Areca ARC-1320IX-16 User Manual

ARC-1320 Series(PCIe 2.0 x8 Lanes 6Gb/s SAS Host Adapters ) SAS Host AdaptersUSER’S ManualVersion: 1.0Issue Date: April, 2010

HARDWARE INSTALLATION10Table 2-2, ARC-1320-8x ConnectorsFigure 2-3, ARC-1320-4i4x SAS Host AdapterTable 2-3, ARC-1320-4i4x ConnectorsConnector Type De

HARDWARE INSTALLATION11Connector Type DescriptionFront Side1. (J2) Manufacture Purpose Port 10-pin header2. (JP1) RS232 for Expander Conguration 10-p

HARDWARE INSTALLATION12Tools RequiredAn ESD grounding strap or mat is required. Also required are stan-dard hand tools to open your system’s case.Syst

HARDWARE INSTALLATION13Electrostatic DischargeStatic electricity can cause serious damage to the electronic com-ponents on this SAS host adapter. To a

HARDWARE INSTALLATION14Step 4. Install CableYou can connect the end devices to each other through direct cables or through the SAS expander/backplane

HARDWARE INSTALLATION15Figure 2-6, SAS cable connect to HD The following pictures are the cables that can use on ARC-1320 series SAS host adapte

HARDWARE INSTALLATION16Figure 2-7, Internal Min SAS 4i to 4x SATA CableFigure 2-8, Mini SAS 4i to 4xSFF-8482 Cable 2: Internal Mini SAS 4i to 4xSFF-84

HARDWARE INSTALLATION17Figure 2-9, Mini SAS 4i to Min SAS 4i Cable 3: Internal Mini SAS 4i to Internal Mini SAS 4i CableThe ARC-1320-4i4x,ARC-1320-8i

HARDWARE INSTALLATION18The ARC-1320-4i4x, ARC-1320-8x or ARC-1320ix-16 host adapters can support daisy-chain up to 128 end point devices through exter

HARDWARE INSTALLATION19Pin Description Pin DescriptionSideBand0 SClock (Clock signal) SideBand1 SLoad (Last clock of a bit stream)SideBand2 Ground Si

Copyright and TrademarksThe information of the products in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment o

HARDWARE INSTALLATION20LED Normal Status Problem IndicationFault LED When the fault LED is solid illuminated, there is no disk present. When the faul

HARDWARE INSTALLATION21Figure 2-12, ARC-1320ix-16 global indicator connector for computer case.2: Global LED Indicator Connector If the system will

HARDWARE INSTALLATION22Step 7. Install Host Adapters Driver For a new system:• Driver installation usually takes places as part of operating sys-tem

BIOS CONFIGURATION233. Host_BIOS Setup ManagerThe system mainboard BIOS automatically congures the following SAS host adapter parameters at power-up:

BIOS CONFIGURATION24The Host_BIOS setup manager message remains on your screen for about ve seconds, giving you time to start the setup menu by press

BIOS CONFIGURATION25The adapter setup screen displays a scrolling list of up to 128 SAS end point devices in the system, and provides information abou

BIOS CONFIGURATION26Adapter#1- I/O=FD9FF000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reset SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Return To P

BIOS CONFIGURATION27The information elds on the "Device Information" screen are as follows: Port/Id/Lun, Device Type, SAS Address, Model Na

BIOS CONFIGURATION28The "Low Level Format Disk" screen to perform a low-level format of the device. The default format is 512-bytes per sect

BIOS CONFIGURATION29Note: Formatting erases all data on a device. Be sure that you have a current, valid backup of important data on the de-vice befor

Contents1. Introduction ... 61.1 Overview ...

BIOS CONFIGURATION30The "Disk Verify" screen start to perform a verication of the selected device. Use the "Verify Disk" function

BIOS CONFIGURATION313.2.1.4 Identify DiskTo select the disk for the identication from the attached disks on the host adapter, highlight the "Ide

BIOS CONFIGURATION323.2.2 Miscellaneous SettingsTo access the host adapter miscellaneous settings properties, highlight the "Miscellaneous Settin

BIOS CONFIGURATION33The “INT 13 Service” indicates whether the adapter is eligible for BIOS control, or is reserved for control by OS device driver. T

BIOS CONFIGURATION34Adapter#1- I/O=FD9FF000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reset SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Return To P

BIOS CONFIGURATION35Adapter#1- I/O=FD9FF000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reset SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Return To P

BIOS CONFIGURATION36Adapter#1- I/O=FD9FF000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reset SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Return To P

BIOS CONFIGURATION37Adapter#1- I/O=FD9FF000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reset SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Return To P

BIOS CONFIGURATION38Adapter#1- I/O=FD9FF000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reset SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Return To P

BIOS CONFIGURATION39Adapter Mode Name: Indicates the name of the host adapter.Vendor/Device: Indicates the controller's vendor ID and device name

4.4 Driver Installation for FreeBSD ... 464.5 Driver Installation for Solaris ...

DRIVER INSTALLATION404. Driver InstallationThis chapter describes how to install the ARC-1320 series SAS host adapters device driver to your operating

DRIVER INSTALLATION41system installations. For Windows 7/2008/Vista, you can copy the Windows driver le to USB device and installed from it. Determin

DRIVER INSTALLATION424.2 Driver Installation for WindowsThe ARC-1320 series host adapters can be used with Microsoft Windows 7/2008/Vista/2003/XP/2003

DRIVER INSTALLATION43Note: The computer system BIOS must support bootable from CD-ROM.4. Press F6 when the following displays at the bottom of the scr

DRIVER INSTALLATION444.2.3 Installing Controller into an Existing Win-dows System InstallationIn this scenario, you are installing the controller in a

DRIVER INSTALLATION454.2.4 Making Volume Sets Available to Windows SystemWhen you reboot the system, log in as a system administrator. The following s

DRIVER INSTALLATION46Host Adapter" and click right side of mouse then select “Unin-stall”. A “Conrm Device Removal” screen appears.4. Click Yes

DRIVER INSTALLATION47host adapters miscellaneous settings parameter. For details, see Chapter 3. BIOS Conguration.The supplied software CD that comes

DRIVER INSTALLATION481. Insert the Mac Pro Driver & Software CD that came with your ARC-1320 series host adapters.2. Double-click on the following

DRIVER INSTALLATION494. From the "Volume Scheme" column, click on the “Current” to show the drop down menu and select the number of partitio

4.4 Driver Installation for FreeBSD ... 464.5 Driver Installation for Solaris ...

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE505. CLI IntroductionThis Command Line Interface (CLI) is provided for you to congure and manage the Areca SAS host adapter co

51COMMAND LINE INTERFACE5.2. CLI InstallationThis section describes the procedures for installing Command Line Interface (CLI).5.2.1. For WindowsBelow

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE525. When this screen complete, you have completed the CLI soft- ware setup.6. After a successful installation, the setu

53COMMAND LINE INTERFACE5.3 Accessing CLI5.3.1 For WindowsThis section discusses the methods for accessing the CLI in Win-dows.To access the CLI:1. Cl

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE545.4. CLI Command Line Conguration5.4.1 ConventionsYou can enter only valid CLI commands at the command line prompt.All comma

55COMMAND LINE INTERFACE2. At the CLI prompt, you can input the commands. SyntaxSet <curctrl=xx> Parameterscurctrl=xx Example: CLI > set curc

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE56Syntax <lename>Where <lename> is the name of the text le you want to ex-ecute.Creating an automated script exa

57COMMAND LINE INTERFACE5.4.3 Command CategoriesThis chapter provides detailed information about the SAS host adapter CLI commands. From a functional

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE585.4.3.3 Set Commands If there is more than one SAS host adapters in the system (up to 64 are supported), use this command to

59COMMAND LINE INTERFACE5.4.3.4 Disk CommandsThe disk commands perform all disk operations on the drives connect to the SAS host adapters. Typical ope

INTRODUCTION61. IntroductionThis section presents brief overview of the SAS 6Gb/s host adapters: ARC-1320-8i, ARC-1320-4i4x, ARC-1320-8x and ARC-1320i

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE605.4.3.6 Exp CommandsExp command is used to view all SAS expander’s information which connected to SAS host adapter. Typical i

61COMMAND LINE INTERFACE5.4.3.8 Exit CommandTo close the currently selected controller and exit the CLI, use the exit command. SyntaxCLI> exit

APPENDIX62Appendix AExpander CLI FunctionThis Command Line Interface (CLI) is provided for you to congure the ARC-1320ix-16 SAS host adapter expande

63APPENDIXAppendix BUpgrading Adapter Flash ROM ProcessSince the PCIe SAS host adapter features ash ROM rmware, it is not necessary to change the ha

APPENDIX64 Help CommandThis –h or –help command provides an on-line table of contents, providing brief descriptions of the help sub-commands that the

65APPENDIX /c CommandThis /c command uses to select the host adapter for the /r read command or /w write command. The command syntax for the /l comman

APPENDIX66/w CommandsThis /w command uses to write a ash image data into SAS host adapter’s ash ROM from the le. You must restart the computer for

67APPENDIXThe following step by step instructions provide the process to update the ash.1. Make the SAS adapter’s BIOS package on bootable oppy disk

INTRODUCTION7• Support 1.5, 3.0 and 6 Gb/s SAS and SATA link rates• Support a maximum 128 SAS/SATA devices using SAS expander• Low-prole form factor•

HARDWARE INSTALLATION82. Hardware InstallationThis section describes the procedures for installing the ARC-1320 series SAS host adapters.2.1 Before Yo

HARDWARE INSTALLATION9Figure 2-1, ARC-1320-8i Host AdapterFigure 2-2, ARC-1320-8x Host AdapterTable 2-1, ARC-1320-8i ConnectorsConnector Type Descript