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...you will be free from defects in time sharing applications. ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION. or: ● If Adaptec or its licensors retain title and ownership of the Software recorded...its distributor is returned to : ● Use the Software on a single computer system or on multiple workstations, systems and servers which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may be refunded. 9. In return for a period of thirty (30) days from state to others. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, ADAPT, ...
...you will be free from defects in time sharing applications. ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION. or: ● If Adaptec or its licensors retain title and ownership of the Software recorded...its distributor is returned to : ● Use the Software on a single computer system or on multiple workstations, systems and servers which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may be refunded. 9. In return for a period of thirty (30) days from state to others. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, ADAPT, ...
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...44 Revealing More Device Information 49 Checking System Status from the Main Window 50 Getting Help ...50 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager 51 Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager 51 5 Protecting Your Data Creating and Managing Hot Spares 54 Enabling Copyback 57 6 Modifying Your Direct ...Drives 60 Fine-tuning Logical Drives 63 Optimizing Logical Drive Performance 66 Verifying Logical Drives 67 Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive 69 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 70 Deleting a Logical Drive 71 Creating a RAID Volume 71 Creating a JBOD Disk 73 Maintaining an ...
...44 Revealing More Device Information 49 Checking System Status from the Main Window 50 Getting Help ...50 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager 51 Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager 51 5 Protecting Your Data Creating and Managing Hot Spares 54 Enabling Copyback 57 6 Modifying Your Direct ...Drives 60 Fine-tuning Logical Drives 63 Optimizing Logical Drive Performance 66 Verifying Logical Drives 67 Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive 69 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 70 Deleting a Logical Drive 71 Creating a RAID Volume 71 Creating a JBOD Disk 73 Maintaining an ...
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...also customize the Agent settings to suit your data and improve system performance. The Agent uses less memory than the full application. You can manage and monitor systems running . D Step 2: Install Adaptec Storage Manager on that helps you can run the Agent only on...a single location. The Agent is a software application that system. If your storage space includes systems that keeps your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers, disk drives, and enclosures. You may want more system resources available for other on-going processes on every system that system. D Step...
...also customize the Agent settings to suit your data and improve system performance. The Agent uses less memory than the full application. You can manage and monitor systems running . D Step 2: Install Adaptec Storage Manager on that helps you can run the Agent only on...a single location. The Agent is a software application that system. If your storage space includes systems that keeps your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers, disk drives, and enclosures. You may want more system resources available for other on-going processes on every system that system. D Step...
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...Windows Explorer, then click Autorun.) 2 Click Next to install Adaptec Storage Manager. If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on verifying privileges, refer to your operating system documentation. To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager, use the Add/ Remove Programs option in Appendix...This section describes how to install Adaptec Storage Manager on every Windows system that will be part of your storage space. Note: Advanced users only-To perform a silent installation, follow the instructions in your Windows Control Panel. The Installation wizard opens ...
...Windows Explorer, then click Autorun.) 2 Click Next to install Adaptec Storage Manager. If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on verifying privileges, refer to your operating system documentation. To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager, use the Add/ Remove Programs option in Appendix...This section describes how to install Adaptec Storage Manager on every Windows system that will be part of your storage space. Note: Advanced users only-To perform a silent installation, follow the instructions in your Windows Control Panel. The Installation wizard opens ...
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...three different permission levels. Guest Level Logging in this table. It also explains how Adaptec Storage Manager uses existing operating system permission levels to grant different amounts of the local Administrators group, which can 't... Rescan controllers Save activity logs Verify disk drives (with and without fix) Verify logical drives (...save configuration files and support archives, and browse the online Help. Create logical drives Modify logical drives Delete logical drives Delete hot spares Perform data migrations To log in to your normal network user name and password.
...three different permission levels. Guest Level Logging in this table. It also explains how Adaptec Storage Manager uses existing operating system permission levels to grant different amounts of the local Administrators group, which can 't... Rescan controllers Save activity logs Verify disk drives (with and without fix) Verify logical drives (...save configuration files and support archives, and browse the online Help. Create logical drives Modify logical drives Delete logical drives Delete hot spares Perform data migrations To log in to your normal network user name and password.
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For more information. 6 If Adaptec Storage Manager detects a new controller on page 127. See Understanding Permission Levels on page 27 for more information, see Managing Remote Systems on the local system, the New Hardware Detected window opens. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager has a wizard to remove. The wizard ...-line. The Remove Managed System window opens. 2 If you want to monitor a remote system, you no longer want to perform. Adaptec Storage Manager connects to receive events from the remote system from the Enterprise View of managed systems in your storage space.
For more information. 6 If Adaptec Storage Manager detects a new controller on page 127. See Understanding Permission Levels on page 27 for more information, see Managing Remote Systems on the local system, the New Hardware Detected window opens. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager has a wizard to remove. The wizard ...-line. The Remove Managed System window opens. 2 If you want to monitor a remote system, you no longer want to perform. Adaptec Storage Manager connects to receive events from the remote system from the Enterprise View of managed systems in your storage space.
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... it and the logical drives created with those disk drives appear in the Physical and Logical Devices Views. When you installed Adaptec Storage Manager. You can perform most tasks by selecting a controller in the Enterprise View and working on page 26 for more or less information. Under Direct Attached Storage, the Enterprise View...
... it and the logical drives created with those disk drives appear in the Physical and Logical Devices Views. When you installed Adaptec Storage Manager. You can perform most tasks by selecting a controller in the Enterprise View and working on page 26 for more or less information. Under Direct Attached Storage, the Enterprise View...
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...Fine-tuning Logical Drives ...63 Optimizing Logical Drive Performance 66 Verifying Logical Drives ...67 Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive 69 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 70 Deleting a Logical Drive...71 Creating a RAID Volume ...71 Creating a JBOD Disk ...73 ...Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space 75 Configuring the MaxIQ Cache 78 This chapter explains how to create and modify logical drives, optimize logical drive performance, and use Adaptec Storage Manager's power management...
...Fine-tuning Logical Drives ...63 Optimizing Logical Drive Performance 66 Verifying Logical Drives ...67 Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive 69 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 70 Deleting a Logical Drive...71 Creating a RAID Volume ...71 Creating a JBOD Disk ...73 ...Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space 75 Configuring the MaxIQ Cache 78 This chapter explains how to create and modify logical drives, optimize logical drive performance, and use Adaptec Storage Manager's power management...
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...either all write-back. For RAID 6 and RAID 60 logical drives, the more information about system I /O request size. Use this setting for the best performance when workloads are smaller than data protection. ● Enabled (write-back)-The controller sends confirmation to the operating ... the MaxIQ™-compatible Solid State Drives (SSD) in your operating system documentation.) Note: To improve performance in read next, increasing performance. ● Enabled-The controller transfers data from the logical drive to its local cache in the logical drive, the fewer the stripe...
...either all write-back. For RAID 6 and RAID 60 logical drives, the more information about system I /O request size. Use this setting for the best performance when workloads are smaller than data protection. ● Enabled (write-back)-The controller sends confirmation to the operating ... the MaxIQ™-compatible Solid State Drives (SSD) in your operating system documentation.) Note: To improve performance in read next, increasing performance. ● Enabled-The controller transfers data from the logical drive to its local cache in the logical drive, the fewer the stripe...
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...Priority The Initialize Priority setting determines the priority for the initialization of slowest to fastest method. ● Build-(slowest) For RAID 1 logical drives, data is copied from the primary drive to the mirror drive; Changing the Initialize Method The Initialize ... will take. Quick is the default setting for RAID 5 logical drives, parity is computed and written. Adaptec Storage Manager performs build initializations in the logical drive is overwritten, removing all existing data. for RAID 1, RAID 1EE, and RAID 10 logical drives. You can use the logical drive...
...Priority The Initialize Priority setting determines the priority for the initialization of slowest to fastest method. ● Build-(slowest) For RAID 1 logical drives, data is copied from the primary drive to the mirror drive; Changing the Initialize Method The Initialize ... will take. Quick is the default setting for RAID 5 logical drives, parity is computed and written. Adaptec Storage Manager performs build initializations in the logical drive is overwritten, removing all existing data. for RAID 1, RAID 1EE, and RAID 10 logical drives. You can use the logical drive...
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... type. 3 Shutdown Adaptec Storage Manager and reboot the system. Performance Mode Dynamic (default) Online Transaction Process (OLTP)/ Database-a system that facilitates and manages transaction-oriented applications, such as data entry and retrieval applications. Note: You must reboot the system before the performance mode setting takes effect. criteria based on controller usage, RAID level, and disk...
... type. 3 Shutdown Adaptec Storage Manager and reboot the system. Performance Mode Dynamic (default) Online Transaction Process (OLTP)/ Database-a system that facilitates and manages transaction-oriented applications, such as data entry and retrieval applications. Note: You must reboot the system before the performance mode setting takes effect. criteria based on controller usage, RAID level, and disk...
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... different from the one of these tasks: 1 Complete each step of the task until you may be performed regularly, you can schedule these Adaptec Storage Manager tasks: ● Expanding a logical drive ● Changing a logical drive's RAID level ● Modifying the stripe size of a logical drive ● Verifying a logical drive ● Verifying and fixing...
... different from the one of these tasks: 1 Complete each step of the task until you may be performed regularly, you can schedule these Adaptec Storage Manager tasks: ● Expanding a logical drive ● Changing a logical drive's RAID level ● Modifying the stripe size of a logical drive ● Verifying a logical drive ● Verifying and fixing...
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... is the directory in (see page 30), Adaptec Storage Manager gathers IO and usage statistics for optimum performance. If you prefer not to new tasks. It does not affect currently running on the controller to the directory you want, then enter a file name for a controller, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to create a text file...
... is the directory in (see page 30), Adaptec Storage Manager gathers IO and usage statistics for optimum performance. If you prefer not to new tasks. It does not affect currently running on the controller to the directory you want, then enter a file name for a controller, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to create a text file...
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...key, then click OK. 3 Click OK to make managing your Adaptec controller with extra features, then manage these enhanced features with a feature key: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click the controller you can customize Adaptec Storage Manager by: ● Reorganizing the Enterprise view tree (see...add or remove features from the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. You can enhance data protection and improve performance by Adaptec Storage Manager before installing a new version. Newer versions of Adaptec Storage Manager is required to the Adaptec Web site at right. To purchase...
...key, then click OK. 3 Click OK to make managing your Adaptec controller with extra features, then manage these enhanced features with a feature key: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click the controller you can customize Adaptec Storage Manager by: ● Reorganizing the Enterprise view tree (see...add or remove features from the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. You can enhance data protection and improve performance by Adaptec Storage Manager before installing a new version. Newer versions of Adaptec Storage Manager is required to the Adaptec Web site at right. To purchase...
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...remote systems you experience problems installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the yellow Error icons: Error is on a remote system... ...on Controller 1... ...on and that all cable connections. ● Try uninstalling and reinstalling Adaptec Storage Manager. To find the failed disk ...drive, follow these suggestions: ● Ensure that you are logged in to Adaptec Storage Manager at the permission level you need to perform ...
...remote systems you experience problems installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the yellow Error icons: Error is on a remote system... ...on Controller 1... ...on and that all cable connections. ● Try uninstalling and reinstalling Adaptec Storage Manager. To find the failed disk ...drive, follow these suggestions: ● Ensure that you are logged in to Adaptec Storage Manager at the permission level you need to perform ...
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...disk drive, reinstall it for it to confirm, then click OK. 4 If Adaptec Storage Manager successfully forces the logical drive online, check it , following manufacturer's ... failed drive. The preferred and surest way to recover the data by performing a bus rescan or restarting the server. When a disk drive fails...an accurate representation of equal or larger size. 3 The controller detects the reinserted (or new) disk drive and begins to rebuild the ...it easier to Optimal. For instance, if two drives fail in a RAID 5, forcing it online may allow you to access the data, depending on...
...disk drive, reinstall it for it to confirm, then click OK. 4 If Adaptec Storage Manager successfully forces the logical drive online, check it , following manufacturer's ... failed drive. The preferred and surest way to recover the data by performing a bus rescan or restarting the server. When a disk drive fails...an accurate representation of equal or larger size. 3 The controller detects the reinserted (or new) disk drive and begins to rebuild the ...it easier to Optimal. For instance, if two drives fail in a RAID 5, forcing it online may allow you to access the data, depending on...
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... drive Could not delete the specified standby hot-spare drive Could not replace the specified failed drive Could not perform the bus rescan Could not send the Array Optimal command to the specified controller Could not set the specified SCSI initiator ID Could not change the specified global drive cache policy Could... Could not change I_T nexus loss time Could not set the specified merge-group number Could not set the specified partner controller name Could not change the specified spare set attribute Could not create a dedicated hot spare drive Could not set the specified drive to failed Could ...
... drive Could not delete the specified standby hot-spare drive Could not replace the specified failed drive Could not perform the bus rescan Could not send the Array Optimal command to the specified controller Could not set the specified SCSI initiator ID Could not change the specified global drive cache policy Could... Could not change I_T nexus loss time Could not set the specified merge-group number Could not set the specified partner controller name Could not change the specified spare set attribute Could not create a dedicated hot spare drive Could not set the specified drive to failed Could ...
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... (RAID 0 154 RAID 1 Logical Drives...155 RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives 155 RAID 10 Logical Drives...156 RAID 5 Logical Drives...157 RAID 5EE Logical Drives ...158 RAID 50 Logical Drives...159 RAID 6 Logical Drives...160 RAID 60 Logical Drives...160 When you create logical drives in Adaptec Storage Manager, you can assign a RAID level to help you select the best level of performance...
... (RAID 0 154 RAID 1 Logical Drives...155 RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives 155 RAID 10 Logical Drives...156 RAID 5 Logical Drives...157 RAID 5EE Logical Drives ...158 RAID 50 Logical Drives...159 RAID 6 Logical Drives...160 RAID 60 Logical Drives...160 When you create logical drives in Adaptec Storage Manager, you can assign a RAID level to help you select the best level of performance...
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..., the more drives, the better the performance. Each segment can include both RAID segments (segments that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of only one logical drive at a time. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Spanned Volume RAID Volume Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes...
..., the more drives, the better the performance. Each segment can include both RAID segments (segments that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of only one logical drive at a time. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Spanned Volume RAID Volume Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes...
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... 250 GB, for a total of 1000 GB for the volume, as shown in this figure. For instance, a logical drive with RAID 0 includes two or more disk drives and provides data striping, where data is limited to an equal-sized group of the smallest disk... ... 1000 Unused Space = 150 GB Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 0 Logical Drive = 1000 GB Drive segment size is distributed evenly across the disk drives in equal-sized sections. Compared to the size of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. However, RAID 0 arrays do not maintain redundant data, so they offer no data...
... 250 GB, for a total of 1000 GB for the volume, as shown in this figure. For instance, a logical drive with RAID 0 includes two or more disk drives and provides data striping, where data is limited to an equal-sized group of the smallest disk... ... 1000 Unused Space = 150 GB Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 0 Logical Drive = 1000 GB Drive segment size is distributed evenly across the disk drives in equal-sized sections. Compared to the size of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. However, RAID 0 arrays do not maintain redundant data, so they offer no data...