User Guide
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... Installing Adaptec Storage 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...
... Installing Adaptec Storage 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...
User Guide
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... are supported by all features are supported by Adaptec 5-Series controllers only. ● Copyback Hot Spare-You can use this feature to move data from a hot spare back to its original location after a failed disk drive is replaced. ● Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)-A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is both mirrored...
... are supported by all features are supported by Adaptec 5-Series controllers only. ● Copyback Hot Spare-You can use this feature to move data from a hot spare back to its original location after a failed disk drive is replaced. ● Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)-A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is both mirrored...
User Guide
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... SerialSelect (see About Your RAID Controller on page 15. ● Ensure that your controller, see Modifying Your Controller's Configuration on page 82.) Monitoring Disk Drives Status You can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com or the Support Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com. Controller Device State Failed Rebuilding Blink Other Slot State...
... SerialSelect (see About Your RAID Controller on page 15. ● Ensure that your controller, see Modifying Your Controller's Configuration on page 82.) Monitoring Disk Drives Status You can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com or the Support Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com. Controller Device State Failed Rebuilding Blink Other Slot State...
User Guide
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...). The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Make sure that was not protected by a hot spare (see page 58). ● If there is a disk drive failure in more than the failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 59). ● If multiple disk drives fail within...
...). The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Make sure that was not protected by a hot spare (see page 58). ● If there is a disk drive failure in more than the failed disk drive it is a RAID 0 array (see page 59). ● If multiple disk drives fail within...
User Guide
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... copy the AFU.exe file to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Interface User's Guide and the Adaptec. You may be recovered. Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Because RAID 0 volumes do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is moved back to do not include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in the same array, the data...
... copy the AFU.exe file to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Interface User's Guide and the Adaptec. You may be recovered. Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Because RAID 0 volumes do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is moved back to do not include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in the same array, the data...
User Guide
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... data to re-create data if a disk drive fails. For instance, an array with the stored data. Parity data is built from a minimum of the smallest disk drive in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 4 ... P Disk Drive 2 2 5 ... 748 Disk Drive 3 3 P ... 749 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 P 6 ... 750 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 5 Logical Drive = 750 GB plus Parity Parity data provides...
... data to re-create data if a disk drive fails. For instance, an array with the stored data. Parity data is built from a minimum of the smallest disk drive in Logical Drive Disk Drive 1 1 4 ... P Disk Drive 2 2 5 ... 748 Disk Drive 3 3 P ... 749 Unused Space = 150 GB Disk Drive 4 P 6 ... 750 Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 5 Logical Drive = 750 GB plus Parity Parity data provides...
User Guide
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...duration of inactive state of an array. Note: The disk drive should support low power mode. The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as its bootable array. In... to low power mode. For more information, refer to modify the boot order. Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color. ● Make an array bootable (see Creating ...9679; Change the cache settings for a specific time. This is inactive. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 79 Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing arrays, select Manage Arrays...
...duration of inactive state of an array. Note: The disk drive should support low power mode. The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as its bootable array. In... to low power mode. For more information, refer to modify the boot order. Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color. ● Make an array bootable (see Creating ...9679; Change the cache settings for a specific time. This is inactive. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 79 Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing arrays, select Manage Arrays...
User Guide
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...for use in a new array), it may make the array unusable. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 80 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 n" is an optional setting. Note: Power...cache settings for "write-through" caching. 6 Press Enter to initialize. This is displayed. If an error occurs during initialization, the message "Initializing drives...FAILED x of the array/drive. Initializing a disk drive that failed to accept the values.
...for use in a new array), it may make the array unusable. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 80 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 n" is an optional setting. Note: Power...cache settings for "write-through" caching. 6 Press Enter to initialize. This is displayed. If an error occurs during initialization, the message "Initializing drives...FAILED x of the array/drive. Initializing a disk drive that failed to accept the values.
User Guide
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...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. If you may want to perform a secure erase only on -screen instructions to create and manage JBODs. A JBOD disk is complete. All the supported disk drives... information. Follow the 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 may choose to format it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much...
...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. If you may want to perform a secure erase only on -screen instructions to create and manage JBODs. A JBOD disk is complete. All the supported disk drives... information. Follow the 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 may choose to format it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much...
User Guide
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... the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 83 General Controller Settings Note: Default settings are shown in systems that there may be rebuilt manually. Automatic Failover When enabled, the controller automatically rebuilds an array when a failed disk drive is turned off (disabled), it will automatically turn back on after a reboot. Only available with SATA II disk drives. Runtime...
... the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 83 General Controller Settings Note: Default settings are shown in systems that there may be rebuilt manually. Automatic Failover When enabled, the controller automatically rebuilds an array when a failed disk drive is turned off (disabled), it will automatically turn back on after a reboot. Only available with SATA II disk drives. Runtime...
User Guide
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...● Build (the default)-Perform a Build/Verify process on the array. Default is written to the disk drive (called full-stripe write mode), which method to use when creating a redundant (RAID 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50, 6 and 60) array. Note: A unit keyword is specified,... the ACU exits with a numeric size value. Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 93 Method Keyword Method is achieved by starting and completing a Build/Verify. ● Skip Init-If multiple disk drives fail...
...● Build (the default)-Perform a Build/Verify process on the array. Default is written to the disk drive (called full-stripe write mode), which method to use when creating a redundant (RAID 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50, 6 and 60) array. Note: A unit keyword is specified,... the ACU exits with a numeric size value. Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 93 Method Keyword Method is achieved by starting and completing a Build/Verify. ● Skip Init-If multiple disk drives fail...
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...hot spares allowed for the specified array. 14 Insufficient memory to run the application. 15 Incorrect controller number. 16 Controller not responding. 17 Build/Verify/Clear failed. 18 Cannot use drives on the array keywords defined in creating array - Unknown product ID. 22 Kernel timeout in ...writing command. 23 No RAID channels available 24 Error: wrong stripe size in the script file A:\RAID.ACU. script ...
...hot spares allowed for the specified array. 14 Insufficient memory to run the application. 15 Incorrect controller number. 16 Controller not responding. 17 Build/Verify/Clear failed. 18 Cannot use drives on the array keywords defined in creating array - Unknown product ID. 22 Kernel timeout in ...writing command. 23 No RAID channels available 24 Error: wrong stripe size in the script file A:\RAID.ACU. script ...
User Guide
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... 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 99 formatting disk drives 84 FreeBSD driver installation 52 OS installation 47 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See disk drive hot...
... 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 99 formatting disk drives 84 FreeBSD driver installation 52 OS installation 47 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See disk drive hot...
User Guide
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... 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 setting 83 S safety information 120 SAS 4-... T technical specifications 121 technical support 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 12 SAS 62 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 55 Adaptec Storage Manager 54 AFU 55 ARCCONF 54 troubleshooting tips 56 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U UnixWare ...
... 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 setting 83 S safety information 120 SAS 4-... T technical specifications 121 technical support 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 12 SAS 62 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 55 Adaptec Storage Manager 54 AFU 55 ARCCONF 54 troubleshooting tips 56 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U UnixWare ...