Document Outline

• MegaRAID® SCSI 3202 RAID Controller
  • Preface
    • MegaRAID Problem Report Form
    • Logical Drive Configuration
    • Physical Device Layout
  • Contents
  • Chapter1 Overview
    • 1.1 SCSI Channels
    • 1.2 NVRAM and Flash ROM
    • 1.3 SCSI Connectors
    • 1.4 Single-Ended and Differential SCSI Buses
    • 1.5 Maximum Cable Length for SCSI Standards
      • Table1.1 Maximum Cable Length for SCSI Standards
    • 1.6 SCSI Bus Widths and Maximum Throughput
      • Table1.2 SCSI Bus Widths and Maximum Throughput
    • 1.7 Documentation
      • 1.7.1 MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 Hardware Guide
      • 1.7.2 MegaRAID Configuration Software Guide
      • 1.7.3 MegaRAID Operating System Driver Installation Guide
  • Chapter2 Introduction to RAID
    • 2.1 RAID Benefits
      • 2.1.1 Improved I/O
      • 2.1.2 Increased Reliability
    • 2.2 MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 – Host-Based RAID Solution
      • 2.2.1 Host-Based RAID
      • 2.2.2 SCSI-to-SCSI External RAID
    • 2.3 RAID Overview
      • 2.3.1 Physical Array
      • 2.3.2 Logical Drive
      • 2.3.3 Consistency Check
      • 2.3.4 Fault Tolerance
      • 2.3.5 Disk Striping
        • Figure2.1 Disk Striping
        • 2.3.5.1 Stripe Width
        • 2.3.5.2 Stripe Size
      • 2.3.6 Disk Mirroring
        • Figure2.2 Disk Mirroring
      • 2.3.7 Disk Spanning
        • Figure2.3 Disk Spanning
        • Table2.1 Spanning for RAID 10 and RAID 50
      • 2.3.8 Parity
      • 2.3.9 Hot Spares
      • 2.3.10 Hot Swapping
      • 2.3.11 Disk Rebuild
        • 2.3.11.1 Rebuild Rate
      • 2.3.12 Logical Drive States
        • Table2.2 Logical Drive States
      • 2.3.13 SCSI Drive States
        • Table2.3 SCSI Drive States
      • 2.3.14 Disk Array Types
        • Table2.4 Disk Array Types
      • 2.3.15 Enclosure Management
  • Chapter3 RAID Levels
    • 3.1 Selecting a RAID Level
    • 3.2 RAID 0
      • Figure3.1 RAID 0 Array
    • 3.3 RAID 1
      • Figure3.2 RAID 1 Array
    • 3.4 RAID 5
      • Figure3.3 RAID 5 Array
    • 3.5 RAID 10
      • Figure3.4 RAID 10 Array
    • 3.6 RAID 50
      • Figure3.5 RAID 50 Array
  • Chapter4 Features
    • 4.1 SMART Technology
    • 4.2 Configuration on Disk
    • 4.3 Configuration Features
      • Table4.1 Configuration Features
    • 4.4 Array Performance Features
      • Table4.2 Array Performance Features
    • 4.5 RAID Management Features
      • Table4.3 RAID Management Features
    • 4.6 Fault Tolerance Features
      • Table4.4 Fault Tolerance Features
    • 4.7 Software Utilities
      • Table4.5 Software Utilities
    • 4.8 Operating System Software Drivers
    • 4.9 MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 Specifications
      • Table4.6 MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 Specifications
    • 4.10 MegaRAID Components
      • 4.10.1 CPU
      • 4.10.2 Cache Memory
      • 4.10.3 MegaRAID BIOS
      • 4.10.4 Onboard Speaker
      • 4.10.5 Serial Port
      • 4.10.6 SCSI Bus
      • 4.10.7 SCSI Connectors
      • 4.10.8 SCSI Termination
      • 4.10.9 SCSI Firmware
        • Table4.7 SCSI Firmware
    • 4.11 RAID Management
      • 4.11.1 MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
      • 4.11.2 WebBIOS Configuration Utility
      • 4.11.3 Power Console Plus
      • 4.11.4 MegaRAID Manager
    • 4.12 Compatibility
      • 4.12.1 Server Management
      • 4.12.2 SCSI Device Compatibility
      • 4.12.3 Software
  • Chapter5 Configuring Physical Drives, Arrays, and Logical Drives
    • 5.1 Configuring SCSI Physical Drives
      • 5.1.1 Distributing Drives
      • 5.1.2 Basic Configuration Rules
      • 5.1.3 Current Physical Device Configuration
        • Table5.1 Physical Device Configuration
      • 5.1.4 Logical Drive Configuration
        • Table5.2 Logical Drive Configuration
      • 5.1.5 Physical Device Layout
        • Table5.3 Physical Device Layout
    • 5.2 Configuring Arrays
      • 5.2.1 Arranging Arrays
      • 5.2.2 Creating Hot Spares
    • 5.3 Creating Logical Drives
      • 5.3.1 Configuration Strategies
        • 5.3.1.1 Maximize Capacity
          • Table5.4 Capacity for RAID Levels
        • 5.3.1.2 Maximizing Drive Availability
          • Table5.5 Fault Tolerance for RAID Levels
        • 5.3.1.3 Maximizing Drive Performance
          • Table5.6 Performance Characteristics for RAID Levels
      • 5.3.2 Assigning RAID Levels
        • Table5.7 Number of Physical Drives per RAID Level
    • 5.4 Configuring Logical Drives
      • 5.4.1 Optimizing Data Storage
        • 5.4.1.1 Data Access Requirements
        • 5.4.1.2 Array Functions
    • 5.5 Planning the Array Configuration
      • Table5.8 Factors for Planning the Array Configuration
      • 5.5.1 Using the Array Configuration Planner
        • Table5.9 Array Configuration Planner
  • Chapter6 Hardware Installation
    • 6.1 Hardware Requirements
      • 6.1.1 Optional Equipment
    • 6.2 Installation Steps
      • Table6.1 Hardware Installation Steps
      • 6.2.1 Step 1: Unpack
      • 6.2.2 Step 2: Power Down
      • 6.2.3 Step 3: Install Cache Memory
        • Figure6.1 Installing DIMM Memory
        • 6.2.3.1 Installing or Changing Memory
        • 6.2.3.2 Recommended Memory Vendors
      • 6.2.4 Step 4: Check Jumper Settings
        • Table6.2 Jumpers for the MegaRAID SCSI 320-2
        • Figure6.2 MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 Controller Layout
        • 6.2.4.1 J2 SCSI Activity LED
        • 6.2.4.2 J3 Dirty Cache LED
        • 6.2.4.3 J4/J5 Termination Enable
          • Table6.3 Pinout for J4/J5 Termination Enable
        • 6.2.4.4 J10 Battery Pack Connector
          • Table6.4 J10 External Battery Pinout
        • 6.2.4.5 J16 Onboard BIOS Enable
          • Table6.5 Pinout for J16 BIOS Enable
        • 6.2.4.6 J17/J18 SCSI Bus Termination Power
      • 6.2.5 Step 5: Set Termination
        • 6.2.5.1 SCSI Termination
        • 6.2.5.2 Terminating Internal SCSI Disk Arrays
          • Figure6.3 Termination of Internal SCSI Disk Arrays
        • 6.2.5.3 Terminating External Disk Arrays
          • Figure6.4 Terminating External Disk Arrays
        • 6.2.5.4 Terminating Internal and External Disk Arrays
          • Figure6.5 Terminating Internal and External Disk Arrays
        • 6.2.5.5 Connecting Non-Disk SCSI Devices
          • Figure6.6 Connecting Non-Disk SCSI Devices
      • 6.2.6 Step 6 Set SCSI Terminator Power
      • 6.2.7 Step 7: Install Battery Pack (Optional)
        • Figure6.7 MegaRAID Controller with Backup Battery Module
        • 6.2.7.1 Configuring the Battery Pack
          • Table6.6 Backup Battery Menu Options
        • 6.2.7.2 Charging the Battery Pack
        • 6.2.7.3 Changing the Battery Pack
        • 6.2.7.4 Disposing of a Battery Pack
      • 6.2.8 Step 8: Install MegaRAID SCSI 320-2
        • Figure6.8 Installing the MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 Controller
      • 6.2.9 Step 9: Connect SCSI Devices
        • 6.2.9.1 Cable Suggestions
      • 6.2.10 Step 10: Set Target IDs
        • Table6.7 Priority of Target IDs
        • 6.2.10.1 Example of MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 ID Mapping
          • Table6.8 Example of Mapping for SCSI 320-2
      • 6.2.11 Step 11: Power Up
      • 6.2.12 Step 12: Run the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
      • 6.2.13 Step 13: Install the Operating System Driver
    • 6.3 Summary
      • Table6.9 Configuration Utilities and Operating Systems
  • Chapter7 Installing and Configuring Clusters
    • 7.1 Overview
    • 7.2 Benefits of Clusters
    • 7.3 Installation and Configuration
      • 7.3.1 Driver Installation Instructions under Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
      • 7.3.2 Network Requirements
      • 7.3.3 Shared Disk Requirements
    • 7.4 Cluster Installation
      • 7.4.1 Installation Overview
        • Table7.1 Nodes and Storage Devices
      • 7.4.2 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000
      • 7.4.3 Setting Up Networks
      • 7.4.4 Configuring the Cluster Node Network Adapter
        • 7.4.4.1 Renaming the Local Area Connections
      • 7.4.5 Setting Up the First Node in Your Cluster
      • 7.4.6 Configuring the Public Network Adapter
      • 7.4.7 Verifying Connectivity and Name Resolution
      • 7.4.8 Verifying Domain Membership
      • 7.4.9 Setting Up a Cluster User Account
      • 7.4.10 Setting Up Shared Disks
        • 7.4.10.1 Quorum Disk
      • 7.4.11 Configuring Shared Disks
      • 7.4.12 Assigning Drive Letters
      • 7.4.13 Verifying Disk Access and Functionality
      • 7.4.14 Installing Cluster Service Software
      • 7.4.15 Configuring Cluster Disks
      • 7.4.16 Validating the Cluster Installation
      • 7.4.17 Configuring the Second Node
      • 7.4.18 Verifying Installation
    • 7.5 Installing SCSI Drives
      • 7.5.1 Configuring the SCSI Devices
      • 7.5.2 Terminating the Shared SCSI Bus
  • Chapter8 Troubleshooting
    • 8.1 General Troubleshooting
      • Table8.1 General Problems and Suggested Solutions
    • 8.2 BIOS Boot Error Messages
      • Table8.2 BIOS Boot Error Messages
    • 8.3 Other BIOS Error Messages
      • Table8.3 Other BIOS Error Messages
    • 8.4 Other Potential Problems
      • Table8.4 Other Potential Problems
  • AppendixA SCSI Cables and Connectors
    • A.1 68-Pin High-Density SCSI Internal Connector
      • A.1.1 Cable Assembly for Internal Wide SCSI Devices
      • A.1.2 Connecting Internal and External Wide Devices
      • A.1.3 Converting Internal Wide to Internal Non-Wide (Type 2)
      • A.1.4 Converting Internal Wide to Internal Non-Wide (Type 30)
      • A.1.5 Converting from Internal Wide to Internal Non-Wide (Type 3)
    • A.2 SCSI Cable and Connector Vendors
      • TableA.1 SCSI Cable Vendors
      • TableA.2 SCSI Connector Vendors
    • A.3 High-Density 68-Pin Connector Pinout for SE SCSI
      • TableA.3 High-Density 68-Pin Connector Pinout (SE SCSI)
    • A.4 68-Pin Connector Pinout for LVD SCSI
      • TableA.4 68-Pin Connector Pinout for LVD SCSI
  • AppendixB Audible Warnings
    • TableB.1 Audible Warnings and Descriptions
  • AppendixC Glossary
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