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... information, see About Your RAID Controller on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help-Describes how to use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see page 68) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; accessible from the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide...
... information, see About Your RAID Controller on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help-Describes how to use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see page 68) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; accessible from the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide...
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... to redundant arrays in your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for array migration from one RAID level to another or SAF-TE...automatic forwarding for MaxIQ SSD cache performance kit (see page 44) ● Support for remote analysis ("call home") Array-level Features Note: Not all features are supported by all controllers. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features Note: Not all features ...
... to redundant arrays in your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for array migration from one RAID level to another or SAF-TE...automatic forwarding for MaxIQ SSD cache performance kit (see page 44) ● Support for remote analysis ("call home") Array-level Features Note: Not all features are supported by all controllers. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features Note: Not all features ...
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... (see page 89). ● RAID 60 Array-Similar to see Standard RAID Controller Features on each . Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 39 Choosing a RAID Level This section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by each disk drive). Improved performance but includes a distributed spare...
... (see page 89). ● RAID 60 Array-Similar to see Standard RAID Controller Features on each . Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 39 Choosing a RAID Level This section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by each disk drive). Improved performance but includes a distributed spare...
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...arrays, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to an external SAS enclosure. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 40 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives,... SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. When selecting disk drives for your...
...arrays, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to an external SAS enclosure. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 40 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives,... SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. When selecting disk drives for your...
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Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. To enable your system to the next section, Creating an Array. Menus can navigate with the ACU The ... list. See page 76 for this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with a different RAID level; Please wait... you try to your system won't contain more information. 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 can create...
Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. To enable your system to the next section, Creating an Array. Menus can navigate with the ACU The ... list. See page 76 for this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with a different RAID level; Please wait... you try to your system won't contain more information. 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 can create...
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... key to return to the ACU Menu. Property Line Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. Press Enter to use the default (256 KB). Press Enter to use the default (Build/Verify). ... Press Y, then press Enter. Press Enter, then press Enter again to use the default (Enable always). Press Enter to use the default (Yes). However, performance is reduced until the build process is deleted from the disk. You can now be used. Type a name, then press Enter. Press Enter. 10 When...
... key to return to the ACU Menu. Property Line Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. Press Enter to use the default (256 KB). Press Enter to use the default (Build/Verify). ... Press Y, then press Enter. Press Enter, then press Enter again to use the default (Enable always). Press Enter to use the default (Yes). However, performance is reduced until the build process is deleted from the disk. You can now be used. Type a name, then press Enter. Press Enter. 10 When...
User Guide
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.... ! Instead, follow the steps in this section to install a new driver before rebooting your computer. 2 Check for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in a terminal window. Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 3 Insert and ... Managing Your Storage Space on page 67. Caution: If your operating system currently boots from the Adaptec controller, do not reset your computer after you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 65 Installing on OpenServer...
.... ! Instead, follow the steps in this section to install a new driver before rebooting your computer. 2 Check for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in a terminal window. Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 3 Insert and ... Managing Your Storage Space on page 67. Caution: If your operating system currently boots from the Adaptec controller, do not reset your computer after you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 65 Installing on OpenServer...
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... performance. It's designed to run the agent only on that system. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is also installed automatically. With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can choose to run in your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers...
... performance. It's designed to run the agent only on that system. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is also installed automatically. With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can choose to run in your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers...
User Guide
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... both SAS and SATA devices. (You can move in both SAS and SATA disk drives in the same SAS domain (see page 80), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as SAS devices. To compare SAS to parallel SCSI, see page 77). Parallel SCSI moves multiple bits of data... SAS is an evolution of the array. The difference in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of parallel SCSI to a point-to generically in this chapter. Therefore, a SAS card with each other. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to ...
... both SAS and SATA devices. (You can move in both SAS and SATA disk drives in the same SAS domain (see page 80), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as SAS devices. To compare SAS to parallel SCSI, see page 77). Parallel SCSI moves multiple bits of data... SAS is an evolution of the array. The difference in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of parallel SCSI to a point-to generically in this chapter. Therefore, a SAS card with each other. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to ...
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Each performs a different role in any single SAS domain (a topology of SAS end devices, including SAS cards and SAS and SATA disk drives. You can use only one to the next) up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to a fanout expander. A single SAS domain can connect up to other backplanes. For example, you can...
Each performs a different role in any single SAS domain (a topology of SAS end devices, including SAS cards and SAS and SATA disk drives. You can use only one to the next) up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to a fanout expander. A single SAS domain can connect up to other backplanes. For example, you can...
User Guide
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... number of performance and redundancy. RAID levels also vary by your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of protection for your data. Understanding RAID B In this appendix... Understanding Drive Segments 83 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 83 RAID 1 Arrays ...84 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays...84 RAID 10 Arrays ...85 RAID 5 Arrays ...86 RAID 5EE Arrays...87 RAID 50 Arrays ...88 RAID 6 Arrays ...89 RAID 60 Arrays...
... number of performance and redundancy. RAID levels also vary by your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of protection for your data. Understanding RAID B In this appendix... Understanding Drive Segments 83 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 83 RAID 1 Arrays ...84 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays...84 RAID 10 Arrays ...85 RAID 5 Arrays ...86 RAID 5EE Arrays...87 RAID 50 Arrays ...88 RAID 6 Arrays ...89 RAID 60 Arrays...
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... is used to create an array. Compared to the size of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0) An array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create a RAID 0 drive segment of 250 GB, for a total of 1000 GB for the volume...of a disk drive that are part of an array) and available segments. Drive segment size is an available segment. For instance, an array with RAID 0 includes two or more disk drives and provides data striping, where data is distributed evenly across the disk drives in this figure. If a ...
... is used to create an array. Compared to the size of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0) An array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create a RAID 0 drive segment of 250 GB, for a total of 1000 GB for the volume...of a disk drive that are part of an array) and available segments. Drive segment size is an available segment. For instance, an array with RAID 0 includes two or more disk drives and provides data striping, where data is distributed evenly across the disk drives in this figure. If a ...
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... 2 400 GB Disk Drives in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 - 250 Disk Drive 2 1 - 250 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 1 Logical Drive = 250 GB RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays A RAID 1 Enhanced (RAID 1E) array-also known as shown in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 3 4 6 Disk Drive 2 2 1 5 4 Disk Drive..., as a striped mirror-is similar to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of independent disk drives. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 84 RAID 1 Arrays A RAID 1 array is built from three or more disk drives can ...
... 2 400 GB Disk Drives in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 - 250 Disk Drive 2 1 - 250 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 1 Logical Drive = 250 GB RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays A RAID 1 Enhanced (RAID 1E) array-also known as shown in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 3 4 6 Disk Drive 2 2 1 5 4 Disk Drive..., as a striped mirror-is similar to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of independent disk drives. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 84 RAID 1 Arrays A RAID 1 array is built from three or more disk drives can ...
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...Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in this figure. Drive segment size is both striped and mirrored. Data in a RAID 10 array is limited to the size of 500 GB for the array, as shown in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1... Disk Drive 3 1 3 ... 499 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 2 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 10 Logical Drive = 500 GB For instance, an array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create...provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 85 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized...
...Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in this figure. Drive segment size is both striped and mirrored. Data in a RAID 10 array is limited to the size of 500 GB for the array, as shown in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1... Disk Drive 3 1 3 ... 499 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 2 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 10 Logical Drive = 500 GB For instance, an array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create...provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 85 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized...
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...an error-correcting redundancy that's used to the size of the smallest disk drive in this figure. Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Parity data is striped evenly across the disk drives with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can contain 750 GB... of stored data and 250 GB of three disk drives, and uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. In RAID 5 arrays, parity data (represented by Ps in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 4 ... Drive segment size is built from a minimum of parity data, as shown in...
...an error-correcting redundancy that's used to the size of the smallest disk drive in this figure. Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Parity data is striped evenly across the disk drives with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can contain 750 GB... of stored data and 250 GB of three disk drives, and uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. In RAID 5 arrays, parity data (represented by Ps in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 4 ... Drive segment size is built from a minimum of parity data, as shown in...
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...of the smallest disk drive in both RAID 5 arrays. (For more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 86.) The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. RAID 50 Logical Drive = 1000 GB plus Parity RAID 5 A Each RAID 5 Logical Drive has 500 GB Data... Storage 250 GB Parity Data RAID 5 B 1, 5, P 3, P, 9 P, 7, 11 Drive 1 250 GB Drive 2 250 GB Drive 3 250 GB 2, 6, P 4, P, 10...
...of the smallest disk drive in both RAID 5 arrays. (For more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 86.) The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. RAID 50 Logical Drive = 1000 GB plus Parity RAID 5 A Each RAID 5 Logical Drive has 500 GB Data... Storage 250 GB Parity Data RAID 5 B 1, 5, P 3, P, 9 P, 7, 11 Drive 1 250 GB Drive 2 250 GB Drive 3 250 GB 2, 6, P 4, P, 10...
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... must be built from two simultaneous disk drive failures. However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to RAID 5 arrays). P2 Disk Drive 2 2 P2 ... 449 Disk Drive 3 P1 3 ... RAID 6 arrays provide extra protection for your data because they can recover from at least four disk drives. P1 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive...
... must be built from two simultaneous disk drive failures. However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to RAID 5 arrays). P2 Disk Drive 2 2 P2 ... 449 Disk Drive 3 P1 3 ... RAID 6 arrays provide extra protection for your data because they can recover from at least four disk drives. P1 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive...
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... that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your requirements for performance and reliability. In general, the more drives, the better the performance. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Disk Drive Usage 100% 50% 50% 50% 67 - 94% 50 - 88% 67...
... that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your requirements for performance and reliability. In general, the more drives, the better the performance. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Disk Drive Usage 100% 50% 50% 50% 67 - 94% 50 - 88% 67...
User Guide
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...which it may need to be initialized. You can modify the read and write cache settings for use in read cache pool to improve performance in a new array), it is an optional setting. The Modify Cache Settings window opens. 3 Enable or disable read caching must also...drive. The regular time interval at which the system performs a health check of the array/drive after which it is powered off. Initializing Disk Drives If a disk drive appears grayed-out (unavailable for an array. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 94 In the power management console...
...which it may need to be initialized. You can modify the read and write cache settings for use in read cache pool to improve performance in a new array), it is an optional setting. The Modify Cache Settings window opens. 3 Enable or disable read caching must also...drive. The regular time interval at which the system performs a health check of the array/drive after which it is powered off. Initializing Disk Drives If a disk drive appears grayed-out (unavailable for an array. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 94 In the power management console...
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... Erase from the main ACU menu. Secure Erasing Disk Drives When you perform a secure erase on a disk drive, all data from the main ACU menu. Performing a secure erase takes up all data on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). The secure erase stops and the ACU returns to ...delete a hot spare. You can initialize one drive or multiple drives. Existing hot spares are marked with non-classified information, you initialize it using Adaptec ...
... Erase from the main ACU menu. Secure Erasing Disk Drives When you perform a secure erase on a disk drive, all data from the main ACU menu. Performing a secure erase takes up all data on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). The secure erase stops and the ACU returns to ...delete a hot spare. You can initialize one drive or multiple drives. Existing hot spares are marked with non-classified information, you initialize it using Adaptec ...