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1. AOC USAS S8i AOC USAS S8ir USER S GUIDE Rev 1 0b SUPER Add on Card User s Guide The information in this User s Manual 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 documenta tion 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 SPECULATIVE 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 be2. 1 1 Chapter 2 LED Indicators and Connectors 2 1 Front Connectors and Jumpers Front Connectors sareseh aeaaee ianea aa aV aa 22 Front Connector and Pin 05 2 2 2 3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin 0 2 3 LED INDICATORS RAID Minimum Drive 2 4 Chapter 3 Boot Controller and Bootable Array 3 1 Boot Controller Setup ss iar an ter asec cent 3 1 3 2 Creating an Array Creating an Array with the cei ee eee 3 2 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage 142 7 3 3 3 3 Making Bootable is nd uae 3 4 Chapter 4 Installing the Driver and an Operating System 4 1 ONGIVIOW 4 1 4 2 Creanga Driver DISK esmenes 4 1 4 3 Installing
3. 4 2 4 4 Installing with R d Hat LINUX nS 4 2 4 5 Installing with SUSE 2 0 4 3 Chapter 5 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System 5 1 2 061 1 1111 0 0 1 A 5 1 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide S S InstallingiOn WINdOWS eve 5 2 5 4 Installing on Linux Red 1 5 5 5 2 Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space 6 1 About Adaptec Storage 1 80 6 1 Installing Adaptec Storage 1 27 0 6 2 6 2 The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 3 6 2 6 3 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 000eeeeeneeeeeeeeeee neee 6 2 6 4 The Adaptec Flash 6 3 6 9 Choosing a dt 6 3 Safety Information and Technical Specifications Introduction Overview This manual is written for system integrators PC technicians and knowledgeable PC
4. governed by the laws of Santa Clara County 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 Manual Revision 1 0b Release Date August 20 2008 Unless you request and receive written permission from SUPER MICRO COMPUTER you may not copy or otherwise reproduce distribute 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 2008 by SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Safety Information and Technical Specifications Table of Contents Introduction VIEW V Product V Operating Systems Supported pp V Manali Mages Mata ne eas V Goeiitactingssupeihylce scaneep ASEENA EEEE EEE EEE vi Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines 1 1 ESD Safety Guidelines 1 1 12 G neral Safety E 1 1 1 3 An Important Note t a
5. number of hard drives needed to set up a RAID environment RAID Minimum Hard Drives RAID 0 RAID 1 2 RAID 5 3 RAID 6 4 RAID 10 4 2 RAID 1 Arrays RAID 50 6 2 RAID 5 Arrays 2 4 Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 3 Boot Controller and Bootable Array To section describes the steps required establish a boot controller and a bootable array If you are creating establishing the boot controller and array on an existing OS skip to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System 3 1 Boot Controller Setup To set the system to book for a disk drive or controller array 1 Enter system setup and navigate to the drive boot sequence 2 Using the arrows provided or grab and drop move boot controller to the first item on the list If your systems supports only one boot controller go to the next section For more information refer to your computer s documentation 3 2 Creating an Array This example uses a RAID 1 array minimum of three hard drives You can establish an array with a different RAID level or change the array level later You can create an array using either tool Array Configuration Utility with keyboard navigation and menu interface BIOS or Adaptec Storage Manager available on bootable RAID installation CD GUI Warning Do not mix SAS and SATA drives in the same array The Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a l
6. users who intend to integrate SuperMicro s USAS S8i Add on Card to their system Product Features The AOC USAS S8i offers the following features e UIO Form Factor e Two Internal ipass cable ports Support for RAID 0 1 and 10 The AOC USAS S8ir offers the following features e UIO Form Factor Two Internal ipass cable ports e Support for RAID 0 1 5 6 10 and 50 e Preinstalled iButton provides RAID 5 6 and 50 support Operating Systems Supported The AOC USAS S8i and AOC USAS S8ir support the following Operating Systems OS Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Windows Vista e Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Each operating systems must include the latest downloads and hot fixes and at least 256 MB of free hard drive space Manual Images All images and layouts shown in this user s guide are based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing The card you have received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual SUPER Add on Card User s Guide Contacting SuperMicro Headquarters Address Super Micro 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 Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherla
7. alling on Windows To install the driver on Windows 1 Start or restart the system the New Hardware Wizard opens 2 After inserting the driver disk set the wizard to use the driver on the dis and click Next 3 Click Next twice to navigate past the license agreements and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the driver installation 4 Remove the floppy disk 5 Restart your computer 6 Skip to Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space 5 4 Installing on Linux Red Hat and SUSE To install the module on Linux both Red Hat and SUSE 1 Insert RAID Installation CD 2 Mount the Installation CD using the following settings Red Hat mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom SUSE mount dev cdrom media cdrom 3 Install the module RPM rpm Uvh mount point xxx yyy rpm where mount point is the specific mount point on the Linux system xxx is the driver path and yyy rpm is the rpm file 4 Reboot the system 5 Run fdisk mkfs and create mount points for any new disk drives 6 Skip to Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space 5 2 Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space This chapter details how to create and manage your storage space once the con troller and required drivers have been installed This chapter also details the Adaptec Storage Manager and other Adaptec RAID controller utilities 6 1 About Adaptec Storage Manager The Adaptec Storage Manager allows administrator
8. cations 10 If necessary at the cache warning message type Y for Yes 11 At the successful array creation click any key to return to the ACU Menu The array immediately available at reduced until the build process is finished 12 Click the Esc key until the Exit utility window appears 13 Select Yes and then click Enter to restart the computer 14 Continue with Making Your Array Bootable Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager This section details how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard The Adaptec Storage Manager Install CD is required To create a RAID 1 array 1 Restart the computer with the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD in the CD drive 2 Select your language then click Enter 3 After reviewing the license click Enter 4 Click Launch Configuration Utility 5 Click the Create button This opens the Configuration Wizard 6 Select ExClick configuration and click the Next button 7 Review the information that is displayed Notice that for this example Adaptec Storage Manager used 13 disk drives to create one logical drive and one hot spare Note In DAS environments Adaptec Storage Manager refers to arrays logical drives If you want to make changes use the Modify logical devices settings 8 Click Apply to build the logical drives and save the Adaptec controller 3 3 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide 9 You must partition and format the logical d
9. isconnect power cables before installing or removing any components from the computer Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the system e Make sure that the add on card is securely and properly installed on the moth erboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage 1 3 An Important Note to Users All images and layouts shown in this user s guide are based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing The card you have received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual 1 1 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide Notes 1 2 Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 2 LED Indicators and Connectors 2 1 Front Connectors and Jumpers 8989898909 Front Connectors 1 Internal SAS Connector Drive 0 3 2 Internal SAS Connector Drive 4 7 2 1 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide 2 2 Front Connector and Pin Definitions 1 Internal SAS Connector Drive 0 3 The Internal SAS port connects to the back plane allowing the motherboard to access the hard drives This connector supports up to four HDD ports This card supports SAS SATA1 and SATA2 drives Use a single port SAS ipass cable Super Micro order number CBL 0108L 02 2 Internal SAS Connector Drive 4 7 The Internal SAS port connects to the back plane allowing the motherboard to acce
10. nds Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County 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 vi Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 1 Safety Guidelines To avoid personal injury and property damage carefully follow all the safety steps listed below when accessing your system or handling the components 1 1 ESD Safety Guidelines Electric Static Discharge ESD can damage electronic components To prevent dam age 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 e Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the anti static bag Handle the add on card by its edges only do not touch its components pe ripheral 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 1 2 General Safety Guidelines Always d
11. nstructions to begin the Windows installation When asked to install a third party driver click F6 If you miss the opportunity to initiate the F6 command you must restart the computer 4 Insert the driver disk then wait until you are prompted to install a driver 5 Choose the floppy disk as the source of the driver and then click Enter 6 When prompted click Enter to continue 7 Follow the on screen instructions to complete OS installation 8 Continue to Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space 4 4 Installing with Red Hat Linux This task requires the Red Hat Installation CD to complete this task To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver during Red Hat Linux installation 1 Insert the Red Hat Installation CD the first one and restart the system 2 At the Welcome screen appears type linux dd at the Boot prompt 3 When prompted insert the driver disk then select OK 4 Linux allows you to set up the specific type of environment you desire 5 Install any third party devices and click Done 6 Follow the on screen instructions to complete OS installation 7 Continue to Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space 4 2 Safety Information and Technical Specifications 4 5 Installing with SUSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver during SUSE Linux installation 1 Insert the SUSE Installation CD the first one and restart the system 2 At the SUSE Linux installation selection screen choose the installa
12. o create a bootable array and the Adaptec Storage Manager for storage management tasks 6 3 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide Notes 6 4
13. ogical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives 3 1 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide Creating an Array with the ACU Before starting backup data on your hard disk before beginning Initializing disks erases data To create a RAID 1 array 1 Confirm that your Turn on your computer 2 When asked click Ctrl A to use the ACU utility If necessary select your con troller from the list of controllers if you have multiple controllers of the same type and then click the Enter button 3 Select Array Configuration Utility and then click the Enter button 4 Select Initialize Drives then click Enter 5 Select at least three disk drives for the array and do the following 5a Click Insert for each selected disk drive 5b Click Enter 6 Click Y and then click Enter 7 Select Create Array and then click Enter 8 Select the disk drives that were just initialized click Insert for each selected disk drive then click Enter 9 At the Array Properties screen opens use the following settings 9a Array Type Select RAID 1 and click Enter 9b Array Label Enter a name the array and click Enter 9c Array Size Press Enter twice to use the default GB granularity 90 Stripe Size Click Enter to use the default 256 K 96 Read Caching Click Enter to use the default Yes 9f Write Caching Click Enter to Enable Always 9g Create RAID via Click Enter to choose Build Verify 3 2 Safety Information and Technical Specifi
14. rives The logical drive appears as one drive on the operating system 10 Click Reboot to restart 11 Remove the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD and go to the next sec tion 3 3 Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to make the array bootable and continue to Chapter 4 Installing the Driver and an Operating System 3 4 Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 4 Installing the Driver and an Operating System 4 1 Overview This chapter details the following tasks e Adaptec RAID installation e Bootable Array creation e Driver Disk creation 4 2 Creating a Driver Disk To create a driver disk 1 Configure the system to boot from the CD ROM See your system s documenta tion for instructions on doing this 2 Power on the system and insert the RAID Installation CD This CD is found in the RAID controller kit 3 Navigate past the welcome and license windows to Adaptec Start Menu 4 Click Create Driver Disk s for Installing Updating your OS and select Windows or Linux 5 When prompted insert a floppy disk and click Ok to continue and create the driver disk 6 Remove and label the driver disk 4 1 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide 4 3 Installing with Windows Before beginning locate your Windows Installation CD To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver during Windows installation 1 Insert the Windows installation CD 2 Restart the computer 3 Follow the on screen i
15. rnal RAID Storage User s Reference which describes how to use ARCCOMF are included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD Note It is recommended that only advanced users familiar with command line interfaces use ARCCOMF Currently ARCCONF is not supported on FreeBSD To create and manage arrays use theARC utility 6 3 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC utility allows administrators to manage controllers disk drivers and arrays It is intended pre operating system installation use This utility includes the following tools Array Configuration Utility A Select utility and Disk Utilities The Array Configuration Utility ACU creates and manages arrays and drives The A Select utility modifies the controller and disk drive settings includes SerialSelect SATASelect and SCSISelect Disk Utilities formats disk drives 6 2 Safety Information and Technical Specifications 6 4 The Adaptec Flash Utility The Adaptec Flash Utility AFU allows administrators to update save and manage RAID controller firmware BIOS and NonVolatile RAM The utility is text based It is recommended that although the AFU provides safeguards against improper configuration AFU management should be performed by an experienced technician or administrator Improper use may damage the RAID controller 6 5 Choosing a Utility It is recommended that administrators use the BIOS based ACU t
16. s to build a storage space for online data by grouping disk drives into logical drives The logic drive protect data through redundancy The Adaptec Storage Manager also allows administrators to manage controllers and drives from one work station This includes DAS and NAS Installing the Adaptec Storage Manager automatically installs the Adaptec Storage Manager agent The agent is a service running in the background that monitors system health events notifications and other processes on the system For more information see the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help or documenta tion included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD Note FreeBSD does not support the Adaptec Storage Manager to create configure arrays Use theARC utility instead 6 1 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide Installing Adaptec Storage Manager For installation file and instructions see the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD This CD also includes a User s Guide for Internal RAID Storage and other documentation 6 2 The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration ARCCONF provides basic array and configuration management functions The ARCCONF is a command line tool which can create remove logical drives change configuration settings and allow admin istrators to troubleshoot problems Specific instructions for using the ARCCONF can be ARCCONF and the Command Line Interface CLI for Inte
17. ss the hard drives This connector supports up to four HDD ports This card supports SAS SATA1 and SATA2 drives Use a single port SAS ipass cable Super Micro order number CBL 0108L 02 2 2 Safety Information and Technical Specifications 2 3 Front Jumper Locations and Pin Definitions BEEBEEEB ua a FLASH EN SUPERC Explanation of Jumpers aces To modify the operation of the backplane a jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts i between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit ll board Note On two pin jumpers Closed 3 2 1 means the jumper is on and Open means Setting BE the jumper is off the pins Jumper Jumper Settings Jumper Jumper Settings Note Enabled allows qualified technician to reprogram the Flash EE Prom and Open Disable update the chip firmware Flash Enable Closed Enabled For normal operation leave this jumper open 2 3 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide LED INDICATORS This add on card includes LED s used to test the product during the manufactur ing process These LED s do not interfere with normal operation and should be ignored RAID Minimum Drive Requirements Use the following chart to determine the minimum
18. tion type and click F6 to use a driver disk For older versions of SUSE Linux use the Alt key 3 When prompted insert the driver disk Click any key to move forward 4 Linux allows you to set up the specific type of environment you desire 5 Install any third party devices and click Done 6 Follow the on screen instructions to complete OS installation 7 Continue to Chapter 6 Managing Your Storage Space 4 3 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide Notes 4 4 Safety Information and Technical Specifications Chapter 5 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System 5 1 Overview This section gives instruction on installing the drivers on an existing Operating system Before installation you must the Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives In addition you must create the driver disk 5 2 Creating a Driver Disk To create a driver disk 1 Configure the system to boot from the CD ROM See your system s documenta tion for instructions on doing this 2 Power on the system and insert the RAID Installation CD This CD is found in the RAID controller kit 3 Navigate past the welcome and license windows to Adaptec Start Menu 4 Click Create Driver Disk s for Installing Updating your OS and select Windows or Linux 5 When prompted insert a floppy disk and click Ok to continue and create the driver disk 6 Remove and label the driver disk 5 1 SUPER Add on Card User s Guide 5 3 Inst
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