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... WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 8. ●4 Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty 1. Warranty service is delivered at 1380 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089, (408) 239-8000. 5. IN THE EVENT THIS PRODUCT BECOMES DEFECTIVE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE PURCHASER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT...
... WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. 8. ●4 Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty 1. Warranty service is delivered at 1380 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089, (408) 239-8000. 5. IN THE EVENT THIS PRODUCT BECOMES DEFECTIVE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE PURCHASER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT...
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Contents ● 8 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ 39 4 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 41 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 42 Disk Drives 42 Cables ...42 Replacing the Full...
Contents ● 8 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ 39 4 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level 41 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 42 Disk Drives 42 Cables ...42 Replacing the Full...
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... Utility 80 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 81 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 81 Which Utility Should I Use 81 Which Utility Should I Use on VMware 81 10 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 84 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 84 Silencing the Alarm 84 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 85 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare...
... Utility 80 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 81 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 81 Which Utility Should I Use 81 Which Utility Should I Use on VMware 81 10 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 84 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 84 Silencing the Alarm 84 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 85 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare...
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...Connection Options 92 Direct-attach Connections 92 Backplane Connections 92 SAS Expander Connections 93 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 94 B Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 96 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 96 RAID 1 Arrays 97 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 97 RAID 10 Arrays 98 RAID 5 Arrays 99... 5EE 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 Create ...
...Connection Options 92 Direct-attach Connections 92 Backplane Connections 92 SAS Expander Connections 93 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 94 B Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 96 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 96 RAID 1 Arrays 97 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 97 RAID 10 Arrays 98 RAID 5 Arrays 99... 5EE 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 Create ...
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...and Exiting 110 Modifying Your Controller's Configuration 110 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 113 Locating Disk Drives 113 Identifying Disk Drives 114 Viewing the Event Log 114 D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility System Requirements 116 Before You Begin 116 Obtaining the Firmware 116...137 Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 138 Adaptec RAID 6405/6445 LED and I2C Connector Specification 139 Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification 141 Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification 142 Adaptec RAID 6805E LED Connector Specification 143 Adaptec ...
...and Exiting 110 Modifying Your Controller's Configuration 110 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 113 Locating Disk Drives 113 Identifying Disk Drives 114 Viewing the Event Log 114 D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility System Requirements 116 Before You Begin 116 Obtaining the Firmware 116...137 Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 138 Adaptec RAID 6405/6445 LED and I2C Connector Specification 139 Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification 141 Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification 142 Adaptec RAID 6805E LED Connector Specification 143 Adaptec ...
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...-rotating storage media) ● Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or JBOD enclosure) ● Array (also known as a container, logical device, or logical drive) Note: Adaptec Storage Manager refers to arrays as logical drives. Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your controller. How to Find More Information You can use the...
...-rotating storage media) ● Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or JBOD enclosure) ● Array (also known as a container, logical device, or logical drive) Note: Adaptec Storage Manager refers to arrays as logical drives. Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your controller. How to Find More Information You can use the...
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... devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge ● Large memory-mapped address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec Installation DVD for additional motherboard compatibility information. ● One of these operating systems: Note: For up-to-date operating system version support...the descriptions starting on which version 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 page 17) ● 20 MB of free disk drive space ● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with...
... devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge ● Large memory-mapped address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec Installation DVD for additional motherboard compatibility information. ● One of these operating systems: Note: For up-to-date operating system version support...the descriptions starting on which version 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 page 17) ● 20 MB of free disk drive space ● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with...
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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 16 ● DVD-ROM drive ● Floppy disk drive, USB flash drive, or CD burner, for creating driver disks and bootable media
Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 16 ● DVD-ROM drive ● Floppy disk drive, USB flash drive, or CD burner, for creating driver disks and bootable media
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... ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features ● 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...
... ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features ● 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...
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...50 array except that it includes two independent sets of parity data instead of one. ● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 60)-A RAID 60 array is similar to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. You can be included. ● Hot Space (RAID 5EE)-A RAID 5EE array is similar to... array is similar to a RAID 5 array except that data is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can also use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF command-line utility to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Adding a Battery Backup Module This table shows the battery model supported by your...
...50 array except that it includes two independent sets of parity data instead of one. ● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 60)-A RAID 60 array is similar to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. You can be included. ● Hot Space (RAID 5EE)-A RAID 5EE array is similar to... array is similar to a RAID 5 array except that data is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can also use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF command-line utility to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Adding a Battery Backup Module This table shows the battery model supported by your...
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... PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, 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 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 8... direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Ext. 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...
... PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, 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 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) 8... direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Ext. 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...
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0 Battery connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0 Battery connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum...
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...CN0 PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 ...-8088) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with 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...
...CN0 PCIe x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini-SAS x4 ...-8088) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with 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...
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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 Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports...
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 Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports...
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...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 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 16 512 MB DDR2 3 mini-SAS...connector Battery connector CN0 3 internal CN1 mini-SAS CN2 connectors Reserved Ext. 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...
...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 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 16 512 MB DDR2 3 mini-SAS...connector Battery connector CN0 3 internal CN1 mini-SAS CN2 connectors Reserved Ext. 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...
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...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 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 20 512 MB DDR2 4 mini-SAS...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...
...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 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 20 512 MB DDR2 4 mini-SAS...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...
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...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 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 28 512 MB DDR2 6 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...
...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 PCIe 1.1 x8 3 Gb/s per port 28 512 MB DDR2 6 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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... 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) Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Diagnostic ...Daughterboard Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure 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...
... 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) Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Diagnostic ...Daughterboard Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure 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...
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...) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1 I2C connectors for CN0/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...
...) external 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1 I2C connectors for CN0/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...
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... Connectors, internal 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) Maximum number of disk drives 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1 I2C connectors for CN0/CN1 Ext. see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input...
... Connectors, internal 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) Maximum number of disk drives 8 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1 I2C connectors for CN0/CN1 Ext. see www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input...