Dell PowerEdge UCS-71 User manual
Dell PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS
HBA and Internal Tape
Adapter
User’s Guide
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UCS-71, UCS-70, and UCSM-70
2012 - 02 Rev. A00
Contents 3
Contents
1Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Hardware Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Operating System Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Contacting Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2 PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS HBA and
Internal Tape Adapter Features . . . . . . . . 9
LED Port Activity Feature for 6 Gbps
SAS HBA Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing the 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape
Adapter Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4 Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the Windows Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Creating the Driver Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Pre-Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing the Driver During a Windows
Server 2003 Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4Contents
Installing the Driver During a Windows
Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 . . . . . . 20
Installing a Windows Server 2003, Windows
Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 Driver
for a New Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Updating the Windows Driver . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing Linux Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing the RPM Package With DKMS
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Upgrading the Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5 6 Gbps SAS HBA BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
POST Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
BIOS Fault Code Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Functions of the Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . 26
Exit Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
General Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuration Utility Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . 29
BIOS Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
A Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Firmware Package Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Overview 5
1
Overview
The Dell PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cards are part
of the Dell Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) controllers solutions.
The 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cards have the following
characteristics:
• T10 SAS 2.0 compliance with 6 Gbps throughput
• Support for Dell-supported external SAS tape devices and RAID Bunch of
Disks (RBOD) connectivity (6 Gbps SAS HBA)
• Support for Dell-supported internal SAS tape devices (Internal Tape
Adapter)
• Standard half-length, half-height PCI-e cards
• Supported with PCI-e x8 link width
• Supported on platforms with PCI-e x8 and x16 connectors
• Communicate with SAS devices using 2x4 mini-SAS connectors
• Support for LT03 060, LT04, and LT05 tape drives
• Support for full hardware Transport Layer Retry (TLR), to improve
maximum tape throughput
• PCI-e 2.0 compliant to key features.
6Overview
Hardware Architecture
Figure 1-1 displays the hardware architecture of the 6 Gbps SAS HBA. The
Internal Tape Adapter has a similar architecture except that the SAS
connectors are internal.
Figure 1-1. Hardware Architecture of the 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter
12x4 external SAS connectors 2PCI-e connector
Overview 7
Operating System Support
The 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cards support the following
operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 family, including Hyper-V Virtualization
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 update 7 and version 6 Service Pack 1
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 Service Pack 4 (64-bit only), and
version 11 Service Pack 2 (64-bit only)
• VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 and ESXi 5.0.
NOTE: For the latest list of supported operating systems and driver installation
instructions, see the system documentation on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals. For specific operating system service pack
requirements, see the Drivers and Downloads section on the Dell Support website
at support.dell.com.
Related Documentation
• To read and download product specific documentation, go to
support.dell.com/manuals
, and follow the instructions on the screen. You
can either type in your Service Tag, choose your product from the list of
models, log in to your account, or click on any of the individual
components.
• For storage controller specific documentation, go to
support.dell.com/manuals
and click
Storage Controllers
.
8Overview
Contacting Dell
NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact
information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.
Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options.
Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be
available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or
customer service issues:
1
Visit
support.dell.com
.
2
Select your support category.
3
If you are not a U.S. customer, select your country code at the bottom of
the page, or select
All
to see more choices.
4
Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need.
PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter Features 9
2
PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS HBA and
Internal Tape Adapter Features
This section provides the specifications of the Dell PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS
HBA and Internal Tape Adapter cards.
Table 2-1 compares the specifications of the 6 Gbps SAS HBA and the
Internal Tape Adapter cards.
Table 2-1. 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter Specifications
Specification 6 Gbps SAS HBA Internal Tape Adapter
SAS technology Yes Yes
Support for x4 or x8 PCI-e
host interface
Yes Yes
Form factor Half-height, Half-length
PCI adapter
Half-height
Half-length
PCI adapter
I/O Controller (IOC) LSI
SAS 2008
LSI SAS 2008
Core speed: 533 MHz
LSI SAS 2008
Core speed: 533 MHz
Operating voltage
requirements
+ 1 2 V, + 3 . 3 V,
+3.3 Vaux
+12 V, +3.3 V, +3.3 Vaux
Communication to the
system
PCI-e lanes PCI-e lanes
Communication to end
devices
SAS links SAS links
SAS connectors 2x4 external 2x4 internal
Lead free Yes Yes
10 PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter Features
Supported operating
systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 family, Windows Server
2008 R2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 update 7 and later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6 SP 1 and later
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 10 SP 4 and later
(64-bit only)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server version 11 and SP 2 (64-
bit only).
Dell-compliant
SAS and SATA
compatibility
Yes Yes
Dell-supported direct
connected end devices
Dell-supported external
tape devices, Dell
supported external
RBODs.
Dell-supported internal tape
devices.
Hardware-based RAID
support
No No
Table 2-1. 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape Adapter Specifications
(continued)
Specification 6 Gbps SAS HBA Internal Tape Adapter
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