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... Phy? ...90 What's a SAS Port 91 What's a SAS Address 91 What's a SAS Connector 91 What do SAS Cables Look Like 91 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 92 What are the SAS Connection Options 92 Direct-attach Connections 92 Backplane Connections 92 SAS Expander Connections 93 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 94 ... Arrays 100 RAID 50 Arrays 101 RAID 6 Arrays 102 RAID 60 Arrays 102 Selecting 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 ...
... Phy? ...90 What's a SAS Port 91 What's a SAS Address 91 What's a SAS Connector 91 What do SAS Cables Look Like 91 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 92 What are the SAS Connection Options 92 Direct-attach Connections 92 Backplane Connections 92 SAS Expander Connections 93 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 94 ... Arrays 100 RAID 50 Arrays 101 RAID 6 Arrays 102 RAID 60 Arrays 102 Selecting 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 ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 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 Mode 0 Flash connector Drive Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs Audible Alarm Drive Activity...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 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 Mode 0 Flash connector Drive Activity LEDs Diagnostic LEDs Audible Alarm Drive Activity...
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...profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 256 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm connector I2C connector for ...CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Aggregate Activity Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Status CN0 PCIe x8 connector...
...profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 256 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm connector I2C connector for ...CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Aggregate Activity Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Status CN0 PCIe x8 connector...
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Alarm External miniSAS connector CN1 Diagnostic LEDs (back of card) Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Battery connector Mounting bracket Aggregate Activity Audible Alarm I2C connector for CN0 PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus ...these features: Drive Activity CN1/CN0 Status CN1/CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 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 External miniSAS connector CN1 Diagnostic LEDs (back of card) Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Battery connector Mounting bracket Aggregate Activity Audible Alarm I2C connector for CN0 PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus ...these features: Drive Activity CN1/CN0 Status CN1/CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 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)
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...Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 5805Q: 8 maxCache-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); Alarm connector Form... SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for...
...Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 5805Q: 8 maxCache-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (2TB max); Alarm connector Form... SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 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 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 16 512 MB DDR2 3 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 16 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 Mode 0 Flash Activity CN2 I2C, ...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 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 Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 16 512 MB DDR2 3 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 16 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 Mode 0 Flash Activity CN2 I2C, ...
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... I2C, CN1 I2C, CN0 CN0 CN1 4 internal mini-SAS connectors CN2 CN3 Battery connector Reserved Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 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...
... I2C, CN1 I2C, CN0 CN0 CN1 4 internal mini-SAS connectors CN2 CN3 Battery connector Reserved Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 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...
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... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 28 512 MB DDR2 6 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 28 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 I2C, CN4 I2C, ... CN5 CN0 Activity CN1 CN0, CN1 CN6 1 external mini-SAS connector CN2 CN3 6 internal mini-SAS connectors Battery connector Reserved Ext. 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...
... Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height, Half Length PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 28 512 MB DDR2 6 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 28 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 I2C, CN4 I2C, ... CN5 CN0 Activity CN1 CN0, CN1 CN6 1 external mini-SAS connector CN2 CN3 6 internal mini-SAS connectors Battery connector Reserved Ext. 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...
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... Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for...CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed-see page 48)
... Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for...CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed-see page 48)
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...speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) internal 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1.../CN1 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed-see page 48)
...speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) internal 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1.../CN1 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed-see page 48)
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...I2C connectors for CN0/CN1 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) maxCache SSD support 5805ZQ: 8 maxCache-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (...2TB max); see page 48) see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO (Serial ...
...I2C connectors for CN0/CN1 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) maxCache SSD support 5805ZQ: 8 maxCache-compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (...2TB max); see page 48) see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO (Serial ...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 30 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 1 external miniSAS connector Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus ..., external Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 30 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector CN1 1 external miniSAS connector Mounting bracket PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus ..., external Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
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...3: About Your RAID Controller ● 31 About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q The Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting bracket I2C, CN0 PCIe x8 connector Form...x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) 2405Q: 8 maxCache-compatible SSD using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (80GB max); see www.adaptec.com/compatibility I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No...
...3: About Your RAID Controller ● 31 About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q The Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting bracket I2C, CN0 PCIe x8 connector Form...x8 3 Gb/s per port 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) 2405Q: 8 maxCache-compatible SSD using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list (80GB max); see www.adaptec.com/compatibility I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 32 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN1 Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting bracket I2C, CN0 I2C, CN1 PCIe x8... of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 128 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 32 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN1 Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Mounting bracket I2C, CN0 I2C, CN1 PCIe x8... of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 128 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) 8 direct-attached (or up to 128 with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
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sold separately) Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 33 About the Adaptec RAID 6405 The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (optional; Alarm connector Aggregate Activity HDA mode connector Diagnostic LEDs Activity LEDs (back of card) Daughterboard connector Internal mini...
sold separately) Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 33 About the Adaptec RAID 6405 The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (optional; Alarm connector Aggregate Activity HDA mode connector Diagnostic LEDs Activity LEDs (back of card) Daughterboard connector Internal mini...
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...with Connecting External Devices on page 51. Some backplanes have embedded SAS expanders and can support up to 128 end devices. (For more information about backplane and expander connections, see page 92.) 1 Connect one or more internal SAS or SATA disk drives to the backplane. (Refer to your ...system's documentation for more information.) 2 Use an internal SAS cable to connect the controller to and communicate ...
...with Connecting External Devices on page 51. Some backplanes have embedded SAS expanders and can support up to 128 end devices. (For more information about backplane and expander connections, see page 92.) 1 Connect one or more internal SAS or SATA disk drives to the backplane. (Refer to your ...system's documentation for more information.) 2 Use an internal SAS cable to connect the controller to and communicate ...
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... parallel SCSI to a point-to-point serial interface. The difference in the rest of SAS expanders. on page 94. SAS also uses the SCSI command set . See page 93.) Note: Although you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array or logical drive. HBAs, RAID controllers, ...disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders are referred to generically in this chapter refers to end devices and expander devices collectively as SAS devices. SAS is 300 MB/sec in half-duplex mode. Data can add 128 end devices-or ...
... parallel SCSI to a point-to-point serial interface. The difference in the rest of SAS expanders. on page 94. SAS also uses the SCSI command set . See page 93.) Note: Although you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array or logical drive. HBAs, RAID controllers, ...disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders are referred to generically in this chapter refers to end devices and expander devices collectively as SAS devices. SAS is 300 MB/sec in half-duplex mode. Data can add 128 end devices-or ...
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... (see Backplane Connections below for more information, refer to and communicate with SAS or mini-SAS cables. For example, the Adaptec S50 enclosure, which contains an expander, is limited to a disk drive in order after your disk drives. The... number of phys supported by the SAS card. (Note that supports up to a SAS card with each other through direct cable connections and through a system backplane. In the BIOS and in the management utilities (see SAS Expander...
... (see Backplane Connections below for more information, refer to and communicate with SAS or mini-SAS cables. For example, the Adaptec S50 enclosure, which contains an expander, is limited to a disk drive in order after your disk drives. The... number of phys supported by the SAS card. (Note that supports up to a SAS card with each other through direct cable connections and through a system backplane. In the BIOS and in the management utilities (see SAS Expander...
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....org.) You can connect up to 128 SAS ports to an edge expander. (A single edge expander can therefore support up to 128 edge expanders to 16,384 SAS addresses including the fanout expander). For example, you can therefore comprise up to 16,384 SAS ports (and therefore up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to other backplanes. Appendix A: Introduction...
....org.) You can connect up to 128 SAS ports to an edge expander. (A single edge expander can therefore support up to 128 edge expanders to 16,384 SAS addresses including the fanout expander). For example, you can therefore comprise up to 16,384 SAS ports (and therefore up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to other backplanes. Appendix A: Introduction...
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... disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are shown. To view the event log: 1 Start the ARC utility (see SAS Expander Connections on page 92. ● Expanders-The connections is cleared of any non-persistent events each time you want , then press Enter. 3 Select Disk Utilities. The... disk drives. To identify a disk drive: 1 Start the ARC utility (see Direct-attach Connections on your computer; Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 114 Identifying Disk Drives You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of the disk drive. additionally, once...
... disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are shown. To view the event log: 1 Start the ARC utility (see SAS Expander Connections on page 92. ● Expanders-The connections is cleared of any non-persistent events each time you want , then press Enter. 3 Select Disk Utilities. The... disk drives. To identify a disk drive: 1 Start the ARC utility (see Direct-attach Connections on your computer; Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 114 Identifying Disk Drives You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of the disk drive. additionally, once...