ATTO Technology ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC: Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC: Dual-Channel Single
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1. Single Channel ExpressPCI Ultra 320 Express PCI Ultra 3 Express PCI Ultra Wide Max transfer rate 320 MB sec 160 MB sec 40 MBisec LVD V V HVD 64 bit V v 32 bit V V V 33 66 MHZ V v 133 MHZ V Bus ID support 30 30 15 Part number EPCI UL4S EPCI UL3S EPCI PSC Dual Channel 2 ExpressPCI Ultra 320 Express PCI Ultra 3 independent channels Max transfer rate 640 MB sec 320 MB sec LVD V V 64 bit v Vv 32 bit V v 33 66 MHZ V v 133 MHZ V Bus ID support 30 30 Part number EPCI UL4S EPCI UL3D Appendix C Fibre Channel host adapter guide ATTO Technology offers a number of SCSI and Fibre Channel solutions for storage The following chart compares the features of ExpressPCI Fibre Channel host adapters Supported platforms Sun Solaris Linux NetWare SCO Unix Windows 2000 95 98 NT and Macintosh OS and OS X Complete RAID packages are also available and include an ExpressPCI SCSI host adapter ExpressRAID software and appropriate cable s Add KIT suffix to host adapter product code i e EPCI UL3D KIT 175 m with MIA ExpressPCl Express PCI ExpressPCl ExpressPCl Express PCI FCSW FC 2600 FC 3300 FC 3321 FC 3305 Fibre Channel ports 1 1 1 2 1 Optical interface Fixed SW SC Fixed SW LC Fixed SW LC Copper interface HSSDC HSSDC Max transfer rate 200 MB sec 200 MB sec 400 MB sec 400 MB sec per 400 MB sec full duplex f2. 7 Attach the desired devices from your previous adapter to the ExpressPCI adapter and if desired remove the previous adapter 8 Restart Windows To install a new copy of Windows onto a SCSI disk attached to the ExpressPCI adapter 1 Start Windows text mode setup as per the instructions provided with Windows 2 When the first blue window Windows Setup appears press F6 The setup program will display a prompt in the status window on the bottom left of the monitor Setup will continue to load files 3 Atthe new window with instructions to specify additional mass storage devices press S 4 Insert the ExpressPCl installation disk in drive A and press Enter 5 Atthe screen from which you would normally select a driver a list of ExpressPCI adapters should appear Select your adapter and press Enter 6 Windows Setup will load the files from the disk 7 ATTO ExpressPCI device should now be listed as detected in the screen which appears 8 Repeat steps 3 7 for any other vendor supplied driver installation disks af WN 11 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual 9 After all other drivers have been processed press Enter and proceed with the rest of the Windows Installation procedure NOTE When Windows begins copying files to your hard disk you will again be prompted to insert the ExpressPCl Windows NT Installation To install upgrade the Windows NT driver 1 Log on to Win
3. data between a variety of hardware systems over long distances It is a key technology for applications that require shared high bandwidth access to storage SCSI provides a logical point to point serial channel for the transfer of data between a buffer at a source device and a buffer at a destination device It moves buffer contents from one port to another without regard to the format or meaning of the data so different upper level protocols are able to run over SCSI hardware Glossary The SCSI architecture is structured as a hierarchical set of protocol layers Defined within these layers are rules for signal interfaces serial encoding and decoding error control frame format and communications protocols Some terms used in the SCSI industry are defined below More information is available through the ATTO Technology website www attotech com and the SCSI Consortium www iol unh edu consortium Term Definition ANSI auto negotiation American National Standards Institute hardware senses and automatically responds depending on configuration BER Bit Error Rate a measure of transmission accuracy the ratio of bits received in error to bits sent bit Smallest unit of data a computer can process a single binary digit with a value of either 0 or 1 byte an ordered set of 8 bits CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check an error correcting code which calculates a numeric value for received and transmitted data If no error has
4. you expect there are several things you can do such as making sure you are using the latest ATTO driver setting the registry entry for large block transfers using ATTO ExpressRAID for setting up RAID groups increasing transfer size and analyzing your system s I Os While the factory settings on your ExpressPCI host adapter should provide excellent performance for a wide range of applications you may improve performance by modifying some of the system factors which affect your ExpressPCI host adapter For example the ATTO driver can transfer well over a megabyte with one SCSI command NOTE You must use an ATTO driver when using ATTO ExpressRAID software Use the latest ATTO driver Determine which drive is currently in use then install the latest ATTO driver found at www attotech com Windows NT Open My Computer Open Control Panel Open SCSI Adapters Examine the Driver tab for your SCSI adapter If the driver is not express sys install the express sys driver 5 Either remove the previously installed driver or disable it using the Devices applet If the system has a built in Symbios or LSI adapter do not disable the driver for that adapter Windows 2000 and XP 1 Using the Device Manager select SCSI amp RAID Controllers 2 Examine the Driver tab for your SCSI adapter If the driver is not express sys install the express sys driver Aa O N 3 Either remove the previously installed driver or disable it us
5. 68 pin P 50 pin 50 pin Centronics high density 68 pin male standard 50 pin female DDOOOODODOODDODODDODODOODOD OO0D0090000000090000000000 wide 16 bit device attached to the internal port of your ATTO ExpressPCI PSC DC OR if you attached a narrow 8 bit device to the internal WIDE 16 bit connector and a WIDE 16 bit device to the external port You must manually terminate the adapter using ATTO ExpressPCI Utilities program with the termination option set to Upper The ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapter only controls its own termination You must terminate the last device of both the internal SCSI chain and the external SCSI chain uUONeUulULl1g SoIqeD To set up cabling and termination 1 Determine whether your ATTO Express PCI adapter is a single channel or dual channel model One external connector indicates a single channel host adapter two external connectors indicate a dual channel host adapter 2 Determine if SCSI devices will be installed internally or externally Total bus cable length varies by host adapter and type of attached devices Refer to Exhibit 3 1 1 for details on maximum cable length If you combine Wide 16 bit and Narrow 8 bit devices on the same connector connect the Wide devices first closest to the connector Exhibit 3 1 4 Please refer to the documentation for your SCSI devices t
6. ATTO ATTO Technology Inc Installation and Operation Manual ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single Channel Single Ended Ultra WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual Channel Single Ended Ultra WIDE 2003 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 07 2003 Document Control Number PRMA 0112 000MD Contents 1 What is ATTO ExpressP eh ee 1 Features Operating Environments Power Requirements Environmental and Physical Specifications SCSI Connectors 2 SCSI is a key technology for Storage nnuunnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 3 Glossary 3 Installing the ExpressPCI SCSI Host Adapter uununeeeeeeeennn 5 System requirements Installation 3 1 Determining cabling and termination 7 Cable types Examples Connectors Connection considerations Termination 3 2 Installing and Updating Device Drivers 11 Windows Server 2003 amp Windows 2000 XP Windows NT Installation Re flashing Firmware in Windows Linux and Sun Solaris Driver Installation Updating Drivers and Re flashing Firmware in Mac OS X Updating Drivers and Re flashing Firmware in Mac OS 9 4 Maximizing Performance with your ExpressPCI HBA 15 Use the latest ATTO driver Set registry for large block tr
7. ExpressPCl installation To add a driver for your ExpressPCI adapter to an existing Windows installation if you ARE replacing the adapter to which the boot disk drive is attached 1 Insert the adapter into an available PCI expansion slot but DO NOT remove the existing adapter or disconnect devices from it 2 Log on to Windows as the system administrator 3 Open the SCSI Adapters applet in the Control Panel Click on Drivers tab Click Add Click Have Disk Insert your ExpressPCI Installation Disk Enter the path for it under Copy manufacturer s files from Click OK 10 Alist of ExpressPCI adapters will be displayed Select your adapter and click OK 11 Windows will install the necessary files and prompt you to restart Windows 12 Restart Windows to complete the ExpressPCl installation 13 Shut down Windows attach the desired devices from your previous adapter to the ExpressPCI adapter and if desired remove the previous adapter 14 Restart Windows 15 If you removed the previous adapter you will see messages stating that one or more services did not start suggesting that you look in the system log To avoid receiving these messages on subsequent system startup attempts use the SCS Adapters applet in the Control Panel to remove the driver for the previous adapter ONO 12 SIOALIP SYepdNn jesul To install a new copy of Windows NT onto a SCSI disk attached to your ExpressPCI adapter 1 Start W
8. PCl Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Updating Drivers and Re flashing Firmware in Mac OS XL Mac OS X drivers including installer packages can be downloaded directly from the ATTO web site Www attotech com The driver installers will automatically unionist existing drivers and properly install the new drivers on your system After installing the new adapter driver you will need to update the firmware The ATTO ExpressPCI Configuration Tool available on the ATTO web site www attotech com software index html will verify drivers and firmware versions and attempt to flash Instructions for using this utility are provided as part of the download process Updating Drivers and Re flashing I in Mac OS 9 To re flash the firmware to the latest version 1 Obtain the latest firmware and updater program from the ATTO web site www attotech com and download to your host Create a folder or drive where you want the program files to be placed Using a compression utility capable of handling hqx files extract the files by clicking Save Open the program file folder and click on the ExpressPCI Updater program 5 Select the appropriate option and hit Enter 6 A message will inform you which ExpressPCl cards were updated 7 Type Qto quit 8 Re boot the Macintosh system 14 SIOALIP SYepdNn jesul 4 Maximizing Performance with your ExpressPCI HBA If you are getting less performance than
9. ansfers Set up RAID groups with ATTO ExpressRAID Increase transfer size Analyze your I Os 5 Troubleshooting sinus een 17 Appendix A Standards and compliances usuuusuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn i Appendix B SCSI host adapter selection guide uuuuuuennnnnnnnnnn ii Appendix C Fibre Channel host adapter guide sssssse iii Appendix D Contact ATTO Technology Inc uuuuusssssnnnnnnnnnnennn iv 1 What is ATTO ExpressPCl Compatible with virtually all popular SCSI devices ATTO ExpressPCI host adapters will increase the performance of disk intensive applications such as digital video prepress multimedia and real time The ATTO ExpressPCI family of Ultra WIDE SCSI host adapters includes ExpressPCI PSC Single Channel Single Ended Ultra WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual Channel Single Ended Ultra WIDE Plug and Play for PCl based computers The ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapter uses plug and play technology to eliminate configuration manipulation including setting termination for single ended adapters Insert the ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapter into your PCI based computer and the adapter is configured according to your system ATTO offers a variety of tools if you need to alter the host adapter s configuration Refer to the ExpressPCI Utilities manual for additional information on these tools Features Automatic termination Advanced Data Streaming ADS Technology RAID ready Embedded RISC I O
10. ard but wide devices must be attached first followed by narrow devices To terminate the SCSI bus the cable or adapter used to convert from a wide 68 pin connector to a narrow 50 pin connector provides partial termination allowing upper 8 bits or byte of the wide SCSI bus to be properly terminated A narrow terminator should be used on the last narrow device to terminate the rest of the SCSI bus A SCSI bus without partial termination between the wide and narrow devices may at first appear to work correctly but occasional I O errors will occur without proper termination NOTE If you use both internal and external connectors and mix Single Ended and LVD devices on the same bus even if using different connectors the host adapter card will operate with Single Ended signaling at UltraSCS speeds Automatic termination when both internal and external connectors are used the host adapter card detects the presence of devices and turns off termination If devices are removed from one connector of the card the host adapter will automatically detect the change and enable its own termination Software controlled termination You may have to override the host adapter s automatic termination if only narrow devices are attached to one connector and wide devices are attached to the other connector on the same bus The host adapter must supply partial termination to the upper 8 bits byte but it will not do so automatically Please r
11. cabling and termination Cables and devices must be chosen to maximize performance and minimize the electrical noise from the high speed data transfers available with the SCSI protocol Cabling and termination methods become important considerations for proper performance SCSI cables and devices are subject to specific length and number limitations to deal with electrical problems that arise at increased operating speeds Cable types Single ended and differential SCSI host adapters use the same cables Use high quality cables rated for the type of SCSI transfers required well insulated SCSI cables ensure error free communications Try to keep cable lengths as short as possible to ensure higher signal quality and performance Examples The SCSI specification limits total bus cable length for Single Ended SCSI in anon UltraSCSI environment to 3 meters combined length of both internal and external cable lengths In an UltraSCSI workgroup environment with a 7 drive tower you are limited to 1 5 meters between the host and the tower including the cabling for the tower If the 7 drive tower requires 1 meter of cabling to connect all of its drives the distance from the tower to the host must be 5 meters NOTE UltraSCSl is very sensitive to SCSI bus noise cable distances and the number of devices connected on the SCSI bus Carefully connect your devices when working with UltraSCSl Exhibit 3 1 1 Various types of SCSI require diffe
12. dows as the system administrator 2 Open the SCSI Adapters applet in the Control Panel Click on Drivers tab Click Add Click Have Disk Insert your ExpressPCI Installation Disk Enter the path for it under Copy manufacturer s files from Click OK 9 A list of ExpressPCl adapters will be displayed Select your adapter and click OK 10 Windows will install the necessary files and prompt you to restart Windows 11 Restart Windows to complete the ExpressPCl installation To add a driver to an existing Windows installation when you are NOT replacing the adapter to which the boot disk drive is attached 1 Installthe ExpressPCI adapter into an available PCI expansion slot 2 Log on to Windows as the system administrator 3 Open the SCSI Adapters applet in the Control Panel Click on Drivers tab Click Add Click Have Disk Insert your ExpressPCI Installation Disk Enter the path for it under Copy manufacturer s files from Click OK 10 A list of ExpressPCl adapters will be displayed Select your adapter and click OK 11 Windows will install the necessary files and prompt you to restart Windows Noo f WO foe ONO RA installation disk and any other vendor supplied disks you used during custom installation This is normal The first time you inserted the disks Windows loaded the drivers into memory the second time Windows copied the driver to the hard disk 12 Restart Windows to complete the
13. ee Chapter 3 1 9 Set SCSI IDs Adapter default is 7 Each device on the SCSI bus requires a unique SCSI ID If installing a single device make sure you do not assign it the same SCSI ID as your ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapter Do not change the adapter ID if possible For more information and ease in changing the ID consult the ExpressPCI Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 10 ATTO ExpressPCI host adapters come preconfigured to operate properly in a variety of common system setups However some systems or setups may benefit by tuning the adapter for optimal performance Use the ATTO ExpressPCI Utilities to change host adapter settings Refer to Chapter 3 2 for more information 11 If necessary install drivers for your operating system from the ATTO ExpressPCI Utilities CD Refer to Chapter 3 2 for more information 5 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual The ATTO ExpressPCI PSC SCSI adapter 50 pin Internal 8 bit A Cable Connector 68 pin External 16 bit High Density Cable C ctor lt 68 pin Internal 16 bit P Cable Connector a Dedicated 3rd Generation PCI 2 1 Compliant RISC Based UltraSCSI Processor Connector The ATTO ExpressPCI DC SCSI adapter Channel 1 68 pin Connector ATTO Channel 2 68 pin VHDCI Connector Channel 1 68 pin VHDCI Connector Channel 2 68 pin Connector uonejfelsui SJempJeH 3 1 Determining
14. efer to your ExpressPCI Utilities manual to set the host adapter s termination to Upper Byte 9 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Termination power host adapters supply termination power to the bus at all times and many SCSI devices are also able to supply termination power SCSI signal quality particularly with long or marginal quality cables may be improved if the device supplies the termination power Contact your device manufacturer for more information on your device s ability to supply termination power 10 UONeUlULIg SoIqeD 3 2 Installing and Updating Device Drivers After installing the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter you must configure your system to recognize and use it by installing drivers for your operating system If you already have one or more ExpressPCI adapters installed and you are installing additional adapter s you do NOT need to perform any of these procedures unless you are updating a previously installed driver Windows Server 2003 amp Windows 2000 XP To install or upgrade the ExpressPCI driver 1 Log on to Windows as the system administrator Insert your ExpressPCI Installation Disk Run Setup exe Click Install Follow the instructions to complete the installation To add drivers to an existing Windows installation if you are NOT replacing the adapter to which the boot disk drive is attached NOTE Complete this installat
15. file size to a value significantly less than the amount of memory in your computer you will get some artificially high transfer rates because very little I O is actually being performed by the SCSI device all the activity is involved in transferring data between the application and the system pages As you increase the file size to a value more than the amount of memory in your computer you will see marked performance degradation If you turn on Direct I O you can see the effect of removing the system pages from the overhead picture If you use overlapped I O you will see performance improvements in the low to medium transfer sizes However depending on the amount of memory in your computer you may not be able to use queue depths greater than 4 or 5 16 vuewlop d zIWIXEN 5 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 V Check each cable connection on every device Verify all cables are in proper working condition Loose or broken cables are often the cause of errors or problems Y Check that your SCSI devices are plugged into an AC outlet and are turned on before you add power to your computer v Verity that all devices and busses are properly terminated See Chapter 3 1 for more inf
16. indows NT text mode setup as per the instructions provided with Windows NT 2 Press F6 when the first blue window Windows NT Setup appears Setup will continue to load files 3 After loading the setup files you will be given several choices Press Enter to install Windows 4 From the list of devices detected by Windows press S 5 Choose Other to install the ExpressPCI driver and any other drivers for which you have OEM supplied installation disks 6 Insertthe ExpressPOl installation diskette in drive A Re flashing Firmware in Windows ATTO typically releases adapter firmware and drivers simultaneously We recommend that both the firmware and drivers be updated to ensure proper operation To re flash the firmware to the latest version 1 Obtain the latest firmware from the ATTO web site www attotech com 2 Extract the firmware to a floppy disk by executing the self extracting file 3 Reboot the PC 4 An ATTO Technology banner will announce that the host adapter was detected Enter Control Z when prompted to begin the setup utility 5 Select the Upgrade Flash ROM option and insert the disk into the drive slot 7 Press Enter 8 Windows should load the driver detect the presence of the ExpressPCI adapter then return to the screen of step 3 The ExpressPCl driver should now be included in the list of devices Repeat steps 3 8 for any other vendor supplied driver installation disks 9 After all other drivers have bee
17. ing option additional information about ExpressRAID is 15 ATTO Technology ExpressPCl Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual available in the file Stripe txt on the CD which has been included with your ATTO ExpressPCI adapters Increase transfer size If you are writing to an application that uses a lot of sequential disk I O to a contiguous area on disk you should use as large a transfer size as possible to reduce overhead on the system on the SCSI bus and within disk drives Analyze your I Os For large sequential data transfers use Direct I O by selecting FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH and FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING flags with your CreateFile call to avoid the overhead of copying data from one area of memory to another to reduce the number of SCSI commands which must be executed and to leave system pages available for other data If your application requires a small number of I Os and the transfers are rather small however you may get better performance by letting the system cache your data in the system pages You might want to use over lapped I O using the FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED option with the CreateFile call Overlapped I O allows the application to send many commands to the device at once The ATTO Disk Benchmark program included with the ExpressPCI Utilities on the CD shipped with your ExpressPCI adapter shows the effect of using the above I O modes If you turn off Direct I O and set the
18. ing the Devices applet If the system has a built in Symbios or LSI adapter do not disable the driver for that adapter Set registry for large block transfers If your application requires large block transfers set the registry entry correctly for the MaximumSGList keyword Several files supplied with the device driver download package can set this value to any one of the following sizes 64Kb 128KB 256Kb 512KB 1MB and NT default 64KB The files are ASCII text files and can be viewed with any suitable editor The files also explain the registry setting and how to change the setting The ExpressPCI adapter can have a maximum transfer size from 64KB to 1MB If the registry value is set to a number higher than Oxff the driver will reduce the setting to Oxff The driver installation process will set the default value to Oxff Set up RAID groups with ATTO ExpressRAID Instead of using the RAID functionality built into Windows OS use the ATTO ExpressRAID software for the most efficient performance ATTO ExpressRAID requires one less level of driver through which commands must pass and fewer commands are required to pass through the driver hierarchy Other advantages of ATTO ExpressRAID striping You can boot your system off striped drives K Stripe sets created with ExpressRAID are recognizable by DOS and Windows You can stripe removable media drives with ExpressRAID If you have purchased the strip
19. ion procedure before attaching any devices to the adapter If another driver has been loaded before the ExpressPCI driver is loaded and you are using ATTO striping you may experience data corruption 1 Log on to Windows as the system administrator Insert your ExpressPCI Installation Disk Run Setup exe Click Install Follow the instructions to complete the installation 6 Shut down Windows when the Setup window prompts you to do so 7 Install your ExpressPCI adapter into an available PCI expansion slot 8 Restart Windows Windows should detect your ExpressPCI adapter 9 Windows Server 2003 XP Insert the ExpressPCI Installation disk when prompted Windows 2000 The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear proceed through the wizard defaults and insert the ExpressPCl Installation disk when prompted 10 When adapter installation is complete the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear showing an ATTO Phantom Device for each af WO ND af WN channel Proceed through the wizard with the default settings to complete the installation To add support to an existing Windows installation if you ARE replacing the adapter to which the boot disk drive is attached 1 Log on to Windows as the system administrator Insert your ExpressPCI Installation Disk Run Setup exe Click Install Follow the instructions to complete the installation 6 Leaving the existing adapter in the system with the devices attached shut down Windows
20. n processed press Enter and proceed with the rest of the Windows Installation procedure NOTE When Windows begins copying files to your hard disk you will be prompted to insert the ExpressPCl installation disk and any other vendor supplied disks you used during custom installation This is normal The first time you inserted the disks Windows loaded the drivers into memory the second time Windows copied the driver to the hard disk 6 Follow the on line instructions 7 Remove the disk and reboot the PC NOTE Firmware must be loaded from a floppy or from the internal hard drive because the CD ROM drivers are not loaded at this point in the system boot process To re flash the firmware to the latest version for Ultra320 adapters The ATTO ExpressPCI Configuration Tool available on the ATTO web site www attotech com software index html will verify drivers and firmware versions and attempt to flash Instructions for using this utility are provided as part of the download process Linux and Sun Solaris Driver Installation 2 _ A_ _ _ ATTO offers Linux and Sun Solaris drivers which are compatible with the ExpressPCI host adapters A complete download package including all necessary installation instructions is available on the ExpressPCI Utilities CD ROM or directly from the ATTO Technology web site www attotech com Please refer to these documents for installation instructions 13 ATTO Technology Express
21. o determine they are Wide or Narrow Internal External Termination Connection Connection Selection Wide Device Wide Device None not used Wide Device Full Wide Device not used Full Narrow Device not used Full not used Narrow Device Full Narrow Device Wide Device Upper Wide Device Narrow Device Upper Narrow Device Narrow Device Upper 3 Determine which terminator to use Use an LVD terminator if you are only using LVD devices Although you can use a Single Ended terminator all devices will be limited to Ultra SCSI speeds Single Ended devices require a Single Ended terminator If you use an LVD terminator with Single Ended devices the system may hang or devices may not be seen on the SCSI bus Some termination manufacturers provide automatically sensing terminators External terminators should be attached to the last external device in the SCSI chain Don t use any other termination on the external SCSI chain The last device on an internal SCSI chain should also be terminated This can be done in several ways Many Single Ended Ultra SCSI and earlier devices provide a jumper setting for applying termination place a jumper over the pins designated for termination on the last device on the internal cable Check with your drive manufacturer if you are not sure which pins to use Wide 16 bit and Narrow 8 bit devices can be connected together on the same connector of the host adapter c
22. occurred during transmission the CRC for both received and transmitted data should be the same host a processor usually a CPU and memory which communicates with devices over an interface initiator device A component which originates a command LED 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 originator receiver an initiating device a component which originates a command the ultimate destination of data transmission a terminal device 3 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Term SCSI topology transceiver transfer rate Definition 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 logical layout of the parts of a computer system or network and their interconnections a transmitter receiver module the rate at which bytes or bits are transferred as in megabytes or gigabits per second Alesso 3 Installing the ExpressPCI SCSI Host Adapter You will need a basic understanding of SCSI before installing the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter Please refer to Chapter 2 for a list of SCSI related web sites For more detailed explanations of cabling connectors and termination see Cha
23. ormation v Verify that all devices attached to the ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapter have unique SCSI IDs ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapters have a default SCSI ID of 7 v If the same device shows up at several different SCSI IDs either its SCSI ID is set the same as the ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI ID or the cable is defective v Ifa device doesn t appear and cables and termination are set properly try lengthening the SCSI Reset Delay using the ExpressPCI Utilities found on the CD that came with your host adapter v_ PC users should make sure that SCSI adapter firmware and Windows drivers are at the same revision level Unless indicated otherwise the latest drivers and firmware can be downloaded from the ATTO Technology website www attotech com 17 ATTO Technology ExpressPCl Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Troubleshooting 18 Appendix A Standards and compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency energy The Technical Specification sheet for a particular ATTO ExpressPCI host bus adapter list certifications for that model Federal FCC standards radio and television interference eevee WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Commission Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equi
24. pment 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 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 num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada ra European standards Declaration of Conformity t This following statement applies to the ATTO Express PCI host bus 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 EN55024 1998 This Declaration will only be valid when this product is used in conjunction with other CE approved devices and when the entire system is
25. processor Flash ROM BIOS for easy field upgrades PCI 2 1 Compliant Includes Mac OS and PC Utility software SCSI InterfaceSCSI 1 SCSI 2 SCSI 3 UltraSCSI Extensive device support up to 105 through LUNs Wide and Narrow devices Advanced SCSI Large Command FIFO Supports disconnect reconnect K Asynchronous I O support Multiple Initiator support Rh SCSI 3 Tagged Command Queuing Mac SCSI Manager 4 3 and pre 4 3 compatible driver Operating Environments Windows 95 98 Windows NT 2000 XP Mac OS 9 Mac OS X Linux Sun Solaris Power Requirements 0 75 typical 1 25 max Amps 5 0 VDC 0 05 Amps 12 0 VDC Environmental and Physical Specifications Operating Temperature 0 50 C Humidity 10 90 Non condensing Length 4 92 PSC 6 2 DC Height 4 2 MTBF 150 000 hours MTTR lt 15 minutes SCSI Connectors ATTO ExpressPCI PSC HD68 high density 68 pin ATTO ExpressPCI DC 68 pin VHDCI external connectors 2 HD 68 internal connectors 2 Maximum Host PCI Transfer Rate 133 MB sec Maximum SCSI transfer rates synchronous data rate 40 MB sec per channel asynchronous data rate 12 MB sec per channel 1 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Features benefits 2 SCSI is a key technology for storage SCSI is a serial communications technology designed to transfer large amounts of
26. pter 3 1 WARNING Remember to back up your system data before changing or installing hardware WARNING ATTO ExpressPCI host adapters contain components that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD ESD can cause damage to the ExpressPCI host adapter Please follow standard methods to avoid ESD System requirements The ATTO Express PCI host adapter package contains the host adapter the ATTO ExpressPCI Utilities CD and a warranty and registration card If any of these items are missing contact your ATTO authorized sales representative To successfully install and use your ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapter you need A computer with an available PCI slot SCSI devices Cable s and terminator s Installation 1 Plan your SCSI device connections see Chapter 3 1 2 Shut down the system and all peripherals before installing the adapter After turning off the computer leave the power cable plugged into a grounded outlet to discharge static electricity 3 Open the computer case 4 Install the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter in any open PCI expansion slot If you have questions about how to install an expansion card in your system consult your computer s documentation 5 Replace the computer cover 6 Connect SCSI devices by inserting a SCSI cable to the connector on the ATTO ExpressPCI host adapter Refer to Exhibit 3 1 2 when selecting cables 7 Power up your computer 8 Set SCSI device termination s
27. rent bus lengths to support a certain number of devices Bus speed Bus width Max bus lengths meters Max device STA terms MB sec max bits Single ended Differential LVD support Fast SCSI 10 8 3 25 12 8 Fast WIDE SCSI 20 16 3 25 12 16 UltraSCSI 20 8 1 5 25 12 8 UltraSCSI 20 8 3 n a n a 4 Ultra WIDE SCSI 40 16 n a 25 12 16 Ultra WIDE SCSI 40 16 1 5 n a n a 8 Ultra WIDE SCSI 40 16 3 n a n a 4 Ultra2 SCSI 80 16 n a n a 12 8 Ultra2 WIDE SCSI 80 16 n a n a 12 16 Connectors device connections and two 68 pin P 16 bit ATTO ExpressPCI PSC one industry standard 68 pin P 16 bit and one 50 pin 8 bit cable connector for internal device connections and one 68 pin P 16 bit cable connector for external device connections ATTO ExpressPCI DC two industry standard 68 pin P 16 bit cable connectors for internal VHDCI Very High Density Cabled Interconnect cable connectors for external device connections NOTE When installing SCSI devices on the ATTO ExpressPCI PSC use any two SCSI ports on your ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapter but not all three Use all four channels on the ATTO ExpressPCI DC 7 ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Connection considerations If using a combination of Wide 16 bit devices and Narrow 8 bit devices on the same connector Wide devices must be connected first closest
28. tested to the applicable CE standards and found to be compliant Usage restrictions The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard The multimode transceiver ATTO Express PCI FC 3300 only is a Class 1 laser product complying with IEC 825 1 and FDA 21 CFR 1040 11 To meet laser safety requirements the transceiver shall be operated within the maximum ratings The laser is non OFC compliant as it is a Class 1 device The optical ports of the modules must be terminated with an optical connector or with a dust plug CAUTION Failure to adhere to the above restrictions could result in a modification that is considered an act of manufacturing and will require under law recertification of the modified product with the U S Food and Drug Administration ref 21 CFR 1040 10 i i ATTO Technology ExpressPCI Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Appendix B SCSI host adapter selection guide ATTO Technology offers a number of SCSI and Fibre Channel solutions for storage The following chart compares the features of ExpressPCI SCSI host adapters Supported platforms Sun Solaris Linux NetWare SCO Unix Windows 2000 95 98 NT and Macintosh OS and OS X Complete RAID packages are also available and include an ExpressPCI SCSI host adapter ExpressRAID software and appropriate cable s Add KIT suffix to host adapter product code i e EPCI UL3D KIT Specific features
29. to the connector followed by the Narrow devices Please refer to the documentation you received with your SCSI devices to determine if your device is Wide or Narrow Exhibit 3 1 2 Several types of internal and external cable connectors Termination The SCSI bus is a chain of SCSI devices The devices at both ends of any SCSI chain must be terminated for the SCSI bus to function correctly A SCSI device chain can be configured in three different ways internal external and an internal external SCSI device chain The ATTO ExpressPCI SCSI adapter is a SCSI device and may require termination depending upon the configuration Be sure to use the correct terminator Single Ended Low Voltage Differential and Differential SCSI buses use different types of terminators that should not be mixed Single Ended ATTO ExpressPCI PSC DC incorporates advanced termination circuitry to automatically configure its own termination Exhibit 3 1 3 Two LEDs on the top edge of the ATTO ExpressPCI PSC DC provide feedback on its automatic termination setting LED1 LED 2 ATTO ExpressPCI PSC Low Term High Term termination On On All 16 data bits terminated Off Off No termination Off On Upper 8 bits terminated You should not have to manually adjust the termination of your adapter unless you a narrow 8 bit device attached to the external port AND a External connectors 68 pin VHDCI
30. ull duplex full duplex channel full duplex full duplex Class 2 transfers J J J J Class 3 transfers Pi J i J J Full duplex J J J J 66 MHz backward J J 1 vi J compatible with 33 MHz 64 and 32 bit PCI v Z J support Windows J 4 J J J XP 2000 NT Windows 95 98 Linux and Macintosh OS OS X RAID support Fi V Pi v Jv Max cable length 500 m 25m 500 m 500 m 25m 175 m with MIA Part number EPCI FCSW 000 EPCI 2600 000 EPCI 3300 000 EPCI 3321 000 EPCI 3305 000 Complete RAID packages are also available To receive the ATTO ExpressPCl host adapter ExpressRAID software and appropriate cable s add KIT to host adapter product code i e EPCI 2600 000 KIT when ordering iii ATTO Technology ExpressPCl Ultra WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Installation and Operation Manual Appendix D Contact ATTO Technology Inc Customer service sales information and technical support are available by phone Monday through Friday Eastern Standard Time 8 00 a m to 8 00 p m or by e mail and web site 24 hours a day ATTO Technology Inc 155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst New York 14068 716 691 1999 voice 716 691 9353 fax http www attotech com ATTO Technology can also be reached via e mail at the following addresses Sales Support sls attotech com Technical Support techsupp attotech com
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