ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual ATTO Configuration Tool for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X ATTO BIOS Utilities ATTO Utilities for Windows ATTO Technology, Inc. 155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst, New York 14068 USA www.attotech.com Tel (716) 691-1999 Fax (716) 691-9353 Sales support: sls@attotech.com Technical support: Monday -- Friday, 8am-8pm EST techsupp@attotech.com © 2009 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc. 5/2009. ................................................................................................................... PRMA-0267-000 Contents 1.0 ATTO Configuration Tool ..............................................................................1 Installing from the ATTO website Installing from the Installation CD Windows OS X Linux Using the Configuration Tool Navigating the Configuration Tool Select an adapter Select a channel Select a device Select Local Host About panel 1.1 Fibre Channel NVRAM settings .........................................................6 1.2 SCSI NVRAM settings .........................................................................8 1.3 SAS NVRAM settings ..........................................................................11 1.4 Set up RAID .........................................................................................13 Preliminary steps Setting up DVRAID Customizing a RAID setup Creating a Hot Spare Pool Modifying RAID groups Expand capacity Change from one RAID level to a new RAID Level Delete a group Change RAID group properties Replacing a faulted drive Create a Hot Spare Pool Enable Auto Rebuild Manually replace a drive 1.5 Set up ExpressSAS RAID Notification ..............................................21 Basic alerts Logging Email 1.6 Use SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) .................................................23 Identifying drives Identify faulted drives Selecting all drives in the same enclosure Monitoring enclosure health 1.7 Monitor S.M.A.R.T. Data .................…

ATTO ExpressPCI PSC ATTO SCSI HBAs Single-channel Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapter The ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI host adapter is available in a variety of SCSI-3 configurations that combine TECHNICAL multiple platform support for Macintosh® and Windows® with ATTO’s HIGHLIGHTS exclusive Advanced Data Streaming • 40 MB/sec. data-transfer rates (ADS™) Technology. This facilitates ultimate I/O performance for digital • Mix 8-bit (Narrow) & 16-bit (WIDE) video, prepress, database, server, SCSI devices Internet and real-time applications requiring efficient data delivery. • Exclusive ADS™ Technology • Supports up to 15 SCSI device IDs • Robust driver set attotech.com 155 CrossPoint Parkway • Amherst, NY 14068 • 716.691.1999 attotech.com ATTO ExpressPCI PSC Hardware Specifications Software Specifications Environmental and Physical SCSI Interface: Driver Support: Characteristics • 40 MB/sec. data-transfer rates • Windows Server 2003 Dimensions: • One (1) external HD68 connector and two • Windows XP • Length 4.920” (2) internal connectors (one HD68 and • Windows® 2000 • Height 4.200” one 50-pin) • Mac® OS X • Compatible with SCSI-3, SCSI-2 • Mac OS 9 Operating Environment: and SCSI-1 devices • Linux • Temperature: 0-50º C • Bus mastering capability • Humidity: 10-90% non-condensin…

ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual ATTO Configuration Tool for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X ATTO BIOS Utilities ATTO Utilities for Windows ATTO Technology, Inc. 155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst, New York 14068 USA www.attotech.com Tel (716) 691-1999 Fax (716) 691-9353 Sales support: sls@attotech.com Technical support: Monday -- Friday, 8am-8pm EST techsupp@attotech.com © 2009 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc. 5/2009. ................................................................................................................... PRMA-0267-000 Contents 1.0 ATTO Configuration Tool ..............................................................................1 Installing from the ATTO website Installing from the Installation CD Windows OS X Linux Using the Configuration Tool Navigating the Configuration Tool Select an adapter Select a channel Select a device Select Local Host About panel 1.1 Fibre Channel NVRAM settings .........................................................6 1.2 SCSI NVRAM settings .........................................................................8 1.3 SAS NVRAM settings ..........................................................................11 1.4 Set up RAID .........................................................................................13 Preliminary steps Setting up DVRAID Customizing a RAID setup Creating a Hot Spare Pool Modifying RAID groups Expand capacity Change from one RAID level to a new RAID Level Delete a group Change RAID group properties Replacing a faulted drive Create a Hot Spare Pool Enable Auto Rebuild Manually replace a drive 1.5 Set up ExpressSAS RAID Notification ..............................................21 Basic alerts Logging Email 1.6 Use SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) .................................................23 Identifying drives Identify faulted drives Selecting all drives in the same enclosure Monitoring enclosure health 1.7 Monitor S.M.A.R.T. Data .................…

ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual ATTO Configuration Tool for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X ATTO BIOS Utilities ATTO Utilities for Windows ATTO Technology, Inc. 155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst, New York 14068 USA www.attotech.com Tel (716) 691-1999 Fax (716) 691-9353 Sales support: sls@attotech.com Technical support: Monday -- Friday, 8am-8pm EST techsupp@attotech.com © 2009 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc. 5/2009. ................................................................................................................... PRMA-0267-000 Contents 1.0 ATTO Configuration Tool ..............................................................................1 Installing from the ATTO website Installing from the Installation CD Windows OS X Linux Using the Configuration Tool Navigating the Configuration Tool Select an adapter Select a channel Select a device Select Local Host About panel 1.1 Fibre Channel NVRAM settings .........................................................6 1.2 SCSI NVRAM settings .........................................................................8 1.3 SAS NVRAM settings ..........................................................................11 1.4 Set up RAID .........................................................................................13 Preliminary steps Setting up DVRAID Customizing a RAID setup Creating a Hot Spare Pool Modifying RAID groups Expand capacity Change from one RAID level to a new RAID Level Delete a group Change RAID group properties Replacing a faulted drive Create a Hot Spare Pool Enable Auto Rebuild Manually replace a drive 1.5 Set up ExpressSAS RAID Notification ..............................................21 Basic alerts Logging Email 1.6 Use SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) .................................................23 Identifying drives Identify faulted drives Selecting all drives in the same enclosure Monitoring enclosure health 1.7 Monitor S.M.A.R.T. Data .................…

ATTO Technology, Inc. Installation and Operation Manual ATTO ExpressPCI Host Adapters Dual Channel Ultra3 (UL3D) Dual Channel Ultra3 66 MHz (UL3D-66) Single Channel Ultra3 (UL3S) Single Channel Ultra3 66 MHz (UL3S-66) © 2003 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc. 12/2003 Document Control Number: PRMA-0221-000MD Contents 1 What is ATTO ExpressPCI? ........................................................ 1 Plug and Play for PCI-based computers Features Operating Systems Dimensions Power Requirements Operating Environment Reliability SCSI Bus 2 SCSI is a key technology for storage ......................................... 3 Glossary 3 Installing the ExpressPCI SCSI Host Adapter ........................... 5 System requirements Installation 3.1 Determining cabling and termination ................ 7 Cable types Examples Connectors Connection considerations Termination 3.2 Installing and Updating Device Drivers ............. 11 Windows Server 2003 & Windows 2000/XP Windows NT Installation Re-flashing Firmware in Windows Linux and Sun Solaris Driver Installation Updating Drivers and Re-flashing Firmware in Mac OS X Updating Drivers and Re-flashing Firmware in Mac OS 9 4 Maximizing Performance with ExpressPCI HBA ....................... 15 Use the latest ATTO driver Set registry for large block transfers Set up RAID groups with ATTO ExpressRAID Increase transfer size Analyze your I/Os 5 Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 17 Appendix A Standards and compliances ..................................... i Appendix B SCSI host adapter selection guide ........................... ii Appendix C Fibre Channel host adapter guide ............................ iii Appendix D Contact ATTO Technology, Inc. ............................... iv 1 What is ATTO ExpressPCI? Compatible with virtually all popular SCSI devices, ATTO ExpressPCI host adapters will increase the performance of disk-intensive applications such as digital video, prepress, multi…

ATTO ExpressPCI UL3D ATTO SCSI HBAs Dual-channel Ultra3 SCSI Host Adapter Featuring Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) Technology With data-transfer rates of up to 160 MB/sec. per channel, the ATTO ExpressPCI UL3D Ultra3 SCSI TECHNICAL dual-channel host adapter offers the HIGHLIGHTS ultimate in performance and scalability. With support for up to 30 devices, the • Up to 160 MB/sec. per channel UL3D, when used with ATTO ExpressRAID, data-transfer rates is ideal for connecting external drive arrays for mirroring and striping multiple • 64/32-bit PCI interface SCSI hard disk drives, delivering maximum performance in the most demanding • 33 MHz compatible environments. • Cyclical redundancy checks ATTO’s exclusive Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™) Technology ensures maximum • Double transition clocking I/O performance for data-intensive applications such as digital video, • Exclusive ADS™ Technology prepress, database, server and internet. • Supports up to 30 SCSI device IDs • Up to 12 meter cable lengths • Dual independent SCSI channels attotech.com 155 CrossPoint Parkway • Amherst, NY 14068 • 716.691.1999 attotech.com ATTO ExpressPCI UL3D Hardware Specifications Software Specifications Environmental and Physical SCSI Interface: Driver Support: Characteristics • Up to 160 MB/sec. per channel • Windows Server 2003 Dimensions: data-transfer rates …

ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual ATTO Configuration Tool for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X ATTO BIOS Utilities ATTO Utilities for Windows ATTO Technology, Inc. 155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst, New York 14068 USA www.attotech.com Tel (716) 691-1999 Fax (716) 691-9353 Sales support: sls@attotech.com Technical support: Monday -- Friday, 8am-8pm EST techsupp@attotech.com © 2009 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc. 5/2009. ................................................................................................................... PRMA-0267-000 Contents 1.0 ATTO Configuration Tool ..............................................................................1 Installing from the ATTO website Installing from the Installation CD Windows OS X Linux Using the Configuration Tool Navigating the Configuration Tool Select an adapter Select a channel Select a device Select Local Host About panel 1.1 Fibre Channel NVRAM settings .........................................................6 1.2 SCSI NVRAM settings .........................................................................8 1.3 SAS NVRAM settings ..........................................................................11 1.4 Set up RAID .........................................................................................13 Preliminary steps Setting up DVRAID Customizing a RAID setup Creating a Hot Spare Pool Modifying RAID groups Expand capacity Change from one RAID level to a new RAID Level Delete a group Change RAID group properties Replacing a faulted drive Create a Hot Spare Pool Enable Auto Rebuild Manually replace a drive 1.5 Set up ExpressSAS RAID Notification ..............................................21 Basic alerts Logging Email 1.6 Use SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) .................................................23 Identifying drives Identify faulted drives Selecting all drives in the same enclosure Monitoring enclosure health 1.7 Monitor S.M.A.R.T. Data .................…

ATTO Technology, Inc. Installation and Operation Manual ATTO ExpressPCI Host Adapters Dual Channel Ultra3 (UL3D) Dual Channel Ultra3 66 MHz (UL3D-66) Single Channel Ultra3 (UL3S) Single Channel Ultra3 66 MHz (UL3S-66) © 2003 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc. 12/2003 Document Control Number: PRMA-0221-000MD Contents 1 What is ATTO ExpressPCI? ........................................................ 1 Plug and Play for PCI-based computers Features Operating Systems Dimensions Power Requirements Operating Environment Reliability SCSI Bus 2 SCSI is a key technology for storage ......................................... 3 Glossary 3 Installing the ExpressPCI SCSI Host Adapter ........................... 5 System requirements Installation 3.1 Determining cabling and termination ................ 7 Cable types Examples Connectors Connection considerations Termination 3.2 Installing and Updating Device Drivers ............. 11 Windows Server 2003 & Windows 2000/XP Windows NT Installation Re-flashing Firmware in Windows Linux and Sun Solaris Driver Installation Updating Drivers and Re-flashing Firmware in Mac OS X Updating Drivers and Re-flashing Firmware in Mac OS 9 4 Maximizing Performance with ExpressPCI HBA ....................... 15 Use the latest ATTO driver Set registry for large block transfers Set up RAID groups with ATTO ExpressRAID Increase transfer size Analyze your I/Os 5 Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 17 Appendix A Standards and compliances ..................................... i Appendix B SCSI host adapter selection guide ........................... ii Appendix C Fibre Channel host adapter guide ............................ iii Appendix D Contact ATTO Technology, Inc. ............................... iv 1 What is ATTO ExpressPCI? Compatible with virtually all popular SCSI devices, ATTO ExpressPCI host adapters will increase the performance of disk-intensive applications such as digital video, prepress, multi…

ATTO ExpressPCI UL3S ATTO SCSI HBAs Single-channel Ultra3 SCSI Host Adapter Featuring Vpath™ Technology The ATTO ExpressPCI UL3S with Vpath™ Technology offers users a flexible, high-speed SCSI interconnect with TECHNICAL data-transfer rates of up to 160 MB/sec. With one external connector and one HIGHLIGHTS internal connector, Vpath Technology • 160 MB/sec. data-transfer rates allows ExpressPCI UL3S users to attach Ultra3 drives externally and slower • 64/32-bit PCI interface Ultra2 or Ultra SCSI devices internally, or vice versa, without sacrificing the • 33 MHz compatible performance of the high-speed devices. This allows users to take full advantage • Cyclical redundancy checks of Ultra3 and legacy speeds simulta- neously. • Double transition clocking Vpath Technology…giving users • Exclusive ADS™ Technology variable paths to achieve ultimate performance. • Supports up to 30 SCSI device IDs – 15 each externally and internally • Up to 12 meter cable lengths • Connect legacy and Ultra3 devices • Vpath™ Technology attotech.com 155 CrossPoint Parkway • Amherst, NY 14068 • 716.691.1999 attotech.com ATTO ExpressPCI UL3S Hardware Specifications Software Specifications Environmental and Physical SCSI Interface: Driver Support: Characteristics • 160 MB/sec. data-transfer rates • Windows Server 2003 Dimensions: • One (1) external VHDCI and one (1) • Windows XP • Length 6.521” internal high-density 68-pin connector …