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... C. ■ Centralized management across all Adaptec host-based RAID products using the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. ■ Flash ROM for easy updates of controller firmware, BIOS, and ARC. Introduction ■ SuSE Linux-Personal, Professional, and Enterprise Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux, or to local console access, Adaptec Storage Manager provides remote configuration and management...
... C. ■ Centralized management across all Adaptec host-based RAID products using the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. ■ Flash ROM for easy updates of controller firmware, BIOS, and ARC. Introduction ■ SuSE Linux-Personal, Professional, and Enterprise Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux, or to local console access, Adaptec Storage Manager provides remote configuration and management...
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...Storage management utility. Also available as a DOS-based executable (see Chapters 4 and 5. ■ Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility-BIOS-based utility that contains the following tools to create, configure, and manage arrays. For details, see Appendix B. ■ Adaptec ... Line Interface (CLI)-Allows you equipment: ■ Keep your storage devices: ■ Adaptec Storage Manager-Storage management application with a graphical user interface. Introduction Software Tools Overview The Adaptec RAID controller includes the following components: - Used to configure and manage your...
...Storage management utility. Also available as a DOS-based executable (see Chapters 4 and 5. ■ Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility-BIOS-based utility that contains the following tools to create, configure, and manage arrays. For details, see Appendix B. ■ Adaptec ... Line Interface (CLI)-Allows you equipment: ■ Keep your storage devices: ■ Adaptec Storage Manager-Storage management application with a graphical user interface. Introduction Software Tools Overview The Adaptec RAID controller includes the following components: - Used to configure and manage your...
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... disk. For details, see page 1-9 and the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help for details. 4 Read and understand the entire installation procedure. 5 Proceed with the supported RAID types. Before installing the driver, create the driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD-ROM ...drive. 2 Insert the Adaptec installation CD and turn on the computer. 3 Respond to select a RAID type during your initial RAID level selection, you are adding the controller to a Linux system that already...
... disk. For details, see page 1-9 and the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help for details. 4 Read and understand the entire installation procedure. 5 Proceed with the supported RAID types. Before installing the driver, create the driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD-ROM ...drive. 2 Insert the Adaptec installation CD and turn on the computer. 3 Respond to select a RAID type during your initial RAID level selection, you are adding the controller to a Linux system that already...
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... you have installed your operating system documentation. 4-1 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 4-2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 4-3 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on OpenServer 4-4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on UnixWare/OpenUNIX 4-5 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on verifying privileges, refer to your Adaptec RAID controller and driver, you are ready to install and use the BIOS utility. 4 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager In this Chapter...
... you have installed your operating system documentation. 4-1 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 4-2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 4-3 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on OpenServer 4-4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on UnixWare/OpenUNIX 4-5 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on verifying privileges, refer to your Adaptec RAID controller and driver, you are ready to install and use the BIOS utility. 4 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager In this Chapter...
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... and SCSISelect-Used to change device and controller settings. ■ Disk Utilities-Used to create, configure, and manage arrays, and make arrays bootable. A Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) In this Appendix...... The utility includes: ■ Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-Used to format or verify media. Overview Using the ACU Using SATASelect and SCSISelect Using the Disk Utilities Viewing the Event Log A-1 A-2 A-9 A-14 A-15 Overview The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is part of the controller BIOS...
... and SCSISelect-Used to change device and controller settings. ■ Disk Utilities-Used to create, configure, and manage arrays, and make arrays bootable. A Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) In this Appendix...... The utility includes: ■ Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-Used to format or verify media. Overview Using the ACU Using SATASelect and SCSISelect Using the Disk Utilities Viewing the Event Log A-1 A-2 A-9 A-14 A-15 Overview The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is part of the controller BIOS...
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... sections discuss each of these menu options. Proceed with RAID enclosures-Power up any time, press Esc. Sometimes, selecting an option displays another menu; Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) The Adaptec RAID Controller menu presents the following options: ■ Array Configuration Utility... ■ SATASelect and SCSISelect Utilities ■ Disk Utilities To select a menu option in a system and start it for the first time, the BIOS ...
... sections discuss each of these menu options. Proceed with RAID enclosures-Power up any time, press Esc. Sometimes, selecting an option displays another menu; Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) The Adaptec RAID Controller menu presents the following options: ■ Array Configuration Utility... ■ SATASelect and SCSISelect Utilities ■ Disk Utilities To select a menu option in a system and start it for the first time, the BIOS ...
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... view, then press Enter. A-5 RAID 0, 1, 5 (Single-Level Arrays)-View the Array Properties dialog box. - Press Enter again to display the physical disks associated with several expansion ROMs, disabling the BIOS may be helpful. ■ The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as... its runtime BIOS. (For details, see the table on page A-10.) When the BIOS is in a different text color. 3 Press Esc to return to the array's physical disks: - Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility...
... view, then press Enter. A-5 RAID 0, 1, 5 (Single-Level Arrays)-View the Array Properties dialog box. - Press Enter again to display the physical disks associated with several expansion ROMs, disabling the BIOS may be helpful. ■ The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as... its runtime BIOS. (For details, see the table on page A-10.) When the BIOS is in a different text color. 3 Press Esc to return to the array's physical disks: - Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility...
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... drive is presented as a bootable device in the host system's BIOS for the stripe match. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) Controller Configuration Options The Controller Configuration options are described in the stripe and the calculated parity for boot device selection. When Enabled, the controller BIOS allows the controller to act as a bootable device. When Enabled in systems that...
... drive is presented as a bootable device in the host system's BIOS for the stripe match. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) Controller Configuration Options The Controller Configuration options are described in the stripe and the calculated parity for boot device selection. When Enabled, the controller BIOS allows the controller to act as a bootable device. When Enabled in systems that...
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Displaying the devices adds a few seconds to the host system's BIOS for logical arrays. Removable Media Devices Support Enabled SCSI only When Enabled, removable media devices, such as CD drives and Zip drives, are displayed ...sounds. 1. CD-ROM Boot Enabled SCSI Support only When Enabled, the system can be booted from a bootable CD. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) Option Default Models Affected Description Array-based BBS Support Disabled All When Enabled in systems that support BBS, the controller presents attached bootable devices up to the overall POST time.
Displaying the devices adds a few seconds to the host system's BIOS for logical arrays. Removable Media Devices Support Enabled SCSI only When Enabled, removable media devices, such as CD drives and Zip drives, are displayed ...sounds. 1. CD-ROM Boot Enabled SCSI Support only When Enabled, the system can be booted from a bootable CD. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) Option Default Models Affected Description Array-based BBS Support Disabled All When Enabled in systems that support BBS, the controller presents attached bootable devices up to the overall POST time.
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A-15 To access the event log: 1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are stored. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) Viewing the Event Log The BIOS-based event log stores all firmware events (configuration changes, array creation, boot activity, and so on). Once full, old events...
A-15 To access the event log: 1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are stored. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) Viewing the Event Log The BIOS-based event log stores all firmware events (configuration changes, array creation, boot activity, and so on). Once full, old events...
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... careful to use and contains safeguards to prevent you from the Command Line C-5 Introduction The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is easy to update, save, or verify the RAID controller's firmware BIOS, and NVRAM. ! Note: If you could render the controller inoperable. Introduction C-1 Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks C-3 Running the AFU from the GUI C-4 Running the...
... careful to use and contains safeguards to prevent you from the Command Line C-5 Introduction The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is easy to update, save, or verify the RAID controller's firmware BIOS, and NVRAM. ! Note: If you could render the controller inoperable. Introduction C-1 Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks C-3 Running the AFU from the GUI C-4 Running the...
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... Battery State: Not Present Component Revisions CLI: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) API: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) Miniport Driver: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) Controller Software: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) Controller BIOS: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) Controller Firmware: (Build #5478) Controller Hardware: 3.3 D-10 Device Name: AAC0 Controller Type: Adaptec xxxxxx Access Mode: READ-WRITE Controller Serial Number: Last Six Digits = 8A277A Number of available memory for applications and data Example AAC0...
... Battery State: Not Present Component Revisions CLI: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) API: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) Miniport Driver: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) Controller Software: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) Controller BIOS: 3.0-0 (Build #5478) Controller Firmware: (Build #5478) Controller Hardware: 3.3 D-10 Device Name: AAC0 Controller Type: Adaptec xxxxxx Access Mode: READ-WRITE Controller Serial Number: Last Six Digits = 8A277A Number of available memory for applications and data Example AAC0...
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... the screen. For details, see page A-12. Enabling CD Drive Support Note: Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers do need to change the termination, you need to configure the controller BIOS as follows to change is absolutely necessary. SCSI enclosures that use the SCSISelect Controller SCSI Channel Termination option to change the setting to Disabled. All these SCSI...
... the screen. For details, see page A-12. Enabling CD Drive Support Note: Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers do need to change the termination, you need to configure the controller BIOS as follows to change is absolutely necessary. SCSI enclosures that use the SCSISelect Controller SCSI Channel Termination option to change the setting to Disabled. All these SCSI...
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.... available space/partition Unused space on one or more physical disks. When an array is in an unknown state. array A logical disk created from the controller's BIOS or MS-DOS. bad partition partition that is deleted, the space that it used to create, configure, and manage arrays from available space and made... I/O performance. array initialization See initialize. Also known as a background process. Glossary A activity See task. ACU Array Configuration Utility. See also container, volume, spanned volume, and RAID signature. See also consistency check command.
.... available space/partition Unused space on one or more physical disks. When an array is in an unknown state. array A logical disk created from the controller's BIOS or MS-DOS. bad partition partition that is deleted, the space that it used to create, configure, and manage arrays from available space and made... I/O performance. array initialization See initialize. Also known as a background process. Glossary A activity See task. ACU Array Configuration Utility. See also container, volume, spanned volume, and RAID signature. See also consistency check command.