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... product information and known issues; How to arrays as logical drives. located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. located on the RAID Controller Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide-Describes how to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Direct.... accessible from the main window of the terms and concepts referred to perform basic array and configuration management functions; For more information, refer to manage your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. For more information, see page 68...
... product information and known issues; How to arrays as logical drives. located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. located on the RAID Controller Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide-Describes how to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Direct.... accessible from the main window of the terms and concepts referred to perform basic array and configuration management functions; For more information, refer to manage your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. For more information, see page 68...
User Guide
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... disk drive enclosures only) ● Optimized disk utilization, which lets disk drives arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance ● Support for disk drive enclosures with SES2 enclosure management hardware ● Support for a battery backup module (see page 19... ● 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), and a DOS utility (see page 93) ● Audible...
... disk drive enclosures only) ● Optimized disk utilization, which lets disk drives arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance ● Support for disk drive enclosures with SES2 enclosure management hardware ● Support for a battery backup module (see page 19... ● 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), and a DOS utility (see page 93) ● Audible...
User Guide
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...; 39 Choosing a RAID Level This section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by each disk drive). Redundancy and improved performance (see page 85). ● RAID 50 Array-Built from two or more RAID 5 arrays, stripes...
...; 39 Choosing a RAID Level This section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by each disk drive). Redundancy and improved performance (see page 85). ● RAID 50 Array-Built from two or more RAID 5 arrays, stripes...
User Guide
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...can use any of the smallest and slowest disk drive. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. You can use different-sized disk drives in the array, but the array will be limited to the capacity of these cables: External... Manager User's Guide or online Help. Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. For more information about arrays, refer to an external SAS enclosure. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 40 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ...
...can use any of the smallest and slowest disk drive. Cables Depending on your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. You can use different-sized disk drives in the array, but the array will be limited to the capacity of these cables: External... Manager User's Guide or online Help. Internal mini-SAS with power (SFF-8087 to SFF-8482)-Connects to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. For more information about arrays, refer to an external SAS enclosure. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 40 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ...
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...you can be navigated using any of three disk drives. See page 76 for this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with a minimum of these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-BIOS-based menus and keyboard navigation (see page 68). ● ...ARCCONF-Command line utility. Note: During boot up, if your system has insufficient memory the following section). ● Adaptec Storage Manager-Graphical software application (running from either tool, but the ACU utility is installed. For more information, refer to your computer. Note...
...you can be navigated using any of three disk drives. See page 76 for this section because RAID 5 provides the most security and best performance with a minimum of these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-BIOS-based menus and keyboard navigation (see page 68). ● ...ARCCONF-Command line utility. Note: During boot up, if your system has insufficient memory the following section). ● Adaptec Storage Manager-Graphical software application (running from either tool, but the ACU utility is installed. For more information, refer to your computer. Note...
User Guide
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... Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. You can now be used. However, performance is reduced until the build process is deleted from the disk. The computer restarts. 14 Continue with Making Your Array Bootable on page 55. Chapter...
... Size Stripe Size Read Caching Write Caching Create RAID via [Done] Entry or Selection Select RAID 5, then press Enter. You can now be used. However, performance is reduced until the build process is deleted from the disk. The computer restarts. 14 Continue with Making Your Array Bootable on page 55. Chapter...
User Guide
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... computer, then insert the driver disk. 2 Begin the driver package installer: pkgadd -d diskette1 3 At the installer prompt, type go . 4 Select 1 for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in this section to install a new driver before rebooting your computer. 3 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 4 Change to quit the...
... computer, then insert the driver disk. 2 Begin the driver package installer: pkgadd -d diskette1 3 At the installer prompt, type go . 4 Select 1 for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in this section to install a new driver before rebooting your computer. 3 Insert and mount the driver disk: volcheck 4 Change to quit the...
User Guide
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... Guide, which describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager to perform some basic array and configuration management functions. When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. The agent ...notifications, task schedules, and other on-going processes on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. It's designed to protect your data and improve system performance. For installation instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on those systems instead of the ...
... Guide, which describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager to perform some basic array and configuration management functions. When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. The agent ...notifications, task schedules, and other on-going processes on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. It's designed to protect your data and improve system performance. For installation instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on those systems instead of the ...
User Guide
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... enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders are referred to as expander devices. The difference in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of 2400 MB/sec. Data can add 128 end devices-or even more-with eight links has a... and expander devices collectively as computers and disk drives communicate with both directions simultaneously across a SAS connection (called a link-see page 80), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as SAS devices. See page 80.) Note: Although you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same...
... enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders are referred to as expander devices. The difference in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of 2400 MB/sec. Data can add 128 end devices-or even more-with eight links has a... and expander devices collectively as computers and disk drives communicate with both directions simultaneously across a SAS connection (called a link-see page 80), Adaptec recommends that lets devices such as SAS devices. See page 80.) Note: Although you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same...
User Guide
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...domain and shows how SAS cards, SAS and SATA disk drives, and expander devices can use only one to the next) up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to other backplanes. You can fit together in any single SAS domain (a topology of end devices that you can connect up to ... devices). Expander devices, typically embedded into a system backplane (see page 79), support large configurations of SAS expanders: fanout expanders and edge expanders. Each performs a different role in a storage system. (For more information about how SAS expanders work, refer to the STA Web site at www.scsita.org.)...
...domain and shows how SAS cards, SAS and SATA disk drives, and expander devices can use only one to the next) up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to other backplanes. You can fit together in any single SAS domain (a topology of end devices that you can connect up to ... devices). Expander devices, typically embedded into a system backplane (see page 79), support large configurations of SAS expanders: fanout expanders and edge expanders. Each performs a different role in a storage system. (For more information about how SAS expanders work, refer to the STA Web site at www.scsita.org.)...
User Guide
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... by your data. This appendix describes the RAID levels supported by the number of each to help you can assign a RAID level to protect your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of disk drives they support. Understanding Drive Segments 83 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 83 RAID 1 Arrays ...84 RAID 1 Enhanced... 6 Arrays ...89 RAID 60 Arrays ...89 Selecting the Best RAID Level 90 When you create arrays (or logical drives), you select the best level of performance and redundancy. Understanding RAID B In this appendix...
... by your data. This appendix describes the RAID levels supported by the number of each to help you can assign a RAID level to protect your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of disk drives they support. Understanding Drive Segments 83 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 83 RAID 1 Arrays ...84 RAID 1 Enhanced... 6 Arrays ...89 RAID 60 Arrays ...89 Selecting the Best RAID Level 90 When you create arrays (or logical drives), you select the best level of performance and redundancy. Understanding RAID B In this appendix...
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... data is distributed evenly across the disk drives in equal-sized sections. If a disk drive is not part of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. However, RAID 0 arrays do not maintain redundant data, so they offer no data protection. Drive segment size is limited to create an array. Disk Drive...
... data is distributed evenly across the disk drives in equal-sized sections. If a disk drive is not part of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. However, RAID 0 arrays do not maintain redundant data, so they offer no data protection. Drive segment size is limited to create an array. Disk Drive...
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... space, drive segment size is the size of the smaller disk drive, as a striped mirror-is similar to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of independent disk drives. Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 1 250 GB Disk...
... space, drive segment size is the size of the smaller disk drive, as a striped mirror-is similar to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of independent disk drives. Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 1 250 GB Disk...
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... ● 85 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Disk Drive 1 250 GB Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in...
... ● 85 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Disk Drive 1 250 GB Drive Segment Size (Smallest Disk Drive) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in...
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...) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in the array. Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance.
...) Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drives in the array. Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance.
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... forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 86.) The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. RAID 50 arrays also provide high data transfer speeds.
... forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 86.) The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. RAID 50 arrays also provide high data transfer speeds.
User Guide
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... Disk Drive 4 P2 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB Based on the number of parity data provide enhanced data protection, and striping improves performance. Maximum stripe size depends on the drive segment sizes used: RAID 6 Logical Drive = 500 GB plus parity (P1 & P2) RAID 60 Arrays... built from at least four disk drives. P2 Disk Drive 2 2 P2 ... 449 Disk Drive 3 P1 3 ... However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to provide redundancy. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 89 RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array-also known as dual drive failure protection-is built ...
... Disk Drive 4 P2 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB Based on the number of parity data provide enhanced data protection, and striping improves performance. Maximum stripe size depends on the drive segment sizes used: RAID 6 Logical Drive = 500 GB plus parity (P1 & P2) RAID 60 Arrays... built from at least four disk drives. P2 Disk Drive 2 2 P2 ... 449 Disk Drive 3 P1 3 ... However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to provide redundancy. Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 89 RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array-also known as dual drive failure protection-is built ...
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... No No Yes No No No Minimum Disk Drives 2 2 3 4 3 4 6 4 8 Disk drive usage, read performance, and write performance depend on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. In general, the more drives, the better the performance. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50...
... No No Yes No No No Minimum Disk Drives 2 2 3 4 3 4 6 4 8 Disk drive usage, read performance, and write performance depend on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. In general, the more drives, the better the performance. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50...
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...MaxIQ-compatible Solid State Drives in your system as a read -intensive applications. Note: For more information about MaxIQ, see Using the ACU to improve performance in a new array), it is slowed down to be greater than Slow Down Drive After Duration. Note: To enable MaxIQ caching, read caching. ...to low power mode. select Disable for use in read cache pool to Manage the MaxIQ Pool on page 96. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 94 In the power management console, enter these details: Option Power Management Slow Down Drive After Power Off Drive...
...MaxIQ-compatible Solid State Drives in your system as a read -intensive applications. Note: For more information about MaxIQ, see Using the ACU to improve performance in a new array), it is slowed down to be greater than Slow Down Drive After Duration. Note: To enable MaxIQ caching, read caching. ...to low power mode. select Disable for use in read cache pool to Manage the MaxIQ Pool on page 96. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 94 In the power management console, enter these details: Option Power Management Slow Down Drive After Power Off Drive...
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Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 95 To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. Rescanning Disk Drives To begin a secure erase, select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu. Secure erase performs three distinct writing passes to a specific logical...times longer than the secure erase option. Back up to format it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much less time than clearing (or zeroing) a disk drive. Secure Erasing Disk Drives When you perform a secure erase on that is part of n" is complete. To ...
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 95 To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. Rescanning Disk Drives To begin a secure erase, select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu. Secure erase performs three distinct writing passes to a specific logical...times longer than the secure erase option. Back up to format it using Adaptec Storage Manager-both options take much less time than clearing (or zeroing) a disk drive. Secure Erasing Disk Drives When you perform a secure erase on that is part of n" is complete. To ...