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... in this section to install Adaptec Storage Manager and build your controller or enclosure. ● 11 How This Guide is Organized This User's Guide is divided into three sections: ● Part I /O) technology-such as Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)-that can be used to manage multiple Adaptec RAID products in this User's Guide...
... in this section to install Adaptec Storage Manager and build your controller or enclosure. ● 11 How This Guide is Organized This User's Guide is divided into three sections: ● Part I /O) technology-such as Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)-that can be used to manage multiple Adaptec RAID products in this User's Guide...
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...logical drives by grouping together same-sized physical drives, and assigns RAID levels based on the number of SAS and SATA disk drives. Use the express method when you must use the ...then select the controller you can choose to specify a size for more physical disk drives is assigned RAID 5. ● A logical drive with two physical disk drives is set RAID levels, determine logical...and assigns RAID levels based on the number of the disk drives. Note: Adaptec recommends that you use express configuration, Adaptec Storage Manager automatically creates logical drives by Adaptec Storage ...
...logical drives by grouping together same-sized physical drives, and assigns RAID levels based on the number of SAS and SATA disk drives. Use the express method when you must use the ...then select the controller you can choose to specify a size for more physical disk drives is assigned RAID 5. ● A logical drive with two physical disk drives is set RAID levels, determine logical...and assigns RAID levels based on the number of the disk drives. Note: Adaptec recommends that you use express configuration, Adaptec Storage Manager automatically creates logical drives by Adaptec Storage ...
User Guide
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... disk drives you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Note: To build a RAID Volume, see page 73. To build a JBOD disk, see page 71. Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you try to select the correct number of SAS and SATA disk drives. Chapter 3: Building... Your Storage Space ● 38 4 Select a RAID level. advanced RAID levels are listed first; See Selecting the Best RAID Level on page 152 for more information...
... disk drives you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Note: To build a RAID Volume, see page 73. To build a JBOD disk, see page 71. Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you try to select the correct number of SAS and SATA disk drives. Chapter 3: Building... Your Storage Space ● 38 4 Select a RAID level. advanced RAID levels are listed first; See Selecting the Best RAID Level on page 152 for more information...
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...comprising SAS disk drives. Note: To designate a global hot spare while you not designate a SAS hot spare for a logical drive comprising SATA disk drives, or a SATA hot ...Adaptec recommends that has been assigned to protect more than one logical drive is called a pool spare.) You must create the logical drive before you build a logical drive. To designate a global hot spare: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller... see page 137.) Hot Spare Limitations ● You can't create a hot spare for RAID 0 logical drives, simple volumes, or spanned volumes. ● You can't create a hot...
...comprising SAS disk drives. Note: To designate a global hot spare while you not designate a SAS hot spare for a logical drive comprising SATA disk drives, or a SATA hot ...Adaptec recommends that has been assigned to protect more than one logical drive is called a pool spare.) You must create the logical drive before you build a logical drive. To designate a global hot spare: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller... see page 137.) Hot Spare Limitations ● You can't create a hot spare for RAID 0 logical drives, simple volumes, or spanned volumes. ● You can't create a hot...
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... sizes, follow the instructions in a new logical drive (see page 62), or add it appears similar to the example in the next figure, where a RAID 5 logical drive includes two disk drives of one size and two of another-the disk drive icons indicate that the two larger disk drives still...shows that the disk drive designated as a hot spare is created, it to an existing logical drive (see page 69). Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Disk drive icons show space still available The Full Size Capacity View of the...
... sizes, follow the instructions in a new logical drive (see page 62), or add it appears similar to the example in the next figure, where a RAID 5 logical drive includes two disk drives of one size and two of another-the disk drive icons indicate that the two larger disk drives still...shows that the disk drive designated as a hot spare is created, it to an existing logical drive (see page 69). Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Disk drive icons show space still available The Full Size Capacity View of the...
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... the Creation of a Logical Drive To stop the creation of larger disk drives are combined with smaller disk drives to create a RAID 5 logical drive. Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 62 Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Segments Free segments on... Low, right-click the magnifying glass icon, then select Change background task priority. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. The configuration is saved in the Adaptec controller and in Custom Configuration (Advanced) on page 93.
... the Creation of a Logical Drive To stop the creation of larger disk drives are combined with smaller disk drives to create a RAID 5 logical drive. Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 62 Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Segments Free segments on... Low, right-click the magnifying glass icon, then select Change background task priority. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. The configuration is saved in the Adaptec controller and in Custom Configuration (Advanced) on page 93.
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... drives on controller usage, RAID level, and disk drive type ● 100% Random ● 60%--80% Read ● 20%--40% Write ● 8Kb Blocks SAS: ●...; R0 Sequential writes (all request sizes) ● R0 File server and Web server ● R5 Sequential writes (all request sizes) ● R5 Web server ● R6 Web server ● R10 Sequential writes ● R10 Web server SATA...sizes) ● R10 Sequential writes (all controllers.) The following application-specific performance modes are supported by Adaptec Storage Manager. Performance Criteria Best Performance ●...
... drives on controller usage, RAID level, and disk drive type ● 100% Random ● 60%--80% Read ● 20%--40% Write ● 8Kb Blocks SAS: ●...; R0 Sequential writes (all request sizes) ● R0 File server and Web server ● R5 Sequential writes (all request sizes) ● R5 Web server ● R6 Web server ● R10 Sequential writes ● R10 Web server SATA...sizes) ● R10 Sequential writes (all controllers.) The following application-specific performance modes are supported by Adaptec Storage Manager. Performance Criteria Best Performance ●...
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... together. ● May have size limitations for logical drives. To make changes, click Back. Creating a RAID Volume A RAID Volume comprises two or more information, see page 69). Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you to -end. To schedule the changes for later, click Schedule, ...View, click on the controller associated with a larger one (for an example.) 6 Modify the Advanced Settings, if required. (See Fine-tuning Logical Drives on the disk drive you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Note: Adaptec recommends that logical drive. ...
... together. ● May have size limitations for logical drives. To make changes, click Back. Creating a RAID Volume A RAID Volume comprises two or more information, see page 69). Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you to -end. To schedule the changes for later, click Schedule, ...View, click on the controller associated with a larger one (for an example.) 6 Modify the Advanced Settings, if required. (See Fine-tuning Logical Drives on the disk drive you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Note: Adaptec recommends that logical drive. ...