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...on 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 ...
...on 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 ...
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... Connections 73 How is 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 Configuration Utility Introduction to the...
... Connections 73 How is 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 Configuration Utility Introduction to the...
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...can find more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with it by referring to computer users by your controller. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 68.) You ...Adaptec Storage Manager software; Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in this Guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of configurations from the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Command Line Utility for Internal RAID Storage User's Guide-Describes how to use the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration...
...can find more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with it by referring to computer users by your controller. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 68.) You ...Adaptec Storage Manager software; Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in this Guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of configurations from the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Command Line Utility for Internal RAID Storage User's Guide-Describes how to use the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration...
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... 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...
... 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...
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...but reduced capacity (see page 77). ● RAID 1E Array-Similar to support the RAID level you want. 1 The Adaptec 2420SA RAID ccontroller does not support RAID 50. Improved performance but includes a distributed spare and must connect to your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk... performance (see page 78). ● RAID 501 Array-Built from multiple disk drives configured as two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays, stripes and mirrors data across all disk drives (see page 81). ● RAID 6 Array-Similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes four ...
...but reduced capacity (see page 77). ● RAID 1E Array-Similar to support the RAID level you want. 1 The Adaptec 2420SA RAID ccontroller does not support RAID 50. Improved performance but includes a distributed spare and must connect to your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk... performance (see page 78). ● RAID 501 Array-Built from multiple disk drives configured as two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays, stripes and mirrors data across all disk drives (see page 81). ● RAID 6 Array-Similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes four ...
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... system is created in the examples shown in your computer, select your controller, then press Enter. 3 Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array. You can navigate with ...controller: 1 Enter the system setup. 2 Navigate to the drive boot sequence. 3 Move the boot controller to create a logical drive using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your keyboard. You can be navigated using a combination of three disk drives. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Power on your computer. "Adaptec RAID Configuration...
... system is created in the examples shown in your computer, select your controller, then press Enter. 3 Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array. You can navigate with ...controller: 1 Enter the system setup. 2 Navigate to the drive boot sequence. 3 Move the boot controller to create a logical drive using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your keyboard. You can be navigated using a combination of three disk drives. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Power on your computer. "Adaptec RAID Configuration...
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... Manager This section describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard to complete this task. The main menu opens. 4 Click Launch Configuration Utility. Note: You will need the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD to build a RAID 5 array. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD into your CD drive, then restart your...
... Manager This section describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard to complete this task. The main menu opens. 4 Click Launch Configuration Utility. Note: You will need the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD to build a RAID 5 array. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD into your CD drive, then restart your...
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...Close all windows, then click Reboot to confirm applying your new configuration. For information on page 86). In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for the logical drive, or to ...must partition and format these logical drives before you created appears as a physical disk drive on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 5 and a hot spare. The configuration is displayed. Then continue with the following section.
...Close all windows, then click Reboot to confirm applying your new configuration. For information on page 86). In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for the logical drive, or to ...must partition and format these logical drives before you created appears as a physical disk drive on the Adaptec controller (as a full software application, refer to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 5 and a hot spare. The configuration is displayed. Then continue with the following section.
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... loaded, select No. 6 Complete the OpenServer installation, following the instructions included with Solaris Note: You will need a floppy disk to complete this task. The Device Configuration Assistant (DCA) Utility will open. 3 Select F4_Add Driver. 4 Insert a floppy disk. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 7 Continue with...
... loaded, select No. 6 Complete the OpenServer installation, following the instructions included with Solaris Note: You will need a floppy disk to complete this task. The Device Configuration Assistant (DCA) Utility will open. 3 Select F4_Add Driver. 4 Insert a floppy disk. 5 Complete the Solaris installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 7 Continue with...
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This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter... About 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 Once you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space.
This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter... About 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 Once you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space.
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... can choose to run in the background, without user intervention, and its job is to run the agent only on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) is a command line utility that you can use theARC utility. From a single workstation, you can : ● Create and delete logical...
... can choose to run in the background, without user intervention, and its job is to run the agent only on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) is a command line utility that you can use theARC utility. From a single workstation, you can : ● Create and delete logical...
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... Space ● 63 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use and offers the widest range of management functions. Adaptec recommends that only advanced users familiar with a graphical user interface, it is not supported on page 84 for modifying your RAID controller inoperable. See page 93.) ●...
... Space ● 63 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use and offers the widest range of management functions. Adaptec recommends that only advanced users familiar with a graphical user interface, it is not supported on page 84 for modifying your RAID controller inoperable. See page 93.) ●...
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... not protected by a hot spare (see page 66). ● If there is a disk drive failure in more than one array simultaneously (see Modifying Your Controller's Configuration on page 88.) Recovering from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that each SCSI disk drive (or other devices), are they powered on page 15. ● Ensure that your...
... not protected by a hot spare (see page 66). ● If there is a disk drive failure in more than one array simultaneously (see Modifying Your Controller's Configuration on page 88.) Recovering from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that each SCSI disk drive (or other devices), are they powered on page 15. ● Ensure that your...
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...Each port has one 4-wide port. Unlike SCSI devices and SCSI IDs, SAS devices self-configure their SAS addresses. The number of some internal SAS/mini-SAS cables and an external SAS/mini-SAS cables, see page 72), and all four phys in each containing one...SAS address (see SAS Cables on the number of RAID controllers and storage devices. For examples of links a SAS connector can support multiple links. Appendix A: Introduction to 4-wide (or larger) connectors. Internal standard SAS cables are smaller than two SAS devices. (For instance, as its port's SAS address. Each SAS...
...Each port has one 4-wide port. Unlike SCSI devices and SCSI IDs, SAS devices self-configure their SAS addresses. The number of some internal SAS/mini-SAS cables and an external SAS/mini-SAS cables, see page 72), and all four phys in each containing one...SAS address (see SAS Cables on the number of RAID controllers and storage devices. For examples of links a SAS connector can support multiple links. Appendix A: Introduction to 4-wide (or larger) connectors. Internal standard SAS cables are smaller than two SAS devices. (For instance, as its port's SAS address. Each SAS...
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... (LUN). What are connected directly to a SAS card with Adaptec Storage Manager on page 91), disk drives are listed in order to the number of backplane connections, passive and active. You can create large configurations. When connecting to either backplane, it's important...devices is limited to properly connect your RAID controller Activity LED connections and locations. Direct-attach Connections In a direct-attach connection, SAS or SATA disk drives are the SAS Connection Options? When connecting to a backplane, the Adaptec Storage Manager enables you can connect end ...
... (LUN). What are connected directly to a SAS card with Adaptec Storage Manager on page 91), disk drives are listed in order to the number of backplane connections, passive and active. You can create large configurations. When connecting to either backplane, it's important...devices is limited to properly connect your RAID controller Activity LED connections and locations. Direct-attach Connections In a direct-attach connection, SAS or SATA disk drives are the SAS Connection Options? When connecting to a backplane, the Adaptec Storage Manager enables you can connect end ...
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...Expander Edge Expander SAS Card SAS SATA Disk Drives Edge Expander Fanout Expander SAS Card SAS SATA Disk Drives Edge Expander SAS Card SATA Disk Drives SAS A single SAS domain can use only one to the next) up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to 16,384 SAS addresses including the ... in very basic terms) a SAS domain and shows how SAS cards, SAS and SATA disk drives, and expander devices can build large and complex storage topologies. Expander devices, typically embedded into a system backplane (see page 72), support large configurations of SAS-and possibly SATA-end devices and...
...Expander Edge Expander SAS Card SAS SATA Disk Drives Edge Expander Fanout Expander SAS Card SAS SATA Disk Drives Edge Expander SAS Card SATA Disk Drives SAS A single SAS domain can use only one to the next) up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to 16,384 SAS addresses including the ... in very basic terms) a SAS domain and shows how SAS cards, SAS and SATA disk drives, and expander devices can build large and complex storage topologies. Expander devices, typically embedded into a system backplane (see page 72), support large configurations of SAS-and possibly SATA-end devices and...
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...9679; 74 How is faster and more flexible than 100 disk drives per SAS card, using an expander (see page 33) and dual-port devices Uses unique SAS addresses to differentiate between devices SAS addresses self-configured by all devices on the bus Supports SCSI devices only Up to 16 devices... per SCSI channel Supports single-port devices only Uses SCSI IDs to differentiate between the two interfaces. SAS lets you mix SAS and SATA ...
...9679; 74 How is faster and more flexible than 100 disk drives per SAS card, using an expander (see page 33) and dual-port devices Uses unique SAS addresses to differentiate between devices SAS addresses self-configured by all devices on the bus Supports SCSI devices only Up to 16 devices... per SCSI channel Supports single-port devices only Uses SCSI IDs to differentiate between the two interfaces. SAS lets you mix SAS and SATA ...
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... is built from six to the size of the smallest disk drive in both RAID 5 arrays. (For more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 79.) Note: Because they support four disk drives only, the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller can therefore contain 1000 GB (2 x 500 GB) of stored data and 500...Drive 4 400 GB Drive 5 400 GB Drive 6 400 GB The RAID 50 array can 't support RAID 50 arrays. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 81 RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is limited to forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 5 arrays, and stripes stored data and parity data across all disk...
... is built from six to the size of the smallest disk drive in both RAID 5 arrays. (For more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 79.) Note: Because they support four disk drives only, the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller can therefore contain 1000 GB (2 x 500 GB) of stored data and 500...Drive 4 400 GB Drive 5 400 GB Drive 6 400 GB The RAID 50 array can 't support RAID 50 arrays. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 81 RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is limited to forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 5 arrays, and stripes stored data and parity data across all disk...
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...GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in the array. RAID 6 arrays provide extra protection for your data because they support four disk drives only, the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller can recover from at least four disk drives. RAID 60 arrays also provide high data transfer speeds. P2 Disk ... instead of disk drives in both RAID 6 arrays. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 82 RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array-also known as dual drive failure protection-is built from eight disk drives configured as dual drive failure protection-is similar to a RAID 5 array because it uses data ...
...GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in the array. RAID 6 arrays provide extra protection for your data because they support four disk drives only, the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller can recover from at least four disk drives. RAID 60 arrays also provide high data transfer speeds. P2 Disk ... instead of disk drives in both RAID 6 arrays. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 82 RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array-also known as dual drive failure protection-is built from eight disk drives configured as dual drive failure protection-is similar to a RAID 5 array because it uses data ...
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... the -Select Utility to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. Note: Adaptec recommends that you can use to Modify Controller Settings 87 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 91 Locating Disk Drives ...91 Identifying Disk Drives ...91 Viewing the Event Log ...92 The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC)utility is a BIOS-based utility...
... the -Select Utility to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. Note: Adaptec recommends that you can use to Modify Controller Settings 87 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 91 Locating Disk Drives ...91 Identifying Disk Drives ...91 Viewing the Event Log ...92 The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC)utility is a BIOS-based utility...