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...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 B Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 96 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 96 RAID 1...RAID 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 and...
...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 B Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 96 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 96 RAID 1...RAID 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 and...
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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...
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...
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...LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Status CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket Ext. 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 ...Backup Module Low-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)
...LEDs Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Status CN0 PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket Ext. 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 ...Backup Module Low-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)
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... 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)
... 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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.../ compatibility I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) ... x8 connector Mounting bracket I2C connector for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 Battery connector Ext. 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);
.../ compatibility I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19) Alarm connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) ... x8 connector Mounting bracket I2C connector for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 Battery connector Ext. 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);
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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 Data transfer rate Phys...
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 Data transfer rate Phys...
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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 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys...
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 19) Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys...
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... 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 Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19)
... 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 Adaptec Battery Module 800/800T (sold separately-see page 19)
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... LEDs for CN0 I2C connector 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)
... LEDs for CN0 I2C connector 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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... 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 (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed-see page 48)
... 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 (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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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 www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input...
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 www.adaptec.com/ compatibility Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input...
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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 ... 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 ... 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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.../compatibility I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No Chapter 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 ... Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 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);
.../compatibility I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No Chapter 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 ... Backup Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe 1.1 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);
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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 ... 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 ... 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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... with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. 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; sold separately)
... with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. 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; sold separately)
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 The Adaptec RAID 6445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) SES, 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 Drive Activity LEDs (back of card) CN1...
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 The Adaptec RAID 6445 is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) SES, 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 Drive Activity LEDs (back of card) CN1...
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.../ compatibility. I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (6805: optional, sold separately; 6805Q: standard, pre-installed) Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q The Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 6805Q: Up to eight solid state drives, 1TB capacity...
.../ compatibility. I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (6805: optional, sold separately; 6805Q: standard, pre-installed) Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q The Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 6805Q: Up to eight solid state drives, 1TB capacity...
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...-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T The Adaptec RAID 6405T is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (optional;
...-8087) 4 direct-attached (or up to 256 with these features: Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Ext. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T The Adaptec RAID 6405T is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (optional;
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..., sold separately; 6805TQ: standard, pre-installed) See the maxCache compatibility list at www.adaptec.com/ compatibility. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 39 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ The Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 6805TQ: Up to eight solid state drives, 1TB capacity, max. Alarm connector HDA mode...
..., sold separately; 6805TQ: standard, pre-installed) See the maxCache compatibility list at www.adaptec.com/ compatibility. Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 39 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ The Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ is a SAS RAID controller with expanders) 6805TQ: Up to eight solid state drives, 1TB capacity, max. Alarm connector HDA mode...
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... is limited to backplane with multi-lane cable (SFF-8484) 3 When all internal disk drives 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...
... is limited to backplane with multi-lane cable (SFF-8484) 3 When all internal disk drives 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...