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... TO THE SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS OF ADAPTEC, INC. You may make available the Software, or any portion thereof, in time sharing applications. b. Confidentiality. Use the Software on a single computer system or on the original media and all reasonable precautions to maintain the Software in which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may not distribute copies of Adaptec. You may be accessed by multiple users from multiple locations.
... TO THE SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS OF ADAPTEC, INC. You may make available the Software, or any portion thereof, in time sharing applications. b. Confidentiality. Use the Software on a single computer system or on the original media and all reasonable precautions to maintain the Software in which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may not distribute copies of Adaptec. You may be accessed by multiple users from multiple locations.
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...5 Managing Storage Manager Pro Users Understanding User Accounts 5-1 Adding User Accounts 5-3 Changing User Accounts 5-5 Deleting User Accounts 5-6 Changing Your Password 5-7 6 Monitoring System Status Monitoring Events 6-1 Viewing Events 6-2 Using the System Filter 6-2 Using the Time and Date Filter 6-3 Deleting Events 6-4 Viewing Task Progress 6-5 Understanding Array Creation 6-6 Terminating a Task 6-6 Understanding the Details Pane Status Column 6-6 Setting Up Event Notification 6-7 Defining and Modifying Notification E-mail Settings 6-8 Adding Notification Recipients 6-9 Changing Recipient...
...5 Managing Storage Manager Pro Users Understanding User Accounts 5-1 Adding User Accounts 5-3 Changing User Accounts 5-5 Deleting User Accounts 5-6 Changing Your Password 5-7 6 Monitoring System Status Monitoring Events 6-1 Viewing Events 6-2 Using the System Filter 6-2 Using the Time and Date Filter 6-3 Deleting Events 6-4 Viewing Task Progress 6-5 Understanding Array Creation 6-6 Terminating a Task 6-6 Understanding the Details Pane Status Column 6-6 Setting Up Event Notification 6-7 Defining and Modifying Notification E-mail Settings 6-8 Adding Notification Recipients 6-9 Changing Recipient...
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Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide 8 Managing Disk Drives and Partitions Understanding Disk Drives 8-1 Replacing Disk Drives 8-2 Formatting a Disk Drive 8-3 Blinking a Disk Drive 8-4 Viewing Disk Drive Properties 8-4 Understanding Partitions 8-5 Viewing Partition Properties 8-6 9 Managing Controllers Setting Controller Task Priority 9-1 Rescanning a Controller 9-2 Reconditioning the Battery 9-3 Testing the Alarm on the Controller 9-5 Viewing Controller Properties 9-6 Viewing Channel Properties 9-7 10 Managing Enclosures Understanding Enclosures 10-1 Viewing Enclosure Status 10-2 Turning ...
Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide 8 Managing Disk Drives and Partitions Understanding Disk Drives 8-1 Replacing Disk Drives 8-2 Formatting a Disk Drive 8-3 Blinking a Disk Drive 8-4 Viewing Disk Drive Properties 8-4 Understanding Partitions 8-5 Viewing Partition Properties 8-6 9 Managing Controllers Setting Controller Task Priority 9-1 Rescanning a Controller 9-2 Reconditioning the Battery 9-3 Testing the Alarm on the Controller 9-5 Viewing Controller Properties 9-6 Viewing Channel Properties 9-7 10 Managing Enclosures Understanding Enclosures 10-1 Viewing Enclosure Status 10-2 Turning ...
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... power you to perform all these functions for all your Adaptec RAID controllers. Storage Manager Pro runs under multiple operating systems including Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Novell NetWare, Red Hat Linux (version 6.2 only), and FreeBSD. 1-1 You can create and reconfigure arrays, manage spares, monitor the status of your network that manages the storage devices connected to your storage devices from a single location. 1 Getting Started In This Chapter ➤ About This Guide 1-2 ➤ Starting Adaptec Storage Manager...
... power you to perform all these functions for all your Adaptec RAID controllers. Storage Manager Pro runs under multiple operating systems including Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Novell NetWare, Red Hat Linux (version 6.2 only), and FreeBSD. 1-1 You can create and reconfigure arrays, manage spares, monitor the status of your network that manages the storage devices connected to your storage devices from a single location. 1 Getting Started In This Chapter ➤ About This Guide 1-2 ➤ Starting Adaptec Storage Manager...
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... and event logging, and for your system. When you boot your controller. Checking to See If the Service or Daemon Is Running If you ever start the Storage Manager Pro user interface and receive a "cannot connect to local server" error message, check that the service or daemon is running for Storage Manager Pro to permit remote access to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Services. I Windows 95/98-Press Ctrl, Alt...
... and event logging, and for your system. When you boot your controller. Checking to See If the Service or Daemon Is Running If you ever start the Storage Manager Pro user interface and receive a "cannot connect to local server" error message, check that the service or daemon is running for Storage Manager Pro to permit remote access to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Services. I Windows 95/98-Press Ctrl, Alt...
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... time you are logging in, type adaptec, which is the first time you are logging in or you have already set up remote access to access the System Browser for the default user account that comes with the Dashboard behind it. If you are working locally only, the System Browser window appears with Storage Manager Pro. 4 Click Login. Starting Storage Manager Pro on...
... time you are logging in, type adaptec, which is the first time you are logging in or you have already set up remote access to access the System Browser for the default user account that comes with the Dashboard behind it. If you are working locally only, the System Browser window appears with Storage Manager Pro. 4 Click Login. Starting Storage Manager Pro on...
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... divided in the event log on your Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers. See Setting Up Event Notification on page 1-12. See Understanding the System Browser on page 6-7. 1-9 System Commands These commands are applicable only to the selected system: I Event Notification-Allows you to set Getting Started Command Buttons pane The Dashboard allows you to create and reconfigure arrays, and manage disks, spares, controllers, and enclosures. See Viewing Events...
... divided in the event log on your Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers. See Setting Up Event Notification on page 1-12. See Understanding the System Browser on page 6-7. 1-9 System Commands These commands are applicable only to the selected system: I Event Notification-Allows you to set Getting Started Command Buttons pane The Dashboard allows you to create and reconfigure arrays, and manage disks, spares, controllers, and enclosures. See Viewing Events...
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... Array Performance: Array Stripe Size - Determine Array Performance: Array Cache Settings 2-2 See Replacing a Failed Drive in the Wizard: - See Making the Array Available for Use on page 2-4. 2 Make the array available for your needs, creates an array based on page A-6. This may cause you to open the Create Array dialog box. For information about selecting an array type, see Array Types on your operating system. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide To create an array using the Create Array Wizard: 1 In the System Browser window, select the controller...
... Array Performance: Array Stripe Size - Determine Array Performance: Array Cache Settings 2-2 See Replacing a Failed Drive in the Wizard: - See Making the Array Available for Use on page 2-4. 2 Make the array available for your needs, creates an array based on page A-6. This may cause you to open the Create Array dialog box. For information about selecting an array type, see Array Types on your operating system. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide To create an array using the Create Array Wizard: 1 In the System Browser window, select the controller...
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... controller moves to users during the Verify process. Enables or disables write cache. Storage Manager Pro uses these settings whenever you use your user account. Stripe Size The stripe size is available to the next array partition in the array and resets the parity (redundancy) of the existing data sequentially from the beginning of the array to the Create Array dialog box. See Stripe Size on the drives in a stripe set (RAID 0), RAID 5 set, stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1), or stripe set , Storage Manager Pro uses the Verify method by default when it creates the array...
... controller moves to users during the Verify process. Enables or disables write cache. Storage Manager Pro uses these settings whenever you use your user account. Stripe Size The stripe size is available to the next array partition in the array and resets the parity (redundancy) of the existing data sequentially from the beginning of the array to the Create Array dialog box. See Stripe Size on the drives in a stripe set (RAID 0), RAID 5 set, stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1), or stripe set , Storage Manager Pro uses the Verify method by default when it creates the array...
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... a drive letter, and format it. Making the Array Available for read cache. The array is a raw drive. Select the cache settings that you typically make the array available to use most often: I Write Through-Turns off write cache; In some cases, you . See Viewing and Setting the Default Array Creation Properties on page 2-13 to assist you may need to your controller does not have a battery or if it and assign volumes. You must partition, format...
... a drive letter, and format it. Making the Array Available for read cache. The array is a raw drive. Select the cache settings that you typically make the array available to use most often: I Write Through-Turns off write cache; In some cases, you . See Viewing and Setting the Default Array Creation Properties on page 2-13 to assist you may need to your controller does not have a battery or if it and assign volumes. You must partition, format...
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...the controller. Expanding Array Capacity You can expand array capacity by adding more drives to the array. 3-2 Refer to the documentation for your disk drive and enclosure. 2 Install the new drive. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide In this situation, your arrays are intact and functioning properly, but you still need to replace the drive that failover is only available for redundant array types: mirror set (RAID 1), RAID 5 set, stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1), or stripe set of a single drive failure with no hot spare assigned: 1 Power off the system and remove the failed...
...the controller. Expanding Array Capacity You can expand array capacity by adding more drives to the array. 3-2 Refer to the documentation for your disk drive and enclosure. 2 Install the new drive. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide In this situation, your arrays are intact and functioning properly, but you still need to replace the drive that failover is only available for redundant array types: mirror set (RAID 1), RAID 5 set, stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1), or stripe set of a single drive failure with no hot spare assigned: 1 Power off the system and remove the failed...
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... a management set up for either a single system or for each notification type (e-mail or e-mail pager). Setting Up Event Notification Event Notification is notified only by e-mail pager and only about specified events that may occur on your login account: I Global Accounts-Manage the events on your Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers. You can inform you see the status indicators, see Using...
... a management set up for either a single system or for each notification type (e-mail or e-mail pager). Setting Up Event Notification Event Notification is notified only by e-mail pager and only about specified events that may occur on your login account: I Global Accounts-Manage the events on your Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers. You can inform you see the status indicators, see Using...
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... nonvolatile cache memory, the controller automatically disables the write cache during full charge). Once the reconditioning cycle is complete, the cache is Linux, your controller has a battery, the battery preserves the contents of the cache memory in the event of power to ensure that the battery's capacity is being measured correctly and that no data is powered down for maintenance and upgrade tasks. Note: If your controller's Installation Guide for...
... nonvolatile cache memory, the controller automatically disables the write cache during full charge). Once the reconditioning cycle is complete, the cache is Linux, your controller has a battery, the battery preserves the contents of the cache memory in the event of power to ensure that the battery's capacity is being measured correctly and that no data is powered down for maintenance and upgrade tasks. Note: If your controller's Installation Guide for...
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...data and control information between storage devices and a storage controller. Also known as read and write caching and RAID management. I Logical Unit Number (LUN)-The number assigned to a subdevice (logical unit) of a SCSI device, which is in Storage Manager Pro are identified by a number. Also known as target ID)-Identifies the drive on the SCSI channel. In Storage Manager Pro, the SCSI drives are numbered starting with number 0. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide Controllers A controller is a hardware device that store your controller, you may use either SCSI or ATA...
...data and control information between storage devices and a storage controller. Also known as read and write caching and RAID management. I Logical Unit Number (LUN)-The number assigned to a subdevice (logical unit) of a SCSI device, which is in Storage Manager Pro are identified by a number. Also known as target ID)-Identifies the drive on the SCSI channel. In Storage Manager Pro, the SCSI drives are numbered starting with number 0. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide Controllers A controller is a hardware device that store your controller, you may use either SCSI or ATA...
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... or more detailed descriptions of two drives. I Mirror set (RAID 1)-An array made up of the RAID 5 set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1)-An array made up of each array type, see Appendix A, Storage Concepts. I Stripe set . B-3 I Stripe set distributes, or stripes, data evenly across the partitions. For more equal-sized mirror sets that also stripes the data across all drives. The stripe set of RAID 5 sets (RAID 0/5)-An array made up of two or more drives. A RAID 5 set must be made up of chunks...
... or more detailed descriptions of two drives. I Mirror set (RAID 1)-An array made up of the RAID 5 set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1)-An array made up of each array type, see Appendix A, Storage Concepts. I Stripe set . B-3 I Stripe set distributes, or stripes, data evenly across the partitions. For more equal-sized mirror sets that also stripes the data across all drives. The stripe set of RAID 5 sets (RAID 0/5)-An array made up of two or more drives. A RAID 5 set must be made up of chunks...
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... be connected internally or externally to a SAF-TE-compliant backplane. Controllers also perform other systems register with and that other functions such as read and write caching and RAID management. disk drive A physical disk drive on your network, the system that stores all global user accounts for drives, which includes the channel (bus) number, SCSI ID, and LUN. An enclosure usually contains one or more power supplies, fans, and temperature sensors. Glossary-2 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide controller A hardware device...
... be connected internally or externally to a SAF-TE-compliant backplane. Controllers also perform other systems register with and that other functions such as read and write caching and RAID management. disk drive A physical disk drive on your network, the system that stores all global user accounts for drives, which includes the channel (bus) number, SCSI ID, and LUN. An enclosure usually contains one or more power supplies, fans, and temperature sensors. Glossary-2 Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide controller A hardware device...
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... mirror sets (RAID 0/1); A mirror set of a SCSI device. free space. See also array; stripe set stores and maintains the same (redundant) data in a RAID 5 set (RAID 1) An array type made up to a subdevice (logical unit) of RAID 5 sets (RAID 0/5). redundancy. mirror set . See also RAID 5 set Group of array creation. These partitions are not the same as by an operating system. M management set ; That is, when the controller creates an array, the controller automatically converts free space on two different drives. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide LUN...
... mirror sets (RAID 0/1); A mirror set of a SCSI device. free space. See also array; stripe set stores and maintains the same (redundant) data in a RAID 5 set (RAID 1) An array type made up to a subdevice (logical unit) of RAID 5 sets (RAID 0/5). redundancy. mirror set . See also RAID 5 set Group of array creation. These partitions are not the same as by an operating system. M management set ; That is, when the controller creates an array, the controller automatically converts free space on two different drives. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide LUN...
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... and removing a SCSI device. enclosure ID. Glossary-5 A RAID 5 set in equal-sized chunks, except that it stripes data evenly across the partitions, one of mirror sets (RAID 0/1). SCSI ID The number assigned to each stripe is striped across its respective drives in that is an open specification designed to provide a comprehensive standardized method to rebuild the data if one drive fails. disk ID; partition; parity. slot A receptacle in high-availability LAN servers and storage subsystems. See also enclosure. RAID 5 set...
... and removing a SCSI device. enclosure ID. Glossary-5 A RAID 5 set in equal-sized chunks, except that it stripes data evenly across the partitions, one of mirror sets (RAID 0/1). SCSI ID The number assigned to each stripe is striped across its respective drives in that is an open specification designed to provide a comprehensive standardized method to rebuild the data if one drive fails. disk ID; partition; parity. slot A receptacle in high-availability LAN servers and storage subsystems. See also enclosure. RAID 5 set...
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... 6-3 expanding array capacity B-8 F fan speed, setting 10-4 Fans tab 10-5 fault tolerance B-4, B-8 File Name field 3-6 file, saving a configuration to 3-5 filters system 1-11, 6-2 time and date 6-3 finding which system is the directory manager 4-10 First Name field 5-4, 5-6 Flush Log button 6-4 Foreground option 9-2 formatting a disk drive 8-3 free space, defined A-3 FreeBSD/Linux starting Storage Manager Pro 1-7 when to shut down the Storage Manager Pro service 1-8 Linux/FreeBSD, making arrays available to Storage Manager Pro 1-4 logical unit number, defined...
... 6-3 expanding array capacity B-8 F fan speed, setting 10-4 Fans tab 10-5 fault tolerance B-4, B-8 File Name field 3-6 file, saving a configuration to 3-5 filters system 1-11, 6-2 time and date 6-3 finding which system is the directory manager 4-10 First Name field 5-4, 5-6 Flush Log button 6-4 Foreground option 9-2 formatting a disk drive 8-3 free space, defined A-3 FreeBSD/Linux starting Storage Manager Pro 1-7 when to shut down the Storage Manager Pro service 1-8 Linux/FreeBSD, making arrays available to Storage Manager Pro 1-4 logical unit number, defined...
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... 9-6 default array creation properties 2-8 disk drive properties 8-4 enclosure properties 10-8 partition properties 8-6 status of enclosures 10-2 task progress 6-5 volume sets changing settings 3-4 defined A-7 setting default array creation properties 2-8 strengths A-6 weaknesses A-6 W Windows 95/98, starting Storage Manager Pro 1-5 Windows NT/2000 starting Storage Manager Pro 1-5 when to shut down the Storage Manager Pro Server 1-3, 1-17 Write Back radio button 2-13, 3-5 write cache disabling 3-4 disabling on array 2-12 enabling 3-4 enabling on array 2-12 write performance B-8 Write Through...
... 9-6 default array creation properties 2-8 disk drive properties 8-4 enclosure properties 10-8 partition properties 8-6 status of enclosures 10-2 task progress 6-5 volume sets changing settings 3-4 defined A-7 setting default array creation properties 2-8 strengths A-6 weaknesses A-6 W Windows 95/98, starting Storage Manager Pro 1-5 Windows NT/2000 starting Storage Manager Pro 1-5 when to shut down the Storage Manager Pro Server 1-3, 1-17 Write Back radio button 2-13, 3-5 write cache disabling 3-4 disabling on array 2-12 enabling 3-4 enabling on array 2-12 write performance B-8 Write Through...