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... page 68) to manage your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help-Describes how to use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see page 68) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; accessible from the...
... page 68) to manage your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help-Describes how to use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see page 68) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; accessible from the...
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...only) ● Optimized disk utilization, which lets disk drives arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance ● Support for disk drive enclosures with SES2 enclosure management hardware ● Support for a battery backup module ...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 RAID level to the operating system; Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller...
...only) ● Optimized disk utilization, which lets disk drives arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance ● Support for disk drive enclosures with SES2 enclosure management hardware ● Support for a battery backup module ...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 RAID level to the operating system; Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller...
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...-Similar to your Adaptec controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see page 83). ● RAID 1 Array-Created from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays, stripes and mirrors data across multiple disk drives. Improved performance but includes a distributed spare and must connect to a RAID 5 array, but no redundancy (see Standard RAID Controller Features on each...
...-Similar to your Adaptec controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see page 83). ● RAID 1 Array-Created from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays, stripes and mirrors data across multiple disk drives. Improved performance but includes a distributed spare and must connect to a RAID 5 array, but no redundancy (see Standard RAID Controller Features on each...
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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. When selecting disk drives for your requirements, you can use any of the ...disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. For more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Internal mini-SAS ...
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. When selecting disk drives for your requirements, you can use any of the ...disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. For more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Internal mini-SAS ...
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...explains how to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide. See page 76 for this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with your controller, then press Enter. 3 Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will ...instructions for completing tasks appear on-screen. Or press Key to enter the ARC utility. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. A RAID 5 array is installed. When prompted, press Ctrl+A to attempt loading the utility forcibly [...
...explains how to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide. See page 76 for this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with your controller, then press Enter. 3 Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will ...instructions for completing tasks appear on-screen. Or press Key to enter the ARC utility. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. A RAID 5 array is installed. When prompted, press Ctrl+A to attempt loading the utility forcibly [...
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... the array can start using the array immediately. Press Enter, then press Enter again to keep. 6 Press Y, then press Enter. However, performance is reduced until the build process is deleted from the disk. Press Enter to use the default (Yes). Press Enter to use the default ... disk drive, then press Enter. ! 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. Press any data you that were just initialized, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press...
... the array can start using the array immediately. Press Enter, then press Enter again to keep. 6 Press Y, then press Enter. However, performance is reduced until the build process is deleted from the disk. Press Enter to use the default (Yes). Press Enter to use the default ... disk drive, then press Enter. ! 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. Press any data you that were just initialized, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press...
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... is already installed on your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to the driver installer directory: cd /floppy/floppy0/DU/sol_210/i86pc/Tools Caution: If your operating system currently boots from the Adaptec controller, do not reset your computer, continue with Step 3. Installing on UnixWare .... 2 Begin the driver package installer: pkgadd -d diskette1 3 At the installer prompt, type go . 4 Select 1 for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in this section to install a new driver before rebooting your computer. 3 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 4 Change...
... is already installed on your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to the driver installer directory: cd /floppy/floppy0/DU/sol_210/i86pc/Tools Caution: If your operating system currently boots from the Adaptec controller, do not reset your computer, continue with Step 3. Installing on UnixWare .... 2 Begin the driver package installer: pkgadd -d diskette1 3 At the installer prompt, type go . 4 Select 1 for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in this section to install a new driver before rebooting your computer. 3 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 4 Change...
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...space includes systems that only advanced users familiar with command line interfaces use to perform some basic array and configuration management functions. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or to run the agent only on that keeps your... notices when tasks are included on that you build a storage space for your storage space. About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) is like a service that system. From a single workstation, you can choose to monitor and manage all ...
...space includes systems that only advanced users familiar with command line interfaces use to perform some basic array and configuration management functions. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or to run the agent only on that keeps your... notices when tasks are included on that you build a storage space for your storage space. About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) is like a service that system. From a single workstation, you can choose to monitor and manage all ...
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...domain (see page 80), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as computers and disk drives communicate with the use of 2400 MB/sec. SAS links end devices through direct-attach connections, or through expander devices. To compare SAS to parallel SCSI, see page 77). HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external...Parallel SCSI? Although they share the SCSI command set . on page 81. SAS is 300 MB/sec in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of parallel SCSI to a point-to 128 end devices and can add 128 end devices-or even more-...
...domain (see page 80), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as computers and disk drives communicate with the use of 2400 MB/sec. SAS links end devices through direct-attach connections, or through expander devices. To compare SAS to parallel SCSI, see page 77). HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external...Parallel SCSI? Although they share the SCSI command set . on page 81. SAS is 300 MB/sec in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of parallel SCSI to a point-to 128 end devices and can add 128 end devices-or even more-...
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With expander devices, you can build large and complex storage topologies. A single SAS domain can connect up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to a fanout expander. The next figure illustrates (in very basic terms) a SAS domain and shows how SAS cards, SAS ...and SATA disk drives. SAS Expander Connections A SAS expander device literally expands the number of SAS-and possibly SATA-end devices and expander devices). Each performs a different role in a large data storage topology. Expander devices, typically embedded into a system backplane (see page 79), support large configurations of SAS...
With expander devices, you can build large and complex storage topologies. A single SAS domain can connect up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to a fanout expander. The next figure illustrates (in very basic terms) a SAS domain and shows how SAS cards, SAS ...and SATA disk drives. SAS Expander Connections A SAS expander device literally expands the number of SAS-and possibly SATA-end devices and expander devices). Each performs a different role in a large data storage topology. Expander devices, typically embedded into a system backplane (see page 79), support large configurations of SAS...
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... ...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 When you create arrays (or logical drives), you can assign a RAID level to help you select the best level of each to protect your data storage. RAID levels also vary by your Adaptec RAID controller, and...
... ...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 When you create arrays (or logical drives), you can assign a RAID level to help you select the best level of each to protect your data storage. RAID levels also vary by your Adaptec RAID controller, and...
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... entire disk is limited to an equal-sized group of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0) An array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create a RAID 0 drive segment of 250 GB, for a total of only one logical device... at a time. However, RAID 0 arrays do not maintain redundant data, so they ...
... entire disk is limited to an equal-sized group of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0) An array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create a RAID 0 drive segment of 250 GB, for a total of only one logical device... at a time. However, RAID 0 arrays do not maintain redundant data, so they ...
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... drives, the free space, drive segment size is the size of the smaller disk drive, as a striped mirror-is similar to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks. Disk Drive 1 400 GB Disk Drive 2 400 GB Disk Drive...
... drives, the free space, drive segment size is the size of the smaller disk drive, as a striped mirror-is similar to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks. Disk Drive 1 400 GB Disk Drive 2 400 GB Disk Drive...
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... disk drive in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 3 ... 499 Disk Drive 2 2 4 ... 500 Disk Drive 3 1 3 ... 499 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 2 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 10 Logical Drive = 500 GB Disk Drive 1 250 GB Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive... 4 400 GB Disk Drives in the array. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Drive segment size is limited to the size of 500 GB for the array, as shown in...
... disk drive in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 3 ... 499 Disk Drive 2 2 4 ... 500 Disk Drive 3 1 3 ... 499 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 2 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 10 Logical Drive = 500 GB Disk Drive 1 250 GB Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive... 4 400 GB Disk Drives in the array. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Drive segment size is limited to the size of 500 GB for the array, as shown in...
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... data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Drive segment size is limited to the size...3 3 P ... 749 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 P 6 ... 750 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 5 Logical Drive = 750 GB plus Parity In RAID 5 arrays, parity data (represented by Ps in the array. For instance, an array with the stored data. Disk Drive...GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in this figure. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 86 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is an error-correcting redundancy that's used to re-create data if a disk drive fails....
... data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Drive segment size is limited to the size...3 3 P ... 749 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 P 6 ... 750 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 5 Logical Drive = 750 GB plus Parity In RAID 5 arrays, parity data (represented by Ps in the array. For instance, an array with the stored data. Disk Drive...GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in this figure. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 86 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is an error-correcting redundancy that's used to re-create data if a disk drive fails....
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...GB Drive 6 400 GB Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 88 RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is limited to forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 86.) The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. 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...
...GB Drive 6 400 GB Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 88 RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is limited to forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 86.) The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. 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...
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However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to a RAID 50 array (see page 88), a RAID 60 array-also known as two or more RAID 6 arrays, and stripes stored data and two sets of parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 6 arrays. P2 Disk Drive 2 2 P2 ... 449 Disk Drive 3... 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB Based on the number of parity data provide enhanced data protection, and striping improves performance. Both sets of one. RAID 6 arrays must be built from two simultaneous disk drive failures. Maximum stripe size depends on the drive segment sizes used...
However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to a RAID 50 array (see page 88), a RAID 60 array-also known as two or more RAID 6 arrays, and stripes stored data and two sets of parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 6 arrays. P2 Disk Drive 2 2 P2 ... 449 Disk Drive 3... 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB Based on the number of parity data provide enhanced data protection, and striping improves performance. Both sets of one. RAID 6 arrays must be built from two simultaneous disk drive failures. Maximum stripe size depends on the drive segment sizes used...
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... logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. In general, the more drives, the better the performance. 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...
... logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. In general, the more drives, the better the performance. 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...
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...or disable MaxIQ. Initializing Disk Drives If a disk drive appears grayed-out (unavailable for "write-back" caching; Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 94 In the power management console, enter these details: Option Power Management Slow Down Drive After Power Off Drive ... read -intensive applications. The MaxIQ cache uses the MaxIQ-compatible Solid State Drives in your system as a read cache pool to improve performance in a new array), it is an optional setting. Modifying Cache Settings You can also modify the MaxIQ cache settings. To modify cache...
...or disable MaxIQ. Initializing Disk Drives If a disk drive appears grayed-out (unavailable for "write-back" caching; Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 94 In the power management console, enter these details: Option Power Management Slow Down Drive After Power Off Drive ... read -intensive applications. The MaxIQ cache uses the MaxIQ-compatible Solid State Drives in your system as a read cache pool to improve performance in a new array), it is an optional setting. Modifying Cache Settings You can also modify the MaxIQ cache settings. To modify cache...
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...failed to format it . Rescanning Disk Drives To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. Performing a secure erase takes up all data on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). Note: To erase (or zero) a disk drive with a "*". 3 Press Ins to delete a hot ...protects any failed drive in progress: 1 In the main ACU window, select Secure Erase. 2 Select the disk drive being erased-it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much less time than clearing (or zeroing) a disk drive. You can create and delete global hot spares even...
...failed to format it . Rescanning Disk Drives To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. Performing a secure erase takes up all data on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). Note: To erase (or zero) a disk drive with a "*". 3 Press Ins to delete a hot ...protects any failed drive in progress: 1 In the main ACU window, select Secure Erase. 2 Select the disk drive being erased-it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much less time than clearing (or zeroing) a disk drive. You can create and delete global hot spares even...