrtiets NC 60 bls Prepare for S tup sR RE EE y _ YE 61 5 2 Selecting and Installing Bracket uit 62 5 3 Installing the Disk Array Controller cccccceceeeeeececeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeesenaeeeeeesesueeeeeeseneenees 63 5 4 Connecting LED and SATA Cabl
12. BSMI Statement FRE QE RA ATER gt xiii This Manual Ald Windows The guide is intended for persons who are familiar with operating systems including Windows and fundamental operations of general purpose I O devices including the keyboard and mouse gt Text Conventions 3 The following conventions are used throughout this User s Guide For safety symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier
13. HDD HDD RAID1 RAID5 RAID10 HDD HDD RAIDO0 HDD Bad Sector List BSL HDD
14. op SS S amp S S amp S SS SA XJ SS SS S S amp S I 29 5 FastBuild Utility 1 FastBuild Utility FastBuild Utility 1 1 e HDD e HDD e m RAID m Stripe Block m Fast Initialize m Gigabyte Boundary m Cache Mode e e Halt On Error e m 1 HDD 2
15. a HDD ae WebPAM CD ROM S ATA Array Management Software Web based Promise Array Manager 3 Synchronizattion RAID1 RAID5 RAID10
16. a N8103 93 SATA 5 4 LED SATA LED HDD LED LED PCI SATA SATA Port SATA HDD LED LED LED 1 SATA f LED LED 2
17. a X OK NN a rv a 2 SATA 0 V Y U SATA NB I2C 15 2 RAID RAID 1 RAID 1 1 RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
18. HDD Web based Promise Array Manager WebPAM 3 1 1 WebPAM rv 49 3 Configuration on Disk COD m a 3 1 Configuration on Disk COD Configuration on Disk COD HDD
19. The product is not intended for integration with or control of facilities or equipment that may affect human life or that require a high degree of reliability such as medical equipment nuclear power facilities or instruments aerospace instruments transportation facilities or instruments NEC does not assume any liability for accidents resulting in injury or death or for any damages to property that may occur as a result of using the product in such facilities equipment or control systems Do not use the server if any smoke odor or noise is present OFF AC If smoke odor or noise is present immediately turn off the server and disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet then contact your service representative Using the server in such conditions may cause a fire Keep needles or metal objects away from the s
20. lt About data on the hard disk Be sure to take appropriate measures not to leak important data e g customers information or companies management information on the removed hard disk to any third parties Data seems to be erased when you empty Recycle Bin of Windows or execute the format command of the operating system However the actual data remains written on the hard disk Data not erased completely may be restored by special software and used for unexpected purposes It is strongly recommended that the software or service both available at stores for data erasure should be used in order to avoid the trouble explained above For details on data erasure ask your sales representative NEC assumes no liability for data leakage if the product is transferred to third party without erasing the data To transfer or sell any software application that comes with the product to a third party the following requirements must be satisfied
21. 1 1 EHS PC HDD HDD HDD m PCI SCSI PCI 1 OS POWER OF F 4
22. HDD RAID HDD 1 HDD HDD 1 HDD HDD RAID HDD 1 2 RAID RAID RAID
23. 22 cia HDD HDD HDD HDD HDD 90 23 2 Media Patro HDD amp
24. 1 52 i xvi 53 106 Congratulations for your purchase of the Disk Array Controller The User s Guide describes how to install and use the N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA correctly and safely Read the guide thoroughly before handling it In addition refer to this manual when you want to know how to use it or some malfunction occurs Always keep the manual at hand so that you can see it as soon as possible if necessary For the server in which the disk array controller is installed refer to the User s Guide of the server Read Notes on Use carefully before handling the disk array controller This User s Guide is written in both Japanese and English For Japanese refer to pages i to 52 For English refer to pages i to xvi and 53 to 106 Keep this User s Guide at hand for quick reference at anytime necessary Be sure to read this section carefully A NOTES ON USE Alway
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26. HDD The device failure due to shock or thermal changes as well as operator s misconduct may cause loss of data To avoid loss of data NEC recommends that you should make a back up copy of your valuable data on a regular basis Transportation 1 To transport the product remove the product from the server and put it in the shipping carton along with accessories according to Chapter 1 Maintenance Parts The holding period of maintenance parts of the BBU is five years from the truncation of manufacturing xvi Abbreviations Formal title Abbreviation N8103 89 SATA this manual N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA User s Guide N8103 89 SA
27. Write Thru HDD Write Back 46 10 11 12 Devices Assignments HDD EH J HDD lt Space gt Assignmentl N gt Y HDD lt Ct gt lt Y gt Fast Init ON Fast Initialization lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt Fast Initialization lt Esc gt Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks lt Press Ctrl Y Key if y
28. HDD Extent 1 Extent 2 HDD 30 1 2 OS Web based Promise Array Manager WebPAM Free HDD CHA Free WebPAM BLES
29. Q HDD HDD HDD gt Q SATA HDD HDD HDD 52 3 HDD gt 4 HDD gt HDD a RAID RAIDO RAIDO HDD WebPAM
30. HDD HDD a PCI HDD 2 m N8154 01 HDD S ATA N8154 09 HDD SATA2 2 BO ay Ne 7 4 Le Ka Ea 1 4 Port 1 4 SATA 2 4 1 3 HW REV XXX N8103 93 SATA I2C I2C N N NEC N8103 89 HDD LED DI
31. UY a a Use only interface cables authorized by NEC and locate a proper device and connector before connecting a cable Using an unauthorized cable or connecting a cable to an improper destination may cause a short circuit resulting in a fire Also observe the following notes on using and connecting an interface cable Do not step on the cable Do not place any object on the cable Do not use the server with loose cable connections Do not use any damaged cable connector Make sure the cable is securely locked with screw Nite PEJO gt gt Do not use or store the product in the place where corrosive gases exist
32. Make sure to provide this manual along with the product to a third party HDD g HDD Windows Linux HDD
33. OS KE AE 1 g cv XS 7 1 A C0 1 iN DISK ACCESS 28 2 HDD HDD HDD HDD HDD SATA HDD HDD
34. Keep animals away from the server containing the product Pet s discharges or fur may enter the server and cause a fire or electric shock PHS Do not use a cellular phone or a pager around the server PHS OFF Turn off the cellular phone or pager near the server containing the product Radio interference may cause malfunctions of the server xii lt UC e Express5800 Serial ATA SATA
35. g g Items to be observed or points to be noted when operating the product Notice Y Items to be checked when operating the product Fry7 Check Q Q Information useful or convenient for you Tips In the Package The carton contains various accessories as well as the product itself See the packing list to make sure that you have everything and that individual components are not damaged If you find any component missing or damaged contact your sales agent XIV TransfertoThird Party
36. gt WebPAM CD ROM S ATA Array Management Software Web based Promise Array Manager 5 HDD Free gt Free WebPAM 6 a Critical gt HDD RAID RAIDO RAIDO HDD 7 gt
37. Dedicated Spare HDD va Web based Promise Array Manager WebPAM BR 3 Free Free HDD Global Spare HDD Free Free
38. Precautions against hazards are presented with the following symbols The individual symbols are defined as follows Attention Prohibited Action Mandatory Action This symbol indicates the presence of a hazard An image in the symbol illustrates the hazard type This symbol indicates prohibited actions An image in the symbol illustrates a particular prohibited action This symbol indicates mandatory actions An image in the symbol illustrates a mandatory action to avoid a particular hazard Example A Me Precaution against electric shock Example 9 Prohibition of disassembly Exam
39. Halt On Error Disable HDD Enable lt Esc gt Halt On Error Main Menu lt 4 gt Controller Configuration 2 lt Space gt lt Esc gt Main Menu IMain Menu OFF EXE se lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt De gt la 40 2 7 FastBuild Utility 1 lt Esc gt Main Menu 2 Main Menu s lt Esc gt FastBuild Utility System is going to REBOOTI Are You Sure Y Reboot Any key Back 3 FastBuild Utility lt Y gt
40. Gigabyte Boundary HDD GB GB OFF Cache Mode Write Cache Cache Mode AutoSwitch Write Back Write Thru AutoSwitch Write Back HDD Write Thru
41. A HDD ESMPRO PIEZ OS KE AR 1 n JII i HDD HDD OS T OS
42. g 1 2 3 4 5 6 19 2 3 RAID1 1 HDD 1 HDD HDD HDD HDD HDD 1 1 2 2 2 4 RAID5 RAIDO HDD HDD x x 1 x x 1
43. 2 RAID RAID 2 1 RAID amp RAID RADO HDD1 XHDD RAID1 HDD 2 HDD1 RAID5 HDD 3 HDD1 X HDD 1 RAID10 HDD 4 HDD1 X2 2 2 RAID0O HDD 1 Disk1 2 Disk2 3 Disk3 HDD RAIDO HDD
44. Do not connect any interface cable with the power cord of the server plugged to a power source OFF Make sure to power off the server and unplug the power cord from a power outlet before connecting disconnecting any interface cable to from the server If the server is off powered but its power cord is plugged to a power source touching a cable or connector may cause an electric shock or a fire resulted from a short circuit Do not use any unauthorized interface cable NEC
45. HDD HDD HDD HDD I2C I2C 3 A a8 ei HOD 4 GR lI2C N8154 01 HDD S ATA I2C g 2C 13 5 7 SATA 12C 1
46. HDD 1 HDD 1 5 HDD HDD W snanes 17 1 6 Hot Spare RAID BRO HDD HDD HDD HDD 2 Global Spare HDD
47. x x 1 HDD1 HDD 1 20 2 5 RAID10 HDD RAIDO RAID1 1 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 6 21 3 1 Rebuild HDD HDD RAID1 RAID5
48. m Assignment Free HDD g HDD HDD Assignment LD x x 4 HDD lt Esc gt Main Menu 44 5 Main Menu lt 2 gt Define LD Menu FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc 6 LD No tJ Pl lt Enter gt Define LD Menu LD No LD 1 FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc 45 Define LD Menu RAID Mode Stripe Block Fast Init Gigabyte Boundary IM NI
49. Status Functional HDD Critical HDD 1 HDD Rebuilding Off Line HDD 2 38 2 5 Delete LD Main Menu l lt 3 gt Delete LD Menu HDD3 RAIDS FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc Delete LD Menu 159866 Functional Keys Available 1 Up JY Down ESC Exit Del or Alt D Delete Delete LD
50. D SRA OFF lt Esc gt 41 3 FastBuild Utility 3 1 FastBuild Utility Yes No HDD Delete LD 2 5 Delete LD View Drive Assignments 1 Free 2 Disk Define LD 1 RAID 2 Stripe Block Fast Init ON OFF Gigabyte Boundary OFF Cache Mode 3 4 5 Controller Configuration 1 Halt On Error 42 3 2 FastBuild Utility FastBuild Utility View Drive A
51. lt Esc gt FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc View LD Definition Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status LD 1 RAID 5 4 80000 Functional Stripe Block 64 KB Cache Mode AutoSwitch Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment 1 Mas MAXTOR 6YO80MO 80001 N 2 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080MO 80001 N 3 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080M0 80001 N 4 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080M0 80001 N Any Key to Continue FastBuild Utility OS vA FastBuild Utility 21GB 10003Byte OS 1GB 10243Byte TY 14 15 FastBuild Utility 16 POST STATUS Functional HDD4 GC RAIDS FT SX4100 tm BIOS Version x x xxxx xx c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc All
52. FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc Main Menu View Drive Assignments Define LD Delete LD Controller Configuration m View Drive Assignments HDD m Define LD m Delete LD m Controller Configuration POST 35 2 3 View Drive Assignments Main Menu lt 1 gt View Drive Assignments HDD 1 QR HDD 4 2 ET RAID1 2 1
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54. gt Power Supply and Power Cord Use PNT gt gt gt gt ON Disconnect the power cord s before installing or removing the product in from the server AC AC Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power cord s from a power outlet before installing removing the product in from the server or connecting with the peripheral devices All voltage is removed only when the power cords are unplugged Do not use any damaged cable M
55. 81 x180 x22 nm 0 09kg 5V MAX 5 3W 3 3V 1 044A 3 3V 0 458A SDRAM 1 8V 0 174A 10 C 35 C 3 Serial ATA Generation MF 4 1 150MB N8103 93 SATA Write Back HDD 150MB 64MB SDRAM 1 4 SATA HDD 1 1 RAID 0 1 5 10 Write Back WebPAM ESMPRO
56. 0 SS XV Data 57 C1 0 0 XV Transportation XV Maintenance Parts kk XV Abbreviations kk xvi 1 1 1 1 1 WebPAM iR ER RR RR RR 1 1 2 tt 2 OAS Se Sects choc Poe ea ae tate Se E tied a aL ase eet Paha ee iad ONS etal Molde A Cl EAS 3 SA a ah a eee ca ac cece Mee ae el es Bc eo ea see ae dN al ana 4 Aye Oa INE AE oe ie cee E hh 5 Bel Ter Ee TRI EE 7 8 22 2 0 KKO RSSeteeeieeiikede 9 eI ETADI O EHP 10 54 LED P IVC SATA T SO etn eee enn lt 11 5 518 DD GE FI T roach Doses es Peete ei dee ees 12 9302 00 0 12 5 DO Ti EE ANT OE 13 Ja FRR YN SR 11k 15 Ai RAID CQ o e aa sso ee E ee echt Sad ce Mex E Sah ele hea heats ER 15 1 1 RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks 15 1E2 RAID ED NE ER A EE 15 1 3 Logical Drive i 16 AM TH RS eon cela cat cata ate RN 16 Mee TNT ER O sricae Sc an oaths tesa tiaat anastasia neha T 16 1 6 Hot Spare tetris unstartse chase Malton ere rakate olbeill deotetyisere c d
57. 1 HDD LED 1 J 2 3 4 LED 2 1 g a LED N8154 09 HDD SATA2 HDD SATA HDD 5 5 HDD HDD HDD 5 6 I2C Sx HDD 12C I2C 3 12C 4
58. Lamp State Description DISK ACCESS lamp green OFF Does not access to HDD Blink Accesses to HDD now Z While the disk array controller does not access to the HDDs the DISK ACCESS lamps may blink frequently This does not indicate the occurrence of a failure Notice It is caused by routine monitoring accessed by NEC ESMPRO or the disk array controller itself or periodical accesses from OS In addition due to the nature of the disk array controller the blinking period against a single access is rather long Such accesses may cause frequent blinks to occur The indications of the lamps on the server vary depending on the type of Q the server Refer to the User s Guide of the server Tips al Z N 9 pee DISK ACCESS lamp 82 2 Indications of Disk Lamps on Trays Disk lamp Indication Description Green OFF Does not access to HDD Rapid blink Access to HDD now Umber ON during start Supplies power to HDD Does not indicate that HDD is defected ON during operation Indicates that HDD is defected or SATA cable is removed If HDD is defected replace it with new one and perform rebuild process Slow blink Indicates that rebuild process is executed Without accesses the green lamp may blink frequently This does not indicate the occurrence of a failure It is caused by routine monitoring accesses by NEC ESMPRO or the disk array controller itself or periodical accesses from OS
59. Extent x HDD Extent x 2 m XY 7 37 2 4 Define LD Main Menu l lt 2 gt Define LD Menu HDD3 RAIDS5 FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status RAID 5 3 159866 Functional 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Keys Available T Up J Down ESC Exit Enter Select m LD No m RAID Mode RAID m Total Drv HDD m Capacity MB m Status
60. 1 1 2 lt De gt lt Alt gt lt D gt lt Ctr gt lt Y gt lt Esc gt Press Ctrl Y to delete the data in the disk or press any other key to abort 39 2 6 Controller Configuration Main Menu lt 4 gt FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc Adapter Configuration Options Halt On Error Disable System Resources Configuration Installed Memory Address DEDF8000 Size 64M Controller IRQ 10 ATA IO Address D800 XOR and HDMA 10 Address D400 Sequence Control 10 Address D000 Flash and SRAM Memory Address DEE00000 Keys Available lt Space Change Option ESC Exit m Halt On Error POST
61. RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID10 HDD RAID HDD RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 RAID 2 RAID 1 3 Logical Drive HDD OS HDD 4 8 HDD 4 3 1 1 1 Port 1 2 Port 2 3 Port 3 LDx x HDD Spare 4 Port 4 1 4 7 4 Parity
62. RAIDO FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc m Channel ID SATA DRIVOF v RILSSICXIMUTWVET m Drive Model HDD m Capacity HDD MB Extent 1 Extent 2 HDD HDD Extent 1 36 m Assignment HDD 7 Assignment LD x y x fy HDD Free Assignment Free 3 HDD Extent x
63. Halt On Error Operation at start Disable recommended Disconnect the defected HDD and boot the system in the critical state Enable Halt the boot process To continue the boot process press the Esc key manually Halt On Error setting procedure 1 Press the 4 key on the Main Menu to activate Controller Configuration 2 Put the cursor on the setting value and press the Space key or the arrow key 3 After changing the setting press Esc to return to the Main Menu If you turn off the power of the server without returning to the Main Menu or press Ctrl Alt Del to reboot the server after changing the setting the changing is cancelled 94 2 7 Terminating FastBuild Utility Press the Esc key to return to the Main Menu 2 If you press Esc on the Main Menu the message asking you whether FastBuild Utility may be terminated appears System is going to REBOOT Are You Sure Y Reboot Any key Back 3 To terminate FastBuild Utility press Y to reboot the server or turn off the power If not press any key such as Esc to cancel the termination 95 3 Creating Logical Drive This section describes the creation of a logical drive on FastBuild Utility 3 1 Job Flow of Creation of Logical Drives Start creation of logical drives Start FastBuild Utility Are there existing logical drives Are logical drives added Delete LD See 2 5 D
64. All provided software applications must be transferred and no backup copies must be retained Software applications must be uninstalled before transferring the product XV Disposal Dispose of the product according to all national laws and regulations HDD CD CD RW Sid It is the user s responsibility to completely erase or modify all the data stored in storage device such as hard disk backup data cartridge floppy INotice disk or any other media CD R CD RW so that the data cannot be restored Data Backup
65. 2 4 HDD RAID5 LD 240GB RAID1 LD 40GB HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 120GB 120GB 80GB 80GB 2 5 HDD iLD 120GB RAID5 LD 120GB HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 120GB 120GB 120GB 120GB 33 2 FastBuild Utility 2 1 FastBuild Utility POST lt Ctrl gt lt F gt FastBuild Utility POST FT SX4100 tm BIOS Version x x xxxx xx c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc All rights reserved Installed ECC DIMM 64M No Array is defined Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility POST lt Pause gt AN 34 2 2 Main Menu FastBuild Utility Main Menu lt 1 gt lt 4 gt lt 1 gt lt 4 gt g
66. disk drives are very hot Leave the server until its internal components fully cool down before installing removing any component gt Cleaning and Working with the Product A SSO WS WSS Do not disassemble repair or alter the server Never attempt to disassemble repair or alter the product on any occasion Failure to follow this instruction may cause an electric shock or fire as well as malfunctions of the product Disconnect the power plug before accessing inside the server OFF AC OFF Make sure to power off the server and disconnect the power plug from a AC outlet before accessing inside the server Touching any internal device of the server with its power cord connected to a power source may cause a
67. lt Space gt RAID Mode RAID RAIDS RAIDO RAID1 RAID5 RAID10 Stripe Block 64KB NA 32KB 64KB 128KB NA Fast Init OFF ON OFF Gigabyte Boundary OFF ON OFF Cache Mode AutoSwitch AutoSwitch WriteBack WriteThru RAID NA RAID Mode RAID RAID Stripe Block 64KB Fast Init ON MBR Fast Initialization HDD ON OS TONI Fast Init OS
68. In addition due to the nature of the disk array controller the blinking period against a single access is rather long Such accesses may cause frequent blinks to occur a Some servers cannot be equipped with additional HDD cages or can only be equipped with different types of additional HDD cages Contact your service representative for details Check The disk lamps are controlled by a driver The umber lamp goes on in installation of OS or every boot of the server However this does not indicate the occurrence of a fault The umber lamp goes off after OS is started to operate the driver Rebooting takes place with the lamp status at rebooting remaining unchanged Additional HDD cage Disk lamp e opge M SY SS SY SS SZ L SS SS SS SS Tray 83 Chapter 5 Creating Logical Drive This chapter describes the disk array controller configuration utility FastBuild Utility 1 Before Using FastBuild Utility Before using the FastBuild Utility see the support functions and notes described below 1 1 Support Functions a Indicating model names and capacities of HDDs a Indicating assignments of HDDs a Creating logical drive a Setting RAID level so Setting stripe block size so Setting fast initialization no Setting gigabyte boundary no Setting cache mode a Indicating setting information and status of logical drives a Deleting logical drive a Setting boot procedure at detection of err
69. RAID10 1 1 Web based Promise Array Manager WebPAM HDD CD ROM S ATA Array Management Software Web based Promise Array Manager 1 2 WebPAM 2 e HDD Ave PVE IEE HDD
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71. 3 HW label Indicates the management revision of the card REV XXX Additional battery connector The connector allows the card to be connected to an additional battery I2C connector The connector is connected with an I2C cable N code label Indicates the N code of the card NEC N8103 89 HDD LED connector The connector allows the card to be connected to the motherboard in the server in order to illuminate the DISC ACCESS lamp on the server PCI connector The connector allows the card to be connected to a PCI slot in the server 60 5 Hardware Setup Install the disk array controller in a server in the following procedure Before the installation always refer to the User s Guide of the server The job flow varies depending on the server type system configuration and existence of additional HDD cage Check the server type and device Check configuration before the installation to follow the correct flow Start setup v Prepare for setup AA Select and install bracket AA Install the disk array controller with connection of additional battery AA Connect LED and SATA cables AA Install additional HDD cage v Form SATA cable Vv Connect I2C cable k d End setup These steps are not required if the additional HDD cage is not installed 61 5 1 Prepare for setup Note the following before the setup g a Only a singl
72. 85 2 Unsupported split configurations 2 1 Configuration of logical drives in different RAID levels 1 Disk array controller RAID5 LD size 160GB RAIDO LD size 120GB 120GB 120GB 120GB 2 2 Configuration of logical drives in different RAID levels 2 Disk array controller RAIDS LD size 240GB RAID1 oa WA LD size 40GB OGE 40GB LD size 40GB HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 120GB 120GB 120GB 120GB 2 3 Configuration of logical drives created by the different number of HDDs Disk array controller RAID5 LD size 240GB RAID5 LD size 80GB HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 120GB 120GB 120GB 120GB 86 2 4 Configuration of logical drives created by HDDs of different capacities Disk array controller RAIDS LD size 240GB RAID1 LD size 40GB HDD 1 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 120GB 120GB 80GB 80GB 2 5 Configuration of logical drives created by different HDDs Disk array controller iLD size 120GB RAID5 LD size 120GB HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4 120GB 120GB 120GB 120GB 87 2 Starting and Menus of FastBuild Utility 2 1 Starting FastBuild Utility When the POST screen shown below appears press the Ctrl F keys to start FastBuild Utility POST screen image no setting of logical drive FT SX4100 tm BIOS Version x x xxxx xx c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc All rights reserved Installed ECC DIMM 64M No Ar
73. Manager WebPAM WebPAM e m ESMPRO WebPAM e WebPAM CD ROM S ATA Array Management Software N8103 89 SATA 1 2 HDD HDD WebPAM
74. names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies G NEC 4 w N lt A ONES oll an oO o x x Notes 1 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation 2 The contents of this manual may be revised without prior notice 3 The contents of this manual shall not be copied or altered without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation 4 All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this manual If you notice any part unclear incorrect or omitted in
75. rights reserved Installed ECC DIMM 64M ID MODE SIZE TRACK MAPPING STATUS 1 3 0 RAID 5 239799M 29153 255 63 Functional Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility 6 1 NEC NEC 2 2 1 HDD 2 2 HDD
76. swap rebuild does not operate perform the manual rebuild 17 2 Media Patrol The media patrol gives the read amp verify test in the entire area of HDDs It can be done for all HDDs assigned to logical drives and hot spare disks The media patrol allows subsequent defects of HDDs to be detected and repaired Accordingly routine media patrol is recommended as preventive maintenance Routine media patrol can be done by scheduling For HDDs configuring redundant logical drives in the RAID1 RAID5 or RAID10 level or those assigned to hot spare disks error sectors detected during media patrol can be repaired For HDDs configuring non redundant logical drives in the RAIDO level error sectors are registered to the bad sector list BSL to be managed If an access to a HDD being subject to media patrol occurs the media patrol is interrupted temporarily and continued from the interrupted point at the completion of the access Thus the media patrol can hardly decrease the system performance Note the following for the media patrol g a n an environment of frequent HDD accesses media patrol cannot be advanced well In such environment it is recommended to use Notice synchronization for preventive maintenance instead of media patrol a To enable media patrol WebPAM must be installed a For the detailed operation refer to the online manual Web based Promise Array Manager User s Guide saved in the S ATA Array Management Software
77. Available values RAID Mode RAID5 RAIDO RAID1 RAID5 RAID10 RAID level Stripe Block 64KB NA 32KB 64KB 128KB NA Fast Init OFF ON OFF Gigabyte Boundary OFF ON OFF Cache Mode AutoSwitch AutoSwitch WriteBack WriteThru Depending on the RAID level the value is specified as NA and cannot be changed RAID Mode Set the RAID level Select the proper RAID level to be suit to your purpose Stripe Block Data division unit in striping The larger the setting value is the faster the sequential data read write it The use of stripe blocks in 64 KB is recommended Fast Init Setting Fast Init to ON allows the master boot record MBR to be initialized in creation of a logical drive fast initialization function Set this item to ON to erase the data in HDDs Also set this item to ON to reinstall OS Without the fast initialization OS can be reinstalled but it may take much time to format partitions Gigabyte Boundary In logical drive setting truncate the value less than 1 GB in the capacity of each HDD to round up it in GB Always set Gigabyte Boundary to OFF Cache Mode Set the write cache mode of the disk array controller See the table below for the specification of each setting value Cache Mode Specification AutoSwitch When the additional battery is connected and charged enough to default operate the card normally the operation takes place in the WriteBack mode If the battery is not co
78. CD ROM coming with the card 78 3 Synchronization The synchronization checks consistency among logical drives It is available for redundant logical drives in the RAID1 RAID5 or RAID10 level Similar to the media patrol routine synchronization can be done by scheduling The synchronization can not only check consistency but also repair detected error sectors in the same way as the media patrol Accordingly it can be used as preventive maintenance Different from media patrol the synchronization continues its operation at a certain rate if targeting logical drives are accessed Therefore considerable load may be applied to the system during synchronization to decrease in the processing rate In an environment of frequent accesses preventive maintenance using synchronization is recommended because media patrol cannot be advanced Note the following for the synchronization a To perform synchronization WebPAM must be installed a For the detailed operation refer to the online manual Web based Notice Promise Array Manager User s Guide saved in the S ATA Array Management Software CD ROM coming with the card 79 4 Expansion The expansion adds one or more HDDs to an existing logical drive to increase the capacity of the logical drive Before expansion data backup and synchronization should always be done Note the following for the expansion During expansion the processing rate is decreased due to
79. D Cage connect the SATA cable coming with the cage to the card For the detailed connection refer to the User s Guide of the additional HDD cage 65 5 5 Installing Additional HDD Cage To install an additional HDD cage in the server see the procedure described in the User s Guide coming with the additional HDD cage 5 6 Connecting I2C Cable To use the additional HDD cage connect the card to the cage through the I2C cable coming with the card Connect the 3 pin connector white of the I2C cable to the 12C connector on the card and the 4 pin connector black to the additional HDD cage For the mating connector on the additional HDD card refer to the User s Guide of the additional HDD cage Without use of the additional HDD cage the I2C cable may not be connected I2C connector 3 pin connector white at To additional HDD cage 4 pin connector black I2C cable The N8154 01F S ATA HDD Cage also contains an 12C cable in its package However it is unavailable for the card Always use the 12C cable coming with the card 66 5 7 Forming Cables To fix the SATA and I2C cables appropriately form the cables in the following procedure 1 Attachment of cable clamp Attach the cable clamp coming with the card on the server Attach the cable clamp at an arbitrary position where cables can be fixed securely Some servers do no have any area available for the attachment of the cable clamp I
80. Expansion HDD g EES a Critical UE a a WebPAM CD ROM S ATA Array Management So
81. ID levels can recover data from remaining data and parity by using rebuild if an error occurs in an HDD This can provide high reliability for the system 69 1 2 RAID Levels The record mode enabling the RAID feature includes several levels Among the levels the disk array controller supports the following levels RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID10 The number of HDDs required to create a logical drive varies depending on the RAID level as shown in the table below RAID level RAID 5 RAID 10 4 4 For details of the RAID levels see 2 RAID Levels described later in this Q chapter Tips 70 1 3 Logical Drive A logical drive is configured with a group of more than one HDD It is recognized as a physical drive by OS Up to eight logical drives are permitted by the card when four HDDs are installed in the server The figure below shows a sample configuration in which the disk array controller is connected with four HDDs three of which create a logical drive and the remaining HDD is set to a single hot spare disk Disk array controller Channel 1 Port 1 Channel 2 Port 2 Logical drive 1 Channel 3 Port 3 LD x x HDDs assigned to logical drive Spare Hot spare disk Channel 4 Port 4 1 4 Parity The parity means redundant data A single set of redundant data is created from the data saved in more than one HDD The created redundant data is used for data recovery when a HDD is
82. ID1 RID5 or RAID10 level 1 1 Manual Rebuild The manual rebuild can be done by using WebPAM the management utility of the disk array controller Select a HDD and start the rebuild manually For the detailed operation refer to the online manual Web based Promise Array Manager User s Guide saved in the S ATA Array Management Software CD ROM coming with the card 1 2 Auto Rebuild The disk array controller can automatically start the rebuild without use of any utility such as WebPAM The auto rebuild includes two types as follows m Standby rebuild Automatic rebuild by using hot spare disks In the configuration including hot spare disks the rebuild is done automatically if a HDD assigned to a logical drive is defected m Hot swap rebuild Automatic rebuild by hot swapping defected HDD 76 Note the following for the rebuild The HDD to be used for rebuild should have the same capacity number of revolutions and standard as the defected HDD During rebuild the processing rate is decreased due to much load During rebuild do not shut down or reboot the server If the server is shut down by an unforeseen accident such as power interruption turn on the power again as soon as possible The rebuild is automatically restarted For the hot swap rebuild an additional HDD cage is required The interval from the removal of the defected HDD to the installation of a substitute HDD should be 90 sec or longer If the hot
83. MBR data of the disks Press Ctrl Y Key if you are sure to erase it gt lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt Next the following message appears To divide HDDs by using the split function press the Ctrl Y keys To create a logical drive having the maximum capacity without division press any other key such as Esc When a logical drive is created by using HDDs already divided this message does not appear The whole capacity remaining is used automatically If you press the Ctrl Y keys in 11 above the following message appears Enter the capacity of the logical drive in MB After the entry press Enter to fix it Enter array capacity in MB here 80000_ After the creation of the logical drive the Define LD Menu screen shown below appears To see the information on a created logical drive move the cursor to the targeting logical drive and press Enter The View LD Definition Menu screen appears To return to the previous screen press Esc 101 FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc View LD Definition Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status LD 1 RAID 5 4 80000 Functional Stripe Block 64 KB Cache Mode AutoSwitch Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment 1 Mas MAXTOR 6YO80MO 80001 N 2 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080MO 80001 N 3 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080M0 80001 N 4 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080M0 80001 N The capacity of a logi
84. NEC Keep this manual carefully N8103 89 SATA Disk Array Controller SATA User s Guide a a Make sure you read this manual before using the product After reading this manual carefully store it in a safe place 855 900495 001 A Microsoft Windows MS MS DOS Microsoft PromiseTechnology Inc FastTrak FastBuild Utility Web based Promise Array Management WebPAM Promise ESMPRO Trademarks Microsoft its logo Windows Windows Server and MS DOS are worldwide registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the U S A Promise Technology Inc its logo FastTrak FastBuild Utility and Web based Promise Array Manager WebPAM are registered trademarks of Promise Technology Inc of the U S A NEC ESMPRO and NEC EXPRESSBUILDER are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation All company names and product
85. SK ACCESS PCI PCI 5 HDD v AA Vv LED SATA A HDD SATA Vv I2C HDD 5 1
86. TA N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA disk array controller or card N8103 93 SATA N8103 93 Additional DAC Battery SATA additional battery N8154 01 HDD S ATA N8154 01F S ATA HDD Cage N8154 09 HDD SATA2 N8154 09F SATA2 HDD Cage HDD additional HDD cage Specified by their formal titles if they should be distinguished Web based Promise Array Manager WebPAM OS Operation System HDD Hard disk drive xvii 5 i A NOTES ON USE Always read the Notes uu ii Symbols Used in This Manual and Warning Labels iv ZEE EA Safety Indications nesnese a et ROR A ne RN ee ne v rr xii This ManUal h e aa EAA AE EE Ea a E RRRS xiii Inthe Package xiii Transfer to Third PT xiv
87. TOR 6Y080M0 80001 Extent 1 79933 Free Keys Available Up J Down ESC Exit 3 Check the connection status of HDDs connected to each channel Checking items m Whether all HDDs connected to the disk array controller is recognized a Whether the capacities of the HDDs are indicated correctly and whether all the HDDs have the same capacity a Whether every Assignment is set to Free a f HDDs of different capacities are connected contact your service g representative a lfanew HDD or a HDD replaced for maintenance is connected and Notice Assignment is set to LD x x contact your service representative 4 After making sure that all the HDDs are indicated and connected correctly press the Esc key to return to the Main Menu 5 Press the 2 key on the Main Menu to activate Define LD Menu FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc 6 Put the cursor on LD No to be created by using the arrow keys 1 and and press Enter Then the Define LD Menu screen appears In general select LD No in the ascending order from LD 1 FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc 7 99 Set RAID Mode Stripe Block Fast Init and Gigabyte Boundary on Define LD Menu To change a setting value move the cursor to the targeting item by using the arrow keys 1 and and press the Space key Setting item Initial value
88. again Note that the cared may be damaged if excess force is given to it Notice m For details of how to install the additional battery refer to the User s Guide of the N8103 93 Battery Backup Unit SATA 64 5 4 Connecting LED and SATA Cables Connect the LED cable coming with the card to the HDD LED connector For the connection see the figure below and the connection table For the connection to the motherboard refer to the User s Guide of the server If it is hard to connect the LED cable pull out the card from the PCI slot once and connect the cable to the card Next connect a SATA cable to the SATA connector on the card The channel number of the SATA cable should be the same as the channel number port number of the card HDD LED connectors LED cable Connect the black cable to this pin Connect the red cable to this pin This is not used for a single line LED cable 7 SATA cables LED cable connection table LED cable coming with server 2 line cable 1 line cable HDD LED Pin 1 Connected with red cable Not used connector Pin 2 Connected with black cable Connected with black cable Pin 3 Not used Not used Pin 4 Not used Not used a Depending on the type of the server the LED cable has two lines or only g a single line For the connection of the LED cable to the motherboard refer to the Notice User s Guide of the server To use the N8154 09F SATA2 HD
89. ake sure the cable condition before connection Using the damaged connector bent connector pin or dirty connector may cause a fire due to short circuit Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand Do not disconnect connect the plug while your hands are wet Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock Do not pull the cable when disconnecting the power cord When disconnecting the power cord from the server hold the plug and pull it straight out Pulling the cord out by the cable portion could damage the cable to result in an electrical shock hazard or a fire viii gt Installation Relocation Storage and Connection ite PNT A A gt
90. ation imposed to the installation of the disk array controller and insert the controller into a correct slot If OS is not recognized despite the above actions the disk array controller may be defected Contact your service representative Q Are HDDs inserted to the end of the additional HDD cage when the cage is used Install the HDDs in the additional HDD cage correctly Are SATA cables connected to the disk array controller HDDs and or additional HDD cage correctly Connect the cables correctly If OS is not recognized despite the above actions one or more HDDs may be defected Contact your service representative 106 3 HDD failed Contact your service representative 4 Rebuild cannot be executed QO Is the capacity of the HDD to be rebuilt rather small isn t it Use a disk having the same capacity as the defected HDD QO Is the RAID level of the logical drive RAIDO isn t it Rebuild is not possible because of no redundancy in RAIDO Replace the defected HDD and create the logical drive again Q Is WebPAM set correctly Some setting items of WebPAM restrict rebuild operation For details refer to the online manual Web based Promise Array Manager User s Guide saved in the S ATA Array Management Software CD ROM coming with the card 5 Media patrol is disabled L Is the HDD in the free state isn t it Media patrol is unavailable for free disks Set the HDD t
91. atrol and synchronization see Chapter 3 Features of Disk Array Controller The recommended scheduling interval is once per week Depending on the operation status of your system the scheduling interval should be at least once per month To utilize the media patrol or synchronization WebPAM must be installed Check 56 2 Specification Item Specification Remarks Number of SATA connectors 4 internal channels SATA Signal 7pin Cache capacity 64 MB PCI bus Conforming to PCI2 3 PCI connector Universal 32 bits 66 MHz Maximum PCI bus transfer rate 266 MB sec Device interface Serial ATA Generation1 available Maximum data transfer rate 150 MB sec RAID level 0 1 5 or 10 Maximum number of cards installed in 1 server Maximum number of connectable HDDs 4 1 HDD connected per channel Maximum number of logical drives 8 Outer Full height PCI 121 width x 180 depth x dimension In use of bracket 22 height mm Low profile PCI 81 width x 180 depth x In use of bracket 22 height mm Weight About 0 09kg Operating voltage 5V Power consumption max 5 3W 3 3V 1 044A 3 3V 0 458A SDRAM 1 8V 0 174A Operating environment Temperature 10 C to 35 C Without condensation Humidity 20 to 80 57 3 Features of Disk Array Controller The disk array controller is equipped with four channels of interface connectors conforming to Serial ATA Generati
92. available for redundant logical drives in the RAID1 RAID5 or RAID10 level See Chapter 3 Features of Disk Array Controller for details 3 3 Critical Boot Feature The disk array controller supports the critical boot feature If an error occurs in the HDD configuring the system drive during the boot of the server and the system drive does not respond normally the critical boot feature automatically excludes the defected HDD and boots the server To enable the critical boot feature Halt On Error a setting item of g FastBuild Utility must be set to Disable See Chapter 5 Creating Logical Drive for details 104 4 Replacement of Disk Array Controller Replace the disk array controller in the following procedure For the handling of the server refer to the User s Guide of the server Check 1 With the power of the server being ON shut down OS turn off the power of the server and pull out the power cords from the receptacles Remove the side cover and several components on the server appropriately Remove the SATA I2C and LED cables from the card Before removing the SATA cables see the channel numbers of the SATA g connectors on the card and those of the SATA cables to write down the connecting configuration 4 Remove the screw fixing the card and remove the card from the server a f an additional battery is connected remove the additional battery from the server before removing the card m C
93. cal drive seems smaller on OS then that on FastBuild Utility This is because FastBuild Utility converts 1 GB to 10 003 bytes while OS converts 1 GB to 10 243 bytes Check 14 To create another logical drive continuously follow the same procedure again 15 After the settings of logical drives are completed exit from FastBuild Utility and reboot the server 16 While the server is rebooted the POST screen shown below appears Make sure that STATUS is set to Functional Ex Logical drive in RAID5 configured by 4 HDDs FT SX4100 tm BIOS Version x x xxxx xx c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc All rights reserved Installed ECC DIMM 64M ID MODE IZE T K MAPPIN TAT 1 3 0 RAID 5 239799M 29153 255 63 Functional Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility 102 Chapter 6 Operation and Maintenance 1 Maintenance Service Service representatives subordinate to or authorized by NEC provide services of the disk array controller with use of genuine parts and high technical capabilities You can get the services for your own convenience For the services contact the NEC sales department or representatives 2 Preventive Maintenance 2 1 Data Backup In case of an unexpected accident it is recommended to back up data in HDDs routinely For the data backup refer to the User s Guide of the server 2 2 Preventive Maintenance by Media Patrol Synchronization It is recommended to perform media pat
94. defected 1 5 Hot Swap The hot swap enables a HDD to be removed replaced under system operation For the hot swap with the card an additional HDD cage must be connected v to the card Check 71 1 6 Hot Spare Disk The hot spare disk is prepared as an auxiliary HDD substituting for a defected HDD included in a logical drive which is configured at a redundant RAID level Detecting a HDD fault the system disconnects the HDD or makes it offline and starts rebuild using the hot spare disk The hot spare disk can be set in two types as listed in the table below Setting Feature Global Spare Available as a hot spare disk if a HDD in any logical drive is defected The disk of the type can accept media patrol Dedicated Spare Available as a hot spare disk only if a HDD in the specified logical disk is defected The disk of the type can accept media patrol To define a hot spare disk WebPAM the management utility of the card must be installed Check For standby rebuild or rebuild using hot spare disks see Chapter 3 Q Features of Disk Array Controller Tips Free disk A free disk unconfigured disk not assigned to a logical drive and hot spare disk can substitute for defected HDD in the similar way as a global spare In the configuration including both hot spare and free disks the hot spare disks are used preferentially However free disks cannot be subject to media patrol Thus it is rec
95. e an electric shock or fire may be caused Indicates a mandatory action that cannot be specifically identified Make sure to follow the instruction Safety Indications 8 AD This section provides notes on using your product safely Read this section carefully to ensure proper and safe use of the product For symbols see SAFETY INDICATIONS provided earlier gt General WS fa warnine PN E OE E NE ETE E ASE OANA Do not use the product in life critical applications or applications requiring high reliability FAm Geiss RTD O MEFE BAR OCA
96. e disk array controller can be installed in a server a Some limitation may be imposed to the installation on the PCI slot depending on the type of the server Before the installation check the limitation following the User s Guide of the server a HDDs to be connected to the card should have the same specification Contact your service representative for HDDs which can be connected to the card a The card may coexist with other PCI boards including disk array controller mirroring board and SCSI controller only limitedly Before using the card together with other PCI boards ask your service representative whether the card can coexist with the other PCI boards Exit from all applications and shut down OS Press the POWER switch on the server to turn off the power of the server Pull out all the power cords connected to the power unit of the server from the receptacles 4 Remove the side cover on the server following the procedure described in the User s Guide of the server For the installation or removal of the side cover and other components on the server refer to the User s Guide of the server Check 62 5 2 Selecting and Installing Bracket The card is previously equipped with a full height PCI bracket To install the card on a PCI slot suit to the low profile the full height PCI bracket should be replaced with the low profile PCI bracket coming with the card 1 2 3 4 Remove the screws 2 fixing the
97. elete LD Delete logical drives Check HDD connections Create logical drives View Drive Assignments 1 Are HDDs are recognized as free 2 Checking capacities of didks Define LD 1 Setting RAID levels Turning Fast Init ON OFF 3 4 Confirming gigabyte boundary OFF 5 Setting cache mode Controller Configuration 1 Setting Halt On Error Set boot procedure End creation of logical drives 96 3 2 Setting Items of FastBuild Utility The table below lists the setting items of FastBuild Utility Menu Setting item Remarks View Drive Assignments Indicates HDD information Define LD RAID Mode Set RAID level Stripe Block Set stripe block size Fast Init Specify execution of fast initialization Gigabyte Boundary Set capacity in GB Cache Mode Set write cache mode Delete LD Delete logical drives Controller Configuration Halt On Error Set boot procedure at detection of error 97 3 3 Logical Drive Creation Procedure 1 Start FastBuild Utility 2 Press the 1 key on the Main Menu to activate View Drive Assignments FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc View Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Ass i gnment 1 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080M0 80001 Extent 1 79933 Free 2 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080M0 80001 Extent 1 79933 Free 3 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080MO 80001 Extent 1 79933 Free 4 Mas MAX
98. elete logical drives Ex configuration of logical drive in RAID5 by three HDDs FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc Delete LD Menu 159866 Functional m J LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 Keys Available Up J Down ESC Exit Del or Alt D Delete Logical drive deletion procedure 1 Move the cursor to the logical drive to be deleted by using the arrow keys 1 and it Press the Del key or the Alt D keys The following message appears To delete the logical drive press the Ctrl Y keys To cancel the deletion press any key such as Esc Press Ctrl Y to delete the data in the disk or press any other key to abort 93 2 6 Controller Configuration If you press 4 on the Main Menu the screen shown below appears This screen allows you to set the boot procedure at detection of an error and also see the system resources FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc Adapter Configuration Options Halt On Error Disable System Resources Configuration Installed Memory Address DEDF8000 Size 64M Controller IRQ 10 ATA IO Address D800 XOR and HDMA 10 Address D400 Sequence Control 10 Address DO00 Flash and SRAM Memory Address DEE00000 Keys Available lt Space Change Option ESC Exit a Halt On Error Allows you to set the boot procedure at detection of an error during POST
99. erver Do not insert needles or metal objects into ventilation holes or cartridge slot of the server Doing so may cause an electric shock THAT Aa vi Nitea PEJO gt gt Keep water or foreign matter away from the server OFF AC Do not let any form of liquid water etc or foreign matter e g pins or paper clips enter the server Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock a fire or a failure of the server When such things accidentally enter the server immediately turn off the power and disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet Do not disassemble the server Contact your service representative vii
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101. f so bundle cables so that they may not be disordered 2 Bottom plate of N chassis of server O K Cable clamp S a Before attaching the cable clamp on the server wipe the area where the cable clamp will be attached with dry cloth Some servers require their accessories to be used instead of the cable Check clamp coming with the card For details refer to the User s Guides of the servers 67 2 Cable forming Release the lock of the cable clamp Bundle the cables to fix them SATA cable NN Cable clamp After forming the SATA cable make sure that the cable is not loose and g inserted to the mating connector straight Chapter 2 RAID This chapter describes the RAID features which the disk array controller supports 1 Overview of RAID 1 1 What is RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID is an abbreviation for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks The RAID technology allows more than one hard disk drive HDD to be handled collectively In actual RAID can configure more than one HDD as a single array logical drive to operate the HDDs effectively This can bring higher performance than a single HDD of a large capacity For the array logical drive configuration the host computer recognizes more than one HDD as if it were a single HDD The host computer accesses to more than one HDD configuring an array logical drive in parallel Some RA
102. ftware Web based Promise Array Manager 26 fil RAID5 80GB HDD 3 RAIDS 80GB HDD 1 RAIDS 27780 160GB RAIDS gt ee ee ee lt 22 Ss 240GB 80GB 80GB 80GB 80GB 27 B45 HDD HDD LED DISK ACCESS 1 DISK ACCESS HDD HDD ESMPRO
103. full height PCI bracket to the card Remove the full height PCI bracket Install the low profile PCI bracket on the card Fix the low profile PCI bracket with the screws 2 removed in step 1 Low profile PCI bracket Take the similar procedure to replace the low profile PCI bracket with the Q full height PCI bracket Tips 63 5 3 Installing the Disk Array Controller 1 Confirm the position of the PCI slot in which the disk array controller is installed and remove the corresponding additional slot cover a Save the removed additional slot cover carefully The removed screw will g be used to install the card Do not lose them a The card does not support the PCI hot plug feature Before install or remove the card from the server always turn off the server and pull out the power cord from the receptacle Some limitation may be imposed to the installation on the PCI slot depending on the type of the server Before the installation check the limitation following the User s Guide of the server Check 2 Insert the card into the PCI slot securely and fix it To fix the card with screws use the screw removed when the additional slot cover is removed This card disk array controller WE aa M 1 ww ect 3 To connect an additional battery to the card install the battery in the same procedure a When the card cannot be inserted into the PCI slot well pull out it once g and insert it
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105. much load a Expansion is unavailable for a logical drive in the critical state Before the expansion rebuild should be done to recover logical drive During expansion do not shut down or reboot the server If the server is shut down by an unforeseen accident such as power interruption turn on the power again as soon as possible After rebooting the system the expansion is automatically started For the expansion WebPAM must be installed For the detailed operation refer to the online manual Web based Promise Array Manager User s Guide saved in the S ATA Array Management Software CD ROM coming with the card 80 Ex Expansion of logical drive in RAID5 The figure below shows an example of adding a single 80GB HDD to a RAID5 logical drive configured with three 80GB HDDs Logical drive CRAID5 Before execution Capacity 160GB Ses _ _ 20GB Expand Logical drive RAID5 ao oy eS a 80GB 80GB 80GB 80GB After execution Capacity 240GB 81 Chapter 4 Lamp Indications When the disk array controller is connected with an additional HDD cage it allows you to check the access states of HDDs and several status including that under a failure or rebuild operation In addition being connected with the LED cable coming with the server the disk array controller can blink the DISK ACCESS lamps on the front face of the server in HDD access status 1 Indications of Lamps on Server
106. n electric shock even if the server is off powered gt PNT Make sure to complete installation DC Always connect the DC cable and or interface cable firmly An incompletely connected cable may cause a contact failure resulting in smoking or fire xi lt gt During Operation ite PNET Med O gt Avoid contact with the server during thunderstorms Disconnect the power plug from the outlet when a thunderstorm is approaching If it starts thundering before you disconnect the power plug do not touch any part of the server containing the product Failure to follow this warning may cause an electric shock Keep animals away from the server
107. n of four HDDs and configuration of two logical drives in RAID1 with two HDDs and a logical drive in RAIDO with a single HDD FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc m Channel ID Corresponds to the channel ID of the SATA connector on the card Drive Model Indicates the model numbers of HDDs m Capacity Indicates the capacities of HDDs in MB Extent 1 and Extent 2 represent blocks resulting from dividing each HDD by using the split function Indicates the capacity for each of Extent 1 and Extent 2 An undivided HDD is specified as Extent 1 90 a Assignment Indicates the configurations of logical drives by HDDs Assignment Description LD x y Normally operable Set as a part of a logical drive x Logical drive number y Number assigned to HDD in logical drive The HDD can be any of the following three types of disks if this column is set to Free Disk unassigned to logical drive Disk being offline Spare disk The capacity for the HDD model number field is larger than that for the Extent x field This is because the capacity for the model number field indicates the total capacity of the used HDD while the capacity for the Tips Extent x field indicates the capacity resulting from subtracting the capacity of the management area used by the disk array controller from the total capacity Free 91 2 4 Define LD If you press 2 on the Main Menu
108. nnected power remains only a little or a battery error is detected the mode is automatically changed to WriteThru This enables data to be protected at power off It is recommended to always set the mode to AutoSwitch WriteBack In this asynchronous control mode data is written to the cache memory on the card once and the data in the cache memory is then written to HDDs The access performance in this mode is better than that in WriteThru mode However data may be lost at the occurrence of an unforeseen accident such as instantaneous power off WriteThru In this control mode data is written to both the cache memory on the board and HDDs In general the access performance in this mode is inferior to that in the WriteBack mode 100 10 11 12 13 After completing the setting items select HDDs used for logical drives to be created in Devices Assignments Move the cursor to a targeting HDD by using the arrow keys 1 and and press the Space key The change of Assignment from N to Y indicates that the HDD is assigned to the logical drive After completing all the settings of the logical drive press the Ctrl Y keys to save the configuration information When Fast Init is set to ON the following message appears To do the fast initialization press Ctrl Y again If not press any other key such as Esc Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will erase the
109. nt without prior approval of NEC is prohibited NEC N8103 89 SATA N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA User s Guide 855 900495 001 A This manual is printed on recycled paper
110. o a hot spare disk by WebPAM 6 Synchronization is disabled Q Is the logical drive in the critical state isn t it Replace the defected HDD and perform rebuild QO Is the RAID level of the logical level RAIDO isn t it Synchronization is not possible because of no redundancy in RAIDO Use media patrol for preventive maintenance of HDDs 7 Additional battery is not recognized Q Is the additional battery connected correctly Connect the additional battery correctly Q Is the additional battery charged enough The additional battery may not be recognized if it is not charged at all Turn on the power of the server and leave it for three hours or longer Then start the additional battery to check whether it is recognized If the additional battery is not recognized still despite the above actions the battery may be defected Contact your sales representative N8103 89 SATA Disk Array Controller SATA User s Guide 2005 7 July 2005 Ver 1 J 7 1 TEL 03 3454 1111 NEC Corporation 5 7 1 Shiba Minato ku Tokyo Japan TEL 03 3454 1111 main NEC Corporation 2005 Reprinting or changing of this docume
111. ommended to define free disks as hot spare disks 72 2 RAID Levels This section details the RAID levels which the disk array controller can support 2 1 Characteristics of RAID Levels The table below lists the characteristics of the RAID levels Level Function Redundancy Characteristics RAIDO Striping No Data read write at the highest rate Largest capacity Capacity capacity of single HDD x number of HDDs RAID1 Mirroring Yes Two HDDs required Capacity capacity of single HDD Striping of both data Yes Three or more HDDs required and redundant data Capacity capacity of single HDD x number of HDDs 1 RAID10 Combination of striping Yes Four HDDs required and mirroring Capacity capacity of single HDD x 2 2 2 RAIDO In RAID 0 data to be recorded is distributed to HDDs The mode is called striping In the figure below data is recorded in stripe 1 disk1 stripe 2 disk 2 and stripe 3 disk 3 in the order Because RAIDO allows all HDDs to be accessed collectively it can provide the best disk access performance RAID 0 cannot have data redundancy If a HDD is defected the data saved g in the HDD cannot be recovered Disk array controller Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Stripe 3 Stripe 4 Stripe 5 Stripe 6 73 2 3 RAID1 In the RAID1 level data saved in a HDD is recorded to another HDD without change The mode is called mirroring When data is recorded to a
112. on1 The data transfer rate per channel is up to 150 MB sec The card realizes low cost and high performance The card can be connected to an additional battery to operate in the WriteBack mode which can improve the access performance further In addition the card can be connected to an additional HDD cage to provide the hot swap feature Features of disk array controller a Data transfer rate of up to 150 MB sec a Installation of 64MB SDRAM a Up to 4 SATA HDDs connectable per board 1 HDD connectable per channel a Support of RAID levels 0 1 5 and 10 m Operation in WriteBack mode enabled by connection of additional battery a Report monitoring with use of NEC ESMPRO enabled by installation of WebPAM a Automatic detection of fault drive m Replacement of defected HDD enabled without system shutdown hot swap in connection of additional HDD cage used exclusively a Warning by beep available a Low profile correspondence The card does not support the PCI hot plug feature The card can be connected with the following additional HDD cages Q N8154 01F S ATA HDD Cage a N8154 09F SATA2 HDD Cage Tips 58 4 Names and Functions of Sections This section describes the sections on the card Front view Rear view 1 el 59 Channel 1 4 Port 1 4 These channels allow the card to be connected to SATA devices Channel 2 Channel 4 Channel 1 Channel
113. onnect the removed additional battery to the card installed after the Notice replacement following the N8103 93 Additional DAC Battery SATA User s Guide a Always write down the position of the removed PCI slot Insert the replaced card into the same PCI slot and fix it with the screw Connect all the cables removed in step 3 following the connecting configuration written down previously Install the side cover and other components removed in step 2 on the server Connect the power cords to the receptacles and turn on the power of the server Make sure that the server is booted normally 105 5 Troubleshooting If the server equipped with the disk array controller does not operate normally or some utilities are disabled check the following Follow the action described in the relevant item if found 1 OS cannot be installed Q Q Have logical drives been created Create logical drives using FastBuild Utility Is the correct driver used See the online manual N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA Supplementary Setup Procedure saved in the S ATA Array Management Software CD ROM coming with the card 2 OS cannot be booted Q Is the disk array controller inserted into the mating PCI slot to the end straight If not install the disk array controller correctly Is the disk array controller inserted into a PCI slot to which some installation limitation is imposed Check the limit
114. or Halt On Error a Indicating system resource information a Split function Split Function The disk array controller supports the split function which can divide a single HDD into up to two blocks The blocks of the HDD are specified as Extent 1 and Extent 2 If an arbitrary capacity is specified in creation of a logical drive FastBuild Utility automatically uses the split function to divide a HDD into two blocks 84 1 2 Notes on Creation of Logical Drive a Setting hot spare disk FastBuild Utility cannot set hot spare disks To set hot spare disks use the disk array controller management utility WebPAM after OS is installed For free HDDs unassigned to any logical drives standby rebuild can be done but media patrol cannot It is recommended to specify such free HDDs as spare disks by using WebPAM a Logical drive configuration using split function The disk array controller can make various logical drive configurations under the support of the split function However note that some configurations may cause faults to occur Examples of recommended and unsupported configurations of logical drives are described below See the examples before creating logical drives 1 Recommended split configuration 1 1 Configuration of logical drives in the same RAID level by HDDs having the same capacity Disk array controller RAID5 LD size 160GB RAID5 LD size 80GB Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 120GB 120GB 120GB
115. ou are sure to erase it gt lt Press any other key to ignore this option gt HDD lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt lt Esc gt HDD 11 lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt O MB lt Enter gt Enter array capacity in MB here 80000_ 47 13 Define LD Menu lt Enter gt View LD Definition Menu
116. ple Unplug the power cord Symbol Attentions s Used in This Manual and Warning Labels Indicates a general notice or warning that cannot be specifically identified Indicates that improper use may cause an electric shock Indicates that improper use may cause personal injury Indicates that improper use may cause fumes or fire Prohibited Actions Indicates a general prohibited action that cannot be specifically identified Do not disassemble repair or modify the server Otherwise an electric shock or fire may be caused Mandatory Action la Unplug the power cord of the server Otherwis
117. ray is defined Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility During POST do not press any keys having no relation to the operation g such as Pause 88 2 2 Main Menu After starting FastBuild Utility the Main Menu appears first Then press any of the 1 4 keys to display the screen on which you can make required settings Type 1 4 on the standard keyboard The numerical keypad is g unavailable FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc Main Menu View Drive Assignments Define LD Delete LD Controller Configuration Keys Available Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit m View Drive Assignments Allows you to see the HDD and logical drive configuration information a Define LD Allows you to define new logical drives and also see the information and status of existing logical drives a Delete LD Allows you to delete logical drives a Controller Configuration Allows you to set the boot procedure at detection of an error during POST and also see the system resource information 89 2 3 View Drive Assignments If you press 1 on the Main Menu the View Drive Assignments screen shown below appears On the screen you can see the HDD information and the logical drive configuration status To move from a channel to another use the arrow keys 1 and The Q information only screen includes no setting items Tips Ex Connectio
118. rol or synchronization routinely as preventive maintenance against subsequent defects of HDDs These features allow subsequent defects of HDDs to be found and repaired as soon as possible Both the features can be done routinely by using the scheduling function of WebPAM For details of the media patrol and synchronization see Chapter 3 Features of Disk Array Controller The recommended scheduling interval is once per week Depending on the operation status of your system the scheduling interval should be at least once per month iv To utilize the media patrol or synchronization WebPAM must be installed Check 103 3 Maintenance The disk array controller supports the following maintenance features a Configuration on Disk COD feature a Rebuild feature m Critical boot feature 3 1 Configuration on Disk COD Feature The COD feature records the configuration information in HDDs The feature prevents the configuration information from being lost if the disk array controller is defected and replaced After the disk array controller is replaced the COD feature can read the configuration information from HDDs to operate the controller normally The disk array controller does not save the configuration information within va it Instead it records and saves the configuration information in HDDs Check 3 2 Rebuild Feature When a HDD is defected the rebuild feature recovers the data in the defected HDD The feature is
119. s read the Notes The following includes information necessary for proper and safe operation of the product SAFETY INDICATIONS In the User s Guide WARNING or CAUTION is used to indicate a degree of danger These terms are defined as follows 4 4 WARNING Indicates the presence of a hazard that may result in death or serious personal injury F A CAUTION Indicates the presence of a hazard that may cause minor personal injury including burns or property damage 3
120. single HDD the same data is recorded to another HDD If either of the HDDs is defected the other HDD containing the same data can substitute for the defected HDD Thus the system can continue to operate without interruption Disk array controller Stripe 1 Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Stripe 2 In RAID5 data is distributed to HDDs by striping and at the same time the parity redundant data is distributed to the HDDs This mode is called striping with distributed parity 2 4 RAIDS Each of stripe x stripe x 1 and parity x x 1 created from stripe x and stripe x 1 is recorded to a specific HDD Accordingly the total capacity assigned to the parity is just the same as the capacity of a single HDD If any one of the HDDs configuring a logical drive is defected data is still available without problems Disk array controller Stripe 1 Stripe 2 Parity 1 2 74 2 5 RAID10 Data is distributed to HDDs by striping and the stripes are recorded by mirroring Therefore RAID10 can realize the disk access performance as high as RAIDO and the reliability as high as RAID1 at a time A RAIDO 4 RAID1 75 Chapter 3 Features of Disk Array Controller This chapter describes the features of the disk array controller 1 Rebuild If a HDD is defected the rebuild feature can recover the data in the defected HDD The rebuild can be applied to redundant logical drives in the RA
121. ssignments HDD Define LD RAID Mode RAID Stripe Block Strip Block Fast Init Fast Initialize Gigabyte Boundary GB Cache Mode Write Cache Delete LD Controller Configuration Halt On Error 43 3 3 1 FastBuild Utility 2 Main Menu lt 1 gt View Drive Assignments FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc View Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment 1 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080MO 80001 Extent 1 79933 Free 2 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080MO 80001 Extent 1 79933 Free 3 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080MO 80001 Extent 1 79933 Free 4 Mas MAXTOR 6Y080M0 80001 Extent 1 79933 Free Keys Available Up YJ Down ESC Exit 3 HDD wm HDD m HDD
122. ter first if you use the disk array controller for the first time This chapter describes the notes you should always follow while you use the card the features of the card and the hardware setup 1 Notes on Use Always Follow These Notes Follow the following notes to allow you to use the card safely 1 1 Installation of WebPAM Install the Web based Promise Array Manager called WebPAM hereafter management utility which manages the card on OS The installation of WebPAM allows you to perform the following operations m Events and errors occurred on array system can be registered in the event log and used effectively for troubleshooting and diagnosis a WebPAM event information can be monitored by using NEC ESMPRO a Manual rebuild media patrol and or synchronization can be executed and scheduled For the installation of WebPAM refer to the online manual N8103 89 Disk Array Controller SATA Supplementary Setup Procedure saved in the S ATA Array Management Software CD ROM coming with the card 1 2 Preventive Maintenance by Media Patrol Synchronization Routine media patrol or synchronization is recommended as the preventive maintenance against subsequent defects of hard disk drives called HDDs hereafter These features allow subsequent defects of HDDs to be found and repaired as soon as possible Both the features can be done routinely by using the WebPAM scheduling feature For the detailed features of the media p
123. the Define LD Menu screen shown below appears The screen allows you to create logical drives and see the information and status of existing logical drives Ex Configuration of logical drive in RAID5 by three HDDs FastBuild tm Utility c xxxx xxxx Promise Technology Inc Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status RAID 5 3 159866 Functional Keys Available Up NY Down ESC Exit Enter Select LD No Indicates the number of the logical drive a RAID Mode Indicates the RAID level of the logical drive a Total Drv Indicates the number of HDDs configuring the logical drive a Capacity Indicates the logical capacity of the configured logical drive in MB m Status Indicates the status of the logical drive Status Description Functional All the HDDs configuring the logical drive operate normally Critical One of the HDDs configuring the logical drive is in the offline status Because redundancy is lost rebuild is required as soon as possible If another HDD is defected in the critical state data cannot be recovered any more Rebuilding The logical drive is being rebuilt Off Line More than one HDD configuring the logical drive are in the offline status In any offline logical drive data processing is disabled 92 2 5 Delete LD If you press 3 on the Main Menu the Delete LD Menu screen shown below appears The screen allows you to d
124. this manual contact the sales agent where you purchased this product 5 NEC assumes no liability arising from the use of this product nor any liability for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of this manual regardless of Item 4 6 Ifyou find any missing pages or pages out of order in this manual please contact your dealer for a replacement Preface N8103 89 SATA lt

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