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... 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 Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 71 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 71 Silencing the Alarm 71 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 72 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare 72 Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare...
... 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 Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 71 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 71 Silencing the Alarm 71 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 72 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare 72 Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare...
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...Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 92 Running the ARC Utility 92 Navigating the ARC Utility 92 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 92 Creating a New Array 92 Managing Existing Arrays 93 Initializing Disk Drives 94 Rescanning Disk Drives 95 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 95 Managing Global Hot Spares...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 ...
...Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 92 Running the ARC Utility 92 Navigating the ARC Utility 92 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 92 Creating a New Array 92 Managing Existing Arrays 93 Initializing Disk Drives 94 Rescanning Disk Drives 95 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 95 Managing Global Hot Spares...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 ...
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...supported by all controllers. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features Note: Not all features are supported by all controllers. not redundant) ● Support for hot spares (global and dedicated) ● Support for array migration from one RAID level to another...expansion, so you can increase the capacity of disk drives in 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 remote ...
...supported by all controllers. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features Note: Not all features are supported by all controllers. not redundant) ● Support for hot spares (global and dedicated) ● Support for array migration from one RAID level to another...expansion, so you can increase the capacity of disk drives in 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 remote ...
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.... RAID Controller Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/ Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 Adaptec RAID 3085/Adaptec RAID 3805/Adaptec RAID 3405 Adaptec RAID 31205/Adaptec RAID 31605 Battery Model Adaptec Battery Module 800 Adaptec Battery Module 800T To purchase a battery backup module, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. You can be included. ● Hot Space (RAID 5EE)-A RAID 5EE array is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a distributed spare...
.... RAID Controller Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/ Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 Adaptec RAID 3085/Adaptec RAID 3805/Adaptec RAID 3405 Adaptec RAID 31205/Adaptec RAID 31605 Battery Model Adaptec Battery Module 800 Adaptec Battery Module 800T To purchase a battery backup module, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. You can be included. ● Hot Space (RAID 5EE)-A RAID 5EE array is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a distributed spare...
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Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 55 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array", see page 13) and on page 56. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical..., or to make the array bootable (see page 13). For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a physical disk drive on page 93). The configuration is displayed. Then continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to arrays (see...
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 55 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array", see page 13) and on page 56. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical..., or to make the array bootable (see page 13). For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a physical disk drive on page 93). The configuration is displayed. Then continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to arrays (see...
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... than the failed disk drive. Then, designate a new hot spare to protect the arrays on that was not protected by a hot spare (see page 72). ● If there is a disk drive failure in size than the failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 73). ● If multiple...failure per array), and the arrays have hot spares protecting them, the controller rebuilds the arrays with hot spares in the order in that the failed drive has been replaced. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to arrays (see page 13). Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or...
... than the failed disk drive. Then, designate a new hot spare to protect the arrays on that was not protected by a hot spare (see page 72). ● If there is a disk drive failure in size than the failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 73). ● If multiple...failure per array), and the arrays have hot spares protecting them, the controller rebuilds the arrays with hot spares in the order in that the failed drive has been replaced. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to arrays (see page 13). Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or...
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...RAID 6 and RAID 60 arrays (see page 82), if more than hot spares, see page 69), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. You may want to do not include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in the MaxIQ pool are more information, refer to its original location once the controller...Mode 0 flash) your local hard drive (for example, by a Hot Spare. Then, restore your computer, disconnect the power cord, then open the cabinet following the instructions on your controller from www.adaptec.com 2 Extract the downloaded files to the MaxIQ pool following the ...
...RAID 6 and RAID 60 arrays (see page 82), if more than hot spares, see page 69), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. You may want to do not include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in the MaxIQ pool are more information, refer to its original location once the controller...Mode 0 flash) your local hard drive (for example, by a Hot Spare. Then, restore your computer, disconnect the power cord, then open the cabinet following the instructions on your controller from www.adaptec.com 2 Extract the downloaded files to the MaxIQ pool following the ...
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... in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 S ... In this figure, S represents the distributed spare, P represents the distributed parity data. Unlike a hot spare, a distributed spare is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a distributed spare drive and must be shared with other logical disk drives. A distributed spare improves the speed at which is rebuilt following a disk drive failure. Appendix...
... in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 S ... In this figure, S represents the distributed spare, P represents the distributed parity data. Unlike a hot spare, a distributed spare is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a distributed spare drive and must be shared with other logical disk drives. A distributed spare improves the speed at which is rebuilt following a disk drive failure. Appendix...
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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 - 94% 50 - 88% 50 - 88% Read Performance Write Performance Built-in Hot Spare No No No No No Yes No No No Minimum Disk Drives...
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 - 94% 50 - 88% 50 - 88% Read Performance Write Performance Built-in Hot Spare No No No No No Yes No No No Minimum Disk Drives...
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...controller's boot array. 3 Restart your computer documentation. From the Manage Arrays menu, you want to low power state when it 's building, verifying, or rebuilding. Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color. ● Make an array bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 93). ● Assign or remove hot spares...ACU menu. 2 Select the array that you can: ● View the properties of an array. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 93 Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing arrays, select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu...
...controller's boot array. 3 Restart your computer documentation. From the Manage Arrays menu, you want to low power state when it 's building, verifying, or rebuilding. Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color. ● Make an array bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 93). ● Assign or remove hot spares...ACU menu. 2 Select the array that you can: ● View the properties of an array. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 93 Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing arrays, select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu...
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... press Esc. Press Enter to format it does not just write zeros. Back up to perform a secure erase only on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). Rescanning Disk Drives To begin a secure erase, select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu. Caution: Do not...Managing Global Hot Spares A hot spare is a disk drive that automatically replaces any logical drive on disk drives that is part of n" is complete. The Global Hotspare Management window opens. 2 Using the arrow keys, select a drive from the main ACU menu. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ...
... press Esc. Press Enter to format it does not just write zeros. Back up to perform a secure erase only on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). Rescanning Disk Drives To begin a secure erase, select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu. Caution: Do not...Managing Global Hot Spares A hot spare is a disk drive that automatically replaces any logical drive on disk drives that is part of n" is complete. The Global Hotspare Management window opens. 2 Using the arrow keys, select a drive from the main ACU menu. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ...
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.... Note: The script file syntax allows only one or both .) You may also add one hot spare to be placed in the same location as the ACU executable. /C (Optional) Controller Number Switch-In systems with the resulting script. If you include this switch specifies which...creates arrays based on the keywords defined in the script. Therefore, when recording a RAID 10, the ACU can't map hot spares assigned to the RAID 10. Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for all hot spares assigned to the individual mirror sets in the resulting script file. Note: Command ...
.... Note: The script file syntax allows only one or both .) You may also add one hot spare to be placed in the same location as the ACU executable. /C (Optional) Controller Number Switch-In systems with the resulting script. If you include this switch specifies which...creates arrays based on the keywords defined in the script. Therefore, when recording a RAID 10, the ACU can't map hot spares assigned to the RAID 10. Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for all hot spares assigned to the individual mirror sets in the resulting script file. Note: Command ...
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... array's Build/ Verify or Clear to the array. No Indicates whether write caching is Yes. Description Yes Indicates the start of array to the controller. No Specifies hot spares to assign to complete before continuing. No Indicates whether to initialize all the drives connected to create. No default. Default is enabled for this...
... array's Build/ Verify or Clear to the array. No Indicates whether write caching is Yes. Description Yes Indicates the start of array to the controller. No Specifies hot spares to assign to complete before continuing. No Indicates whether to initialize all the drives connected to create. No default. Default is enabled for this...
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... want the ACU to initialize all arrays within the multilevel array. HotspareDrives Keyword Hotspare Drives is an optional keyword, specifying the hot spares to assign to all drives connected to the controller and delete any existing arrays before any Drives keyword definition, specify InitializeAll=Yes. If Hotspare Drives is not specified, no longer...
... want the ACU to initialize all arrays within the multilevel array. HotspareDrives Keyword Hotspare Drives is an optional keyword, specifying the hot spares to assign to all drives connected to the controller and delete any existing arrays before any Drives keyword definition, specify InitializeAll=Yes. If Hotspare Drives is not specified, no longer...
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... the array keywords defined in the script file A:\RAID.ACU. Sample Scripts This command invokes the ACU and creates arrays on controller 1 based on shared channel. 21 Failed in getting kernel version. script mode. 100 You ran ACU and made changes-The ACU exited with a hot spare: # Create a 500MB volume labeled 'MySystem' Array=MySystem...
... the array keywords defined in the script file A:\RAID.ACU. Sample Scripts This command invokes the ACU and creates arrays on controller 1 based on shared channel. 21 Failed in getting kernel version. script mode. 100 You ran ACU and made changes-The ACU exited with a hot spare: # Create a 500MB volume labeled 'MySystem' Array=MySystem...
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... setting 99 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 46, 79 disk drives 40, 79 connecting to controllers 46 connections 100 external 50 failure recovery multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 with hot spare 72 without hot spare 72 formatting 99 identifying 100 initializing 94 recovering from failure 72 rescanning 95 SAS identifiers 79...
... setting 99 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 46, 79 disk drives 40, 79 connecting to controllers 46 connections 100 external 50 failure recovery multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 with hot spare 72 without hot spare 72 formatting 99 identifying 100 initializing 94 recovering from failure 72 rescanning 95 SAS identifiers 79...
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See disk drive hot spares 18 HotspareDrives keyword array definition block 108 I I2C connector specifications 120 initializing disk drives 94 installation backplane 47 controllers 44 creating a driver disk 57 direct-attach 46 disk drives 46 driver 62 to 66 driver and FreeBSD 61 driver ... 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 ...
See disk drive hot spares 18 HotspareDrives keyword array definition block 108 I I2C connector specifications 120 initializing disk drives 94 installation backplane 47 controllers 44 creating a driver disk 57 direct-attach 46 disk drives 46 driver 62 to 66 driver and FreeBSD 61 driver ... 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 ...