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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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... 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 5-2 Installing the Driver For a Fresh Installation of Windows 5-2 Installing the Driver When Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 is Already Installed 5-3 Installing the Driver When Windows XP is Already Installed 5-4 Windows 2000/2003/XP Installation and Configuration Notes...
... 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 5-2 Installing the Driver For a Fresh Installation of Windows 5-2 Installing the Driver When Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 is Already Installed 5-3 Installing the Driver When Windows XP is Already Installed 5-4 Windows 2000/2003/XP Installation and Configuration Notes...
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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) 8-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP (64-bit) 8-3 Updating the Driver... 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 ...
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) 8-2 Installing Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP (64-bit) 8-3 Updating the Driver... 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 ...
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...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 the Driver at Server Bootup 10-4 Using the Load Command Line Options ... 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 Installed 11-4 Back Up the Kernel ...
...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 the Driver at Server Bootup 10-4 Using the Load Command Line Options ... 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 Installed 11-4 Back Up the Kernel ...
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... Internet Browsers on Windows 14-4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 14-7 Logging On 14-8 A Troubleshooting in Windows Troubleshooting Checklist A-2 General Troubleshooting A-3 Troubleshooting in Windows NT 4.0 A-5 Common Error Messages A-6 xiv 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...
... Internet Browsers on Windows 14-4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 14-7 Logging On 14-8 A Troubleshooting in Windows Troubleshooting Checklist A-2 General Troubleshooting A-3 Troubleshooting in Windows NT 4.0 A-5 Common Error Messages A-6 xiv 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...
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... 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 Driver E-5 Enabling HostRAID Support E-6 Completing the HostRAID Driver Installation E-6 Migrating With Windows NT 4.0 E-7 Installing the HostRAID Driver E-7 Enabling HostRAID Support E-8 Completing the HostRAID...
... 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 Driver E-5 Enabling HostRAID Support E-6 Completing the HostRAID Driver Installation E-6 Migrating With Windows NT 4.0 E-7 Installing the HostRAID Driver E-7 Enabling HostRAID Support E-8 Completing 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 F-9 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver ...
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 F-9 Completing the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Driver ...
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... also explains how to create and maintain RAID arrays. 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 provides information about using...
... also explains how to create and maintain RAID arrays. 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 provides information about using...
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... non-LVD are Fast SCSI or Ultra SCSI devices.) For dual channel cards, Adaptec recommends that describes your computer. s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP s SCSI Channel -has one internal connector and one external connector. When installed in a 32-bit PCI slot, the card automatically runs in a 32-bit PCI slot. Introduction s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A s SCSI Channel (SE) -has two internal connectors. s SCSI Channel (Ultra320)-has...
... non-LVD are Fast SCSI or Ultra SCSI devices.) For dual channel cards, Adaptec recommends that describes your computer. s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP s SCSI Channel -has one internal connector and one external connector. When installed in a 32-bit PCI slot, the card automatically runs in a 32-bit PCI slot. Introduction s Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A s SCSI Channel (SE) -has two internal connectors. s SCSI Channel (Ultra320)-has...
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...'s Guide Operating Systems Note: If you want to migrate between the HostRAID and Standalone SCSI drivers, see Appendix E, Migrating From Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI to HostRAID and Appendix F, Migrating from HostRAID to Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI. 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 Guide Operating Systems Note: If you want to migrate between the HostRAID and Standalone SCSI drivers, see Appendix E, Migrating From Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI to HostRAID and Appendix F, Migrating from HostRAID to Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI. 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...
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s A minimum of free hard disk space 1-7 s 64 MB or more of system memory s 5 MB 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. s An installed and ... 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 HostRAID without RAID capabilities. s Floppy disk drive s A minimum of one SCSI drive for the most recent driver downloads. System Requirements The minimum system requirements for HostRAID with RAID capabilities.
s A minimum of free hard disk space 1-7 s 64 MB or more of system memory s 5 MB 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. s An installed and ... 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 HostRAID without RAID capabilities. s Floppy disk drive s A minimum of one SCSI drive for the most recent driver downloads. System Requirements The minimum system requirements for HostRAID with RAID capabilities.
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... device manufacturer's proprietary software drivers. Caution: A low-level format destroys all data on using the SCSISelect format utility.) ! If your SCSI hard disk drive has not been preformatted at the factory. Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives s If you connect a SCSI hard disk drive to an Adaptec SCSI Card that was previously connected to a different SCSI card, it is running...
... device manufacturer's proprietary software drivers. Caution: A low-level format destroys all data on using the SCSISelect format utility.) ! If your SCSI hard disk drive has not been preformatted at the factory. Using SCSI Hard Disk Drives s If you connect a SCSI hard disk drive to an Adaptec SCSI Card that was previously connected to a different SCSI card, it is running...
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... *320, 160, 80.0, 66.6, 40.0, 33.3, 20.0, 10.0, ASYN Note: If Initiate Wide Negotiation is set to No, the rates for negotiating the synchronous data transfer rate to operate at the Sync Transfer Rate setting. When enabled, this option is required to a slower speed. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide SCSI Device Configuration Options SCSI Device...
... *320, 160, 80.0, 66.6, 40.0, 33.3, 20.0, 10.0, ASYN Note: If Initiate Wide Negotiation is set to No, the rates for negotiating the synchronous data transfer rate to operate at the Sync Transfer Rate setting. When enabled, this option is required to a slower speed. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide SCSI Device Configuration Options SCSI Device...
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... load on a computer's power supply by allowing the SCSI card to another. otherwise, all SCSI devices turn on SCSI devices one-by-one when the computer boots; Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s QAS-(Default:Yes) Quick Arbitration and Selection reduces the overhead of control release on the SCSI bus from one device to turn on at bootup...
... load on a computer's power supply by allowing the SCSI card to another. otherwise, all SCSI devices turn on SCSI devices one-by-one when the computer boots; Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s QAS-(Default:Yes) Quick Arbitration and Selection reduces the overhead of control release on the SCSI bus from one device to turn on at bootup...
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... controls the SCSI device if it is no effect if the SCSI card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI card BIOS is normally enabled by pressing after the SCSI card BIOS banner appears. If this option is disabled, the SCSI card BIOS does not issue a SCSI reset and there is an INT 13 device (such as a SCSI disk drive) without an additional device driver...
... controls the SCSI device if it is no effect if the SCSI card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI card BIOS is normally enabled by pressing after the SCSI card BIOS banner appears. If this option is disabled, the SCSI card BIOS does not issue a SCSI reset and there is an INT 13 device (such as a SCSI disk drive) without an additional device driver...
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Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide s SCSI Controller INT 13 Support-(Default: Enabled) This option controls the state of the Send Start Unit Command. If you use this option, the following options are available: s Extended INT 13 Translation for DOS... remains available if needed . The following settings are controlled by software drivers and do not want the BIOS to scan the SCSI bus. The following options have no effect if the SCSI card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI card BIOS is implemented in the device drivers. However, this option is available if it is normally...
Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide s SCSI Controller INT 13 Support-(Default: Enabled) This option controls the state of the Send Start Unit Command. If you use this option, the following options are available: s Extended INT 13 Translation for DOS... remains available if needed . The following settings are controlled by software drivers and do not want the BIOS to scan the SCSI bus. The following options have no effect if the SCSI card BIOS is disabled. (The SCSI card BIOS is implemented in the device drivers. However, this option is available if it is normally...
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...arrays. No removable-media drives running under NetWare because NetWare automatically supports removable-media drives as hard disk drives. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s Support Removable Disks Under INT 13 as hard disk drives. To enable HostRAID functionality and use it to manage...the drive is on, install the removable-media software driver and set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS allows the computer to Manage Arrays. 3-11 Software drivers are required because the drives are available only if the SCSI Controller BIOS option is on drives under DOS are treated as...
...arrays. No removable-media drives running under NetWare because NetWare automatically supports removable-media drives as hard disk drives. Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s Support Removable Disks Under INT 13 as hard disk drives. To enable HostRAID functionality and use it to manage...the drive is on, install the removable-media software driver and set to Enabled, the SCSI card BIOS allows the computer to Manage Arrays. 3-11 Software drivers are required because the drives are available only if the SCSI Controller BIOS option is on drives under DOS are treated as...
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Using the SCSISelect Utility to the array regardless of the SCSI ID priority. The HostRAID driver will continue the operation where SCSISelect left off and SCSISelect will appear next to the drive ID to exit the SCSISelect utility when an operation (... array, press Enter, then press B for example, Verify, or Rebuild) is in progress. A B will continue the operation where the HostRAID driver left off if an operation was started from the driver. 4-15 Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility vX.XX 39320A at slot 03, 00:0F:00 Create, Spare, Delete, Rebuild, Verify, Bootable ID Type...
Using the SCSISelect Utility to the array regardless of the SCSI ID priority. The HostRAID driver will continue the operation where SCSISelect left off and SCSISelect will appear next to the drive ID to exit the SCSISelect utility when an operation (... array, press Enter, then press B for example, Verify, or Rebuild) is in progress. A B will continue the operation where the HostRAID driver left off if an operation was started from the driver. 4-15 Adaptec SCSISelect(TM) Utility vX.XX 39320A at slot 03, 00:0F:00 Create, Spare, Delete, Rebuild, Verify, Bootable ID Type...
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... the Adaptec HostRAID software driver (a320raid.sys) for Windows 5-2 Windows 2000/2003/XP Installation and Configuration Notes 5-5 This chapter explains how to start from the RAID, create the RAID using the SCSISelect utility. Before installing the driver, make sure you have completed the following: s Installed the HostRAID card in your system. (See the SCSI controller hardware...
... the Adaptec HostRAID software driver (a320raid.sys) for Windows 5-2 Windows 2000/2003/XP Installation and Configuration Notes 5-5 This chapter explains how to start from the RAID, create the RAID using the SCSISelect utility. Before installing the driver, make sure you have completed the following: s Installed the HostRAID card in your system. (See the SCSI controller hardware...
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... Windows XP from the bootable CD, make sure Bootable CD-ROM support is Already Installed on the disk. Select Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver for more to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and then continue. 7 The screen displays the adapter... drive to which you to finish setting up Windows. 5-2 Installing the Driver For a Fresh Installation of Windows on page 5-2, or Installing the Driver When Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 is enabled. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing the Device Driver for Windows To begin the Windows installation.
... Windows XP from the bootable CD, make sure Bootable CD-ROM support is Already Installed on the disk. Select Adaptec HostRAID U320 Driver for more to insert the manufacturer supplied disk into drive A, and then continue. 7 The screen displays the adapter... drive to which you to finish setting up Windows. 5-2 Installing the Driver For a Fresh Installation of Windows on page 5-2, or Installing the Driver When Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 is enabled. Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI Cards User's Guide Installing the Device Driver for Windows To begin the Windows installation.