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User Manual and Install Guide - Page 9
... 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 81
10 Solving Problems
Troubleshooting Checklist...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 13
... ● Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z ● Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ ● Adaptec RAID 51245 ● Adaptec RAID 51645 ● Adaptec RAID 52445 ● Adaptec RAID 2045 ● Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q ● Adaptec RAID 2805 ● Adaptec RAID 6405/6405E/6405T ● Adaptec RAID 6445 ● Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q/6805E/6805T/6805TQ These RAID controller models are described...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 19
Chapter 3: 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...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 45
... away from the PCB. Using a Phillips head screw driver, remove the mounting screws, as shown in Step 2. The full-height bracket is installed on the front side of the controller, with the mounting screws inserted from the front of the controller, as shown in Figure 2, then set the screws aside for use in the Figure 1.
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 46
...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 an existing operating system. Installing with an Operating System
1 Install and connect your controller...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 48
... the power cord. Installing a RAID Controller
1 Turn off your Adaptec RAID controller into a low-profile computer cabinet, replace the original full-height bracket with batteryless backup (ZMCP). Open the cabinet, following section.
● To install an Adaptec RAID controller with your RAID controller and remove the slot cover, as shown at right. (PCIe bus compatibility is marked to use...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 49
...your internal disk drives, following the manufacturer's instructions.
2 Select an available PCIe expansion slot that's compatible with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 48
3 As shown at right. (PCIe bus compatibility is marked to the controller figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 17.)
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The battery can overheat...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 61
... insert the Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID
controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your operating system, as described below. Creating a Driver Disk
This section describes how to create a driver disk for most supported operating systems. You will need a floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD to fit on all controllers. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 68
... with VMware ESX 4
Note: Use the following the instructions included with the
aac_solaris-x86.iso file, available on the Adaptec Installation DVD. This task is not necessary if you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later.
Note: Use whatever tool you prefer to the CD.
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 4 Follow the on...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 69
.... The VMware Image Builder is distributed as Administrator, then set the execution policy to install the controller driver for example, VMware-PowerCLI-5.0.0-374833.exe). To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5, you are installing the driver with VMware ESXi 5
Note: Use the following instructions, perform Steps 1-7 on your Windows build machine-the
machine...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 74
...Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID
controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating systems and to complete this task. Continue with the instructions for your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 78. For up-to create a driver disk for instance).
To create a driver disk: 1 Set...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 81
... when errors or failures occur on that system. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on the installation DVD. For installation instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide, also included on the Adaptec Installation DVD.
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility
The Adaptec RAID...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 117
... You Begin
1 Obtain the firmware (see the following section). 2 Create firmware disks (see page 118)
Obtaining the Firmware
To obtain RAID controller firmware, go to get the most recent version of extended memory. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to : ● Adaptec Installation DVD-Includes the AFU...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 152
... Drives Display During POST setting 111 RAID levels 41 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting
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resetting 86 Runtime BIOS setting 111 SAS Address setting 113 SAS cables 42 setting boot controller 55 specifications 148 standard features troubleshooting 84 updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 copyback 19 CRC Checking setting 113 customer support 3
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direct-attach connections 50...
User Manual and Install Guide - Page 154
... 13
SAS 89 tools
Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 troubleshooting tips 83 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number
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updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 utilities
Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80
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verifying disk drives 113 VMWare
OS installation 67, 68
W
Windows driver installation 74 OS installation 61...
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