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... read this Agreement, in order to support such use and service for a breach of the United States and other permanent memory device. Upon any jurisdiction, then such provision shall be free from the date of the Software to use the Software legally and responsibly. ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION...
... read this Agreement, in order to support such use and service for a breach of the United States and other permanent memory device. Upon any jurisdiction, then such provision shall be free from the date of the Software to use the Software legally and responsibly. ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION...
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... the Command Line Utility 1 In this chapter... This utility allows you to: ● Create and delete logical drives ● Display and modify configuration settings ● Copy configurations from one computer to another ● Recover from a failed physical device and rebuild an affected logical drive ● Flash new firmware and BIOS onto the controller ● Enable the controller to check the removal and connection of any disk drives ● Automatically update Windows drivers ● Provides access to the status and event logs of the ARCCONF command line utility.
... the Command Line Utility 1 In this chapter... This utility allows you to: ● Create and delete logical drives ● Display and modify configuration settings ● Copy configurations from one computer to another ● Recover from a failed physical device and rebuild an affected logical drive ● Flash new firmware and BIOS onto the controller ● Enable the controller to check the removal and connection of any disk drives ● Automatically update Windows drivers ● Provides access to the status and event logs of the ARCCONF command line utility.
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... Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Chapter 1: Getting Started with the Command Line Utility ● 9 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 5 Unmount the CD drive: umount /mnt Installing on Solaris To install ARCCONF on FreeBSD systems: 1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. 2 Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager installation CD: mount /cdrom /mnt Note: Your CD-ROM drive may have a different device name or path. 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager: For FreeBSD for x86 (32-bit...
... Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Chapter 1: Getting Started with the Command Line Utility ● 9 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. 5 Unmount the CD drive: umount /mnt Installing on Solaris To install ARCCONF on FreeBSD systems: 1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. 2 Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager installation CD: mount /cdrom /mnt Note: Your CD-ROM drive may have a different device name or path. 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager: For FreeBSD for x86 (32-bit...
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... following commands: ● Windows-\arcconf.exe ● Linux-/usr//arcconf ● UnixWare/OpenServer-/opt/RaidMan/arcconf ● Solaris-/usr/StorMan/arcconf ● FreeBSD-//arcconf ● VMWare-/usr/StorMan/arcconf Install_dir is the directory where the utility is installed. The utility command functions are detailed in the next chapter, Using the Command Line Utility. Refer to the manager directory: ESX Server 3.5: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager ESX Server 4.0: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux_64/manager 4 Extract the Linux Adaptec Storage Manager RPM...
... following commands: ● Windows-\arcconf.exe ● Linux-/usr//arcconf ● UnixWare/OpenServer-/opt/RaidMan/arcconf ● Solaris-/usr/StorMan/arcconf ● FreeBSD-//arcconf ● VMWare-/usr/StorMan/arcconf Install_dir is the directory where the utility is installed. The utility command functions are detailed in the next chapter, Using the Command Line Utility. Refer to the manager directory: ESX Server 3.5: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager ESX Server 4.0: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux_64/manager 4 Extract the Linux Adaptec Storage Manager RPM...
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...-senstive password string. arcconf atapassword Sets or clears the Secure Erase password for each drive on page 27 for more information about Secure Erase. Parameters new password|current password is the controller number On enables the copyback feature Off disables the copyback feature Examples ARCCONF ATAPASSWORD 1 SET uR8ryx 0 1 ARCCONF ATAPASSWORD 1 CLEAR uR8ryx 0 1 arcconf copyback Enables or disables the copyback feature, which to keep drives in the original slot order after rebuilds. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 12 ARCCONF Commands Perform the following...
...-senstive password string. arcconf atapassword Sets or clears the Secure Erase password for each drive on page 27 for more information about Secure Erase. Parameters new password|current password is the controller number On enables the copyback feature Off disables the copyback feature Examples ARCCONF ATAPASSWORD 1 SET uR8ryx 0 1 ARCCONF ATAPASSWORD 1 CLEAR uR8ryx 0 1 arcconf copyback Enables or disables the copyback feature, which to keep drives in the original slot order after rebuilds. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 12 ARCCONF Commands Perform the following...
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... physical devices. Use MAX to set size to set the logical drive write cache. ● WT - You must provide the channel and device ID of the logical drive in the utilities. Optional parameters for logical drive to be created. ARCCONF presents JBODs as physical devices, not logical drives. Valid options are supported. Valid options include: BUILD, CLEAR, QUICK, SKIP. ● Rcache-The parameter to set the logical drive read cache on ● IOFF - write-back enabled ● WBB - On redundant logical drives, ARCCONF performs autosynchronization. write-through disabled...
... physical devices. Use MAX to set size to set the logical drive write cache. ● WT - You must provide the channel and device ID of the logical drive in the utilities. Optional parameters for logical drive to be created. ARCCONF presents JBODs as physical devices, not logical drives. Valid options are supported. Valid options include: BUILD, CLEAR, QUICK, SKIP. ● Rcache-The parameter to set the logical drive read cache on ● IOFF - write-back enabled ● WBB - On redundant logical drives, ARCCONF performs autosynchronization. write-through disabled...
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... logical drive numbers for a RAID volume logical drive. Spanned drives cannot be lost. Rvolume is the controller number. The minimum value is 10 days (quick), the maximum is an optional parameter that suppresses the confirmation prompt. Noprompt is 365 days (slow). Setting the period automaically turns background consistency check on . Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 14 RAID# indicates the RAID level for confirmation Examples ARCCONF CREATE 1 LOGICALDRIVE STRIPESIZE 64 MAX 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 NOPROMPT ARCCONF CREATE 1 JBOD...
... logical drive numbers for a RAID volume logical drive. Spanned drives cannot be lost. Rvolume is the controller number. The minimum value is 10 days (quick), the maximum is an optional parameter that suppresses the confirmation prompt. Noprompt is 365 days (slow). Setting the period automaically turns background consistency check on . Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 14 RAID# indicates the RAID level for confirmation Examples ARCCONF CREATE 1 LOGICALDRIVE STRIPESIZE 64 MAX 0 1 0 2 0 3 2 NOPROMPT ARCCONF CREATE 1 JBOD...
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... 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 15 LogicalDrive|JBOD ALL deletes all logical drives or JBODs. Example ARCCONF DRIVERUPDATE C:\WINDOWSALL arcconf failover Turns automatic failover on . Examples ARCCONF DELETE 1 LOGICALDRIVE 1 2 3 ARCCONF DELETE 1 JBOD ALL arcconf driverupdate Updates Windows device drivers. Syntax ARCCONF FAILOVER Parameters Controller# is not limited to) the following items: ● Controller type ● BIOS, boot block, device driver, and firmware versions ● Logical drive status, RAID level and size, ● MaxIQ cache status (enabled/disabled...
... 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 15 LogicalDrive|JBOD ALL deletes all logical drives or JBODs. Example ARCCONF DRIVERUPDATE C:\WINDOWSALL arcconf failover Turns automatic failover on . Examples ARCCONF DELETE 1 LOGICALDRIVE 1 2 3 ARCCONF DELETE 1 JBOD ALL arcconf driverupdate Updates Windows device drivers. Syntax ARCCONF FAILOVER Parameters Controller# is not limited to) the following items: ● Controller type ● BIOS, boot block, device driver, and firmware versions ● Logical drive status, RAID level and size, ● MaxIQ cache status (enabled/disabled...
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...; DEVICE-A log of device errors that the controller encountered. ● DEAD-A log that records any occurrences of defunct devices. ● EVENT-A log of special events that can be assigned to MaxIQ pool ● Enclosure information: fan, power supply, and temperature status Syntax ARCCONF CONFIG [AD|LD [LD#]|PD|AL] Parameters Controller# is one of controller usage statistics. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 16 ● Physical device state ● Number of Solid State Disks...
...; DEVICE-A log of device errors that the controller encountered. ● DEAD-A log that records any occurrences of defunct devices. ● EVENT-A log of special events that can be assigned to MaxIQ pool ● Enclosure information: fan, power supply, and temperature status Syntax ARCCONF CONFIG [AD|LD [LD#]|PD|AL] Parameters Controller# is one of controller usage statistics. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 16 ● Physical device state ● Number of Solid State Disks...
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... reports verify, clear, initialize, and secure erase operations on a controller. Including information about SMART statistics, see the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. The information includes the type of operation, status, logical drive number, logical drive size, and percentage of any background command that will run after a reboot. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 17 ARCCONF GETLOGS 1 STATS Tabular arcconf getsmartstats Displays SMART statistics for the hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs) on physical devices. 3 GETSTATUS only reports active...
... reports verify, clear, initialize, and secure erase operations on a controller. Including information about SMART statistics, see the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. The information includes the type of operation, status, logical drive number, logical drive size, and percentage of any background command that will run after a reboot. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 17 ARCCONF GETLOGS 1 STATS Tabular arcconf getsmartstats Displays SMART statistics for the hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs) on physical devices. 3 GETSTATUS only reports active...
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...# DRIVE#] [noprompt] Parameters Controller# is the logical drive number TO indicates that suppresses alert messages. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 19 ● 7-(SAS) Download microcode with larger capacity (Online Capacity Expansion). Can be modified will follow LogicalDrive# is the controller number From indicates that the logical drive to be used to make mirrored sets. Size is one with offsets, save, and activate Noprompt is the RAID level for a RAID level-50 or RAID level 60 array. RAID# is...
...# DRIVE#] [noprompt] Parameters Controller# is the logical drive number TO indicates that suppresses alert messages. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 19 ● 7-(SAS) Download microcode with larger capacity (Online Capacity Expansion). Can be modified will follow LogicalDrive# is the controller number From indicates that the logical drive to be used to make mirrored sets. Size is one with offsets, save, and activate Noprompt is the RAID level for a RAID level-50 or RAID level 60 array. RAID# is...
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... from the BIOS/Firmware update diskettes. Syntax ARCCONF RESCAN Parameters Controller# is the controller number Example ARCCONF RESETSTATISTICSCOUNTERS 1 arcconf romupdate Allows new firmware and BIOS to be flashed to clear the counters and create fresh statistics. Use this command to the controller. Syntax ARCCONF ROMUPDATE Parameters Controller# is the controller number Example ARCCONF RESCAN 1 arcconf resetstatisticscounters Resets statistics counters for the removal of any disk drives in Windows and Linux. 2 Be sure to check for the device. Example ARCCONF MODIFY...
... from the BIOS/Firmware update diskettes. Syntax ARCCONF RESCAN Parameters Controller# is the controller number Example ARCCONF RESETSTATISTICSCOUNTERS 1 arcconf romupdate Allows new firmware and BIOS to be flashed to clear the counters and create fresh statistics. Use this command to the controller. Syntax ARCCONF ROMUPDATE Parameters Controller# is the controller number Example ARCCONF RESCAN 1 arcconf resetstatisticscounters Resets statistics counters for the removal of any disk drives in Windows and Linux. 2 Be sure to check for the device. Example ARCCONF MODIFY...
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... Support folder in the standard logs directory for Linux, the ASM install directory on Windows, and so on page 17.) The log files are copying UFI files from floppy images, be in the same directory prior to invoking ARCCONF. Example ARCCONF SAVESUPPORTARCHIVE arcconf setalarm Sets the state of controller ROM images. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 21 BaseName is not limited to) device logs, drive logs, event logs, error logs, controller logs, and SSD SMART...
... Support folder in the standard logs directory for Linux, the ASM install directory on Windows, and so on page 17.) The log files are copying UFI files from floppy images, be in the same directory prior to invoking ARCCONF. Example ARCCONF SAVESUPPORTARCHIVE arcconf setalarm Sets the state of controller ROM images. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 21 BaseName is not limited to) device logs, drive logs, event logs, error logs, controller logs, and SSD SMART...
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...the READY state, and any controller settings are reset to the logical drive. write through disabled ● WB - write back enabled Examples ARCCONF SETCACHE LOGICALDRIVE 1 RON ARCCONF SETCACHE DEVICE 0 0 WB arcconf setconfig Resets the controller's configuration. read cache on ● ROFF - Physical device cache modes: ● WT - Syntax ARCCONF SETCONFIG DEFAULT [noprompt] Parameters Controller# is the number of the logical drive whose cache will be altered Logical drive cache modes: ● RON - write through disabled ● WB - Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility...
...the READY state, and any controller settings are reset to the logical drive. write through disabled ● WB - write back enabled Examples ARCCONF SETCACHE LOGICALDRIVE 1 RON ARCCONF SETCACHE DEVICE 0 0 WB arcconf setconfig Resets the controller's configuration. read cache on ● ROFF - Physical device cache modes: ● WT - Syntax ARCCONF SETCONFIG DEFAULT [noprompt] Parameters Controller# is the number of the logical drive whose cache will be altered Logical drive cache modes: ● RON - write through disabled ● WB - Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility...
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... sets the MaxIQ Read/Write balance and fetch rate. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 23 arcconf setmaxiqcache Enables/disables MaxIQ caching for each parameter. Rate# is the new name of the logical drive Example ARCCONF SETNAME 1 LOGICALDRIVE 1 BACKUP_A When the ratio is reached, the page is 100. Syntax ARCCONF SETMAXIQCACHE ENABLE|DISABLE ARCCONF SETMAXIQCACHE ADDTOPOOL|REMOVEFROMPOOL ARCCONF SETMAXIQCACHE RWBALANCE ARCCONF SETMAXIQCACHE FETCHRATE Parameters Controller# is the controller number LogicalDrive# is the read caching must...
... sets the MaxIQ Read/Write balance and fetch rate. Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 23 arcconf setmaxiqcache Enables/disables MaxIQ caching for each parameter. Rate# is the new name of the logical drive Example ARCCONF SETNAME 1 LOGICALDRIVE 1 BACKUP_A When the ratio is reached, the page is 100. Syntax ARCCONF SETMAXIQCACHE ENABLE|DISABLE ARCCONF SETMAXIQCACHE ADDTOPOOL|REMOVEFROMPOOL ARCCONF SETMAXIQCACHE RWBALANCE ARCCONF SETMAXIQCACHE FETCHRATE Parameters Controller# is the controller number LogicalDrive# is the read caching must...
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...Performance Mode is a keyword that disables the stayawake period for the controller-the maximum number of internal drives that the controller may spin up limits for the disk drives on a controller. Disable is 1 (DYNAMIC/Default) or 2 (OLTP/Database). internal# is the controller number. This setting affects the SATA disk drives on the application. Example ARCCONF SETNCQ 1 ENABLE arcconf setperform Changes controller settings based on the controller. Example ARCCONF SETPERFORM 1 2 arcconf setpower Changes power management settings for the disk drives on a controller or logical drive...
...Performance Mode is a keyword that disables the stayawake period for the controller-the maximum number of internal drives that the controller may spin up limits for the disk drives on a controller. Disable is 1 (DYNAMIC/Default) or 2 (OLTP/Database). internal# is the controller number. This setting affects the SATA disk drives on the application. Example ARCCONF SETNCQ 1 ENABLE arcconf setperform Changes controller settings based on the controller. Example ARCCONF SETPERFORM 1 2 arcconf setpower Changes power management settings for the disk drives on a controller or logical drive...
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... drive is powered down timer, in minutes. Use arcconf getstatus to its operating condition. Valid values are 0 (never), 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180. Verify vt# sets the period of external drives (such as the drives in a JBOD) that the controller may spin up at one or more timers, in any order, in a single command. By default, a global priority change to running tasks. New Priority is the controller number...
... drive is powered down timer, in minutes. Use arcconf getstatus to its operating condition. Valid values are 0 (never), 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180. Verify vt# sets the period of external drives (such as the drives in a JBOD) that the controller may spin up at one or more timers, in any order, in a single command. By default, a global priority change to running tasks. New Priority is the controller number...
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... nocheck arcconf setstatsdatacollection Enables or disables statistics collection for confirmation. State: ● HSP-Create a hot spare from its current state to the designated state. Syntax ARCCONF SETSTATSDATACOLLECTION Enable|Disable Parameters Controller# is the controller number. Example ARCCONF SETSTATSDATACOLLECTION 1 ENABLE Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 26 arcconf setstate Changes the state of a physical device or logical device from a ready drive ● RDY-Remove a hot spare designation ● DDD-Force a drive offline (to Failed) ADVANCED...
... nocheck arcconf setstatsdatacollection Enables or disables statistics collection for confirmation. State: ● HSP-Create a hot spare from its current state to the designated state. Syntax ARCCONF SETSTATSDATACOLLECTION Enable|Disable Parameters Controller# is the controller number. Example ARCCONF SETSTATSDATACOLLECTION 1 ENABLE Chapter 2: Using the Command Line Utility ● 26 arcconf setstate Changes the state of a physical device or logical device from a ready drive ● RDY-Remove a hot spare designation ● DDD-Force a drive offline (to Failed) ADVANCED...
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...(Verify with fix)-verifies the logical drive redundancy and repairs the drive if bad data is found. ● verify-verifies the logical drive redundancy without repairing bad data. ● clear-removes all data from the drive. ● Physical device options: ● verify_fix-verifies the disk media and repairs the disk if bad data is found. ● verify-verifies the disk media without repairing bad data. ● clear-removes all data from the drive. ● initialize-returns a drive to the READY state (erases the metadata). ● secureerase [password]-removes all data from the drive...
...(Verify with fix)-verifies the logical drive redundancy and repairs the drive if bad data is found. ● verify-verifies the logical drive redundancy without repairing bad data. ● clear-removes all data from the drive. ● Physical device options: ● verify_fix-verifies the disk media and repairs the disk if bad data is found. ● verify-verifies the disk media without repairing bad data. ● clear-removes all data from the drive. ● initialize-returns a drive to the READY state (erases the metadata). ● secureerase [password]-removes all data from the drive...