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... Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to class B Information Technology equipment based on a circuit different from that... interference in accordance with part 15 of the FCC rules. However, there is designed for Interface). Adaptec, Inc. EN61000-4-6 (1996) Conducted immunity: 3 V - This equipment is no guarantee that to...only with the listed ITE: ASR-3405/ASR-3805/ASR-3085/ ASR-31205/ASR-31605/ASR-4000SAS/ ASR-4800SAS/ASR-4805SAS AAR-2420SA/AAR-2820SA ASR-2130SLP/ASR-2230SLP ...
... Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to class B Information Technology equipment based on a circuit different from that... interference in accordance with part 15 of the FCC rules. However, there is designed for Interface). Adaptec, Inc. EN61000-4-6 (1996) Conducted immunity: 3 V - This equipment is no guarantee that to...only with the listed ITE: ASR-3405/ASR-3805/ASR-3085/ ASR-31205/ASR-31605/ASR-4000SAS/ ASR-4800SAS/ASR-4805SAS AAR-2420SA/AAR-2820SA ASR-2130SLP/ASR-2230SLP ...
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... RAID 50 Arrays 81 RAID 6 Arrays 82 RAID 60 Arrays 82 Selecting the Best RAID Level 83 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 85 Running the ARC Utility 85 Navigating the ARC Utility 85 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 85 Creating a New Array 85 Managing Existing Arrays 86 Initializing...
... RAID 50 Arrays 81 RAID 6 Arrays 82 RAID 60 Arrays 82 Selecting the Best RAID Level 83 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 85 Running the ARC Utility 85 Navigating the ARC Utility 85 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 85 Creating a New Array 85 Managing Existing Arrays 86 Initializing...
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... most security and best performance with the ACU The ACU is the quicker and easier tool for Internal RAID Storage User's Guide. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. Menus can also change array level later, after , system initialization. You can use either a disk drive or an array connected to your...
... most security and best performance with the ACU The ACU is the quicker and easier tool for Internal RAID Storage User's Guide. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. Menus can also change array level later, after , system initialization. You can use either a disk drive or an array connected to your...
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...Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. Press Enter to use the default granularity of GB. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 45 4 Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter. 5 Select at least three... drives that the array can start using the array immediately. Type a name, then press Enter. Press any data you that were just initialized, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press Enter. 9 When the Array Properties screen opens, follow the instructions in the following...
...Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. Press Enter to use the default granularity of GB. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 45 4 Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter. 5 Select at least three... drives that the array can start using the array immediately. Type a name, then press Enter. Press any data you that were just initialized, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press Enter. 9 When the Array Properties screen opens, follow the instructions in the following...
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Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To install the driver when installing FreeBSD: 1 Insert the FreeBSD Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the FreeBSD start screen opens, select 6 to escape to load the drivers again for the initial bootup. Then, try again with the appropriate device. 7 Type boot. 8 Complete...
Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To install the driver when installing FreeBSD: 1 Insert the FreeBSD Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the FreeBSD start screen opens, select 6 to escape to load the drivers again for the initial bootup. Then, try again with the appropriate device. 7 Type boot. 8 Complete...
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... that you install and use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on page 84 for modifying your RAID controller inoperable. See Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on page 84. The ARC utility comprises these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives. (ACU for...
... that you install and use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on page 84 for modifying your RAID controller inoperable. See Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on page 84. The ARC utility comprises these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives. (ACU for...
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... ● The Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives (see page 85). "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will display. Start or restart your controller, then press Enter. Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays To open... utility forcibly [Generally, not recommended]" Note: The first time you have more than one controller, select your computer. Or press Key to a RAID enclosure, power on your Adaptec controller is normal. Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. Creating a New Array To begin...
... ● The Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives (see page 85). "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will display. Start or restart your controller, then press Enter. Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays To open... utility forcibly [Generally, not recommended]" Note: The first time you have more than one controller, select your computer. Or press Key to a RAID enclosure, power on your Adaptec controller is normal. Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. Creating a New Array To begin...
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... to be initialized. For more information, refer to your computer. Initializing a disk drive that is part of an array. The array's number changes to Array 00, which makes this array the controller's boot array.... 3 Restart your computer documentation. To begin rescanning a disk drive, select Rescan Drives from the main ACU menu. ! Rescanning Disk Drives To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. To make an array bootable: 1 Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID...
... to be initialized. For more information, refer to your computer. Initializing a disk drive that is part of an array. The array's number changes to Array 00, which makes this array the controller's boot array.... 3 Restart your computer documentation. To begin rescanning a disk drive, select Rescan Drives from the main ACU menu. ! Rescanning Disk Drives To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. To make an array bootable: 1 Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID...
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...Adaptec recommends that supports Ultra320 expanders. Adaptec recommends that can be modified if required. Option Maximum Transfer Rate Enable Disconnection Initiate Wide Negotiation QAS Packetized Description Shows the maximum data transfer rate that does not support SCSI parity. Default is enabled. Option Controller...your Adaptec SCSI controller has SCSIspecific settings that you leave the controller set to the default (7), which gives it the highest priority on the SCSI channel. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 90 SCSI-specific Controller ...
...Adaptec recommends that supports Ultra320 expanders. Adaptec recommends that can be modified if required. Option Maximum Transfer Rate Enable Disconnection Initiate Wide Negotiation QAS Packetized Description Shows the maximum data transfer rate that does not support SCSI parity. Default is enabled. Option Controller...your Adaptec SCSI controller has SCSIspecific settings that you leave the controller set to the default (7), which gives it the highest priority on the SCSI channel. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 90 SCSI-specific Controller ...
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...to the controller. No Indicates whether to initialize all the drives connected to the array. Default is Build. Default is No. Default is 256. Default is Maximum. Yes Indicates the type of an array definition block. No Indicates whether write caching is initialized, which ... End HotspareDrives InitializeAll Method ReadCache Size StripeSize Type Wait WriteCache Required? No Specifies the size of an array definition block. Default is initialized only once. ! For example: Array=MyData Drives Keyword Drives is enabled for the new array's Build/ Verify or Clear to ...
...to the controller. No Indicates whether to initialize all the drives connected to the array. Default is Build. Default is No. Default is 256. Default is Maximum. Yes Indicates the type of an array definition block. No Indicates whether write caching is initialized, which ... End HotspareDrives InitializeAll Method ReadCache Size StripeSize Type Wait WriteCache Required? No Specifies the size of an array definition block. Default is initialized only once. ! For example: Array=MyData Drives Keyword Drives is enabled for the new array's Build/ Verify or Clear to ...
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...If Hotspare Drives is not specified, no longer available to protect the other arrays its position in any existing arrays with that are initialized. For example: #Initialize the drives prior array creation. HotspareDrives Keyword Hotspare Drives is a global keyword that the available space on page 97. This keyword ...array. If an array is deleted during a Build/Verify process, the process is no hot spares are specified in the list to the controller and delete any existing arrays before any new arrays are created, even those that disk drive as failover for the array. Once a ...
...If Hotspare Drives is not specified, no longer available to protect the other arrays its position in any existing arrays with that are initialized. For example: #Initialize the drives prior array creation. HotspareDrives Keyword Hotspare Drives is a global keyword that the available space on page 97. This keyword ...array. If an array is deleted during a Build/Verify process, the process is no hot spares are specified in the list to the controller and delete any existing arrays before any new arrays are created, even those that disk drive as failover for the array. Once a ...
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... with no errors (success) and no report is required. 1 No controller found in this array. 10 Number of drives do so by Adaptec Technical Support. For example: ControllerID=7 End Keyword End is invalid for the type of array specified. 11 Unable to initialize drive. 12 Error occurred while creating array. 13 Too many...
... with no errors (success) and no report is required. 1 No controller found in this array. 10 Number of drives do so by Adaptec Technical Support. For example: ControllerID=7 End Keyword End is invalid for the type of array specified. 11 Unable to initialize drive. 12 Error occurred while creating array. 13 Too many...
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Array=MyData2 Type=RAID5 Size=Maximum InitializeAll=Yes Method=Build/Verify Wait=No Drives=0:0:0, 0:1:0, 0:2:0 End Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 103 # Clear the array (don't build/verify it) Method=Clear # Don't wait for clear to complete Wait=No # Use drives 0, 1, 2 Drives=0:0:0, 0:1:0, 0:2:0 End Sample Script for SATA Controllers This is a sample ACU file that will initialize all disk drives connected to the SATA controller and create a RAID 5 array with the disk drives on ports 0, 1, and 2.
Array=MyData2 Type=RAID5 Size=Maximum InitializeAll=Yes Method=Build/Verify Wait=No Drives=0:0:0, 0:1:0, 0:2:0 End Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 103 # Clear the array (don't build/verify it) Method=Clear # Don't wait for clear to complete Wait=No # Use drives 0, 1, 2 Drives=0:0:0, 0:1:0, 0:2:0 End Sample Script for SATA Controllers This is a sample ACU file that will initialize all disk drives connected to the SATA controller and create a RAID 5 array with the disk drives on ports 0, 1, and 2.
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... 92 Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility. See AFU Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 63, 84 to 110 Alarm Control setting 88 ARCCONF 62 Array Background Consistency Check setting 88 Index Array Configuration Utility. See controllers boot controller 44 ...RAID 1E 77 RAID 5 79 RAID 50 81 RAID 5EE 80 RAID 6 82 RAID 60 82 arrays (bootable) 43 audible alarm 65 automatic failover 16 Automatic Failover setting 88 B backplane connections 40, 72 battery backup module 17 BBS Support setting 88 BBU 17 boards. A ACU arrays 44 creating arrays 44, 85 creating bootable arrays 86 initializing...
... 92 Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility. See AFU Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 63, 84 to 110 Alarm Control setting 88 ARCCONF 62 Array Background Consistency Check setting 88 Index Array Configuration Utility. See controllers boot controller 44 ...RAID 1E 77 RAID 5 79 RAID 50 81 RAID 5EE 80 RAID 6 82 RAID 60 82 arrays (bootable) 43 audible alarm 65 automatic failover 16 Automatic Failover setting 88 B backplane connections 40, 72 battery backup module 17 BBS Support setting 88 BBU 17 boards. A ACU arrays 44 creating arrays 44, 85 creating bootable arrays 86 initializing...
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... settings with -Select utilities 87 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 88 RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88 resetting 67 Runtime BIOS setting 88 setting boot controller 44 specifications 130 standard features troubleshooting 65 updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17... to SAS controllers 39 connecting to SATA controllers 41 connecting to SCSI controllers 41 connections 92 external 42 failure recovery multiple arrays 66 multiple disk drives 67 RAID 0 arrays 66 with hot spare 66 without hot spare 66 formatting 91 HVD 32 identifying 91 initializing 86 LVD ...
... settings with -Select utilities 87 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 88 RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88 resetting 67 Runtime BIOS setting 88 setting boot controller 44 specifications 130 standard features troubleshooting 65 updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17... to SAS controllers 39 connecting to SATA controllers 41 connecting to SCSI controllers 41 connections 92 external 42 failure recovery multiple arrays 66 multiple disk drives 67 RAID 0 arrays 66 with hot spare 66 without hot spare 66 formatting 91 HVD 32 identifying 91 initializing 86 LVD ...
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See disk drive hot spares 16 HotspareDrives keyword array definition block 98 I initializing disk drives 86 Initiate Wide Negotiation setting 90 installation controllers 38 creating a driver disk 49 disk drives (SAS) 39 disk drives (SATA) 41 disk drives (SCSI) 41 driver 55 to SATA cable 34 ... devices 42 F failed disk drives 65 multiple arrays 66 multiple disk drives 67 RAID 0 arrays 66 without hot spare 66 feature keys 17 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 67 floppy disks for firmware update 106 formatting disk drives 91 FreeBSD driver installation ...
See disk drive hot spares 16 HotspareDrives keyword array definition block 98 I initializing disk drives 86 Initiate Wide Negotiation setting 90 installation controllers 38 creating a driver disk 49 disk drives (SAS) 39 disk drives (SATA) 41 disk drives (SCSI) 41 driver 55 to SATA cable 34 ... devices 42 F failed disk drives 65 multiple arrays 66 multiple disk drives 67 RAID 0 arrays 66 without hot spare 66 feature keys 17 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 67 floppy disks for firmware update 106 formatting disk drives 91 FreeBSD driver installation ...
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See SAS SerialSelect 87 Small Computer System Interface. Index ● 136 disk drives 32 Enable Disconnection setting 90 Initiate Wide Negotiation setting 90 Maximum Transfer Rate setting 90 modifying with -Select utilities 90 Packetized setting 90 QAS setting ...tips 64 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U UnixWare driver installation 59 OS installation 53 updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 63 AFU 63 ARCCONF 62 V verifying disk drives 91 VMWare driver installation 59 OS installation 53 W Windows driver installation 57 ...
See SAS SerialSelect 87 Small Computer System Interface. Index ● 136 disk drives 32 Enable Disconnection setting 90 Initiate Wide Negotiation setting 90 Maximum Transfer Rate setting 90 modifying with -Select utilities 90 Packetized setting 90 QAS setting ...tips 64 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U UnixWare driver installation 59 OS installation 53 updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 63 AFU 63 ARCCONF 62 V verifying disk drives 91 VMWare driver installation 59 OS installation 53 W Windows driver installation 57 ...