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... Used in this Guide 12 How to Find More Information 12 Kit Contents and System Requirements Kit Contents ...14 System Requirements 14 About Your RAID Controller Standard RAID Controller Features 16 Array-level Features 16 Advanced Data Protection Suite 17 Adding a Battery Backup Module 17 Upgrading the Controller Firmware 17 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 18 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5805...
... Used in this Guide 12 How to Find More Information 12 Kit Contents and System Requirements Kit Contents ...14 System Requirements 14 About Your RAID Controller Standard RAID Controller Features 16 Array-level Features 16 Advanced Data Protection Suite 17 Adding a Battery Backup Module 17 Upgrading the Controller Firmware 17 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 18 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5805...
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... Cache Protection 37 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 38 Connecting Directly to the Controller 38 Connecting to a System Backplane 39 Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs 40 Connecting External Devices 42 Next Steps ...42 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 44 Creating an Array 44 Creating an Array with the ACU 44 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 46 Making Your Array Bootable 47 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 49 Creating a Driver Disk 49 Installing with Windows 50 Installing with Windows Server...
... Cache Protection 37 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 38 Connecting Directly to the Controller 38 Connecting to a System Backplane 39 Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs 40 Connecting External Devices 42 Next Steps ...42 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 44 Creating an Array 44 Creating an Array with the ACU 44 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 46 Making Your Array Bootable 47 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 49 Creating a Driver Disk 49 Installing with Windows 50 Installing with Windows Server...
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... Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 56 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 56 Installing on OpenServer 57 Installing on UnixWare 57 Installing on Solaris 57 Installing on VMware 58 Installing on FreeBSD 58 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 60 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 60 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 60 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 61 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 61 Which Utility Should I Use 61 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 63 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 63 Silencing the Alarm...
... Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 56 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 56 Installing on OpenServer 57 Installing on UnixWare 57 Installing on Solaris 57 Installing on VMware 58 Installing on FreeBSD 58 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 60 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 60 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 60 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 61 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 61 Which Utility Should I Use 61 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 63 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 63 Silencing the Alarm...
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...82 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 84 Running the ARC Utility 84 Navigating the ARC Utility 84 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 84 Creating a New Array 84 Managing Existing Arrays 85 Initializing Disk Drives 86 Rescanning Disk Drives 86 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 87 Managing Global Hot Spares 87 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 87 Creating a New JBOD 87 Managing Existing JBODs 88 Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool 88 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 88 Opening SerialSelect 89 Applying Changes and...
...82 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 84 Running the ARC Utility 84 Navigating the ARC Utility 84 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 84 Creating a New Array 84 Managing Existing Arrays 85 Initializing Disk Drives 86 Rescanning Disk Drives 86 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 87 Managing Global Hot Spares 87 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 87 Creating a New JBOD 87 Managing Existing JBODs 88 Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool 88 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 88 Opening SerialSelect 89 Applying Changes and...
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... used to refer to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide are known to computer users by referring to these terms: ● Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card) ● Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive) ● Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or JBOD enclosure) ● Array (also known as logical drives. For more information, see page 60) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; accessible from...
... used to refer to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide are known to computer users by referring to these terms: ● Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card) ● Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive) ● Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or JBOD enclosure) ● Array (also known as logical drives. For more information, see page 60) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; accessible from...
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... Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary-for cable information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with...
... Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary-for cable information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with...
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... 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 Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility (ACU), a command line utility (ARCCONF), and a DOS utility (see Managing Your Storage...
... 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 Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility (ACU), a command line utility (ARCCONF), and a DOS utility (see Managing Your Storage...
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... move data from a minimum of four disk drives. ● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6)-A RAID 6 array is similar to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. Adding a Battery Backup Module This table shows the battery model supported by your controller firmware, refer to a RAID 5 array except that it includes two independent sets of parity data instead of two. Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware on your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in Using the Adaptec Flash Utility on Adaptec 5-Series controllers only. ● Copyback Hot Spare-You...
... move data from a minimum of four disk drives. ● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6)-A RAID 6 array is similar to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. Adding a Battery Backup Module This table shows the battery model supported by your controller firmware, refer to a RAID 5 array except that it includes two independent sets of parity data instead of two. Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware on your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in Using the Adaptec Flash Utility on Adaptec 5-Series controllers only. ● Copyback Hot Spare-You...
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...the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 17) Alarm Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs Audible Alarm Drive Activity LED connectors for CN1/CN0 CN0 CN1 2 external SAS connectors Mounting bracket Battery connector PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, external Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support...
...the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 17) Alarm Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs Audible Alarm Drive Activity LED connectors for CN1/CN0 CN0 CN1 2 external SAS connectors Mounting bracket Battery connector PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, external Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support...
User Guide
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... ACU utility is installed. To enable your system to the top of the list. However, you try to your computer documentation. For instructions, refer to create an array. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you can create an array using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives. See page 68 for this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with a different RAID level; Creating an Array This section explains how to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide...
... ACU utility is installed. To enable your system to the top of the list. However, you try to your computer documentation. For instructions, refer to create an array. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you can create an array using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives. See page 68 for this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with a different RAID level; Creating an Array This section explains how to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide...
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... a hot spare. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical drive, or to make other changes to the configuration, click Modify logical devices. 8 Click Apply, then click Yes when prompted to make the array bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format your operating system. Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to confirm applying your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring...
... a hot spare. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical drive, or to make other changes to the configuration, click Modify logical devices. 8 Click Apply, then click Yes when prompted to make the array bootable (see Creating Bootable Arrays on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format your operating system. Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to confirm applying your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring...
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... console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string may differ for your VMware distribution. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to save the boot image and run the vmware-mkinitrd command manually. 5 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. 7 Continue with Managing Your Storage...
... console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string may differ for your VMware distribution. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to save the boot image and run the vmware-mkinitrd command manually. 5 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. 7 Continue with Managing Your Storage...
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...9679; Create and delete logical drives ● Modify and copy configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot ARCCONF and the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide, which describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in your storage space. The agent uses less memory than the full application. If your storage space running. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or to protect your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. The...
...9679; Create and delete logical drives ● Modify and copy configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot ARCCONF and the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide, which describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in your storage space. The agent uses less memory than the full application. If your storage space running. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or to protect your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. The...
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...specific disk drive or set of Adaptec Storage Manager to resolve a problem, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 59.) OR SerialSelect (see Backplane Connections on the selected disk drives flash. Controller Device State Failed Rebuilding Blink Other Slot State Device is faulty Device is installed in a different compatible expansion slot. (See page 36 for instructions.) ● Did the driver install correctly? ● If you have external disk drives (or other devices), are still unable to monitor the status of your SAS and SATA disk drives...
...specific disk drive or set of Adaptec Storage Manager to resolve a problem, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 59.) OR SerialSelect (see Backplane Connections on the selected disk drives flash. Controller Device State Failed Rebuilding Blink Other Slot State Device is faulty Device is installed in a different compatible expansion slot. (See page 36 for instructions.) ● Did the driver install correctly? ● If you have external disk drives (or other devices), are still unable to monitor the status of your SAS and SATA disk drives...
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... ● If multiple disk drives fail within the same array (see page 65). If the controller fails to arrays (see page 64). ● If there is not enabled-In Adaptec Storage Manager, remove the 'hot spare' designation from a Disk Drive Failure This section explains how to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to rebuild the array, check that array fails, remove and replace the failed disk drive. To recover from the failure: 1 Remove and replace the failed disk drive. 2 If...
... ● If multiple disk drives fail within the same array (see page 65). If the controller fails to arrays (see page 64). ● If there is not enabled-In Adaptec Storage Manager, remove the 'hot spare' designation from a Disk Drive Failure This section explains how to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to rebuild the array, check that array fails, remove and replace the failed disk drive. To recover from the failure: 1 Remove and replace the failed disk drive. 2 If...
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... than hot spares, see page 61), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to a folder on which disk drives fail. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com 2 Extract the downloaded files to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your data (if available). Correct the cause of the failure or replace the failed disk drives. Multiple Failures in the Same Array Except in RAID 6 and RAID 60 arrays (see page 40), then add the...
... than hot spares, see page 61), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to a folder on which disk drives fail. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com 2 Extract the downloaded files to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your data (if available). Correct the cause of the failure or replace the failed disk drives. Multiple Failures in the Same Array Except in RAID 6 and RAID 60 arrays (see page 40), then add the...
User Guide
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... and connected disk drives as required. When enabled, the controller automatically rebuilds an array when a failed disk drive is disabled. This is enabled on all disk drives on the controller. (Enabling the write cache overrides any settings, you are prompted to act as a bootable device. Disable this feature if you made take effect after the computer restarts. Only available with SATA II disk drives. Follow the on-screen instructions to Disable All, write cache is a slight possibility of your controller's power management settings, select Advanced Configuration. Any changes...
... and connected disk drives as required. When enabled, the controller automatically rebuilds an array when a failed disk drive is disabled. This is enabled on all disk drives on the controller. (Enabling the write cache overrides any settings, you are prompted to act as a bootable device. Disable this feature if you made take effect after the computer restarts. Only available with SATA II disk drives. Follow the on-screen instructions to Disable All, write cache is a slight possibility of your controller's power management settings, select Advanced Configuration. Any changes...
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...-ROM Boot Support setting 90 command line interface (flash utility) 107 command line utility 60 connectors 71, 92 contents of controller kit 14 controllers activity LED connector specifications 111 Alarm Control setting 90 Array Background Consistency Check setting 89, 90 Array-based BBS Support setting 89 array-level features 16 Automatic Failover setting 89 CD-ROM Boot Support setting 90 connecting disk drives 38 connecting external devices 42 CRC Checking setting 91 data protection 17 descriptions 15 to 29 disk drives 32 Drive's Write Cache setting 89 event log 93 figures 15 to 29 firmware...
...-ROM Boot Support setting 90 command line interface (flash utility) 107 command line utility 60 connectors 71, 92 contents of controller kit 14 controllers activity LED connector specifications 111 Alarm Control setting 90 Array Background Consistency Check setting 89, 90 Array-based BBS Support setting 89 array-level features 16 Automatic Failover setting 89 CD-ROM Boot Support setting 90 connecting disk drives 38 connecting external devices 42 CRC Checking setting 91 data protection 17 descriptions 15 to 29 disk drives 32 Drive's Write Cache setting 89 event log 93 figures 15 to 29 firmware...
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...installation 48 operating systems 14 P parity 31 Phy Rate setting 91 phys 69 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 90 playback mode 96 R RAID 17 non-redundant arrays 75 Index ● 133 expander connections 72 expander devices 68 external devices 42 F failed disk drives 64 multiple arrays 64 multiple disk drives 65 RAID 0 arrays 65 without hot spare 64 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 65 floppy disks for firmware update 106 formatting disk drives 91 FreeBSD driver installation 58 OS installation 53 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive...
...installation 48 operating systems 14 P parity 31 Phy Rate setting 91 phys 69 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 90 playback mode 96 R RAID 17 non-redundant arrays 75 Index ● 133 expander connections 72 expander devices 68 external devices 42 F failed disk drives 64 multiple arrays 64 multiple disk drives 65 RAID 0 arrays 65 without hot spare 64 firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106 firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 65 floppy disks for firmware update 106 formatting disk drives 91 FreeBSD driver installation 58 OS installation 53 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive...
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... Hat driver installation 56 OS installation 51 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 90 replacing failed disk drives 64 requirements 14 drive 32 rescanning disk drives 86 resetting controllers 65 Runtime BIOS setting 89 S safety information 128 SAS 4-wide ports 70 backplane connections 71 cables 32 comparison to 42 specifications 129 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 61 Adaptec Storage Manager 60 AFU 61 ARCCONF 60 storage space 12 support, customer 3 SUSE driver installation 56 SUSE installation 51 switches in ACU for...
... Hat driver installation 56 OS installation 51 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 90 replacing failed disk drives 64 requirements 14 drive 32 rescanning disk drives 86 resetting controllers 65 Runtime BIOS setting 89 S safety information 128 SAS 4-wide ports 70 backplane connections 71 cables 32 comparison to 42 specifications 129 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 61 Adaptec Storage Manager 60 AFU 61 ARCCONF 60 storage space 12 support, customer 3 SUSE driver installation 56 SUSE installation 51 switches in ACU for...
