Supermicro AOC-LPZCR2 User's Guide: All-In-One ZCR2 Card Specs & Installation (EN)

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Chapter 1: Introduction Table of Contents Chapter I: Introduction .............................................................................1-4 1.1 Overview ................................................................................................. 1-4 1.2 Introduction to SATA and SAS ............................................................. 1-4 1.3.1 SES-2 and SAF-TE ................................................................................ 1-4 1.3.2 Proper Cable Confi guration for SES-2 .................................................... 1-5 1.4 Product Features ....................................................................................

1-5 1.5 Checklist ................................................................................................. 1-6 1.6 An important Note to the User ............................................................. 1-6 1.7 Contacting Supermicro ........................................................................... 1-7 1.8 Product Compliance Information ......................................................... 1-7 Chapter 2: Technical Specifi cations and Software Installation ...........2-1 2.1 AOC-LPZCR2 Card Layout and Jumper Locations ............... 2-1 2.2.2 Jumpers and LED Indicators ..................................................................

2-3 2.2.1 Jumper and Connector Descriptions ....................................................... 2-2 2.3 Intelligent Interface Management: SAF-TE .......................................... 2-4 2.4 Safety Guidelines ................................................................................... 2-5 2.5 Installing the Controller Driver ............................................................ 2-6 2.5.1 Creating the Driver Floppy Disk ............................................................. 2-6 2.5.2 Adding the Driver into an Existing System ..............................................

2-6 2.5.3 Installing the Driver into a New System .................................................. 2-7 Chapter 3: RAID Confi guration ................................................................3-1 3.1 Using Adaptec's Array Confi guration Utility ....................................... 3-2 3.2.1 Using Adaptec's SCSISelect Utility ....................................................... 3-18 3.2.2 Using Adaptec's SATASelect Utility ....................................................... 3-22 3.2.3 Using Adaptec's SerialSelect Utility ....................................................... 3-23 3.2.4 Using Physical Confi guration Utility ......................................................

3-25 3.3 Using Disk Utilities .............................................................................. 3-26 3.3.1 Using Disk Utilities (*for SCSI only) ...................................................... 3-26 3.3.2 Using Disk Utilities (*for SATA/SAS only) ............................................. 3-28 3.3.2.1 To Format a Disk Drive .............................................................. 3-28 3.3.2.2 To Verify Disk Media .................................................................. 3-29 3.4 To Exit the Array Confi guration Utility ............................................. 3-29 3.5 Using Adaptec's Storage Manager to Confi gure RAID Settings .... 3-30 Chapter 4:

Troubleshooting .....................................................................4-1 1-3

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AOC-LPZCR2 User's Guide Chapter 1 Introduction This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro's Second Generation Zero-Channel RAID solution into their RAID system. It provides detailed information for the installation and use of the AOC-LPZCR2 All-In-One card that supports SAS/ SATA/SCSI confi gurations in a slim-size card. Outperforming our fi rst generation ZCR cards, the Supermicro AOC-LPZCR2 offers an innovative, mature, complete and cost effective solution to the ever-increasing demands of disk density and data integrity of today's servers.

1.1 Overview The AOC-LPZCR2 is a highly effi cient, highly compatible and easy-to-use RAID card that allows the user to take advantage of the AMI MG9071/9072 Firmware and the Q-Logic GEM318/359 Firmware to confi gure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, JBOD*, and RAID50**. With Intel's 80321 600 MHz I/O Processor and 256 MB ECC DDR memory built-in, the AOC-LPZCR2 supports PCI-X speeds up to 100MHz and provides the user with a high-speed, space-saving, scalable and intelligent hardware RAID solutions. (Notes: *JBOD is available for SATA/SAS/SCSI only.

**RAID 50 is available for SAS and SATA only.) 1.2 Introduction to SATA (Serial ATA) and SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) Serial ATA(SATA) is a physical storage interface. It uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices. It is a serial link which supports SATA transfer rates from 150MBps. Because the serial cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA (PATA), SATA systems provide more effi cient system cooling, faster data transfer and better functionality than Parallel ATA.

With the functionality provided by the onboard SAS Firmware, the AOC-LPZCR2 offers unprecedented I/O throughput, reliability and scalability to the IT industry. In addition, with a dynamic serial-link transmission infrastructure built-in, the AOC-LPZCR2 supports both SATA and SAS without any bridging, providing the user with unparalleled data storage expansion and inter-connectivity capability. 1.3.1 SCSI Enclosure Services 2 (SES-2) and SCSI Ac- cessed Fault Enclosure Management (SAF-TE) The AOC-LPZCR2 offers the following SES-2 and SAF-TE advanced features:

Supports SAF-TE Industry standard to interface with enclosed components Supports Disk Drive Failure Alarm and LED indicator Supports Disk Drive Rebuild LED Indicator Supports Disk Drive Hot Spare LED Indicator 1-4

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Chapter 1: Introduction Provides temperature monitoring LED Indicators and Drive Failure Alarm help minimize human errors 1.3.2 Proper SAS Cable Confi guration for the SES-2 The AOC-LPZCR2 Series:

(Low Profi le Skyhawk ZCR RAID Card) • Low profi le Form Factor (2.5" H x 7.0" W) (65.0 mm H x 178.0 mm W) • Intel's 80321 I/O Processor @ 600MHz built-in • 256 MB onboard ECC DDR memory • 1 amp@ 3.3V • RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50* and JBOD** supported (*See Notes 1 & 2 Below.) (a) SAS (-based on the AMI MG9071/9072 Firmware) • Supports I 2 C Interface • Downward compatible with SATA disk drives • Supports PCI-X up to 100 MHz in the green slot (*See Note3) (b) SCSI (-based on the Q-Logic GEM318/GEM359 Firmware) • Supports Q-Logic's GEM318 or GEM359 Firmware with I 2 C Interface • Supports PCI-X up to 100 MHz in the green slot (*See Note 3) Operating Systems supported * Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003 * Linux:

SuSE 9.0, SuSE 9.1, SuSE 9.2, Red Hat 3.0 and Red Hat 4.0 * Upgradable in the future. (* Notes: Note 1: RAID 50 is available for SAS/SATA. Note 2: JBOD is available for SATA/SAS/SCSI. Note 3: Please install the ZCR card in the green slot.) 1-5 Enclosure Management For SES-2 to work properly, you will need to select the correct SAS cable for system. There are two kinds of SAS cables that support Sideband Signals: • Mini SAS 4i to 4 ports • Mini SAS 4i to Mini SAS 4i Please refer to the table below for proper cable confi guration:

C able Part # Type Length Example C BL-0097L-02 Mini SAS 4i to 4 ports 19.69” (50CM) X6DH3-G2 to CSE-SAS-743TQ C BL-0118L-02 Mini SAS 4i to 4 ports 9.06” (23CM) X6DH3-G2 to CSE-SAS-822TQ, 6024H-32 (R), 7044H-32 C BL-0119L-02 Mini SAS 4i to 4 ports 5.19” (13CM) X6DHR-3G2 to CSE-SAS-813TQ 6014H-32 , C BL-0108L-02 Mini SAS 4i to Mini SAS 4i 15.35” (39CM) X6DHP-3G2 to CSE-SAS-816A, 6014P-32 (R) 1.4 Product Features

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