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... Friday, 9:00 to 17:00, GMT. 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 Friday, 5:00 A.M.... to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For support via e-mail, submit your question at ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for...
... Friday, 9:00 to 17:00, GMT. 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 Friday, 5:00 A.M.... to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. ● For support via e-mail, submit your question at ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for...
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... Find More Information 12 Kit Contents and System Requirements Kit Contents ...14 System Requirements 14 About Your RAID Controller Standard RAID Controller Features 16 Array-level Features 16 Advanced Data Protection Suite 16 Adding Enhanced Features 17 Using a Feature...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...
... Find More Information 12 Kit Contents and System Requirements Kit Contents ...14 System Requirements 14 About Your RAID Controller Standard RAID Controller Features 16 Array-level Features 16 Advanced Data Protection Suite 16 Adding Enhanced Features 17 Using a Feature...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...
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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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... Guide 12 How to Find More Information 12 This Installation and User's Guide explains how to Know Before You Begin 12 Terminology Used in your Adaptec® RAID controller. 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
... Guide 12 How to Find More Information 12 This Installation and User's Guide explains how to Know Before You Begin 12 Terminology Used in your Adaptec® RAID controller. 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
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...-Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), SAS, or Serial ATA (SATA)-used by your controller. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 68.) You should also be available for Internal RAID Storage User's Guide-Describes how to use the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility ... these documents: ● Readme.txt-Includes updated product information and known issues; Why? located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your storage space-and Storage Area Network (SAN) concepts and technology. Note: Because ...
...-Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), SAS, or Serial ATA (SATA)-used by your controller. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 68.) You should also be available for Internal RAID Storage User's Guide-Describes how to use the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility ... these documents: ● Readme.txt-Includes updated product information and known issues; Why? located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your storage space-and Storage Area Network (SAN) concepts and technology. Note: Because ...
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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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... 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 user guides for additional motherboard compatibility... 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-compatible...
... 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 user guides for additional motherboard compatibility... 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-compatible...
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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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...disk drives to arrange commands 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. or SAF-TE-enabled disk drive enclosures only) ● Optimized disk utilization,..., even if the disk drives vary in SES2- 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 ...
...disk drives to arrange commands 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. or SAF-TE-enabled disk drive enclosures only) ● Optimized disk utilization,..., even if the disk drives vary in SES2- 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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... of a logical drive at a particular point in time. To unlock the enhanced features 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 the...
... of a logical drive at a particular point in time. To unlock the enhanced features 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 the...
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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...
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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 CN2...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 CN2...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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...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...Half-size PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 16 256 MB DDR2 Four SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 16 (or up to 100 with expanders) Yes I2C and SGPIO Yes Yes Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 (sold separately-see page 17)
...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...Half-size PCIe x8 2.5 Gb/s 16 256 MB DDR2 Four SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50,6, 60, JBOD Yes SATA, SATA II, SAS 16 (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 ● 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...
Chapter 3: About Your 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...
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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/right pins) 1 external SAS connector Battery connector PCI-X connector Diagnostic LED Activity LED Power LED Back side of Controller Form factor 3/4 length Bus compatibility PCI-X, 3.3 V PCI-X bus...
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/right pins) 1 external SAS connector Battery connector PCI-X connector Diagnostic LED Activity LED Power LED Back side of Controller Form factor 3/4 length Bus compatibility PCI-X, 3.3 V PCI-X bus...