Supermicro 8-Port SATA Card - (AOC-SAT2-MV8)
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1. sssrinin eens 18 5 Contacting Supermicro manea eeeee ema enaanenaneeaaae aaa 21 SUPERE AOC SAT2 MV8 User s Guide 1 Introduction This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users who intend to integrate Supermicro s SAT2 MV8 SATA Controller into their system It provides detailed information for the installation and use of the SAT2 MV8 card The Supermicro SAT2 MV8 of fers an innovative complete and cost effective solution to the ever increas ing demands of disk density and data integrity of today s servers 1 1 Overview The SAT2 MV8 is a highly efficient highly compatible and easy to use SATA RAID Controller that allows the user to configure RAID functions by using Marvell s 88SX6081 8 port Serial ATA Host Controller offering 64 bit PCI X bus interface with high performance features With the SATA physical interface support at 1 5 and 3 0 Gbps the SAT2 MV8 is a high speed high bandwidth RAID Controller that can integrate multiple high capacity drives to provide the user with maximum storage space Product Features e Low profile Form Factor w the PCB size of 2 5 H x 6 4 W e Marvell s 88SX6081 8 port Serial ATA Host Controller e Eight SATA ports 1 5 or 3 0 Gigabits per second Gbps e 64 bit 133 MHz PCI X bus e Flash BIOS Interface e Presence LED Indicator and Activity Indicator for each port e Software RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and JBOD simple volume su2. 2 3 JS8 SATA Port 7 JS3 SATA Ports 4 5 Refer to the layout on Page 5 for the locations of Connectors and the LED Indicators Safety Guidelines 2 Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage please carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components ESD Safety Guidelines Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent damage to your system it is important to handle it very carefully The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic bag Handle the RAID card by its edges only do not touch its components peripheral chips memory modules or gold contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use General Safety Guidelines Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any com ponents from the computer including the RAID card Use only the correct type of bracket for the chassis Please use a full height bracket for a 1U 3U 4U Tower or a Pedestal system Use a low profile bracket for a 2U or some of the proprietary chassis Make sure to secure the bracket in the host
3. Front view SAT2 MV8 w Full Height Bracket Full Height bracket d JS SATAS SATAPC_ SUPERE SLL Zus Jg Rev 1 0 50CN3 SATA4 E E yY g 88SX6081 at LVC245A E SE O i Marvell SATA esst Q Controller Pars a SATA2 e SATA3I A Front view SAT2 MV8 w Low Profile Bracket Low Profile bracket APC j JaA ARAZ SAAEC SUPERE SISSIES SIISIISIIGI lex acrLeo JS10 SAT2 MV8 Rev 1 0 elelee ile SE ERE LU LU DI D DI D N Ka BREE O D D E 88SX6081 e SE O Marvell SATA Q Controller S OWI 6 O O O 2 LVO245A uvC245A on UI LILI ELT K 64 a LED Indicators and Pin Definitions 1 3 LED Indicators and Pin Definitions SATA Presence LED Indicators SATA Presence LED Indidators Pin Definitions DSO DS7 Serial ATA Presence LED Indica i DS 4 Definition DS Definition tors DS0 DS7 indicate the pres DSO SATAO Present DS4 SATA4 Present ence of SATA ports 0 7 See the DS1 SATA1_Present DS5 SATA5_Present _ DS2 SATA2_Present DS6 SATA6_Present Table on the right for pin defini DS3 SATA3_Present DS7 SATA7_Present tions SATA Activity LED Indicators SATA Activity LED Indidators Pin Definitions DS8 DS15 Serial ATA Activity LED Indicators aaa A DS Definition DS Definition DS8 DS15 ind
4. below c After you ve typed linux dd at the prompt press lt Enter gt The system starts initializing the driver Then follow the instructions when prompted to complete the installation process 13 SUPERE AOC SAT2 MV8 User s Guide For the SuSE Linux Operating System Note The screen shot shown below was taken from a system based on the SuSE Linux 9 2 Installation Other SUSE systems may display screens that are different from the ones included in the manual However the installation procedures listed below apply to all SuSE Linux systems a Extract the image driver from Disklmag Linux x86_32 into a blank for matted disk b Boot up the system from SuSE Linux Installation CD ROM c When the screen as shown below displays highlight Installation press lt F6 gt to add the Installation Driver and hit lt Enter gt Ss ma 5 d Follow the instructions given at the prompt to complete the installation process 14 Troubleshooting 4 Troubleshooting 1 Problem The SAT2 MV8 s BIOS does not show up in DOS Recommended Solutions e Make sure that the system has enough expansion ROM to initialize the card Remove other add in cards if possible e Make sure that the card is properly and fully seated in the PCI slot e Check if the motherboard s BIOS is updated You can download a up dated BIOS from our web site at www supermicro com 2 Problem cannot s
5. SUPER SUFERE Eli SAT2 08 AOC SAT2 MV8 USER S GUIDE Rev 1 0 SUPERE AOC SAT2 MV8 User s Guide The information in this User s Guide has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com SUPERMICRO COMPUTER reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software if any and documentation may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any medium or machine without prior written consent IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO COMPUTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR THE VENDOR SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arising between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara Co
6. ate the driver and install it into the system 11 SUPERE AOC SAT2 MV8 User s Guide 3 3 Installing the driver into a new system Note A new system is a system that has no operating system installed yet and the SAT2 MV8 driver installation is a part of the OS installation For the Windows Operating System a Install the controller and make sure that the BIOS screen displays as shown on the previous page b Insert the Windows Setup CD and boot from it c When prompted at the bottom of the screen to install a third party driver press the lt F6 gt key Note You have only 5 seconds to press lt F6 gt H you miss it you will need to restart the system and repeat this step again d Insert the driver disk into the system and wait until you are prompted to install a driver Press lt S gt to specify that the driver is included in an additional device the floppy disk and press lt Enter gt e When the Marvell s driver disk Marvell Serial ATA PCI X Adapter is located press lt Enter gt f Press lt Enter gt again to continue with the Windows OS installation 12 Installing the SAT2 MV8 Driver For the Red Hat Linux Operating System a Insert the Linux Driver into your floppy disk drive and press lt Enter gt A Linux bootup screen will display as shown below mmm Sie ee m m a Sha SENEI li lime imi IG b At the boot prompt type linux dd as shown in the screen
7. ee the card in the operating system Recommended Solutions e Make sure that the card is shown in the BIOS If the card is shown in the BIOS a screen shown below will display If it is not shown in the BIOS please find out the root cause of the problem by following the steps listed above e Make sure that the driver for the card is installed in the system ipernicra ht 2004 u wi Kai ak Alek peer dene i 2588 D ABF YEH He FHF GEI 4 15 SUPERE AOC SAT2 MV8 User s Guide 3 Problem cannot see the hard drives that are connected to the controller Recommended Solutions e Make sure that there is power supply to the hard drives e Check the SATA cable to make sure that there are no loose connections between the card and the hard drives e If the hard drives are connected through a SATA back panel make sure that there is power supply to the back panel and there are no loose connections between the back panel and the controller Also make sure that the hard drives are properly seated in the drive bay e If possible swap the drives around to determine if the drive connections or the controller is bad 4 cannot create software RAID in the operating system Recommended Solutions Make sure that the operating system supports software RAID If not sure please check with the software company that produces the OS e Make sure that more than one drives are seen by the OS Contacti
8. he file rawwritewin exe is not included 3 2 Adding the driver into an existing system Note An existing system is a system that has an operating system already installed and the SAT2 MV8 driver is being installed as a Secondary Controller For the Windows Operating System a Install the controller and make sure that the BIOS screen as shown be low displays 10 Installing the SAT2 MV8 Driver Start the Windows OS The Windows OS will launch the Found New Hardware Wizard and search for the installer driver Insert the driver floppy disk that you ve created into the floppy drive select the floppy drive as the source and press the lt enter gt key Continue clicking lt Next gt until the driver is successfully installed Remove the driver disk from the FDD drive and restart the system to complete the installation process For the Linux Operating System a Insert the CDROM that contains the Linux OS driver in the CD drive b At the prompt type mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom and press lt enter gt to mount the CDROM directory into the system directory At the prompt type cd mnt cdrom Linux_3_4 0 and press lt enter gt to change the directory to the CDROM directory Read the README txt file and exit At the prompt type cd mnt cdrom Linux_3_4 0 Docs and press lt en ter gt Read the documents included carefully and follow the instructions given to cre
9. icate the activity DS8 SATAO_Act DS12 SATA4_Act Deg SATA1 Act DS13 SATA5 Act status of SATA ports 0 7 See DS10 SATA2_Act DS14 SATAG_Act the table on the right for pin defini DS11 SATA3_Act DS15 SATA7_Act tions Refer to the layout on Page 5 for the locations of Connectors and the LED Indicators SUPERE AOC SAT2 MV8 User s Guide 1 4 Connectors and Pin Definitions Extended Activity LED Connectors Extended Activity LED Connector JS9 indicates the status of Ex tended Activity of SATA ports This connector is only compatible with Supermicro s SATA panel and requires SATA Cables such as CBL 0069 CBL 0055 CBL 0056 or CBL 0057 installed to function properly RAID SMB I C Connector RAID SMB I C Connector JS10 monitors the status of RAID for Serial ATA ports See the table on the right for pin definitions SATA Connections The following onboard connectors JS1 3 JS7 8 support Serial ATA Ports 0 7 See the table on the right for detailed information 2 1 ele ele e e K 8 6 5 Extended ACT LED Pin Definitions JS9 Pin Definition 1 8 Activity Output for Drives 0 7 C Common Ground K Unused 3 2 ele SATA RAID FC Pin Definitions JS10 Pin Definition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock SATA Port Connections JS 1 3 JS 7 8 JS Port JS Port JS1 SATA Ports 0 1 JS7 SATA Port 6 JS2 SATA Ports
10. ng Supermicro s Technical Support If you still have problems after trying out all the recommended solutions please contact_our Tech Support 408 503 8000 or visit our web site _www supermicro com support 16 5 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address SuperMicro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A Tel 1 408 503 8000 Fax 1 408 503 8008 Email marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support Web Site www supermicro com Europe Address SuperMicro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email salesQsupermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address SuperMicro Taiwan 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Web Site www supermicro com tw Technical Support Email support supermicro com tw Tel 886 2 8228 1366 ext 132 or 139 17 SUPERE AOC SAT2 MV8 User s Guide 6 Product Compliance Information The SAT2 MV8 is compliant with the following safety standards requirements USA FCC 47 CFR Part 15 subpart B European Union EN 55022 EN 55024 18
11. pported Note Some operating systems might not support Software RAID e Bootability from a single drive Operating Systems supported e Windows 2000 XP 2003 XP EM64T 2003 EM64T e Linux source code provided the driver disks currently available e RedHat 9 2 4 20 6 and 2 4 20 8 RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 2 Update 3 and Update 4 e RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 EM64T X86_64 Update 3 and Update 4 e RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 and RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 EM64T X86_ 64 e SuSE 9 1 9 2 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 e Fedora Core 3 An Important Note to the User e All images and layouts shown in this user s guide were based upon the latest revision available at the time of publishing The card you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the ones shown in this manual Technical Specifications IONS t Front view ical Specifica 2 Techn SUPER SAT2 MV8 Card Layout and Jumper Locations 1 S YLYS T L VIVS v VL m ovLvS Wes lt E D S Oo S 4119 VLWS Oo S gt Dal vie K o fod Luld CC ENKER aa oy om roy O e VR aan zy z O II aod ca ey g QIN z aud 8 31 aud 3 aa ov 031 sy 7 EN i aud HS 31S aud aa gy x pene ii OI 9 aud Q3N aud yoyoesq Ne k E ma SUPERE AOC SAT2 MV8 User s Guide
12. system cabinet Note When used in a 1U system the card with a full height bracket is mounted into the riser card Disconnect the power cable before removing the Extended LED data or lC cables from the riser card Make sure that the card is securely seated in the PCI slot to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage Do not force a cable connector onto the controller or a drive SUPERE AOC SAT2 MV8 User s Guide 3 Installing the SAT2 MV8 Driver 3 1 Creating the driver floppy disk A CDROM that contains the drivers for the Windows OS Linux OS and the Controller BIOS is included in the shipping package Please locate the CDROM before installing the driver Note this CDROM does not perform Auto boot or auto play For the Windows 32 bit Operating System e Copy all files from the folder Windows_3_4_1 build Windows i386 Free into a blank formatted floppy disk For the Windows 64 bit Operating System e Copy all files from the folder Windows_3_4_ 1 build Windows amd64 Free into a blank formatted floppy disk For the Linux Operating System For an existing system e Use the source code from the folder Linux_3_4 0 to compile For a new system e Use the tool rawwritewin exe to write the driver images stored in the folder Disklmag linux to create a driver disk Note The folder Disklmag linux is included in Supermicro s CD ROM that came with your shipping However t
13. unty in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2005 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction ice ve ca aie fee ee i aaa See ent cate dee dew cans 4 1 1 e CHUTE A 1 2 Technical Specifications ssssssninsansnsnsnnnsonnsnannnasnnnnnnnnnnnannnannan 5 1 3 LED Indicators and Pin Definitions mmeee eee neaeeeenaeeeeeaeee 7 1 4 Connectors and Pin Definitions mmcn nene eneneeeneeeneaeenanenaaee 8 2 Safety Guidelines ns scanarea coaie au aia coasa oaia EEN 9 3 Installing the SAT2 MV8 Driver ccsessseceeeeeeeeeeeees 10 3 1 Creating the driver floppy disk sssssusssnsunnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 10 3 2 Adding the Driver into an Existing System keen 10 3 3 Installing the driver into a new system cseseeesseeeeeees 12 4 Troubleshooting
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