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... Disk Drives Before You Begin 44 Installing the Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 45 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 46 Connecting Directly to the Controller 46 Connecting to a System Backplane 47 Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs 48 Connecting External Devices 50 Next Steps ...50 Creating...
... Disk Drives Before You Begin 44 Installing the Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 45 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 46 Connecting Directly to the Controller 46 Connecting to a System Backplane 47 Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs 48 Connecting External Devices 50 Next Steps ...50 Creating...
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... costs (see Managing Your Storage Space 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 hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including ...
... costs (see Managing Your Storage Space 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 hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate ...compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, external Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate ...compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, external Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm connector I2C connector for CN0 Battery connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm connector I2C connector for CN0 Battery connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe ...
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...Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4.../CN0 Status CN1/CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19)
...Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4.../CN0 Status CN1/CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19)
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... connector Mounting bracket I2C connector for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 Battery connector Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 5805: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) 5805Q: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max);
... connector Mounting bracket I2C connector for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 Battery connector Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 5805: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) 5805Q: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max);
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Activity CN4, CN5 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Activity CN4, CN5 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed ...
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...compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 4 512 MB DDR2 ...for CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC super cap card (user ...
...compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 4 512 MB DDR2 ...for CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC super cap card (user ...
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...Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 1... CN0/CN1 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC super cap card (user installed-...
...Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 512 MB DDR2 1... CN0/CN1 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) I2C and SGPIO Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC super cap card (user installed-...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) MaxIQ SSD support 5805Z: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) 5805ZQ: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO Onboard speaker Yes Zero...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) MaxIQ SSD support 5805Z: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSDs (2TB max) 5805ZQ: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO Onboard speaker Yes Zero...
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... RAID Controller ● 35 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 1 external miniSAS connector Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, external Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD...
... RAID Controller ● 35 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 1 external miniSAS connector Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, external Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD...
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.../ compatibility I2C and SGPIO No No Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 36 About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q The Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Activity connector for CN0 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting ... MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) 2405: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSD (512GB max) 2405Q: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSD using ...
.../ compatibility I2C and SGPIO No No Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 36 About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q The Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Activity connector for CN0 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting ... MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) 2405: 8 Adaptec MaxIQ-branded/Intel X25-E SSD (512GB max) 2405Q: 8 MaxIQ-compatible SSD using ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 37 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Activity connector for CN0/CN1 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN1 Internal mini-SAS connector CN0... connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 128 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 37 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Activity connector for CN0/CN1 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN1 Internal mini-SAS connector CN0... connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives MaxIQ SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 128 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 ...
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... on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. When selecting disk drives for your requirements, you can use any of the smallest and slowest disk drive. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 40 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS ...disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives.
... on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. When selecting disk drives for your requirements, you can use any of the smallest and slowest disk drive. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 40 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS ...disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives.
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... you want. If you can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives to your SAS RAID controller. (See www.adaptec.com/ compatibility for more information. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 46 7 Thread the tie-backs through your system. 8 Connect your computer's disk...
... you want. If you can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives to your SAS RAID controller. (See www.adaptec.com/ compatibility for more information. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 46 7 Thread the tie-backs through your system. 8 Connect your computer's disk...
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...devices. (For more information about backplane and expander connections, see page 79.) 1 Connect one or more information.) 2 Use an internal SAS cable to connect the controller to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with each other through a system backplane. The number of disk drives is not used with...been installed and attached to and communicate with Connecting External Devices on page 48. internal x4 mini-SAS connectors SAS/SATA disk drives or SATA SSDs mini-SAS to SATA fan-out cable Single-port connector Note: SAS fan-out cables are attached to the...
...devices. (For more information about backplane and expander connections, see page 79.) 1 Connect one or more information.) 2 Use an internal SAS cable to connect the controller to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with each other through a system backplane. The number of disk drives is not used with...been installed and attached to and communicate with Connecting External Devices on page 48. internal x4 mini-SAS connectors SAS/SATA disk drives or SATA SSDs mini-SAS to SATA fan-out cable Single-port connector Note: SAS fan-out cables are attached to the...
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For RAID arrays, you must use a bracket/SLED which enables the SSD to fit properly (not included with Connecting External Devices on page 50. If your server does not have been installed and connected, close your controller, use a directattached connection or a backplane connection. See www.adaptec.com/compatibility for a list of MaxIQ-compatible SSDs. Note: For...
For RAID arrays, you must use a bracket/SLED which enables the SSD to fit properly (not included with Connecting External Devices on page 50. If your server does not have been installed and connected, close your controller, use a directattached connection or a backplane connection. See www.adaptec.com/compatibility for a list of MaxIQ-compatible SSDs. Note: For...
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... for more about backplane connections). For RAID arrays, Adaptec RAID controllers support a maximum of eight MaxIQ-compatible SSDs to install MaxIQ SSD if server does not have a standard 2.5-inch drive tray, use the appropriate cable for any compatible SSD. 1 Install your Adaptec MaxIQ SSDs in your server does not have 2.5" tray. Typical MaxIQ SSD installation. In a backplane connection, use a bracket...
... for more about backplane connections). For RAID arrays, Adaptec RAID controllers support a maximum of eight MaxIQ-compatible SSDs to install MaxIQ SSD if server does not have a standard 2.5-inch drive tray, use the appropriate cable for any compatible SSD. 1 Install your Adaptec MaxIQ SSDs in your server does not have 2.5" tray. Typical MaxIQ SSD installation. In a backplane connection, use a bracket...