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... Controller Firmware 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q 23 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 25 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 26 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z 28 About the Adaptec RAID...
... Controller Firmware 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q 23 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 25 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 26 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z 28 About the Adaptec RAID...
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... 116 Obtaining the Firmware 116 Creating the Firmware Update Disks 117 Running the Menu-based AFU 117 Running the AFU from the Command Line 118 AFU Commands 118 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 121 E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification 123 Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z...
... 116 Obtaining the Firmware 116 Creating the Firmware Update Disks 117 Running the Menu-based AFU 117 Running the AFU from the Command Line 118 AFU Commands 118 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 121 E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification 123 Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z...
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...SATA/SATA II disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● ...for a battery backup module (see page 19) ● Support for a zero maintenance cache protection module (see page 19) ● Support for Adaptec maxCacheTM SSD caching (see page 106) ● Audible alarm ● I/O statistics logging Array-level Features Note: Not all features are automatically rebuilt when...
...SATA/SATA II disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● ...for a battery backup module (see page 19) ● Support for a zero maintenance cache protection module (see page 19) ● Support for Adaptec maxCacheTM SSD caching (see page 106) ● Audible alarm ● I/O statistics logging Array-level Features Note: Not all features are automatically rebuilt when...
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...Adaptec RAID 6805/Adaptec RAID 6445/Adaptec RAID 6405/Adaptec RAID 6805T/Adaptec RAID 6405T Adaptec RAID 6805Q/Adaptec RAID 6805TQ Flash Module Adaptec Flash Backup Module ZMM-100DB (pre-installed) with ZMM-100CC Supercapacitor Card Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (optional) with Supercapacitor Card Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (pre-installed) with Supercapacitor Card Upgrading the Controller Firmware...Controller Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/ Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 Battery Model Adaptec Battery Module 800 Adaptec ...
...Adaptec RAID 6805/Adaptec RAID 6445/Adaptec RAID 6405/Adaptec RAID 6805T/Adaptec RAID 6405T Adaptec RAID 6805Q/Adaptec RAID 6805TQ Flash Module Adaptec Flash Backup Module ZMM-100DB (pre-installed) with ZMM-100CC Supercapacitor Card Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (optional) with Supercapacitor Card Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (pre-installed) with Supercapacitor Card Upgrading the Controller Firmware...Controller Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/ Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 Battery Model Adaptec Battery Module 800 Adaptec ...
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... you from accidentally damaging your RAID controller's flash contents, it is the easiest to update, save, or verify your RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM). ! As a full-featured software application with working in your controller and disk drive...then from a Windows or Linux machine running ; For subsequent storage management tasks on which version of VMware you install and use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Which Utility Should I Use? VMware storage management options vary, depending on most supported operating systems, we recommend ...
... you from accidentally damaging your RAID controller's flash contents, it is the easiest to update, save, or verify your RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM). ! As a full-featured software application with working in your controller and disk drive...then from a Windows or Linux machine running ; For subsequent storage management tasks on which version of VMware you install and use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Which Utility Should I Use? VMware storage management options vary, depending on most supported operating systems, we recommend ...
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... utility, ACU (see the illustrations in the same array, the data normally can 't be recovered. Adaptec Series 6 controllers support HDA mode flash. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com. 2 Extract the down-loaded files to a folder on which disk drives fail. For...
... utility, ACU (see the illustrations in the same array, the data normally can 't be recovered. Adaptec Series 6 controllers support HDA mode flash. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com. 2 Extract the down-loaded files to a folder on which disk drives fail. For...
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Note: To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see Step 3). 7 At the prompt, type :\afu update /c x where drive-letter is the drive identifier (a for a floppy drive, for each firmware image. 4 Power off your computer, disconnect the power cord, then remove the jumper...on your computer, disconnect the power cord, then open the cabinet following the manufacturer's instructions. 5 Disconnect all cables from the Adaptec Installation DVD) and the firmware image files (typically *.ufi) to a bootable DOS floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD-ROM. Note: Due ...
Note: To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see Step 3). 7 At the prompt, type :\afu update /c x where drive-letter is the drive identifier (a for a floppy drive, for each firmware image. 4 Power off your computer, disconnect the power cord, then remove the jumper...on your computer, disconnect the power cord, then open the cabinet following the manufacturer's instructions. 5 Disconnect all cables from the Adaptec Installation DVD) and the firmware image files (typically *.ufi) to a bootable DOS floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD-ROM. Note: Due ...
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... write cache is set to 00:00. By default it is bypassed based on controller usage, RAID level, and disk drive type. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 112 Option Description Backplane Mode ● Series 2, Series 5, Series 6 Controllers: When set the backplane mode explicitly select SGPIO, I2C, or ...Awake End The time until which the system is set to 00:00. By default it is connected. Note-With the default IBPI setting, the firmware sends a SGPIO "Backplane_TYPE" signal if it recognizes that a SGPIO Backplane is set to 23:59.
... write cache is set to 00:00. By default it is bypassed based on controller usage, RAID level, and disk drive type. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 112 Option Description Backplane Mode ● Series 2, Series 5, Series 6 Controllers: When set the backplane mode explicitly select SGPIO, I2C, or ...Awake End The time until which the system is set to 00:00. By default it is connected. Note-With the default IBPI setting, the firmware sends a SGPIO "Backplane_TYPE" signal if it recognizes that a SGPIO Backplane is set to 23:59.
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... Enter. For more information, see Backplane Connections on your system disk drives. Viewing the Event Log The BIOS-based event log records all firmware events, such as configuration changes, array creation, and boot activity. Note: Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are...0 in order after your system. Some events are shown. additionally, once the log is connected to DEV1 (device 1). Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 114 Identifying Disk Drives You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on page 92. ●...
... Enter. For more information, see Backplane Connections on your system disk drives. Viewing the Event Log The BIOS-based event log records all firmware events, such as configuration changes, array creation, and boot activity. Note: Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are...0 in order after your system. Some events are shown. additionally, once the log is connected to DEV1 (device 1). Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 114 Identifying Disk Drives You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on page 92. ●...
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...We recommend that you from the Command Line 118 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 121 This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the AFU carefully and correctly to... update, save, or verify the RAID controller's firmware BIOS and NVRAM. ! For more information, see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Caution: Although the AFU contains safeguards to prevent you...
...We recommend that you from the Command Line 118 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 121 This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the AFU carefully and correctly to... update, save, or verify the RAID controller's firmware BIOS and NVRAM. ! For more information, see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79. Caution: Although the AFU contains safeguards to prevent you...
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Before You Begin 1 Obtain the firmware (see the following section). 2 Create firmware disks (see page 118) Obtaining the Firmware To obtain RAID controller firmware, go to get the most recent version of extended memory. See www.adaptec.com for example, SMARTDRV.SYS and SETVER.SYS). ● Does not support DOS ... 117) 2 From the command line (see page 117). The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to : ● Adaptec Installation DVD-Includes the AFU executable (AFU.exe) and a separate flash image.
Before You Begin 1 Obtain the firmware (see the following section). 2 Create firmware disks (see page 118) Obtaining the Firmware To obtain RAID controller firmware, go to get the most recent version of extended memory. See www.adaptec.com for example, SMARTDRV.SYS and SETVER.SYS). ● Does not support DOS ... 117) 2 From the command line (see page 117). The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to : ● Adaptec Installation DVD-Includes the AFU executable (AFU.exe) and a separate flash image.
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... model numbers have more. The AFU's main menu is the correct file for example Adaptec RAID 3405). some have a suffix (for your controller. Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 117 Creating the Firmware Update Disks To create the firmware update disks: 1 Copy these files to a separate floppy disk. (Some RAID controllers have four...
... model numbers have more. The AFU's main menu is the correct file for example Adaptec RAID 3405). some have a suffix (for your controller. Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 117 Creating the Firmware Update Disks To create the firmware update disks: 1 Copy these files to a separate floppy disk. (Some RAID controllers have four...
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... type AFU LIST, then press Enter. AFU Commands This section lists the available AFU commands. Controllers Detected and Recognized: Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec RAID 51645 Save Saves the contents of the UFI file is AFU SAVE [/C] [/D ] The AFU processes the command, prompts you to insert additional floppy...to the controller you want. Running the AFU from the bootable floppy disk, enter the system setup utility to change the setting. 2 Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU.exe 3 At the DOS command, type AFU followed by a command (see page 118) and any switches you 're updating...
... type AFU LIST, then press Enter. AFU Commands This section lists the available AFU commands. Controllers Detected and Recognized: Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec RAID 51645 Save Saves the contents of the UFI file is AFU SAVE [/C] [/D ] The AFU processes the command, prompts you to insert additional floppy...to the controller you want. Running the AFU from the bootable floppy disk, enter the system setup utility to change the setting. 2 Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU.exe 3 At the DOS command, type AFU followed by a command (see page 118) and any switches you 're updating...
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... after an update. The command syntax for (or creates) its path. Verifying...OK Please restart the computer to allow firmware changes to update firmware on controllers Adaptec RAID 51645 ***PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPDATE*** This might take effect. For example: To specify ...switch; If you want by using multiple RAID controllers, you must restart the computer following an UPDATE command. All Rights Reserved. Writing Adaptec RAID 51645 (4MB) Flash Image to controller 0 unless you specify otherwise. You cannot specify the name of one or more RAID...
... after an update. The command syntax for (or creates) its path. Verifying...OK Please restart the computer to allow firmware changes to update firmware on controllers Adaptec RAID 51645 ***PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPDATE*** This might take effect. For example: To specify ...switch; If you want by using multiple RAID controllers, you must restart the computer following an UPDATE command. All Rights Reserved. Writing Adaptec RAID 51645 (4MB) Flash Image to controller 0 unless you specify otherwise. You cannot specify the name of one or more RAID...
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... update multiple RAID controllers: AFU UPDATE /C , Where and are the numbers of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating. Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 121 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 1 Create the firmware update disks (see page 118) and any switches you want to update, type AFU...
... update multiple RAID controllers: AFU UPDATE /C , Where and are the numbers of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating. Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 121 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 1 Create the firmware update disks (see page 118) and any switches you want to update, type AFU...
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...protection 19 descriptions 17 to 32 disk drives 42 Drive's Write Cache setting 111 event log 114 figures 17 to 32 firmware 116 flashing 86 I2C connector specifications 122 installation options 45 installing 47 modifying general settings 111 modifying settings with SerialSelect 110 ...Runtime BIOS setting 111 SAS Address setting 113 SAS cables 42 setting boot controller 55 specifications 148 standard features troubleshooting 84 updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 copyback 19 CRC Checking setting 113 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 50, 92 disk drives 42, 92 connecting...
...protection 19 descriptions 17 to 32 disk drives 42 Drive's Write Cache setting 111 event log 114 figures 17 to 32 firmware 116 flashing 86 I2C connector specifications 122 installation options 45 installing 47 modifying general settings 111 modifying settings with SerialSelect 110 ...Runtime BIOS setting 111 SAS Address setting 113 SAS cables 42 setting boot controller 55 specifications 148 standard features troubleshooting 84 updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 copyback 19 CRC Checking setting 113 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 50, 92 disk drives 42, 92 connecting...
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... 147 SAS 4-wide ports 91 backplane connections 92 cables 42 comparison to 53 specifications 148 Index ● 153 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 storage space 13 support, customer 3 SUSE installation 63 system requirements 15 T technical... Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 troubleshooting tips 83 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 V verifying disk drives 113 VMWare OS installation 67, 68 W Windows ...
... 147 SAS 4-wide ports 91 backplane connections 92 cables 42 comparison to 53 specifications 148 Index ● 153 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 storage space 13 support, customer 3 SUSE installation 63 system requirements 15 T technical... Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 troubleshooting tips 83 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 V verifying disk drives 113 VMWare OS installation 67, 68 W Windows ...