PCI-X double-wide, quad-channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID controller (FC 5739, 5778, 5781, 5782; CCIN 571F, 575B)

Learn about the features, specifications and installation notes for the PCI-X double-wide, quad-channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID controller for IBM® System i® models.

The PCI-X double-wide, quad-channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID controller is a high-performance SCSI adapter combined with an auxiliary-write cache adapter to form a double-wide, adapter pair. The two adapters are screwed together. This topic contains the following sections:

Features
Specifications
Placement information
Logical partitioning (LPAR)
Replacing the light pipe assembly
Installing the adapter in a cassette
Adapter dividers
Power LED
Concurrent maintenance procedure

Features

3 external U320 SCSI ports
1 internal U320 SCSI port dedicated to connecting the controller to the auxiliary-write cache adapter
Up to 36 Direct Access Storage Devices (DASD) can be externally attached per adapter
320 MB/s data rate per SCSI bus
Supports low voltage differential (LVD) disk devices only
Supports RAID 5 and 6 (3–18 drive sets)
390 MB/1.5 GB compressed write cache
415 MB/1.6 GB compressed read cache
PCI-X DDR support (storage adapter side)
IOP or IOPless (5739 requires an IOP. 5778 does not.)

Figure 1. Adapter Adapter

A: Battery cover
B: SCSI port 2
C: SCSI port 0
D: SCSI port 1

Specifications

Item	Description
Adapter FRU number	42R6578
Cache battery FRU number	42R3965
Series type	IBM System i models
Unit description	64 bit, 133 MHz, 3.3 V PCI-X 2.0 compliant Double-wide adapter, requires 2, adjacent, long slots. The SCSI controller side of the adapter pair requires a 64-bit slot. (The controller side is the side with the external SCSI connectors.) The auxiliary-write cache adapter contains a dual, concurrently maintainable, cache-battery pack, which maintains cache memory on both adapters in the event of an abnormal termination.
Operating system or partition requirements	i5/OS® V5R3, V5R3m5, and V5R4 with PTFs. AIX 5L™ Version 5.2 with the 5200-10 Technology Level, or later AIX 5L Version 5.3 with the 5300-06 Technology Level, or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux® version 4 U4 , or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, or later Check the IBM Prerequisite Web site at http://www-912.ibm.com/e_dir/eServerPrereq.nsf for further details and updates.
Maximum number	For system-specific adapter placement information, see PCI placement in the system unit or expansion unit in the PCI adapter topic.

Placement information

For placement information for this adapter, see the PCI adapter placement for IBM System i5® and eServer™ i5 system units and expansion units including the section High-end SCSI controller placement.

Logical partitioning (LPAR)

When used in an logical partition (LPAR) environment, this double-wide adapter must have both slots of the adapter assigned to the same logical partition. When implementing dynamic logical partitioning (DLPAR), both slots of the adapter must be managed together.

Replacing the light pipe assembly

If you are replacing a double-wide adapter which contains a light pipe assembly, you will need to move the light pipe assembly to the replacement FRU. To replace the light pipe, follow these steps:

If necessary, remove the adapter handle A from the back of the card set.
Tip: If you misplace the light-pipe retaining screw C, use either of the screws that secure the card handle B to the card.
Slide the light pipe assembly D between the two halves of the adapter. Ensure that the threaded screw hole located on the light pipe assembly is aligned with the screw clearance hole located on the card .

Installing the adapter in a cassette

To install this adapter in a cassette, first remove the adapter handle (B), and the two plastic covers from the SCSI jumper cable (A), as shown in the following figure. Then follow the general procedures to Place an adapter in the PCI adapter double-wide cassette.

Figure 2. Preparing the adapter for placement in a cassette

Adapter dividers

If you are installing this double-wide adapter in a system model that uses adapter dividers, the adapter divider must be removed from between the two slots where you are installing the adapter. For instructions, see Model 285, 52x, 550, and 720 PCI adapter dividers

Power LED

For a double-wide adapter, there is only one power LED visible for both slots.

Concurrent maintenance procedure

Concurrent maintenance of this adapter is not supported through the Hardware Management Console (HMC). Concurrent maintenance must be done from the Hardware Service Manager (HSM) of the system or owning partition. The HSM will automatically power off both PCI slots when either slot is selected.

Important:

Both PCI slots must be powered off when installing or removing this adapter with the system power on.
If this adapter is the load source IOA, or under the load source IOP, or any other storage IOA/IOP with critical DASD attached for the system, this concurrent maintenance procedure should be done by a qualified service provider. At step 12, the HSM will direct you to use control panel functions 68 and 69 to power off the domain.

Follow this procedure:

Start an i5/OS session for the system or partition containing the adapter and sign on to the system or partition.
Type strsst on the command line of the Main Menu and then press Enter.
Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the System Service Tools (SST) Sign On display and press Enter.
Select Start a service tool from the System Service Tools (SST) display and press Enter.
Select Hardware service manager from the Start a Service Tools display and press Enter.
Select Logical hardware resources (system, frames, cards) from the Hardware Service Manager display and press Enter.
Select System bus resources and press Enter. The display changes to the Logical Hardware Resources on System Bus display.
Page down and locate Combined Function IOP that controls the IOA to be serviced.
Enter 9 in the Opt field for the Combined Function IOP to be serviced.
Locate the Storage IOA resource for the adapter to be serviced and enter 8 in the Opt field for that resource.
Enter 3 for Concurrent maintenance in the Opt field for the Storage IOA resource to be serviced. The display changes to the Hardware Resource Concurrent Maintenance display.
Press F9 to power off the domain.
Press Enter to confirm start power off. The display changes to the Hardware Resource Concurrent Maintenance Status display, which shows the status of the power off.
When the power off is complete, the display returns to the Hardware Resource Concurrent Maintenance display. The display will show that the Power Status is off for Storage IOA. Leave this display up on the HSM while you remove and replace the adapter.
Check the slot power LED state for the slot in which the adapter resides to verify that the adapter is powered off.
For a double-wide adapter, there is only one power LED visible for both slots.
Remove and replace the adapter. Removal and replacement procedures are covered in the PCI adapters topic.
After the replacement is complete, return to the Hardware Resource Concurrent Maintenance display on the HSM.
If you were previously instructed to use operator panel function 69 to power on the adapter, do so now. Then go to step 22, otherwise continue with next step.
Enter F10 to power the adapter on.
Press Enter to begin power on.
If the Work with Controlling Resource display appears, enter 7 in the Opt field for the Combined function IOP to assign the IOA to.
The Hardware Resource Concurrent Maintenance Status display shows the status of the power on.
When the power on is complete, the display returns to the Hardware Resource Concurrent Maintenance display. The display will show that the Power Status is on for the Storage IOA.
Check the LED status to verify that the adapter is powered on.
For a double-wide adapter, there is only one power LED visible for both slots.
Return to the procedure that sent you here.