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... the support options listed below are subject to change. For support via e-mail, submit your question at ask.adaptec.com. ● You can order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables, by calling +1 408-957-7274. To expedite your service, have your computer in front of you need ...In addition, it's recommended that you register your product so that you don't lose it. For support via e-mail, submit your question at www.adaptec.com/buy -cables. Australia ● Call +61-2-9503-1555. To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call +1 408-957-2550, 24 hours per day, 7...
... the support options listed below are subject to change. For support via e-mail, submit your question at ask.adaptec.com. ● You can order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables, by calling +1 408-957-7274. To expedite your service, have your computer in front of you need ...In addition, it's recommended that you register your product so that you don't lose it. For support via e-mail, submit your question at www.adaptec.com/buy -cables. Australia ● Call +61-2-9503-1555. To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call +1 408-957-2550, 24 hours per day, 7...
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...determined by turning the equipment off and on VCCI (Voluntary Control Council for Interface). Adaptec, Inc. Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to class B Information ...listed ITE: Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/ Adaptec RAID 5805/ Adaptec RAID 5405Z/Adaptec RAID 5805Z/Adaptec RAID 5445Z/ Adaptec RAID 5805Q/Adaptec RAID 5805ZQ/ Adaptec RAID 51245/Adaptec RAID 51645/Adaptec RAID 52445/ ASR-3405/ASR-3805/ASR-3085/ASR-31205/ASR-31605/ Adaptec RAID 2045/Adaptec RAID 2405/Adaptec RAID 2405Q/ Adaptec RAID 2805/ Tested ...
...determined by turning the equipment off and on VCCI (Voluntary Control Council for Interface). Adaptec, Inc. Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to class B Information ...listed ITE: Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/ Adaptec RAID 5805/ Adaptec RAID 5405Z/Adaptec RAID 5805Z/Adaptec RAID 5445Z/ Adaptec RAID 5805Q/Adaptec RAID 5805ZQ/ Adaptec RAID 51245/Adaptec RAID 51645/Adaptec RAID 52445/ ASR-3405/ASR-3805/ASR-3085/ASR-31205/ASR-31605/ Adaptec RAID 2045/Adaptec RAID 2405/Adaptec RAID 2405Q/ Adaptec RAID 2805/ Tested ...
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... the Adaptec RAID 2805 37 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 39 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 40 Disk Drives 40 Cables ...40 Installation Options 41 Basic Installation Steps 42 Installing with an Operating System 42 Installing on an Existing Operating System 42 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 44 Installing the Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller...
... the Adaptec RAID 2805 37 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 39 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 40 Disk Drives 40 Cables ...40 Installation Options 41 Basic Installation Steps 42 Installing with an Operating System 42 Installing on an Existing Operating System 42 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 44 Installing the Controller 44 Installing a RAID Controller...
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...on VMware 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the 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 ...Resetting the Controller 73 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 76 What is SAS?...76 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 77 What's a Phy? ...77 What's a SAS Port 78 What's a SAS Address 78 What's a SAS Connector 78 What do SAS Cables Look ...
...on VMware 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the 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 ...Resetting the Controller 73 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 76 What is SAS?...76 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 77 What's a Phy? ...77 What's a SAS Port 78 What's a SAS Address 78 What's a SAS Connector 78 What do SAS Cables Look ...
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... address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the RAID Controller Installation CD for Adaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. series controllers only). Storage management must be done by controller type (3-series vs. 5- and 2-series). If your... kit does, the type and quantity vary-for cable information about your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 MP4 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ● Sun® ...
... address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the RAID Controller Installation CD for Adaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. series controllers only). Storage management must be done by controller type (3-series vs. 5- and 2-series). If your... kit does, the type and quantity vary-for cable information about your RAID Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 MP4 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ● Sun® ...
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Choosing a RAID Level...39 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 40 Installation Options ...41 Basic Installation Steps...42 This chapter provides the basic information you want them. It also describes the options you have for installing your disk drives and arrays the way you need to set up your Adaptec controller and disk drives, and creating arrays for data storage. Getting Started 4 In this chapter...
Choosing a RAID Level...39 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 40 Installation Options ...41 Basic Installation Steps...42 This chapter provides the basic information you want them. It also describes the options you have for installing your disk drives and arrays the way you need to set up your Adaptec controller and disk drives, and creating arrays for data storage. Getting Started 4 In this chapter...
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... to SFF-8482)-Connects to an external SAS enclosure. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. For more information about compatible disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. When selecting... and slowest disk drive. For more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. 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...
... to SFF-8482)-Connects to an external SAS enclosure. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. For more information about compatible disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. When selecting... and slowest disk drive. For more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. 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...
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...)- External mini-SAS to mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to four SATA disk drives. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SAS cables. Alternatively, you can choose to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Installation Options When you install your operating system and the controller driver on that you can complete a standard installation, where the...
...)- External mini-SAS to mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to four SATA disk drives. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SAS cables. Alternatively, you can choose to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Installation Options When you install your operating system and the controller driver on that you can complete a standard installation, where the...
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.... ! Follow one of these sets of instructions: ● To install a standard series Adaptec RAID controller (without zero maintenance cache protection), see the following the manufacturer's instructions. 2 Select an available PCIe expansion slot that you have the right quantity of the LED cable (usually a red wire or a wire marked with a red stripe) is marked to...
.... ! Follow one of these sets of instructions: ● To install a standard series Adaptec RAID controller (without zero maintenance cache protection), see the following the manufacturer's instructions. 2 Select an available PCIe expansion slot that you have the right quantity of the LED cable (usually a red wire or a wire marked with a red stripe) is marked to...
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...following the manufacturer's instructions. 2 Select an available PCIe expansion slot that (i) the cable (18.5") reaches the mating location on the RAID controller when the controller is installed in About Your RAID Controller on page 17.) ! Open the cabinet, following the instructions in Connecting Disk ...your computer and disconnect the power cord. When installed properly, the RAID controller should appear level with the expansion slot. 4 Secure the bracket in the system to an Adaptec RAID controller with your RAID controller and remove the slot cover, as shown at right. and ...
...following the manufacturer's instructions. 2 Select an available PCIe expansion slot that (i) the cable (18.5") reaches the mating location on the RAID controller when the controller is installed in About Your RAID Controller on page 17.) ! Open the cabinet, following the instructions in Connecting Disk ...your computer and disconnect the power cord. When installed properly, the RAID controller should appear level with the expansion slot. 4 Secure the bracket in the system to an Adaptec RAID controller with your RAID controller and remove the slot cover, as shown at right. and ...
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.... Note: Although 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 a list of the LED cable (usually a red wire or a wire marked with Connecting External Devices on an internal backplane or enclosure, using...
.... Note: Although 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 a list of the LED cable (usually a red wire or a wire marked with Connecting External Devices on an internal backplane or enclosure, using...
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...one or more information.) 2 Use an internal SAS cable to connect the controller to the number of slots available on page 48. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 47 2 Use internal SAS or mini-SAS cables to attach the disk drives to and communicate with ...cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with an additional sideband (SFF-8448) cable that caries SGPIO signals for more internal SAS or SATA disk drives to the backplane. (Refer to the controller, close your system's documentation for enclosure management. Connecting to a System Backplane In ...
...one or more information.) 2 Use an internal SAS cable to connect the controller to the number of slots available on page 48. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 47 2 Use internal SAS or mini-SAS cables to attach the disk drives to and communicate with ...cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with an additional sideband (SFF-8448) cable that caries SGPIO signals for more internal SAS or SATA disk drives to the backplane. (Refer to the controller, close your system's documentation for enclosure management. Connecting to a System Backplane In ...
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... on backplane Controller connected to backplane with multi-lane cable (SFF-8484) 3 When all internal disk drives have a standard 2.5inch drive tray, you can use any Solid State Drive on page 50. Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs To connect an Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drive or other manufacturers. For RAID arrays...
... on backplane Controller connected to backplane with multi-lane cable (SFF-8484) 3 When all internal disk drives have a standard 2.5inch drive tray, you can use any Solid State Drive on page 50. Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs To connect an Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drive or other manufacturers. For RAID arrays...
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... 3.5" adapter to install MaxIQ SSD if server does not have a standard 2.5-inch drive tray, use the appropriate cable for your backplane type (see page 17). Typical MaxIQ SSD installation. If your server. For RAID arrays, Adaptec RAID controllers support a maximum of eight MaxIQ-compatible SSDs to SATA). You can connect a maximum of 256 drives, including...
... 3.5" adapter to install MaxIQ SSD if server does not have a standard 2.5-inch drive tray, use the appropriate cable for your backplane type (see page 17). Typical MaxIQ SSD installation. If your server. For RAID arrays, Adaptec RAID controllers support a maximum of eight MaxIQ-compatible SSDs to SATA). You can connect a maximum of 256 drives, including...
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...on page 51. Next Steps If you are not connecting any external devices, see the following example. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec cables. If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Connecting External Devices on page 50.... your external device(s), such as shown in the following section, Next Steps. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. For more information or to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with...
...on page 51. Next Steps If you are not connecting any external devices, see the following example. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec cables. If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Connecting External Devices on page 50.... your external device(s), such as shown in the following section, Next Steps. Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. For more information or to your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with...
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...new disk drive and begins to rebuild the array, check that the cables, disk drives, and controllers are replaced with these limitations: ● A hot spare must be of equal or greater size than the failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 73). ● If multiple disk drives ...one array simultaneously (see page 72). ● If it 's replacing. ● Failed disk drives are properly installed and connected. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to recover when a disk drive fails: ● If the array was protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in more than the...
...new disk drive and begins to rebuild the array, check that the cables, disk drives, and controllers are replaced with these limitations: ● A hot spare must be of equal or greater size than the failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 73). ● If multiple disk drives ...one array simultaneously (see page 72). ● If it 's replacing. ● Failed disk drives are properly installed and connected. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to recover when a disk drive fails: ● If the array was protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in more than the...
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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 floppy disk containing...
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 floppy disk containing...
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...? ...76 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 77 What's a Phy? ...77 What's a SAS Port?...78 What's a SAS Address?...78 What's a SAS Connector? ...78 What do SAS Cables Look Like 78 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 79 What are the SAS Connection Options 79 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI...
...? ...76 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 77 What's a Phy? ...77 What's a SAS Port?...78 What's a SAS Address?...78 What's a SAS Connector? ...78 What do SAS Cables Look Like 78 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 79 What are the SAS Connection Options 79 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI...
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... point-to-point serial interface. To compare SAS to parallel SCSI, see page 80), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as SAS devices. on page 81. SAS cards can typically ...; 76 Terminology Used in This Chapter For convenience, SAS HBAs and SAS RAID controllers are referred to as expander devices. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as SAS ...using the SCSI command set , SAS is an interface that you can use of connectors, cables, connection options, and terminology, as described in this chapter refers to generically in the rest...
... point-to-point serial interface. To compare SAS to parallel SCSI, see page 80), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as SAS devices. on page 81. SAS cards can typically ...; 76 Terminology Used in This Chapter For convenience, SAS HBAs and SAS RAID controllers are referred to as expander devices. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as SAS ...using the SCSI command set , SAS is an interface that you can use of connectors, cables, connection options, and terminology, as described in this chapter refers to generically in the rest...
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...-one or more phys on one SAS device to one transceiver. Each phy contains a transceiver that sends data back and forth between two phys. SAS cables physically connect one or more phys on another SAS device. As shown in the following figure, SAS devices contain ports (see page 78). When a connection...
...-one or more phys on one SAS device to one transceiver. Each phy contains a transceiver that sends data back and forth between two phys. SAS cables physically connect one or more phys on another SAS device. As shown in the following figure, SAS devices contain ports (see page 78). When a connection...