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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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... a variety of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide-Describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager software; Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your controller. located on the Adaptec Installation DVD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide-Describes how to install and use the Adaptec Storage Manager software (see About Your RAID Controller on the Adaptec Installation DVD. How...
... a variety of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide-Describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager software; Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your controller. located on the Adaptec Installation DVD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide-Describes how to install and use the Adaptec Storage Manager software (see About Your RAID Controller on the Adaptec Installation DVD. How...
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...VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic Note: VMware storage management options vary, 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 ...600 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...
...VMware ESXi 5.0, VMware ESX 4.1 Classic Note: VMware storage management options vary, 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 ...600 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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...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 Adaptec Series Q controllers only. ● Power-management of hard drives and Solid State Drives (... to another For more information, refer to redundant arrays in your storage space to reduce cooling and electricity costs (see page 109) Note: Adaptec maxCache is replaced (applies to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. ● Support for RAID 0,...
...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 Adaptec Series Q controllers only. ● Power-management of hard drives and Solid State Drives (... to another For more information, refer to redundant arrays in your storage space to reduce cooling and electricity costs (see page 109) Note: Adaptec maxCache is replaced (applies to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. ● Support for RAID 0,...
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..., and more disk drives can also use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF command-line utility to upgrade your Adaptec RAID controller. 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 ZMM-100DB (pre-installed...
..., and more disk drives can also use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF command-line utility to upgrade your Adaptec RAID controller. 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 ZMM-100DB (pre-installed...
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... RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. For more information about compatible disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to SFF-8470)- Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out... (SSDs). You can use different-sized disk drives in the array, but the array will be limited to four SATA disk drives. Connects to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help.
... RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. For more information about compatible disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to SFF-8470)- Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out... (SSDs). You can use different-sized disk drives in the array, but the array will be limited to four SATA disk drives. Connects to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help.
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...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 controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). Installing with an Operating System 1 Install and connect your operating ... operating system and the controller driver (see page 59.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 79). Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can choose to create a bootable array and then...
...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 controller and internal disk drives (see page 46). Installing with an Operating System 1 Install and connect your operating ... operating system and the controller driver (see page 59.) 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see page 79). Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can choose to create a bootable array and then...
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... in the examples shown in your computer, select your controller, then press Enter. 3 Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. Adaptec Storage Manager displays a warning if you try to attempt loading the utility forcibly [Generally, not recommended]" 2 If you do not combine SAS ...SATA disk drives within the same 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. Or press Key to create a logical drive using ...
... in the examples shown in your computer, select your controller, then press Enter. 3 Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter. Adaptec Storage Manager displays a warning if you try to attempt loading the utility forcibly [Generally, not recommended]" 2 If you do not combine SAS ...SATA disk drives within the same 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. Or press Key to create a logical drive using ...
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.... 4 Click Launch Configuration Utility. 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. Adaptec Storage Manager opens. 5 Click Create. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD into your DVD drive, then restart your computer. 2 When prompted, select the...
.... 4 Click Launch Configuration Utility. 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. Adaptec Storage Manager opens. 5 Click Create. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD into your DVD drive, then restart your computer. 2 When prompted, select the...
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...term logical drives when referring to restart your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a physical disk drive on your operating system. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. To exclude specific disk drives from the ...then click Reboot to arrays (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106). Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with the following section. The configuration is displayed. Then continue with RAID 5 ...
...term logical drives when referring to restart your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Installation DVD. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a physical disk drive on your operating system. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. To exclude specific disk drives from the ...then click Reboot to arrays (see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106). Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with the following section. The configuration is displayed. Then continue with RAID 5 ...
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This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space. 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 can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter...
This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space. 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 can begin to build and manage your Adaptec RAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter...
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... the user interface), you can choose to run in your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a full-featured software application that you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in the background, without user intervention, and its...
... the user interface), you can choose to run in your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a full-featured software application that you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in the background, without user intervention, and its...
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... the AFU carefully and correctly to update the controller firmware/BIOS. For subsequent storage management tasks on most supported operating systems, we recommend that you use Adaptec Storage Manager (see page 80). Note: The ARC utility is primarily intended for more ...interface, it is still important to use Adaptec Storage Manager to avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable. VMware storage management options vary, depending on VMware? Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 81 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a...
... the AFU carefully and correctly to update the controller firmware/BIOS. For subsequent storage management tasks on most supported operating systems, we recommend that you use Adaptec Storage Manager (see page 80). Note: The ARC utility is primarily intended for more ...interface, it is still important to use Adaptec Storage Manager to avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable. VMware storage management options vary, depending on VMware? Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 81 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a...
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...sh utility to manage email notifications to configure and manage arrays from a Windows or Linux Guest OS running on your storage space. For information on installing the Adaptec CIM Provider and Remote ARCCONF on a VMware ESXi 5.0 or VMware ESXi 4.1 system, see the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide ...and the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on the installation DVD. ● On VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware ESXi 4.1 systems: ● You can install the Adaptec CIM Provider on the VMware ESXi system, then ...
...sh utility to manage email notifications to configure and manage arrays from a Windows or Linux Guest OS running on your storage space. For information on installing the Adaptec CIM Provider and Remote ARCCONF on a VMware ESXi 5.0 or VMware ESXi 4.1 system, see the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide ...and the Command Line Utility User's Guide, included on the installation DVD. ● On VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware ESXi 4.1 systems: ● You can install the Adaptec CIM Provider on the VMware ESXi system, then ...
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.... Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 84 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online Help. To double-check the bus compatibility of your controller, see...each disk drive, power supply, LED connector, and so on the selected disk drives flash. When you can use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.) OR SerialSelect (see Backplane Connections on the installation DVD for compatibility issues and known problems....
.... Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 84 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor your disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online Help. To double-check the bus compatibility of your controller, see...each disk drive, power supply, LED connector, and so on the selected disk drives flash. When you can use Adaptec Storage Manager (see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79.) OR SerialSelect (see Backplane Connections on the installation DVD for compatibility issues and known problems....
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...Hot Spare When a array is not protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that controller. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to protect the arrays on that array fails the hot spare is available-see page 13). Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously If there's a disk...includes the disk drive that array fails, remove and replace the failed disk drive. If copyback is enabled-Data is required. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to its original location once the controller detects that the cables, disk drives...
...Hot Spare When a array is not protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that controller. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to protect the arrays on that array fails the hot spare is available-see page 13). Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously If there's a disk...includes the disk drive that array fails, remove and replace the failed disk drive. If copyback is enabled-Data is required. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to its original location once the controller detects that the cables, disk drives...
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... replace the failed disk drives. Storage Manager User's Guide. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com. 2 Extract the down-loaded files to a folder on page 109 or by using Adaptec Storage Manager. You may be able to.... Then, restore your support representative. You can 't be recovered. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, by using Adaptec Storage Manager's rapid fault isolation feature, replace the failed SSD with a new one disk drive fails at the same time in a RAID ...
... replace the failed disk drives. Storage Manager User's Guide. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com. 2 Extract the down-loaded files to a folder on page 109 or by using Adaptec Storage Manager. You may be able to.... Then, restore your support representative. You can 't be recovered. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, by using Adaptec Storage Manager's rapid fault isolation feature, replace the failed SSD with a new one disk drive fails at the same time in a RAID ...
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...number, and ZZ is the count number. For more expander devices (see page 93), you have connected to a backplane, use Adaptec Storage Manager to manage your system disk drives. Note: Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are the SAS Connection Options? When... you use one or more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on the Adaptec Installation DVD. .The number of backplane connections, passive and active. For example, the Adaptec S50 enclosure, which contains an expander, is limited to identify disk drive ...
...number, and ZZ is the count number. For more expander devices (see page 93), you have connected to a backplane, use Adaptec Storage Manager to manage your system disk drives. Note: Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are the SAS Connection Options? When... you use one or more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on the Adaptec Installation DVD. .The number of backplane connections, passive and active. For example, the Adaptec S50 enclosure, which contains an expander, is limited to identify disk drive ...
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Press Enter to see page 113) instead, or clear it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much less time than clearing (or zeroing) a ...ACU returns to a specific logical drive. You can initialize one drive or multiple drives. The Global Hotspare Management window opens. Back up to initialize. A global hot spare is complete. You can create and delete global...used until the erase is not assigned to its main window. The selected disk drive(s) cannot be initialized. Managing Global Hot Spares A hot spare is a disk drive that disk drive is displayed. If an error occurs ...
Press Enter to see page 113) instead, or clear it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much less time than clearing (or zeroing) a ...ACU returns to a specific logical drive. You can initialize one drive or multiple drives. The Global Hotspare Management window opens. Back up to initialize. A global hot spare is complete. You can create and delete global...used until the erase is not assigned to its main window. The selected disk drive(s) cannot be initialized. Managing Global Hot Spares A hot spare is a disk drive that disk drive is displayed. If an error occurs ...