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... Cache Protection 45 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 46 Connecting Directly to the Controller 46 Connecting to a System Backplane 47 Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs 48 Connecting External Devices 50 Next Steps ...50 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 52 Creating an Array 52 Creating an Array with the ACU 52 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 54 Making Your Array Bootable 55 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 57 Creating a Driver Disk 57 Installing with Windows 58 Installing with Windows Server...
... Cache Protection 45 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 46 Connecting Directly to the Controller 46 Connecting to a System Backplane 47 Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs 48 Connecting External Devices 50 Next Steps ...50 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 52 Creating an Array 52 Creating an Array with the ACU 52 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 54 Making Your Array Bootable 55 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 57 Creating a Driver Disk 57 Installing with Windows 58 Installing with Windows Server...
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... Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 64 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 64 Installing on OpenServer 65 Installing on UnixWare 65 Installing on Solaris 65 Installing on VMware 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 71 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 71 Silencing the Alarm...
... Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 64 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 64 Installing on OpenServer 65 Installing on UnixWare 65 Installing on Solaris 65 Installing on VMware 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 71 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 71 Silencing the Alarm...
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...90 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 92 Running the ARC Utility 92 Navigating the ARC Utility 92 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 92 Creating a New Array 92 Managing Existing Arrays 93 Initializing Disk Drives 94 Rescanning Disk Drives 95 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 95 Managing Global Hot Spares 95 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 96 Creating a New JBOD 96 Managing Existing JBODs 96 Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool 96 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 97 Opening SerialSelect 97 Applying Changes and...
...90 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 92 Running the ARC Utility 92 Navigating the ARC Utility 92 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 92 Creating a New Array 92 Managing Existing Arrays 93 Initializing Disk Drives 94 Rescanning Disk Drives 95 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 95 Managing Global Hot Spares 95 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 96 Creating a New JBOD 96 Managing Existing JBODs 96 Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool 96 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 97 Opening SerialSelect 97 Applying Changes and...
User Guide
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..., data storage, RAID technology, and SAS and Serial ATA (SATA) technology. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 68) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help-Describes how to computer users by referring to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide. Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your controller. accessible from...
..., data storage, RAID technology, and SAS and Serial ATA (SATA) technology. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 68) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help-Describes how to computer users by referring to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide. Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your controller. accessible from...
User Guide
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..., or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (5-series and 2- and 2-series). Select your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with these operating systems: Note: Operating system support varies by command-line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI connection-see page...
..., or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (5-series and 2- and 2-series). Select your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with these operating systems: Note: Operating system support varies by command-line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI connection-see page...
User Guide
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...Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ™ Solid State Drives ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility (ACU), a command line utility (ARCCONF...
...Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ™ Solid State Drives ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility (ACU), a command line utility (ARCCONF...
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...a hot spare back to its original location after a failed disk drive is replaced. ● Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)-A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is similar to a RAID 50 array except that it includes four independent sets of parity data instead of one. ● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 60)-A RAID 60 array is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can also use the Adaptec Storage Manager to upgrade your controller firmware, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware...
...a hot spare back to its original location after a failed disk drive is replaced. ● Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)-A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is similar to a RAID 50 array except that it includes four independent sets of parity data instead of one. ● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 60)-A RAID 60 array is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can also use the Adaptec Storage Manager to upgrade your controller firmware, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware...
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Alarm Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs Audible Alarm Drive Activity LED connectors for CN1/CN0 CN0 CN1 2 external SAS connectors Mounting bracket Battery connector PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, external Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Ext. Chapter...
Alarm Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs Audible Alarm Drive Activity LED connectors for CN1/CN0 CN0 CN1 2 external SAS connectors Mounting bracket Battery connector PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, external Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Ext. Chapter...
User Guide
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...menu-based and instructions for more information, refer to the top of the list. Creating an Array This section explains how to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. When prompted, press Ctrl+A to create a logical drive using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your computer. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 52 Setting the Boot Controller Note: If your...
...menu-based and instructions for more information, refer to the top of the list. Creating an Array This section explains how to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. When prompted, press Ctrl+A to create a logical drive using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your computer. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 52 Setting the Boot Controller Note: If your...
User Guide
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... the version. 5 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions, refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on an Existing Operating System ● 63 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see...
... the version. 5 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions, refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on an Existing Operating System ● 63 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see...
User Guide
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... console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string may differ for your VMware distribution. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to save the boot image and run the vmware-mkinitrd command manually. 5 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager...
... console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string may differ for your VMware distribution. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to save the boot image and run the vmware-mkinitrd command manually. 5 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager...
User Guide
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... configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot ARCCONF and the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide, which describes how to protect your storage space running. With ARCCONF, you can choose to run in the background, without user intervention, and its job is to monitor and manage system health, event notifications, task schedules, and other on-going processes on the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD. If your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. With Adaptec Storage Manager...
... configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot ARCCONF and the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide, which describes how to protect your storage space running. With ARCCONF, you can choose to run in the background, without user intervention, and its job is to monitor and manage system health, event notifications, task schedules, and other on-going processes on the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD. If your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. With Adaptec Storage Manager...
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... Silencing the Alarm If your SAS and SATA disk drives. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 71 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online Help. Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that your Adaptec RAID controller is firmly seated and secured in the PCIe expansion slot. ● If your Adaptec RAID controller is rebuilding Identify the device No error LED Flash State...
... Silencing the Alarm If your SAS and SATA disk drives. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 71 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online Help. Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that your Adaptec RAID controller is firmly seated and secured in the PCIe expansion slot. ● If your Adaptec RAID controller is rebuilding Identify the device No error LED Flash State...
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Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. For instructions, refer to arrays (see page 13). To recover from the failure: 1 Remove and replace the failed disk drive. 2 If copyback is automatically moved back to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the array. Then, designate a new hot spare to protect the arrays on that array fails the hot spare is ...
Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. For instructions, refer to arrays (see page 13). To recover from the failure: 1 Remove and replace the failed disk drive. 2 If copyback is automatically moved back to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the array. Then, designate a new hot spare to protect the arrays on that array fails the hot spare is ...
User Guide
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... include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in the same array, the data normally can use the BIOS utility, ACU (see page 82), if more information, refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Interface User's Guide and the Adaptec. You can 't be recovered. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your data (if available). If copyback is enabled, data is necessary. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, C:\Download\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable DOS floppy disk and copy the...
... include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in the same array, the data normally can use the BIOS utility, ACU (see page 82), if more information, refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Interface User's Guide and the Adaptec. You can 't be recovered. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your data (if available). If copyback is enabled, data is necessary. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, C:\Download\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable DOS floppy disk and copy the...
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...-SAS connector with one SAS/mini-SAS cable (or multiple disk drives are connected directly to a SAS card with one or more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on page 100), disk drives are attached to and communicate with each other through direct cable connections and through a system backplane. See About Your RAID Controller on page 47 shows an example of backplane connections, passive and active. You can create large configurations. One disk drive is limited to the number of slots available...
...-SAS connector with one SAS/mini-SAS cable (or multiple disk drives are connected directly to a SAS card with one or more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on page 100), disk drives are attached to and communicate with each other through direct cable connections and through a system backplane. See About Your RAID Controller on page 47 shows an example of backplane connections, passive and active. You can create large configurations. One disk drive is limited to the number of slots available...
User Guide
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... for boot device selection. Array-based BBS Support When enabled in Adaptec Storage Manager.) When set to High, Medium, or Low. SATA Native Command When enabled, NCQ is enabled/disabled on the disk drives. Default is Auto. Default is Activity/Fault. When disabled, the array must be a significant performance reduction. Note-When the alarm is Dynamic. It does not affect currently running tasks. Disabling the BIOS allows another controller to Enable All, write cache is enabled on all RAID controller models.) Alarm Control When enabled, the alarm sounds. Backplane Mode...
... for boot device selection. Array-based BBS Support When enabled in Adaptec Storage Manager.) When set to High, Medium, or Low. SATA Native Command When enabled, NCQ is enabled/disabled on the disk drives. Default is Auto. Default is Activity/Fault. When disabled, the array must be a significant performance reduction. Note-When the alarm is Dynamic. It does not affect currently running tasks. Disabling the BIOS allows another controller to Enable All, write cache is enabled on all RAID controller models.) Alarm Control When enabled, the alarm sounds. Backplane Mode...
User Guide
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...ROM Boot Support setting 98 command line interface (flash utility) 116 command line utility 68 connectors 79, 100 contents of controller kit 15 controllers activity LED connector specifications 120 Alarm Control setting 98 Array Background Consistency Check setting 98, 99 Array-based BBS Support setting 98 array-level features 18 Automatic Failover setting 98 CD-ROM Boot Support setting 98 connecting disk drives 46 connecting external devices 50 CRC Checking setting 99 data protection 19 descriptions 17 to 37 disk drives 40 Drive's Write Cache setting 98 event log 102 figures 17 to 37 firmware...
...ROM Boot Support setting 98 command line interface (flash utility) 116 command line utility 68 connectors 79, 100 contents of controller kit 15 controllers activity LED connector specifications 120 Alarm Control setting 98 Array Background Consistency Check setting 98, 99 Array-based BBS Support setting 98 array-level features 18 Automatic Failover setting 98 CD-ROM Boot Support setting 98 connecting disk drives 46 connecting external devices 50 CRC Checking setting 99 data protection 19 descriptions 17 to 37 disk drives 40 Drive's Write Cache setting 98 event log 102 figures 17 to 37 firmware...
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... installation 56 operating systems 15 P parity 39 Phy Rate setting 99 phys 77 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 98 playback mode 105 R RAID 19 non-redundant arrays 83 Index ● 155 expander connections 80 expander devices 76 external devices 50 F failed disk drives 72 multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 without hot spare 72 firmware 114 creating floppy disks 115 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 73 floppy disks for firmware update 115 formatting disk drives 99 FreeBSD driver installation 66 OS installation 61 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard...
... installation 56 operating systems 15 P parity 39 Phy Rate setting 99 phys 77 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 98 playback mode 105 R RAID 19 non-redundant arrays 83 Index ● 155 expander connections 80 expander devices 76 external devices 50 F failed disk drives 72 multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 without hot spare 72 firmware 114 creating floppy disks 115 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 73 floppy disks for firmware update 115 formatting disk drives 99 FreeBSD driver installation 66 OS installation 61 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard...
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... RAID 5 86 RAID 50 88 RAID 5EE 19, 87 RAID 6 19, 89 RAID 60 19, 89 RAID controllers. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 98 replacing failed disk drives 72 requirements 15 drive 40 rescanning disk drives 95 resetting controllers 73 Runtime BIOS setting 98 S safety information 150 SAS 4-wide ports 78 backplane connections 79 cables 40 comparison to 50 specifications 151 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 69 Adaptec Storage Manager 68 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 storage space 13 support, customer 3 SUSE driver installation 64 SUSE installation 59 switches in ACU for...
... RAID 5 86 RAID 50 88 RAID 5EE 19, 87 RAID 6 19, 89 RAID 60 19, 89 RAID controllers. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 98 replacing failed disk drives 72 requirements 15 drive 40 rescanning disk drives 95 resetting controllers 73 Runtime BIOS setting 98 S safety information 150 SAS 4-wide ports 78 backplane connections 79 cables 40 comparison to 50 specifications 151 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 69 Adaptec Storage Manager 68 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 storage space 13 support, customer 3 SUSE driver installation 64 SUSE installation 59 switches in ACU for...
