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1. mad K lt J2 gt gt ade ve mss mp qua oo ees k i lt Exhibit 6 1 5 ESAS HBA and RAID Adapter summary O Reog bont H608 Hen oven RS Number ofI2CBuses 2 2 J 2 4 Number ot DC Header 2 4 2 4 Number of Mini SAS 2 2 cmon O IA SO E CA S P7 P8 7 n a 12 15 28 Connecting data cables to hard drive backplanes Exhibit 6 2 Connect an R608 or R60F to several different backplane configurations Examples start on page 35 Mini SAS PHYs Backplane Backplane Connector Slots R608 2 x4 Backplanes See example 1 J3 0 3 J2 4 7 1 4 1 4 if R608 1 x6 Backplane J3 0 3 J2 4 5 Y E E O R608 1 x8 Backplane R60F 1 x4 Backplanes R60F 1 x6 Backplanes R6OF 1 x4 1 x6 Backplanes See example 3 IT 00 A O LA n a J1 J2 J3 J4 D D gt ER SS NNSS GU 0 em Ls vaje Gn P n a n a n a SS DI J1 J2 J3 J4 an E Gir De N LA la Aen N R LR n a gt SS DI R6OF 1 x16 Backplane 29 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 6 3 Connect an H608 or H60F to several different backplane configurations Examples start on page 35 Mi
2. EN55024 2002 EN55022 2002 CLASS B This Declaration will only be valid when this product is used in conjunction with other CE approved devices and when the entire system is tested to the applicable CE standards and found to be compliant The ATTO ExpressSAS Host Adapter cards comply with Directive 2011 65 EU on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment ROHS Contact your ATTO representative regarding RoHS compliant products COMPLIANT e011 69 EU vi Appendix D Safety and Warranty All ATTO host adapter products have been tested to meet applicable safety standards when operated in proper electrical and thermal environments Safety Please review the specifications for your specific host adapter before installing and operating it in any computer system to ensure compatibility Installation Before installing an ATTO host adapter product into your computer system unplug the computer from its electrical power source and allow adequate time for electrical discharge and the internal components to cool down before removing the computer system cover This will decrease the risk of personal injury from electrical shock or touching the hot surface of an electrical component Once an ATTO host adapter is installed in a computer system the computer cover must be reinstalled properly before turning the computer system back on Operation ATTO host adapters require adequate cooling
3. Les CH D E De 98 S 2 63 gt c _ H 3 c30 S G S 3 L gado d D LILLA Lk TI D 23 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 5 20 ExpressSAS R644 Adapter board no e DD Die See BR 88 88 wif 00 e 5 0 e Eo E SAHd ape HN ER SH S pee ss EE 7 een Caco s oa S g SE i T a E R e af Vue R47 F L eee 3 N K c72 PHYS 7 4 T LA CR 5 I g 20 20 905 A C1 d i E c76 Exhibit 5 21 ExpressSAS R680 Adapter board Ke BSS Dae a ars EE gu a arke E Dsg Lee ai it er Ze e e Gg e A e E Geier 24 Exhibit 5 23 ExpressSAS R60F Adapter board c101 2 boo A L O O BA d O BH R35 R37 e R34 D o R45 R47 vim Install storage 1 Connect your SAS SATA storage to the ATTO ExpressSAS adapter e E Note Consult with your storage vendor for the proper connectors and cables to interface with your storage External connectors use SFF 8088 connectors External connectors use SFF 8644 mini SAS HD connectors GT only e Internal connectors use SFF 8087 internal connectors e For SATA use cables which are no longer than 1 meter e For SAS use cables which are no longer than 7 meters Plug in your computer
4. A SEP is a device typically a backplane that is capable of executing SCSI SES commands SCSI Enclosure Services A SCSI specification that defines SCSI commands for controlling an enclosure These commands include the capability to control LED indicators on an enclosure ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Term SES 12C SGPIO Sideband Connector Transfer Rate Definition SES over 12C 12C is used to transport the SES protocol instead of SCSI SAS Fibre Channel etc A serial GPIO protocol used to control LED indicators on a backplane Connector on Mini SAS cables used to carry an SGPIO signal The rate at which bytes or bits are transferred as in megabytes or gigabits per second Appendix B Configuration and Management Driver Configuration Use the esxcfg module command to query and Configuration changes made with the esxcfg module configure the ATTO adapter driver parameters In the s command are persistent across system reboots examples that follow lt driver name gt should be However the changes will not take affect until the replaced with the ATTO driver name system is rebooted To obtain a list of available driver parameters The following table lists the configurable parameters esxcfg module i lt driver name gt along with a brief description To list the driver parameters that have been set esxcfg module g lt driver name gt To set a driver par
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6. Adapters are engineered for the most stringent IT server and digital media workgroup environments and are compatible with multiple operating systems applications and drives Providing SAS SATA II connectivity to up to 1 024 end devices H6FOGT supports up to 2 048 end devices the ATTO SAS Host Adapter is ideal for both IT and digital video environments that require a high level of performance H644 technical specifications e Four internal four external ports e Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance e Form factor conforms to PCI low profile specification e Length 6 600 e Height 2 713 e Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 F 104 F e Operating humidity 5 95 non condensing e Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F e Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing e Power typ 12V 0 6A 3 3V 0 2A 8W e Airflow 100 Him minimum H680 technical specifications e Eight external ports e Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance e Length 6 600 e Height 2 846 e Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 F 104 F e Operating humidity 5 95 non condensing e Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F e Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing e Power typ 12V 0 6A 3 3V 0 2A BW e Airflow 100 Him minimum H608 technical specifications e Eight internal ports e Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance s Form factor conforms to PCI low profile specification e Length 5 600 e Hei
7. ESD safe 1 Phillips screwdriver to remove the Phillips screws at the top and bottom edges of the board e A computer with an available x8 or x16 PCI Express 3 0 2 0 1 2 expansion slot Check your computer s documentation e SAS SATA storage cables and connectors See Bracket details on page 19 and Adapter board details on page 21 for details of the adapters and brackets SAS address Each ATTO ExpressSAS adapter has a unique SAS address designated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers which allows the system to recognize the ATTO ExpressSAS host adapter as a unique part of your configuration The address is marked on the back of the board for easy identification Please keep a reference copy of the number in a safe place A CAUTION Make sure the screwdriver is centered in the top of the screw to prevent damage to the screw Damaging the screw can void the warranty Set the bracket and screws aside c Place the adapter on top of the replacement bracket positioning the bracket so that the holes in the bracket are aligned with the openings in the board d Itis recommended that you dip the screws into Loctite 242 to decrease the chance of the threads becoming loose e Use an ESD safe 1 Phillips torque screwdriver to e tighten the screws The screwdriver should be set to a maximum torque of 3 98 in lbs 0 45N m CAUTION Do not exceed the torque specification to avoid damaging the board co
8. Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing e Power typ 12V 2A 25W e Airflow 250 Him minimum 5 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host 8 RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual 2 Install Drivers ATTO ExpressSAS host adapters require a current device driver and hardware flash for proper operation Your adapter was properly flashed before shipment However you must add ExpressSAS drivers to your computer before continuing with installation If you already have one or more ExpressSAS adapters installed and you have the latest drivers found on the ATTO web site or you followed the instructions in the Getting Started Guide you do not need to perform any of these procedures Drivers for Windows OS X and Linux are supplied on the Installation CD and on the ATTO web site Exhibit 2 1 The Installation CD splash screen for the ExpressSAS RAID host adapter ATTO ExpressSAS RAID Adapter Installation CD Mozilla Firefox eco File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help C A h Book 2 Most Visited Getting Started a Latest Headlines ATTO ExpressSAS RAID Adapter Inst ATTO Technology Inc Welcome e ATTO ExpressSAS R608 e ATTO ExpressSAS R680 e ATTO ExpressSAS R644 e ATTO ExpressSAS R60F e ATTO ExpressSAS R348 D Manuals e ATTO ExpressSAS R380 e ATTO ExpressSAS R30F Installation CD ATTO ExpressSAS RAID Adapter Congratulations on the purchase of an ATTO ExpressSAS RA
9. and storage and power them on If required configure your storage and adapter including RAID using the ATTO Config Tool found in ATTO Utilities on the Installation CD or the ATTO web site Default settings are appropriate for most systems but you may change settings using the ATTO ConfigTool 25 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Adaptive path optimization 1 Often users need redundancy and improved performance This can be achieved using dual SAS domains via adaptive path optimization In this configuration multiple physical connections to drives are created to eliminate pathway failure concerns i e external cable failure expander failure RAID controller failure or failure in a spanned JBOD configuration as well as to distribute data movement over all available connections to maximize performance To take advantage of multiple domains devices must be dual ported and cabled properly In a standard configuration a single cable is connected to a storage array see Exhibit 5 24 for basic connectivity Most SAS SATA storage arrays have a second connector for daisy chaining additional storage This connector may also be used to provide a redundant connection from your ATTO ExpressSAS RAID adapter see Exhibit 5 25 This eliminates a single point of failure between the adapter and storage and may also provide a performance improvement SAS drives have two con
10. driver is listed in the displayed list 9 After driver installation please reboot host Once the host is back online go to Storage and create VMFS datastore If storage does not appear perform a rescan using the VMware Storage option If your storage does not present itself thereafter please contact your SAN administrator 3 New Windows OS Installation When you install a new or different copy of the Windows operating system on a disk attached to an ATTO ExpressSAS host adapters you must reinstall the ATTO ExpressSAS drivers If you are changing the version of Windows you are using or installing a fresh copy of your current version onto your system you must ensure Windows recognizes your AT TO ExpressSAS and uses its drivers You may either create an installation media disk CD or USB flash drive from the Installation CD or create an installation media disk CD or USB flash drive from a file from the ATTO website then use that media to install the adapter and its driver to the new version of Windows Follow these procedures after you have completed installation of the ExpressSAS adapter and you have connected storage devices refer to Install Hardware on page 15 If you have an ExpressSAS RAID adapter you must configure a RAID group to install the operating system using the BIOS Utility from the ATTO Utilities program found on your Installation CD or downloaded from the ATTO website Creating ExpressSAS installati
11. installation will be booted 10 On the target system open System Preferences and set the Startup Disk to the new OS X installation and restart 14 5 Install Hardware Use this chapter as a guide to install the ATTO ExpressSAS adapter into a PCI Express expansion slot on your computer If you have followed the Getting Started Guide successfully you do not need to read this chapter A CAUTION Back up your system data before changing or installing any hardware System requirements The ATTO ExpressSAS host adapter package contains e ExpressSAS adapter e ATTO ExpressSAS CD including drivers user manuals and utilities Installation CD e A low profile or standard bracket and the installation procedure If any of these items are missing contact your ATTO authorized sales representative In addition you must have Installing the adapter AA WARNING ATTO ExpressSAS Host Adapters contain components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD ESD can cause damage to the ATTO ExpressSAS host adapter Please follow standard methods to avoid ESD 1 Install system drivers before you begin hardware installation Refer to Install Drivers on page 6 2 Power down the computer and unplug the computer from all power sources 3 Open the case 4 lT applicable attach the low profile or standard bracket to the adapter a Remove the original bracket from the adapter being careful not to damage the board Use an
12. l loop lt path to driver ISO gt mnt cdrom 2 Copy the offline bundle from the ISO image to a local folder on your workstation This ZIP file is located in the offline bundle folder of the ISO image ex offline bundle celerity8fc zip 3 Use the Datastore Browser in the vSphere Client to upload the ZIP file to your ESX ESXi host Alternatively you can use a program like winscp on Windows or scp on Linux to upload the file directly to your ESX ESXi host 4 Log in to the ESX ESXi host on the Service Console ESX or the Local Tech Support Console ESXi or through an SSH client 5 9 Install the offline bundle using the following command on the ESX ESXi host esxupdate maintenancemode update bundle lt path to driver bundle ZIP file gt 6 Once the package is installed reboot the ESX ESXi host Some ATTO drivers for ESXi 4 x are provided by and directly supported by ATTO Technology Inc These drivers are not certified by VMware To install an ATTO supported driver on ESX ESXi 4 x the nosigcheck flag must be used during installation For example esxupdate maintenancemode nosigcheck update bundle lt path to driver bundle ZIP file gt VMware ESX 3 5 ExpressSAS H6xx and H6F0 GT only Creating and using the Driver CD 1 Download the correct driver iso file from the VMware Drivers amp Tools Download site 2 Write the iso image to a CD ROM 3 Use the CD ROM as a Boot CD or an Update CD Drive
13. scatter gather table A value of 255 means that the S G table be any size Default is 255 sgl_page_size Scatter Gather List page size in number of S G entries Default is 128 use_tm_completions Wait for task management commands to complete before returning from handler Default is 1 enabled use_transport_layer Attached to the SCSI transport layer Default is 1 enabled Adapter Management On VMware ESX ESXi you can identify and manage ATTO adapters using the VMware vSphere Client or the service Console On ESXi the Service Console is referred to as Local Tech Support Mode vSphere Client With VMware vSphere Client you can identify ATTO adapters on a VMware ESX ESXi system and view the attached storage devices 1 Start vSphere Client from your local workstation and select the host containing one or more ATTO adapters 2 Click the Configuration tab and then select Storage Adapters under Hardware in the left pane 3 A list of all storage adapters in the system is displayed The Model Identifier SAS address and Targets are shown for each adapter channel Service Console Using the Service Console information about each adapter channel can be found in the proc scsi filesystem under proc scsi lt driver name gt To view details on a specific adapter channel run the following command cat proc scsi lt driver name gt lt channel gt This command displays the following information e Adapter
14. type e Driver BIOS and Firmware versions e Driver Parameters e Adapter Model and Identifier WWN or SAS address e Virtual Port Information e Discovered Targets e Driver Statistics A sample output is shown below cat proc scsi esas2hba 6 ATTO ExpressSAS 6GB Adapter Driver version 1 60b1 Flash version 09 27 2011 Firmware version 1 16 16 Copyright 2001 2011 http www attotech com Driver Parameters num_sas_addr 1 sgl_page_size 512 num_targets 256 event_log_mask 0x00000001 num_sg_lists 1024 cmd_per_lun 7 can_queue 128 sg_tablesize 255 atto_max_sectors 65535 cmd_retry_count 20 io_time_out 30 change_notification 1 old_device_reset 0 Adapter Information Model ATTO ExpressSAS H680 SAS Address 50010860 00104a40 Discovered Devices TarglD SAS Address Time elapsed ms 86530 Commands completed 0 Outstanding commands 0 Max outstanding commands 0 ATTO CLI Tools ATTO provides a set of Command Line Interface CLI tools for managing ATTO adapters from the Service Console of an ESX ESXi host These tools are distributed in a compressed TAR file with the name vmw_app_hbacli_ datej tgz Replace date with the actual date string To install ATTO CLI Tools on an ESX ESXi host 1 Copy the TAR file to the ESX ESXi host 2 Extract the contents of the tar file using tar xvzf lt tar file gt 3 Change to the extracted directory using cd vmw_app_hbacli_ date 4 un the installer
15. 5 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit e Increase the separation between the equipment different from that to which the receiver is and receiver connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian standards This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numerique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada European standards Declaration of Conformity This following statement applies to the ATTO ExpressSAS Host Adapter This device has been tested in the basic operating configuration and found to be compliant with the following European Union standards Application of Council Directive 89 336 EEC Standard s to which conformity is declared
16. A 12 34W NVCACHE charged e Airflow 150 Him minimum R680 technical specifications e Eight external ports e Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance e Form factor conforms to PCI low profile specification e Length 6 600 e Height 2 713 e Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 F 104 F e Operating humidity 10 90 non condensing e Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F e Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing e Power typ 12V 0 8A 9 6W e 12V 1 22A 3 3V 06A 15 05W NVCACHE charging 12V 1 00A 3 3V 06A 12 34W NVCACHE charged e Airflow 150 Him minimum R608 technical specifications Eight internal ports Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance Form factor conforms to PCI low profile specification Length 6 600 Height 2 713 Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 F 104 F Operating humidity 10 9 non condensing Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing Power typ 12V 0 8A 9 6W e 12V 1 22A 3 3V 06A 15 05W NVCACHE charging 12V 1 00A 3 3V 06A 12 34W NVCACHE charged Airflow 150 Him minimum R60F technical specifications e Sixteen internal ports e 1 2 height form factor e Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance e Length 8 638 e Height 2 846 e Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 F 104 F e Operating humidity 10 90 non condensing e Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F e
17. ATTO ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host and RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual ExpressSAS H644 Adapter ExpressSAS H608 Adapter ExpressSAS H680 Adapter ExpressSAS H60F Adapter ExpressSAS H6F0 GT Adapter ExpressSAS R644 RAID Adapter ExpressSAS R608 RAID Adapter ExpressSAS R680 RAID Adapter ExpressSAS R60F RAID Adapter ATTO Technology Inc 155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst New York 14068 USA www attotech com Tel 716 691 1999 Fax 716 691 9353 Sales support sls attotech com Technical support Monday Friday 8am 6pm EST techsupp attotech com 716 691 1999 ext 242 2013 ATTO Technology Inc All rights reserved All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology Inc 03 2013 PRMA 0389 000MD Contents 1 ATTO Provides Storage Solutions sss sss sese esse cesses e eenn eee 1 ExpressSAS Host Adapters ExpressSAS RAID Adapters ZS all DINOS sa ao 6 Downloading drivers from the ATTO website Windows OS X Linux VMware ESXi 5 ExpressSAS H6xx and H6FO GT only VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 ExpressSAS H6xx and H6FO GT only VMware ESX 3 5 ExpressSAS H6xx and H6FO GT only 3 New Windows OS Installation NENNEN NENNEN ENNEN ENNEN 11 Install the driver into a new version of Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Install the driver into a new version of Windows 8 7 Vi
18. ExpressSAS adapters instead Select your adapter TE Note f You must have the ExpressSAS installation CD or a USB flash drive with the ExpressSAS driver software available Refer to Creating ExpressSAS installation media from the Installation CD or Creating ExpressSAS installation media from a file on page 11 Start Windows text mode setup as described by your Windows documentation Select Custom installation The Where do you want to install Windows message appears Click Load Driver Insert the ExpressSAS installation media into the appropriate slot Click OK T 8 9 10 Press Enter Windows Setup loads the files from the installation media and displays the window described in Step 3 The ATTO ExpressSAS device is listed as detected Repeat steps Step 3 through Step 7 for any other vendor supplied driver installation media After all other drives have been processed press Enter Continue with the remainder of the Windows installation procedure TA Note 11 N 10 12 You may be asked to insert the ExpressSAS installation floppy disk again this is normal the first time Windows loaded the drivers into memory the second time Windows copies the driver to you hard drive Update to Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later when installation is complete Install the driver into a new version of Windows 8 7 Vista Server 2012 2008 Windows Setup searches for drivers matching devices in your system If t
19. ID controller This CD contains drivers utilities and manuals for the following adapters The included manuals are in PDF format Download Adobe Reader to view these documents Y AA atto is SAS D Downloading drivers from the ATTO website Use this procedure if you need to update drivers The latest driver for your adapter can be found on the ATTO website 1 Goto www attotech com 2 On he splash screen menu put your cursor over Downloads then click on Product Downloads 3 Register or log in if previously registered 4 Select SAS SATA Host RAID Adapters from the product list 5 Select your model 6 From the table find your Operating System 7 8 Click on the entry for the latest driver A download window appears Follow the instructions for downloading the driver Internet Explorer users may select Run to automatically run the downloaded self extracting executable file All other browser users select a download destination and run the self extracting executable file Continue with the driver installation as described on the following pages for your Operating System Windows Installing from the ExpressSAS Installation CD 1 2 8 9 Power on your system Log on to Windows as the system administrator Insert the Installation CD into a CD or DVD drive The CD begins automatically and displays the Installation Guide If the CD fails to begin automatically navigate to the root of th
20. Login as root 3 Verify that the kernel header files usually included with the Linux kernel development package are installed 4 Insert the Installation CD 5 Mount the CD to your chosen mount point such as mnt cdrom 6 Open your File Browser and browse to mnt cdrom Linux Drivers 7 Click on the driver e forthe ExpressSAS adapters the driver filename appears as Inx_drv_esashba_XXX tgz where XXX is the driver s current version number e for ExpressSAS RAID adapters the driver filename appears as Inx_drv_esasraid_XXX tgz where XXX is the driver s current version number 8 Copy the driver file to a directory such as ust src Open a Terminal session 10 Change to the directory where you stored the driver 11 Extract the driver source e for ExpressSAS adapters tar xfz Inx_drv_esashba_XXX tgz e for ExpressSAS RAID adapters tar xfz Inx_drv_esasraid_XXX tgz 12 The driver files are extracted to a directory called Inx_drv_esashba_XXX or Inx_drv_esasraid_XXX Navigate to that directory 13 Compile and install the driver using install sh The driver is now installed and ready to use 14 Add the following line to etc modprobe conf after installing the driver e for ExpressSAS adapters alias scsi_hostadapterX esashba where X is the next available adapter number e for ExpressSAS RAID adapters alias scsi_hostadapterX esasraid where X is the next available adapter number 15 Continue on to Install Har
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22. V 1 6A 3 3V 0 6A 22W e Airflow 100 Him minimum 3 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual ExpressSAS RAID Adapters ATTO ExpressSAS RAID adapters are ideal for both IT and digital video environments that require a high level of protection and performance supporting up to 256 end devices RAID improves data accessibility and reliability during normal operations A RAID group is a virtual independent single drive with data written to physical drives according to a RAID algorithm DriveAssure lets you run longer faster and smoother without interrupting data flow while avoiding the unnecessary cost of replacing functional drives The ATTO ExpressSAS RAID adapters support JBOD DVRAID RAID Level 0 1 4 10 5 and 6 and advanced features such as read caching Hot Spares automatic RAID group rebuilding hot swap and Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP R644 technical specifications e Four external amp four internal ports e Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance e Form factor conforms to PCI low profile specification e Length 6 600 e Height 2 713 e Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 F 104 F e Operating humidity 10 90 non condensing e Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F e Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing e Power typ 12V 0 8A 9 6W e 12V 1 22A 3 3V 06A 15 05W NVCACHE charging 12V 1 00A 3 3V 06
23. ain Lion onto a disk attached to an ExpressSAS adapter TA Note If you are installing an ATTO 6Gb ESAS RAID card with Leopard please use the method described in Installing OS X Leopard or Tiger onto a disk attached to an ExpressSAS adapter on page 14 Install your ExpressSAS adapter and connect your storage Utility 2 If you are launching the OS X installation by booting the installation DVD callas rEFIt DMG file to a CD Do notremove a Launch the installation and proceed to eects the Select the disk where you want Shut down the system and install the to install Mac OS X screen ExpressSAs agape b If you need to partition your disk open With the rEFIt CD inserted boot the system Disk Utility from the Utilities menu while pressing and holding the C key This will Once you partition your disk and exit boot the rEFIt CD the newly created volume will appear in The rEFIt boot menu will appear which contains the installer window a series of icons Release the C key and use 3 If you are launching the OS X installation from Press Return to enter the EFI Shell as l a Ifyou need to partition your disk open At the prompt enter the drivers b command Disk Utility from Scroll through the list of installed EFI drivers lApplications Utilities Partition your and find the ATTO ExpressSAS driver There disk and exit a A ORAE AREE ON e b Launch the installation DVD and number and type of adapter s Note the two or SH l proceed t
24. ameter esxcfg module s param value lt driver PARAMETER DESCRIPTION atto_log_mask Defines the log mask for sending ATTO driver information to the system log Default is 0 none name gt atto_max_sectors Maximum number of disk sectors in a single data transfer Default is 65535 largest possible value can_queue Maximum number of commands per adapter channel Default is 128 change_notification Enable notifying the OS of the arrival and departure of target devices Default is 1 on Maximum number of commands per LUN Default is 16 cmd_retry_count Maximum number of retries allowed for a command Default is 20 event_log_mask A bit mask of events to report to the system log Default is 0x00000001 crtitical events only heap_ initial Initial heap size allocated for the dirver Maximum attainable heap size of the driver io_time_out Time in seconds before an I O command is timed out by the driver Set to 0 for no timeout Default is 30 num_sas_addr Number of SAS addresses to assign to the adapter s PHYs Addresses are assigned sequentially from the base address Valid settings are 1 2 4 8 Default is 1 num_sg_tists Number of SGL pages Default is 256 iii ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual PARAMETER DESCRIPTION Er TS old_device_reset Use the old device reset method Default is 0 use new method sg_tablesize Maximum number of entries in a
25. cli_install sh 5 Follow the instructions to complete the installation The following ATTO CLI tools are available atinfo View basic information about ATTO adapters and their attached devices atflash View and update the flash version of ATTO adapters atfcnvr View and modified parameters in the NVRAM of ATTO Celerity adapters to fine tune adapter performance and behavior You can save and restore NVRAM settings from a file using this tool atsasnvr View and modify parameters in the NVRAM of ATTO ExpressSAS adapters to fine tune adapter performance and behavior You can save and restore NVRAM settings from a file using this tool TX Note l On ESX 4 x the ATTO CLI Tools should NOT be installed on a VMFS volume Instead they should be installed in an appropriate location on the local disk such as usr sbin On ESXi 4 x and ESXi 5 0 the CLI tools should be installed on permanent storage such as a VMFS volume v ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Appendix C Standards and Compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency energy The Technical Specification sheet for the ATTO ExpressSAS Host Adapter shows certifications for each model FCC standards radio and television interference Federal HC A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Gommission digital device pursuant to Part 1
26. ctor on the adapter Plug the other end into the appropriate connector on the drive backplane Consult the documentation for your backplane to determine the relationship from the Mini SAS connector to drive slot LED Control for Internal SAS Connectors This section provides the instructions that define the cable connections needed to exercise LED Control for hard drive backplanes This section applies to the following models R608 R60F H608 and H6OF These adapters have been designed to affect LED Control functionality through an SGPIO interface or an I2C interface These interfaces require different cable connections and those connections are specified in this chapter Using SGPIO for LED Control SGPIO with an internal mini SAS to mini SAS cable The signals for SGPIO are included within the Mini SAS connector located on the adapter These signals are routed to the hard drive backplane based upon the cable used for the backplane connection Consult the documentation for your backplane to determine if it supports SGPIO SGPIO with an internal Mini SAS to SATA Fan out cables Follow the instructions for a connection with internal Mini SAS to SATA Fan out cables The fan out end should have an additional connector that is an 8 wire connector This connector must be connected to an SGPIO header on the hard drive backplane See Example 2 Consult the documentation for your backplane to determine the relationship from the SGPIO c
27. dware on page 15 VMware ESXi 5 ExpressSAS H6xx and H6F0 GT only Driver CD as an Update You can add an ATTO adapter and install the driver after installing ESXi 5 1 Download the Driver Bundle from the VMware orATTO website for your ATTO Adapter Unzip the contents of the bundle on your local workstation Within the bundle you will find the Driver VIB file vib for your ATTO Adapter 2 Use the Datastore Browser in the vSphere Client to upload the VIB file to your ESXi host Alternatively you can use a program like winscp on Windows or scp on Linux to upload the file directly to your ESXi host 3 Login to the ESXi host on the Local Tech Support Console ESXi or through an SSH client 4 Install the VIB using the following command on the ESXi host esxcli software vib install v lt full path to VIB file gt 5 Once the VIB is installed reboot the ESXi host Some ATTO drivers for ESXi 5 0 are provided as Community Supported drivers These are not certified by VMware Please contact ATTO Technical Support for questions about these drivers To install an ATTO Community Supported driver on ESXi 5 0 the acceptance level must be changed with the following command esxcli software acceptance set level CommunitySupported Including Driver in boot image VMware vSphere 5 includes the ability to dynamically construct boot images for your ESXi 5 servers This allows you to include ATTO drivers as part of a boot image and
28. e CD and run Autorun bat Select Windows Drivers from the items on the left side of the screen Select the appropriate CPU based operating system from the operating system choices If you do not know which version to select contact your system administrator or refer to your operating system manual Select Install Windows Driver For Windows 8 7 Vista and Server 2012 2008 If you have User Account Control enabled you are asked for permission for the installer to continue If you do not have administrator privileges you are also asked for an administrator user name and password complete the required fields and click Continue Click Install Follow the on screen instructions to complete the driver installation Continue on to Install Hardware on page 15 Installing from the ATTO Technology website 1 2 Power on your system Log on to Windows as the system administrator Follow the instructions in Downloading drivers from the AT TO website on page 6 OS X KR O N gt Power on your system Insert the Installation CD After it mounts open the ExpressSAS volume Select the Drivers folder For Windows 7 Vista and Server 2008 If you have User Account Control enabled you are asked for permission for the installer to continue If you do not have administrator privileges you are also asked for an administrator user name and password Fulfill the required fields and click Continue Click unzip The drive
29. e an ESD safe crosshead screwdriver to secure the screws 4 Remove and expose the other side of the adhesive 5 Mount the Power Module into the computer 6 Plug the Power Module power cord into the Non Volatile Module on the RAID adapter Plug A undemesth F The plug is keyed so that it can only be plugged in one way Make sure that the plug is fully inserted 7 Close your computer case 8 You may power on your system A WARNING Be careful handling the Power Module after it has been installed and powered It may be live with power If the board is mishandled while it is attached it may become shorted and or damaged 18 Bracket details Exhibit 5 4 ExpressSAS H644 Adapter brackets Exhibit 5 6 ExpressSAS H680 Adapter brackets _ n o E Exhibit 5 5 ExpressSAS H608 Adapter brackets 19 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 5 8 ExpressSAS H6FO Adapter bracket Exhibit 5 10 ExpressSAS R644 Adapter brackets SHA Exhibit 5 9 ExpressSAS H6FO GT Adapter brackets Exhibit 5 11 The ExpressSAS R608 Adapter brackets 20 Exhibit 5 12 ExpressSAS R680 Adapter brackets Exhibit 5 13 The ExpressSAS ROOF Adapter brackets Adapter board details Exhibit 5 14 ExpressSAS H644 Adapter board CE Fe oo ah 0000000 eee ees ATTO Technology Inc e EECH 00090 op K a SS 5 ge E A dh d Io C44 C45 Lid
30. es Non Volatile Memory Card B and Power Module C AA WARNING ATTO CacheAssure modules and Host Adapters contain components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD ESD can cause damage to the ATTO ExpressSAS host adapter Please follow standard methods to avoid ESD Non Volatile NV Memory Card Installation 1 Power down the computer and unplug the computer from all power sources 2 Open the case If you have purchased the ESAS RAID Adapter bundled with CacheAssure the NV Memory Card is pre assembled to the RAID Host Adapter If so please go directly to the Power Module Installation section If you are adding CacheAssure to a previously purchased SAS RAID Adapter continue to step 3 3 Gently remove your ATTO 6Gb SAS Adapter from the PCI Express expansion slot If you have questions about how to remove an expansion card from your system consult your computer s documentation 4 Remove the NV Memory Card from its electrostatic safe packaging Exhibit 5 1 ESAS RAID Adapter with CacheAssure ke ATTO ESAS Non Volatile Memory Card B 5 Holding the RAID adapter firmly plug the NV Memory Card into the RAID Host Adapter with ATTO logos in matching direction and the standoff mounts closer to the adapter s bracket see Exhibit 5 2 Exhibit 5 2 NV Memory Card Installation ai NV Memory Card J top face view RAID Adapter top face view A CAUTION Make sure the NV Memory Card
31. g open Setup exe 10 Select a destination folder and click Unzip to extract the driver files 11 The expanded software package contains a Scsiport driver in the base directory and a Storport driver in the Storport directory Navigate to the folder with the desired ExpressSAS driver Select Scsiport for Windows 2000 and XP Select Storport for all other versions of Windows 12 Run makedisk exe 13 Follow the instructions to complete the installation 14 Continue with Install the driver into a new version of Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 or Install the driver into a new version of Windows 8 7 Vista Server 2012 2008 on page 12 11 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host 8 RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Install the driver into a new version of Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 TA Note You must have a floppy disk with the ExpressSAS driver available Refer to Creating ExpressSAS installation media from the Installation CD or Creating ExpressSAS installation media from a file on page 11 Start Windows text mode setup as described by your Windows documentation Press F6 when the first blue window called Windows Setup appears Setup continues to load files A new window asks you to specify additional mass storage devices Press Insert the ExpressSAS installation media into the appropriate slot Press Enter A screen which would normally ask you to select a driver appears which lists
32. ght 2 713 e Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 F 104 F e Operating humidity 5 95 non condensing e Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F e Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing e Power typ 12V 0 6A 3 3V 0 2A 8W e Airflow 100 Him minimum H60F technical specifications H6FO0 GT technical specifications e 16 internal ports e 16 external ports e Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance e Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance e Form factor conforms to PCI low profile e Length 6 600 specification e Height 2 713 e Length 8 638 e Operating temperature 0 55 C 32 F 131 F Height 2 918 e Operating humidity 10 90 non condensing e Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 F 104 F e Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F e Operating humidity 5 95 non condensing e Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing e Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F Power typ 12V 1 6A 3 3V 0 6A 22W e Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing Airflow 100 Wim minimum e Power typ 12V 1 6A 3 3V 0 8A 22W e Airflow 100 Wim minimum H6FO technical specifications e 16 external ports e Up to 6 Gb sec per port performance e Length 5 600 e Height 4 376 e Operating temperature 0 40 C 32 F 104 F e Operating humidity 5 95 non condensing e Storage temperature 40 70 C 40 F 157 F e Storage humidity 5 95 non condensing e Power typ 12
33. he ExpressSAS adapter is not in the Select the driver to be installed click Browse and locate the driver Select the ExpressSAS adapter from the list Click Next The Where to you want to install Windows window appears Your devices should be listed Remove the ExpressSAS installation media Configure and select a partition for installing Windows Click Next Continue with the remainder of the Windows installation procedure 4 New OS X Installation Boot support is available on Intel based systems only 8 When exiting the configuration utility if you changed any settings the system will restart the adapter so the new settings take effect At the prompt enter exit to return to the rEFIt Adjusting adapter settings with the EFI Configuration Utility TA Note 9 The EFI Configuration Utility is not compatible with the ExpressSAS H6F0 GT adapter Depending on your configuration it may be necessary to adjust adapter NVRAM settings prior to performing the OS X installation For example you made need to modify the device wait time The EFI configuration utility can be launched from an EFI shell Unfortunately an EFI shell is not included with Intel Macs ATTO recommends rEF It which is available for free from http refit sourceforge net Once you have downloaded the DMG for rEF It do the following to open the EFI Configuration boot menu or reset to restart the system Installing OS X Snow Leopard Lion or Mount
34. i ta coo O H608 1 x6 Backplane H608 1 x8 Backplane 32 E Jos jt E GH H60F 2 x4 Backplanes I2C Header Pin out The following chart specifies the pin out for 12C headers on the ESAS RAID and ESAS HBA adapters 33 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Example Configurations Example 1 R608 with 2 Intel x4 backplanes The backplanes are controlled by SES I2C gt EE E anal ATTO Tec C Ei ECKER GE sL AS deg em 55 7 9 ST A AAA e 34 Example 4 H608 with 2 Intel x4 backplanes The backplanes are controlled by SES I2C ce Fe ATTO Technology Inc LU L GIS L e AR EAA a rpad 35 did 35 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual 7 Troubleshooting This chapter contains solutions for the most common problems you might encounter If you need additional assistance please refer to the ATTO Technology web site www attotech com or contact an ATTO Technology authorized representative General suggestions e Check each cable connection on every device e Verify all cables are in proper work
35. ing condition Loose or broken cables are often the cause of errors or problems e Check that devices are plugged into an AC outlet and are turned on before you add power to your computer s Ensure you have the latest driver for your operating system and that the driver is installed refer to Install Drivers on page 6 e Ensure the ExpressSAS adapter is installed properly in the computer refer to Install Hardware on page 15 If the RAID adapter is not accessible 1 Open the ATTO ConfigTool from the ATTO Utilities found on the Installation CD or download from the ATTO web site Refer to the ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual for additional information 2 Ifthe adapter does not appear in the Device Listing make sure it is properly seated in the PCI slot a Remove power from the PC b Remove the case c Check the PCI slot d Replace the case e Apply power TX Note l If it is properly seated and devices are still not accessible contact an ATTO Technology authorized representative A Verify the driver is loaded a Click on the adapter name in the Device Listing to view the Basic Info screen b Ifthe Driver Information section indicates Unknown driver not loaded reinstall the driver Refer to Install Drivers on page 6 c If reinstalling the driver does not fix the problem contact an ATTO authorized representative 4 Reset the NVRAM for all channels to defaults and reboot If the problem persists co
36. install or boot ESXi 5 with that image The end result is that your server s will boot and have ATTO drivers included without any additional steps Consult the VMware vSphere 5 documentation for more information on using vSphere Image Builder VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 ExpressSAS H6xx and H6F0 GT only Driver CD usage during ESX Installation ESX only During ESX 4 installation you may choose to install additional drivers This will allow you to install ESX onto storage that is attached to your ATTO adapter You will need to burn the appropriate ATTO driver ISO image to CD media 1 During ESX installation select Yes to install custom drivers and click Add 2 The installer will prompt you to insert the media containing the ATTO device driver 3 After you add the ATTO driver the installer will prompt you to reinsert the ESX installation media and continue with the installation 4 When the installer reaches the point to choose the location for the ESX install you can choose local storage or storage that is attached to your ATTO adapter Driver CD as an Update ESX or ESXi You can add an ATTO adapter and install the driver after installing ESX ESXi 4 1 Mount the Driver CD ISO on your local workstation This may require the use of a thirdparty ISO reader Microsoft Windows Vista and later include a built in ISO reader On Linux use the mount command and the loopback interface For example mkdir p mnt cdrom mount r
37. is evenly aligned on both sides If the card is placed incorrectly damage to the Memory or Host Adapter Card may occur This may void your warranty 17 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host 8 RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual 6 Make sure the NV Memory Card is firmly seated by gently pushing the card down onto the ATTO RAID Adapter as shown T Note Itis the user s preference to install the Power Module while the ATTO Host Adapter is outside of the computer or install the Power Module while the Host Adapter is seated in it s PCI Express slot If you have questions about how to remove an expansion card from your system consult your computer s documentation In these directions we will assume the card is seated in its PCI Express Slot 1 Remove the Power Module from its electrostatic safe packaging 2 Select an area for placement of the Power Module inside of the computer Make sure it can be mounted securely and that the Power Module s power cord can reach the Host Adapter specifically the NV Memory Card s power jack 3 Use the heavy duty industrial adhesive shown in Exhibit 5 3 to mount the module Remove one side of the paper backing and apply it to the Power Module Exhibit 5 3 Applying mount adhesive 7 Turn the Host Adapter over so that you can see the back of the printed circuit board Use the two supplied screws to finish secure the NV Memory Card onto your RAID adapter 8 Us
38. llowing the processor to control the data by bytes PIO or programmed I O A processor usually a CPU and memory which communicates with devices over an interface Inter Integrated Circuit is a multi master serial single ended computer bus that is used to attach low speed peripherals to a motherboard backplane or embedded system I2C header is a connector on the adapter used to connect an 12C cable Light emitting diode a type of diode that emits light when current passes through it visible LEDs are used as indicator lights on all sorts of electronic devices A method which verifies the accuracy of data transmitted over the SCSI bus by adding one bit in the transfer to make the sum of all the bits either odd or even for odd or even parity an error message occurs if the sum is not correct Peripheral Component Interconnect Allows peripherals to be connected directly to computer memory bypassing the slower ISA and EISA busses A physical connection between the adapter and a drive on the backplane Each mini SAS connector carries signals for four phys An access point in a device Also port number the address assigned by the PCI bus through which commands are sent to a host adapter board See port address Small Computer Systems Interface a processor independent standard for system level interface between a computer and intelligent devices including hard disks floppy disks CD ROM printers scanners etc SCSI Enclosure Process
39. nections to two each drive providing even more options for improved performance and redundancy To take advantage of this option connect a cable from your ExpressSAS RAID adapter to each expander port on your storage array see Exhibit 5 26 Exhibit 5 24 Exhibit 5 25 Exhibit 5 26 Note Refer to documentation from your storage array vendor for additional information on cabling to your particular array 3 Adaptive path optimization occurs when multiple paths to a drive are available It automatically configures primary and alternate paths for highest levels of redundancy as well as highest data transfer rates Using event driven algorithms it evaluates and adaptively re configures data path assignments for optimal performance No user intervention is required for this feature For the cost of a cable you get Automatic configuration Redundancy and improved performance Path matching that is RAID Group aware Automatic and balanced failover failover capabilities Stable configurations 26 6 Data Path and LED Control This chapter provides the instructions that define the internal cable connections for data path and LED control needed for hard drive backplanes This section applies to the following models R608 R60F H608 and H60F These adapters have been designed to affect LED Control functionality through an SGPIO interface or an 12C interface These interfaces require different cable connections and those c
40. ni SAS PHYs Backplane Backplane Connector Slots H608 2 x4 Backplanes See example 1 J2 0 3 J1 4 7 1 4 1 4 ji H608 1 x6 Backplane J2 0 3 J1 4 5 S D a N H608 1 x8 Backplane SC e Gol A H60F 2 x4 Backplanes n a H60F 1 x6 Backplanes H60F 1 x4 1 x6 Backplanes See example 3 o LA T fei J1 J2 J4 J3 SS DI Ha 1 1 gaje Qn P n a n a J1 J2 J4 n a 3 J Ha DI E E GU vaje N gt DI WK NO ie NJ LA 1 LA H6F 1 x16 Backplane chapter 30 Connecting an internal Mini SAS to SATA Fan out cables A mini SAS to SATA fan out cable has a mini SAS connector SFF 8087 on one end and four SATA connectors on the other end Plug the mini SAS connector into the appropriate Jn connector on the adapter Plug each of the SATA connectors into the drive backplane The cable attached to each SATA cable should have a number that indicates the connection order within the mini SAS connector The number on the cable indicates the order that the SATA cable should be connected to drive slots on the backplane Consult the documentation for your backplane to determine the relationship from the SATA connector to drive slot Connecting an internal Mini SAS to internal Mini SAS cables A mini SAS to mini SAS cable has a mini SAS SFF 8087 connector at each end of the cable Plug one end into the appropriate Jn conne
41. nnectors or screws 15 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Insert the ATTO ExpressSAS host adapter into any open 3 0 2 0 1 2 PCI Express expansion slot If you have questions about how to install an expansion card in your system consult your computer s documentation Bracket screw AD Press here j Press here Aln taps to slots Main board edge 6 T Close the case on the computer and power it up Installed drivers are loaded For Windows 2000 XP and Server 2003 e Windows detects your ExpressSAS Adapter and the Found New Hardware wizard appears Proceed through the wizard with the default settings for each adapter channel Insert the ExpressSAS installation disk when prompted e After adapter installation is complete the Found New Hardware wizard shows an ATTO Phantom Device for each channel Proceed through the wizard with default settings to complete the installation For Windows 8 7 Vista and Server 2012 2008 e Windows detects your adapter and automatically installs the required drivers If drivers do not load refer to Install Drivers on page 6 and Troubleshooting on page 37 Turn off power to the computer Continue to Install storage on page 25 16 Installing CacheAssure 6Gb RAID Adapters only Adding CacheAssure to your Host Adapter marked A in Exhibit 5 1 requires the installation of two modul
42. ntact an ATTO authorized representative TA Note l For OS X systems when calling ATTO Technical Support please have a printout of the lOreg listing and output from the Apple System Profiler available 37 Glossary Appendix A Glossary Some terms used in the SAS SATA industry are defined below More information is available through the ATTO Technology website www attotech com or the Storage Area Networking Industry Association www snia org Term ANSI Auto Negotiation Bit Bus Byte CPU Device Driver DMA DMA bus master Host I2C I2C Header LED Parity Checking PCI PHY Port Port Address Port Number SCSI SEP SES Definition American National Standards Institute Hardware senses and automatically responds depending on configuration Smallest unit of data a computer can process a single binary digit with a value of either 0 or 1 A collection of unbroken signal lines used to transmit information from one part of a computer system to another taps on the lines connect devices to the bus An ordered set of 8 bits Central Processing Unit the portion of the computer that actually performs computations A program that allows a microprocessor to direct the operation of a peripheral device Direct Memory Access a way to move data from a storage device directly to RAM without using the CPU s resources Allows a peripheral to control the flow of data to and from system memory by block as opposed to a
43. o the Select the disk where three digit hexadecimal driver handle on the far i you want to install Mac OS X screen left of the screen A odei y adi At the prompt enter drvcfg s handle where SE EH l to install OS X handle is the hexadecimal number from the l l previous step This will launch the EFI 5 Click Install and proceed with the rest of OS X Configuration Utility for the associated adapter installation 6 When OS X installation completes install the Use the on screen menus to configure your adapter Help is available at the bottom of the screen latest ExpressSAS driver from the AT TO Technology website 13 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual On the host system insert the OS X installation disc and begin installation Proceed through the installation wizard until you reach the Installing OS X Leopard or Tiger ontoa 4 disk attached to an ExpressSAS adapter destination volume selection window T Note 9 Selecta volume on the storage attached to the Due to limitations of the Mac OS X ExpressSAS adapter If a volume is not Installer two systems are required to present open the Disk Utility from the OS X complete this procedure These will be Installer menu to create a volume The storage referred to as the target and host will appear in Disk Utility as AAPL FireWire systems The target system will contain Media Exit the Disk Utility when finished and your Ex
44. on media from the Installation CD 1 Insert the Installation CD into a CD or DVD drive The installation starts automatically If it does not navigate to the root of the CD and run autorun bat 2 Select Windows Drivers from the items on the left side of the screen 3 Select the appropriate CPU based operating system from operating system choices 4 Select Create Scsiport Driver Diskette or Create Storport Driver Diskette or Create Driver Installation Media 5 Follow the instructions to complete the installation 6 Continue with Install the driver into a new version of Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 or Install the driver into a new version of Windows 8 7 Vista Server 2012 2008 on page 12 Creating ExpressSAS installation media from a file 1 Goto www attotech com 2 Put your cursor over Downloads then click on Driver downloads from the splash screen menu LA Register or log in if previously registered Select SAS SATA Host amp RAID Adapters from the product list iN Select your model From the table find your Operating System Click on the entry for the latest driver CON O Ol A download window appears Follow the instructions for downloading the driver Internet Explorer users may select Run to automatically run the downloaded self extracting executable file All other browser users select a download destination and run the self extracting executable file 9 Uncheck When done unzippin
45. onnections are specified in this chapter Connections on the H608 and H60F The following diagrams show the connections for Mini SAS cables and 12C cables on the H608 and H6O0F Exhibit 6 1 1 H608 connectors RW e 2 0 0 o ee ewe es o e ee ee K 6 e K K ee ee ee ee e SZ SN Technology Inc E J 25H el CE Pos J2 a H Exhibit 6 1 2 H60F connectors P5 P6 P7 P8 Th 7 LOE OL e EA Ahok Gh A A De G s e A Ts 9 Nis 7 24 2292 7 B S St one ER y Ee Sp SE e CH A x B D db x a ass Oy eo PR Rar u6 se e es Ky ele o al ERE Hie 3 gt KI s S b E 3333 33353 IEN Zo 22 Cala eeeeee EXPRESS 27 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Connections on the R608 and R60F The following diagrams show the connections for Mini SAS cables and 12C cables on the R608 and R6OF Exhibit 6 1 3 R608 connectors Sei or e SESS PI okt be ee e SES P e my ma v ee 4 i ew a R om S ka 8 D e us ester ee 3 Cap Sg u e e D 2 D SS BE i t
46. onnector to the drive slots Note the SGPIO sideband connector is not standard and the connector must match the connector on the backplane Please see the backplane s and cable s documentation for more details Using SES 12C for LED Control The signals for LED Control via 12C are generated at the 12C headers of the adapter The signals are carried on a 3 wire cable and connected to the hard drive backplane Consult the documentation for your backplane to determine if it supports LED Control via DC In general an 12C cable is needed for each group of four drives However there are hard drive backplanes that have more drives per I2C cable The I2C cables should be connected according to the table on the next page 31 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 6 4 SES I2C Wire chart for R608 or R60F Examples start on page 35 Mini SAS I2C Header PHYs Backplane Backplane I2C Connector Slots Address R608 2 x4 Backplanes See example 1 32o P6 E O E ES R608 1 x6 Backplane n a R608 1 x8 Backplane 3o P6 E E TE GH R60F 2 x4 Backplanes J1 Pe Jo LEH J2 P9 E IPS E 13 ao o PB j03_ Ji ta co OE 0 3 4 7 n a 0 3 4 7 12 15 32 Exhibit 6 5 SES I2C Wire chart for R608 or R60F Examples start on page 35 Mini SAS I2C Header PHYS Backplane Backplane I2C Connector Slots Address H608 2 x4 Backplanes See example 4 3o pp6 Jos J
47. ppear perform a rescan using the VMware Storage option If your storage does not present itself thereafter please contact your SAN administrator Driver CD as an Update CD Only TX Note 5 The following procedure describes how to use the driver CD to update or add the driver on an existing ESX Server 3 5 Start the ESX Server machine and log in to service console as root Place the driver CD in the CD ROM drive of the server Mount the driver CD Change the directory to the VMupdates RPMS on the driver CD Run the esxupdate update command A Note lf the hardware is not already installed on the system run the esxupdate command with the noreboot option shut down the host machine manually install the hardware and then boot the host machine This allows you to install in a single boot The server reboots after the driver update 6 Remove the driver CD from the CD ROM drive before the system reboots After the system reboots log in to ESX Server Verify that the driver is installed successfully a Run the esxupdate query command and verify that the information about the driver is mentioned in the resulting message b View the PCI ID XML file in the etc vmware pciid directory The driver information is available in the file c Check for the latest version of the driver module in usr lib vmware vmkmod To verify that the driver is loaded and functioning run the vmkload_mod I command The
48. pressSAS adapter and storage select the newly created volume The host system will only be used during 6 Finish the OS X installation restart the host the installation and must be an Intel based system when prompted and complete the OS system capable of booting the OS X X setup wizard You may now remove the OS X installation CD However it does not have installation disc to be the same type of system as the target 7 Onthe host system obtain and install the latest system For example you may use a version of the ExpressSAS OS X driver from MacBook Pro to install OS X on a Mac Pro the software CD that came with your adapter or containing your ExpressSAS adapter the ATTO Technology website Both systems must have an available 8 Onthe host system open System Preferences FireWire port and restore the Startup Disk to the disk that the On the target system install the ExpressSAS host system booted from before performing this adapter and connect your storage procedure After restarting you may disconnect Connect the target and host systems with a the FireWire cable from the target system The FireWire cable host system is no longer needed Power on the target system while pressing and Y Power off the target system and power it back holding T This will boot the target system in Sagal NORMAN anos target disk mode You may release the key X installation present it will boot that version of when the FireWire symbol appears OS X Otherwise the new OS X
49. r CD as a Boot CD Only TA Note The following procedure describes how to use the driver CD as a boot CD Use this CD as a boot CD only if the new driver must enable the target device on which ESX Server 3 5 will be installed 1 Place the driver CD in the CD ROM drive of the host machine Start the host machine 3 When prompted for an upgrade or installation press Enter for graphical mode Choose the language you prefer Select a keyboard type 6 After you are prompted to swap the driver CD with the ESX Server installation CD insert the ESX Server 3 5 installation CD and continue with ESX Server installation 7 After ESX Server is installed and the system reboots log in to ESX Server o fs 9 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual 8 Verify that the driver is installed successfully a Run the esxupdate query command A message containing the information about the driver appears D View the PCI ID XML file in the etc vmware pciid directory The driver information is available in the file c Check for the latest version of the driver module in the following directory usr lib vmware vmkmod d To verify that the driver is loaded and functioning enter vmkload_mod I command The driver is listed in the displayed list After driver installation please reboot host Once the host is back online go to Storage and create VMFS datastore If storage does not a
50. r files are extracted and the driver installer is launched Click Install Follow the on screen instructions to complete the driver installation Continue on to Install Hardware on page 15 Installing from a directory containing the lanai driver 3 O Power on your system Log on as the system administrator Navigate to the directory containing the ExpressSAS driver Run Setup exe For Windows g 7 Vista and Server 2012 2008 If you have User Account Control enabled you are asked for permission for the installer to continue If you do not have administrator privileges you are also asked for an administrator user name and password Fulfill the required fields and click Continue Click Install For Windows 8 7 Vista and Server 2012 2008 If you have User Account Control enabled you are asked for permission for the installer to continue If you do not have administrator privileges you are also asked for an administrator user name and password Fulfill the required fields and click Continue Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Continue on to Install Hardware on page 15 Launch the installer Follow the on screen instructions Continue on to Install Hardware on page 15 7 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual Linux TA Note l ExpressSAS adapters are not supported under Linux kernel 2 4 1 Power on your system 2
51. sta Server 2012 2008 4 New OS AT EI EI de IN 13 REENEN 15 Installing the adapter Installing CacheAssure 6Gb RAID Adapters only Non Volatile NV Memory Card Installation Power Module Installation Bracket details Adapter board details Install storage Adaptive path optimization 6 Data Path and LED Control scsi 27 LED Control for Internal SAS Connectors T WOUNDS SOO UNO scarico laca 37 Appendix A Glossary aru i Glossary Appendix B Configuration and Management sss sss sss sss s ecce s sese esse esse eee e iii Driver Configuration Adapter Management Appendix C Standards and Compliances sss sss sss sss esec eee eee eee vi Appendix D Safety and Warranty cesses sss ss esse sese es es eee eee eenn eee vii Safety ATTO Technology Inc limited warranty 1 ATTO Provides Storage Solutions ATTO Technology ExpressSAS low profile host adapters provide 3Gb and 6Gb SAS SATA II connectivity for IT and digital video environments The ATTO ExpressSAS host adapter family provides enhanced reliability and performance thanks to more than 20 years of ATTO experience with SCSI hardware and storage connectivity solutions Using the latest in PCI Express bus technology the ATTO ExpressSAS host adapters deliver blazing fast performance with transfer rates ATTO provides industry standard PCle to SAS control using Serial SCSI Protocol SSP Serial ATA Tunneling Protocol STP and Serial Management Protocol SMP An easy to use utility
52. the AT TO Config Tool configures manages and monitors the ExpressSAS adapters The tool is included in your installation CD Installation procedure The ExpressSAS RAID adapter has a Getting Started Guide If you have not used this guide or you are installing an ExpressSAS host adapter follow the instructions in this manual In general you must 1 Ensure you have the equipment and software you need for the installation e ExpressSAS adapter e ATTO ExpressSAS CD including drivers user manuals and utilities Installation CD e The optional low profile bracket and its installation procedure e A computer with an available x8 or x16 PCI Express expansion slot The ExpressSAS adapter has been optimized for x8 electrical slots Check your computer s documentation e SAS SATA storage cables and connectors 2 Install drivers from the Installation CD for your operating system Refer to Install Drivers on page 6 3 Install the configuration software the ATTO ConfigTool found on the Installation CD Refer to the ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual for details 4 Install the adapter Refer to Install Hardware on page 15 5 Attach SAS SATA storage Refer to Install storage on page 25 6 Configure your storage and adapter including RAID using the ATTO ConfigTool TX Note l Default settings are appropriate for most systems but you may change settings using the ATTO Config Tool ExpressSAS features e Impro
53. to function properly If you have any questions as to the airflow provided by your computer system please refer to your computer system manual or contact your computer system manufacturer To facilitate proper air circulation ATTO host adapters should never be operated in a computer system without the cover installed or with an inoperable fan as this may cause safety or thermal problems which could damage the ATTO host adapter and void the warranty ATTO Technology Inc limited warranty ATTO Technology Inc ATTO warrants to the original purchaser of this product Product that the Product is free from defects in material and workmanship for the term described for this specific Product on ATTO s website www attotech com ATTO s liability shall be limited to replacing or repairing any defective product at ATTO s option There is no charge for parts or labor if ATTO determines that this product is defective PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO ABUSE MISUSE ALTERATION NEGLECT OR THOSE PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN SERVICED REPAIRED OR INSTALLED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER THIS WARRANTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM INCORRECT CONNECTION OR AN INAPPROPRIATE APPLICATION OF THIS PRODUCT SHALL NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ATTO LIABILITY UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS LIMITED TO ATTO PRODUCT S DAMAGE TO OTHER EQUIPMENT CONNECTED TO ATTO PRODUCT S IS THE CUSTOMER S RESPONSIBILITY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS MADE IN LIEU OF A
54. ved performance over traditional ULTRA320 SCSI with SAS SATA and SATA II attachment e Increased bandwidth through x8 PCI Express host interface e Point to point technology delivers full throughput to each connected storage device e One click installation e User friendly ATTO ConfigTool provides a simple host based utility for effortless configuration a BIOS setup utility provides flexibility for custom applications e Fully Thunderbolt aware including hot plug and daisy chain support in a PCle expansion slot e For RAID adapters a user friendly GUI allows quick and easy RAID setup e ADS technology alleviates data transfer bottlenecks and moves data more efficiently while managing latency e DriveAssure is an ATTO exclusive combination of features for the ATTO RAID series HBAs that performs predictive and corrective actions to allow the continued operation of marginal drives while ensuring continued and uninterrupted access to data e CacheAssure provides confidence that your cached data will remain intact in the event of an unexpected power loss while offering an environmentally friendly maintenance free solution 6Gb RAID Adapter only e Driver support for Windows Linux Mac OS X and VMware ESX ESXi Server e RoHS compliant e 3 year standard warranty 1 ATTO Technology Inc ATTO ExpressSAS Host amp RAID Adapter Installation and Operation Manual ExpressSAS Host Adapters ATTO ExpressSAS Host

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