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...81 Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 83 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 83 RAID 1 Arrays 84 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 84 RAID 10 Arrays 85 RAID 5 Arrays 86 RAID 5EE Arrays 87 RAID 50 Arrays 88 RAID 6 Arrays 89 RAID 60 Arrays 89 Selecting the Best RAID Level 90 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration ... Using the ACU to Manage the 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 Drives 99 Locating Disk Drives 100 Identifying...
...81 Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 83 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 83 RAID 1 Arrays 84 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 84 RAID 10 Arrays 85 RAID 5 Arrays 86 RAID 5EE Arrays 87 RAID 50 Arrays 88 RAID 6 Arrays 89 RAID 60 Arrays 89 Selecting the Best RAID Level 90 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration ... Using the ACU to Manage the 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 Drives 99 Locating Disk Drives 100 Identifying...
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... Connector Specification 130 Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification 132 Adaptec RAID 3085 LED Connector Specification 135 Adaptec RAID 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification 135 Adaptec RAID 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 137 Adaptec RAID 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification 139 Adaptec RAID 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification 142 Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification 147 Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q LED...
... Connector Specification 130 Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification 132 Adaptec RAID 3085 LED Connector Specification 135 Adaptec RAID 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification 135 Adaptec RAID 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 137 Adaptec RAID 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification 139 Adaptec RAID 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification 142 Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification 147 Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q LED...
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... 10, Solaris 10 x86 U7, Solaris 10 x64 U4 ● VMware ESX Server 3.x with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (5-series and 2- series controllers only). Storage management must be done by controller type (3-series vs. 5- If your kit does, the type and quantity vary-for cable information about your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec...
... 10, Solaris 10 x86 U7, Solaris 10 x64 U4 ● VMware ESX Server 3.x with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (5-series and 2- series controllers only). Storage management must be done by controller type (3-series vs. 5- If your kit does, the type and quantity vary-for cable information about your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec...
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... alarm ● I/O statistics logging and automatic forwarding for automatic failover, so arrays are supported by all controllers. For more information, check the readme on your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for array migration from one...
... alarm ● I/O statistics logging and automatic forwarding for automatic failover, so arrays are supported by all controllers. For more information, check the readme on your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for array migration from one...
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...a mirror of four disk drives (see page 87). ● RAID 10 Array-Built from two disk drives where one (see page 89). ● RAID 60 Array-Similar to a RAID 5 array, but no redundancy (see Standard RAID Controller Features on each . Redundancy, but reduced capacity (see page 84)....a distributed spare and must connect to your RAID controller to support the RAID level you begin, familiarize yourself with your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of two (see page 88). ● RAID 6 Array-Similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes two independent ...
...a mirror of four disk drives (see page 87). ● RAID 10 Array-Built from two disk drives where one (see page 89). ● RAID 60 Array-Similar to a RAID 5 array, but no redundancy (see Standard RAID Controller Features on each . Redundancy, but reduced capacity (see page 84)....a distributed spare and must connect to your RAID controller to support the RAID level you begin, familiarize yourself with your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of two (see page 88). ● RAID 6 Array-Similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes two independent ...
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... switches to pin 1. 9 Connect your SAS controller, Adaptec recommends that it is held in Connecting Disk Drives to the selected location on page 17. 10 Prepare and install your system's documentation. Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers You can connect both SAS and SATA disk drives to your RAID controller's I2C connector to an I2C connector...
... switches to pin 1. 9 Connect your SAS controller, Adaptec recommends that it is held in Connecting Disk Drives to the selected location on page 17. 10 Prepare and install your system's documentation. Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers You can connect both SAS and SATA disk drives to your RAID controller's I2C connector to an I2C connector...
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Press Enter, then press Enter again to use the default (256 KB). Press Enter. 10 When a cache warning message displays, type Y. 11 Once the array is complete. 12 Press Esc until the build process is created, a message displays telling you ... array can start using the array immediately. Property Line Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. Caution: During initialization, all data is deleted from the disk. Type a name, then press Enter. You can now be...
Press Enter, then press Enter again to use the default (256 KB). Press Enter. 10 When a cache warning message displays, type Y. 11 Once the array is complete. 12 Press Esc until the build process is created, a message displays telling you ... array can start using the array immediately. Property Line Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. Caution: During initialization, all data is deleted from the disk. Type a name, then press Enter. You can now be...
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... click Yes when prompted to automatically create one logical drive with the following section. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The logical drive you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to arrays (see page 13) and on ...for the logical drive, or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare. The configuration is displayed. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 55 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to...
... click Yes when prompted to automatically create one logical drive with the following section. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The logical drive you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to arrays (see page 13) and on ...for the logical drive, or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare. The configuration is displayed. Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 55 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to...
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...10: Solving Problems ● 71 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to each disk drive, power supply, LED connector, and so on. For more information about using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your SAS and SATA disk drives. Controller... disk drives from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that your Adaptec RAID controller is firmly seated and secured in the PCIe expansion slot. ● If your Adaptec RAID controller is not detected during ...
...10: Solving Problems ● 71 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to each disk drive, power supply, LED connector, and so on. For more information about using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your SAS and SATA disk drives. Controller... disk drives from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that your Adaptec RAID controller is firmly seated and secured in the PCIe expansion slot. ● If your Adaptec RAID controller is not detected during ...
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...10: Solving Problems ● 72 Recovering from the original hot spare (the disk drive that was not protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in more than one failure per array), and the arrays have hot spares protecting them, the controller...part of equal or greater size than the failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 73). ● If multiple disk drives fail within...controller detects that controller. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. For instructions, refer to rebuild the array. The controller...
...10: Solving Problems ● 72 Recovering from the original hot spare (the disk drive that was not protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in more than one failure per array), and the arrays have hot spares protecting them, the controller...part of equal or greater size than the failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 73). ● If multiple disk drives fail within...controller detects that controller. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. For instructions, refer to rebuild the array. The controller...
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.... Note: In some instances, RAID 10 and RAID 50 arrays may want to do not include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in RAID 6 and RAID 60 arrays (see page 82), if more disk drive failures than one (see page 69), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. Then, restore your Adaptec RAID controller. Multiple Failures in the...
.... Note: In some instances, RAID 10 and RAID 50 arrays may want to do not include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in RAID 6 and RAID 60 arrays (see page 82), if more disk drive failures than one (see page 69), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. Then, restore your Adaptec RAID controller. Multiple Failures in the...
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... boot correctly. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 74 6 Disconnect all cables from the controller, then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0 flash connector. (To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see the figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 17.) 7 Reconnect the power cord, power on your computer, then boot to the...
... boot correctly. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 74 6 Disconnect all cables from the controller, then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0 flash connector. (To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see the figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 17.) 7 Reconnect the power cord, power on your computer, then boot to the...
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... your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of protection for your data. Each RAID level offers a unique combination of disk drives they support. This appendix describes the RAID levels supported by the number of performance and redundancy. Understanding RAID B In this appendix... Understanding Drive Segments 83 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 83 RAID 1 Arrays ...84 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays...84 RAID 10...
... your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of protection for your data. Each RAID level offers a unique combination of disk drives they support. This appendix describes the RAID levels supported by the number of performance and redundancy. Understanding RAID B In this appendix... Understanding Drive Segments 83 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 83 RAID 1 Arrays ...84 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays...84 RAID 10...
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... Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in a RAID 10 array is both striped and mirrored. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 85 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is limited to the size of 500 GB for the array, as shown in the array. Drive segment... size is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Mirroring provides data protection, and ...
... Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in a RAID 10 array is both striped and mirrored. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 85 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is limited to the size of 500 GB for the array, as shown in the array. Drive segment... size is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Mirroring provides data protection, and ...
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... In this figure, P represents the distributed parity data. RAID 50 Logical Drive = 1000 GB plus Parity RAID 5 A Each RAID 5 Logical Drive has 500 GB Data Storage 250 GB Parity Data RAID 5 B 1, 5, P 3, P, 9 P, 7, 11 Drive 1 250 GB Drive 2 250 GB Drive 3 250 GB 2, 6, P 4, P, 10 P, 8, 12 Total Unused Space = 150 GB Drive 4... 400 GB Drive 5 400 GB Drive 6 400 GB For example, three 250 GB disk drives and three 400 GB disk drives comprise two equal-sized RAID 5 arrays with 500 GB of stored data and 250...
... In this figure, P represents the distributed parity data. RAID 50 Logical Drive = 1000 GB plus Parity RAID 5 A Each RAID 5 Logical Drive has 500 GB Data Storage 250 GB Parity Data RAID 5 B 1, 5, P 3, P, 9 P, 7, 11 Drive 1 250 GB Drive 2 250 GB Drive 3 250 GB 2, 6, P 4, P, 10 P, 8, 12 Total Unused Space = 150 GB Drive 4... 400 GB Drive 5 400 GB Drive 6 400 GB For example, three 250 GB disk drives and three 400 GB disk drives comprise two equal-sized RAID 5 arrays with 500 GB of stored data and 250...
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... for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Disk Drive Usage 100% 50% 50% 50% 67 - 94% 50 - 88% 67...
... for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Disk Drive Usage 100% 50% 50% 50% 67 - 94% 50 - 88% 67...
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...file is not case sensitive. Therefore, when recording a RAID 10, the ACU can include a drive, directory, filename, and extension. Switch Description /P Playback Mode-The ACU reads the contents of the optional switches. Note-The number assigned to a particular controller depends on the keywords specified in playback mode (/P switch... and creates arrays based on the controller's physical PCI slot and the order in the log file. About Playback Mode In this mode, the ACU reads the contents of the script file. Note: The script file syntax allows only one hot spare to the RAID 10.
...file is not case sensitive. Therefore, when recording a RAID 10, the ACU can include a drive, directory, filename, and extension. Switch Description /P Playback Mode-The ACU reads the contents of the optional switches. Note-The number assigned to a particular controller depends on the keywords specified in playback mode (/P switch... and creates arrays based on the controller's physical PCI slot and the order in the log file. About Playback Mode In this mode, the ACU reads the contents of the script file. Note: The script file syntax allows only one hot spare to the RAID 10.
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... 256. For example: ReadCache=Yes Size Keyword The Size keyword specifies the size of a striped array (RAID 0, 10, 5, 5, 5EE, 50, 6 or 60). The possible values for the operation to be able to use when creating a redundant (RAID 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50, 6 and 60) array. Faster than Clear, but does not accomplish a Build/ Verify. Note...
... 256. For example: ReadCache=Yes Size Keyword The Size keyword specifies the size of a striped array (RAID 0, 10, 5, 5, 5EE, 50, 6 or 60). The possible values for the operation to be able to use when creating a redundant (RAID 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50, 6 and 60) array. Faster than Clear, but does not accomplish a Build/ Verify. Note...
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... 102 Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility. See ACU array definition block End keyword 108 HotspareDrives keyword 108 array migration 18 Array-based BBS Support setting 98 arrays creating (ACU) 52, 92 creating (Adaptec Storage Manager) 54 creating bootable arrays 93 making an array bootable 55 managing with ACU 93 non-redundant 83 RAID 1 84 RAID 10 85 RAID...
... 102 Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility. See ACU array definition block End keyword 108 HotspareDrives keyword 108 array migration 18 Array-based BBS Support setting 98 arrays creating (ACU) 52, 92 creating (Adaptec Storage Manager) 54 creating bootable arrays 93 making an array bootable 55 managing with ACU 93 non-redundant 83 RAID 1 84 RAID 10 85 RAID...
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... 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 13 SAS 76 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 69 Adaptec Storage Manager 68 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 troubleshooting tips 70 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number Index ● 156 RAID 0 83 RAID 1 84 RAID 10 85 RAID 1E 19, 84 RAID 5 86 RAID 50 88 RAID 5EE 19, 87 RAID 6 19, 89 RAID 60 19, 89 RAID controllers.
... 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 13 SAS 76 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 69 Adaptec Storage Manager 68 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 troubleshooting tips 70 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number Index ● 156 RAID 0 83 RAID 1 84 RAID 10 85 RAID 1E 19, 84 RAID 5 86 RAID 50 88 RAID 5EE 19, 87 RAID 6 19, 89 RAID 60 19, 89 RAID controllers.