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... Creating the Firmware Update Disks 115 Running the Menu-based AFU 115 Running the AFU from the Command Line 116 AFU Commands 116 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 119 Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification 121 Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification 123 Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z...
... Creating the Firmware Update Disks 115 Running the Menu-based AFU 115 Running the AFU from the Command Line 116 AFU Commands 116 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 119 Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification 121 Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification 123 Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z...
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..., 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 drive...
..., 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 drive...
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... a text-based DOS utility that you can use to update the controller firmware/BIOS. You can use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. To create a bootable array, Adaptec recommends that you install and use Adaptec Storage Manager to update, save, or verify your RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM...
... a text-based DOS utility that you can use to update the controller firmware/BIOS. You can use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. To create a bootable array, Adaptec recommends that you install and use Adaptec Storage Manager to update, save, or verify your RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM...
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... This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the AFU carefully and correctly to update, save, or verify the RAID controller's firmware BIOS and NVRAM. ! System Requirements ......114 Before You Begin ...114 Running the Menu-based AFU 115 Running the AFU from accidentally damaging your RAID controller inoperable. Using the Adaptec Flash Utility E In this ...
... This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the AFU carefully and correctly to update, save, or verify the RAID controller's firmware BIOS and NVRAM. ! System Requirements ......114 Before You Begin ...114 Running the Menu-based AFU 115 Running the AFU from accidentally damaging your RAID controller inoperable. Using the Adaptec Flash Utility E In this ...
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... (created using floppy disks, copy each additional Axxxx0x.ufi file to a separate floppy disk. (Some RAID controllers have four. Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 115 Creating the Firmware Update Disks To create the firmware update disks: 1 Copy these files to empty, formatted floppy disks, a USB flash drive, or a writable CD: ● AFU.exe ● Axxxx01...
... (created using floppy disks, copy each additional Axxxx0x.ufi file to a separate floppy disk. (Some RAID controllers have four. Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 115 Creating the Firmware Update Disks To create the firmware update disks: 1 Copy these files to empty, formatted floppy disks, a USB flash drive, or a writable CD: ● AFU.exe ● Axxxx01...
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... lists the available AFU commands. The name of a RAID controller's flash in a UFI file. Controllers Detected and Recognized: Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec RAID 31205 Save Saves the contents of the UFI file is AFU SAVE [/C] [/D ] The AFU processes the command, prompts you to change the setting. 2 Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU.exe 3 At the DOS command...
... lists the available AFU commands. The name of a RAID controller's flash in a UFI file. Controllers Detected and Recognized: Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec RAID 31205 Save Saves the contents of the UFI file is AFU SAVE [/C] [/D ] The AFU processes the command, prompts you to change the setting. 2 Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU.exe 3 At the DOS command...
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... more RAID controllers on which to update firmware on the RAID controller type. The default is : AFU UPDATE [/C] [/D ] This example shows a typical system response after an update. otherwise, the AFU displays an error message and exits. ● /D -Specifies the path where the UFI files are using the /C switch; If you specify otherwise. UFI filenames are predefined, based on controllers Adaptec RAID 31205...
... more RAID controllers on which to update firmware on the RAID controller type. The default is : AFU UPDATE [/C] [/D ] This example shows a typical system response after an update. otherwise, the AFU displays an error message and exits. ● /D -Specifies the path where the UFI files are using the /C switch; If you specify otherwise. UFI filenames are predefined, based on controllers Adaptec RAID 31205...
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... disk drive. For example, to upgrade controllers 0, 2, and 3, type AFU UPDATE /C 0, 2, 3 ● To update all RAID controllers simultaneously: AFU UPDATE /C all Note: The UFI file identifies the RAID controllers, so you don't have multiple controllers and you don't know the number of the RAID controller whose firmware you are updating. Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 119 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command...
... disk drive. For example, to upgrade controllers 0, 2, and 3, type AFU UPDATE /C 0, 2, 3 ● To update all RAID controllers simultaneously: AFU UPDATE /C all Note: The UFI file identifies the RAID controllers, so you don't have multiple controllers and you don't know the number of the RAID controller whose firmware you are updating. Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 119 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command...
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... setting 99 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 98 RAID levels 39 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 98 resetting 73 Runtime BIOS setting 98 SAS Address setting 99 SAS cables 40 setting boot controller 52 specifications 151 standard features troubleshooting 71 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 copyback 19 CRC Checking setting 99 customer...
... setting 99 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 98 RAID levels 39 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 98 resetting 73 Runtime BIOS setting 98 SAS Address setting 99 SAS cables 40 setting boot controller 52 specifications 151 standard features troubleshooting 71 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 copyback 19 CRC Checking setting 99 customer...
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... devices 76 external devices 50 F failed disk drives 72 multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 without hot spare 72 firmware 114 creating floppy disks 115 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 73 floppy disks for firmware update 115 formatting disk drives 99 FreeBSD driver installation 66 OS installation 61 H hard disk, hard disk...
... devices 76 external devices 50 F failed disk drives 72 multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 without hot spare 72 firmware 114 creating floppy disks 115 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 73 floppy disks for firmware update 115 formatting disk drives 99 FreeBSD driver installation 66 OS installation 61 H hard disk, hard disk...
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U UnixWare driver installation 65 OS installation 60 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 69 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 V verifying disk drives 99 VMWare driver installation 66 OS installation 61 W Windows driver installation 64 OS installation 58 Z zero maintenance cache protection 18, 44, 45 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 45 Index ● 157
U UnixWare driver installation 65 OS installation 60 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 69 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 V verifying disk drives 99 VMWare driver installation 66 OS installation 61 W Windows driver installation 64 OS installation 58 Z zero maintenance cache protection 18, 44, 45 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 45 Index ● 157