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...an Existing Operating System 36 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 38 Installing the Controller 38 Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers 39 Connecting Directly to the Controller 39 Connecting to a System Backplane 40 Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers ...41 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 41 Connecting External Devices 42 Next Steps...42 Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager 42 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 44 Creating an Array 44 Creating an Array with the ACU ...
...an Existing Operating System 36 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin 38 Installing the Controller 38 Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers 39 Connecting Directly to the Controller 39 Connecting to a System Backplane 40 Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers ...41 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 41 Connecting External Devices 42 Next Steps...42 Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager 42 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 44 Creating an Array 44 Creating an Array with the ACU ...
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...VMware 59 Installing on FreeBSD 60 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 62 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 62 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 62 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 63 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 63 Which Utility Should I Use 63 Solving ... to Serial Attached SCSI Terminology Used in This Chapter 69 What is SAS?...69 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 70 What's a Phy? ...70 What's a SAS Port 71 What's a SAS Address 71 What's a SAS Connector 71 What do SAS Cables Look Like 71 How are Disk Drives Identified in...
...VMware 59 Installing on FreeBSD 60 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 62 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 62 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 62 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 63 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 63 Which Utility Should I Use 63 Solving ... to Serial Attached SCSI Terminology Used in This Chapter 69 What is SAS?...69 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 70 What's a Phy? ...70 What's a SAS Port 71 What's a SAS Address 71 What's a SAS Connector 71 What do SAS Cables Look Like 71 How are Disk Drives Identified in...
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...5EE Arrays 80 RAID 50 Arrays 81 RAID 6 Arrays 82 RAID 60 Arrays 82 Selecting the Best RAID Level 83 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 85 Running the ARC Utility 85 Navigating the ARC Utility 85 Using the ACU to...Controller Settings 87 Opening a -Select Utility 87 Applying Changes and Exiting 87 Modifying Your Controller's Configuration 88 General Controller Settings 88 SAS-specific Controller Settings 89 SATA-specific Controller Settings 89 SCSI-specific Controller Settings 90 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 91 Locating Disk Drives...
...5EE Arrays 80 RAID 50 Arrays 81 RAID 6 Arrays 82 RAID 60 Arrays 82 Selecting the Best RAID Level 83 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 85 Running the ARC Utility 85 Navigating the ARC Utility 85 Using the ACU to...Controller Settings 87 Opening a -Select Utility 87 Applying Changes and Exiting 87 Modifying Your Controller's Configuration 88 General Controller Settings 88 SAS-specific Controller Settings 89 SATA-specific Controller Settings 89 SCSI-specific Controller Settings 90 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 91 Locating Disk Drives...
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... controller kit, and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology. About This Guide 1 In this Guide: SAS Controllers Adaptec 3085 Adaptec 3405 Adaptec 3805 Adaptec 31205 Adaptec 31605 Adaptec 4000 Adaptec 4800SAS Adaptec 4805SAS SATA Controllers Adaptec 2420SA Adaptec 2820SA SCSI Controllers Adaptec 2130SLP Adaptec 2230SLP What You Need to Know Before You Begin 12 Terminology...
... controller kit, and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology. About This Guide 1 In this Guide: SAS Controllers Adaptec 3085 Adaptec 3405 Adaptec 3805 Adaptec 31205 Adaptec 31605 Adaptec 4000 Adaptec 4800SAS Adaptec 4805SAS SATA Controllers Adaptec 2420SA Adaptec 2820SA SCSI Controllers Adaptec 2130SLP Adaptec 2230SLP What You Need to Know Before You Begin 12 Terminology...
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... being managed with computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and the input/output (I/O) technology-Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), SAS, or Serial ATA (SATA)-used to refer to perform basic array and configuration management functions; located on page 15. For more... information about your controller. located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager online Help-Describes how to these terms: ● Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card...
... being managed with computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and the input/output (I/O) technology-Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), SAS, or Serial ATA (SATA)-used to refer to perform basic array and configuration management functions; located on page 15. For more... information about your controller. located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager online Help-Describes how to these terms: ● Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card...
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...9679; Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot (depending on your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-...bootable), including user guides for additional motherboard compatibility information. ● One of these features: ● Compliant with a resolution of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● Novell® NetWare® 6.5 ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ●...
...9679; Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot (depending on your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-...bootable), including user guides for additional motherboard compatibility information. ● One of these features: ● Compliant with a resolution of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● Novell® NetWare® 6.5 ● SCO® OpenServer® 6.0 ● UnixWare® 7.1.4 ●...
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...● Optimized disk utilization, which allows disk drives to arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance. ● (SAS RAID controllers only) Support for disk drive enclosures with SAF-TE enclosure management hardware. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● ...16 Standard RAID Controller Features ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options...
...● Optimized disk utilization, which allows disk drives to arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance. ● (SAS RAID controllers only) Support for disk drive enclosures with SAF-TE enclosure management hardware. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● ...16 Standard RAID Controller Features ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options...
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... RAID Controller ● 18 About the Adaptec 3085 The Adaptec 3085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Diagnostic Activity Board Power Supply LEDs LEDs Drive Activity LED connectors for CN1/CN0 Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 CN0 2 external SAS connectors Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Battery connector... Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 256 MB DDR2 Two SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 8 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes...
... RAID Controller ● 18 About the Adaptec 3085 The Adaptec 3085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Diagnostic Activity Board Power Supply LEDs LEDs Drive Activity LED connectors for CN1/CN0 Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 CN0 2 external SAS connectors Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Battery connector... Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 8 256 MB DDR2 Two SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 8 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes...
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... 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 19 About the Adaptec 3405 The Adaptec 3405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector 1 internal SAS connector CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Alarm connector PCIe x4 connector...of Controller Low-profile MD2 PCIe x4 2.5 Gb/s 4 128 MB DDR2 One SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 4 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO Yes Yes Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 (sold separately-see page 17)
... 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 19 About the Adaptec 3405 The Adaptec 3405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector 1 internal SAS connector CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Alarm connector PCIe x4 connector...of Controller Low-profile MD2 PCIe x4 2.5 Gb/s 4 128 MB DDR2 One SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 4 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO Yes Yes Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 (sold separately-see page 17)
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... Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec 3805 The Adaptec 3805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Battery connector Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 Board power supply 2 internal SAS connectors CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Alarm connector ... of Controller Low-profile MD2 PCIe x4 2.5 Gb/s 8 128 MB DDR2 Two SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 8 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO Yes No Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 (sold separately-see page 17)
... Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec 3805 The Adaptec 3805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Battery connector Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 Board power supply 2 internal SAS connectors CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Alarm connector ... of Controller Low-profile MD2 PCIe x4 2.5 Gb/s 8 128 MB DDR2 Two SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 8 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO Yes No Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 (sold separately-see page 17)
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... 21 About the Adaptec 31205 The Adaptec 31205 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: I2C connector for CN2 Activity LED Phys and connectors FE Aggregate LED connectors CB A I2C connector for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 CN0 Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector CN1 3 internal SAS connectors CN2 PCIe x8... Backup Module Half-size PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 12 256 MB DDR2 Three SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 12 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO Yes Yes Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 (sold separately-see page 17)
... 21 About the Adaptec 31205 The Adaptec 31205 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: I2C connector for CN2 Activity LED Phys and connectors FE Aggregate LED connectors CB A I2C connector for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 CN0 Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector CN1 3 internal SAS connectors CN2 PCIe x8... Backup Module Half-size PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 12 256 MB DDR2 Three SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 12 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO Yes Yes Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 (sold separately-see page 17)
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec 31605 The Adaptec 31605 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Activity LED Phys and connectors FE Aggregate LED connectors D CBA I2C connector for CN3 I2C connector for CN2 I2C connector ... Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Half-size PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 16 256 MB DDR2 Four SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 16 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO Yes Yes Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 (sold separately-see page 17)
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec 31605 The Adaptec 31605 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Activity LED Phys and connectors FE Aggregate LED connectors D CBA I2C connector for CN3 I2C connector for CN2 I2C connector ... Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Half-size PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 16 256 MB DDR2 Four SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 16 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO Yes Yes Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 (sold separately-see page 17)
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec 4000 The Adaptec 4000 is a low-profile SAS Zero Channel RAID controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector LED connector I2C connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCI-X bus width PCI-X bus ... Battery Backup Module PCI-X connector Low-profile MD2 PCI-X 64-bit 133MHz 128 MB DDR2 N/A 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 24 Yes SAF-TE, SES2 Yes Yes No No
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec 4000 The Adaptec 4000 is a low-profile SAS Zero Channel RAID controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector LED connector I2C connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCI-X bus width PCI-X bus ... Battery Backup Module PCI-X connector Low-profile MD2 PCI-X 64-bit 133MHz 128 MB DDR2 N/A 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 24 Yes SAF-TE, SES2 Yes Yes No No
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec 4800SAS The Adaptec 4800SAS is appropriate for battery backup module) Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LED connector (top 2 left/right pins) 1 external SAS connector Battery connector PCI-X connector Diagnostic LED Activity LED Power LED... SES2 Automatic Failover Yes Onboard speaker Yes with these specifications: 3.0 V, 90.0 mA. Audible alarm Yes Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 600 (sold separately-see page 17) 1 256 MB also available The internal speaker is not required, as the onboard...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec 4800SAS The Adaptec 4800SAS is appropriate for battery backup module) Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LED connector (top 2 left/right pins) 1 external SAS connector Battery connector PCI-X connector Diagnostic LED Activity LED Power LED... SES2 Automatic Failover Yes Onboard speaker Yes with these specifications: 3.0 V, 90.0 mA. Audible alarm Yes Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 600 (sold separately-see page 17) 1 256 MB also available The internal speaker is not required, as the onboard...
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...3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec 4805SAS The Adaptec 4805SAS is appropriate for battery backup module) Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LED connector (top 2 left/right pins) 1 external SAS connector Battery connector PCIe connector Diag LED Activity LED Power...is not required, as the onboard speaker volume is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Two 4-wide internal SAS connectors Mounting bracket Charge LED (for most environments. Audible Alarm Yes Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 600 (sold separately-see page 17) 1 256...
...3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec 4805SAS The Adaptec 4805SAS is appropriate for battery backup module) Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LED connector (top 2 left/right pins) 1 external SAS connector Battery connector PCIe connector Diag LED Activity LED Power...is not required, as the onboard speaker volume is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Two 4-wide internal SAS connectors Mounting bracket Charge LED (for most environments. Audible Alarm Yes Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 600 (sold separately-see page 17) 1 256...
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... Started ● 32 Selecting Disk Drives When selecting disk drives for Internal RAID Storage or online Help. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for your RAID array, ensure that all the SE disk drives. ● Put LVD and SE disk drives on... Your SAS controller supports both SAS and SATA disk drives. If you are mixing single-ended (SE) disk drives with a built- Disk Drives for SATA Controllers Your SATA controller supports SATA disk drives only. Adaptec does not recommend using a cable (like the one SATA port for the best performance...
... Started ● 32 Selecting Disk Drives When selecting disk drives for Internal RAID Storage or online Help. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for your RAID array, ensure that all the SE disk drives. ● Put LVD and SE disk drives on... Your SAS controller supports both SAS and SATA disk drives. If you are mixing single-ended (SE) disk drives with a built- Disk Drives for SATA Controllers Your SATA controller supports SATA disk drives only. Adaptec does not recommend using a cable (like the one SATA port for the best performance...
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...drive you can use any of these cables: External cable (SFF-8470 to SFF-8470)-Connects to four SAS or SATA disk drives. SAS Cables You need one SAS cable for your Adaptec controller: ● For SAS cables, see this page. ● SATA cables, see page 34. ● SCSI cables, see page... 35. Depending on your Adaptec SAS RAID controller. Internal fan-out cable (SFF-8484 to 4x SATA)-Connects to four internal SATA disk drives. (SAS-to-SAS fan-out cables-not shown-are connecting to an external SAS enclosure. External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to SFF-8470)-Connects to your...
...drive you can use any of these cables: External cable (SFF-8470 to SFF-8470)-Connects to four SAS or SATA disk drives. SAS Cables You need one SAS cable for your Adaptec controller: ● For SAS cables, see this page. ● SATA cables, see page 34. ● SCSI cables, see page... 35. Depending on your Adaptec SAS RAID controller. Internal fan-out cable (SFF-8484 to 4x SATA)-Connects to four internal SATA disk drives. (SAS-to-SAS fan-out cables-not shown-are connecting to an external SAS enclosure. External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to SFF-8470)-Connects to your...
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... one straight connector to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 34 Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out (SFF-8087 to 4x SATA)-Connects to SAS or SATA disk drives on a backplane. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SAS cables. External SAS (SFF-8088)-Connects to four SATA disk drives...
... one straight connector to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 34 Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out (SFF-8087 to 4x SATA)-Connects to SAS or SATA disk drives on a backplane. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SAS cables. External SAS (SFF-8088)-Connects to four SATA disk drives...
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Before You Begin ...38 Installing the Controller...38 Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers 39 Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers 41 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 41 Connecting External Devices 42 Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager 42 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller, and how to install and connect internal and external disk drives. Installing the Controller and Disk Drives 5 In this chapter...
Before You Begin ...38 Installing the Controller...38 Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers 39 Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers 41 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 41 Connecting External Devices 42 Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager 42 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller, and how to install and connect internal and external disk drives. Installing the Controller and Disk Drives 5 In this chapter...