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... 1-3. 1-1 Overview 1-1 Kit Contents 1-2 Operating System Compatibility 1-2 Hardware Requirements 1-3 Controller Features 1-3 About the Documentation 1-5 Using the Installation CD 1-5 Software Tools Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-6 Overview The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA is a four-port controller that adds entry level RAID support. This controller features Adaptec HostRAID®, an integrated RAID technology that provides high-performance storage connectivity and data protection for your computer. With...
... 1-3. 1-1 Overview 1-1 Kit Contents 1-2 Operating System Compatibility 1-2 Hardware Requirements 1-3 Controller Features 1-3 About the Documentation 1-5 Using the Installation CD 1-5 Software Tools Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-6 Overview The Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA is a four-port controller that adds entry level RAID support. This controller features Adaptec HostRAID®, an integrated RAID technology that provides high-performance storage connectivity and data protection for your computer. With...
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...performance if you have a low-profile computer cabinet, replace the original full-height bracket with the low-profile bracket supplied in the controller kit. 2 Turn off your computer, unplug the power cord, and open the system cabinet. 3 Remove the cover from an available PCI or PCI-X slot that is a illustration of the Serial ATA... interface connectors necessary for attaching the Serial ATA disk drives. Installing the Controller The Adaptec Controller The following is 2.2 or higher compliant. Note the position of the Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA controller.
...performance if you have a low-profile computer cabinet, replace the original full-height bracket with the low-profile bracket supplied in the controller kit. 2 Turn off your computer, unplug the power cord, and open the system cabinet. 3 Remove the cover from an available PCI or PCI-X slot that is a illustration of the Serial ATA... interface connectors necessary for attaching the Serial ATA disk drives. Installing the Controller The Adaptec Controller The following is 2.2 or higher compliant. Note the position of the Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA controller.
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... of the local Administrators group, which can create and delete logical drives, verify logical drives, perform migrations, and add and remove hotspare drives. To run Adaptec Storage Manager as a Guest allows you to view and modify the RAID configuration. To log in as an Adminstrator, enter a valid user name and password for a user...
... of the local Administrators group, which can create and delete logical drives, verify logical drives, perform migrations, and add and remove hotspare drives. To run Adaptec Storage Manager as a Guest allows you to view and modify the RAID configuration. To log in as an Adminstrator, enter a valid user name and password for a user...
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... logical drives or perform migrations. You cannot make any changes. To log in as a User, use your operating system permisssions: ■ Administrator-Logging in as an Administrator allows you to view and modify the RAID configuration. NetWare Operating System To start Adaptec Storage Manager on ... RAIDMAN command in the system console. 4-6 You can create and delete logical drives, verify logical drives, perform migrations, and add and remove hotspare drives. Notes: Adaptec Storage Manager permissions vary according to your normal network user name and password. ■ Guest-Logging in as...
... logical drives or perform migrations. You cannot make any changes. To log in as a User, use your operating system permisssions: ■ Administrator-Logging in as an Administrator allows you to view and modify the RAID configuration. NetWare Operating System To start Adaptec Storage Manager on ... RAIDMAN command in the system console. 4-6 You can create and delete logical drives, verify logical drives, perform migrations, and add and remove hotspare drives. Notes: Adaptec Storage Manager permissions vary according to your normal network user name and password. ■ Guest-Logging in as...
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.... Check with related objects. You can perform most configuration and management tasks by selecting a controller from the tree and working with your vendor, product documentation, or online Help for optimal performance Note: Some of the systems and controllers you are installed locally or remotely in your system. Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager ■ View information about...
.... Check with related objects. You can perform most configuration and management tasks by selecting a controller from the tree and working with your vendor, product documentation, or online Help for optimal performance Note: Some of the systems and controllers you are installed locally or remotely in your system. Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager ■ View information about...
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... the system startup: Press for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility If your computer contains two or more controllers, a list of the menus within ARC, browse with the arrow keys, then press Enter. To return to the previous menu at any of controllers is displayed. In some cases,...Hotspares ■ Configuring Disk Drives ■ Rebuilding Arrays ■ Verifying Drives 6-2 Using the ACU With ACU, you want to select the controller you can perform these options: ■ Array Configuration Utility (ACU) ■ SATASelect Utility ■ Disk utilities To select an option from this menu, ...
... the system startup: Press for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility If your computer contains two or more controllers, a list of the menus within ARC, browse with the arrow keys, then press Enter. To return to the previous menu at any of controllers is displayed. In some cases,...Hotspares ■ Configuring Disk Drives ■ Rebuilding Arrays ■ Verifying Drives 6-2 Using the ACU With ACU, you want to select the controller you can perform these options: ■ Array Configuration Utility (ACU) ■ SATASelect Utility ■ Disk utilities To select an option from this menu, ...
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... from ACU, you can restart it will be at least half the capacity of the source drive. ■ Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on a RAID 1 from a larger drive to a smaller drive is not a cause for concern. ■ The ACU allows you... to use drives of different sizes in data loss. 5 When you later run a consistency check. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Notes: ■ Before adding a new drive to perform these tasks: ■ Viewing Array Properties ■ Adding/Removing a Bootable Array ■ Deleting Arrays 6-5
... from ACU, you can restart it will be at least half the capacity of the source drive. ■ Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on a RAID 1 from a larger drive to a smaller drive is not a cause for concern. ■ The ACU allows you... to use drives of different sizes in data loss. 5 When you later run a consistency check. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Notes: ■ Before adding a new drive to perform these tasks: ■ Viewing Array Properties ■ Adding/Removing a Bootable Array ■ Deleting Arrays 6-5
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You can perform a Rebuild in the following ways: Note: If no spare exists and a hard disk drive fails, you can ...is copied to the new one (of equal or greater capacity). From the List of a RAID 1 array with a new one , and the original RAID 1 array is booted, you can rebuild an array. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility To configure drives: 1 From the ACU Main menu, select Configure Drives. 2...the ACU Main menu, select Manage Arrays. Rebuilding Arrays Note: Rebuilding applies to continue. Type Y to Fault Tolerant arrays (RAID 1) only. When the system is recreated.
You can perform a Rebuild in the following ways: Note: If no spare exists and a hard disk drive fails, you can ...is copied to the new one (of equal or greater capacity). From the List of a RAID 1 array with a new one , and the original RAID 1 array is booted, you can rebuild an array. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility To configure drives: 1 From the ACU Main menu, select Configure Drives. 2...the ACU Main menu, select Manage Arrays. Rebuilding Arrays Note: Rebuilding applies to continue. Type Y to Fault Tolerant arrays (RAID 1) only. When the system is recreated.
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... POST. Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you should enable caching unless your data is highly sensitive, or your Serial ATA hard disks. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility You can modify the following SATA Device Configuration options: ■ Write Cache-Enables or disables write cache on your... Therefore you to enable. ■ Allow Read Ahead-Enables or disables the read ahead cache algorithm on the drive. Enabled provides maximum performance. Default is Yes to format or verify the media of the disk drive. Default is Yes to enable. ! Default is Yes. When...
... POST. Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you should enable caching unless your data is highly sensitive, or your Serial ATA hard disks. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility You can modify the following SATA Device Configuration options: ■ Write Cache-Enables or disables write cache on your... Therefore you to enable. ■ Allow Read Ahead-Enables or disables the read ahead cache algorithm on the drive. Enabled provides maximum performance. Default is Yes to format or verify the media of the disk drive. Default is Yes to enable. ! Default is Yes. When...
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Format Disk-Simulates a low-level format of a disk drive for defects. 6-12 Verify Disk Media-Scans the media of the disk drive by writing zeros to be lowlevel formatted again. ! Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 3 Select the desired disk, then press Enter. Serial ATA drives are offered the following options: - Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation. - You are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to the entire disk. Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the disk.
Format Disk-Simulates a low-level format of a disk drive for defects. 6-12 Verify Disk Media-Scans the media of the disk drive by writing zeros to be lowlevel formatted again. ! Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 3 Select the desired disk, then press Enter. Serial ATA drives are offered the following options: - Be sure to back up your data before performing this operation. - You are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to the entire disk. Caution: Formatting destroys all data on the disk.
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... of drives than is created by the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1420SA controller. A About RAID A RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) provides better performance and reliability from combinations of the smallest and slowest drive. RAID 0 A RAID 0 is possible with the same total storage space without RAID. A-1 Otherwise, the RAID tends to be limited in capacity and performance to protect the data. However, because the...
... of drives than is created by the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1420SA controller. A About RAID A RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) provides better performance and reliability from combinations of the smallest and slowest drive. RAID 0 A RAID 0 is possible with the same total storage space without RAID. A-1 Otherwise, the RAID tends to be limited in capacity and performance to protect the data. However, because the...
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... 3 Drive Data 0 Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 A-2 However, because the drives share read load equally, RAID 1 provides improved read performance. This mirroring provides redundancy, ensuring that only half of a RAID 0 array. RAID 0 About RAID Drive Data 0 Data 2 Data 4 Data 6 Drive Data 1 Data 3 Data 5 Data 7 RAID 1 A RAID 1 array is created by copying, or mirroring, all data from one drive fails...
... 3 Drive Data 0 Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 A-2 However, because the drives share read load equally, RAID 1 provides improved read performance. This mirroring provides redundancy, ensuring that only half of a RAID 0 array. RAID 0 About RAID Drive Data 0 Data 2 Data 4 Data 6 Drive Data 1 Data 3 Data 5 Data 7 RAID 1 A RAID 1 array is created by copying, or mirroring, all data from one drive fails...
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...controller's BIOS or MS-DOS. Standard parallel interface to IDE hard disks typically used is sometimes referred to the available space pool. Also known as PATA. ATA AT Bus Attachment. available space/segment Unused space on one or more physical disks. array initialization See configure. Serial ATA... (SATA), is a successor to parallel ATA, which logical devices (arrays) are typically used to create, configure, and manage arrays from which is returned to as a container. Arrays are created. See also volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1. ...
...controller's BIOS or MS-DOS. Standard parallel interface to IDE hard disks typically used is sometimes referred to the available space pool. Also known as PATA. ATA AT Bus Attachment. available space/segment Unused space on one or more physical disks. array initialization See configure. Serial ATA... (SATA), is a successor to parallel ATA, which logical devices (arrays) are typically used to create, configure, and manage arrays from which is returned to as a container. Arrays are created. See also volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1. ...
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...optimal The state of an array when it were a single storage unit. Computers have multiple partitions. Glossary-6 low-level format Process performed by the operating system disk management program, in which data and/or software programs are stored. phantom object Object that represents a component... from one or more physical drives and presented to boot the computer. A single disk device can no longer be configured by the controller management software; Each operating system partition is assigned a unique drive letter, such as if it is protected. for example, a missing...
...optimal The state of an array when it were a single storage unit. Computers have multiple partitions. Glossary-6 low-level format Process performed by the operating system disk management program, in which data and/or software programs are stored. phantom object Object that represents a component... from one or more physical drives and presented to boot the computer. A single disk device can no longer be configured by the controller management software; Each operating system partition is assigned a unique drive letter, such as if it is protected. for example, a missing...
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V verify Low-level check that occurs only on the RAID controller, asynchronous to all other operations; Some tasks can take an extended period of both members' segments are consistent and, optionally, corrects errors while assuming ..., or hot spare is good. Glossary-9 for example, initializing a disk or verifying an array. In a RAID 1, verify is a low-level check that contents of time, particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I/O while the task is correct. In a simple volume, verify performs a low-level check that the master drive is running.
V verify Low-level check that occurs only on the RAID controller, asynchronous to all other operations; Some tasks can take an extended period of both members' segments are consistent and, optionally, corrects errors while assuming ..., or hot spare is good. Glossary-9 for example, initializing a disk or verifying an array. In a RAID 1, verify is a low-level check that contents of time, particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I/O while the task is correct. In a simple volume, verify performs a low-level check that the master drive is running.