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Chapter 2

Chapter 2

MegaRAID 8480

Hardware Installation

This chapter describes the procedures used to install the MegaRAID

8480 Storage Adapter. It consists of the following sections:

•Section 2.1, “Requirements”

•Section 2.2, “Quick Installation”

•Section 2.3, “Detailed Installation”

•Section 2.4, “SAS Device Cables”

•Section 2.5, “Replacing a Failed Controller Containing Data in the LSIiTBBU02”

•Section 2.6, “After Installing the Storage Adapter”

2.1Requirements

The following items are required for installation:

•A MegaRAID 8480 RAID Controller

•A host system with an available PCI Express expansion slot

•The MegaRAID 8480 CD, containing the drivers and documentation

•The necessary internal and/or external cables

•SAS or SATA II physical disks

Note: LSI strongly recommends using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter User’s Guide

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IBM MegaRAID 8480 manual Chapter MegaRAID Hardware Installation, Requirements

Contents

MegaRAID Storage Adapter USER’S GUIDEJ u l y 2 This document contains copyrighted information of LSI Corporation Organization PrefaceAudience MegaRAID 8480 Device Driver Installation User’s Guide Related Publications MegaRAID Battery Backup Unit User’s GuideIBM Document Number 42D8847 IBM Document Number 42D8845Revision History ConventionsNote Notes contain supplementary information that can affect system performanceIBM Customer Support Safety InstructionsE-mail PhoneWhen Working Inside Your Computer viiiPreface MegaRAID 8480 Hardware Installation ContentsChapter Overview ChapterxContents MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter CharacteristicsChapter Appendix A Glossary of Terms and AbbreviationsContents FiguresCopyright 2006-2007 by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved xiiContentsTables Copyright 2006-2007 by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved xivContents1.1 Overview Chapter OverviewNote You cannot mix SAS and SATA drives within the same virtual disks MegaRAID Battery Backup Unit User’s Guide on the1.2.1 Controller Limitations 1.2 MegaRAID 8480 RAID Controller Description1.3 General Description 1.4 Configuration Scenario Configuration Scenario Figure 1.1 Example of LSI SAS Direct-Connect ApplicationSAS/SATA II Device SAS/SATA II Device SAS/SATA II Device SAS/SATA II DevicePhysical Drives Required for Each RAID Level 1.4.1 Number of Physical Disks SupportedPhysical Drives Required for Each RAID Level Cont 1.5 Benefits of the SAS Interface1.5.2 Operating System Support 1.6 Summary of MegaRAID 8480 RAID Controller Characteristics1.5.1 PCI Express Architecture 1.6.2 SATA II Features 1.6.1 SAS Features1.6.3 PCI Express Performance 1.6.4 Usability FeaturesComplies with the PCI Express Specification, Revision 1.0a 1.6.6 Drive Roaming 1.6.5 Flexibility Features1.6.7 Drive Migration 1-13 1.7 Hardware SpecificationsHardware Specifications See the Warranty and Support Information document for information Specifications1.8 Technical Support MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter2.1 Requirements Chapter MegaRAID Hardware InstallationMegaRAID 8480 Hardware Installation 2.2 Quick Installation2.3 Detailed Installation A license agreement Warranty information PCI Express Slot Figure 2.1 Example of MegaRAID Board Installation in ab. Use cables that meet the SAS specification SATA II Physical Disks 2.4 SAS Device CablesFigure 2.2 Internal SAS Cable for Connection to SAS and/or SAS Device Cables Figure 2.3 SATA II ConnectorsFigure 2.5 shows how to connect the external SAS cable from the Replacing a Failed Controller Containing Data in the LSIiTBBU02 2.5 Replacing a Failed Controller Containing Data in the LSIiTBBU022.6 After Installing the Storage Adapter 3.1 MegaRAID 8480 RAID Controller Chapter MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter CharacteristicsFigure 3.1 Card Layout for the MegaRAID 8480 RAID Controller 3.1.1 MegaRAID 8480 RAID ControllerConnector MegaRAID 8480 RAID Controller - ConnectorsDescription TypeTable 3.2 MegaRAID 8480 Characteristics 3.2 MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter Characteristics3.3 Technical Specifications Storage Adapter Specifications 3.3.1 Storage Adapter Specifications3.3.3 Fault Tolerance 3.3.2 Array Performance FeaturesArray Performance Features Fault Tolerance Features3.3.6 Safety Characteristics 3.3.4 Electrical CharacteristicsMaximum Power Requirements 3.3.5 Operating and Non-operating ConditionsCopyright 2006-2007 by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved MegaRAID 8480 Storage Adapter Characteristicsconfiguration BIOSAppendix A Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations activehost adapter hostboard hot spareRAID levels peripheral devicesRAID SATA SAS devicestripe size striping