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... 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...
... 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...
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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 Problems... 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 Problems... 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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...SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 74 Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 76 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 76 RAID 1 Arrays 77 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 77 RAID 10 Arrays 78 RAID 5 Arrays 79 RAID 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... 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...
...SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 74 Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 76 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 76 RAID 1 Arrays 77 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 77 RAID 10 Arrays 78 RAID 5 Arrays 79 RAID 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... 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...
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... your 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...
... your 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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...of four disk drives. ● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6)-A RAID 6 array is similar to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for Internal RAID Storage or online Help. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 501, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for...replaced (applies to arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance. ● (SAS RAID controllers only) Support for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility, a command line utility, and a DOS utility. ...
...of four disk drives. ● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6)-A RAID 6 array is similar to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for Internal RAID Storage or online Help. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 501, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for...replaced (applies to arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance. ● (SAS RAID controllers only) Support for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility, a command line utility, and a DOS utility. ...
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... About Your 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 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed PHYs Standard cache Connectors, external RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of ...
... About Your 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 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed PHYs Standard cache Connectors, external RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of ...
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Chapter 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 ... 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)
Chapter 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 ... 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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Chapter 3: About 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...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)
Chapter 3: About 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...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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...Your RAID Controller ● 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 ... 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)
...Your RAID Controller ● 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 ... 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 for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 CN0 Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector CN1 4 internal SAS connectors CN2 ...
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 for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 CN0 Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector CN1 4 internal SAS connectors CN2 ...
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... 17) 1 256 MB also available The internal speaker is not required, as the onboard speaker volume is a SAS RAID controller with these specifications: 3.0 V, 90.0 mA. 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...
... 17) 1 256 MB also available The internal speaker is not required, as the onboard speaker volume is a SAS RAID controller with these specifications: 3.0 V, 90.0 mA. 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...
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... with these specifications: 3.0 V, 90.0 mA. The internal speaker 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 MB also available
... with these specifications: 3.0 V, 90.0 mA. The internal speaker 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 MB also available
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.... Depending on your requirements, you are also available.) Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to your Adaptec controller: ● For SAS cables, see this page. ● SATA cables, see page 34. ● SCSI cables, see page 35. ...SAS or SATA disk drives. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 33 Selecting Cables This section describes the cable options and requirements for each disk drive you can use any of these cables: External cable (SFF-8470 to SFF-8470)-Connects to an external SAS enclosure. SAS Cables You need one SAS cable for your Adaptec SAS RAID...
.... Depending on your requirements, you are also available.) Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to your Adaptec controller: ● For SAS cables, see this page. ● SATA cables, see page 34. ● SCSI cables, see page 35. ...SAS or SATA disk drives. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 33 Selecting Cables This section describes the cable options and requirements for each disk drive you can use any of these cables: External cable (SFF-8470 to SFF-8470)-Connects to an external SAS enclosure. SAS Cables You need one SAS cable for your Adaptec SAS RAID...
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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...
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...system's documentation. Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers You can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, or a combination of both SAS and SATA disk drives to your SAS controller, Adaptec recommends that you can connect both to your internal SAS or SATA disk drives, following the instructions... for your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with SAS cables.The number of controller: ● For SAS RAID controllers, see page 39. ● For SATA RAID controllers, see page 41. ● For SCSI RAID controllers, see page 41. If you want. If you plan to...
...system's documentation. Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers You can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, or a combination of both SAS and SATA disk drives to your SAS controller, Adaptec recommends that you can connect both to your internal SAS or SATA disk drives, following the instructions... for your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with SAS cables.The number of controller: ● For SAS RAID controllers, see page 39. ● For SATA RAID controllers, see page 41. ● For SCSI RAID controllers, see page 41. If you want. If you plan to...
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... to Serial Attached SCSI ● 69 Terminology Used in This Chapter For convenience, SAS HBAs and SAS RAID controllers are referred to as expander devices. What is an interface that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array or logical drive. Parallel SCSI moves ...you can use of the array. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to 128 end devices and can communicate with the use both directions simultaneously across a SAS connection (called a link-see page 73), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as end ...
... to Serial Attached SCSI ● 69 Terminology Used in This Chapter For convenience, SAS HBAs and SAS RAID controllers are referred to as expander devices. What is an interface that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array or logical drive. Parallel SCSI moves ...you can use of the array. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to 128 end devices and can communicate with the use both directions simultaneously across a SAS connection (called a link-see page 73), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as end ...
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...SAS/mini-SAS cables and an external SAS/mini-SAS cables, see page 72), and all phys on page 33. Mini-SAS connectors support both internal and external SAS connections. Mini-SAS...to phy, rather than two SAS devices. (For instance, as shown in . (See SAS Cables on page 33.) ...SAS Address? A single SAS device may help form links between more phys. A single SAS connector may have two narrow ports. For example, a SAS disk drive might have one unique SAS address. What's a SAS...more than the standard SAS internal and external connectors. A narrow port contains one SAS address, which is...
...SAS/mini-SAS cables and an external SAS/mini-SAS cables, see page 72), and all phys on page 33. Mini-SAS connectors support both internal and external SAS connections. Mini-SAS...to phy, rather than two SAS devices. (For instance, as shown in . (See SAS Cables on page 33.) ...SAS Address? A single SAS device may help form links between more phys. A single SAS connector may have two narrow ports. For example, a SAS disk drive might have one unique SAS address. What's a SAS...more than the standard SAS internal and external connectors. A narrow port contains one SAS address, which is...
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...contains an expander, is a backplane connection that there may be multiple phys within a single connector. What are connected directly to a SAS card with Adaptec Storage Manager on page 40 shows an example of direct-attach connections. Appendix A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI ● 72 How are...the logical unit number (LUN). There are attached to one SAS/mini-SAS connector with one fan-out cable). See About Your RAID Controller on page 15 for more expander devices (see page 73), you use one SAS/mini-SAS cable (or multiple disk drives are two types of backplane ...
...contains an expander, is a backplane connection that there may be multiple phys within a single connector. What are connected directly to a SAS card with Adaptec Storage Manager on page 40 shows an example of direct-attach connections. Appendix A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI ● 72 How are...the logical unit number (LUN). There are attached to one SAS/mini-SAS connector with one fan-out cable). See About Your RAID Controller on page 15 for more expander devices (see page 73), you use one SAS/mini-SAS cable (or multiple disk drives are two types of backplane ...
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...35 installing 38 keyed features 17 modifying general settings 88 modifying settings with -Select utilities 87 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 88 RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88 resetting 67 Runtime BIOS setting 88 setting boot controller 44 specifications 130 standard features...hot spare 66 without hot spare 66 formatting 91 HVD 32 identifying 91 initializing 86 LVD 32 recovering from failure 65 rescanning 86 SAS 72 SAS identifiers 72 SE 32 secure erasing 87 stopping a secure erase 87 types of connections 92 verifying 91 drive requirements 32 Drive's ...
...35 installing 38 keyed features 17 modifying general settings 88 modifying settings with -Select utilities 87 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 88 RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88 resetting 67 Runtime BIOS setting 88 setting boot controller 44 specifications 130 standard features...hot spare 66 without hot spare 66 formatting 91 HVD 32 identifying 91 initializing 86 LVD 32 recovering from failure 65 rescanning 86 SAS 72 SAS identifiers 72 SE 32 secure erasing 87 stopping a secure erase 87 types of connections 92 verifying 91 drive requirements 32 Drive's ...