User Guide
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... Manager 54 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 54 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 55 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 55 Which Utility Should I Use 55 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 57 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 57 Silencing the Alarm 57 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 58 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare 58 Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by...
... Manager 54 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 54 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 55 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 55 Which Utility Should I Use 55 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 57 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 57 Silencing the Alarm 57 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 58 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare 58 Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by...
User Guide
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... failover, so arrays are automatically rebuilt when a failed disk drive is both mirrored and striped, and more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for JBOD disks (appear as a physical disk drives to the operating system; For more...
... failover, so arrays are automatically rebuilt when a failed disk drive is both mirrored and striped, and more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for JBOD disks (appear as a physical disk drives to the operating system; For more...
User Guide
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... to monitor the status of your controller, see Backplane Connections on the selected disk drives flash. For more information about using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your computer powered off, check the connections to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online Help. Controller Device State Failed Rebuilding Blink Other Slot State...
... to monitor the status of your controller, see Backplane Connections on the selected disk drives flash. For more information about using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your computer powered off, check the connections to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online Help. Controller Device State Failed Rebuilding Blink Other Slot State...
User Guide
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...failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 59). ● If multiple disk drives fail within the same array (see page 58). ● If the array was built into the array and takes over for the failed drive. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to protect the arrays on that controller...; If there is a disk drive failure in that array fails the hot spare is automatically incorporated into the array). If the controller fails to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. No action is automatically moved back to recover when a disk drive fails: ● If the ...
...failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 59). ● If multiple disk drives fail within the same array (see page 58). ● If the array was built into the array and takes over for the failed drive. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to protect the arrays on that controller...; If there is a disk drive failure in that array fails the hot spare is automatically incorporated into the array). If the controller fails to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. No action is automatically moved back to recover when a disk drive fails: ● If the ...
User Guide
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...each additional firmware image to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced. Correct the cause of the failure or replace the failed disk drives. Then, restore your Adaptec RAID controller. You can use the BIOS utility, ACU (see ...connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see Step 3). 8 At the prompt, type a:\afu update /c x where x is the controller number. For more than one disk drive fails at the same time in About Your RAID Controller on page 15.) 7 Reconnect the power cord, power on which disk drives fail. Storage Manager User...
...each additional firmware image to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced. Correct the cause of the failure or replace the failed disk drives. Then, restore your Adaptec RAID controller. You can use the BIOS utility, ACU (see ...connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see Step 3). 8 At the prompt, type a:\afu update /c x where x is the controller number. For more than one disk drive fails at the same time in About Your RAID Controller on page 15.) 7 Reconnect the power cord, power on which disk drives fail. Storage Manager User...
User Guide
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..., refer to low power state when it is inactive. The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as its bootable array. Modifying...your computer. The duration of inactive state of an array. Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color. ● Make an...switches the array to make bootable, then press Ctrl+B. Note: The disk drive should support low power mode. Note: You cannot make an array... Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 79 Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing...
..., refer to low power state when it is inactive. The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as its bootable array. Modifying...your computer. The duration of inactive state of an array. Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color. ● Make an...switches the array to make bootable, then press Ctrl+B. Note: The disk drive should support low power mode. Note: You cannot make an array... Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 79 Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing...
User Guide
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... Create JBOD from the list. Follow the on-screen instructions to perform a secure erase only on disk drives that automatically replaces any logical drive on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). To begin a secure erase, select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu. You... system. It protects any failed drive in progress: 1 In the main ACU window, select Secure Erase. 2 Select the disk drive being secure erased, then press Ctrl+Q. Stopping a Secure Erase To stop a secure erase in a logical drive. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 81...
... Create JBOD from the list. Follow the on-screen instructions to perform a secure erase only on disk drives that automatically replaces any logical drive on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). To begin a secure erase, select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu. You... system. It protects any failed drive in progress: 1 In the main ACU window, select Secure Erase. 2 Select the disk drive being secure erased, then press Ctrl+Q. Stopping a Secure Erase To stop a secure erase in a logical drive. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 81...
User Guide
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... POST time. Default is enabled. When set to act as a bootable device. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 83 General Controller Settings Note: Default settings are shown in systems that there may be a significant performance reduction. Caution-When...removable media devices, such as data entry and retrieval. Automatic Failover When enabled, the controller automatically rebuilds an array when a failed disk drive is not used on all RAID controller models.) Alarm Control When enabled, the alarm sounds. When disabled, the array must be booted from ...
... POST time. Default is enabled. When set to act as a bootable device. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 83 General Controller Settings Note: Default settings are shown in systems that there may be a significant performance reduction. Caution-When...removable media devices, such as data entry and retrieval. Automatic Failover When enabled, the controller automatically rebuilds an array when a failed disk drive is not used on all RAID controller models.) Alarm Control When enabled, the alarm sounds. When disabled, the array must be booted from ...
User Guide
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... of the operation in the log file C:\RAID.LOG: A:\> ACU /P A:\RAID.ACU /L C:\RAID.LOG /C1 This sample script file is the RAID.ACU script as referred to run the application. 15 Incorrect controller number. 16 Controller not responding. 17 Build/Verify/Clear failed. 18 Cannot use drives on the array.... Sample Scripts This command invokes the ACU and creates arrays on controller 1 based on shared channel. 21 Failed in getting kernel version. This script creates these arrays-a 500 MB single-disk volume, and a 2-GB two-disk drive RAID 1 with no errors (success) and you selected is invalid for...
... of the operation in the log file C:\RAID.LOG: A:\> ACU /P A:\RAID.ACU /L C:\RAID.LOG /C1 This sample script file is the RAID.ACU script as referred to run the application. 15 Incorrect controller number. 16 Controller not responding. 17 Build/Verify/Clear failed. 18 Cannot use drives on the array.... Sample Scripts This command invokes the ACU and creates arrays on controller 1 based on shared channel. 21 Failed in getting kernel version. This script creates these arrays-a 500 MB single-disk volume, and a 2-GB two-disk drive RAID 1 with no errors (success) and you selected is invalid for...
User Guide
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...-redundant arrays 69 RAID 0 69 RAID 1 70 RAID 10 71 RAID 1E 16, 70 RAID 5 72 RAID 50 74 RAID 5EE 17, 73 Index ● 125 external devices 35 F failed disk drives 58 multiple arrays 58 multiple disk drives 59 RAID 0 arrays 59 without hot spare 58 firmware 98 creating floppy disks 99 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 59 floppy disks for firmware update...
...-redundant arrays 69 RAID 0 69 RAID 1 70 RAID 10 71 RAID 1E 16, 70 RAID 5 72 RAID 50 74 RAID 5EE 17, 73 Index ● 125 external devices 35 F failed disk drives 58 multiple arrays 58 multiple disk drives 59 RAID 0 arrays 59 without hot spare 58 firmware 98 creating floppy disks 99 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 59 floppy disks for firmware update...
User Guide
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... firmware 17 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 55 See controllers RAID levels 28 record mode 90 recovering from disk drive failure 58 Red Hat driver installation 50 OS installation 45 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 83 replacing failed disk drives 58 requirements 14 drive 29 rescanning disk drives 80 resetting controllers 59 Runtime BIOS...
... firmware 17 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 55 See controllers RAID levels 28 record mode 90 recovering from disk drive failure 58 Red Hat driver installation 50 OS installation 45 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 83 replacing failed disk drives 58 requirements 14 drive 29 rescanning disk drives 80 resetting controllers 59 Runtime BIOS...