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...50 Connecting Drives to a System Backplane 51 Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs 52 Connecting External Devices 53 Next Steps ...53 6 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 55 Creating an Array 55 Creating an Array with the ACU 55 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 57 Making Your Array Bootable 58 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 60 Creating a Driver Disk 60 Installing with Windows 61 Installing with Windows Server 2003 61 Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 61 Installing with Red Hat Linux...
...50 Connecting Drives to a System Backplane 51 Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs 52 Connecting External Devices 53 Next Steps ...53 6 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 55 Creating an Array 55 Creating an Array with the ACU 55 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 57 Making Your Array Bootable 58 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 60 Creating a Driver Disk 60 Installing with Windows 61 Installing with Windows Server 2003 61 Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 61 Installing with Red Hat Linux...
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... the Best RAID Level 103 C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 105 Running the ARC Utility 105 Navigating the ARC Utility 105 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 105 Creating a New Array 105 Managing Existing Arrays 106 Initializing Disk Drives 108 Rescanning Disk Drives 108 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 108 Managing Global Hot Spares 108 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 109 Creating a New JBOD 109 Managing Existing JBODs 109 Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool 109 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 110
... the Best RAID Level 103 C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 105 Running the ARC Utility 105 Navigating the ARC Utility 105 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 105 Creating a New Array 105 Managing Existing Arrays 106 Initializing Disk Drives 108 Rescanning Disk Drives 108 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 108 Managing Global Hot Spares 108 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 109 Creating a New JBOD 109 Managing Existing JBODs 109 Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool 109 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 110
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...) 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) ● Solid State Drive (also known as SSD or non-rotating storage media) ● Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or JBOD enclosure) ● Array (also known as logical drives. For more information, refer to arrays as logical drives. How to Find More Information You can use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see...
...) 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) ● Solid State Drive (also known as SSD or non-rotating storage media) ● Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or JBOD enclosure) ● Array (also known as logical drives. For more information, refer to arrays as logical drives. How to Find More Information You can use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see...
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... 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 Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with a resolution of at www.adaptec.com. ● Solaris 10, Solaris 11 Express ● VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic Note: VMware storage management options vary, depending on Linux support or to download driver...
... 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 Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with a resolution of at www.adaptec.com. ● Solaris 10, Solaris 11 Express ● VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic Note: VMware storage management options vary, depending on Linux support or to download driver...
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...; Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) ● 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) (see Managing Your Storage Space on Adaptec Series Q controllers only. ● Power-management of hard drives...
...; Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) ● 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) (see Managing Your Storage Space on Adaptec Series Q controllers only. ● Power-management of hard drives...
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...use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF command-line utility to upgrade your controller firmware. You can also 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 it includes four independent sets of parity data instead of two. Striped Mirrors are supported on page 115. RAID Controller Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/ Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 Battery Model...
...use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF command-line utility to upgrade your controller firmware. You can also 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 it includes four independent sets of parity data instead of two. Striped Mirrors are supported on page 115. RAID Controller Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/ Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 Battery Model...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Activity CN4, CN5 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, Internal Connectors, External Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Activity CN4, CN5 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, Internal Connectors, External Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length...
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... instead). 2 Set the boot controller (see page 55). 3 Create a bootable array (see page 55). 4 Install your operating system and the controller driver (see page 59.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 79). If your controller has an external connector, you 've chosen. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 72). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and...
... instead). 2 Set the boot controller (see page 55). 3 Create a bootable array (see page 55). 4 Install your operating system and the controller driver (see page 59.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 79). If your controller has an external connector, you 've chosen. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 72). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and...
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However, you try to enter the ARC utility. For instructions, refer to create an array with the ACU The ACU is installed. Adaptec Storage Manager displays a warning if you can choose to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Power on -screen. When prompted, press Ctrl+A to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives. Please wait... Or press Key to create an array. Creating an Array This section explains how to attempt loading the utility forcibly [Generally, not recommended]" 2 If...
However, you try to enter the ARC utility. For instructions, refer to create an array with the ACU The ACU is installed. Adaptec Storage Manager displays a warning if you can choose to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Power on -screen. When prompted, press Ctrl+A to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives. Please wait... Or press Key to create an array. Creating an Array This section explains how to attempt loading the utility forcibly [Generally, not recommended]" 2 If...
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... install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Ubuntu Linux: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the USB drive by typing this task. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your Ubuntu operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit...
... install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Ubuntu Linux: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the USB drive by typing this task. e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your Ubuntu operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit...
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Installing with VMware ESXi 5. Instead, you will need to create the driver disk and install the driver image. You must create a custom boot image using the in component for vSphere PowerCLI, a command-line and scripting tool from the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/ downloads (for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following procedure to install VMware ESXi 5 using the VMware Image Builder. Note: For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware, see a warning that the controller driver is...
Installing with VMware ESXi 5. Instead, you will need to create the driver disk and install the driver image. You must create a custom boot image using the in component for vSphere PowerCLI, a command-line and scripting tool from the VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/ downloads (for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5 Note: Use the following procedure to install VMware ESXi 5 using the VMware Image Builder. Note: For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware, see a warning that the controller driver is...
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...; Create and delete logical drives ● Modify and copy configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot your system ARCCONF is described in your storage space running. It sends notices when tasks are completed successfully, and sounds an alarm when errors or failures occur on that helps you can group disk drives into logical drives and build in redundancy to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide...
...; Create and delete logical drives ● Modify and copy configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot your system ARCCONF is described in your storage space running. It sends notices when tasks are completed successfully, and sounds an alarm when errors or failures occur on that helps you can group disk drives into logical drives and build in redundancy to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide...
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...tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives. ● SerialSelect-For modifying your RAID controller inoperable. Note: The ARC utility is primarily intended for more information. As a full-featured software application with working in your RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM). ! on VMware? See the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for preoperating system installation configuration. About the Adaptec Flash Utility The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is...
...tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives. ● SerialSelect-For modifying your RAID controller inoperable. Note: The ARC utility is primarily intended for more information. As a full-featured software application with working in your RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM). ! on VMware? See the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide for preoperating system installation configuration. About the Adaptec Flash Utility The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is...
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... PCIe expansion slot. ● If your Adaptec RAID controller is rebuilding Identify the device No error LED Flash State On Slow flash Fast flash Off For more information about backplanes, see Modifying Your Controller's Configuration on the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com or the Support Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 84 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online...
... PCIe expansion slot. ● If your Adaptec RAID controller is rebuilding Identify the device No error LED Flash State On Slow flash Fast flash Off For more information about backplanes, see Modifying Your Controller's Configuration on the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com or the Support Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 84 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online...
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Make sure that array fails the hot spare is equal or greater in that the new disk drive is automatically incorporated into the array). Then, designate a new hot spare to protect the arrays on that the failed drive has been replaced. For instructions, refer to rebuild the array. Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare When an array is protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in size than the failed disk drive. The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ●...
Make sure that array fails the hot spare is equal or greater in that the new disk drive is automatically incorporated into the array). Then, designate a new hot spare to protect the arrays on that the failed drive has been replaced. For instructions, refer to rebuild the array. Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare When an array is protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in size than the failed disk drive. The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ●...
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... on your local hard drive (for example, by using Adaptec Storage Manager's rapid fault isolation feature, replace the failed SSD with a new one disk drive fails at the same time in a RAID 0 array, the data can use the BIOS utility, ACU (see Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by recreating the logical drive without the initialization step. For more than hot spares, see page 81), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, C:\Download\Drivers). Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Because RAID 0 volumes do this...
... on your local hard drive (for example, by using Adaptec Storage Manager's rapid fault isolation feature, replace the failed SSD with a new one disk drive fails at the same time in a RAID 0 array, the data can use the BIOS utility, ACU (see Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by recreating the logical drive without the initialization step. For more than hot spares, see page 81), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, C:\Download\Drivers). Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Because RAID 0 volumes do this...
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...enabled on all disk drives on the disk drives. Displaying the disk drives adds a few seconds to attach more than 48 SATA II disk drives. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 111 General Controller Settings Note: Default settings are displayed during a power failure. Option Drive's Write Cache Runtime BIOS Automatic Failover Array Background Consistency Check Array-based BBS Support SATA Native Command Queuing (NCQ) Physical Drives Display During POST DVD/CD-ROM Boot Support Removable Media Devices Boot Support Alarm Control Default Background Task Priority LED...
...enabled on all disk drives on the disk drives. Displaying the disk drives adds a few seconds to attach more than 48 SATA II disk drives. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 111 General Controller Settings Note: Default settings are displayed during a power failure. Option Drive's Write Cache Runtime BIOS Automatic Failover Array Background Consistency Check Array-based BBS Support SATA Native Command Queuing (NCQ) Physical Drives Display During POST DVD/CD-ROM Boot Support Removable Media Devices Boot Support Alarm Control Default Background Task Priority LED...
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... driver disk 60 driver installation 72 to 78 drivers installing on FreeBSD 78 installing on Solaris 76 installing on Windows 74 installing with FreeBSD 71 installing with Linux 62, 63 installing with VMWare 67, 68 installing with Windows 61 E electrostatic discharge 147 end devices 89 event log 114 expander connections 93 expander devices 89 external devices 53 F failed disk drives 85 multiple arrays 85 multiple disk drives 86 RAID 0 arrays 86 without hot spare 85 firmware 116 creating floppy disks 117 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 86 floppy disks for firmware update 117 formatting...
... driver disk 60 driver installation 72 to 78 drivers installing on FreeBSD 78 installing on Solaris 76 installing on Windows 74 installing with FreeBSD 71 installing with Linux 62, 63 installing with VMWare 67, 68 installing with Windows 61 E electrostatic discharge 147 end devices 89 event log 114 expander connections 93 expander devices 89 external devices 53 F failed disk drives 85 multiple arrays 85 multiple disk drives 86 RAID 0 arrays 86 without hot spare 85 firmware 116 creating floppy disks 117 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 86 floppy disks for firmware update 117 formatting...
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... 71 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See RAID Remote ARCCONF 18, 80, 82 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 111 replacing failed disk drives 85 requirements 15 drive 42 rescanning disk drives 108 See disk drive HDA mode 86 HDA mode jumper 86 hot spares 18 hybrid RAID 18, 52 I I2C connector specifications 122 initializing disk drives 108 installation backplane 51 controllers 47 creating a driver disk 60 direct-attach 50 disk drives 50 driver 72 to 78 driver and FreeBSD 71 driver and Linux 62, 63 driver and operating system 59 driver and VMWare 67, 68 driver and Windows 61...
... 71 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See RAID Remote ARCCONF 18, 80, 82 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 111 replacing failed disk drives 85 requirements 15 drive 42 rescanning disk drives 108 See disk drive HDA mode 86 HDA mode jumper 86 hot spares 18 hybrid RAID 18, 52 I I2C connector specifications 122 initializing disk drives 108 installation backplane 51 controllers 47 creating a driver disk 60 direct-attach 50 disk drives 50 driver 72 to 78 driver and FreeBSD 71 driver and Linux 62, 63 driver and operating system 59 driver and VMWare 67, 68 driver and Windows 61...
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... Performance Mode 112 Serial Attached SCSI. resetting controllers 86 Runtime BIOS setting 111 S safety information 147 SAS 4-wide ports 91 backplane connections 92 cables 42 comparison to 53 specifications 148 Index ● 153 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 storage space 13 support, customer 3 SUSE installation 63 system requirements 15 T technical specifications 148 technical support 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 13 SAS 89 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage...
... Performance Mode 112 Serial Attached SCSI. resetting controllers 86 Runtime BIOS setting 111 S safety information 147 SAS 4-wide ports 91 backplane connections 92 cables 42 comparison to 53 specifications 148 Index ● 153 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 storage space 13 support, customer 3 SUSE installation 63 system requirements 15 T technical specifications 148 technical support 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 13 SAS 89 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage...