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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... 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...
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... 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...
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... Ubuntu Linux 75 Installing on Solaris 76 Installing on VMware 76 Installing on FreeBSD 78 9 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 80 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 80 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration 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...
... Ubuntu Linux 75 Installing on Solaris 76 Installing on VMware 76 Installing on FreeBSD 78 9 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 80 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 80 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration 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...
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... 17. Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide. How to Find More Information You can use the Adaptec Storage Manager software (see page 80) to manage your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. This guide uses these documents: ● Readme.txt-Includes updated product information and known issues; For...
... 17. Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide. How to Find More Information You can use the Adaptec Storage Manager software (see page 80) to manage your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. This guide uses these documents: ● Readme.txt-Includes updated product information and known issues; For...
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...or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site 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 ... system you are running. Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 Kit Contents ● Adaptec by PMC RAID controller ● Adaptec Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables.
...or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site 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 ... system you are running. Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 Kit Contents ● Adaptec by PMC RAID controller ● Adaptec Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables.
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For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for ... 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 page 106) ● Audible alarm ● I/O statistics logging Array-level ...
For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. ● Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, simple volumes, and spanned volumes ● Support for ... 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 page 106) ● Audible alarm ● I/O statistics logging Array-level ...
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... Spare-You can use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF command-line utility to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide and the Adaptec Command Line Interface User's Guide. RAID Controller Adaptec RAID 5805Z/Adaptec RAID 5805ZQ/Adaptec RAID 5445Z/Adaptec RAID 5405Z Adaptec RAID 6805/Adaptec RAID 6445/Adaptec RAID 6405/Adaptec RAID 6805T/Adaptec RAID 6405T Adaptec RAID 6805Q/Adaptec RAID 6805TQ Flash Module Adaptec Flash Backup Module...
... Spare-You can use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF command-line utility to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide and the Adaptec Command Line Interface User's Guide. RAID Controller Adaptec RAID 5805Z/Adaptec RAID 5805ZQ/Adaptec RAID 5445Z/Adaptec RAID 5405Z Adaptec RAID 6805/Adaptec RAID 6445/Adaptec RAID 6405/Adaptec RAID 6805T/Adaptec RAID 6405T Adaptec RAID 6805Q/Adaptec RAID 6805TQ Flash Module Adaptec Flash Backup Module...
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...to the capacity of these cables: External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to an external SAS enclosure. For more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. You can use different-sized disk drives in the array, but the array will be limited to four SAS... or SATA disk drives. Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out (SFF-8087 to 4x SATA)-Connects to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 42 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives...
...to the capacity of these cables: External mini-SAS (SFF-8088 to an external SAS enclosure. For more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. You can use different-sized disk drives in the array, but the array will be limited to four SAS... or SATA disk drives. Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out (SFF-8087 to 4x SATA)-Connects to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 42 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives...
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... has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 72). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 79). If your controller has an external connector, you can choose to create a bootable array and then install your operating system...
... has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 72). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 79). If your controller has an external connector, you can choose to create a bootable array and then install your operating system...
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... section explains how to enter the ARC utility. Note: We recommend that you have more information, refer to your computer documentation. Adaptec Storage Manager displays a warning if you can be navigated using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your keyboard. When prompted..., press Ctrl+A to create an array. Note: During boot up, if your system has insufficient memory the following section). ● Adaptec Storage Manager-Graphical software application (running from either tool, but the ACU utility is installed. Please wait... Or press Key to your controller, then...
... section explains how to enter the ARC utility. Note: We recommend that you have more information, refer to your computer documentation. Adaptec Storage Manager displays a warning if you can be navigated using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your keyboard. When prompted..., press Ctrl+A to create an array. Note: During boot up, if your system has insufficient memory the following section). ● Adaptec Storage Manager-Graphical software application (running from either tool, but the ACU utility is installed. Please wait... Or press Key to your controller, then...
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Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 57 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager This section describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard to complete this task. Note: You will need the Adaptec Installation DVD to build a RAID 5 array. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD into your DVD drive, then restart your computer. 2 When...
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 57 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager This section describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard to complete this task. Note: You will need the Adaptec Installation DVD to build a RAID 5 array. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD into your DVD drive, then restart your computer. 2 When...
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... 106). The logical drive you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with the following section. You must partition and format these logical drives before ...5 and a hot spare. The configuration is displayed. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer to restart your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a...
... 106). The logical drive you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with the following section. You must partition and format these logical drives before ...5 and a hot spare. The configuration is displayed. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer to restart your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a...
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About Adaptec Storage Manager 80 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 80 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 81 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 81 Which Utility Should I Use 81 Once you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space. This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter...
About Adaptec Storage Manager 80 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 80 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 81 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 81 Which Utility Should I Use 81 Once you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space. This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter...
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... memory than the full application. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a full-featured software application that keeps your storage space running. Note: The distribution includes a command line utility for your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is included on the installation...
... memory than the full application. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a full-featured software application that keeps your storage space running. Note: The distribution includes a command line utility for your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is included on the installation...
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...VMware ESX 4.1 and VMware ESX 4.0 systems: ● You can install the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent (only) on page 104). Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 81 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use...can connect to update the controller firmware/BIOS. For subsequent storage management tasks on most supported operating systems, we recommend that you use Adaptec Storage Manager to the VMware system and configure and manage arrays from a Windows or Linux machine running ; The ...
...VMware ESX 4.1 and VMware ESX 4.0 systems: ● You can install the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent (only) on page 104). Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 81 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use...can connect to update the controller firmware/BIOS. For subsequent storage management tasks on most supported operating systems, we recommend that you use Adaptec Storage Manager to the VMware system and configure and manage arrays from a Windows or Linux machine running ; The ...
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.... ● After you install Remote ARCCONF, you can use the ARCCONF command line utility to help you can configure and manage arrays from the VMware ESX console. For information on installing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent and ARCCONF on VMware ESX 4.x systems, see the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on the installation DVD...
.... ● After you install Remote ARCCONF, you can use the ARCCONF command line utility to help you can configure and manage arrays from the VMware ESX console. For information on installing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent and ARCCONF on VMware ESX 4.x systems, see the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on the installation DVD...
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... still unable to resolve a problem, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.) OR SerialSelect (see Backplane Connections on page 92. When you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your computer powered off, check the connections ...to monitor the status of your Adaptec RAID controller includes an alarm, the alarm will sound when an error ...
... still unable to resolve a problem, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.) OR SerialSelect (see Backplane Connections on page 92. When you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your computer powered off, check the connections ...to monitor the status of your Adaptec RAID controller includes an alarm, the alarm will sound when an error ...
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... ● If the drive is part of the maxCache pool (see page 86). For instructions, refer to rebuild the array. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to rebuild the array. Make sure that the new disk drive is equal or ...than the failed disk drive. To recover from the failure: 1 Remove and replace the failed disk drive. 2 If copyback is not enabled-In Adaptec Storage Manager, remove the 'hot spare' designation from a Disk Drive Failure This section explains how to protect the arrays on that controller. Chapter 10: Solving...
... ● If the drive is part of the maxCache pool (see page 86). For instructions, refer to rebuild the array. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to rebuild the array. Make sure that the new disk drive is equal or ...than the failed disk drive. To recover from the failure: 1 Remove and replace the failed disk drive. 2 If copyback is not enabled-In Adaptec Storage Manager, remove the 'hot spare' designation from a Disk Drive Failure This section explains how to protect the arrays on that controller. Chapter 10: Solving...
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... a RAID 0 Array Because RAID 0 volumes do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful. Storage Manager User's Guide. Adaptec Series 6 controllers support HDA mode flash. For information about HDA mode, see the Readme on which disk drives fail. Then, restore ...your data (if available). For more disk drive failures than one (see page 81), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, C:\Download\Drivers). If copyback is enabled, data is supported on page 109 or by using...
... a RAID 0 Array Because RAID 0 volumes do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful. Storage Manager User's Guide. Adaptec Series 6 controllers support HDA mode flash. For information about HDA mode, see the Readme on which disk drives fail. Then, restore ...your data (if available). For more disk drive failures than one (see page 81), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, C:\Download\Drivers). If copyback is enabled, data is supported on page 109 or by using...
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...number, YY is the target number, and ZZ is attached to one SAS/mini-SAS connector with one or more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on page 114), disk drives are listed in Slot X (see SAS Expander Connections below for more information) where X is ... unit number (LUN). One disk drive is limited to the number of direct-attach connections. For more expander devices (see page 93), you use Adaptec Storage Manager to each other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are identified in the following formats: ● CNX:DevY = Device Y is ...
...number, YY is the target number, and ZZ is attached to one SAS/mini-SAS connector with one or more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on page 114), disk drives are listed in Slot X (see SAS Expander Connections below for more information) where X is ... unit number (LUN). One disk drive is limited to the number of direct-attach connections. For more expander devices (see page 93), you use Adaptec Storage Manager to each other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are identified in the following formats: ● CNX:DevY = Device Y is ...
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...). To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. The selected disk drive(s) cannot be initialized. Managing Global Hot Spares A hot spare is completely and irretrievably eradicated. If an error occurs during initialization, the message "Initializing drives...FAILED ...Esc. Back up to initialize. Note: To erase (or zero) a disk drive with non-classified information, you initialize it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much less time than clearing (or zeroing) a disk drive. Initializing a disk drive that failed to six times ...
...). To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. The selected disk drive(s) cannot be initialized. Managing Global Hot Spares A hot spare is completely and irretrievably eradicated. If an error occurs during initialization, the message "Initializing drives...FAILED ...Esc. Back up to initialize. Note: To erase (or zero) a disk drive with non-classified information, you initialize it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much less time than clearing (or zeroing) a disk drive. Initializing a disk drive that failed to six times ...