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... only and is a trademark of this document to make changes in the product design without reservation and without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Disclaimer IF THIS PRODUCT DIRECTS YOU TO COPY MATERIALS, YOU MUST HAVE PERMISSION ... reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in the US and other countries, used under license. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in the US and other countries, used under license. assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in...
... only and is a trademark of this document to make changes in the product design without reservation and without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Disclaimer IF THIS PRODUCT DIRECTS YOU TO COPY MATERIALS, YOU MUST HAVE PERMISSION ... reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in the US and other countries, used under license. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in the US and other countries, used under license. assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in...
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..., including accessories and cables, by calling +1 408-957-7274. For support via e-mail, submit your question at ask.adaptec.com. ● You can order Adaptec cables online at ask-de.adaptec.com. ● French: Call +49 89 43 66 55 33, Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00, CET. to 5:00 P.M.,...-coded label, like this document first-you . to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408-957-2550, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. For support via e-mail, submit your Adaptec product, check this example: ● Affix a copy of the TSID label to the CD jacket...
..., including accessories and cables, by calling +1 408-957-7274. For support via e-mail, submit your question at ask.adaptec.com. ● You can order Adaptec cables online at ask-de.adaptec.com. ● French: Call +49 89 43 66 55 33, Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00, CET. to 5:00 P.M.,...-coded label, like this document first-you . to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408-957-2550, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. For support via e-mail, submit your Adaptec product, check this example: ● Affix a copy of the TSID label to the CD jacket...
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...and parts, necessary to effectuate repair, replacement or refund under this product that it is available to the purchaser of purchase. Adaptec, Inc. ("Adaptec") warrants to the purchaser by accident, misuse, abuse or as a result of unauthorized service or parts. 3. Repair or ...warranty shall not apply if the product has been damaged by delivering the product during the warranty period to an authorized Adaptec service facility or to Adaptec. 2. IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT SHALL (A) HAVE NO GREATER...
...and parts, necessary to effectuate repair, replacement or refund under this product that it is available to the purchaser of purchase. Adaptec, Inc. ("Adaptec") warrants to the purchaser by accident, misuse, abuse or as a result of unauthorized service or parts. 3. Repair or ...warranty shall not apply if the product has been damaged by delivering the product during the warranty period to an authorized Adaptec service facility or to Adaptec. 2. IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT SHALL (A) HAVE NO GREATER...
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... to the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum Management Agency. Adaptec, Inc. EN61000-4-6 (1996) Conducted immunity: 3 V - Australian/New Zealand Compliance Statement This...-4-5 (1995) Surges ±1 kV differential mode, ±2 kV common mode - Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to comply with EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, as amended by 92/31.../ASR-3805/ASR-3085/ ASR-31205/ASR-31605/ASR-4000SAS/ ASR-4800SAS/ASR-4805SAS AAR-2420SA/AAR-2820SA ASR-2130SLP/ASR-2230SLP Tested to Comply With FCC Standards ...
... to the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum Management Agency. Adaptec, Inc. EN61000-4-6 (1996) Conducted immunity: 3 V - Australian/New Zealand Compliance Statement This...-4-5 (1995) Surges ±1 kV differential mode, ±2 kV common mode - Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to comply with EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, as amended by 92/31.../ASR-3805/ASR-3085/ ASR-31205/ASR-31605/ASR-4000SAS/ ASR-4800SAS/ASR-4805SAS AAR-2420SA/AAR-2820SA ASR-2130SLP/ASR-2230SLP Tested to Comply With FCC Standards ...
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... Module 17 Upgrading the Controller Firmware 17 About the Adaptec 3085 18 About the Adaptec 3405 19 About the Adaptec 3805 20 About the Adaptec 31205 21 About the Adaptec 31605 22 About the Adaptec 4000 23 About the Adaptec 4800SAS 24 About the Adaptec 4805SAS 25 About the Adaptec 2420SA 26 About the Adaptec 2820SA 27 About the Adaptec 2130SLP 28 About...
... Module 17 Upgrading the Controller Firmware 17 About the Adaptec 3085 18 About the Adaptec 3405 19 About the Adaptec 3805 20 About the Adaptec 31205 21 About the Adaptec 31605 22 About the Adaptec 4000 23 About the Adaptec 4800SAS 24 About the Adaptec 4805SAS 25 About the Adaptec 2420SA 26 About the Adaptec 2820SA 27 About the Adaptec 2130SLP 28 About...
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... 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...
... 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...
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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 ... 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 SAS 72 What are the SAS Connection Options 72
... 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 ... 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 SAS 72 What are the SAS Connection Options 72
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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...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...
...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...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...
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... I2C Connector Specification 113 Adaptec 3085 LED and I2C Connector Specification 114 Adaptec 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification 114 Adaptec 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 116 Adaptec 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification 118 Adaptec 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification 121 Adaptec 4800SAS LED and I2C Connector Specification 126 Adaptec 4805SAS LED and I2C Connector...
... I2C Connector Specification 113 Adaptec 3085 LED and I2C Connector Specification 114 Adaptec 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification 114 Adaptec 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 116 Adaptec 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification 118 Adaptec 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification 121 Adaptec 4800SAS LED and I2C Connector Specification 126 Adaptec 4805SAS LED and I2C Connector...
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..., and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology. These RAID controller models are described in this chapter... 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...
..., and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology. These RAID controller models are described in this chapter... 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...
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... Because you can find more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) or Network-Attached Storage (NAS)-whichever is used by your controller. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 68.) You should be familiar ...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 controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in ...
... Because you can find more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) or Network-Attached Storage (NAS)-whichever is used by your controller. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 68.) You should be familiar ...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 controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in ...
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Kit Contents...14 System Requirements ...14 This chapter lists the contents of your Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller. Kit Contents and System Requirements 2 In this chapter...
Kit Contents...14 System Requirements ...14 This chapter lists the contents of your Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller. Kit Contents and System Requirements 2 In this chapter...
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... 84) Note: For up-to generate a list of supported operating systems. ● 128 MB (or more) of at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with these...
... 84) Note: For up-to generate a list of supported operating systems. ● 128 MB (or more) of at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with these...
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... the Adaptec 3405...19 About the Adaptec 3805...20 About the Adaptec 31205...21 About the Adaptec 31605...22 About the Adaptec 4000...23 About the Adaptec 4800SAS 24 About the Adaptec 4805SAS 25 About the Adaptec 2420SA ...26 About the Adaptec 2820SA ...27 About the Adaptec 2130SLP 28 About the Adaptec 2230SLP 29 This chapter provides an overview of standard Adaptec RAID controller features...
... the Adaptec 3405...19 About the Adaptec 3805...20 About the Adaptec 31205...21 About the Adaptec 31605...22 About the Adaptec 4000...23 About the Adaptec 4800SAS 24 About the Adaptec 4805SAS 25 About the Adaptec 2420SA ...26 About the Adaptec 2820SA ...27 About the Adaptec 2130SLP 28 About the Adaptec 2230SLP 29 This chapter provides an overview of standard Adaptec RAID controller features...
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... 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. Array-level Features Note: For more information, refer 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...
... 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. Array-level Features Note: For more information, refer 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...
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... can also use this feature to back up your controller firmware, refer to the Adaptec Web site at a particular point in time. RAID Controller Adaptec 3085/Adaptec 3405/ Adaptec 3805/Adaptec 31205/ Adaptec 31605 Adaptec 4800SAS / Adaptec 4805SAS Adaptec 2420SA / Adaptec 2820SA Adaptec 2130SLP / Adaptec 2230SLP Battery Model Adaptec Battery Module 800 Adaptec Battery Module 600 Adaptec Battery Module 500 Adaptec Battery Module 400 To purchase a battery backup module, refer...
... can also use this feature to back up your controller firmware, refer to the Adaptec Web site at a particular point in time. RAID Controller Adaptec 3085/Adaptec 3405/ Adaptec 3805/Adaptec 31205/ Adaptec 31605 Adaptec 4800SAS / Adaptec 4805SAS Adaptec 2420SA / Adaptec 2820SA Adaptec 2130SLP / Adaptec 2230SLP Battery Model Adaptec Battery Module 800 Adaptec Battery Module 600 Adaptec Battery Module 500 Adaptec Battery Module 400 To purchase a battery backup module, refer...
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Chapter 3: 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...
Chapter 3: 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...
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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 Mounting bracket Board power supply Drive Activity LEDs...
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 Mounting bracket Board power supply Drive Activity LEDs...
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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 ...Module Back side 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...
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 ...Module Back side 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...