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1. ve k a PORT 8 E n PORT 15 MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Description 2x8 pin header Connects to an LED that indicates whether a drive is in a fault condition There is one LED per port When lit each LED indicates the corresponding drive has failed or is in the Unconfigured Bad state The LEDs function in a direct attach configuration there are no SAS expanders Direct attach is defined as a maximum of one drive connected directly to each port NOTE This header is used for RAID controllers with internal SAS ports only J4A4 J4B2 x4 SAS Ports 12 15 internal SFF 8087 x4 internal mini SAS connector connector Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA 2 drives J5A2 Write pending LED header 2 pin connector Connects to an LED that indicates when AA the data in the cache has yet to be written ve ve to the storage devices Used when the a k write back feature is enabled J5A2 J5B3 Universal Asynchronous 4 pin connector Receiver Transmitter UART Reserved for LSI use debugging 4 Install the RAID Controller Insert the controller into a PCI Express slot on the motherboard as shown in Figure 3 Press down gently but firmly to seat the card correctly in the slot Secure the RAID controller to the computer chassis with the bracket screw LSI Corporation Confidential June 2010 MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Co
2. Universal Asynchronous 4 pin connector Receiver Transmitter UART forthe Reserved for LSI use Expander J1B1 LED Locate and Fault Indication 2x8 pin connector header Connects to an LED that indicates whether Ports 0 3 a drive is in a fault condition There is one Ports 4 7 LED per port When lit each LED indicates the corresponding drive has failed or is in An the unconfigured bad state ve ve The LEDs function in a direct attach configuration there are no SAS a k expanders Direct attach is defined as a maximum of one drive connected directly PORT 0 to each port a pa SS NOTE This header is used for RAID n controllers with internal SAS ports only a E a PORT 7 J1B1 J1B2 x4 SAS Ports 16 19 external SFF 8088 x4 external mini SAS connector connector Connects the controller by cable to a SAS SATA backplane or an expander J1B3 Advanced Software Hardware Key 2 pin header header Enables support for selected advanced features which include recovery CacheCade FastPath and SafeStore disk encryption J1C1 IPMI style 1 C connector 3 pin connector Supports SES SCSI enclosure services over IC through an internal I2C backplane cable J1L1 Remote Battery Backup connector 20 pin connector on the backside of the controller Connects the LSIIBBU07 intelligent Battery Backup Unit or the LSIiBBU08 intelligent Battery Backup Unit remotely to the RAID controller J2B1 x4 SAS Ports 0 3 internal connector SFF 8087 x4 internal m
3. parties This document contains proprietary information of LSI Corporation The information contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of LSI Corporation Corporate Headquarters Email Website Milpitas CA globalsupport lsi com www lsi com 800 372 2447 Document Number 46563 00 Copyright 2010 LSI Corporation All Rights Reserved MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Quick Installation Guide MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller The MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID controller is a PCI Express standard height half length RAID controller that offers a 6 Gb s transfer rate It controls 16 internal SAS SATA ports through four SFF 8087 x4 internal connectors and four external SAS SATA ports through one SFF 8088 x4 external connectors Thank you for purchasing the LSI MegaRAID 6Gb s SAS 9280 16i4e RAID controller Your MegaRAID controller provides reliability high performance and fault tolerant drive subsystem management Before you install your RAID controller please take a few minutes to read this quick installation guide If you need more information about any topic covered in this guide refer to the related documents on your MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD Figure 1 shows the MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID controller Figure 1 MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller LSI Corporation Confidential June 2010 Page 3 Co
4. No LSISK MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide 46563 00 Revision A June 2010 46563 00A Revision History Version and Date Description of Changes 46563 00 Rev A June 2010 Initial release of document LSI and the LSI logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation or its subsidiaries All other brand and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies This preliminary document describes a preproduction product and contains information that may change substantially for any final commercial release of the product LSI Corporation makes no express or implied representation or warranty as to the accuracy quality or completeness of information contained in this document and neither the release of this document nor any information included in it obligates LSI Corporation to make a commercial release of the product LSI Corporation reserves the right to make changes to the product s or information disclosed herein at any time without notice LSI Corporation does not assume any responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any product or service described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by LSI Corporation nor does the purchase lease or use of a product or service from LSI Corporation convey a license under any patent rights copyrights trademark rights or any other of the intellectual property rights of LSI Corporation or of third
5. ini SAS connector Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA 2 drives LSI Corporation Confidential June 2010 MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Controller Installation Table 1 Jumpers and Connectors Continued Jumper Connector Type Description LSI Corporation Confidential June 2010 J2B2 x4 SAS Ports 4 7 internal connector SFF 8087 x4 internal mini SAS connector Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA 2 drives J2D1 Standard edge card connector The RAID controller interfaces with the host system though a standard edge card This interface provides power to the board and an ZC interface connected to the 1 C bus for IPMI J3B1 x4 SAS Ports 8 11 internal connector SFF 8087 x4 internal mini SAS connector Connects the controller by cable to SAS drives or SATA 2 drives J4A1 Module CPLD 1x8 pin connector Reserved for LSI use J4A2 Activity LED header 2 pin connector Connects to an LED that indicates activity AA on the drives connected to the controller ve ve de J4A2 J4A3 Global drive fault LED header 2 pin connector Connects to an LED that indicates whether AA a drive is in a fault condition ve ve ae te J4A3 Page 7 Controller Installation Page 8 Table 1 Jumpers and Connectors Continued Jumper Connector was J4A4 LED Locate and Fault Indication header Ports 8 11 Ports 12 15 RR q
6. ntroller Installation Controller Installation Page 4 MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide NOTE Record your controller serial number in a safe location in case you need to contact LSI NOTE SATA Il is the only type of SATA supported by this RAID controller You can connect your MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID controller remotely to the LSI intelligent Battery Backup Unit 07 LSIiBBUO7 and the LSI intelligent Battery Backup Unit 08 LSIiBBU08 For more information about these batteries refer to the MegaRAID iBBUO7 Intelligent Battery Backup Unit Quick Installation Guide and the MegaRAID iBBU08 Intelligent Battery Backup Unit Quick Installation Guide on the MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD Back up your data before changing your system configuration caution Otherwise you might lose data 1 Unpack the RAID Controller Unpack the RAID controller in a static free environment Remove it from the antistatic bag and inspect it for damage If the RAID controller appears to be damaged or if the MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD is missing contact LSI or your MegaRAID OEM support representative The CD contains utility programs device drivers for various operating systems and the following documentation MegaRAID 6Gb s SAS RAID Controllers User s Guide MegaRAID SAS Software User s Guide MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User s Guide Battery Backup Units for MegaRAID SAS RAID C
7. ntroller Installation NOTE This is a PCI Express x8 card and it can operate in x8 or x16 slots However some PCle slots support only PCle graphics cards if a RAID controller is installed it will not function NOTE Refer to the guide for your motherboard for information about the PCI Express slot Figure 3 Installing the MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller 85066 04 Edge of Motherboard 5 Configure and Install the SAS Devices SATA Il Devices or Both in the Host Computer Case Refer to the documentation for the devices for any preinstallation configuration requirements 6 Connect the RAID Controller to the SAS Devices SATA II Devices or Both in the Host Computer Case Use SAS cables to connect the RAID controller to SAS devices SATA II devices or both See Figure 2 to view the connector locations NOTE Refer to the MegaRAID 6Gb s SAS RAID Controllers User s Guide on the MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD for detailed information about the SAS cables 7 Turn on the Power to the Computer LSI Corporation Confidential June 2010 Page 9 Supported RAID Levels Supported RAID Levels Page 10 MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Reinstall the computer cover and reconnect the power cords Turn on the power to the computer Make sure that the power is turned on to the SAS devices and the SATA Il devices before or at the same time that the power to the hos
8. ontroller supports drive groups using the following RAID levels RAID 0 data striping Data is striped across all drives in the group enabling very fast data throughput There is no data redundancy All data is lost if any drive fails RAID 1 drive mirroring Data is written simultaneously to both drives in the drive group providing complete data redundancy if one drive fails RAID 1 supports an even number of drives from 2 to 32 in a single span RAID 5 drive striping with distributed parity Data is striped across all drives in the group Part of the capacity of each drive stores parity information that reconstructs data if a drive fails RAID 5 provides good data throughput for applications with high read request rates RAID 6 drive striping with distributed parity across two drives Data is striped across all drives in the group and two parity drives are used to provide protection against the failure of up to two drives In each row of data blocks two sets of parity data are stored LSI Corporation Confidential June 2010 MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Technical Support Technical Support LSI Corporation Confidential June 2010 m RAID 00 data striping across RAID 0 drive groups RAID 00 is a spanned drive group that creates a striped set from a series of RAID 0 drive groups RAID 10 RAID 1 and RAID 0 in spanned groups RAID 10 uses mirrored pairs of drives to provide complete data
9. ontrollers User s Guide MegaRAID iBBUO7 Intelligent Battery Backup Unit Quick Installation Guide MegaRAID iBBU08 Intelligent Battery Backup Unit Quick Installation Guide Software license agreement 2 Prepare the Computer Turn off the computer and unplug the power cords from the rear of the power supply Remove the cover from the computer Before you install the RAID controller make sure that the computer is caution disconnected from the power and from any networks 3 Review the Jumpers and the Connectors Figure 2 shows the location of the jumpers and the connectors on the RAID controller The jumpers are set at the factory and you usually do not need to change them LSI Corporation Confidential June 2010 MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Controller Installation LSI Corporation Confidential June 2010 Figure 2 Layout of the SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller J4A1 J4A3 J2B1 J2B2 J3B1 J4B2 Ports Ports Ports Ports 0 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 J1L1 J1A2 ite mimi 7 mill J1B2 Ports 16 19 J1C1 85066 03 NOTE Pin 1 on the headers and connectors is highlighted in black and red in Figure 2 Table 1 describes the jumpers and the connectors on the RAID controller Page 5 Controller Installation Page 6 MegaRAID SAS 9280 16i4e RAID Controller Quick Installation Guide Table 1 Jumpers and Connectors Jumper Connector Type Description J1A2
10. redundancy RAID 10 provides high data throughput rates RAID 50 RAID 5 and RAID 0 in spanned groups RAID 50 uses both parity and drive striping across multiple drives to provide complete data redundancy RAID 50 provides high data throughput rates RAID 60 RAID 6 and RAID 0 in spanned groups RAID 60 uses both distributed parity across two parity drives and drive striping across multiple drives to provide complete data redundancy and high fault tolerance NOTE Refer to the MegaRAID SAS Software User s Guide on the MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD for more information about RAID levels For assistance in installing configuring or running the SAS 9280 1 6i4e RAID controller contact an LSI Technical Support representative Click the following link to access the LSI Technical Support page for storage and board support http www lsi com support storage tech_support index html From this page you can send an email or call Technical Support or submit a new service request and view its status E mail http www lsi com support support_form html Phone Support http www lsi com support storage phone_tech_support index html 1 800 633 4545 North America 00 800 5745 6442 International NOTE The international toll free number does not require country specific access codes Page 11 N LSIS
11. t computer is turned on If the power is turned on to the computer before it is turned on to the devices the computer might not recognize the devices The firmware takes several seconds to initialize During this time the controller scans the ports Run the WebBIOS Configuration Utility Run the WebBIOS Configuration Utility to configure the groups and the virtual drives When the message Press lt Ctrl gt lt H gt for WebBIOS appears on the screen immediately press CTRL H to run the utility NOTE Refer to the MegaRAID SAS Software User s Guide for detailed steps on configuring groups and virtual drives Install the Operating System Driver The controller can operate under various operating systems but you must install the software drivers first The MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD includes the software drivers for the supported operating systems along with documentation You can view the supported operating systems and download the latest drivers for RAID controllers from the LSI web site at http www Isi com cm DownloadSearch do Access the download center and follow the steps to download the driver Refer to the MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation Users Guide on the MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD for more information about installing the driver Be sure to use the latest service packs that are provided by the operating system manufacturer and to review the readme file that accompanies the driver This RAID c

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