User Guide
Page 2
... MUST HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF THE MATERIALS TO AVOID VIOLATING THE LAW WHICH COULD RESULT IN DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES. Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without notice....countries, used under license. Changes The material in this document to change without the prior written consent of this document, or from errors or omissions in this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in the product design without reservation and without...
... MUST HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF THE MATERIALS TO AVOID VIOLATING THE LAW WHICH COULD RESULT IN DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES. Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without notice....countries, used under license. Changes The material in this document to change without the prior written consent of this document, or from errors or omissions in this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in the product design without reservation and without...
User Guide
Page 9
...RAID Understanding Drive Segments 67 RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays 67 RAID 1 Arrays 68 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 68 RAID 10 Arrays 69 RAID 5 Arrays 70 RAID 5EE Arrays 71 RAID 50 Arrays 72 RAID 6 Arrays 73 RAID 60 Arrays 73 Selecting the Best RAID Level 74 Using the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility Introduction to the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility 76 Running the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility 76 Navigating the Adaptec RAID Controller... the Script File Manually 86 Array Definition Block Keywords 87 Channel Definition Block Keywords-SCSI only 90 ACU Error Codes 91 Sample Scripts 92
...RAID Understanding Drive Segments 67 RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays 67 RAID 1 Arrays 68 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 68 RAID 10 Arrays 69 RAID 5 Arrays 70 RAID 5EE Arrays 71 RAID 50 Arrays 72 RAID 6 Arrays 73 RAID 60 Arrays 73 Selecting the Best RAID Level 74 Using the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility Introduction to the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility 76 Running the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility 76 Navigating the Adaptec RAID Controller... the Script File Manually 86 Array Definition Block Keywords 87 Channel Definition Block Keywords-SCSI only 90 ACU Error Codes 91 Sample Scripts 92
User Guide
Page 53
... Managing Your Storage Space ● 53 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a command line utility that ...included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility ...data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. For installation instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager ...Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on those systems instead of the full application. With Adaptec ...on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is like a service that system...
... Managing Your Storage Space ● 53 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a command line utility that ...included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility ...data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. For installation instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager ...Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on those systems instead of the full application. With Adaptec ...on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is like a service that system...
User Guide
Page 56
...can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on page 52.) Recovering from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that your Adaptec RAID controller is not detected during system boot, try installing it in more than one...Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com or the Support Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 56 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your Adaptec RAID controller includes an alarm, the alarm will sound when an error...
...can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on page 52.) Recovering from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that your Adaptec RAID controller is not detected during system boot, try installing it in more than one...Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com or the Support Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 56 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your Adaptec RAID controller includes an alarm, the alarm will sound when an error...
User Guide
Page 70
... Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 4 ... In RAID 5 arrays, parity data (represented by Ps in the next figure) is an error-correcting redundancy that's used to re-create data if a disk drive fails. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 70 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is limited to the size of the.... P Disk Drive 2 2 5 ... 748 Disk Drive 3 3 P ... 749 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 P 6 ... 750 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 5 Logical Drive = 750 GB plus Parity Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Drive segment size is built from a minimum of three and...
... Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 4 ... In RAID 5 arrays, parity data (represented by Ps in the next figure) is an error-correcting redundancy that's used to re-create data if a disk drive fails. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 70 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is limited to the size of the.... P Disk Drive 2 2 5 ... 748 Disk Drive 3 3 P ... 749 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 P 6 ... 750 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 5 Logical Drive = 750 GB plus Parity Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Drive segment size is built from a minimum of three and...
User Guide
Page 85
..., which lets you include this mode, the ACU reads the contents of the optional switches. See page 85. /R Record Mode-The ACU writes a RAID controller's existing array configuration to the DOS command line. 2 Type ACU on the command line, specify a script file, and specify either the /P or ...file is placed in playback mode (/P switch) with more information, see page 84), then start or restart your system scans its activity and any errors it encounters in the log file. The computer boots to a specified script file, which can include a drive, directory, filename, and extension. ...
..., which lets you include this mode, the ACU reads the contents of the optional switches. See page 85. /R Record Mode-The ACU writes a RAID controller's existing array configuration to the DOS command line. 2 Type ACU on the command line, specify a script file, and specify either the /P or ...file is placed in playback mode (/P switch) with more information, see page 84), then start or restart your system scans its activity and any errors it encounters in the log file. The computer boots to a specified script file, which can include a drive, directory, filename, and extension. ...
User Guide
Page 86
... a script file manually (see page 86). If no keywords for DOS ● 86 About Record Mode Note: You can only record one RAID controller at a time with a pound character (#). When recording an array, the ACU always uses the default Wait setting (equivalent to a specified script ...Script files contain blocks: ● Array definition block keywords (see page 87) ● Optional-ACU error codes (see Wait Keyword on a line. In Record Mode, the ACU writes a RAID controller's existing array configuration to Wait=Yes) unless you create the same configuration by running the ACU in...
... a script file manually (see page 86). If no keywords for DOS ● 86 About Record Mode Note: You can only record one RAID controller at a time with a pound character (#). When recording an array, the ACU always uses the default Wait setting (equivalent to a specified script ...Script files contain blocks: ● Array definition block keywords (see page 87) ● Optional-ACU error codes (see Wait Keyword on a line. In Record Mode, the ACU writes a RAID controller's existing array configuration to Wait=Yes) unless you create the same configuration by running the ACU in...
User Guide
Page 89
... (megabytes), GB (gigabytes), or TB (terabytes). The possible values for DOS ● 89 Method Keyword Method is required with an error. Specify Maximum (the default) to each member of the array. For example: Size=2.5GB Size=300MB Size=Maximum StripeSize Keyword The StripeSize...read caching. ● No-Disable read caching. For example: ReadCache=Yes Size Keyword The Size keyword specifies the size of a striped array (RAID 0, RAID 5, or RAID 10). Faster than Clear, but does not accomplish a Build/ Verify. Parity and mirror information is specified, the ACU exits with a numeric...
... (megabytes), GB (gigabytes), or TB (terabytes). The possible values for DOS ● 89 Method Keyword Method is required with an error. Specify Maximum (the default) to each member of the array. For example: Size=2.5GB Size=300MB Size=Maximum StripeSize Keyword The StripeSize...read caching. ● No-Disable read caching. For example: ReadCache=Yes Size Keyword The Size keyword specifies the size of a striped array (RAID 0, RAID 5, or RAID 10). Faster than Clear, but does not accomplish a Build/ Verify. Parity and mirror information is specified, the ACU exits with a numeric...
User Guide
Page 91
Caution: Do not change the SCSI ID of the controller. Otherwise, it reports the error and exits immediately. The possible error messages returned by Adaptec Technical Support. For example: ControllerID=7 End Keyword End is specified, the ACU writes the error code to the log file. If a log file is a ... on page 85 for this table. Code Description 0 ACU ran without changes-ACU exited with no errors (success) and no report is required. 1 No controller found. 2 Syntax or logical error in the script file-The ACU encountered an invalid command or keyword in the specified script file....
Caution: Do not change the SCSI ID of the controller. Otherwise, it reports the error and exits immediately. The possible error messages returned by Adaptec Technical Support. For example: ControllerID=7 End Keyword End is specified, the ACU writes the error code to the log file. If a log file is a ... on page 85 for this table. Code Description 0 ACU ran without changes-ACU exited with no errors (success) and no report is required. 1 No controller found. 2 Syntax or logical error in the script file-The ACU encountered an invalid command or keyword in the specified script file....
User Guide
Page 97
...floppy disks as needed, exits, and reports either success or an error message code. Also displays the ID numbers assigned to restart the computer after completing this command. You don't have to each controller. To run a menu-based AFU (see page 96). The... update a RAID controller's flash using the command line, see page 97) and any switches you want. This example shows a typical system response to a LIST command: A:\> AFU LIST Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999-2005. Controllers Detected and Recognized: Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec Adaptec 2230SLP Save Saves...
...floppy disks as needed, exits, and reports either success or an error message code. Also displays the ID numbers assigned to restart the computer after completing this command. You don't have to each controller. To run a menu-based AFU (see page 96). The... update a RAID controller's flash using the command line, see page 97) and any switches you want. This example shows a typical system response to a LIST command: A:\> AFU LIST Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999-2005. Controllers Detected and Recognized: Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec Adaptec 2230SLP Save Saves...
User Guide
Page 98
otherwise, the AFU displays an error message and exits. ● /D -Specifies the path where the UFI files are predefined, based on your computer from Controller 1 to controller 0...OK. A:\> AFU UPDATE /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999-2005. if the computer has multiple RAID controllers, the AFU defaults to update firmware on controllers Adaptec Adaptec 2230SLP ***PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT...
otherwise, the AFU displays an error message and exits. ● /D -Specifies the path where the UFI files are predefined, based on your computer from Controller 1 to controller 0...OK. A:\> AFU UPDATE /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999-2005. if the computer has multiple RAID controllers, the AFU defaults to update firmware on controllers Adaptec Adaptec 2230SLP ***PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT...