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... on which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may make available the Software, or any portion thereof, in time sharing applications. You may be accessed by multiple users from multiple locations. You may not use the Adaptec software ("Software") and the related documentation, you will have the right to a human-perceivable form. You may not post or otherwise make as many installations of Software. You agree to maintain...
... on which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may make available the Software, or any portion thereof, in time sharing applications. You may be accessed by multiple users from multiple locations. You may not use the Adaptec software ("Software") and the related documentation, you will have the right to a human-perceivable form. You may not post or otherwise make as many installations of Software. You agree to maintain...
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... Partitioning and Formatting Your Logical Drives 50 Next Steps 51 Custom Configuration (Advanced 51 Including More Systems in Your Storage Space 55 Building a RAID Volume 56 RAID Controller Support 59 Managing Your Storage Space 59 7 Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Logging In to Remote Systems 61 Creating Display Groups 63 Setting Preferences and Changing Views 65 Sorting Systems in the Enterprise View 65 Setting the Standard Unit of Measure 66 Changing the Main Window Appearance...
... Partitioning and Formatting Your Logical Drives 50 Next Steps 51 Custom Configuration (Advanced 51 Including More Systems in Your Storage Space 55 Building a RAID Volume 56 RAID Controller Support 59 Managing Your Storage Space 59 7 Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Logging In to Remote Systems 61 Creating Display Groups 63 Setting Preferences and Changing Views 65 Sorting Systems in the Enterprise View 65 Setting the Standard Unit of Measure 66 Changing the Main Window Appearance...
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... 'Failed 144 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive 145 16 Solving Problems Identifying a Failed or Failing Component 147 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 147 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare 148 Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare 149 Failure in Multiple Logical Drives Simultaneously 149 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical Drive 149 Multiple Failures in the Same Logical Drive 150 Removing a Failed Disk Drive's Icon 150 Rebuilding Logical Drives 151 Solving Notification Problems 151 Creating an Archive File 152 Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager...
... 'Failed 144 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive 145 16 Solving Problems Identifying a Failed or Failing Component 147 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 147 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare 148 Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare 149 Failure in Multiple Logical Drives Simultaneously 149 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical Drive 149 Multiple Failures in the Same Logical Drive 150 Removing a Failed Disk Drive's Icon 150 Rebuilding Logical Drives 151 Solving Notification Problems 151 Creating an Archive File 152 Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager...
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How do I 157 Set up my storage space 157 Open the Configuration wizard 157 Turn off the alarm 157 Add a new user to Common Questions... Contents ● 13 A Configuring SNMP Support Configuring SNMP Support on Windows 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare 155 B Quick Answers to Adaptec Storage Manager 157 Add a remote system 157 Prevent a user from changing my storage space 157 Check disk drive or logical drive status 157 Access a feature with a padlock icon beside it...
How do I 157 Set up my storage space 157 Open the Configuration wizard 157 Turn off the alarm 157 Add a new user to Common Questions... Contents ● 13 A Configuring SNMP Support Configuring SNMP Support on Windows 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare 155 B Quick Answers to Adaptec Storage Manager 157 Add a remote system 157 Prevent a user from changing my storage space 157 Check disk drive or logical drive status 157 Access a feature with a padlock icon beside it...
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... use Adaptec® Storage Manager to create a storage space for your network. If you are using on your controller. This Guide is not required, but you are using Adaptec Storage Manager as part of a complex storage system, such as Fibre Channel (FC) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)-that you should be familiar with network administration terminology and tasks, have a single RAID controller installed in a server or a complex Storage Area Network (SAN) with computer hardware, data storage, and Redundant Array...
... use Adaptec® Storage Manager to create a storage space for your network. If you are using on your controller. This Guide is not required, but you are using Adaptec Storage Manager as part of a complex storage system, such as Fibre Channel (FC) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)-that you should be familiar with network administration terminology and tasks, have a single RAID controller installed in a server or a complex Storage Area Network (SAN) with computer hardware, data storage, and Redundant Array...
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... page 33). You may want more system resources available for your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 17 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is like a service that keeps your storage space running the agent only by logging into logical drives and build in the background, without user intervention, and its job is to monitor and manage system health, event notifications, tasks schedules, and other...
... page 33). You may want more system resources available for your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 17 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is like a service that keeps your storage space running the agent only by logging into logical drives and build in the background, without user intervention, and its job is to monitor and manage system health, event notifications, tasks schedules, and other...
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... personnel information. Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 1 An Advanced Storage Space The example below shows the sort of simple storage space that might be appropriate in a server. Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 5 RAID 5 Customer Data Internal Data This storage space includes one RAID controller and two disk drives installed in a home office or for a small business. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 19 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager As your requirements change, Adaptec Storage Manager grows with your storage space as you...
... personnel information. Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 1 An Advanced Storage Space The example below shows the sort of simple storage space that might be appropriate in a server. Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 5 RAID 5 Customer Data Internal Data This storage space includes one RAID controller and two disk drives installed in a home office or for a small business. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 19 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager As your requirements change, Adaptec Storage Manager grows with your storage space as you...
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... have a specific requirement for Adaptec Storage Manager to install Adaptec Storage Manager on every Windows computer that will be part of your storage space. 4 Continue with SNMP gets and traps. (See page 153 for a list of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your Windows Control Panel. Before You Begin If a previous version of supported operating systems. Note: Advanced users-To perform a silent installation, follow the instructions on page 26. Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 25 Installing on Windows This...
... have a specific requirement for Adaptec Storage Manager to install Adaptec Storage Manager on every Windows computer that will be part of your storage space. 4 Continue with SNMP gets and traps. (See page 153 for a list of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your Windows Control Panel. Before You Begin If a previous version of supported operating systems. Note: Advanced users-To perform a silent installation, follow the instructions on page 26. Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 25 Installing on Windows This...
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... computer, log in your storage space as you create logical drives. 2 On the toolbar, click Create. Custom Configuration (Advanced) Custom configuration helps you build your storage space with custom configuration: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller you want. Step 4: Building Your Storage Space ● 51 Next Steps If you have installed Adaptec RAID controllers on more information. The maximum number of creating logical drives, setting RAID levels, and configuring other computers in to Adaptec Storage Manager and repeat...
... computer, log in your storage space as you create logical drives. 2 On the toolbar, click Create. Custom Configuration (Advanced) Custom configuration helps you build your storage space with custom configuration: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller you want. Step 4: Building Your Storage Space ● 51 Next Steps If you have installed Adaptec RAID controllers on more information. The maximum number of creating logical drives, setting RAID levels, and configuring other computers in to Adaptec Storage Manager and repeat...
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... in the rest of tasks to the Adaptec Storage Manager window and its features, see Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager on a disk drive or logical drive associated with your storage space with Adaptec Storage Manager in bootable-CD mode if you are not available when you want to Choose Bootable-CD Mode Use Adaptec Storage Manager in bootable-CD mode. ❏ Install your Adaptec RAID controller. ❏ Run Adaptec Storage Manager (see page 72). ❏ Build your storage space (see page 47). For an introduction...
... in the rest of tasks to the Adaptec Storage Manager window and its features, see Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager on a disk drive or logical drive associated with your storage space with Adaptec Storage Manager in bootable-CD mode if you are not available when you want to Choose Bootable-CD Mode Use Adaptec Storage Manager in bootable-CD mode. ❏ Install your Adaptec RAID controller. ❏ Run Adaptec Storage Manager (see page 72). ❏ Build your storage space (see page 47). For an introduction...
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Understanding Logical Drives 74 Creating Logical Drives 75 Fine-tuning Logical Drives 78 Verifying Logical Drives 81 Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive 84 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 87 Deleting a Logical Drive 89 Working with Hot Spares 90 This chapter explains how to manage logical drives and hot spares associated with Adaptec RAID controllers. To create a logical drive, see Step 4: Building Your Storage Space on page 47. Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares 9 In this chapter...
Understanding Logical Drives 74 Creating Logical Drives 75 Fine-tuning Logical Drives 78 Verifying Logical Drives 81 Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive 84 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 87 Deleting a Logical Drive 89 Working with Hot Spares 90 This chapter explains how to manage logical drives and hot spares associated with Adaptec RAID controllers. To create a logical drive, see Step 4: Building Your Storage Space on page 47. Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares 9 In this chapter...
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Rescanning a Controller 140 Registering New Controllers 140 Viewing Controller Properties 141 Saving Your Controller Configuration 141 Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware 142 Setting a Disk Drive to 'Failed 144 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive 145 This chapter describes how to manage the RAID controllers in your storage space. 15 Managing Controllers and Disk Drives In this chapter...
Rescanning a Controller 140 Registering New Controllers 140 Viewing Controller Properties 141 Saving Your Controller Configuration 141 Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware 142 Setting a Disk Drive to 'Failed 144 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive 145 This chapter describes how to manage the RAID controllers in your storage space. 15 Managing Controllers and Disk Drives In this chapter...
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... Update wizard updates the BIOS and firmware for advanced users only. Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware To update the controller firmware: 1 In the Enterprise View, click Managed systems (shown in which the Adaptec Storage Manager is installed. Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives ● 142 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Save printable configuration. 3 In the Save window, browse to help you update the BIOS and firmware for the controllers in sets of controller at www.adaptec...
... Update wizard updates the BIOS and firmware for advanced users only. Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware To update the controller firmware: 1 In the Enterprise View, click Managed systems (shown in which the Adaptec Storage Manager is installed. Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives ● 142 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Save printable configuration. 3 In the Save window, browse to help you update the BIOS and firmware for the controllers in sets of controller at www.adaptec...
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... your data (if available). The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced. If the controller fails to rebuild the logical drive, check that the cables, disk drives, and controllers are more disk drive failures than hot spares, see bullet above.) If there are properly installed and connected. Then, if necessary, follow the instructions in more information. see Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that failed first...
... your data (if available). The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced. If the controller fails to rebuild the logical drive, check that the cables, disk drives, and controllers are more disk drive failures than hot spares, see bullet above.) If there are properly installed and connected. Then, if necessary, follow the instructions in more information. see Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that failed first...
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... support: 1 Run the Adaptec Storage Manager installation program (see page 25). 2 When prompted, select Yes, install SNMP support. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to enable traps. 7 Click OK. 8 Start the SNMP service. The SNMP Service Properties window opens. 6 Click the Traps tab, then enter the IP address of each computer on which you want to complete the installation, then restart your Windows installation includes SNMP support. By default, Windows...
... support: 1 Run the Adaptec Storage Manager installation program (see page 25). 2 When prompted, select Yes, install SNMP support. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to enable traps. 7 Click OK. 8 Start the SNMP service. The SNMP Service Properties window opens. 6 Click the Traps tab, then enter the IP address of each computer on which you want to complete the installation, then restart your Windows installation includes SNMP support. By default, Windows...
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... replace a failed disk drive in a logical drive without shutting down the server or disrupting activity on the logical drive. See also MB. A network of interconnected workstations sharing the resources of a single server, typically within the area of hardware and software; See also TCP/IP. Glossary ● 176 firmware A combination of a small office building. host bus adapter (HBA) An adapter card that 's connected to . software written onto readonly memory (ROM). format See initialize. hot-swap Remove and replace a failed disk drive in a logical drive...
... replace a failed disk drive in a logical drive without shutting down the server or disrupting activity on the logical drive. See also MB. A network of interconnected workstations sharing the resources of a single server, typically within the area of hardware and software; See also TCP/IP. Glossary ● 176 firmware A combination of a small office building. host bus adapter (HBA) An adapter card that 's connected to . software written onto readonly memory (ROM). format See initialize. hot-swap Remove and replace a failed disk drive in a logical drive...
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R RAID Redundant Array of preventing data loss if a disk drive fails. rebuild Re-create a logical drive after a disk drive failure. S SAN Storage Area Network. recurring task A scheduled task, such as logical drive verification, that updates the BIOS and firmware codes on a regular basis. See also mirroring, parity. See also firmware. See also Task Manager, scheduled task. ROM Update wizard A program that occurs on the controller. A storage architecture that leads from the high-level system view to a controller, disk drive, expander, enclosure, or...
R RAID Redundant Array of preventing data loss if a disk drive fails. rebuild Re-create a logical drive after a disk drive failure. S SAN Storage Area Network. recurring task A scheduled task, such as logical drive verification, that updates the BIOS and firmware codes on a regular basis. See also mirroring, parity. See also firmware. See also Task Manager, scheduled task. ROM Update wizard A program that occurs on the controller. A storage architecture that leads from the high-level system view to a controller, disk drive, expander, enclosure, or...
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... Logical Devices View 162 Physical Devices View 162 tool bar 162 C cards. See controllers CD mode. adapters. See bootable-CD mode Clear (initialize method) 80 components defined 15 viewing properties 122 Configuration event detail window 101 configuration. See controllers ADDLOCAL 26 Administrator permissions 35 advanced settings 53, 78 agent 17 alarm settings 67 broadcast event alerts 67 customizing 67 event log 69 introduction 17 Linux 34 NetWare 34 port number 69 Windows 33 alarm changing settings 67 disabling...
... Logical Devices View 162 Physical Devices View 162 tool bar 162 C cards. See controllers CD mode. adapters. See bootable-CD mode Clear (initialize method) 80 components defined 15 viewing properties 122 Configuration event detail window 101 configuration. See controllers ADDLOCAL 26 Administrator permissions 35 advanced settings 53, 78 agent 17 alarm settings 67 broadcast event alerts 67 customizing 67 event log 69 introduction 17 Linux 34 NetWare 34 port number 69 Windows 33 alarm changing settings 67 disabling...
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... logged notifications 103 main window 40 sources of events 103 status icons 102 events 45 sources 103 status icons 102, 109 Events button 101 expanding logical drives 84 express configuration RAID levels 48 F failed disk drives multiple disk drives 150 multiple logical drives 149 RAID 0 logical drives 149 without hot spare 149 FAQs 156 feature keys 21 unlocking 22 firmware 142 formatting logical drives 50 Full Size Capacity View 44 G global hot spares 90 glossary 174 Guest permissions 36 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard Index ● 184 drive. See disk drive...
... logged notifications 103 main window 40 sources of events 103 status icons 102 events 45 sources 103 status icons 102, 109 Events button 101 expanding logical drives 84 express configuration RAID levels 48 F failed disk drives multiple disk drives 150 multiple logical drives 149 RAID 0 logical drives 149 without hot spare 149 FAQs 156 feature keys 21 unlocking 22 firmware 142 formatting logical drives 50 Full Size Capacity View 44 G global hot spares 90 glossary 174 Guest permissions 36 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard Index ● 184 drive. See disk drive...
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... 117 read cache 80 REBOOT 26 Index ● 187 rebuilding (defined) 148 rebuilding logical drives 151 recurring tasks 124 registering new controllers 140 Relative Size Capacity View 44 remote systems 61 introduction 133 logging in 61 removing 133 startup port number 62 rescanning controllers 140 ROM Update wizard 142 running Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 S scheduling tasks rescheduling 130 supported tasks changing RAID level 89 expanding logical drives 87 modifying logical drives 78 verifying 83 verifying with...
... 117 read cache 80 REBOOT 26 Index ● 187 rebuilding (defined) 148 rebuilding logical drives 151 recurring tasks 124 registering new controllers 140 Relative Size Capacity View 44 remote systems 61 introduction 133 logging in 61 removing 133 startup port number 62 rescanning controllers 140 ROM Update wizard 142 running Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 S scheduling tasks rescheduling 130 supported tasks changing RAID level 89 expanding logical drives 87 modifying logical drives 78 verifying 83 verifying with...