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... (see page 60) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; This Guide uses these documents: ● Readme.txt-Includes updated product information and known issues; located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Terminology Used in this Guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide...
... (see page 60) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; This Guide uses these documents: ● Readme.txt-Includes updated product information and known issues; located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Terminology Used in this Guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide...
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...drive enclosures only) ● Optimized disk utilization, which lets disk drives arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance ● Support for disk drive enclosures with SES2 enclosure management hardware ● Support for a battery backup module (see ...controllers. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 16 Standard RAID Controller Features ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ™ Solid State Drives ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID...
...drive enclosures only) ● Optimized disk utilization, which lets disk drives arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance ● Support for disk drive enclosures with SES2 enclosure management hardware ● Support for a battery backup module (see ...controllers. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 16 Standard RAID Controller Features ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ™ Solid State Drives ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID...
User Guide
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... how many disk drives you must connect to your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by your RAID controller to a RAID 50 array except that data is stored on page 16). ● RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array)-Stripes data across multiple disk drives. Improved performance but no redundancy (see page 75). ●...
... how many disk drives you must connect to your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by your RAID controller to a RAID 50 array except that data is stored on page 16). ● RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array)-Stripes data across multiple disk drives. Improved performance but no redundancy (see page 75). ●...
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...Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. For more information about arrays, refer to four SAS or SATA disk... enclosure. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 32 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives. When selecting disk drives for your requirements, you can use any of the...
...Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. For more information about arrays, refer to four SAS or SATA disk... enclosure. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 32 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives. When selecting disk drives for your requirements, you can use any of the...
User Guide
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... for completing tasks appear on your computer. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Power on -screen. For instructions, refer to the top of SAS and SATA disk drives. "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will display. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. Creating an Array ... family in this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with the ACU The ACU is the quicker and easier tool for this task. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you can navigate with a different RAID level; Note: During boot up...
... for completing tasks appear on your computer. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Power on -screen. For instructions, refer to the top of SAS and SATA disk drives. "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will display. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. Creating an Array ... family in this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with the ACU The ACU is the quicker and easier tool for this task. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you can navigate with a different RAID level; Note: During boot up...
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... from the disk. Property Line Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. You can now be used. However, performance is reduced until the Exit utility window appears. 13 Select Yes, then press Enter. The selected disk...
... from the disk. Property Line Array Type Array Label Array Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. You can now be used. However, performance is reduced until the Exit utility window appears. 13 Select Yes, then press Enter. The selected disk...
User Guide
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...prompt, type go . 4 Select 1 for the aacraid package. 5 When the installation is already installed on your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to remove it. ! If an Adaptec driver is complete, select q to quit the installer. 6 Reboot your computer and remove the driver disk. 7 Continue ...operating system currently boots from the Adaptec controller, do not reset your computer after you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 2 Check for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in this section ...
...prompt, type go . 4 Select 1 for the aacraid package. 5 When the installation is already installed on your computer, perform a pkgrm SUNWaac to remove it. ! If an Adaptec driver is complete, select q to quit the installer. 6 Reboot your computer and remove the driver disk. 7 Continue ...operating system currently boots from the Adaptec controller, do not reset your computer after you remove the pre-existing Adaptec driver. Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 2 Check for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in this section ...
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... use to use ARCCONF. With ARCCONF, you build a storage space for your data and improve system performance. About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) is to protect your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can group disk drives into logical drives and build in the background, without...
... use to use ARCCONF. With ARCCONF, you build a storage space for your data and improve system performance. About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) is to protect your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can group disk drives into logical drives and build in the background, without...
User Guide
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...in both SAS and SATA disk drives in the same SAS domain (see page 72), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as computers and disk drives communicate with the use both directions...to end devices and expander devices collectively as described in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of data one at the same time), using the ...is SAS? SAS links end devices through direct-attach connections, or through expander devices. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders ...
...in both SAS and SATA disk drives in the same SAS domain (see page 72), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as computers and disk drives communicate with the use both directions...to end devices and expander devices collectively as described in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of data one at the same time), using the ...is SAS? SAS links end devices through direct-attach connections, or through expander devices. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders ...
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... expander devices can therefore comprise up to 16,384 SAS ports (and therefore up to other backplanes. For example, you can connect up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to a fanout expander. SAS Domain Disk Drives SAS SAS SATA Disk Drives SATA Disk Drives SATA SAS Edge Expander SATA Disk Drives SATA.... (A single edge expander can therefore support up to 128 SAS addresses.) You can daisy-chain (connect one fanout expander in a large data storage topology. Each performs a different role in a host system.
... expander devices can therefore comprise up to 16,384 SAS ports (and therefore up to other backplanes. For example, you can connect up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to a fanout expander. SAS Domain Disk Drives SAS SAS SATA Disk Drives SATA Disk Drives SATA SAS Edge Expander SATA Disk Drives SATA.... (A single edge expander can therefore support up to 128 SAS addresses.) You can daisy-chain (connect one fanout expander in a large data storage topology. Each performs a different role in a host system.
User Guide
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... to protect your data storage. RAID levels also vary by your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of disk drives they support. Understanding Drive Segments 75 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 75 RAID 1 Arrays ...76 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays...76 RAID 10 Arrays ...77 RAID 5 Arrays ...78 RAID 5EE Arrays...79 RAID 50 Arrays ...80 RAID 6 Arrays ...81 RAID 60 Arrays ...81 Selecting the...
... to protect your data storage. RAID levels also vary by your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of disk drives they support. Understanding Drive Segments 75 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 75 RAID 1 Arrays ...76 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays...76 RAID 10 Arrays ...77 RAID 5 Arrays ...78 RAID 5EE Arrays...79 RAID 50 Arrays ...80 RAID 6 Arrays ...81 RAID 60 Arrays ...81 Selecting the...
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... portion of a disk drive that are part of an array) and available segments. A disk drive can include both RAID segments (segments that is limited to the size of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. Drive segment size is used to an equal-sized group of the smallest disk drive in Logical Drive...
... portion of a disk drive that are part of an array) and available segments. A disk drive can include both RAID segments (segments that is limited to the size of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. Drive segment size is used to an equal-sized group of the smallest disk drive in Logical Drive...
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... mirror-is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives. If the RAID 1 array is stored on each disk drive). In this figure. Compared to a RAID 1 array except that data is similar to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks...
... mirror-is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives. If the RAID 1 array is stored on each disk drive). In this figure. Compared to a RAID 1 array except that data is similar to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks...
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... Drive 1 1 3 ... 499 Disk Drive 2 2 4 ... 500 Disk Drive 3 1 3 ... 499 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 2 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 10 Logical Drive = 500 GB Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Disk Drive 1 250 GB Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk... 400 GB disk drives can create two mirrored drive segments of 250 GB, for a total of the smallest disk drive in the array. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 77 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized...
... Drive 1 1 3 ... 499 Disk Drive 2 2 4 ... 500 Disk Drive 3 1 3 ... 499 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 2 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 10 Logical Drive = 500 GB Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Disk Drive 1 250 GB Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk... 400 GB disk drives can create two mirrored drive segments of 250 GB, for a total of the smallest disk drive in the array. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 77 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized...
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Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Disk Drive 1 250 GB Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in ... built from a minimum of parity data, as shown in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 4 ... For instance, an array with the stored data. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 78 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is an error-correcting redundancy that's used to provide redundancy. Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive...
Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Disk Drive 1 250 GB Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in ... built from a minimum of parity data, as shown in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 4 ... For instance, an array with the stored data. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 78 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is an error-correcting redundancy that's used to provide redundancy. Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive...
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...GB) of stored data and 500 GB of parity data. RAID 50 Logical Drive = 1000 GB plus Parity RAID 5 A Each RAID 5 Logical Drive has 500 GB Data Storage 250 GB Parity Data RAID 5 B 1, 5, P 3, P, 9 P, 7, ... drives and three 400 GB disk drives comprise two equal-sized RAID 5 arrays with 500 GB of stored data and 250 GB ... the size of the smallest disk drive in both RAID 5 arrays. (For more RAID 5 arrays, and stripes stored data and parity data... Understanding RAID ● 80 RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is limited to forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more information, see RAID 5 ...
...GB) of stored data and 500 GB of parity data. RAID 50 Logical Drive = 1000 GB plus Parity RAID 5 A Each RAID 5 Logical Drive has 500 GB Data Storage 250 GB Parity Data RAID 5 B 1, 5, P 3, P, 9 P, 7, ... drives and three 400 GB disk drives comprise two equal-sized RAID 5 arrays with 500 GB of stored data and 250 GB ... the size of the smallest disk drive in both RAID 5 arrays. (For more RAID 5 arrays, and stripes stored data and parity data... Understanding RAID ● 80 RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is limited to forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more information, see RAID 5 ...
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...400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in both RAID 6 arrays. P2 Disk Drive 2 2 P2 ... 449 Disk Drive 3 P1 3 ... Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 81 RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array-also known as two or more RAID 6 arrays, and stripes stored data and two sets of parity... sets of parity data instead of parity data provide enhanced data protection, and striping improves performance. However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to provide redundancy. RAID 6 arrays must be built from two simultaneous disk drive failures. Both sets of disk drives...
...400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in both RAID 6 arrays. P2 Disk Drive 2 2 P2 ... 449 Disk Drive 3 P1 3 ... Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 81 RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array-also known as two or more RAID 6 arrays, and stripes stored data and two sets of parity... sets of parity data instead of parity data provide enhanced data protection, and striping improves performance. However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to provide redundancy. RAID 6 arrays must be built from two simultaneous disk drive failures. Both sets of disk drives...
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...for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Disk Drive Usage 100% 50% 50% 50%... 67 - 94% 50 - 88% 67 - 94% 50 - 88% 50 - 88% Read Performance Write Performance Built-in Hot Spare No No ...
...for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Disk Drive Usage 100% 50% 50% 50%... 67 - 94% 50 - 88% 67 - 94% 50 - 88% 50 - 88% Read Performance Write Performance Built-in Hot Spare No No ...
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...Press Esc to Manage the MaxIQ Pool on page 88. Initializing a disk drive that's part of the array/drive. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 86 Option Power Off Drive After Verify Drive After Description The duration of inactive state of the array/drive after which... the system performs a health check of an array may need to accept the values. Note: Power Off Drive After duration should be enabled. 6 Press Tab...
...Press Esc to Manage the MaxIQ Pool on page 88. Initializing a disk drive that's part of the array/drive. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 86 Option Power Off Drive After Verify Drive After Description The duration of inactive state of the array/drive after which... the system performs a health check of an array may need to accept the values. Note: Power Off Drive After duration should be enabled. 6 Press Tab...
User Guide
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... a disk drive that automatically replaces any logical drive on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). A global hot spare is not assigned to format it (see page 84). Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. Performing a secure erase takes up to the operating system. Stopping a...appears as a physical disk drive to six times longer than one controller, select your changes and return to its main window. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 87 Secure Erasing Disk Drives When you perform a secure erase on a disk drive, all data on that...
... a disk drive that automatically replaces any logical drive on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). A global hot spare is not assigned to format it (see page 84). Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. Performing a secure erase takes up to the operating system. Stopping a...appears as a physical disk drive to six times longer than one controller, select your changes and return to its main window. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 87 Secure Erasing Disk Drives When you perform a secure erase on a disk drive, all data on that...