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This is a guide to the rest of the document, providing a summary of the Installation Process 1-5 Storage Management Software Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-7 Read this First Read this Chapter... 1 Introduction In this chapter before you begin installing your new Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA controller. Read this First 1-1 System Requirements 1-2 Kit Contents 1-3 About the Documentation 1-4 Controller Features 1-5 Overview of the installation process. 1-1
This is a guide to the rest of the document, providing a summary of the Installation Process 1-5 Storage Management Software Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-7 Read this First Read this Chapter... 1 Introduction In this chapter before you begin installing your new Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA controller. Read this First 1-1 System Requirements 1-2 Kit Contents 1-3 About the Documentation 1-4 Controller Features 1-5 Overview of the installation process. 1-1
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Connector for Serial ATA drive 1 Connector for details) Adaptec 1210SA Controller The Adaptec 1210SA controller is shown below. Introduction Kit Contents Your Adaptec controller kit includes: s Adaptec 1210SA controller (see below) s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide s Installation CD s Low-profile bracket s Two Serial ATA interface cables s Warranty card s Technical Support ID (TSID) label (see page iii for Serial ATA drive 0 1-3 Note the position of the Serial ATA interface connectors necessary for attaching the Serial ATA hard drives.
Connector for Serial ATA drive 1 Connector for details) Adaptec 1210SA Controller The Adaptec 1210SA controller is shown below. Introduction Kit Contents Your Adaptec controller kit includes: s Adaptec 1210SA controller (see below) s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide s Installation CD s Low-profile bracket s Two Serial ATA interface cables s Warranty card s Technical Support ID (TSID) label (see page iii for Serial ATA drive 0 1-3 Note the position of the Serial ATA interface connectors necessary for attaching the Serial ATA hard drives.
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Check the revision letter on : s Windows-Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for installing the controller in the Adaptec installation CD. s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA User's Guide (this information, select Release Notes from the Web site may not see the correct location. 1-4 The documents available from the View Documentation list ...
Check the revision letter on : s Windows-Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for installing the controller in the Adaptec installation CD. s Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA User's Guide (this information, select Release Notes from the Web site may not see the correct location. 1-4 The documents available from the View Documentation list ...
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Overview of the Installation Process The following features: s RAID levels 0, 1 and simple volume using Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC). In an existing system... s Operating system independent configuration and RAID creation using Adaptec's HostRAID technology. a Install the controller driver. b Build the array. Introduction Controller Features The Adaptec 1210SA supports the following steps provide an overview of the process of your system...
Overview of the Installation Process The following features: s RAID levels 0, 1 and simple volume using Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC). In an existing system... s Operating system independent configuration and RAID creation using Adaptec's HostRAID technology. a Install the controller driver. b Build the array. Introduction Controller Features The Adaptec 1210SA supports the following steps provide an overview of the process of your system...
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...Adaptec 1210SA includes the following operating systems: s Windows 2000 and Windows XP s Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0 s SuSE Linux 8.1 and 8.0 For details, see Chapters 4 and 5. For details, see Appendix A, BIOS Utilities. 1-6 s Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-A DOS application used to manage arrays. Browser Edition-Browser-based storage management software that provides all of the controller...'s built-in Chapter 4, Installing Adaptec Storage Manager - Introduction 4 Install Adaptec Storage Manager - s Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)-Part of...
...Adaptec 1210SA includes the following operating systems: s Windows 2000 and Windows XP s Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0 s SuSE Linux 8.1 and 8.0 For details, see Chapters 4 and 5. For details, see Appendix A, BIOS Utilities. 1-6 s Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-A DOS application used to manage arrays. Browser Edition-Browser-based storage management software that provides all of the controller...'s built-in Chapter 4, Installing Adaptec Storage Manager - Introduction 4 Install Adaptec Storage Manager - s Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)-Part of...
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... your drives have installed your Adaptec 1210SA controller and connected your computer to the Step 4. Determining the Boot Controller Your Adaptec 1210SA is a bootable controller. Otherwise, skip to boot a second operating system from the new controller. If your computer already contains a bootable hard drive with an installed operating system, you can set up your Serial ATA hard drives, you are...
... your drives have installed your Adaptec 1210SA controller and connected your computer to the Step 4. Determining the Boot Controller Your Adaptec 1210SA is a bootable controller. Otherwise, skip to boot a second operating system from the new controller. If your computer already contains a bootable hard drive with an installed operating system, you can set up your Serial ATA hard drives, you are...
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...Array. 3-2 e When prompted, insert a floppy disk and click OK. g When prompted, remove and label the driver disk. b Insert the Adaptec installation CD and restart your system documentation for details. Follow instructions and respond to prompts as needed to boot and get to it. c From... are installing the controller in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Enter system setup and verify that your system is set to boot from the CD. Then, click OK. 3 Restart the computer. 4 If creating an array, proceed to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility...
...Array. 3-2 e When prompted, insert a floppy disk and click OK. g When prompted, remove and label the driver disk. b Insert the Adaptec installation CD and restart your system documentation for details. Follow instructions and respond to prompts as needed to boot and get to it. c From... are installing the controller in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Enter system setup and verify that your system is set to boot from the CD. Then, click OK. 3 Restart the computer. 4 If creating an array, proceed to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility...
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... press Enter. d Insert a floppy disk when prompted. Press F6 immediately-you are adding a controller to complete it correctly. If you miss your controller and hard disk drives according to the instructions in an Existing Windows System In this Windows installation ..., press Enter. then, press Enter. Installing the Driver in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for a suitable driver. 18 When the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID driver is on -screen instructions. c Enter the number corresponding to install a third-...
... press Enter. d Insert a floppy disk when prompted. Press F6 immediately-you are adding a controller to complete it correctly. If you miss your controller and hard disk drives according to the instructions in an Existing Windows System In this Windows installation ..., press Enter. then, press Enter. Installing the Driver in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for a suitable driver. 18 When the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID driver is on -screen instructions. c Enter the number corresponding to install a third-...
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... the Found New Hardware Wizard, which searches for your new Serial ATA hard drives. (For more details about the ARC utility, see... a simple volume, your drives are RAID 0 and RAID 1. The available selections are shown in gray and cannot be used, they probably need to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. Instead, use Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition. 3-5 Note...and press Insert. Use ARC to Step 10. Select the floppy disk drive as needed to complete the controller installation. 7 Remove the driver disk. 8 Windows 2000 only-Restart the computer. 9 If creating an array...
... the Found New Hardware Wizard, which searches for your new Serial ATA hard drives. (For more details about the ARC utility, see... a simple volume, your drives are RAID 0 and RAID 1. The available selections are shown in gray and cannot be used, they probably need to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. Instead, use Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition. 3-5 Note...and press Insert. Use ARC to Step 10. Select the floppy disk drive as needed to complete the controller installation. 7 Remove the driver disk. 8 Windows 2000 only-Restart the computer. 9 If creating an array...
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Note: Adaptec recommends that your system is set to start up, and use your drives may become unusable. Available stripe sizes are installing the controller in a new Linux system. Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 or 8.0 Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System In this ...off the computer during the build. ! b Insert the Adaptec installation CD and restart your system documentation for the array and press Enter. 17 RAID 0 only-Select the desired stripe size. To install the driver: 1 Install and configure the controller and hard disk drives according to the Main Menu. ...
Note: Adaptec recommends that your system is set to start up, and use your drives may become unusable. Available stripe sizes are installing the controller in a new Linux system. Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 or 8.0 Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System In this ...off the computer during the build. ! b Insert the Adaptec installation CD and restart your system documentation for the array and press Enter. 17 RAID 0 only-Select the desired stripe size. To install the driver: 1 Install and configure the controller and hard disk drives according to the Main Menu. ...
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... not support all of Mozilla as the browser. 5-2 In most cases if a feature is no RAID controller on the remote system to the system you want to guide you can : s Locally manage a system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Managed System Components (see Custom and Compact Installations on page 4-2). These same Windows and Linux...
... not support all of Mozilla as the browser. 5-2 In most cases if a feature is no RAID controller on the remote system to the system you want to guide you can : s Locally manage a system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Managed System Components (see Custom and Compact Installations on page 4-2). These same Windows and Linux...
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...Adaptec Web service which should already be installed on the same system. To support the remote management configurations described below, all components must always be accessed. Several remote management configurations are possible: s The remote system must be installed on the same remote system as the browser, the system with the RAID controller...consists of the three major components: s A supported Web browser, which supplies content displayed on the system with the RAID controller installed, or a third system. 5-3 s The Web service can be installed on the Web browser. For a...
...Adaptec Web service which should already be installed on the same system. To support the remote management configurations described below, all components must always be accessed. Several remote management configurations are possible: s The remote system must be installed on the same remote system as the browser, the system with the RAID controller...consists of the three major components: s A supported Web browser, which supplies content displayed on the system with the RAID controller installed, or a third system. 5-3 s The Web service can be installed on the Web browser. For a...
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... and a number of your operating system, browser, and color scheme you may notice some differences between this area is a controller information line including the model number of the system that you to Adaptec Storage Manager. Browser Edition screen is created. At the top of the screen is possible for example, after you.... It is the header frame. Browser Edition The Basics An example of the system. Immediately following the header frame is the name of the first Adaptec RAID controller found in to the Login screen. Using...
... and a number of your operating system, browser, and color scheme you may notice some differences between this area is a controller information line including the model number of the system that you to Adaptec Storage Manager. Browser Edition screen is created. At the top of the screen is possible for example, after you.... It is the header frame. Browser Edition The Basics An example of the system. Immediately following the header frame is the name of the first Adaptec RAID controller found in to the Login screen. Using...
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... indicating that clicking any of devices found (excluding the SCSI controller). Selecting a channel or device will display an additional window with information and options specific to the Adaptec RAID controller. These buttons select the physical devices connected to and shown ...in the system. Using Adaptec Storage Manager - The devices are connected to this controller. Controller information and device views are Physical ...
... indicating that clicking any of devices found (excluding the SCSI controller). Selecting a channel or device will display an additional window with information and options specific to the Adaptec RAID controller. These buttons select the physical devices connected to and shown ...in the system. Using Adaptec Storage Manager - The devices are connected to this controller. Controller information and device views are Physical ...
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...highlight it in amber and, in normal operation this segment is not an issue, it would not be shown in addition to the RAID signature, the controller may also limit the usable capacity of the drive may be able to the nearest 2 MB, this view are the following buttons:...to another s Expand an array s Change the stripe size for the corresponding function. Using Adaptec Storage Manager - This is shown as a gray segment within the bar. Logical Devices As described earlier, when Adaptec Storage Manager loads, the Logical Devices view is effectively eliminated. In either the Full Size...
...highlight it in amber and, in normal operation this segment is not an issue, it would not be shown in addition to the RAID signature, the controller may also limit the usable capacity of the drive may be able to the nearest 2 MB, this view are the following buttons:...to another s Expand an array s Change the stripe size for the corresponding function. Using Adaptec Storage Manager - This is shown as a gray segment within the bar. Logical Devices As described earlier, when Adaptec Storage Manager loads, the Logical Devices view is effectively eliminated. In either the Full Size...
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... the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are displayed. 4 Select Controller Configuration. A-8 In a BBS-enabled system, if array-based BBS support is enabled, the Hard Drive Boot order menu includes entries for all devices (array or drives) on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to the installed RAID controllers. You can modify the following...
... the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are displayed. 4 Select Controller Configuration. A-8 In a BBS-enabled system, if array-based BBS support is enabled, the Hard Drive Boot order menu includes entries for all devices (array or drives) on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to the installed RAID controllers. You can modify the following...
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... storage for the transfer of data and the control of a redundant array. See also clear. bus See channel. chunk See stripe. build Background initialization of information between storage devices and a RAID controller. For Serial ATA channels, each channel has a single drive capacity.... background consistency check Option that is read from the blocks. C cache Fast-access memory on the controller that serves as the boot device. channel ...
... storage for the transfer of data and the control of a redundant array. See also clear. bus See channel. chunk See stripe. build Background initialization of information between storage devices and a RAID controller. For Serial ATA channels, each channel has a single drive capacity.... background consistency check Option that is read from the blocks. C cache Fast-access memory on the controller that serves as the boot device. channel ...
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... on and the system is protected. I impacted An impacted array is one logical-to-physical mapping of array to disk. The controller manages the disk as a legacy disk array where there is ready for some reason the initial build operation did not complete. H...been initialized on the disk. The RAID signature on the disk allows the RAID controller to identify whether or not the disk was initialized on the controller it is initialized, the controller records the RAID signature on another Adaptec RAID controller. Arrays can be initialized by the controller. To optimize the array, run a...
... on and the system is protected. I impacted An impacted array is one logical-to-physical mapping of array to disk. The controller manages the disk as a legacy disk array where there is ready for some reason the initial build operation did not complete. H...been initialized on the disk. The RAID signature on the disk allows the RAID controller to identify whether or not the disk was initialized on the controller it is initialized, the controller records the RAID signature on another Adaptec RAID controller. Arrays can be initialized by the controller. To optimize the array, run a...
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... Disks (alternative definition Redundant Array of two equal segments residing on two different drives. Glossary-7 Provides redundancy by the RAID controller. RAID 0 A single-level array consisting of a RAID 0, or moving a logical device's segments to other disks. See also mirrored array/mirroring. RAID 0 distributes data evenly across its respective drives in equal-sized sections called stripes...
... Disks (alternative definition Redundant Array of two equal segments residing on two different drives. Glossary-7 Provides redundancy by the RAID controller. RAID 0 A single-level array consisting of a RAID 0, or moving a logical device's segments to other disks. See also mirrored array/mirroring. RAID 0 distributes data evenly across its respective drives in equal-sized sections called stripes...
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T task An operation that the whole drive can take an extended period of time, particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I/O while the task is running. striped array See RAID 0. for example, initializing a disk or verifying an array. In a simple volume, verify performs a low-level check... that occurs only on the RAID controller, asynchronous to all the disks in an array. stripe size The amount of data in each section of a striped array. V verify ...
T task An operation that the whole drive can take an extended period of time, particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I/O while the task is running. striped array See RAID 0. for example, initializing a disk or verifying an array. In a simple volume, verify performs a low-level check... that occurs only on the RAID controller, asynchronous to all the disks in an array. stripe size The amount of data in each section of a striped array. V verify ...