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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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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 3-4 SCSI Bus Interface Options 3-4 Boot Device Configuration Options - Non-BBS Systems Only 3-5 SCSI Device Configuration Options 3-6 Advanced Configuration Options 3-8 HostRAID Options 3-11 Changing Configuration Settings 3-12 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 3-16 Listing SCSI IDs and LUNs 3-16 Verifying or Formatting a Disk...
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 3-4 SCSI Bus Interface Options 3-4 Boot Device Configuration Options - Non-BBS Systems Only 3-5 SCSI Device Configuration Options 3-6 Advanced Configuration Options 3-8 HostRAID Options 3-11 Changing Configuration Settings 3-12 Using SCSI Disk Utilities 3-16 Listing SCSI IDs and LUNs 3-16 Verifying or Formatting a Disk...
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Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 8 Installing the SCSI Driver For Windows 2000/2003 and XP Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 8-2 Installing Windows 2000/2003 and Windows XP (32-bit)...New Host Adapter When Windows XP is Already Installed 8-6 Removing a Host Adapter 8-7 Swapping a Host Adapter 8-7 Troubleshooting 8-9 Problems and Solutions 8-9 Error Messages 8-9 9 Installing the SCSI Driver for Windows NT 4.0 Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 9-2 Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation From Floppy Disk 9-2 Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation ...
Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide 8 Installing the SCSI Driver For Windows 2000/2003 and XP Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 8-2 Installing Windows 2000/2003 and Windows XP (32-bit)...New Host Adapter When Windows XP is Already Installed 8-6 Removing a Host Adapter 8-7 Swapping a Host Adapter 8-7 Troubleshooting 8-9 Problems and Solutions 8-9 Error Messages 8-9 9 Installing the SCSI Driver for Windows NT 4.0 Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 9-2 Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation From Floppy Disk 9-2 Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation ...
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Contents Troubleshooting 9-9 Problems and Solutions 9-9 Error Messages 9-11 10 Installing the SCSI Driver for Novell NetWare Installing the Driver When Installing NetWare 10-2 NetWare 5.1 and 6.x 10-2 Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already Installed 10-3 Loading ...10-6 Using the NetWare Tape Backup 10-8 Using a CD with NetWare 10-9 Optimizing Performance 10-9 Troubleshooting 10-10 Error Messages 10-10 11 Installing the SCSI Driver for UnixWare, OpenServer, and Open Unix Installing the Driver When Installing UnixWare/Open Unix 11-2 Installing the Driver When UnixWare/Open Unix is Already...
Contents Troubleshooting 9-9 Problems and Solutions 9-9 Error Messages 9-11 10 Installing the SCSI Driver for Novell NetWare Installing the Driver When Installing NetWare 10-2 NetWare 5.1 and 6.x 10-2 Installing the Driver When NetWare is Already Installed 10-3 Loading ...10-6 Using the NetWare Tape Backup 10-8 Using a CD with NetWare 10-9 Optimizing Performance 10-9 Troubleshooting 10-10 Error Messages 10-10 11 Installing the SCSI Driver for UnixWare, OpenServer, and Open Unix Installing the Driver When Installing UnixWare/Open Unix 11-2 Installing the Driver When UnixWare/Open Unix is Already...
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Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Using Multiple Host Adapters With UnixWare/Open Unix/OpenServer 11-9 Removing the Driver 11-10 Troubleshooting 11-11 Problems and Solutions 11-11 Error Messages 11-12 12 Installing the SCSI Driver for Sun Solaris Installing the Driver When Installing ... 13 Installing the SCSI Driver for Linux Installing the Device Drivers for Red Hat Linux 13-2 Installing the Device Drivers for SuSE Linux 13-2 14 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager- Browser Edition Supported Browsers 14-2 Custom and Compact Installations 14-2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows...
Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Using Multiple Host Adapters With UnixWare/Open Unix/OpenServer 11-9 Removing the Driver 11-10 Troubleshooting 11-11 Problems and Solutions 11-11 Error Messages 11-12 12 Installing the SCSI Driver for Sun Solaris Installing the Driver When Installing ... 13 Installing the SCSI Driver for Linux Installing the Device Drivers for Red Hat Linux 13-2 Installing the Device Drivers for SuSE Linux 13-2 14 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager- Browser Edition Supported Browsers 14-2 Custom and Compact Installations 14-2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows...
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... Windows D-3 Running UnixWare or Open Unix D-3 Running OpenServer D-4 Running Linux D-5 Running DOS/NetWare D-5 If You Do Not Have Access to a Preinstalled System D-6 E Migrating From Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI to HostRAID Migrating With Windows 2000 E-2 Installing the HostRAID Driver E-2 Enabling HostRAID Support E-3 Completing the HostRAID Driver Installation E-4 Migrating With Windows XP E-5 Installing the HostRAID...
... Windows D-3 Running UnixWare or Open Unix D-3 Running OpenServer D-4 Running Linux D-5 Running DOS/NetWare D-5 If You Do Not Have Access to a Preinstalled System D-6 E Migrating From Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI to HostRAID Migrating With Windows 2000 E-2 Installing the HostRAID Driver E-2 Enabling HostRAID Support E-3 Completing the HostRAID Driver Installation E-4 Migrating With Windows XP E-5 Installing the HostRAID...
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Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide F Migrating from HostRAID to Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Migrating With Windows 2000 F-2 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-2 Disabling HostRAID Support F-3 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver Installation F-4 Migrating With Windows XP F-5 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-5 Disabling HostRAID Support F-6 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver Installation F-7 Migrating With Windows NT 4.0 F-8 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-8 Disabling HostRAID Support...
Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide F Migrating from HostRAID to Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Migrating With Windows 2000 F-2 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-2 Disabling HostRAID Support F-3 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver Installation F-4 Migrating With Windows XP F-5 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-5 Disabling HostRAID Support F-6 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver Installation F-7 Migrating With Windows NT 4.0 F-8 Installing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver F-8 Disabling HostRAID Support...
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... and maintain RAID arrays. 1 Introduction In this Chapter... 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...
... and maintain RAID arrays. 1 Introduction In this Chapter... 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...
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.../PCI-X expansion slots. The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A has a maximum throughput of 320 MB/sec and a SE channel that supports a maximum transfer rate of 320 MB/sec. 1-2 The Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A has two independent SCSI channels, each with 64- s SCSI Channel B-(marked CH B on installing the SCSI card and connecting SCSI devices to it. The 29320ALP has an Ultra320 SCSI channel that transfers data...
.../PCI-X expansion slots. The Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A has a maximum throughput of 320 MB/sec and a SE channel that supports a maximum transfer rate of 320 MB/sec. 1-2 The Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A has two independent SCSI channels, each with 64- s SCSI Channel B-(marked CH B on installing the SCSI card and connecting SCSI devices to it. The 29320ALP has an Ultra320 SCSI channel that transfers data...
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... from the non-LVD devices to allow for the Adaptec SCSI Card, refer to install the driver for maximum speed. s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP s SCSI Channel -has one internal connector and one external connector. Introduction s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A s SCSI Channel (SE) -has two internal connectors. Device Drivers The Adaptec SCSI Card comes with your Low Voltage Differential (LVD) and non-LVD devices separate. (LVD...
... from the non-LVD devices to allow for the Adaptec SCSI Card, refer to install the driver for maximum speed. s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP s SCSI Channel -has one internal connector and one external connector. Introduction s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A s SCSI Channel (SE) -has two internal connectors. Device Drivers The Adaptec SCSI Card comes with your Low Voltage Differential (LVD) and non-LVD devices separate. (LVD...
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... 2 global spares s Global Spares (minimum 1 spare, maximum 2 spares) s Support for Ultra320 products s Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A/29320A/29320ALP s AIC®-7901/AIC-7902 s Support for storage systems using SCSI controllers. With HostRAID you can add reliable performance and full data protection for all major SCSI peripherals s Complete RAID configuration and management utility in the BIOS s Provides graphical RAID...
... 2 global spares s Global Spares (minimum 1 spare, maximum 2 spares) s Support for Ultra320 products s Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A/29320A/29320ALP s AIC®-7901/AIC-7902 s Support for storage systems using SCSI controllers. With HostRAID you can add reliable performance and full data protection for all major SCSI peripherals s Complete RAID configuration and management utility in the BIOS s Provides graphical RAID...
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Adaptec SCSI Cards The Adaptec SCSI Card supports these operating systems: s Windows NT 4.0 s Windows 2000 s Windows Server 2003 s Windows XP s Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.x s Caldera Open Unix 8 s SCO UnixWare 7.13 s SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 s Sun Solaris 9 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 HostRAID HostRAID supports these operating systems: s Windows 2000 s Windows Server 2003 s Windows NT 4.0 1-6 Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Operating Systems Note: If you want to migrate between the HostRAID and Standalone...
Adaptec SCSI Cards The Adaptec SCSI Card supports these operating systems: s Windows NT 4.0 s Windows 2000 s Windows Server 2003 s Windows XP s Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.x s Caldera Open Unix 8 s SCO UnixWare 7.13 s SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 s Sun Solaris 9 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 HostRAID HostRAID supports these operating systems: s Windows 2000 s Windows Server 2003 s Windows NT 4.0 1-6 Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Operating Systems Note: If you want to migrate between the HostRAID and Standalone...
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s An installed and configured CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. s A minimum of two SCSI drives for the Adaptec SCSI Card and HostRAID are: s A Pentium II, 266 MHz Processor or higher system that supports PCI/PCI-X. System Requirements The minimum system requirements for HostRAID with RAID ...
s An installed and configured CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. s A minimum of two SCSI drives for the Adaptec SCSI Card and HostRAID are: s A Pentium II, 266 MHz Processor or higher system that supports PCI/PCI-X. System Requirements The minimum system requirements for HostRAID with RAID ...
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... be assigned to it, and the SCSI bus must be properly terminated. SCSI IDs Each device attached to the Adaptec SCSI Card, as well as the Adaptec SCSI Card and each SCSI device connected to the SCSI card and each device has a different number. SCSI is an industry standard computer interface for SCSI IDs: s For internal SCSI devices, the SCSI ID usually is 6 to 0, then...
... be assigned to it, and the SCSI bus must be properly terminated. SCSI IDs Each device attached to the Adaptec SCSI Card, as well as the Adaptec SCSI Card and each SCSI device connected to the SCSI card and each device has a different number. SCSI is an industry standard computer interface for SCSI IDs: s For internal SCSI devices, the SCSI ID usually is 6 to 0, then...
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... a terminator installed (or enabled). Terminators must be removed, or termination must be properly terminated. Introduction s On both SCSI buses (channels) the Adaptec SCSI Card is preset to SCSI ID 7 and should not be changed . This gives the card the highest priority on devices between the ends of each cable, or the end of the device from...
... a terminator installed (or enabled). Terminators must be removed, or termination must be properly terminated. Introduction s On both SCSI buses (channels) the Adaptec SCSI Card is preset to SCSI ID 7 and should not be changed . This gives the card the highest priority on devices between the ends of each cable, or the end of the device from...
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... termination setting on a device. Defining RAID RAID (Redundant Array of one another. 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 by installing or removing a SCSI terminator. the card cannot change this definition because RAID 0 is defined as: s Unified array-Two...
... termination setting on a device. Defining RAID RAID (Redundant Array of one another. 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 by installing or removing a SCSI terminator. the card cannot change this definition because RAID 0 is defined as: s Unified array-Two...
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Offers complete fault tolerance. If one pair of the array equals the smaller capacity disk. Adaptec recommends using the same size disks, but no fault tolerance. Introduction Supported RAID Levels HostRAID includes a BIOS Configuration Utility for boosting disk ...mirrored on one disk fails, data is still available. s RAID 10, Mirrored Striping-It is lost. RAID 0 arrays do not store redundant data; Adaptec SCSI Card supports the following RAID levels: s RAID 0, Striping-Two or more drives that can read performance through load balancing. Increases read and write data in the...
Offers complete fault tolerance. If one pair of the array equals the smaller capacity disk. Adaptec recommends using the same size disks, but no fault tolerance. Introduction Supported RAID Levels HostRAID includes a BIOS Configuration Utility for boosting disk ...mirrored on one disk fails, data is still available. s RAID 10, Mirrored Striping-It is lost. RAID 0 arrays do not store redundant data; Adaptec SCSI Card supports the following RAID levels: s RAID 0, Striping-Two or more drives that can read performance through load balancing. Increases read and write data in the...
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For more information about a specific SCSI device, refer to the documentation for that device. 2-1 2 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI Devices In this Chapter... Using SCSI Devices 2-2 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 2-4 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 2-6 Overriding SCSI Termination Settings 2-7 Connecting SCSI Devices 2-9 This section provides useful information on using the Adaptec SCSI Card and your SCSI devices.
For more information about a specific SCSI device, refer to the documentation for that device. 2-1 2 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI Devices In this Chapter... Using SCSI Devices 2-2 Combining SCSI and Non-SCSI Devices 2-4 Installing Multiple SCSI Cards 2-6 Overriding SCSI Termination Settings 2-7 Connecting SCSI Devices 2-9 This section provides useful information on using the Adaptec SCSI Card and your SCSI devices.
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...utility.) ! Back up the data before performing a low-level format. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Using SCSI Devices If you connect SCSI devices (such as scanners, tape drives, zip drives, etc.) to your Adaptec SCSI Card, you must be physically low-level formatted, partitioned, and logically formatted ... systems, see the operating system documentation. 2-2 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives s If you connect a SCSI hard disk drive to an Adaptec SCSI Card that you low-level format the drive before moving the drive to a different SCSI card, it is running under DOS, you can be used...
...utility.) ! Back up the data before performing a low-level format. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Using SCSI Devices If you connect SCSI devices (such as scanners, tape drives, zip drives, etc.) to your Adaptec SCSI Card, you must be physically low-level formatted, partitioned, and logically formatted ... systems, see the operating system documentation. 2-2 Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives s If you connect a SCSI hard disk drive to an Adaptec SCSI Card that you low-level format the drive before moving the drive to a different SCSI card, it is running under DOS, you can be used...
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.../SE VHDCI Connector Channel A 68-pin External LVD/SE VHDCI Connector Channel B 2-3 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI Devices Using Ultra320/Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives s For the dual-channel cards, Adaptec recommends that you connect your LVD (Ultra 320, Ultra160, and Ultra2) SCSI devices to SCSI Channel A and your non-LVD SCSI devices (if any) to 40 MB/sec.
.../SE VHDCI Connector Channel A 68-pin External LVD/SE VHDCI Connector Channel B 2-3 Using the Adaptec SCSI Card and SCSI Devices Using Ultra320/Ultra160 Hard Disk Drives s For the dual-channel cards, Adaptec recommends that you connect your LVD (Ultra 320, Ultra160, and Ultra2) SCSI devices to SCSI Channel A and your non-LVD SCSI devices (if any) to 40 MB/sec.