Manuals

Hardware Installation: Dell^� PowerEdge^� Expandable RAID Controller

1. Turn off the computer, disconnect from any networks, and remove the cover.
2. Make sure the system board jumper settings are correct. Each RAID controller card you install requires an available PCI IRQ. Make sure an IRQ is available for each controller that is installed.
3. Install cache memory on the RAID controller card.
   
   

   NOTES: Disconnect the battery pack before removing or adding SIMM modules. A minimum of 4 MB of cache memory is required on the RAID controller and must be installed before the RAID controller is operational.

4. Configure the jumper settings on the RAID controller.
   You can skip this step if you are using the factory settings.
5. Set the SCSI termination.
6. Set SCSI terminator power (TermPWR).
7. Insert the RAID controller in a 5-V PCI expansion slot as shown in the following graphic.
   
   
   
   
8. Connect the SCSI cables to SCSI devices.
9. Set the target IDs for the SCSI devices.
10. Install the battery backup module for cache memory. If power fails, the module provides backup power for the SIMM banks for a certain length of time depending on the capacity of the SIMMs.
    
    

    NOTE: Disconnect the battery pack before removing or adding SIMM modules.

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12. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the AC power cords. Set up the power supplies so that the SCSI devices are powered up at the same time as or before the host computer. Turn on the power to the host computer.
    
    

    NOTE: If the computer is powered up before a SCSI device, the device might not be recognized.

    Text similar to the following appears during boot:
    
    PowerEdge Expandable RAID BIOS Version x.xx date
    Copyright (c) Dell Inc.
    Firmware Initializing... [ Scanning SCSI Device ...(etc.)... ]
    
    During initialization, the controller scans SCSI channels. When ready, text similar to the following appears:
    
    Host Adapter-1 Firmware Version x.xx DRAM Size x MB
    0 Logical Drives found on the Host Adapter
    0 Logical Drives handled by BIOS
    Press <Ctrl-M> to run PowerEdge BIOS Configuration Utility
    
    The adapter (controller) number, firmware version, and cache DRAM size (the amount of memory installed) are displayed. The message usually appears for only a few seconds.

13. Run the PowerEdge BIOS Setup, PowerEdge RAID Manager, or PowerEdge RAID Console as needed.
14. Install the appropriate software drivers (Windows NT or Novell NetWare ) for the desired operating system(s).