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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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... use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see page 80) to SAS, see About Your RAID Controller on the Adaptec Installation DVD. For more information, refer to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide-Describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager software (see page 80) to manage your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data...
... use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see page 80) to SAS, see About Your RAID Controller on the Adaptec Installation DVD. For more information, refer to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide-Describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager software (see page 80) to manage your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data...
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... 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. For more ) of RAM ● Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on 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...
... 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. For more ) of RAM ● Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on 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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...About Your RAID Controller ● 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 ● 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...
...About Your RAID Controller ● 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 ● 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...
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... Card Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (pre-installed) with Supercapacitor Card Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware on Adaptec Series 5 and Series 6 controllers. 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 data is similar to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide and the Adaptec Command Line Interface User's Guide. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 19 Advanced Data...
... Card Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (pre-installed) with Supercapacitor Card Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware on Adaptec Series 5 and Series 6 controllers. 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 data is similar to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide and the Adaptec Command Line Interface User's Guide. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 19 Advanced Data...
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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 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...
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 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...
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... can connect external disk drives as well (or 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 create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on that array. If your controller has an external connector, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your data storage...
... can connect external disk drives as well (or 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 create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on that array. If your controller has an external connector, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your data storage...
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... to create an array with the ACU The ACU is installed. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. You can be navigated using any of these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-BIOS-based menus and keyboard navigation (see page 80). ● ARCCONF-Command line utility. Note: We recommend that you have more than one controller of SAS and SATA disk drives. Menus can use either a disk drive or an array connected to your controller: 1 Enter the system setup. 2 Navigate to the drive boot...
... to create an array with the ACU The ACU is installed. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. You can be navigated using any of these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-BIOS-based menus and keyboard navigation (see page 80). ● ARCCONF-Command line utility. Note: We recommend that you have more than one controller of SAS and SATA disk drives. Menus can use either a disk drive or an array connected to your controller: 1 Enter the system setup. 2 Navigate to the drive boot...
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... will need your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to /dev/sda1. To 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 Linux driver directory on page 79...
... will need your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver where tempdir is assigned to /dev/sda1. To 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 Linux driver directory on page 79...
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... VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/ downloads. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. Note: PowerShell is not certified by VMware (no signature attached). You can choose 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 preinstalled on Windows 2008 and Windows 7 systems. 2 Run PowerShell as a snap-in -box driver (which supports Series 2 and Series 5 controllers directly) and update...
... VMware Download Center at www.vmware.com/ downloads. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. Note: PowerShell is not certified by VMware (no signature attached). You can choose 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 preinstalled on Windows 2008 and Windows 7 systems. 2 Run PowerShell as a snap-in -box driver (which supports Series 2 and Series 5 controllers directly) and update...
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...command line utility that you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in your storage space. When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is included on VMware? Note: The distribution includes a command line utility for your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. With ARCCONF, you can : ● Create and delete logical drives ● Modify and copy configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot your data and improve system performance...
...command line utility that you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in your storage space. When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is included on VMware? Note: The distribution includes a command line utility for your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. With ARCCONF, you can : ● Create and delete logical drives ● Modify and copy configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot your data and improve system performance...
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...; You can use to the VMware system and configure and manage arrays from a Windows or Linux machine running ; To create a bootable array, we recommend that you can also use the BIOS-based ACU (See Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on page 81 for preoperating system installation configuration. As a full-featured software application with working in your controller and disk drive settings. ● Disk Utilities-For formatting or verifying disk drives. You can connect to update, save, or verify your choice of management utilities varies, depending...
...; You can use to the VMware system and configure and manage arrays from a Windows or Linux machine running ; To create a bootable array, we recommend that you can also use the BIOS-based ACU (See Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on page 81 for preoperating system installation configuration. As a full-featured software application with working in your controller and disk drive settings. ● Disk Utilities-For formatting or verifying disk drives. You can connect to update, save, or verify your choice of management utilities varies, depending...
User Manual and Install Guide
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... disk drives flash. When you blink a specific disk drive or set of your controller, see Modifying Your Controller's Configuration on . For more information about using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your Adaptec RAID controller is not detected during system boot, try installing it in the PCIe expansion slot. ● If your computer powered off, check the connections to each disk drive, power supply, LED connector, and so on page 110.) This table describes the LED flash states. Controller Device State Failed Rebuilding Blink Other Slot State...
... disk drives flash. When you blink a specific disk drive or set of your controller, see Modifying Your Controller's Configuration on . For more information about using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your Adaptec RAID controller is not detected during system boot, try installing it in the PCIe expansion slot. ● If your computer powered off, check the connections to each disk drive, power supply, LED connector, and so on page 110.) This table describes the LED flash states. Controller Device State Failed Rebuilding Blink Other Slot State...
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... instructions, refer to rebuild the array. To recover from the failure: 1 Remove and replace the failed disk drive. 2 If copyback is automatically incorporated into the array). Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare When a array is part of equal or greater size than one array at the same time (one array simultaneously (see page 85). ● If it 's replacing. ● Failed disk drives are properly installed and connected. The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help...
... instructions, refer to rebuild the array. To recover from the failure: 1 Remove and replace the failed disk drive. 2 If copyback is automatically incorporated into the array). Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare When a array is part of equal or greater size than one array at the same time (one array simultaneously (see page 85). ● If it 's replacing. ● Failed disk drives are properly installed and connected. The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help...
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..., replace the failed SSD with a new one disk drive fails at the same time in Chapter 3. Failed Drive in maxCache Pool Because Solid State Drives (SSD) in a RAID 0 Array Because RAID 0 volumes do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful. You may survive multiple disk drive failures, depending on Series 6 controller boards, see page 81), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. To locate the HDA mode jumper on which disk drives fail. You may be recovered. Adaptec Series 6 controllers support HDA mode flash. Disk...
..., replace the failed SSD with a new one disk drive fails at the same time in Chapter 3. Failed Drive in maxCache Pool Because Solid State Drives (SSD) in a RAID 0 Array Because RAID 0 volumes do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful. You may survive multiple disk drive failures, depending on Series 6 controller boards, see page 81), the command-line utility, ARCCONF, or Adaptec Storage Manager. To locate the HDA mode jumper on which disk drives fail. You may be recovered. Adaptec Series 6 controllers support HDA mode flash. Disk...
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... verifies a redundant array. Default is Activity and Fault. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 111 General Controller Settings Note: Default settings are displayed during a power failure. Only available with SATA II disk drives. For Series 2 and Series 5 controllers, default is disabled. 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...
... verifies a redundant array. Default is Activity and Fault. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 111 General Controller Settings Note: Default settings are displayed during a power failure. Only available with SATA II disk drives. For Series 2 and Series 5 controllers, default is disabled. 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...
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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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...Devices Boot Support setting 111 replacing failed disk drives 85 requirements 15 drive 42 rescanning disk drives 108 Index ● 152 driver installation 78 OS installation 71 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. 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...
...Devices Boot Support setting 111 replacing failed disk drives 85 requirements 15 drive 42 rescanning disk drives 108 Index ● 152 driver installation 78 OS installation 71 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. 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...
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... Technical Support Identification Number U updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 V verifying disk drives 113 VMWare OS installation 67, 68 W Windows driver installation 74 OS installation 61 Z zero maintenance cache protection 18, 47, 48 See SAS SerialSelect 110 applying changes 110 exiting 110 modifying controller settings 110 opening 110 software 80 Solaris driver installation 76 Solid State Drive (SSD) 18, 42, 50 installing 52 to parallel SCSI 94 connectors 91 description 89 direct-attach connections 92 disk drives 92...
... Technical Support Identification Number U updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 V verifying disk drives 113 VMWare OS installation 67, 68 W Windows driver installation 74 OS installation 61 Z zero maintenance cache protection 18, 47, 48 See SAS SerialSelect 110 applying changes 110 exiting 110 modifying controller settings 110 opening 110 software 80 Solaris driver installation 76 Solid State Drive (SSD) 18, 42, 50 installing 52 to parallel SCSI 94 connectors 91 description 89 direct-attach connections 92 disk drives 92...