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... license is not a sale of the Software to you must restrict such installation only to systems, workstations or servers using an Adaptec RAID controller. ● Make one copy of the Software in order to deliver replacement media which is free from multiple locations. Upon any termination, including termination by destroying the Software (including the related documentation) together with all data derived therefrom must be : ●...
... license is not a sale of the Software to you must restrict such installation only to systems, workstations or servers using an Adaptec RAID controller. ● Make one copy of the Software in order to deliver replacement media which is free from multiple locations. Upon any termination, including termination by destroying the Software (including the related documentation) together with all data derived therefrom must be : ●...
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... All Users About Status and Activity 117 Changing an Operating System's Event Log Setting 118 Logging Statistics for Remote Analysis 119 10 Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Updating Adaptec Storage Manager 125 Adding Enhanced Features 125 Setting Preferences and Changing Views 125 Managing Remote Systems 127 Working with Display Groups 131 11 Solving Problems General Troubleshooting Tips 136 Identifying a Failed or Failing Component 136 Stopping the Creation of a New Logical Drive 137 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 137 Rebuilding Logical Drives...
... All Users About Status and Activity 117 Changing an Operating System's Event Log Setting 118 Logging Statistics for Remote Analysis 119 10 Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Updating Adaptec Storage Manager 125 Adding Enhanced Features 125 Setting Preferences and Changing Views 125 Managing Remote Systems 127 Working with Display Groups 131 11 Solving Problems General Troubleshooting Tips 136 Identifying a Failed or Failing Component 136 Stopping the Creation of a New Logical Drive 137 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 137 Rebuilding Logical Drives...
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...use Adaptec Storage Manager to build and manage Adaptec direct attached storage-a RAID controller and disk drives which reside inside, or are directly attached to, the computer accessing them, similar to the basic configurations shown in a server or a complex Storage Area Network (SAN) with disk drives Adaptec Storage Manager installed About This Guide Adaptec® Storage ManagerTM is a software application that helps you build a storage space using Adaptec RAID controllers, disk drives, and enclosures, and then manage your stored data, whether you have a single RAID controller installed...
...use Adaptec Storage Manager to build and manage Adaptec direct attached storage-a RAID controller and disk drives which reside inside, or are directly attached to, the computer accessing them, similar to the basic configurations shown in a server or a complex Storage Area Network (SAN) with disk drives Adaptec Storage Manager installed About This Guide Adaptec® Storage ManagerTM is a software application that helps you build a storage space using Adaptec RAID controllers, disk drives, and enclosures, and then manage your stored data, whether you have a single RAID controller installed...
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.... About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on that won 't require the user interface described in your data and improve system performance. Note: Linux or Unix users only-If your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers, disk drives, and enclosures. You can also customize the Agent settings to use Adaptec Storage Manager to do this if system resources are completed successfully, and sounds an alarm when errors or failures occur on a system, the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent is like a service that...
.... About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on that won 't require the user interface described in your data and improve system performance. Note: Linux or Unix users only-If your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers, disk drives, and enclosures. You can also customize the Agent settings to use Adaptec Storage Manager to do this if system resources are completed successfully, and sounds an alarm when errors or failures occur on a system, the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent is like a service that...
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... change, Adaptec Storage Manager grows with RAID controller, running Adaptec Storage Manager An Advanced Storage Space This example shows how you add more controllers, more disk drives, more logical drives, and more data protection. Accounting and Payroll Data RAID 5 RAID 5 Local System System running Adaptec Storage Manager Server with RAID controller and disk drives Network (SAN) Connection Personnel Data Server with your storage space as you can create and modify logical drives and monitor both controllers, disk drives, and enclosures from each disk drive have been used...
... change, Adaptec Storage Manager grows with RAID controller, running Adaptec Storage Manager An Advanced Storage Space This example shows how you add more controllers, more disk drives, more logical drives, and more data protection. Accounting and Payroll Data RAID 5 RAID 5 Local System System running Adaptec Storage Manager Server with RAID controller and disk drives Network (SAN) Connection Personnel Data Server with your storage space as you can create and modify logical drives and monitor both controllers, disk drives, and enclosures from each disk drive have been used...
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... Adaptec Storage Manager RAID 5 Server with RAID controller and disk drives installed RAID 60 Server running Adaptec Storage Manager Agent RAID 5EE RAI 5E RAID 5EE Server running Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Storage enclosures with disk drives installed Chapter 1: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 16 Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space As your needs change, Adaptec Storage Manager will help you grow your storage space to the storage space. In this example, multiple systems, servers, disk drives, and enclosures have been added to include multiple controllers, storage...
... Adaptec Storage Manager RAID 5 Server with RAID controller and disk drives installed RAID 60 Server running Adaptec Storage Manager Agent RAID 5EE RAI 5E RAID 5EE Server running Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Storage enclosures with disk drives installed Chapter 1: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 16 Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space As your needs change, Adaptec Storage Manager will help you grow your storage space to the storage space. In this example, multiple systems, servers, disk drives, and enclosures have been added to include multiple controllers, storage...
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... point of ports in the built-in firewall using this command: esxcfg-firewall -o 34571:34581,tcp,in,"StorMan" For more information, refer to the Command Line Interface User's Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. 5 To use Adaptec Storage Manager to connect remotely from the Local System on VMWare To install Adaptec Storage Manager: 1 Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 2 Change to the manager directory: ESX Server 3.5: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager ESX Server 4.0: cd...
... point of ports in the built-in firewall using this command: esxcfg-firewall -o 34571:34581,tcp,in,"StorMan" For more information, refer to the Command Line Interface User's Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. 5 To use Adaptec Storage Manager to connect remotely from the Local System on VMWare To install Adaptec Storage Manager: 1 Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 2 Change to the manager directory: ESX Server 3.5: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager ESX Server 4.0: cd...
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...). D Create logical drives (see page 34). Chapter 2: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 23 Using Adaptec Storage Manager with Adaptec Storage Manager in this user's guide are not available when you are running Windows XP, you must also unblock the javaw process in this chapter. Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD This section describes how to run Adaptec Storage Manager as an installed software application, as an installed application. Bootable-CD mode is only for instructions. D Install your controller before you have installed...
...). D Create logical drives (see page 34). Chapter 2: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 23 Using Adaptec Storage Manager with Adaptec Storage Manager in this user's guide are not available when you are running Windows XP, you must also unblock the javaw process in this chapter. Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD This section describes how to run Adaptec Storage Manager as an installed software application, as an installed application. Bootable-CD mode is only for instructions. D Install your controller before you have installed...
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...-click Background Consistency Check, then select Change period. To increase the capacity of a Logical Drive You can choose how often Adaptec Storage Manager checks for inconsistent or bad data on the disk drive you try to increase its capacity (or expand it with another one ), click on your controller's documentation for instance, replace a smaller disk drive with the new setting. Setting the Background Consistency Check Period You can add more information. Note: Adaptec recommends that 's greater...
...-click Background Consistency Check, then select Change period. To increase the capacity of a Logical Drive You can choose how often Adaptec Storage Manager checks for inconsistent or bad data on the disk drive you try to increase its capacity (or expand it with another one ), click on your controller's documentation for instance, replace a smaller disk drive with the new setting. Setting the Background Consistency Check Period You can add more information. Note: Adaptec recommends that 's greater...
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... data stored on a controller. ● To configure power management for the logical drives and RAID controllers in your storage space. Note: Power management is not present, the device does not support power management.) You can configure power management for an individual logical drive or for a controller, see page 76. ● To disable power management on all controllers.To see page 41). You can check the power status in your storage space reduces cooling and electricity costs. You can be used to create a new JBOD, logical drive...
... data stored on a controller. ● To configure power management for the logical drives and RAID controllers in your storage space. Note: Power management is not present, the device does not support power management.) You can configure power management for an individual logical drive or for a controller, see page 76. ● To disable power management on all controllers.To see page 41). You can check the power status in your storage space reduces cooling and electricity costs. You can be used to create a new JBOD, logical drive...
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... Adaptec RAID Controller Installation and User's Guide. To configure power management for the stay awake period is relative to your local system time and time zone. after which time the disk drives on that 's already powered down) is supported). Putting such drives under power management (although it is restarted and checked to verify its health. Note: For disk drives that the controller may limit power savings in your storage space, you must use the controller BIOS utility...
... Adaptec RAID Controller Installation and User's Guide. To configure power management for the stay awake period is relative to your local system time and time zone. after which time the disk drives on that 's already powered down) is supported). Putting such drives under power management (although it is restarted and checked to verify its health. Note: For disk drives that the controller may limit power savings in your storage space, you must use the controller BIOS utility...
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.... Adaptec Storage Manager provides a wizard to the firmware image files you downloaded, select the files, then click Open. Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware To update the controller firmware: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click Direct Attached Storage, then click Update controller images. Image files typically come in your storage space. Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● 97 To disable an enclosure's alarm: 1 In the Enterprise View, select the controller that's connected to the enclosure...
.... Adaptec Storage Manager provides a wizard to the firmware image files you downloaded, select the files, then click Open. Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware To update the controller firmware: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click Direct Attached Storage, then click Update controller images. Image files typically come in your storage space. Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● 97 To disable an enclosure's alarm: 1 In the Enterprise View, select the controller that's connected to the enclosure...
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... prompted, click Yes to help you begin the update. ! Before You Begin Before you update the firmware for the disk drives in your vendor's support site on local and remote systems. You can update only one type of disk drive at a time. Adaptec Storage Manager provides a wizard to begin , download the latest firmware images from your storage space. Then, restart the server(s) to activate the new firmware images. Updating the Disk Drive Firmware Note...
... prompted, click Yes to help you begin the update. ! Before You Begin Before you update the firmware for the disk drives in your vendor's support site on local and remote systems. You can update only one type of disk drive at a time. Adaptec Storage Manager provides a wizard to begin , download the latest firmware images from your storage space. Then, restart the server(s) to activate the new firmware images. Updating the Disk Drive Firmware Note...
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... storage space, such as disk drive failures and logical drive verifications. By default, Windows 2000 and Windows XP do not install SNMP. can use your desktop, open the Windows Computer Management tool, then select Services from the tree. 2 Double-click SNMP Service. Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● 116 3 On the menu bar, click File, select Clear the event log, then click Email Notifications. 4 Click Yes to monitor Simple Network Management...
... storage space, such as disk drive failures and logical drive verifications. By default, Windows 2000 and Windows XP do not install SNMP. can use your desktop, open the Windows Computer Management tool, then select Services from the tree. 2 Double-click SNMP Service. Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● 116 3 On the menu bar, click File, select Clear the event log, then click Email Notifications. 4 Click Yes to monitor Simple Network Management...
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.... Omitting the initialization step reconstructs the logical drive metadata without initialization". Adaptec Storage Manager begins building the logical drive. 7 Check the logical drive for more information. Note: In the Properties panel, uninitialized logical drives have the status "created without modifying or destroying any other data on page 152 for data and file system integrity. The preferred and surest way to recover your data (if available). To recreate the logical drive after multiple drive failures: 1 Start the logical drive wizard...
.... Omitting the initialization step reconstructs the logical drive metadata without initialization". Adaptec Storage Manager begins building the logical drive. 7 Check the logical drive for more information. Note: In the Properties panel, uninitialized logical drives have the status "created without modifying or destroying any other data on page 152 for data and file system integrity. The preferred and surest way to recover your data (if available). To recreate the logical drive after multiple drive failures: 1 Start the logical drive wizard...
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... Readme file in its Start menu shortcut. ● CLITools-Installs the Command Line Interface tool. ● Console-Installs the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI. ● SNMPSupport-Installs SNMP support for a command line install, and must be set the installation path, the default path is only forced by the Adaptec installer if you specify ALL, do not explicitly set for Adaptec Storage Manager. If necessary, use the REBOOT property to suppress this feature is automatically included...
... Readme file in its Start menu shortcut. ● CLITools-Installs the Command Line Interface tool. ● Console-Installs the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI. ● SNMPSupport-Installs SNMP support for a command line install, and must be set the installation path, the default path is only forced by the Adaptec installer if you specify ALL, do not explicitly set for Adaptec Storage Manager. If necessary, use the REBOOT property to suppress this feature is automatically included...
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..., expander, enclosure, or other systems in a stripe set to the failed or failing component. segment Disk drive space that connects servers and disk drives across a network for enhanced reliability, scalability, and performance. stripe size Amount of a disk drive's space. redundancy The capability of a disk drive into isolated sections. storage space The controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager. port A connection point to a logical drive. See also Task Manager, scheduled task. Glossary ● 176 partition Divides the space of preventing data...
..., expander, enclosure, or other systems in a stripe set to the failed or failing component. segment Disk drive space that connects servers and disk drives across a network for enhanced reliability, scalability, and performance. stripe size Amount of a disk drive's space. redundancy The capability of a disk drive into isolated sections. storage space The controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager. port A connection point to a logical drive. See also Task Manager, scheduled task. Glossary ● 176 partition Divides the space of preventing data...
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... log 50 activity on all controllers 104 Configure read cache 65 Configure write cache 64 controller-level options 165 Create dedicated hot-spare drive 55 Delete dedicated hot-spare drive 56 Delete hot-spare drive 57 Delete logical device 71, 75 Direct Attached Storage branch-level options 166 Disable email notifications 115 Disable notifications 110 Disable task scheduler 85 disk drive-level options 165 Email Notification Manager options 166 Enable (Disable) background consistency check 69 enclosure-level options 165 Expand or change logical device 63, 69, 70 Initialize 89 Initialize...
... log 50 activity on all controllers 104 Configure read cache 65 Configure write cache 64 controller-level options 165 Create dedicated hot-spare drive 55 Delete dedicated hot-spare drive 56 Delete hot-spare drive 57 Delete logical device 71, 75 Direct Attached Storage branch-level options 166 Disable email notifications 115 Disable notifications 110 Disable task scheduler 85 disk drive-level options 165 Email Notification Manager options 166 Enable (Disable) background consistency check 69 enclosure-level options 165 Expand or change logical device 63, 69, 70 Initialize 89 Initialize...
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...* (task status) 83 expanding logical drives 69 express configuration 34 RAID levels 34 F failed disk drives multiple disk drives 139 multiple logical drives 138 RAID 0 logical drives 138 without hot spare 138 fans status icon 105 FAQs 161 feature keys 125 unlocking 125 firmware 97 Force online 140 formatting logical drives 36 Full Size Capacity View 49 G global hot spares 54 creating 39 deleting 56 glossary 173 Guest permissions 27 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See also enclosures jobs. See controllers help 50 hot spares 46, 47, 54 to 56 creating 39, 54 creating dedicated...
...* (task status) 83 expanding logical drives 69 express configuration 34 RAID levels 34 F failed disk drives multiple disk drives 139 multiple logical drives 138 RAID 0 logical drives 138 without hot spare 138 fans status icon 105 FAQs 161 feature keys 125 unlocking 125 firmware 97 Force online 140 formatting logical drives 36 Full Size Capacity View 49 G global hot spares 54 creating 39 deleting 56 glossary 173 Guest permissions 27 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See also enclosures jobs. See controllers help 50 hot spares 46, 47, 54 to 56 creating 39, 54 creating dedicated...
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... RAID 60 160 stripe size 64 striping data 154 RAID levels changing 70 custom configuration 38 express configuration 34 selecting 38 RAID segments 153 RAID Volumes 71 RaidCfg.log file 93 read cache 64 REBOOT 151 rebuilding (defined) 137, 138 rebuilding logical drives 140 recurring tasks 81 registering new controllers 91 Relative Size Capacity View 49 remote systems 26 removing 33 startup port number 33 Remote systems wizard 128 renaming logical drives 63 rescanning controllers 92 ROM Update wizard 97 running Adaptec Storage Manager Linux...
... RAID 60 160 stripe size 64 striping data 154 RAID levels changing 70 custom configuration 38 express configuration 34 selecting 38 RAID segments 153 RAID Volumes 71 RaidCfg.log file 93 read cache 64 REBOOT 151 rebuilding (defined) 137, 138 rebuilding logical drives 140 recurring tasks 81 registering new controllers 91 Relative Size Capacity View 49 remote systems 26 removing 33 startup port number 33 Remote systems wizard 128 renaming logical drives 63 rescanning controllers 92 ROM Update wizard 97 running Adaptec Storage Manager Linux...