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...Deleting a Display Group 138 15 Managing Controllers and Disk Drives Rescanning a Controller 140 Registering New Controllers 140 Viewing Controller Properties 141 Saving Your Controller Configuration 141 Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware 142 Before You Begin 142 Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware 142 Setting a Disk Drive to '...Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare 149 Failure in Multiple Logical Drives Simultaneously 149 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical Drive 149 Multiple Failures in the Same Logical Drive 150 Removing a Failed Disk Drive's Icon 150 Rebuilding ...
...Deleting a Display Group 138 15 Managing Controllers and Disk Drives Rescanning a Controller 140 Registering New Controllers 140 Viewing Controller Properties 141 Saving Your Controller Configuration 141 Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware 142 Before You Begin 142 Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware 142 Setting a Disk Drive to '...Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare 149 Failure in Multiple Logical Drives Simultaneously 149 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical Drive 149 Multiple Failures in the Same Logical Drive 150 Removing a Failed Disk Drive's Icon 150 Rebuilding ...
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Rescanning a Controller 140 Registering New Controllers 140 Viewing Controller Properties 141 Saving Your Controller Configuration 141 Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware 142 Setting a Disk Drive to 'Failed 144 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive 145 This chapter describes how to manage the RAID controllers in your storage space. 15 Managing Controllers and Disk Drives In this chapter...
Rescanning a Controller 140 Registering New Controllers 140 Viewing Controller Properties 141 Saving Your Controller Configuration 141 Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware 142 Setting a Disk Drive to 'Failed 144 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive 145 This chapter describes how to manage the RAID controllers in your storage space. 15 Managing Controllers and Disk Drives In this chapter...
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... Disk Drives ● 141 Viewing Controller Properties You can use Adaptec Storage Manager to create a text file with this information about all available information. 4 Click the X in your controller configurations, you can open a Properties window for the controller opens. 3 Click the tabs to view all controllers on a selected system: ● Controllers ● Disk drives ● Disk drives...
... Disk Drives ● 141 Viewing Controller Properties You can use Adaptec Storage Manager to create a text file with this information about all available information. 4 Click the X in your controller configurations, you can open a Properties window for the controller opens. 3 Click the tabs to view all controllers on a selected system: ● Controllers ● Disk drives ● Disk drives...
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... two or more and have a .ufi file extension. Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware Note: This task is recommended for the controllers in your storage space. Image files typically come in the Figure below). Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware To update the controller firmware: 1 In the Enterprise View, click Managed systems (shown in sets of controller at www.adaptec.com.
... two or more and have a .ufi file extension. Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware Note: This task is recommended for the controllers in your storage space. Image files typically come in the Figure below). Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware To update the controller firmware: 1 In the Enterprise View, click Managed systems (shown in sets of controller at www.adaptec.com.
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Managed systems The ROM Update wizard opens. 3 Click Next. 4 Click Add to browse to the firmware image files you downloaded, then click Open. 5 In the wizard, click the image files you want, then click Next. 6 Select the controllers you want to update, then click Next. Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives ● 143 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Update controller images.
Managed systems The ROM Update wizard opens. 3 Click Next. 4 Click Add to browse to the firmware image files you downloaded, then click Open. 5 In the wizard, click the image files you want, then click Next. 6 Select the controllers you want to update, then click Next. Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives ● 143 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Update controller images.
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Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives ● 144 7 Review the update summary, then click Apply. 8 When prompted, click Yes to activate the new firmware images. You can set a disk drive to a failed state if: ● The disk drive is not part of a logical drive, or ● The disk drive ... the logical drive that the disk drive belongs to a failed state if doing so will take a logical drive offline. Caution: Do not power down the controller(s) during the update. 9 When the update is complete, click OK. Then, restart the server(s) to begin the update. !
Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives ● 144 7 Review the update summary, then click Apply. 8 When prompted, click Yes to activate the new firmware images. You can set a disk drive to a failed state if: ● The disk drive is not part of a logical drive, or ● The disk drive ... the logical drive that the disk drive belongs to a failed state if doing so will take a logical drive offline. Caution: Do not power down the controller(s) during the update. 9 When the update is complete, click OK. Then, restart the server(s) to begin the update. !
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... I/O logic, software, and processing to manage the transfer of information between the host and the devices it's connected to a TCP/IP network. Glossary ● 176 firmware A combination of a small office building. See also MB. host bus adapter (HBA) An adapter card that 's connected to . I /O Input/Output. software written onto readonly memory...
... I/O logic, software, and processing to manage the transfer of information between the host and the devices it's connected to a TCP/IP network. Glossary ● 176 firmware A combination of a small office building. See also MB. host bus adapter (HBA) An adapter card that 's connected to . I /O Input/Output. software written onto readonly memory...
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See also mirroring, parity. remote system In Adaptec Storage Manager, all supported RAID levels, see Understanding RAID on RAID and all other device. See also firmware. rapid fault isolation The trail of yellow or red warning icons that ...RAID Redundant Array of preventing data loss if a disk drive fails. For more information on page 163. rebuild Re-create a logical drive after a disk drive failure. S SAN Storage Area Network. A storage architecture that leads from the high-level system view to a controller, disk drive, expander, enclosure, or other computers in your storage...
See also mirroring, parity. remote system In Adaptec Storage Manager, all supported RAID levels, see Understanding RAID on RAID and all other device. See also firmware. rapid fault isolation The trail of yellow or red warning icons that ...RAID Redundant Array of preventing data loss if a disk drive fails. For more information on page 163. rebuild Re-create a logical drive after a disk drive failure. S SAN Storage Area Network. A storage architecture that leads from the high-level system view to a controller, disk drive, expander, enclosure, or other computers in your storage...
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See controllers bootable-CD mode 70 to 72 broadcasting event alerts 120 Build (initialize method) 80 building storage space bootable-CD mode 71 custom configuration 51 express configuration 48 express RAID levels 48 Index ● 182 RAID Volumes 56 buttons Logical ...Configuration event detail window 101 configuration. See building storage space Configure button 104 configuring (defined) 48 controller support 59 controllers disabling alarm 122 properties 141 registering 140 rescanning 140 saving configurations 141 updating firmware 142 Copyback 98 custom configuration 51 customer support...
See controllers bootable-CD mode 70 to 72 broadcasting event alerts 120 Build (initialize method) 80 building storage space bootable-CD mode 71 custom configuration 51 express configuration 48 express RAID levels 48 Index ● 182 RAID Volumes 56 buttons Logical ...Configuration event detail window 101 configuration. See building storage space Configure button 104 configuring (defined) 48 controller support 59 controllers disabling alarm 122 properties 141 registering 140 rescanning 140 saving configurations 141 updating firmware 142 Copyback 98 custom configuration 51 customer support...
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...button 101 expanding logical drives 84 express configuration RAID levels 48 F failed disk drives multiple disk drives 150 multiple logical drives 149 RAID 0 logical drives 149 without hot spare 149 FAQs 156 feature keys 21 unlocking 22 firmware 142 formatting logical drives 50 Full Size Capacity... 28 NetWare 29 Windows 25 Windows silent installation 26 INSTALLDIR 26 J jobs. See tasks L Linux controller support 59 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 28 SNMP support 155 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 32 starting agent 34 local systems 61 locked features 21 unlocking 22 See disk drive HBAs.
...button 101 expanding logical drives 84 express configuration RAID levels 48 F failed disk drives multiple disk drives 150 multiple logical drives 149 RAID 0 logical drives 149 without hot spare 149 FAQs 156 feature keys 21 unlocking 22 firmware 142 formatting logical drives 50 Full Size Capacity... 28 NetWare 29 Windows 25 Windows silent installation 26 INSTALLDIR 26 J jobs. See tasks L Linux controller support 59 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 28 SNMP support 155 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 32 starting agent 34 local systems 61 locked features 21 unlocking 22 See disk drive HBAs.