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... Visit our Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for your question at www.adaptec.com/buy -cables. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408...-934-7274, Monday to 17:00, CET. Japan ● Visit our Web site at www.adaptec-europe.com. ● German: Call ...
... Visit our Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for your question at www.adaptec.com/buy -cables. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408...-934-7274, Monday to 17:00, CET. Japan ● Visit our Web site at www.adaptec-europe.com. ● German: Call ...
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... Find More Information 11 About Your HostRAID Controller HostRAID Controller Features 13 Array Level Features 13 Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware 13 About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller 14 About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller 15 About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller 16 Kit Contents and System Requirements Kit Contents ...18 System Requirements 18 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 20 Selecting Disk Drives 20...
... Find More Information 11 About Your HostRAID Controller HostRAID Controller Features 13 Array Level Features 13 Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware 13 About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller 14 About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller 15 About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller 16 Kit Contents and System Requirements Kit Contents ...18 System Requirements 18 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 20 Selecting Disk Drives 20...
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Contents ● 8 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features...40 Overview...40 Physical Devices View 41 Logical Devices View 41 Changing How Drives are Displayed 41 Collapsed and Expanded Views 42 ... in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 46 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 46 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 46 Understanding RAID RAID Technology Overview 48 Understanding Drive Segments 48 Stripe-unit Size 48 Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance 48 RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays 49 RAID 1 Arrays 50 RAID 10 Arrays 50 Using the ARC Utility Introduction to...
Contents ● 8 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features...40 Overview...40 Physical Devices View 41 Logical Devices View 41 Changing How Drives are Displayed 41 Collapsed and Expanded Views 42 ... in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 46 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 46 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 46 Understanding RAID RAID Technology Overview 48 Understanding Drive Segments 48 Stripe-unit Size 48 Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance 48 RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays 49 RAID 1 Arrays 50 RAID 10 Arrays 50 Using the ARC Utility Introduction to...
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....txt-Includes updated product information and known issues; You should be familiar with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in a variety of Independent Disks (RAID) technology, and the input/output (I/O) technology-SATA-used to refer to manage... located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager online Help-Describes how to use your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. Your HostRAID controller creates arrays, which your HostRAID controller to controller(s) and disk drives...
....txt-Includes updated product information and known issues; You should be familiar with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in a variety of Independent Disks (RAID) technology, and the input/output (I/O) technology-SATA-used to refer to manage... located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager online Help-Describes how to use your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. Your HostRAID controller creates arrays, which your HostRAID controller to controller(s) and disk drives...
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... of simple volumes and arrays to Adaptec RAID controller cards. ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility, a command line utility, and a DOS utility. Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 13 HostRAID Controller Features ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), BIOS, and the...
... of simple volumes and arrays to Adaptec RAID controller cards. ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility, a command line utility, and a DOS utility. Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 13 HostRAID Controller Features ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), BIOS, and the...
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 14 About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller The Adaptec 1430SA is a low-profile 4-port PCIe SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: J1 Connector (I2C) Aggregate LED Activity LED Power LED Aggregate ...LED Port Activity LED 3 (top port) 2 (bottom port) SATA ports 1 (top port) 0 (bottom port) Mounting bracket Activity LED PCIe connector Form factor Low-profile PCI compatibility PCIe x4 Ports 4 stacked Connectors 4 internal RAID...
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 14 About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller The Adaptec 1430SA is a low-profile 4-port PCIe SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: J1 Connector (I2C) Aggregate LED Activity LED Power LED Aggregate ...LED Port Activity LED 3 (top port) 2 (bottom port) SATA ports 1 (top port) 0 (bottom port) Mounting bracket Activity LED PCIe connector Form factor Low-profile PCI compatibility PCIe x4 Ports 4 stacked Connectors 4 internal RAID...
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 15 About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller The Adaptec 1420SA is a low-profile PCI-X to 4 port SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: J1 Connector (I2C) J2 Connector (Activity LED) SATA ports 3 2 1 0 Mounting bracket PCI-X connector Form factor Low-profile PCI compatibility PCI-X x1 Ports 4 Connectors 4 internal RAID levels 0, 1, 10 Simple volume...
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 15 About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller The Adaptec 1420SA is a low-profile PCI-X to 4 port SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: J1 Connector (I2C) J2 Connector (Activity LED) SATA ports 3 2 1 0 Mounting bracket PCI-X connector Form factor Low-profile PCI compatibility PCI-X x1 Ports 4 Connectors 4 internal RAID levels 0, 1, 10 Simple volume...
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 16 About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller The Adaptec 1220SA is a low-profile PCIe to 2 port SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: 0 SATA ports 1 Mounting bracket PCIe connector Form factor Low-profile PCI compatibility PCIe PCI bus width (max) 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz Ports 2 Connectors 2 internal RAID levels 0, 1 Simple Volume Yes Disk drives SATA I (1.5Gbps), SATA II (3.0Gbps) Maximum number of disk drives 2 Hot spares Yes Enclosure support No Native Command Queuing (NCQ) Yes Audible alarm No
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 16 About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller The Adaptec 1220SA is a low-profile PCIe to 2 port SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: 0 SATA ports 1 Mounting bracket PCIe connector Form factor Low-profile PCI compatibility PCIe PCI bus width (max) 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz Ports 2 Connectors 2 internal RAID levels 0, 1 Simple Volume Yes Disk drives SATA I (1.5Gbps), SATA II (3.0Gbps) Maximum number of disk drives 2 Hot spares Yes Enclosure support No Native Command Queuing (NCQ) Yes Audible alarm No
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Choosing a RAID Level...20 Selecting Disk Drives...20 Selecting Cables ...20 Installation Options ...21 This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your HostRAID controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see page 12). Note: Before you begin, familiarize yourself with your disk drives and arrays the way you have for installing your HostRAID controller and disk drives, and creating arrays for data storage. It also describes the options you want them. Getting Started 4 In this chapter...
Choosing a RAID Level...20 Selecting Disk Drives...20 Selecting Cables ...20 Installation Options ...21 This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your HostRAID controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see page 12). Note: Before you begin, familiarize yourself with your disk drives and arrays the way you have for installing your HostRAID controller and disk drives, and creating arrays for data storage. It also describes the options you want them. Getting Started 4 In this chapter...
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...the 1220SA controller. For more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays, stripes and mirrors data across multiple disk drives. RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array)-Stripes data across multiple disk drives. Selecting Disk Drives When selecting disk drives for each . Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SATA cables. RAID 1 ... by each disk drive you are connecting to your HostRAID controller. You can 't insert them incorrectly. Improved performance but no redundancy (see page 50). Disk Drives for your Adaptec SATA RAID controller. Redundancy, but the array will be limited to the capacity...
...the 1220SA controller. For more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays, stripes and mirrors data across multiple disk drives. RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array)-Stripes data across multiple disk drives. Selecting Disk Drives When selecting disk drives for each . Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SATA cables. RAID 1 ... by each disk drive you are connecting to your HostRAID controller. You can 't insert them incorrectly. Improved performance but no redundancy (see page 50). Disk Drives for your Adaptec SATA RAID controller. Redundancy, but the array will be limited to the capacity...
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...'s instructions. 2 Select an available PCI or PCI-X expansion slot and remove the slot cover, as shown at right, insert the HostRAID controller into the PCI or PCI-X expansion slot and press down gently but firmly until it supports (see page 12). ● Ensure that you.... Chapter 5: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives ● 23 Before You Begin ● Read the Safety Information on page 67. ● Familiarize yourself with your HostRAID controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it clicks into place. Caution: Handle the controller by its bracket or edges only...
...'s instructions. 2 Select an available PCI or PCI-X expansion slot and remove the slot cover, as shown at right, insert the HostRAID controller into the PCI or PCI-X expansion slot and press down gently but firmly until it supports (see page 12). ● Ensure that you.... Chapter 5: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives ● 23 Before You Begin ● Read the Safety Information on page 67. ● Familiarize yourself with your HostRAID controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it clicks into place. Caution: Handle the controller by its bracket or edges only...
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... hard disk boot sequence so that the Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID controller heads the list. Verify that all drives and controllers are all keyed so that you have installed your controller and connected your controller and devices, as a second boot device. Determining the Boot Controller Your Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1430SA, 1420SA, and 1220SA are ready to use...
... hard disk boot sequence so that the Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID controller heads the list. Verify that all drives and controllers are all keyed so that you have installed your controller and connected your controller and devices, as a second boot device. Determining the Boot Controller Your Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1430SA, 1420SA, and 1220SA are ready to use...
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...see Assigning Array Properties on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to the motherboard, or from a bootable CD) that you can create a RAID 0, 1, or 10 array using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your mouse (see the system BIOS user's manual for ...Utility (ACU). 3 From the ACU Main menu, select Create Array. 4 Select the disks for this section. The Array Properties menu displays. Adaptec HostRAID controller supports bootable disk drives and arrays. Creating an Array with no usable space are selected. Creating an Array You can navigate with your keyboard....
...see Assigning Array Properties on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to the motherboard, or from a bootable CD) that you can create a RAID 0, 1, or 10 array using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your mouse (see the system BIOS user's manual for ...Utility (ACU). 3 From the ACU Main menu, select Create Array. 4 Select the disks for this section. The Array Properties menu displays. Adaptec HostRAID controller supports bootable disk drives and arrays. Creating an Array with no usable space are selected. Creating an Array You can navigate with your keyboard....
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Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 27 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager This section describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard to complete this task. Note: You will need the HostRAID Installation CD to build a RAID 0, 1, or 10 array. Adaptec Storage Manager opens. 5 Click Create. The Main Menu opens. 4 Click Launch...
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 27 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager This section describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard to complete this task. Note: You will need the HostRAID Installation CD to build a RAID 0, 1, or 10 array. Adaptec Storage Manager opens. 5 Click Create. The Main Menu opens. 4 Click Launch...
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...click Reboot to the online Help or the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. 12 Continue with RAID 1. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s). Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to arrays (see next section). Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when... an Operating System on page 29. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 28 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to restart your logical drive. You must partition and format these logical drives before you created appears ...
...click Reboot to the online Help or the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. 12 Continue with RAID 1. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s). Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to arrays (see next section). Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when... an Operating System on page 29. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 28 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to restart your logical drive. You must partition and format these logical drives before you created appears ...
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... level specified by Novell. Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the RAID Installation CD: Red Hat-mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE-mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom UL 1.0-mkdir /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 2 Install the module RPM...
... level specified by Novell. Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the RAID Installation CD: Red Hat-mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE-mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom UL 1.0-mkdir /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 2 Install the module RPM...
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...and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives. ● SATASelect Utility-Used to update, save, or verify your HostRAID controller inoperable. About the AFU The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is included in DOS use the AFU. The ARC utility is a text-based DOS utility that you can... use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 38 About the ARC Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is the easiest to use and offers the widest range ...
...and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives. ● SATASelect Utility-Used to update, save, or verify your HostRAID controller inoperable. About the AFU The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is included in DOS use the AFU. The ARC utility is a text-based DOS utility that you can... use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 38 About the ARC Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is the easiest to use and offers the widest range ...
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... View the RAID configuration ● View information about Physical and Logical devices. Using the buttons in the Physical devices and Logical devices views, you are displayed ● Collapse and expand a view ● Identify components of the systems and controllers you can ...perform most configuration and management tasks by selecting a controller from the tree and working with related objects. The figure below shows how Adaptec Storage Manager displays information about managed systems and subsystems such...
... View the RAID configuration ● View information about Physical and Logical devices. Using the buttons in the Physical devices and Logical devices views, you are displayed ● Collapse and expand a view ● Identify components of the systems and controllers you can ...perform most configuration and management tasks by selecting a controller from the tree and working with related objects. The figure below shows how Adaptec Storage Manager displays information about managed systems and subsystems such...
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... devices in relative size capacity format. This is the default view. A fulllength bar is displayed for the RAID signature; A small segment on the controller, and the number of capacity. Displays physical device information in full size capacity format. For example, the ... are organized numerically. You can choose how information is displayed in the Logical devices view. it changes to the controller. Chapter 10: Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager ● 41 Physical Devices View This view displays information about the logical devices created using the physical...
... devices in relative size capacity format. This is the default view. A fulllength bar is displayed for the RAID signature; A small segment on the controller, and the number of capacity. Displays physical device information in full size capacity format. For example, the ... are organized numerically. You can choose how information is displayed in the Logical devices view. it changes to the controller. Chapter 10: Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager ● 41 Physical Devices View This view displays information about the logical devices created using the physical...
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... ● 45 Troubleshooting Checklist If you can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com and the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays (see page 46). Recovering ...the array and takes over for instructions.) ● Did the driver install correctly? To recover from the HostRAID controller. ● Check that array fails the hot spare is a RAID 0 array (see page 46). ● If multiple disk drives fail within the same array (see page...
... ● 45 Troubleshooting Checklist If you can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com and the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays (see page 46). Recovering ...the array and takes over for instructions.) ● Did the driver install correctly? To recover from the HostRAID controller. ● Check that array fails the hot spare is a RAID 0 array (see page 46). ● If multiple disk drives fail within the same array (see page...