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... here. Support Options s Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at ask.adaptec.com. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. s To order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables, call +1 321-207-2000, Monday to Friday, 3:00 A.M. iii If you . s For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408... the TSID label to Adaptec's Technical Support Specialists at ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for your product and support status. Also affix a copy of you need your question to the registration card, which may be contained...
... here. Support Options s Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at ask.adaptec.com. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time. s To order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables, call +1 321-207-2000, Monday to Friday, 3:00 A.M. iii If you . s For RAID and Fibre Channel products call +1 408... the TSID label to Adaptec's Technical Support Specialists at ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for your product and support status. Also affix a copy of you need your question to the registration card, which may be contained...
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...1-4 Storage Management Software 1-5 Operating Systems 1-6 Adaptec SCSI Cards 1-6 HostRAID 1-6 System Requirements 1-7 Understanding SCSI 1-8 SCSI IDs 1-8 Terminating the SCSI Bus 1-9 Defining RAID 1-10 Supported RAID Levels 1-11 2 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI Devices Using SCSI Devices 2-2 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives 2-2 Using Ultra320/Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives 2-3 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 2-4 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 2-6 Connecting the LED Connector 2-7 Overriding SCSI Termination Settings 2-7 Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A 2-8 Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A 2-8 Adaptec SCSI Card...
...1-4 Storage Management Software 1-5 Operating Systems 1-6 Adaptec SCSI Cards 1-6 HostRAID 1-6 System Requirements 1-7 Understanding SCSI 1-8 SCSI IDs 1-8 Terminating the SCSI Bus 1-9 Defining RAID 1-10 Supported RAID Levels 1-11 2 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI Devices Using SCSI Devices 2-2 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives 2-2 Using Ultra320/Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives 2-3 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 2-4 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 2-6 Connecting the LED Connector 2-7 Overriding SCSI Termination Settings 2-7 Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A 2-8 Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A 2-8 Adaptec SCSI Card...
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... Utility 4-2 Viewing Array 4-5 Exiting the SCSISelect Utility 4-5 Creating Arrays 4-5 Creating RAID 0 Arrays 4-7 Creating RAID 1 Arrays 4-8 Creating RAID 10 Arrays 4-9 Deleting Arrays 4-11 Adding a Spare Drive 4-11 Rebuilding Arrays 4-12 Verifying Data Integrity 4-13 Bootable Array 4-15 Check Point 4-15 x Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 3 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect Starting SCSISelect 3-3 Exiting SCSISelect 3-4 Using SCSISelect Settings...
... Utility 4-2 Viewing Array 4-5 Exiting the SCSISelect Utility 4-5 Creating Arrays 4-5 Creating RAID 0 Arrays 4-7 Creating RAID 1 Arrays 4-8 Creating RAID 10 Arrays 4-9 Deleting Arrays 4-11 Adding a Spare Drive 4-11 Rebuilding Arrays 4-12 Verifying Data Integrity 4-13 Bootable Array 4-15 Check Point 4-15 x Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 3 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect Starting SCSISelect 3-3 Exiting SCSISelect 3-4 Using SCSISelect Settings...
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... XP is Already Installed 6-3 Windows NT 4.0 Installation and Configuration Notes 6-4 If Windows NT 4.0 Setup Hangs 6-4 Windows NT 4.0 Disk Administrator 6-4 Boot Order In Windows NT 4.0 versus RAID Management 6-5 7 Installing the HostRAID Driver for Windows NT 4.0 6-2 Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 4.0 6-2 Installing the Driver When Windows NT 4.0 is Already Installed 5-4 Windows...
... XP is Already Installed 6-3 Windows NT 4.0 Installation and Configuration Notes 6-4 If Windows NT 4.0 Setup Hangs 6-4 Windows NT 4.0 Disk Administrator 6-4 Boot Order In Windows NT 4.0 versus RAID Management 6-5 7 Installing the HostRAID Driver for Windows NT 4.0 6-2 Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 4.0 6-2 Installing the Driver When Windows NT 4.0 is Already Installed 5-4 Windows...
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Ultra320 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card Device Drivers HostRAID on Adaptec SCSI Cards Storage Management Software Operating Systems System Requirements Understanding SCSI SCSI IDs Terminating the SCSI Bus Defining RAID 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-8 1-9 1-10 This User's Guide provides information about using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI devices, troubleshooting, SCSI termination, and other important topics. It also explains how to create and maintain RAID arrays. It provides information about using HostRAID...
Ultra320 SCSI on the Adaptec SCSI Card Device Drivers HostRAID on Adaptec SCSI Cards Storage Management Software Operating Systems System Requirements Understanding SCSI SCSI IDs Terminating the SCSI Bus Defining RAID 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-8 1-9 1-10 This User's Guide provides information about using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI devices, troubleshooting, SCSI termination, and other important topics. It also explains how to create and maintain RAID arrays. It provides information about using HostRAID...
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..., maximum 2 spares) s Support for Ultra320 products s Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A/29320A/29320ALP s AIC®-7901/AIC-7902 s Support for all major SCSI peripherals s Complete RAID configuration and management utility in the BIOS s Provides graphical RAID management software 1-4 HostRAID Features HostRAID offers the following features: s Bootable array support s Support for storage systems using SCSI controllers. s Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition™ to use...
..., maximum 2 spares) s Support for Ultra320 products s Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A/29320A/29320ALP s AIC®-7901/AIC-7902 s Support for all major SCSI peripherals s Complete RAID configuration and management utility in the BIOS s Provides graphical RAID management software 1-4 HostRAID Features HostRAID offers the following features: s Bootable array support s Support for storage systems using SCSI controllers. s Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition™ to use...
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... for transparent array (data) migration to Adaptec Intelligent RAID cards s Supports Hot Swap of drives s Support for Auto Rebuild (if there is a spare) s Support for Auto Verify s Support for Check Pointing Storage Management Software HostRAID includes Adaptec Storage Manager, a browser-based storage management software that provides all of the creation... Windows XP s Linux s Red Hat 8.0 and 9.0 s Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 s SuSE 8.1 and 8.2 s SuSE Enterprise 8 For information on installing Adaptec Storage Manager, see Chapter 14, Installing Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition. 1-5
... for transparent array (data) migration to Adaptec Intelligent RAID cards s Supports Hot Swap of drives s Support for Auto Rebuild (if there is a spare) s Support for Auto Verify s Support for Check Pointing Storage Management Software HostRAID includes Adaptec Storage Manager, a browser-based storage management software that provides all of the creation... Windows XP s Linux s Red Hat 8.0 and 9.0 s Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 s SuSE 8.1 and 8.2 s SuSE Enterprise 8 For information on installing Adaptec Storage Manager, see Chapter 14, Installing Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition. 1-5
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... memory s 5 MB of two SCSI drives for HostRAID without RAID capabilities. Introduction s Windows XP s Linux s Red Hat 8.0 and 9.0 s Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 s SuSE 8.1 and 8.2 s SuSE Enterprise 8 Note: Visit www.adaptec.com for the Adaptec SCSI Card and HostRAID are: s A Pentium... II, 266 MHz Processor or higher system that supports PCI/PCI-X. s Floppy disk drive s A minimum of one SCSI drive for HostRAID with RAID capabilities. s A minimum of free hard disk space ...
... memory s 5 MB of two SCSI drives for HostRAID without RAID capabilities. Introduction s Windows XP s Linux s Red Hat 8.0 and 9.0 s Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 s SuSE 8.1 and 8.2 s SuSE Enterprise 8 Note: Visit www.adaptec.com for the Adaptec SCSI Card and HostRAID are: s A Pentium... II, 266 MHz Processor or higher system that supports PCI/PCI-X. s Floppy disk drive s A minimum of one SCSI drive for HostRAID with RAID capabilities. s A minimum of free hard disk space ...
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... set to this default setting. s By default, termination on an Adaptec SCSI Card itself ; A RAID is defined as: s Unified array-Two or more resistor modules on the device. Defining RAID RAID (Redundant Array of the SCSI device. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide s Termination on SE internal SCSI devices is usually controlled by manually setting a jumper or a switch on the device, or...
... set to this default setting. s By default, termination on an Adaptec SCSI Card itself ; A RAID is defined as: s Unified array-Two or more resistor modules on the device. Defining RAID RAID (Redundant Array of the SCSI device. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide s Termination on SE internal SCSI devices is usually controlled by manually setting a jumper or a switch on the device, or...
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... arrays. Offers complete fault tolerance. Adaptec recommends using the same size disks, but no fault tolerance. s RAID 10, Mirrored Striping-It is mirrored on one disk fails, data is lost. Adaptec SCSI Card supports the following RAID levels: s RAID 0, Striping-Two or more drives ...that can read performance through load balancing. RAID 10 provides both high performance and fault tolerance. 1-11 Offers higher performance...
... arrays. Offers complete fault tolerance. Adaptec recommends using the same size disks, but no fault tolerance. s RAID 10, Mirrored Striping-It is mirrored on one disk fails, data is lost. Adaptec SCSI Card supports the following RAID levels: s RAID 0, Striping-Two or more drives ...that can read performance through load balancing. RAID 10 provides both high performance and fault tolerance. 1-11 Offers higher performance...
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... to Enabled, the user can create and maintain RAID arrays. Software drivers are required because the drives are not controlled by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives. If you remove a removablemedia cartridge from a SCSI drive controlled by the SCSI card BIOS. s BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM...disk drive. If booting from a CD-ROM drive. HostRAID Options HostRAID-When set to Manage Arrays. 3-11 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s Support Removable Disks Under INT 13 as Fixed Disks- (Default: Disabled) Determines which removable-media drives are supported by ...
... to Enabled, the user can create and maintain RAID arrays. Software drivers are required because the drives are not controlled by the BIOS are treated as hard disk drives. If you remove a removablemedia cartridge from a SCSI drive controlled by the SCSI card BIOS. s BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM...disk drive. If booting from a CD-ROM drive. HostRAID Options HostRAID-When set to Manage Arrays. 3-11 Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s Support Removable Disks Under INT 13 as Fixed Disks- (Default: Disabled) Determines which removable-media drives are supported by ...
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Using the SCSISelect Utility Creating Arrays Deleting Arrays Adding a Spare Drive Rebuilding Arrays Verifying Data Integrity Bootable Array Check Point 4-2 4-5 4-11 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-15 4-15 With SCSISelect, you can create and maintain RAID arrays when you enable the HostRAID settings. This chapter explains how to use the SCSISelect utility to enable HostRAID and create RAID arrays on your system. 4-1 Use HostRAID to Manage Arrays In this Chapter... 4 Using the SCSISelect Utility to provide the proper level of fault tolerance and event notification for your system.
Using the SCSISelect Utility Creating Arrays Deleting Arrays Adding a Spare Drive Rebuilding Arrays Verifying Data Integrity Bootable Array Check Point 4-2 4-5 4-11 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-15 4-15 With SCSISelect, you can create and maintain RAID arrays when you enable the HostRAID settings. This chapter explains how to use the SCSISelect utility to enable HostRAID and create RAID arrays on your system. 4-1 Use HostRAID to Manage Arrays In this Chapter... 4 Using the SCSISelect Utility to provide the proper level of fault tolerance and event notification for your system.
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... start the SCSISelect, follow these steps: 1 Turn on page 1-10. s RAID 1-Mirroring mode for performance and data protection. For more information on supported RAID levels, see Defining RAID on or restart your computer. In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide HostRAID supports the following message appears on your...
... start the SCSISelect, follow these steps: 1 Turn on page 1-10. s RAID 1-Mirroring mode for performance and data protection. For more information on supported RAID levels, see Defining RAID on or restart your computer. In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide HostRAID supports the following message appears on your...
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... the SCSI controller, configure HostRAID settings, or run the SCSI disk utilities? Options Configure/View SCSI ControllerSettings Configure/View HostRAID Settings SCSI Disk Utilities move cursor, accept option, exit (*=default) After scanning the device is available. 4-4 Select the option and press . Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 7 After you enable HostRAID, you like to create and maintain RAID arrays...
... the SCSI controller, configure HostRAID settings, or run the SCSI disk utilities? Options Configure/View SCSI ControllerSettings Configure/View HostRAID Settings SCSI Disk Utilities move cursor, accept option, exit (*=default) After scanning the device is available. 4-4 Select the option and press . Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 7 After you enable HostRAID, you like to create and maintain RAID arrays...
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... SCSISelect Utility To exit SCSISelect: 1 Press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any key to Manage Arrays s Dead-One drive in a RAID 0 array is in your system, then follow these steps: 1 Start SCSISelect (Ctrl-A). 2 Select Configure/View HostRAID Settings. 4-5 The status you exit). 2 At the prompt, select...
... SCSISelect Utility To exit SCSISelect: 1 Press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any key to Manage Arrays s Dead-One drive in a RAID 0 array is in your system, then follow these steps: 1 Start SCSISelect (Ctrl-A). 2 Select Configure/View HostRAID Settings. 4-5 The status you exit). 2 At the prompt, select...
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The allowance messages for selection. 4 Select the RAID type you want to build. s RAID-10 Min 4 drives, max 4 drives. 4-6 Press Enter. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 3 From the Main menu, press C to create an array. As you highlight the selections you select is already part of an array configuration, ...
The allowance messages for selection. 4 Select the RAID type you want to build. s RAID-10 Min 4 drives, max 4 drives. 4-6 Press Enter. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 3 From the Main menu, press C to create an array. As you highlight the selections you select is already part of an array configuration, ...
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...cursor, accept option, exit Creating RAID 0 Arrays To create a RAID 0 array: 1 From the Select RAID Type window, select RAID-0 and press Enter. If a partition exists on SPARE move cursor, accept option, exit 2 Select the hard drives you want to use in the array. Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility vX.XX ...39320A at slot 03, 00:0F:00 RAID-1 : Select RAID members ID Vendor 00 Quantum 01 Quantum 02 Quantum 03 Quantum Product XP32275W XP32275W XP32275W XP32275W Size...
...cursor, accept option, exit Creating RAID 0 Arrays To create a RAID 0 array: 1 From the Select RAID Type window, select RAID-0 and press Enter. If a partition exists on SPARE move cursor, accept option, exit 2 Select the hard drives you want to use in the array. Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility vX.XX ...39320A at slot 03, 00:0F:00 RAID-1 : Select RAID members ID Vendor 00 Quantum 01 Quantum 02 Quantum 03 Quantum Product XP32275W XP32275W XP32275W XP32275W Size...
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.... s Copy from (11) to (12)-copy from an existing single drive to or smaller than the target. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 4 Assign a RAID name by entering up to create a RAID 0 array. Select the hard drives you can migrate from a source drive to a target drive if the source ...is equal to a RAID 1 array. Note: If a valid partition table or boot block is created, you will get a warning ...
.... s Copy from (11) to (12)-copy from an existing single drive to or smaller than the target. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 4 Assign a RAID name by entering up to create a RAID 0 array. Select the hard drives you can migrate from a source drive to a target drive if the source ...is equal to a RAID 1 array. Note: If a valid partition table or boot block is created, you will get a warning ...
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You can select from 16K, 32K, or 64K. 4-9 The following message appears: Create Array? 5 Select Yes. If you select No, the RAID creation will terminate and you will get a message that the partition will be able to use and press Enter. 3 Select the stripe size and press ... page 4-11. You may continue the build process by entering up to 15 alphabetic or numeric characters, then press Enter. Creating RAID 10 Arrays To create a RAID 10 array: 1 From the Select RAID Type menu, select RAID-10 and press Enter. 2 Select the hard drives you sure? 6 Select Yes and press Enter to create...
You can select from 16K, 32K, or 64K. 4-9 The following message appears: Create Array? 5 Select Yes. If you select No, the RAID creation will terminate and you will get a message that the partition will be able to use and press Enter. 3 Select the stripe size and press ... page 4-11. You may continue the build process by entering up to 15 alphabetic or numeric characters, then press Enter. Creating RAID 10 Arrays To create a RAID 10 array: 1 From the Select RAID Type menu, select RAID-10 and press Enter. 2 Select the hard drives you sure? 6 Select Yes and press Enter to create...
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... message appears: Do you want to make this array bootable? 6 Select Yes if you want to make the array bootable. If you select No, the RAID creation will terminate and you will get a warning message that the information will return to the Main menu. You may continue the build process by... Array? 7 Select Yes. The following message appears: Are you have the option to create a maximum of two spare drives. Note: You might not be destroyed. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 4 With RAID 10 you sure? 8 Select Yes and press Enter to create...
... message appears: Do you want to make this array bootable? 6 Select Yes if you want to make the array bootable. If you select No, the RAID creation will terminate and you will get a warning message that the information will return to the Main menu. You may continue the build process by... Array? 7 Select Yes. The following message appears: Are you have the option to create a maximum of two spare drives. Note: You might not be destroyed. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 4 With RAID 10 you sure? 8 Select Yes and press Enter to create...