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Oracle® Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe HBA,External Installation GuideFor HBA Models 7110118 and 7110119

Part No: E52366-05January 2019

Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe HBA, External Installation Guide

Part No: E52366-05

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Contents

Using This Documentation ................................................................................. 7

1 HBA Overview ................................................................................................. 9Ship Kit Contents ........................................................................................... 9HBA Features ................................................................................................. 9

SAS/SATA Features ............................................................................... 10Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs ........................................ 11Operating System and Technology Requirements ................................................ 11System Interoperability ................................................................................... 12

Host Platform Support ............................................................................ 12Storage System Support .......................................................................... 13Software Support ................................................................................... 14

Boot Support ................................................................................................ 14

2 Hardware Installation and Removal .............................................................. 15Observing ESD and Handling Precautions ......................................................... 15Installing the HBA ........................................................................................ 16

▼ To Prepare for Hardware Installation ................................................... 16▼ To Install the HBA ........................................................................... 17▼ To Connect the HBA to External Storage Devices .................................. 19▼ To Complete the Installation .............................................................. 19

Removing the HBA ....................................................................................... 20▼ To Remove the HBA ........................................................................ 20

3 HBA Software Installation ............................................................................. 23Installing the Oracle Solaris Driver and Firmware ............................................... 23

Firmware Updates ................................................................................. 24Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware .......................................................... 24

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Contents

▼ To Install the Linux Driver ................................................................ 24Firmware Updates ................................................................................. 25

Installing the Windows Server Driver and Firmware ............................................ 25▼ To Install the Windows Driver ............................................................ 25Firmware Updates ................................................................................. 25

Installing the Oracle VM Driver and Firmware ................................................... 26▼ To Install the Oracle VM Driver ......................................................... 26

Installing the VMware Driver and Firmware ...................................................... 26

4 Known Issues ................................................................................................ 27From the BIOS Setup Utility, the State of a Drive Is Not Updating ......................... 27

A HBA Specifications ....................................................................................... 29Physical Characteristics .................................................................................. 29Environmental Specifications ........................................................................... 29Fault Tolerance ............................................................................................. 30Electrical Characteristics ................................................................................. 30

Glossary ............................................................................................................ 33

6 Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe HBA, External Installation Guide • January 2019

Using This Documentation

■ Overview – This document describes how to install and remove the Oracle Storage 12Gigabit per second (Gb/s) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) PCI Express (PCIe) host bus adapter(HBA), External (referred to as the external Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe HBA in thisdocument). It also explains how to install drivers, patches, and firmware required by theHBA, and describes any known issues with the product.

■ Audience – Technicians, system administrators, and application service providers (ASPs)■ Required knowledge – Advanced experience troubleshooting and replacing hardware

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1 ♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 1

HBA Overview

This chapter provides a basic overview of the external Oracle Storage 12 Gigabit per second(Gb/s) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) PCI Express (PCIe) host bus adapter (HBA), which usesLSI technology. The chapter also describes the various operating systems, host platforms,storage, and infrastructure configurations that support the HBA.

This chapter contains the following topics:

■ “Ship Kit Contents” on page 9■ “HBA Features” on page 9■ “Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs” on page 11■ “Operating System and Technology Requirements” on page 11■ “System Interoperability” on page 12■ “Boot Support” on page 14

Ship Kit Contents

■ Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe HBA, External■ Accessing Documentation document

HBA Features

The external Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe HBA (7110118, 7110119) provides a low-cost,PCI Express SAS solution for computer manufacturers. The HBA uses either a standard or low-profile PCI bracket type and has the following features:

■ PCI Express interface that is compatible with the PCI Express Specification, revision 3.0■ PCI Express 3.0 compliance x8 host interface

Chapter 1 • HBA Overview 9

HBA Features

■ Compatibility with the PCIe Low Profile standards■ PCI Express transmission and reception data rate of 12 Gb/s in each direction, yielding a

total bandwidth of 24 Gb/s for each full-duplex lane■ Simplified cabling with a point-to-point, serial architecture■ Protocol controller with no on-board RAID support■ On-board Flash for firmware and boot support for SPARC servers

SAS/SATA Features

The following are the SAS/SATA features supported by the HBA:

■ Two SAS3, x4 external mini-SAS HD (high-density) connectors■ Capability of running with either 4 or 8 serial ports for connection to SAS/SATA (Serial

ATA) devices■ 12 Gb/s SAS3 target interface supporting 6-Gb/s and 3-Gb/s SAS link rates and 6-Gb/s and

3-Gb/s SATA link rates■ Support for multipath connection through separate physical HBAs and through a single

HBA■ Support for the easy addition of SAS interfaces to any computer, workstation, or server with

a PCI Express bus■ Narrow and wide ports■ Support for more than 1000 SAS addresses■ Transfer of data using SCSI information units

The following table shows the physical layout of the HBA.


Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs

FIGURE 1 Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe HBA, External

Valid Drive Mix Configurations With HDDs and SSDs

The HBA supports connectivity using SATA II drives, SAS drives, or both.

Operating System and Technology Requirements

The HBA requires the operating system (OS) and technology levels, at minimum, listed in thefollowing table.

TABLE 1 Supported Operating System/Technology Versions

Operating System/Technology Recommended Versions (minimum)

Oracle Solaris OS for the x86 (64-bit) platform

■ Oracle Solaris 11.3■ Oracle Solaris 11.2

To obtain the latest SRUs, go to http://support.oracle.com

Oracle Solaris OS for the SPARC(64-bit) platform

■ Oracle Solaris 11.3


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System Interoperability

Operating System/Technology Recommended Versions (minimum)■ Oracle Solaris 11.2

Linux OS (64-bit) ■ Oracle Linux 7.2 with Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK)■ Oracle Linux 7.2 with with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK), Release

4■ Oracle Linux 6.8 RHCK■ Oracle Linux 6.8 UEK, Release 4■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.8■ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 SP3

Virtual Machine Technology Oracle VM 3.4.2

Microsoft Windows OS (64-bit) ■ Window Server 2012 R2 Enterprise and Standard Server■ Windows Server 2012 Enterprise and Standard Server

VMware Technology ■ VMware ESXi 5.5


This section provides host platform, storage, and software support information. This sectioncontains the following topics:

■ “Host Platform Support” on page 12■ “Storage System Support” on page 13■ “Software Support” on page 14

Host Platform Support

The following table lists the supported host platforms for the HBA. For the latest information,refer to the product notes for your system. For operating system version information, see“Operating System and Technology Requirements” on page 11.

TABLE 2 Host Platform Support

Platform Supported OS/Technology

Oracle x86 Servers

Oracle Server X5-2 and X5-2L Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Oracle VM, Linux, Windows, VMware

Oracle Server X5-4 Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Linux, Windows, VMware

Oracle Server X5-8 Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Linux, Windows, VMware

Oracle Server X6-2 and X6-2L Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Linux, Windows, VMware

Exalytics In-Memory Machine X6-4 Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Linux, Windows, VMware



Platform Supported OS/Technology

Oracle Exadata Database MachineX6-8

Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Linux, Windows, VMware

Oracle Server X7-2 and X7-2L Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Linux, Windows, VMware

Oracle SPARC Servers

Fujitsu M10-1, M10-4, and M10-4S Oracle Solaris

Fujitsu M12-1, M12-2, and M12-2S Oracle Solaris

Oracle SPARC T7-1, T7-2, and T7-4 Oracle Solaris

Oracle SPARC T8-1, T8-2, and T8-4 Oracle Solaris

Oracle SPARC M8-8 Oracle Solaris

Oracle SPARC M7-8 and M7-16 Oracle Solaris

Netra Server X5-2 Oracle Solaris

Storage System Support

The HBA is supported by the following storage systems:

■ Linear-Tape Open (LTO)-3 Half-Height (HH) SAS in SL08■ LTO-3 HH SAS in SL24■ LTO-3 HH SAS in SL48■ LTO-3 HH 1U Rackmount Media Tray■ LTO-4 HH SAS in SL08■ LTO-4 HH SAS in SL24■ LTO-4 HH SAS in SL48■ LTO-4 HH Desktop■ LTO-4 HH 1U Rackmount Media Tray■ LTO-5 HH SAS in SL500 Tape Library■ LTO-5 HH SAS in SL150 Tape Library■ LTO-5 HH SAS in SL08 Tape Autoloader■ LTO-5 HH SAS in SL24 Tape Autoloader■ LTO-5 HH SAS in SL48 Tape Library■ LTO-5HH Desktop■ LTO-5 HH 1U Rackmount Media Tray■ LTO-6 HH SAS in SL150 Tape Library■ LTO-6 HH SAS in SL08 Tape Autoloader■ LTO-6 HH in 1U Rackmount Media Tray■ LTO-6 HH Desktop


Boot Support

Software Support

Install, Flash, and BIOS Configuration utilities are provided. The HBA uses the Fusion-MPT architecture for all major operating systems, which allows for thinner drivers for betterperformance. To obtain a device driver that supports your operating system, go to http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/index.aspx.

Boot Support

Booting through the HBA is supported in the following operating system and technologyenvironments:

■ Oracle Solaris 11.2 OS for the SPARC platform


http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/index.aspx


2 ♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 2

Hardware Installation and Removal

This chapter explains how to install and remove the HBA. For more detailed instructions, seeyour system installation or service manual and the installation manual for the storage devices tobe connected to the HBA.


■ “Observing ESD and Handling Precautions” on page 15■ “Installing the HBA” on page 16■ “Removing the HBA” on page 20

Observing ESD and Handling Precautions

Caution - Damage to the HBA can occur as the result of careless handling or electrostaticdischarge (ESD). Always handle the HBA with care to avoid damage to electrostatic-sensitivecomponents.

To minimize the possibility of ESD-related damage, use both a workstation antistatic mat andan ESD wrist strap. You can get an ESD wrist strap from any reputable electronics store or fromOracle as part number 250-1007.

Observe the following precautions to avoid ESD-related problems:

■ Leave the HBA in its antistatic bag until you are ready to install it in the system.■ Always use a properly fitted and grounded wrist strap or other suitable ESD protection

when handling the HBA and observe proper ESD grounding techniques.■ Always hold the HBA by the metal enclosure.■ Place the HBA on a properly grounded antistatic work surface pad when it is out of its

protective antistatic bag.

Chapter 2 • Hardware Installation and Removal 15

Installing the HBA

Installing the HBA

Before you start, read the instructions in this section as well as the installation instructions forthe storage devices to be connected to the HBA. This section contains the following topics:

■ “To Prepare for Hardware Installation” on page 16■ “To Install the HBA” on page 17■ “To Connect the HBA to External Storage Devices” on page 19■ “To Complete the Installation” on page 19

To Prepare for Hardware Installation1. Read and observe the safety information for this product.

See the Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe HBA, External Safety and Compliance Guide at:http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E52365_01/index.html

2. Back up your data.

3. Familiarize yourself with the physical features of the HBA (see Figure 1, “OracleStorage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe HBA, External,” on page 11).

4. Ensure that you have the proper cables for the HBA.You will need at least one, straight mini-SAS HD (high-density) cable that has a SFF-8644 x4connector on the host end that will connect to the HBA (the connector on the target end dependson the connection requirement of the hard disk drive enclosure).

Use only Oracle-provided SAS cables (provided with your Oracle system at time ofpurchase). For more information or to purchase cables for your Oracle system, go to https://shop.oracle.com/pls/ostore/f?p=dstore:2:0::NO:RIR,RP,2:PROD_HIER_ID:

368705418248091865179976.

Cable connectors are keyed so that you cannot insert them incorrectly.

5. Unpack the box containing the HBA in a static-free environment and inspect itfor damage.

Note - Leave the HBA in its protective bag until you are ready to install it. If there is damage,contact Oracle customer support.


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To Install the HBA

6. Refer to your system installation or service manual for instructions on how toremove the system cover, disconnect the AC power cords, and turn off powerfrom the system, if required.

To Install the HBA1. Attach an antistatic wrist strap and remove the HBA from its protective bag.

See “Observing ESD and Handling Precautions” on page 15.

2. Refer to your system installation or service manual to determine how to locatean empty PCIe slot in which you can insert the HBA.

3. Align the HBA to the PCIe slot and press down carefully and firmly to seat theHBA into the slot, as shown in the following figure.

Note - Some PCIe slots support PCIe graphics cards only; if the HBA is installed in one ofthose PCIe slots, the HBA will not function.


To Install the HBA

FIGURE 2 Installing the HBA Into a PCIe Slot

Figure Legend

1 SFF-8644 mini-SAS HD external cables2 SFF-8644 mini-SAS HD connector3 Press down here.4 32-bit slot (3.3 V only)5 PCIe x8 slot


To Connect the HBA to External Storage Devices

6 Retention clip

Note - The host bus adapter shape, size, and locations of components might vary from thisillustration.

4. When the HBA is fully inserted in the slot, secure the HBA to the system chassisby engaging the retention clip (see Figure 2, “Installing the HBA Into a PCIeSlot,” on page 18).

To Connect the HBA to External Storage DevicesConnect the serial SAS cables to the two external x4 mini-SAS HD connectorsand attach the other ends of the cables to the serial hard disk drive enclosures,per your requirements.Use only Oracle-provided SAS cables (provided with your system at time of purchase). You canalso purchase Oracle cables at: https://shop.oracle.com/pls/ostore/f?p=dstore:2:0::NO:RIR,RP,2:PROD_HIER_ID:368705418248091865179976.

To Complete the Installation1. Replace the system cover and reconnect the AC power cords, if required, as

described in the system documentation.

Note - If you do need to return power to the system, ensure that the power is turned on to theSAS devices, SATA II devices, or both before or at the same time that the power is turned onto the host system. If the system is powered up before these devices, the devices might not berecognized.

2. Do one of the following:

a. x86 system - During the power-up process of the system, review the BIOSbootup messages and look for the BIOS utility prompt (which prompts youto press Ctrl+R).If you see the banner and are prompted for the utility, it means the BIOS has detected theHBA card.




Removing the HBA

b. SPARC system - During the power-up process of the system, enter theprobe-scsi-all command at the OpenBoot PROM (OBP) ok prompt to verifythat the system recognizes the HBA.The probe-scsi-all command displays the SCSI devices that are connected to the host,as shown in the following example.

{0} ok probe-scsi-all

/pci@0/pci@0/pci@8/pci@0/pci@a/LSI,sas@0

MPT Version 2.00, Firmware Version 4.00.00.00

Target 9

Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST914602SSUN146G0603 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB

SASAddress 5000c5000b305b4d PhyNum 0

Target a

Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST914602SSUN146G0603 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB

SASAddress 5000c5000b304cad PhyNum 1

Target b

Unit 0 Disk HITACHI H101414SCSUN146GSA23 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB

SASAddress 5000cca000310015 PhyNum 2

Target c

Unit 0 Disk HITACHI H101414SCSUN146GSA23 286739329 Blocks, 146 GB

SASAddress 5000cca0002cf035 PhyNum 3

{0} ok

This example shows a SAS 3 controller (LSI,sas@0) connected to four physical drives.

3. Install any software required by the HBA, specific to your operating system, asdescribed in Chapter 3, “HBA Software Installation”.

Removing the HBA

If you need to remove the HBA, follow the procedure in this section.

To Remove the HBA1. Prepare your operating system for HBA removal.

2. Attach an antistatic wrist strap.See “Observing ESD and Handling Precautions” on page 15.


To Remove the HBA

3. Refer to the service manual for your specific system to remove the cover fromthe system, power down the system, and remove AC power cords from thesystem, if required.

4. Refer to the service manual for your specific system to locate the HBA in thechassis of the system.

5. Disengage the retention clip that is securing the HBA to the chassis of thesystem and pull up carefully to unseat the HBA from the PCIe slot.

6. Detach all cables from the HBA.

7. Refer to the service manual for your specific system to reattach the systemcover, reinstall AC power cords to the system, and power on the system, asnecessary.



3 ♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 3

HBA Software Installation

After you have completed the hardware installation, follow the instructions listed in this chapterfor your operating system to install the HBA driver and any other utilities required by the HBA.

Note - Software listed in this chapter as being located at the Oracle designated web site willonly be available at the web site if required by the HBA.


■ “Installing the Oracle Solaris Driver and Firmware” on page 23■ “Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware” on page 24■ “Installing the Windows Server Driver and Firmware” on page 25■ “Installing the Oracle VM Driver and Firmware” on page 26■ “Installing the VMware Driver and Firmware” on page 26

Note - This chapter describes how to obtain HBA driver and firmware updates from the Oraclesupport area of the LSI web site. For x86 systems, you can also obtain the HBA driver andfirmware updates from the internal Oracle System Assistant USB flash drive, if providedwith your system. For information about downloading the HBA driver from Oracle SystemAssistant, refer to your platform Administration Guide.

Note - For x86 systems, another option to obtain HBA driver and firmware updates is to go tothe My Oracle Support web site at: http://support.oracle.com

Installing the Oracle Solaris Driver and Firmware

The latest driver (lsc) for this HBA is included as part of the Oracle Solaris 11.2 OS.

You can obtain the latest version of the Oracle Solaris OS at:

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http://support.oracle.com

Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/overview/index.html

Firmware Updates

The Oracle Solaris firmware and boot code update for the HBA, along with any accompanyingdocumentation, are available for download at:


Note - The Fujitsu M10 server supports the HBA with firmware version 06.00.02.00, atminimum.

Installing the Linux Driver and Firmware

Consult your system documentation to determine which Oracle Linux and Linux releases aresupported on your specific system.

The drivers required to run the HBA with the Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, andSUSE Linux Enterprise Server OSs are available for download at:


To Install the Linux Driver1. Log in to the host.

2. In a browser, go to http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/index.aspx.

3. Select the type and then model of the HBA that you want to use (7110118,7110119).

4. Select and download the Linux driver that is supported by the Linux release(Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) onyour system.

5. Select and download the corresponding Readme file for the Linux driver, andfollow the instructions in the Readme file to complete the driver installation.


http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris11/overview/index.html




Installing the Windows Server Driver and Firmware

Firmware UpdatesThe Linux firmware and boot code update for the HBA, along with any accompanyingdocumentation, are available for download at:


Installing the Windows Server Driver and FirmwareConsult the Oracle hardware platform documentation to determine which Windows releasesare supported on your specific host platform. Immediately after HBA installation, you mustupgrade the Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 driver to MegaSAS2 version 6.702.04.00 or later.

The Windows Server driver required to run the HBA is available for download at:


To Install the Windows Driver1. Log in to the host.



4. Select and download the specific Windows driver that is supported by theWindows release on your system.

5. Select and download the corresponding Readme file for the Windows driver, andfollow the instructions in the Readme file to complete the driver installation.

Firmware UpdatesThe Windows firmware and boot code update for the HBA, along with any accompanyingdocumentation, are available for download at:


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Installing the Oracle VM Driver and Firmware

Installing the Oracle VM Driver and Firmware

Consult the Oracle hardware platform documentation to determine which Oracle VM releasesare supported on your specific host platform.

The driver required to run the HBA with the Oracle VM technology is available for download atthe Oracle designated web page at:


To Install the Oracle VM Driver1. Log in to the host.



4. Select and download the Oracle VM driver that is supported by the Oracle VMrelease on your hardware platform.

5. Select and download the corresponding Readme file for the Oracle VM driver,and follow the instructions in the Readme file to complete the driver installation.

Installing the VMware Driver and Firmware

The HBA driver is included as part of the VMware ESXi Server installation. The VMwareESXi Server installation requires no further driver installation for the HBA.




4 ♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 4

Known Issues

This chapter provides supplementary and workaround information for known issues related tothe HBA. Specific bug identification numbers are provided for Service Personnel.

This chapter contains the following topic:

■ “From the BIOS Setup Utility, the State of a Drive Is Not Updating” on page 27

From the BIOS Setup Utility, the State of a Drive Is NotUpdating

Bug ID: 17556851

Issue: If your system is set to UEFI Boot Mode, and you access the BIOS Setup Utility to makechanges to the state of a physical drive, you might not see the updated state of the drive afterexiting from, and returning to, the screen where you originally changed the drive state.

Workaround: This is designed behavior of the BIOS Setup Utility. Per the UEFI specification,screens are not updated when a user performs a single keypress in the UEFI BIOS Setup Utility. If you perform an operation in the utility, and you need to see a status update to confirm theoperation completed successfully, exit out of the screen to the root level menu. Returning to thescreen at the root level enables you to view the updated status of your operation.

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A ♦ ♦ ♦ A P P E N D I X A

HBA Specifications

The appendix contains the specifications for the HBA. This appendix contains the followingtopics:

■ “Physical Characteristics” on page 29■ “Environmental Specifications” on page 29■ “Fault Tolerance” on page 30■ “Electrical Characteristics” on page 30

Physical Characteristics

The HBA card size is as follows:

■ Height: 94.31mm (2.731 inches)■ Length: 167.64mm (6.6 inches)

Environmental Specifications

The HBA environmental requirements are listed in the following table.

TABLE 3 HBA Environmental Specifications

Specification Operating Non-Operating

Temperature 10 °C to 55 °C, non-condensing -40 °C to 70 °C, non-condensing

Humidity 20% to 80% RH, non-condensing, 40 °C max, 27 °Cmax wet bulb, 16 hour dwells at extreme

5% to 90% RH, non-condensing, 38 °C max wet bulb

Altitude 3000m at 40 °C, 4 hour dwell 12,000m at 0 °C, 4 hour dwell

Vibration 0.20G in all axes swept for 5-500 Hz, 5 sweeps in allat 1 octave/min

1.0G in all axes swept for 5-500 Hz, 5 sweeps in all at1 octave/min

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Fault Tolerance

Specification Operating Non-Operating

Shock 5G, 11 ms half-sine 30G, 11 ms half-sine

Airflow At least 200 linear feet per minute (LFPM) to avoidoperating the HBA processor above the ambienttemperature

At least 200 linear feet per minute (LFPM)

Fault Tolerance

The following table lists the fault tolerance features for the HBA.

TABLE 4 Fault Tolerance Features

Specification HBA Support

Support for SMART Yes

Drive failure detection Automatic

Drive rebuild using hot spares Automatic

Parity generation and checking Yes

Note - The Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) detects up to 70percent of all predictable drive failures. In addition, SMART monitors the internal performanceof all motors, heads, and drive electronics.

Electrical Characteristics

All power is supplied to the HBA through the PCI Express 3.3V rails and the 12V rail. Onboardswitching regulator circuitry operating from the 3.3V rails and the 12V rail provide thenecessary voltages. The following states determine the typical current consumption of thecontroller:

■ State 1: During a hard reset■ State 2: During a disk stress test■ State 3: While sitting idle at the DOS prompt

The supply voltages are 12V 8 percent (from PCI edge connector only) and 3.3V 9 percent(from PCI edge connector only). The following table lists the power supply information for thecontroller for each of the three states at the different voltages.


Electrical Characteristics

TABLE 5 Power Supply for the HBA

PCI Edge Connector State 1 State 2 State 3

3.3V supply 330mA 330mA 330mA

+12V supply 1.00A 1.81A 1.53A

3.3V auxiliary supply 30mA 30mA 30mA

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Glossary

A, B

ASIC Acronym for application-specific integrated circuit. A microchip that is designed for a specificapplication or purpose, such as a particular kind of transmission protocol. An ASIC canimprove speed because it is designed to do one specific thing.

BIOS Acronym for Basic Input/Output System. Software that provides basic read/write capability.Usually kept as firmware (ROM-based). The system BIOS on the motherboard of a computerboots and controls the system. The BIOS on your host adapter acts as an extension of thesystem BIOS.

C

configuration Refers to the way a computer is set up, the combined hardware components (computer,monitor, keyboard, and peripheral devices) that comprise a computer system, or the softwaresettings that enable the hardware components to communicate with each other.

D

DDR Abbreviation for double data rate. DDR is adavanced type of computer memory chip that cantransfer data twice as fast as regular memory chips. This is because DDR memory can send andreceive signals twice per clock cycle.

DDR2, DDR3 Abbreviation for double data rate 2 or 3. An improved version of DDR memory.

device driver A program that enables a microprocessor (through the operating system) to direct the operationof a peripheral device.

DIX Acronym for Digital, Intel, and Xerox. An Ethernet standard, defined by these three companies(Digital, Intel, and Xerox), that specified 10 Mbit/s Ethernet, with 48-bit destination and sourceaddresses and a global 16-bit Ethernet-type field.

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domain validation

domainvalidation

A software procedure in which a host queries a device to determine its ability to communicateat the negotiated data rate.

drive group A group of physical drives that combines the storage space on the drives into a single segmentof storage space. A hot-spare drive does not actively participate in a drive group.

E

EEPROM Acronym for electronically erasable programmable read-only memory. It is a memory chip thattypically stores configuration information, as it provides stable storage for long periods withoutelectricity and can be reprogrammed.

external SASdevice

A SAS device installed outside the computer cabinet. These devices are connected usingspecific types of shielded cables.

F

Fusion-MPTarchitecture

An acronym for Fusion-Message Passing Technology architecture. Fusion-MPT consists ofseveral main elements: Fusion-MPT firmware, the Fibre Channel and SCSI hardware, and theoperating system level drivers that support these architectures. Fusion-MPT architecture offersa single binary, operating system driver that supports both Fibre Channel and SCSI devices.

G, H

HBA Abbreviation for host bus adapter. A piece of hardware that connects a host to network andstorage devices.

HD Acronym for high-density.

host The computer system in which a RAID adapter is installed. It uses the RAID adapter to transferinformation to and from devices attached to the SCSI bus.

host adapterboard

A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a device connection to the computer system.

host busadapter

A piece of hardware that connects a host to network and storage devices.


PCI Express

hot spare An idle, powered-on, standby drive that is ready for immediate use in case of drive failure. Ahot spare does not contain any user data. A hot spare can be dedicated to a single redundantarray or it can be part of the global hot‐spare pool for all arrays managed by the adapter.

When a drive fails, the adapter firmware automatically replaces and rebuilds the data fromthe failed drive to the hot spare. Data can be rebuilt only from virtual drives with redundancy(RAID levels 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60; not RAID level 0), and the hot spare must have sufficientcapacity.

I

internal SASdevice

A SAS device installed inside the computer cabinet. These devices are connected using ashielded cable.

J, K, L, M

main memory The part of computer memory that is directly accessible by the CPU (usually synonymous withRAM).

N

NVRAM Acronym for nonvolatile random access memory. An EEPROM (electronically erasable read-only memory) chip that stores configuration information. Refer to EEPROM.

O, P

PCI Acronym for peripheral component interconnect. A high-performance, local bus specificationthat enables the connection of devices directly to computer memory. The PCI Local Busenables transparent upgrades from 32-bit data path at 33 MHz to 64-bit data path at 33 MHz,and from 32‐bit data path at 66 MHz to 64-bit data path at 66 MHz.

PCI Express Acronym for peripheral component interconnect Express. A high‐ performance, local busspecification that enables the connection of devices directly to computer memory. PCI Expressis a two-way, serial connection that transfers data on two pairs of point-to-point data lines. PCIExpress goes beyond the PCI specification in that it is intended as a unifying I/O architecturefor various systems: desktops, workstations, mobile, server, communications, and embeddeddevices.

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peripheral devices

peripheraldevices

A piece of hardware (such as a video monitor, drive, printer, or CD‐ROM) used with acomputer and under the control of the computer. SCSI peripherals are controlled through aHBA (host adapter).

PHY The interface required to transmit and receive data packets transferred across the serial bus.

Each PHY can form one side of the physical link in a connection with a PHY on a differentSATA device. The physical link contains four wires that form two differential signal pairs.One differential pair transmits signals, while the other differential pair receives signals. Bothdifferential pairs operate simultaneously and enable concurrent data transmission in both thereceive and the transmit directions.

Q, R, S

SAS Acronym for serial attached SCSI. A serial, point-to-point, enterprise‐level deviceinterface that leverages the proven SCSI protocol set. The SAS interface provides improvedperformance, simplified cabling, smaller connections, lower pin count, and lower powerrequirements when compared to parallel SCSI. SAS adapters leverage a common electricaland physical connection interface that is compatible with Serial ATA. The SAS adapterssupport the ANSI Serial Attached SCSI Standard, Version 2.0. In addition, the adapter supportsthe Serial ATA II (SATA II) protocol defined by the Serial ATA Specification, Version 1.0a.Supporting both the SAS interface and the SATA II interface, the SAS adapter is a versatileadapter that provides the backbone of both server and high-end workstation environments.Each port on the SAS RAID adapter supports SAS devices, SATA II devices, or both.

SAS device Any device that conforms to the SAS standard and is attached to the SAS bus by a SAS cable.This includes SAS RAID adapters (host adapters) and SAS peripherals.

SATA Acronym for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. A physical storage interface standard,SATA is a serial link that provides point-to-point connections between devices. The thinnerserial cables enable better airflow within the system and permit smaller chassis designs.

SDRAM Acronym for Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory. SDRAM is dynamic randomaccess memory (DRAM) that is synchronized with the system bus.

SFF Acronym for Small Form Factor. Any of several physically compact connector designs used infiber optic systems.

SMP Acronym for Serial Management Protocol. SMP communicates topology managementinformation directly with an attached SAS expander device. Each PHY on the adapter canfunction as an SMP initiator.

spanning A method for combining multiple drives into a single logical drive. If you want to have all ofthe drive capacity in one drive group, you can span (merge) the drives so that the operating


virtual drive

system sees just one large drive. For more information, refer to the MegaRAID SAS SoftwareUser's Guide, located at: http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/index.aspx.

SSP Acronym for Serial SCSI Protocol. SSP enables communication with other SAS devices. EachPHY on the SAS adapter can function as an SSP initiator or SSP target.

STP Acronym for Serial Tunneling Protocol. STP enables communication with a SATA II devicethrough an attached expander. Each PHY on the SAS adapter can function as an STP initiator.

stripe size The total drive space consumed by a stripe not including a parity drive. For example, considera stripe that contains 64 Kbytes of drive space and has 16 Kbytes of data residing on each drivein the stripe. In this case, the stripe size is 64 Kbytes and the stripe element size is 16 Kbytes.The stripe depth is four (four drives in the stripe). You can specify stripe sizes of 8 Kbytes,16 Kbytes, 32 Kbytes, 64 Kbytes, 128 Kbytes, 256 Kbytes, 512 Kbytes, or 1 Mbyte for eachlogical drive. A larger stripe size produces improved read performance, especially if most ofthe reads are sequential. For mostly random reads, select a smaller stripe size.

striping Drive striping writes data across two or more drives. Each stripe spans two or more drives butconsumes only a portion of each drive. Each drive, therefore, may have several stripes. Theamount of space consumed by a stripe is the same on each drive that is included in the stripe.The portion of a stripe that resides on a single drive is a stripe element. Striping by itself doesnot provide data redundancy; striping in combination with parity provides data redundancy.

T, U, V

UEFI Abbreviation for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. A standard programming interfaceused for booting a computer. UEFI is designed to replace BIOS (basic input/output system).

virtual drive A storage unit created by a RAID controller from one or more drives. Although a virtualdrive may be created from several drives, it is seen by the operating system as a single drive.Depending on the RAID level used, the virtual drive can retain redundant data in case of adrive failure.

W, X, Y, Z

virtual drive A storage unit created by a RAID controller from one or more drives. Although a virtualdrive may be created from several drives, it is seen by the operating system as a single drive.Depending on the RAID level used, the virtual drive can retain redundant data in case of adrive failure.

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