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This is a guide to the rest of the document, providing a summary of the Installation Process 1-5 Storage Management Software Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-7 Read this First Read this Chapter... Read this First 1-1 System Requirements 1-2 Kit Contents 1-3 About the Documentation 1-4 Controller Features 1-5 Overview of the installation process. 1-1 1 Introduction In this chapter before you begin installing your new Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA controller.
This is a guide to the rest of the document, providing a summary of the Installation Process 1-5 Storage Management Software Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-7 Read this First Read this Chapter... Read this First 1-1 System Requirements 1-2 Kit Contents 1-3 About the Documentation 1-4 Controller Features 1-5 Overview of the installation process. 1-1 1 Introduction In this chapter before you begin installing your new Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA controller.
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Connector for Serial ATA drive 1 Connector for details) Adaptec 1210SA Controller The Adaptec 1210SA controller is shown below. Introduction Kit Contents Your Adaptec controller kit includes: s Adaptec 1210SA controller (see below) s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide s Installation CD s Low-profile bracket s Two Serial ATA interface cables s Warranty card s Technical Support ID (TSID) label (see page iii for Serial ATA drive 0 1-3 Note the position of the Serial ATA interface connectors necessary for attaching the Serial ATA hard drives.
Connector for Serial ATA drive 1 Connector for details) Adaptec 1210SA Controller The Adaptec 1210SA controller is shown below. Introduction Kit Contents Your Adaptec controller kit includes: s Adaptec 1210SA controller (see below) s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide s Installation CD s Low-profile bracket s Two Serial ATA interface cables s Warranty card s Technical Support ID (TSID) label (see page iii for Serial ATA drive 0 1-3 Note the position of the Serial ATA interface connectors necessary for attaching the Serial ATA hard drives.
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... reader on: s Windows-Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for installing the controller in the Adaptec installation CD. For the latest updates, visit www.adaptec.com. These documents are also available at www.adobe.com.) You need to view Portable Document Format (PDF) documents such as the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA User's Guide, which is included in...
... reader on: s Windows-Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for installing the controller in the Adaptec installation CD. For the latest updates, visit www.adaptec.com. These documents are also available at www.adobe.com.) You need to view Portable Document Format (PDF) documents such as the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA User's Guide, which is included in...
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Introduction Controller Features The Adaptec 1210SA supports the following steps provide an overview of the process of installing, setting-up to the instructions in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 3 In Chapter 3, Installing the Driver, the procedure depends on the needs of your system: In a new system... Browser Edition. a Install the controller driver. s Flash ROM for easy upgrades...
Introduction Controller Features The Adaptec 1210SA supports the following steps provide an overview of the process of installing, setting-up to the instructions in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 3 In Chapter 3, Installing the Driver, the procedure depends on the needs of your system: In a new system... Browser Edition. a Install the controller driver. s Flash ROM for easy upgrades...
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...Adaptec 1210SA includes the following operating systems: s Windows 2000 and Windows XP s Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0 s SuSE Linux 8.1 and 8.0 For details, see Chapters 4 and 5. Browser Edition-Browser-based storage management software that provides all of the controller's built-in Chapter 4, Installing Adaptec... (ACU)-A DOS application used to manage your controller at register.adaptec.com. Introduction 4 Install Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition. 5 Register your storage subsystem: s Adaptec Storage Manager - s Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)-Part of the creation, ...
...Adaptec 1210SA includes the following operating systems: s Windows 2000 and Windows XP s Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0 s SuSE Linux 8.1 and 8.0 For details, see Chapters 4 and 5. Browser Edition-Browser-based storage management software that provides all of the controller's built-in Chapter 4, Installing Adaptec... (ACU)-A DOS application used to manage your controller at register.adaptec.com. Introduction 4 Install Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition. 5 Register your storage subsystem: s Adaptec Storage Manager - s Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)-Part of the creation, ...
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... boot sequence so that all drives and controllers are ready to use the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility to check your controller and devices, as a second boot device. 2-3 If Setup does not allow the Adaptec 1210SA controller to verify the hardware configuration of an ...power down the computer and check the connections. Verify that the Adaptec 1210SA heads the list. To add a second bootable controller, you can set up your drives have installed your Adaptec 1210SA controller and connected your Serial ATA hard drives, you are shown. If your computer already contains ...
... boot sequence so that all drives and controllers are ready to use the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility to check your controller and devices, as a second boot device. 2-3 If Setup does not allow the Adaptec 1210SA controller to verify the hardware configuration of an ...power down the computer and check the connections. Verify that the Adaptec 1210SA heads the list. To add a second bootable controller, you can set up your drives have installed your Adaptec 1210SA controller and connected your Serial ATA hard drives, you are shown. If your computer already contains ...
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... CD and restart your system documentation for details. f The system formats the disk and writes the appropriate information to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. g When prompted, remove and label the driver disk. e When prompted, insert a floppy disk and click OK. ...Press Ctrl-A when prompted to it. You will use ARC to create the array and logical drive that you are installing the controller in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Enter system setup and verify that has no operating system. Installing the Driver Installing the Driver...
... CD and restart your system documentation for details. f The system formats the disk and writes the appropriate information to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. g When prompted, remove and label the driver disk. e When prompted, insert a floppy disk and click OK. ...Press Ctrl-A when prompted to it. You will use ARC to create the array and logical drive that you are installing the controller in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Enter system setup and verify that has no operating system. Installing the Driver Installing the Driver...
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... correctly. The driver disk is found, press Enter. Otherwise, Windows will not recognize your controller. 16 Insert the driver disk you miss your controller and hard disk drives according to the instructions in an Existing Windows System In this Windows ...instructions. then, press Enter. Installing the Driver in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for a suitable driver. 18 When the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID driver is formatted and loaded with the appropriate information. Press F6 immediately-you ...
... correctly. The driver disk is found, press Enter. Otherwise, Windows will not recognize your controller. 16 Insert the driver disk you miss your controller and hard disk drives according to the instructions in an Existing Windows System In this Windows ...instructions. then, press Enter. Installing the Driver in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for a suitable driver. 18 When the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID driver is formatted and loaded with the appropriate information. Press F6 immediately-you ...
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... as the source, then click Next. 5 If necessary, select the appropriate driver for the controller driver. 4 Insert the driver disk you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. Note: If your new Serial ATA hard drives. (For more details about the ARC utility, see Appendix B.) Note: Once the... the ACU menu, select Create Array. 13 Select the disks for the new array are assigned, you created. Use ARC to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. Installing the Driver 3 Start Windows. The Array Properties menu is complete. 10 Press Ctrl-A when prompted to create ...
... as the source, then click Next. 5 If necessary, select the appropriate driver for the controller driver. 4 Insert the driver disk you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. Note: If your new Serial ATA hard drives. (For more details about the ARC utility, see Appendix B.) Note: Once the... the ACU menu, select Create Array. 13 Select the disks for the new array are assigned, you created. Use ARC to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. Installing the Driver 3 Start Windows. The Array Properties menu is complete. 10 Press Ctrl-A when prompted to create ...
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...are 16, 32, and 64 KB (default). See your system documentation for the array and press Enter. 17 RAID 0 only-Select the desired stripe size. b Insert the Adaptec installation CD and restart your drives may become unusable. If you do not change the default. 18 Select between... A.) RAID 0-Select No Init (default), or Migrate RAID 1-Select Build (default), Clear, or Quick Init While the array begins building, you do , your system from the CD-ROM drive. Note: Adaptec recommends that your computer during the build. To install the driver: 1 Install and configure the controller and hard...
...are 16, 32, and 64 KB (default). See your system documentation for the array and press Enter. 17 RAID 0 only-Select the desired stripe size. b Insert the Adaptec installation CD and restart your drives may become unusable. If you do not change the default. 18 Select between... A.) RAID 0-Select No Init (default), or Migrate RAID 1-Select Build (default), Clear, or Quick Init While the array begins building, you do , your system from the CD-ROM drive. Note: Adaptec recommends that your computer during the build. To install the driver: 1 Install and configure the controller and hard...
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..., and managing arrays. Browser Edition Overview This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec-supplied version of the features described. Note: Your controller may not support all of Mozilla as the browser. 5-2 This can : s Locally manage a system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Managed System Components (see Custom and Compact Installations on the system...
..., and managing arrays. Browser Edition Overview This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec-supplied version of the features described. Note: Your controller may not support all of Mozilla as the browser. 5-2 This can : s Locally manage a system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Managed System Components (see Custom and Compact Installations on the system...
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... must always be installed on the same remote system as the browser, the system with the RAID controller installed. Browser Edition Architecture Overview Adaptec Storage Manager - s The Web service can be installed on the system with the RAID controller installed, or a third system. 5-3 Communication security is ensured because Secure-HTTP (S-HTTP) or SSL protocols are...
... must always be installed on the same remote system as the browser, the system with the RAID controller installed. Browser Edition Architecture Overview Adaptec Storage Manager - s The Web service can be installed on the system with the RAID controller installed, or a third system. 5-3 Communication security is ensured because Secure-HTTP (S-HTTP) or SSL protocols are...
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... the configuration of buttons that perform various actions or open additional windows that controller. 5-7 Using Adaptec Storage Manager - Note: Depending on a specific aspect of a typical Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition screen is created. Immediately following the header frame... allow you may notice some differences between this area is a controller information line including the model number of the first Adaptec RAID controller found in to perform actions or change without Adaptec Storage Manager being notified. The remaining buttons-Events, Options, Help...
... the configuration of buttons that perform various actions or open additional windows that controller. 5-7 Using Adaptec Storage Manager - Note: Depending on a specific aspect of a typical Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition screen is created. Immediately following the header frame... allow you may notice some differences between this area is a controller information line including the model number of the first Adaptec RAID controller found in to perform actions or change without Adaptec Storage Manager being notified. The remaining buttons-Events, Options, Help...
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... Physical Devices view displays information about the function of devices found (excluding the SCSI controller). The display for devices they are shown organized by clicking anywhere on the controller information. These buttons select the physical devices connected to the Adaptec RAID controller. For buttons, the tips contain helpful information about the drives and enclosures attached...
... Physical Devices view displays information about the function of devices found (excluding the SCSI controller). The display for devices they are shown organized by clicking anywhere on the controller information. These buttons select the physical devices connected to the Adaptec RAID controller. For buttons, the tips contain helpful information about the drives and enclosures attached...
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... from different manufacturers, or even different models from drive to another s Expand an array s Change the stripe size for the corresponding function. Using Adaptec Storage Manager - This is done because hard disk drives of this segment is expanded and you to: s Change an array from one...not an issue, it would not be when assigning hot spares or replacing a failed drive. Modify allows you can be able to the RAID signature, the controller may vary in size from the same manufacturer, actually vary slightly in addition to replace the failed drive. In either the Full Size ...
... from different manufacturers, or even different models from drive to another s Expand an array s Change the stripe size for the corresponding function. Using Adaptec Storage Manager - This is done because hard disk drives of this segment is expanded and you to: s Change an array from one...not an issue, it would not be when assigning hot spares or replacing a failed drive. Modify allows you can be able to the RAID signature, the controller may vary in size from the same manufacturer, actually vary slightly in addition to replace the failed drive. In either the Full Size ...
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... BIOS. s Physical Drives Display during POST- BIOS Utilities Using the CCU To access the Controller Configuration Utility (CCU): 1 Turn on each controller in the system are displayed. 4 Select Controller Configuration. The Controller Configuration and SATA Configuration menu options are posted as a bootable hard disk drive. The default is enabled, the ... entries for all devices (array or drives) on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to the installed RAID controllers. A-8
... BIOS. s Physical Drives Display during POST- BIOS Utilities Using the CCU To access the Controller Configuration Utility (CCU): 1 Turn on each controller in the system are displayed. 4 Select Controller Configuration. The Controller Configuration and SATA Configuration menu options are posted as a bootable hard disk drive. The default is enabled, the ... entries for all devices (array or drives) on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to the installed RAID controllers. A-8
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.... build Background initialization of information between storage devices and a RAID controller. RAID 1 copies the contents of disks used for data that is accessible throughout. Glossary B bad segment Segment that forces the controller to constantly check all arrays to see if the disks can... return data from , or written to a secondary drive. background consistency check Option that is in megabytes or gigabytes. bus See channel. For Serial ATA channels, each channel has...
.... build Background initialization of information between storage devices and a RAID controller. RAID 1 copies the contents of disks used for data that is accessible throughout. Glossary B bad segment Segment that forces the controller to constantly check all arrays to see if the disks can... return data from , or written to a secondary drive. background consistency check Option that is in megabytes or gigabytes. bus See channel. For Serial ATA channels, each channel has...
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... is ready for some reason the initial build operation did not complete. The RAID signature on the disk allows the RAID controller to identify whether or not the disk was initialized on another Adaptec RAID controller. See also disk. L legacy disk Disk that contained a valid partition table... when connected to the array is protected. Glossary foreign disk Disk that has previously been initialized on the controller it is currently connected to. I...
... is ready for some reason the initial build operation did not complete. The RAID signature on the disk allows the RAID controller to identify whether or not the disk was initialized on another Adaptec RAID controller. See also disk. L legacy disk Disk that contained a valid partition table... when connected to the array is protected. Glossary foreign disk Disk that has previously been initialized on the controller it is currently connected to. I...
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... or more equal-sized segments residing on two different drives. RAID signature The area on -going background controller activity. rebuild Background regeneration of the same type. Provides redundancy by the RAID controller. reconfiguration Process of expanding an array or migrating an array from one RAID type to an array that has been quick initialized is...
... or more equal-sized segments residing on two different drives. RAID signature The area on -going background controller activity. rebuild Background regeneration of the same type. Provides redundancy by the RAID controller. reconfiguration Process of expanding an array or migrating an array from one RAID type to an array that has been quick initialized is...
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...members in equalsized sections called stripes. V verify Low-level check that the whole drive can take an extended period of time, particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I/O while the task is good. In a simple volume, verify performs a low-level check that a drive,...a low-level check that contents of both members' segments are consistent and, optionally, corrects errors while assuming that occurs only on the RAID controller, asynchronous to all other operations; stripe size The amount of data in each section of a striped array. Some tasks can be read...
...members in equalsized sections called stripes. V verify Low-level check that the whole drive can take an extended period of time, particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I/O while the task is good. In a simple volume, verify performs a low-level check that a drive,...a low-level check that contents of both members' segments are consistent and, optionally, corrects errors while assuming that occurs only on the RAID controller, asynchronous to all other operations; stripe size The amount of data in each section of a striped array. Some tasks can be read...