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... 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Solving ...in MaxIQ Pool 73 Resetting the Controller 73 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 76 What is SAS?...76 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 77 What's a Phy? ...77 What's a SAS Port 78 What's a SAS Address 78 What's a SAS Connector 78 What do SAS Cables Look Like 78
... 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Solving ...in MaxIQ Pool 73 Resetting the Controller 73 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 76 What is SAS?...76 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 77 What's a Phy? ...77 What's a SAS Port 78 What's a SAS Address 78 What's a SAS Connector 78 What do SAS Cables Look Like 78
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... How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 79 What are the SAS Connection Options 79 Direct-attach Connections 79 Backplane Connections 79 SAS Expander Connections 80 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 81 Understanding...Arrays 89 RAID 60 Arrays 89 Selecting the Best RAID Level 90 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 92 Running the ARC Utility 92...MaxIQ Pool 96 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 97 Opening SerialSelect 97 Applying Changes and Exiting 97 Modifying Your Controller's Configuration 97 Formatting and Verifying Disk ...
... How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 79 What are the SAS Connection Options 79 Direct-attach Connections 79 Backplane Connections 79 SAS Expander Connections 80 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 81 Understanding...Arrays 89 RAID 60 Arrays 89 Selecting the Best RAID Level 90 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 92 Running the ARC Utility 92...MaxIQ Pool 96 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 97 Opening SerialSelect 97 Applying Changes and Exiting 97 Modifying Your Controller's Configuration 97 Formatting and Verifying Disk ...
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.../5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ ● Adaptec RAID 51245 ● Adaptec RAID 51645 ● Adaptec RAID 52445 ● Adaptec RAID 3085 ● Adaptec RAID 3405 ● Adaptec RAID 3805 ● Adaptec RAID 31205 ● Adaptec RAID 31605 ● Adaptec RAID 2045 ● Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q ● Adaptec RAID 2805 These RAID controller models are described in your Adaptec® RAID controller. What You Need to Know...
.../5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ ● Adaptec RAID 51245 ● Adaptec RAID 51645 ● Adaptec RAID 52445 ● Adaptec RAID 3085 ● Adaptec RAID 3405 ● Adaptec RAID 3805 ● Adaptec RAID 31205 ● Adaptec RAID 31605 ● Adaptec RAID 2045 ● Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q ● Adaptec RAID 2805 These RAID controller models are described in your Adaptec® RAID controller. What You Need to Know...
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... Manager software; located on page 17. located on the RAID Controller Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide-Describes how to install and use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see page 68) to SAS, see page 75.) You should also be familiar with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) concepts and...
... Manager software; located on page 17. located on the RAID Controller Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide-Describes how to install and use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see page 68) to SAS, see page 75.) You should also be familiar with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) concepts and...
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...; For more information, check the readme on your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ™ Solid State Drives ● Flash ROM for... updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk...
...; For more information, check the readme on your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ™ Solid State Drives ● Flash ROM for... updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs...
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...Mode 0 Flash connector Aggregate Activity Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Status CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1... Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 4 256 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19)
...Mode 0 Flash connector Aggregate Activity Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Status CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1... Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 4 256 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19)
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...Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm External miniSAS connector CN1 Diagnostic LEDs (back of card) Internal mini-SAS...support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) internal 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity CN1/CN0 Status ...
...Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm External miniSAS connector CN1 Diagnostic LEDs (back of card) Internal mini-SAS...support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) internal 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity CN1/CN0 Status ...
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...Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 5805: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) 5805Q: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec... MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity...
...Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 5805: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) 5805Q: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec... MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus ...support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 16 512 MB DDR2 3 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 16 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 Mode 0 Flash Activity CN2 I2C...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus ...support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 16 512 MB DDR2 3 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 16 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 Mode 0 Flash Activity CN2 I2C...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility ... support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 20 512 MB DDR2 4 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 20 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 Mode 0 Flash ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility ... support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 20 512 MB DDR2 4 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 20 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 Mode 0 Flash ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Activity CN4, CN5 Form Factor Bus...SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 28 512 MB DDR2 6 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 28 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 I2C, CN4 I2C,...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Activity CN4, CN5 Form Factor Bus...SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 28 512 MB DDR2 6 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 28 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 I2C, CN4 I2C,...
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Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket ZMM-100CC Cap Card connector ZMM-100DB Daughterboard Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe ...CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC super cap card (user installed-see page 45)...
Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket ZMM-100CC Cap Card connector ZMM-100DB Daughterboard Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe ...CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC super cap card (user installed-see page 45)...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC super cap card (user installed-see page 45) Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Diagnostic...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC super cap card (user installed-see page 45) Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Diagnostic...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) MaxIQ SSD support 5805Z: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) 5805ZQ: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) MaxIQ SSD support 5805Z: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) 5805ZQ: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 30 About the Adaptec RAID 3085 The Adaptec RAID 3085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Diagnostic Activity Board Power Supply LEDs LEDs Drive Activity LED connectors for CN1/CN0 Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 CN0 2 external SAS connectors Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Battery connector... of disk drives Enclosure support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 256 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 8 (or up to 100 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 30 About the Adaptec RAID 3085 The Adaptec RAID 3085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Diagnostic Activity Board Power Supply LEDs LEDs Drive Activity LED connectors for CN1/CN0 Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 CN0 2 external SAS connectors Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Battery connector... of disk drives Enclosure support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 256 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 8 (or up to 100 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 31 About the Adaptec RAID 3405 The Adaptec RAID 3405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Battery connector Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector 1 internal SAS connector CN0 I2C connector for CN0... Alarm connector PCIe x4 connector Mounting bracket Board power supply Drive Activity LEDs for CN0 Diagnostic LEDs Back side of Controller Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 31 About the Adaptec RAID 3405 The Adaptec RAID 3405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Battery connector Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector 1 internal SAS connector CN0 I2C connector for CN0... Alarm connector PCIe x4 connector Mounting bracket Board power supply Drive Activity LEDs for CN0 Diagnostic LEDs Back side of Controller Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 32 About the Adaptec RAID 3805 The Adaptec RAID 3805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Battery connector Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 Board power supply 2 internal SAS connectors CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Alarm connector Aggregate Activity...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 32 About the Adaptec RAID 3805 The Adaptec RAID 3805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Battery connector Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 Board power supply 2 internal SAS connectors CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Alarm connector Aggregate Activity...
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... more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to four SAS or SATA disk drives. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 40 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid...
... more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to four SAS or SATA disk drives. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 40 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid...
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... Directly to the Controller In a direct-attach connection, SAS or SATA disk drives are connected directly to ensure that you can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives to your SAS controller, Adaptec recommends that it ...is attached to pin 1. 9 Connect your RAID controller's I2C connector to a backplane, see About Your RAID Controller on page 17. 10 Prepare and install your internal...
... Directly to the Controller In a direct-attach connection, SAS or SATA disk drives are connected directly to ensure that you can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives to your SAS controller, Adaptec recommends that it ...is attached to pin 1. 9 Connect your RAID controller's I2C connector to a backplane, see About Your RAID Controller on page 17. 10 Prepare and install your internal...