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...will find answers to Friday, 5:00 A.M. To expedite your service, have questions about Adaptec's support options, call +1 408-957-2550, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408-934-7274, Monday to most of you ...need further assistance, use the support options listed below. Europe ● Visit our Web site at www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/cables/. North America ● Visit...
...will find answers to Friday, 5:00 A.M. To expedite your service, have questions about Adaptec's support options, call +1 408-957-2550, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408-934-7274, Monday to most of you ...need further assistance, use the support options listed below. Europe ● Visit our Web site at www.adaptec.com/en-US/products/cables/. North America ● Visit...
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... at www.adaptec.com. Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems. ● 128 MB (or more) of RAM ● 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...
... at www.adaptec.com. Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems. ● 128 MB (or more) of RAM ● 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...
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... into the most efficient order for optimum performance. ● (SAS RAID controllers only) Support for array migration from one . 1 The Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller does not support RAID 50. 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, and spanned volumes ●...
... into the most efficient order for optimum performance. ● (SAS RAID controllers only) Support for array migration from one . 1 The Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller does not support RAID 50. 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, and spanned volumes ●...
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... with a feature key (sold separately). 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 to unlock the new features. Note: Snapshots are supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in Using...
... with a feature key (sold separately). 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 to unlock the new features. Note: Snapshots are supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in Using...
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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 ... disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker 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...
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 ... disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker 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...
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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... cache Connectors, internal RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Back side of Controller Low-profile MD2 PCIe x4 2.5 Gb/s 4 128 MB DDR2 One SAS x4 (SFF-8087)...
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... cache Connectors, internal RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Back side of Controller Low-profile MD2 PCIe x4 2.5 Gb/s 4 128 MB DDR2 One SAS x4 (SFF-8087)...
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... 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 ... cache Connectors, internal RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Back side of Controller Low-profile MD2 PCIe x4 2.5 Gb/s 8 128 MB DDR2 Two SAS x4 (SFF-8087)...
... 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 ... cache Connectors, internal RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Back side of Controller Low-profile MD2 PCIe x4 2.5 Gb/s 8 128 MB DDR2 Two SAS x4 (SFF-8087)...
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...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... cache Connectors, internal RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Half-size PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 12 256 MB DDR2 Three SAS x4 (SFF-8087)...
...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... cache Connectors, internal RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Half-size PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 12 256 MB DDR2 Three SAS x4 (SFF-8087)...
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...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... bus width PCIe bus speed PHYs Standard cache Connectors, internal RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Half-size...
...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... bus width PCIe bus speed PHYs Standard cache Connectors, internal RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support Automatic Failover Onboard speaker Audible alarm Battery Backup Module Half-size...
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... 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 speed Standard cache Connectors RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support...
... 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 speed Standard cache Connectors RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives Maximum number of disk drives Hot spares Enclosure Support...
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... spares Yes Enclosure support SES2 Automatic Failover Yes Onboard speaker Yes with these features: Two 4-wide internal SAS connectors Mounting bracket Charge LED (for most environments. 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. Audible alarm Yes Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 600...
... spares Yes Enclosure support SES2 Automatic Failover Yes Onboard speaker Yes with these features: Two 4-wide internal SAS connectors Mounting bracket Charge LED (for most environments. 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. Audible alarm Yes Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 600...
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...also available Chapter 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 ... Yes Enclosure support SES2 Automatic Failover Yes Onboard speaker Yes with these features: Two 4-wide internal SAS connectors Mounting bracket Charge LED (for most environments. The internal speaker is not required, as the onboard speaker volume is a SAS RAID controller with these ...
...also available Chapter 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 ... Yes Enclosure support SES2 Automatic Failover Yes Onboard speaker Yes with these features: Two 4-wide internal SAS connectors Mounting bracket Charge LED (for most environments. The internal speaker is not required, as the onboard speaker volume is a SAS RAID controller with these ...
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However, this controller. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec 2420SA The Adaptec 2420SA is a SATA II RAID controller with these features: SATA ports 01 23 LED connector Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LED connector Battery connector I2C connector PCI-X jumper PCI-X...PCI-X bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 256 MB Connectors 4x SATA connector RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10 Simple volume Yes Disk drives Up to 4 Serial ATA/Serial ATA II disk drives, 48-bit LBA supports drives larger than 137GB Maximum number of disk drives 4 Hot spares Yes ...
However, this controller. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec 2420SA The Adaptec 2420SA is a SATA II RAID controller with these features: SATA ports 01 23 LED connector Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LED connector Battery connector I2C connector PCI-X jumper PCI-X...PCI-X bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 256 MB Connectors 4x SATA connector RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10 Simple volume Yes Disk drives Up to 4 Serial ATA/Serial ATA II disk drives, 48-bit LBA supports drives larger than 137GB Maximum number of disk drives 4 Hot spares Yes ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec 2820SA The Adaptec 2820SA is a SATA II RAID controller with these features: 01 SATA ports 234 5 6 7 Activity LED connector Mode 0 Flash connector LED connectors port 0-3 LED connectors port 0-3 I2C connector PCI-X jumper ...PCI-X bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 256 MB Connectors 8x SATA connector RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 Simple volume Yes Disk drives Up to 8 Serial ATA/Serial ATA II disk drives, 48-bit LBA supports drives larger than 137GB Maximum number of disk drives 8 Hot spares Yes...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec 2820SA The Adaptec 2820SA is a SATA II RAID controller with these features: 01 SATA ports 234 5 6 7 Activity LED connector Mode 0 Flash connector LED connectors port 0-3 LED connectors port 0-3 I2C connector PCI-X jumper ...PCI-X bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 256 MB Connectors 8x SATA connector RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 Simple volume Yes Disk drives Up to 8 Serial ATA/Serial ATA II disk drives, 48-bit LBA supports drives larger than 137GB Maximum number of disk drives 8 Hot spares Yes...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec 2130SLP The Adaptec 2130SLP is a low-profile SCSI controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector Mounting bracket 1 internal HD SCSI connector Activity LED Battery connector 1 external VHDCI SCSI connector PCI/PCI-X ... bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 128 MByte embedded DDR memory (optional 256MB) Connectors Internal = One 68-pin high-density External = One 68-pin VHDCI RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 Simple volume Yes Disk drives Up to 15 SCSI devices Maximum number of disk drives 15 ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec 2130SLP The Adaptec 2130SLP is a low-profile SCSI controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector Mounting bracket 1 internal HD SCSI connector Activity LED Battery connector 1 external VHDCI SCSI connector PCI/PCI-X ... bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 128 MByte embedded DDR memory (optional 256MB) Connectors Internal = One 68-pin high-density External = One 68-pin VHDCI RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 Simple volume Yes Disk drives Up to 15 SCSI devices Maximum number of disk drives 15 ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec 2230SLP The Adaptec 2230SLP is a low-profile SCSI controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector 2 internal HD SCSI connectors Activity LED 2 external VHDCI SCSI connectors PCI/PCI-X connector Mounting ... bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 128 MByte embedded DDR memory (optional 256MB) Connectors Internal = Two 68-pin high-density External = Two 68-pin VHDCI RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 Simple volume Yes Disk drives Up to 30 SCSI devices Maximum number of disk drives 30 ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec 2230SLP The Adaptec 2230SLP is a low-profile SCSI controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector 2 internal HD SCSI connectors Activity LED 2 external VHDCI SCSI connectors PCI/PCI-X connector Mounting ... bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 128 MByte embedded DDR memory (optional 256MB) Connectors Internal = Two 68-pin high-density External = Two 68-pin VHDCI RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5EE, 6, 10, 50, 60 Simple volume Yes Disk drives Up to 30 SCSI devices Maximum number of disk drives 30 ...
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... drives and arrays the way you want them. Choosing a RAID Level...31 Selecting Disk Drives...32 Selecting Cables ...33 Installation Options ...35 Basic Installation Steps...35 This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your Adaptec controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see About Your RAID Controller on page 15).
... drives and arrays the way you want them. Choosing a RAID Level...31 Selecting Disk Drives...32 Selecting Cables ...33 Installation Options ...35 Basic Installation Steps...35 This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your Adaptec controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see About Your RAID Controller on page 15).
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...; RAID 601Array-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 include a minimum of four disk drives (see page 80). ● RAID 10 Array-Built from two disk drives where one (see how many disk drives you must connect to your Adaptec RAID controller...
...; RAID 601Array-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 include a minimum of four disk drives (see page 80). ● RAID 10 Array-Built from two disk drives where one (see how many disk drives you must connect to your Adaptec RAID controller...
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... drives or peripherals older than Ultra320. Disk Drives for SAS Controllers Your SAS controller supports both SAS and SATA disk drives. It also supports Ultra2 or higher SCSI disk drives and peripherals, but the array will damage your RAID array, ensure that all the SE disk drives. ...the disk drives have the same performance level. Disk Drives for Internal RAID Storage or online Help. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for SCSI Controllers Your SCSI controller supports Ultra320 SCSI disk drives. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 32 ...
... drives or peripherals older than Ultra320. Disk Drives for SAS Controllers Your SAS controller supports both SAS and SATA disk drives. It also supports Ultra2 or higher SCSI disk drives and peripherals, but the array will damage your RAID array, ensure that all the SE disk drives. ...the disk drives have the same performance level. Disk Drives for Internal RAID Storage or online Help. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for SCSI Controllers Your SCSI controller supports Ultra320 SCSI disk drives. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 32 ...
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... 63 for more information. To create and manage arrays, use the ARC utility. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your data storage (see page 61). If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install...
... 63 for more information. To create and manage arrays, use the ARC utility. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your data storage (see page 61). If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install...