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... Cache Protection 45 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 46 Connecting Directly to the Controller 46 Connecting to a System Backplane 47 Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs 48 Connecting External Devices 50 Next Steps ...50 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 52 Creating an Array 52 Creating an Array with the ACU 52 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 54 Making Your Array Bootable 55 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 57 Creating a Driver Disk 57 Installing with Windows 58 Installing with Windows Server...
... Cache Protection 45 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 46 Connecting Directly to the Controller 46 Connecting to a System Backplane 47 Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs 48 Connecting External Devices 50 Next Steps ...50 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 52 Creating an Array 52 Creating an Array with the ACU 52 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 54 Making Your Array Bootable 55 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 57 Creating a Driver Disk 57 Installing with Windows 58 Installing with Windows Server...
User Guide
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... Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 64 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 64 Installing on OpenServer 65 Installing on UnixWare 65 Installing on Solaris 65 Installing on VMware 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 71 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 71 Silencing the Alarm...
... Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista ... 64 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux 64 Installing on OpenServer 65 Installing on UnixWare 65 Installing on Solaris 65 Installing on VMware 66 Installing on FreeBSD 66 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager 68 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 68 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 68 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 69 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 69 Which Utility Should I Use 69 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist 71 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 71 Silencing the Alarm...
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...90 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 92 Running the ARC Utility 92 Navigating the ARC Utility 92 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 92 Creating a New Array 92 Managing Existing Arrays 93 Initializing Disk Drives 94 Rescanning Disk Drives 95 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 95 Managing Global Hot Spares 95 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 96 Creating a New JBOD 96 Managing Existing JBODs 96 Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool 96 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 97 Opening SerialSelect 97 Applying Changes and...
...90 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 92 Running the ARC Utility 92 Navigating the ARC Utility 92 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 92 Creating a New Array 92 Managing Existing Arrays 93 Initializing Disk Drives 94 Rescanning Disk Drives 95 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 95 Managing Global Hot Spares 95 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 96 Creating a New JBOD 96 Managing Existing JBODs 96 Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool 96 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 97 Opening SerialSelect 97 Applying Changes and...
User Guide
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...Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide-Describes how to arrays as logical drives. Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your direct attached storage; accessible from the main window of the features and functions described may not be familiar with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide are known to computer users by referring to these terms: ● Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card) ● Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive) ● Enclosure...
...Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide-Describes how to arrays as logical drives. Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your direct attached storage; accessible from the main window of the features and functions described may not be familiar with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide are known to computer users by referring to these terms: ● Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card) ● Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive) ● Enclosure...
User Guide
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... on Adaptec's support of Linux or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with these operating systems: Note: Operating system support varies by command-line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI connection-see...
... on Adaptec's support of Linux or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with these operating systems: Note: Operating system support varies by command-line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI connection-see...
User Guide
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...Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ™ Solid State Drives ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility (ACU), a command line utility (ARCCONF...
...Controller Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ™ Solid State Drives ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility (ACU), a command line utility (ARCCONF...
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... Advanced Data Protection Suite Note: The following features are supported on page 113. You can also use this feature to move data from a hot spare back to its original location after a failed disk drive is replaced. ● Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)-A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can use the Adaptec Storage Manager to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. Adding a Battery Backup Module This table shows the battery model supported by your controller firmware, refer...
... Advanced Data Protection Suite Note: The following features are supported on page 113. You can also use this feature to move data from a hot spare back to its original location after a failed disk drive is replaced. ● Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)-A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can use the Adaptec Storage Manager to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. Adding a Battery Backup Module This table shows the battery model supported by your controller firmware, refer...
User Guide
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... one controller of the same model or family in this task. Menus can create an array using any of SAS and SATA disk drives. When prompted, press Ctrl+A to create an array. "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will display. You can be navigated using a combination of these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-BIOS-based menus and keyboard navigation (see page 68). ● ARCCONF-Command line utility. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you can navigate with a different RAID level; Creating an Array This...
... one controller of the same model or family in this task. Menus can create an array using any of SAS and SATA disk drives. When prompted, press Ctrl+A to create an array. "Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will display. You can be navigated using a combination of these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-BIOS-based menus and keyboard navigation (see page 68). ● ARCCONF-Command line utility. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you can navigate with a different RAID level; Creating an Array This...
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... 93). Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to make other changes to the configuration, click Modify logical devices. 8 Click Apply, then click Yes when prompted to restart your new configuration. The logical drive you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to confirm applying your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical drive, or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help...
... 93). Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to make other changes to the configuration, click Modify logical devices. 8 Click Apply, then click Yes when prompted to restart your new configuration. The logical drive you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to confirm applying your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical drive, or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help...
User Guide
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... installing the controller driver. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions, refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on an Existing Operating System ● 63 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect your operating system and then the version. 5 When prompted, insert a floppy disk...
... installing the controller driver. To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions, refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on an Existing Operating System ● 63 Before You Begin Before you begin , install and connect your operating system and then the version. 5 When prompted, insert a floppy disk...
User Guide
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... the driver disk. 2 At the console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string may differ for your VMware distribution. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to save the boot image and run the vmware-mkinitrd command manually. 5 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk...
... the driver disk. 2 At the console screen of the VMware server, mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation CD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 Install the module RPM: rpm -i --force VMware-3.5-64607-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-1.1.5-2457.i586.rpm Note: The rpm version string may differ for your VMware distribution. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to save the boot image and run the vmware-mkinitrd command manually. 5 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk...
User Guide
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...improve system performance. With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can : ● Create and delete logical drives ● Modify and copy configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot ARCCONF and the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide, which describes how to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide, also included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. The agent is like a service that keeps your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or...
...improve system performance. With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can : ● Create and delete logical drives ● Modify and copy configuration settings ● Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot ARCCONF and the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide, which describes how to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide, also included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. The agent is like a service that keeps your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help, or...
User Guide
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... Adaptec Storage Manager to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online Help. Silencing the Alarm If your computer powered off, check the connections to resolve a problem, you blink a specific disk drive or set of your disk drives, refer to monitor the status of disk drives, the LED(s) on page 97.) Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that your Adaptec RAID controller is firmly seated and secured in the PCIe expansion slot. ● If your Adaptec RAID controller is not detected during system boot, try installing...
... Adaptec Storage Manager to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or the online Help. Silencing the Alarm If your computer powered off, check the connections to resolve a problem, you blink a specific disk drive or set of your disk drives, refer to monitor the status of disk drives, the LED(s) on page 97.) Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from the Adaptec RAID controller. ● Check that your Adaptec RAID controller is firmly seated and secured in the PCIe expansion slot. ● If your Adaptec RAID controller is not detected during system boot, try installing...
User Guide
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... that includes the disk drive that the failed drive has been replaced. Then, designate a new hot spare to its original location once the controller detects that failed first is rebuilt first, assuming an appropriate hot spare is available-see page 73). Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare When an array is protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that array fails, remove and replace the failed disk drive. No action...
... that includes the disk drive that the failed drive has been replaced. Then, designate a new hot spare to its original location once the controller detects that failed first is rebuilt first, assuming an appropriate hot spare is available-see page 73). Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare When an array is protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that array fails, remove and replace the failed disk drive. No action...
User Guide
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... the instructions on which disk drives fail. If copyback is enabled, data is moved back to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Interface User's Guide and the Adaptec. You may be recovered. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, C:\Download\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your data (if available). You may survive multiple disk drive failures, depending on page 96 or by using Adaptec Storage Manager. Failed Drive in MaxIQ Pool Because Solid State Drives...
... the instructions on which disk drives fail. If copyback is enabled, data is moved back to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Interface User's Guide and the Adaptec. You may be recovered. Once you identify the failed SSD, for example, C:\Download\Drivers). 3 Create a bootable DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your data (if available). You may survive multiple disk drive failures, depending on page 96 or by using Adaptec Storage Manager. Failed Drive in MaxIQ Pool Because Solid State Drives...
User Guide
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... Your RAID Controller on page 17 for more expander devices (see page 80), you have connected to a backplane, use one SAS/mini-SAS cable (or multiple disk drives are listed in order after your RAID controller Activity LED connections and locations. What are connected directly to a SAS card with one fan-out cable). There are Disk Drives Identified in the management utilities (see SAS Expander Connections below for your system disk drives. For example, the Adaptec S50 enclosure, which contains an expander, is the logical unit number (LUN). Appendix...
... Your RAID Controller on page 17 for more expander devices (see page 80), you have connected to a backplane, use one SAS/mini-SAS cable (or multiple disk drives are listed in order after your RAID controller Activity LED connections and locations. What are connected directly to a SAS card with one fan-out cable). There are Disk Drives Identified in the management utilities (see SAS Expander Connections below for your system disk drives. For example, the Adaptec S50 enclosure, which contains an expander, is the logical unit number (LUN). Appendix...
User Guide
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... applications, such as logical drive creation) to Queuing (NCQ) attach more than 48 SATA II disk drives. Default Background Task Priority Sets the default priority for boot device selection. Note-This setting applies to the overall POST time. To set to Auto, controller automatically detects backplane signal type: I2C or SGPIO. Caution-When write cache is enabled, there is disabled. Displaying the disk drives adds a few seconds to new tasks. LED Indication Mode When set to indicate...
... applications, such as logical drive creation) to Queuing (NCQ) attach more than 48 SATA II disk drives. Default Background Task Priority Sets the default priority for boot device selection. Note-This setting applies to the overall POST time. To set to Auto, controller automatically detects backplane signal type: I2C or SGPIO. Caution-When write cache is enabled, there is disabled. Displaying the disk drives adds a few seconds to new tasks. LED Indication Mode When set to indicate...
User Guide
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...ROM Boot Support setting 98 command line interface (flash utility) 116 command line utility 68 connectors 79, 100 contents of controller kit 15 controllers activity LED connector specifications 120 Alarm Control setting 98 Array Background Consistency Check setting 98, 99 Array-based BBS Support setting 98 array-level features 18 Automatic Failover setting 98 CD-ROM Boot Support setting 98 connecting disk drives 46 connecting external devices 50 CRC Checking setting 99 data protection 19 descriptions 17 to 37 disk drives 40 Drive's Write Cache setting 98 event log 102 figures 17 to 37 firmware...
...ROM Boot Support setting 98 command line interface (flash utility) 116 command line utility 68 connectors 79, 100 contents of controller kit 15 controllers activity LED connector specifications 120 Alarm Control setting 98 Array Background Consistency Check setting 98, 99 Array-based BBS Support setting 98 array-level features 18 Automatic Failover setting 98 CD-ROM Boot Support setting 98 connecting disk drives 46 connecting external devices 50 CRC Checking setting 99 data protection 19 descriptions 17 to 37 disk drives 40 Drive's Write Cache setting 98 event log 102 figures 17 to 37 firmware...
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... installation 56 operating systems 15 P parity 39 Phy Rate setting 99 phys 77 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 98 playback mode 105 R RAID 19 non-redundant arrays 83 Index ● 155 expander connections 80 expander devices 76 external devices 50 F failed disk drives 72 multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 without hot spare 72 firmware 114 creating floppy disks 115 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 73 floppy disks for firmware update 115 formatting disk drives 99 FreeBSD driver installation 66 OS installation 61 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard...
... installation 56 operating systems 15 P parity 39 Phy Rate setting 99 phys 77 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 98 playback mode 105 R RAID 19 non-redundant arrays 83 Index ● 155 expander connections 80 expander devices 76 external devices 50 F failed disk drives 72 multiple arrays 72 multiple disk drives 73 RAID 0 arrays 73 without hot spare 72 firmware 114 creating floppy disks 115 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 73 floppy disks for firmware update 115 formatting disk drives 99 FreeBSD driver installation 66 OS installation 61 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard...
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... Hat driver installation 64 OS installation 59 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 98 replacing failed disk drives 72 requirements 15 drive 40 rescanning disk drives 95 resetting controllers 73 Runtime BIOS setting 98 S safety information 150 SAS 4-wide ports 78 backplane connections 79 cables 40 comparison to 50 specifications 151 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 69 Adaptec Storage Manager 68 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 storage space 13 support, customer 3 SUSE driver installation 64 SUSE installation 59 switches in ACU for...
... Hat driver installation 64 OS installation 59 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 98 replacing failed disk drives 72 requirements 15 drive 40 rescanning disk drives 95 resetting controllers 73 Runtime BIOS setting 98 S safety information 150 SAS 4-wide ports 78 backplane connections 79 cables 40 comparison to 50 specifications 151 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 69 Adaptec Storage Manager 68 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 storage space 13 support, customer 3 SUSE driver installation 64 SUSE installation 59 switches in ACU for...