Dell™ PowerEdge™ Expandable RAID Controller 4/SC and 4/DC User's Guide

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Requirements

This section describes the procedures for installing the PERC 4/SC/DC controllers. You must have the following items to install the RAID controller:

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• A PERC 4/SC or 4/DC controller
  
• A host system with an available 32- or 64-bit, 3.3V PCI extension slot
  
• The Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Assistant® CD
  
• The necessary internal and/or external SCSI cables
  
• Ultra, Ultra2, Ultra3, Ultra160, or Ultra320 SCSI hard drives
  (SCSI is backward compatible, but it slows to the slowest device).
  

Quick Installation Procedure

Perform the following steps for quick installation of the controller if you are an experienced computer user/installer. All others should follow the steps under the heading Installation Steps in this section.

1. Turn off all power to the server and all hard drives, enclosures, and system components.
   
2. Open the cabinet of the host system by following the instructions in the host system technical documentation.
   
3. Determine the SCSI ID and SCSI termination requirements.
   
4. Install the PERC 4 controller in the server and attach the SCSI cables and terminators.
   
   • Make sure pin 1 on the cable matches pin 1 on the connector.
     
   • Make sure that the SCSI cables you use conform to all SCSI specifications.
     
5. Perform a safety check.
   
   • Make sure all cables are properly attached.
     
   • Make sure the PERC 4 controller is properly installed.
     
   • Close the cabinet of the host system.
     
   • Turn power on after completing the safety check.
     
6. Format the hard drives as needed.
   
7. Configure logical drives using the BIOS Configuration Utility, Dell Manager, or the WebBIOS Configuration Utility.
   
8. Initialize the logical drives.
   
9. Install the network operating system drivers as needed.
   

Installation Steps

This section provides instructions for installing the PERC 4 RAID controllers.

Step 1 Unpack the Controller

Unpack and remove the controller and inspect it for damage. If the controller appears damaged, or if any items listed below are missing, contact your Dell support representative. The PERC 4 controller is shipped with:

• The PERC 4 RAID Controller User's Guide (on CD)
  
• The PERC 4 RAID Controller Operating System Driver Installation Guide (on CD)
  

• A license agreement
  
• The PERC 4 Configuration Utilities diskette
  

Step 2 Power Down the System

Turn off the system and remove the AC power cord. Disconnect the system from any networks before installing the controller. Remove the system's cover. Please consult the system documentation for instructions.

Step 3 Set Jumpers

Make sure the jumper settings on the PERC 4/SC or PERC 4/DC controller are correct. Following are diagrams of the controllers showing their jumpers and connectors, and tables describing them. Select your controller from the ones shown on the following pages.

PERC 4/SC Jumpers and Connectors

Figure 3-1. PERC 4/SC Controller Layout

PERC 4/DC Jumpers and Connectors

Figure 3-2. PERC 4/DC Controller Layout

Step 4 Install the PERC 4 Controller

Select a 3.3V PCI slot and align the controller PCI bus connector to the slot. Press down gently but firmly to make sure that the controller is properly seated in the slot, as shown in Figure 3-3. Screw the bracket to the system chassis.

Figure 3-3. Inserting the PERC 4 Controller into a PCI Slot

Step 5 Connect SCSI Cables and SCSI Devices

Connect the SCSI cables to the SCSI connectors and SCSI devices.

Connect SCSI Devices

Perform the following steps to connect SCSI devices.

1. Disable termination on any SCSI device that does not sit at the end of the SCSI bus.
   
2. Configure all SCSI devices to supply TermPWR.
   
3. Set proper target IDs (TIDs) for all SCSI devices.
   

The host controller has a SCSI ID of 7.

4. Connect the cable to the devices.
   

The maximum cable length for Fast SCSI (10 MB/s) devices or single ended (SE) is 3 meters. For Ultra SCSI devices, it is 1.5 meters. The cable length can be up to 12 meters for LVD devices.

Cable Suggestions

System throughput problems can occur if SCSI cable are not the correct. You should:

• Use cables up to 12 meters for Ultra3, Ultra160, and Ultra320 devices.
  
• For single-ended SCSI devices, use the shortest SCSI cables (no more than 3 meters for Fast SCSI, no more than 1.5 meters for an 8-drive Ultra SCSI system and no more than 3 meters for a 6-drive Ultra SCSI system).
  
• Use active termination.
  
• Avoid clustering the cable nodes.
  
• Note that cable stub length should be no more than 0.1 meter (4 inches).
  
• Route SCSI cables carefully.
  
• Use high impedance cables.
  
• Do not mix cable types (choose either flat or rounded and shielded or non-shielded).
  
• Note that ribbon cables have fairly good cross-talk rejection characteristics.
  

Step 6 Set Target IDs

Set target identifiers (TIDs) on the SCSI devices. Each device in a channel must have a unique TID. Non-disk devices should have unique SCSI IDs regardless of the channel where they are connected. See the documentation for each SCSI device to set the TIDs. The PERC 4 controller automatically occupies TID 7 which is the highest priority. The arbitration priority for a SCSI device depends on its TID. Table 3-3 lists the target IDs.

Step 7 Set SCSI Termination

The SCSI bus is an electrical transmission line and must be terminated properly to minimize reflections and losses. Termination should be set at each end of the SCSI cable(s).

For a disk array, set SCSI bus termination so that removing or adding a SCSI device does not disturb termination. An easy way to do this is to connect the controller to one end of the SCSI cable and to connect an external terminator module at the other end of the cable. The connectors between the two ends can connect SCSI devices. Disable termination on the SCSI devices. See the manual for each SCSI device to disable termination.

Set the termination so that SCSI termination and TermPWR are intact when any hard drive is removed from a SCSI channel, as shown in Figure 3-4.

Figure 3-4. Terminating Internal SCSI Disk Array

Step 8 Start the System

Replace the system cover and reconnect the AC power cords. Turn power on to the host system. Set up the power supplies so that the SCSI devices are powered up at the same time as or before the host system. If the system is powered up before a SCSI device, the device might not be recognized.

During boot, the PERC 4 BIOS message appears:

PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller BIOS Version x.xx date

Copyright (c) Dell Computer Corporation

Firmware Initializing... [ Scanning SCSI Device ...(etc.)... ]

The firmware takes several seconds to initialize. During this time the adapter scans the SCSI channel. When ready, the following appears:

HA –0 (Bus 1 Dev 6) Type: PERC 4/xx Standard FW x.xx SDRAM=xxxMB

0 Logical Drives found on the Host Adapter

0 Logical Drive(s) handled by BIOS

Press <Ctrl><M> to run PERC 4 BIOS Configuration Utility

Or press <Ctrl><H> to run WebBIOS

The PERC 4 BIOS Configuration Utility prompt times out after several seconds.

The PERC 4 host controller number, firmware version, and cache SDRAM size display in the second portion of the BIOS message. The numbering of the controllers follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the host motherboard.

Light-emitting Diode (LED) Description

When you start the system, the boot block and firmware perform a number of steps that load the operating system and allow the computer to function properly. The boot block contains the operating system loader and other basic information needed during startup.

As the system boots, the LEDs indicate the status of the boot block and firmware initialization and whether the system performed the steps correctly. If there is an error during startup, you can use the LED display to identify it.

Table 3-4 displays the LEDs and execution states for the boot block. Table 3-5 displays the LEDs and execution states during firmware initialization. The LEDs display in hexadecimal format so that you can determine the number and the corresponding execution state from the LEDs that display.

Step 9 Run the PERC 4 BIOS Configuration Utility, WebBIOS Utility, or Dell Manager

Press <Ctrl><M> when prompted during the boot process to run the BIOS Configuration Utility or <Ctrl><H> to run the WebBIOS Configuration Utility. You can also run Dell Manager in Novell NetWare and Red Hat Linux to perform the same functions, such as configuring arrays and logical drives.

See PERC 4 BIOS Configuration Utility for additional information about running the PERC 4 BIOS Configuration Utility. WebBIOS is an HTML-based configuration utility. See WebBIOS Configuration Utility, for additional information about running the WebBIOS Configuration Utility and Dell Manager, for additional information about running Dell Manager.

Step 10 Install an Operating System

Install one of the following operating systems: Microsoft® Windows NT®, Windows® 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Novell® NetWare®, and Red Hat Linux.

Step 11 Install the Operating System Driver

Operating system drivers are provided on the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD that accompanies your PERC controller. See the PERC 4 RAID Controller Operating System Driver Installation Guide for additional information about installing the drivers for the operating systems.

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