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... 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... Spare 85 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 85 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 86 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 86 Failed Drive in maxCache Pool 86 Resetting the Controller 86
... 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... Spare 85 Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously 85 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array 86 Multiple Failures in the Same Array 86 Failed Drive in maxCache Pool 86 Resetting the Controller 86
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... 5 Arrays 99 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... 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
... 5 Arrays 99 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... 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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...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 ... page 19) ● Support for a zero maintenance cache protection module (see page 19) ● Support for Adaptec maxCacheTM SSD caching (see page 106) ● Audible alarm ● I/O statistics logging Array-level Features Note: ... electricity costs (see page 109) Note: Adaptec maxCache is replaced (applies to the operating system;
...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 ... page 19) ● Support for a zero maintenance cache protection module (see page 19) ● Support for Adaptec maxCacheTM SSD caching (see page 106) ● Audible alarm ● I/O statistics logging Array-level Features Note: ... electricity costs (see page 109) Note: Adaptec maxCache is replaced (applies to the operating system;
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...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) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support...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);
...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) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support...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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... Support I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Onboard speaker Yes Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed- see page 48) Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector... Ext. 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);...
... Support I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Onboard speaker Yes Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Adaptec ZMM-100DB daughterboard (pre-installed), Adaptec ZMM-100CC supercapacitor module (user installed- see page 48) Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector... Ext. 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);...
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...connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery 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); see www.adaptec.com/compatibility I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
...connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery 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); see www.adaptec.com/compatibility I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) No No
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I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (6805: optional, sold separately; 6805Q: standard, pre-installed) Alarm connector Drive Activity LEDs Aggregate Activity (back of card) HDA mode connector Diagnostic ...connector for CN0/CN1 I2C connector for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. See the maxCache compatibility list at www.adaptec.com/ compatibility. 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 ...
I2C and SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (6805: optional, sold separately; 6805Q: standard, pre-installed) Alarm connector Drive Activity LEDs Aggregate Activity (back of card) HDA mode connector Diagnostic ...connector for CN0/CN1 I2C connector for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. See the maxCache compatibility list at www.adaptec.com/ compatibility. 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 ...
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See the maxCache compatibility list at www.adaptec.com/ compatibility. SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (6805T: optional, sold separately; 6805TQ: standard, pre-installed) Alarm connector HDA mode connector Aggregate Activity ... Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe Gen2 x8 6 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB ...
See the maxCache compatibility list at www.adaptec.com/ compatibility. SGPIO (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM-600 (6805T: optional, sold separately; 6805TQ: standard, pre-installed) Alarm connector HDA mode connector Aggregate Activity ... Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width Data transfer rate Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low-profile MD2 PCIe Gen2 x8 6 Gb/s per port 8 512 MB ...
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... of 256 drives, including SSDs (for a list of hard drives and SSDs) you must use any Solid State Drive on Adaptec Series Q controllers only. For maxCache caching applications, you connect SSDs directly to the controller with a standard 2.5-inch drive tray, install the SSD directly into the ...SSD to SATA). For servers with SAS cables (mini-SAS to fit properly. Typical SSD installation If your server. Note: For Adaptec maxCache applications or hybrid RAID arrays (comprised of compatible SSDs. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 52 Connecting Solid ...
... of 256 drives, including SSDs (for a list of hard drives and SSDs) you must use any Solid State Drive on Adaptec Series Q controllers only. For maxCache caching applications, you connect SSDs directly to the controller with a standard 2.5-inch drive tray, install the SSD directly into the ...SSD to SATA). For servers with SAS cables (mini-SAS to fit properly. Typical SSD installation If your server. Note: For Adaptec maxCache applications or hybrid RAID arrays (comprised of compatible SSDs. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 52 Connecting Solid ...
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... 4 Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter. 5 Select at least three disk drives for the array, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press Enter. ! MaxCache Read Press Enter to use the default (Enable Read) [Done] Press Enter. 10 When a cache warning message displays, type Y. 11 Once the array is complete...
... 4 Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter. 5 Select at least three disk drives for the array, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press Enter. ! MaxCache Read Press Enter to use the default (Enable Read) [Done] Press Enter. 10 When a cache warning message displays, type Y. 11 Once the array is complete...
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...array and takes over for the failed drive. The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to rebuild the array. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the array. Make sure that was not protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that array fails, remove ...array), and the arrays have hot spares protecting them, the controller rebuilds the arrays with these limitations: ● A hot spare must be of the maxCache pool (see page 13). Then, designate a new hot spare to protect the arrays on that the failed drive has been replaced. If copyback is ...
...array and takes over for the failed drive. The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to rebuild the array. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the array. Make sure that was not protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that array fails, remove ...array), and the arrays have hot spares protecting them, the controller rebuilds the arrays with these limitations: ● A hot spare must be of the maxCache pool (see page 13). Then, designate a new hot spare to protect the arrays on that the failed drive has been replaced. If copyback is ...
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...is unsuccessful. Correct the cause of the failure or replace the failed disk drives. Then, restore your Adaptec RAID controller. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to the maxCache pool following the instructions on page 109 or by a Hot Spare. Note: Mode 0 flash is ...installed on your local hard drive (for caching, not permanent storage, no data recovery or rebuilding is supported on Adaptec Series 2 and Adaptec Series 5 controllers only. Failed Drive in maxCache Pool Because Solid State Drives (SSD) in a RAID 0 array, the data can use the BIOS utility, ACU...
...is unsuccessful. Correct the cause of the failure or replace the failed disk drives. Then, restore your Adaptec RAID controller. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to the maxCache pool following the instructions on page 109 or by a Hot Spare. Note: Mode 0 flash is ...installed on your local hard drive (for caching, not permanent storage, no data recovery or rebuilding is supported on Adaptec Series 2 and Adaptec Series 5 controllers only. Failed Drive in maxCache Pool Because Solid State Drives (SSD) in a RAID 0 array, the data can use the BIOS utility, ACU...
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... the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 105 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 109 Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool 109 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 110 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 113 Locating Disk Drives ...113 Identifying Disk Drives ......114 Viewing the Event Log ...114 The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that only advanced users familiar with working in a computer BIOS use to create arrays...
... the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 105 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 109 Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool 109 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 110 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 113 Locating Disk Drives ...113 Identifying Disk Drives ......114 Viewing the Event Log ...114 The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that only advanced users familiar with working in a computer BIOS use to create arrays...
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...-screen instructions to Create and Manage Arrays To open the ACU, start the ARC utility (see page 105). Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 105 Introduction to the ARC Utility The ARC utility comprises these tools: ● The Array Configuration Utility ... array's RAID level, size, name, stripe size, cache settings, and maxCache settings. see Choosing a RAID Level on your computer. Start or restart your system has insufficient memory this message displays: "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will load after you have more information about RAID levels...
...-screen instructions to Create and Manage Arrays To open the ACU, start the ARC utility (see page 105). Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 105 Introduction to the ARC Utility The ARC utility comprises these tools: ● The Array Configuration Utility ... array's RAID level, size, name, stripe size, cache settings, and maxCache settings. see Choosing a RAID Level on your computer. Start or restart your system has insufficient memory this message displays: "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will load after you have more information about RAID levels...
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... the cache settings for "write-through" caching 6 Press Tab. 7 Select the maxCache Read Cache setting (Enable/Disable). 8 Press Tab. 9 Press Enter to Manage the maxCache Pool on Adaptec Series Q controllers only. Note: maxCache Read Caching is powered off. The Modify Cache Settings window opens. 3 Enable or... array/drive. This is an optional setting. Note: Power Off Drive After duration should be greater than Slow Down Drive After Duration. Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid State Drives (SSDs) in your system as a fast read cache pool to improve performance in read caching. ...
... the cache settings for "write-through" caching 6 Press Tab. 7 Select the maxCache Read Cache setting (Enable/Disable). 8 Press Tab. 9 Press Enter to Manage the maxCache Pool on Adaptec Series Q controllers only. Note: maxCache Read Caching is powered off. The Modify Cache Settings window opens. 3 Enable or... array/drive. This is an optional setting. Note: Power Off Drive After duration should be greater than Slow Down Drive After Duration. Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid State Drives (SSDs) in your system as a fast read cache pool to improve performance in read caching. ...
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...JBOD into a simple volume. ● Delete a JBOD Note: When you delete a JBOD, you must assign at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. For a list of maxCache-compatible SSDs, refer to the main menu. If you have more than one controller, select your system. Select Array Configuration... Utility, then press Enter. Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid State Drives (SSDs) in your controller, then press Enter. Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter...
...JBOD into a simple volume. ● Delete a JBOD Note: When you delete a JBOD, you must assign at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. For a list of maxCache-compatible SSDs, refer to the main menu. If you have more than one controller, select your system. Select Array Configuration... Utility, then press Enter. Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid State Drives (SSDs) in your controller, then press Enter. Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter...
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If you modified any key to it. To modify your controller. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 110 2 Select Manage MaxCache Pool from the main SerialSelect menu. Note: Uninitialized SSDs may not be available for more information about initializing drives. 3 Using the arrow keys..., select a SSD from the list. 4 Press Ins to add the SSD to the maxCache pool. 5 To remove a SSD from the pool, press the right arrow to switch windows, use the arrow keys to select a SSD, then press Del...
If you modified any key to it. To modify your controller. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 110 2 Select Manage MaxCache Pool from the main SerialSelect menu. Note: Uninitialized SSDs may not be available for more information about initializing drives. 3 Using the arrow keys..., select a SSD from the list. 4 Press Ins to add the SSD to the maxCache pool. 5 To remove a SSD from the pool, press the right arrow to switch windows, use the arrow keys to select a SSD, then press Del...
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... 111 Linux OS installation 63 Linux installation 62 low-profile bracket 15 installing 43, 44 low-profile computer cabinet 40, 43, 47 M maxCache cache settings 105 maxCache pool 109 maxCache Solid State Drive failed 86 installing 52 to 53 mini-SAS direct connection 50 enclosure cable 42 internal cable 42 overview 91 SAS...
... 111 Linux OS installation 63 Linux installation 62 low-profile bracket 15 installing 43, 44 low-profile computer cabinet 40, 43, 47 M maxCache cache settings 105 maxCache pool 109 maxCache Solid State Drive failed 86 installing 52 to 53 mini-SAS direct connection 50 enclosure cable 42 internal cable 42 overview 91 SAS...