6 Hardware Installation
Requirements You must have the following:
•a MegaRAID Express 500 Controller
•a host computer with an available PCI expansion slot
•the MegaRAID Express 500 Installation CD
•the necessary SCSI cables and terminators (this depends on the number and type of SCSI devices to be attached)
•an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the entire system
•160M, Ultra, Fast SCSI 2 or Wide SCSI hard disk drives and other SCSI devices, as desired
Optional Equipment You may also want to install SCSI cables that connect MegaRAID Express 500 to external SCSI devices.
Checklist
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| 1 | Turn all power off to the server and all hard disk drives, |
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| 2 | Prepare the host system. See the host system technical |
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| 3 | Determine the SCSI ID and SCSI termination requirements. |
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| 4 | Make sure the jumper settings on the MegaRAID Express 500 |
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| controller are correct. Install the cache memory. |
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| 5 | Install the MegaRAID in the server and attach the SCSI cables |
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| and terminators as needed. Make sure Pin 1 on the cable matches |
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| 6 | Perform a safety check. Make sure all cables are properly |
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| attached. Make sure the MegaRAID card is properly installed. |
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| Turn power on after completing the safety check. |
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| 7 | Install and configure the MegaRAID software utilities and drivers. |
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| 8 | Format the hard disk drives as needed. |
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| 9 | Configure system drives (logical drives). |
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| 10 | Initialize the logical drives. |
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| 11 | Install the network operating system drivers as needed. |
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