The SGI RAID will be initially installed and configured by SGI personnel. For more information, see the documentation listed in the preface.
SGI supports the following RAID hardware:
SGI TP9500S (serial ATA)
SGI TP9500
SGI TP9400
SGI TP9300S (serial ATA)
SGI TP9300
SGI TP9100
By default, the RAID firmware supports a maximum number of logical units (LUNs). If additional LUNs are required, you must obtain a separate software-enabling key; this key will support a larger number of LUNs in separate partitions, which requires that the Fibre Channel ports be mapped to a partition. Contact your SGI sales representative for the SGI software partitioning key.
The maximum depends upon the code installed, as show in Table 2-1.
Firmware Level | Default LUN Maximum | LUN Maximum with a Partioning Key |
|---|---|---|
04.01.xx.xx | 32 | 128 |
04.02.xx.xx | 32 | 128 |
05.30.xx.xx | 32 | 1024 |
05.33.xx.xx | 32 | 2048 |
05.40.xx.xx | 256 | 2048 |
This section describes the required RAID firmware.
The TP9500S 8.0 CD contains the required controller firmware and NVSRAM files. The 05.40.xx.xx code or later must be installed.
The TP9400/TP9500 6.0 CD contains the required controller firmware and NVSRAM files. The 05.30.xx.xx code or later must be installed.
The TP9400 4.0 CD contains the required controller firmware and NVSRAM files for the 4774 or 4884 units:
If you have a 4774 unit, the 04.01.xx.xx , 04.02.xx.xx, or 05.30. xx.xx code must be installed
If you have a 4884 unit, the 04.02.xx.xx code or later is installed by default.
The TP9300S 8.0 CD contains the required controller firmware and NVSRAM files. The 05.40.xx.xx code or later must be installed.
The TP9300 7.0 CD contains the required controller firmware and NVSRAM files. The 05.33.xx.xx code or later must be installed.