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...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 ... the Boot Controller 44 Creating an Array 44 Creating an Array with the ACU 44 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 46 Making Your Array Bootable 47 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 49 Creating a Driver Disk 49 ...
...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 ... the Boot Controller 44 Creating an Array 44 Creating an Array with the ACU 44 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 46 Making Your Array Bootable 47 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 49 Creating a Driver Disk 49 ...
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... Installing with FreeBSD 54 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 56 Creating a Driver Disk 56 Installing on Windows 57 ... 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 ...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...
... Installing with FreeBSD 54 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin 56 Creating a Driver Disk 56 Installing on Windows 57 ... 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 ...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...
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...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-...SolarisTM 10 ● VMware ESX Server 3.0 (driver support only; Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including ...
...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-...SolarisTM 10 ● VMware ESX Server 3.0 (driver support only; Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including ...
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... then install your operating system and the controller driver on that array. Basic Installation Steps This section describes the installation process. SCSI Cables Depending on an existing operating system. Installation Options When you install your Adaptec controller, you may degrade reliability. Internal SCSI... Getting Started ● 35 All SATA straight connector to straight connector cables have cables with the proper connectors for your RAID controller. External SCSI cable-Connects to seven internal SCSI disk drives and devices. Avoid poor quality cables, as shown in the...
... then install your operating system and the controller driver on that array. Basic Installation Steps This section describes the installation process. SCSI Cables Depending on an existing operating system. Installation Options When you install your Adaptec controller, you may degrade reliability. Internal SCSI... Getting Started ● 35 All SATA straight connector to straight connector cables have cables with the proper connectors for your RAID controller. External SCSI cable-Connects to seven internal SCSI disk drives and devices. Avoid poor quality cables, as shown in the...
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... computer. 5 Connect your computer's disk activity LED cable to install your Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet. 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord. When installed properly, the RAID controller should appear level with the expansion slot. 4 Secure the bracket in the...: Touch a grounded metal object before handling the RAID controller. 3 As shown at right. (PCI bus compatibility is marked to the controller figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 15). If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system on a bootable array, continue...
... computer. 5 Connect your computer's disk activity LED cable to install your Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet. 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord. When installed properly, the RAID controller should appear level with the expansion slot. 4 Secure the bracket in the...: Touch a grounded metal object before handling the RAID controller. 3 As shown at right. (PCI bus compatibility is marked to the controller figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 15). If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system on a bootable array, continue...
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...can change the controller ID unless absolutely necessary. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 41 Disk drives on backplane Controller connected to backplane with Internal mini-SAS (SFF-8087) Disk drives on backplane External SAS cable connecting to a drive bay Controller connected to backplane...between 0 and 15. Note: Do not change the controller ID by default. Continue by either setting the boot controller (see page 43) or by installing the controller driver on an existing operating system (see About Your RAID Controller on page 15. 3 When all internal disk drives ...
...can change the controller ID unless absolutely necessary. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 41 Disk drives on backplane Controller connected to backplane with Internal mini-SAS (SFF-8087) Disk drives on backplane External SAS cable connecting to a drive bay Controller connected to backplane...between 0 and 15. Note: Do not change the controller ID by default. Continue by either setting the boot controller (see page 43) or by installing the controller driver on an existing operating system (see About Your RAID Controller on page 15. 3 When all internal disk drives ...
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...Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. For information on installing and using Adaptec...system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Then continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare.... To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical drive, or to make the array bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 86). Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 47 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller...prompted to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for Internal RAID Storage or online...
...Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. For information on installing and using Adaptec...system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Then continue with RAID 5 and a hot spare.... To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical drive, or to make the array bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 86). Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 47 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller...prompted to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for Internal RAID Storage or online...
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... OpenServer ...52 Installing with Solaris...52 Installing with UnixWare ...53 Installing with VMware ...53 Installing with FreeBSD ...54 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 55. Installing the...
... OpenServer ...52 Installing with Solaris...52 Installing with UnixWare ...53 Installing with VMware ...53 Installing with FreeBSD ...54 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 55. Installing the...
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...main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems. Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your operating system: ● For...this task. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 49 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 37). ● Create a bootable array (see ...
...main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems. Creating a Driver Disk Note: You will need a floppy disk to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your operating system: ● For...this task. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 49 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 37). ● Create a bootable array (see ...
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Note: When F6 is found, press Enter. 7 Follow the on page 61. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD. 2 Restart your Windows Installation CD to complete the installation. 8... Hat Installation CD to set up the environment you want. 6 If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your operating system. 8 Continue with your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to...
Note: When F6 is found, press Enter. 7 Follow the on page 61. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD. 2 Restart your Windows Installation CD to complete the installation. 8... Hat Installation CD to set up the environment you want. 6 If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your operating system. 8 Continue with your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to...
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..., check the Storage adapters list and select Modify to indicate the use of a driver disk. (If F6 is not shown on page 61. The available drivers are displayed. All recognized controllers are displayed. 4 If AACRAID is displayed. press the Alt key instead.) 4 ... need your NetWare documentation.) To be able to add another driver. 3 Select Storage adapters, then press Enter. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 51 Installing with SUSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SUSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SUSE Installation ...
..., check the Storage adapters list and select Modify to indicate the use of a driver disk. (If F6 is not shown on page 61. The available drivers are displayed. All recognized controllers are displayed. 4 If AACRAID is displayed. press the Alt key instead.) 4 ... need your NetWare documentation.) To be able to add another driver. 3 Select Storage adapters, then press Enter. Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 51 Installing with SUSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SUSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SUSE Installation ...
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Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 48. Before You Begin ...56 Creating a Driver Disk ...56 Installing on Windows ...57 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 57 Installing on NetWare ...57 Installing on OpenServer ...58 Installing on Solaris...58 Installing on UnixWare ...59 Installing on VMware...59 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...60 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver.
Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 48. Before You Begin ...56 Creating a Driver Disk ...56 Installing on Windows ...57 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 57 Installing on NetWare ...57 Installing on OpenServer ...58 Installing on Solaris...58 Installing on UnixWare ...59 Installing on VMware...59 Installing on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Installing the Driver on FreeBSD ...60 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver.
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... Note: You will need a floppy disk to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 59. Note: For up-to complete this task...
... Note: You will need a floppy disk to -date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on -screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 59. Note: For up-to complete this task...
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... an Existing Operating System ● 57 ● For VMware, see page 59. ● For FreeBSD, see page 60 Installing on Windows To install the driver on page 61. Installing on NetWare Note: Before you begin, ensure that your computer. 2 At the NetWare server console prompt, type load hdetect, then press ... level specified by Novell. Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the RAID Installation CD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom 2 Install the module RPM: rpm -Uvh mount-point/xxx/yyy...
... an Existing Operating System ● 57 ● For VMware, see page 59. ● For FreeBSD, see page 60 Installing on Windows To install the driver on page 61. Installing on NetWare Note: Before you begin, ensure that your computer. 2 At the NetWare server console prompt, type load hdetect, then press ... level specified by Novell. Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the RAID Installation CD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom 2 Install the module RPM: rpm -Uvh mount-point/xxx/yyy...
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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 can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter... This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space.
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 can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter... This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space.
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...; 65 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your computer powered off, check the connections to each SCSI bus. ● Did the driver install correctly? ● If you have external disk drives (or...(PCI, PCI-X, or PCIe). If you can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on page 15. ● Ensure that your Adaptec RAID controller is set correctly on each disk drive, power supply, LED connector, and so on. Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from a...
...; 65 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your computer powered off, check the connections to each SCSI bus. ● Did the driver install correctly? ● If you have external disk drives (or...(PCI, PCI-X, or PCIe). If you can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on page 15. ● Ensure that your Adaptec RAID controller is set correctly on each disk drive, power supply, LED connector, and so on. Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from a...
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...\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to it. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from the controller, then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0 flash connector. (To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see the figures in About Your RAID Controller...
...\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to it. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from the controller, then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0 flash connector. (To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see the figures in About Your RAID Controller...
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...HIMEM.SYS; compatible with other DOS drivers running under any version of Windows. ● At least 8 MB of AFU. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● The Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to : ● The RAID Installation CD-Includes the AFU executable...You Begin 1 Obtain the firmware (see the following section). 2 Create a firmware kit on floppy disks (see page 107) Obtaining the Firmware To obtain RAID controller firmware, go to get the most recent version of extended memory. Note: You can't run the AFU: 1 Using the AFU menus (see page ...
...HIMEM.SYS; compatible with other DOS drivers running under any version of Windows. ● At least 8 MB of AFU. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● The Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to : ● The RAID Installation CD-Includes the AFU executable...You Begin 1 Obtain the firmware (see the following section). 2 Create a firmware kit on floppy disks (see page 107) Obtaining the Firmware To obtain RAID controller firmware, go to get the most recent version of extended memory. Note: You can't run the AFU: 1 Using the AFU menus (see page ...
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...RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88 resetting 67 Runtime BIOS setting 88 setting boot controller 44 specifications 130 standard features troubleshooting 65 updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17 copyback 16 CRC Checking setting 89 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 39, 72 disk drives 32 cables 33 connecting to SAS controllers... drive requirements 32 Drive's Write Cache setting 88 driver and operating system installation 36, 48, 54 driver disk 49 driver installation 55 to SCSI controllers 41 connections 92 external 42 failure recovery multiple arrays...
...RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88 resetting 67 Runtime BIOS setting 88 setting boot controller 44 specifications 130 standard features troubleshooting 65 updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17 copyback 16 CRC Checking setting 89 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 39, 72 disk drives 32 cables 33 connecting to SAS controllers... drive requirements 32 Drive's Write Cache setting 88 driver and operating system installation 36, 48, 54 driver disk 49 driver installation 55 to SCSI controllers 41 connections 92 external 42 failure recovery multiple arrays...
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... arrays 66 multiple disk drives 67 RAID 0 arrays 66 without hot spare 66 feature keys 17 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 67 floppy disks for firmware update 106 formatting disk drives 91 FreeBSD driver installation 60 OS installation 54 H ...initializing disk drives 86 Initiate Wide Negotiation setting 90 installation controllers 38 creating a driver disk 49 disk drives (SAS) 39 disk drives (SATA) 41 disk drives (SCSI) 41 driver 55 to SATA cable 34 mirroring 31 N NCQ 16 NetWare driver installation 57 OS installation 51 non-redundant arrays 76 O...
... arrays 66 multiple disk drives 67 RAID 0 arrays 66 without hot spare 66 feature keys 17 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 67 floppy disks for firmware update 106 formatting disk drives 91 FreeBSD driver installation 60 OS installation 54 H ...initializing disk drives 86 Initiate Wide Negotiation setting 90 installation controllers 38 creating a driver disk 49 disk drives (SAS) 39 disk drives (SATA) 41 disk drives (SCSI) 41 driver 55 to SATA cable 34 mirroring 31 N NCQ 16 NetWare driver installation 57 OS installation 51 non-redundant arrays 76 O...