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... Firmware 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q 23 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 25 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 26 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z 27 About the Adaptec ...RAID 5445Z 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ 29 About the Adaptec RAID 3085 30 About the Adaptec RAID 3405 31 About the Adaptec RAID 3805 ...
... Firmware 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q 23 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 25 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 26 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z 27 About the Adaptec ...RAID 5445Z 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ 29 About the Adaptec RAID 3085 30 About the Adaptec RAID 3405 31 About the Adaptec RAID 3805 ...
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... Definition Block Keywords 107 ACU Error Codes 110 Sample Scripts 111 Using the Adaptec Flash Utility System Requirements 114 Before You Begin 114 Obtaining the Firmware 114 Creating the Firmware Update Disks 115 Running the Menu-based AFU 115 Running the AFU from ... ...126 Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification 128 Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification 130 Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification 132 Adaptec RAID 3085 LED Connector Specification 135 Adaptec RAID 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification 135 Adaptec RAID 3805...
... Definition Block Keywords 107 ACU Error Codes 110 Sample Scripts 111 Using the Adaptec Flash Utility System Requirements 114 Before You Begin 114 Obtaining the Firmware 114 Creating the Firmware Update Disks 115 Running the Menu-based AFU 115 Running the AFU from ... ...126 Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification 128 Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification 130 Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification 132 Adaptec RAID 3085 LED Connector Specification 135 Adaptec RAID 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification 135 Adaptec RAID 3805...
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... Firmware 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q 23 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 25 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 26 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z 27 About the Adaptec ...RAID 5445Z 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ 29 About the Adaptec RAID 3085 30 About the Adaptec RAID 3405 31 About the Adaptec RAID 3805 ...
... Firmware 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q 23 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 25 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 26 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z 27 About the Adaptec ...RAID 5445Z 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ 29 About the Adaptec RAID 3085 30 About the Adaptec RAID 3405 31 About the Adaptec RAID 3805 ...
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.... ● 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...
.... ● 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...
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...page 113. RAID Controller Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/ Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 Adaptec RAID 3085/Adaptec RAID 3805/Adaptec RAID 3405 Adaptec RAID 31205/Adaptec RAID 31605 Battery Model Adaptec Battery Module 800 Adaptec Battery Module 800T To ... supported by your controller firmware, refer to upgrade your Adaptec RAID controller. Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware on your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in Using the Adaptec Flash Utility on Adaptec 5-Series and 3-Series controllers...
...page 113. RAID Controller Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/ Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 Adaptec RAID 3085/Adaptec RAID 3805/Adaptec RAID 3405 Adaptec RAID 31205/Adaptec RAID 31605 Battery Model Adaptec Battery Module 800 Adaptec Battery Module 800T To ... supported by your controller firmware, refer to upgrade your Adaptec RAID controller. Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware on your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in Using the Adaptec Flash Utility on Adaptec 5-Series and 3-Series controllers...
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... you can also use to update the controller firmware/BIOS. See page 103.) ● SerialSelect-For modifying your RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM). ! About the Adaptec Flash Utility The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is the easiest to ...avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable.Adaptec recommends that only advanced users familiar with a ...
... you can also use to update the controller firmware/BIOS. See page 103.) ● SerialSelect-For modifying your RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM). ! About the Adaptec Flash Utility The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is the easiest to ...avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable.Adaptec recommends that only advanced users familiar with a ...
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... (SSD) in the same array, the data normally can't be able to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Interface User's Guide and the Adaptec. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com 2 Extract the downloaded files to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your data (if...
... (SSD) in the same array, the data normally can't be able to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Interface User's Guide and the Adaptec. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com 2 Extract the downloaded files to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your data (if...
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...: 1 Start the ARC utility (see page 92). 2 Select the controller you restart your computer; Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 102 Viewing the Event Log The BIOS-based event log records all firmware events, such as configuration changes, array creation, and boot activity. The current event log opens. Some events...
...: 1 Start the ARC utility (see page 92). 2 Select the controller you restart your computer; Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 102 Viewing the Event Log The BIOS-based event log records all firmware events, such as configuration changes, array creation, and boot activity. The current event log opens. Some events...
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The computer boots to complete this file: packages/firmware/controllermodel/acu.exe Where controllermodel is menu-based and instructions for completing tasks appear ... disk (see Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays on page 92. The ACU is the model number of your Adaptec RAID controller kit. Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 104 Getting Started Note: You need a bootable...using scripts (see page 105) Working in the ACU Using Menus To work in your Adaptec RAID controller. 2 Insert a bootable floppy disk and copy the acu.exe file to this task.
The computer boots to complete this file: packages/firmware/controllermodel/acu.exe Where controllermodel is menu-based and instructions for completing tasks appear ... disk (see Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays on page 92. The ACU is the model number of your Adaptec RAID controller kit. Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 104 Getting Started Note: You need a bootable...using scripts (see page 105) Working in the ACU Using Menus To work in your Adaptec RAID controller. 2 Insert a bootable floppy disk and copy the acu.exe file to this task.
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... you from the Command Line 116 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 119 This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the AFU carefully and correctly to ...update, save, or verify the RAID controller's firmware BIOS and NVRAM. ! Using the Adaptec Flash Utility E In this appendix... For more information, see Managing Your Storage Space on page 67. Caution: Although the AFU contains...
... you from the Command Line 116 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 119 This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the AFU carefully and correctly to ...update, save, or verify the RAID controller's firmware BIOS and NVRAM. ! Using the Adaptec Flash Utility E In this appendix... For more information, see Managing Your Storage Space on page 67. Caution: Although the AFU contains...
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... ● 114 System Requirements ● MS-DOS version 5.0 or later. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● The Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to run the AFU from a DOS command prompt window under HIMEM.SYS (for more information. compatible with other DOS drivers running under...
... ● 114 System Requirements ● MS-DOS version 5.0 or later. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● The Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to run the AFU from a DOS command prompt window under HIMEM.SYS (for more information. compatible with other DOS drivers running under...
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... Menu-based AFU To run the AFU from the bootable floppy disk, enter the system setup utility and change the setting. 2 Insert the firmware update disk (created using floppy disks, copy each additional Axxxx0x.ufi file to a separate floppy disk. (Some RAID controllers have two UFI ...image data from the UFI file. ● Save flash image-Reads the contents of your system. Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 115 Creating the Firmware Update Disks To create the firmware update disks: 1 Copy these files to empty, formatted floppy disks, a USB flash drive, or a writable CD: ...
... Menu-based AFU To run the AFU from the bootable floppy disk, enter the system setup utility and change the setting. 2 Insert the firmware update disk (created using floppy disks, copy each additional Axxxx0x.ufi file to a separate floppy disk. (Some RAID controllers have two UFI ...image data from the UFI file. ● Save flash image-Reads the contents of your system. Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 115 Creating the Firmware Update Disks To create the firmware update disks: 1 Copy these files to empty, formatted floppy disks, a USB flash drive, or a writable CD: ...
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... drive. (You can 't be changed. AFU Commands This section lists the available AFU commands. Controllers Detected and Recognized: Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec RAID 31205 Save Saves the contents of the UFI file is AFU SAVE [/C] [/D ] The AFU processes the command, prompts you want. To update a...floppy disks as needed , exits, and reports either success or an error message code. You don't have to change the setting. 2 Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU.exe 3 At the DOS command, type AFU followed by a command (see page 119. You must restart the computer following...
... drive. (You can 't be changed. AFU Commands This section lists the available AFU commands. Controllers Detected and Recognized: Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec RAID 31205 Save Saves the contents of the UFI file is AFU SAVE [/C] [/D ] The AFU processes the command, prompts you want. To update a...floppy disks as needed , exits, and reports either success or an error message code. You don't have to change the setting. 2 Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU.exe 3 At the DOS command, type AFU followed by a command (see page 119. You must restart the computer following...
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... are available: ● /C -One or more RAID controllers on which to update firmware on the RAID controller type. A:\> AFU UPDATE /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999-2005. Updating Controller 0 (Adaptec RAID 31205) Reading flash image file (Build 5749) AFU is 0; otherwise, the...: A:\> AFU SAVE /C 1 /D C:\UFI_FILES Update Updates the flash components of a UFI file, only its UFI files in the default location. Writing Adaptec RAID 31205 (4MB) Flash Image to take a few minutes. For example: To specify a single RAID controller ID: /C 0 To specify multiple IDs...
... are available: ● /C -One or more RAID controllers on which to update firmware on the RAID controller type. A:\> AFU UPDATE /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999-2005. Updating Controller 0 (Adaptec RAID 31205) Reading flash image file (Build 5749) AFU is 0; otherwise, the...: A:\> AFU SAVE /C 1 /D C:\UFI_FILES Update Updates the flash components of a UFI file, only its UFI files in the default location. Writing Adaptec RAID 31205 (4MB) Flash Image to take a few minutes. For example: To specify a single RAID controller ID: /C 0 To specify multiple IDs...
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... first disk. 8 When prompted, remove the first firmware disk and insert the second firmware disk into your floppy disk drive. Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 119 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 1 Create the firmware update disks (see page 116) and any switches... the controller you're updating.) If your floppy disk drive. 9 Repeat Step 8 as required until the flash update is the number of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating. For example, to upgrade controllers 0, 2, and 3, type AFU UPDATE /C 0, 2, 3 ● To update all RAID ...
... first disk. 8 When prompted, remove the first firmware disk and insert the second firmware disk into your floppy disk drive. Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 119 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 1 Create the firmware update disks (see page 116) and any switches... the controller you're updating.) If your floppy disk drive. 9 Repeat Step 8 as required until the flash update is the number of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating. For example, to upgrade controllers 0, 2, and 3, type AFU UPDATE /C 0, 2, 3 ● To update all RAID ...
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... protection 19 descriptions 17 to 37 disk drives 40 Drive's Write Cache setting 98 event log 102 figures 17 to 37 firmware 114 flashing 73 I2C connector specifications 120 installation options 41 installing 44 modifying general settings 98 modifying settings with SerialSelect 97 modifying... Runtime BIOS setting 98 SAS Address setting 99 SAS cables 40 setting boot controller 52 specifications 151 standard features troubleshooting 71 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 copyback 19 CRC Checking setting 99 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 46, 79 disk drives 40, 79 connecting ...
... protection 19 descriptions 17 to 37 disk drives 40 Drive's Write Cache setting 98 event log 102 figures 17 to 37 firmware 114 flashing 73 I2C connector specifications 120 installation options 41 installing 44 modifying general settings 98 modifying settings with SerialSelect 97 modifying... Runtime BIOS setting 98 SAS Address setting 99 SAS cables 40 setting boot controller 52 specifications 151 standard features troubleshooting 71 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 copyback 19 CRC Checking setting 99 customer support 3 D direct-attach connections 46, 79 disk drives 40, 79 connecting ...
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... 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...
... 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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U UnixWare driver installation 65 OS installation 60 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 69 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 V verifying disk drives 99 VMWare driver installation 66 OS installation 61 W Windows driver installation 64 OS installation 58 Z zero maintenance cache protection 18, 44, 45 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 45 Index ● 157
U UnixWare driver installation 65 OS installation 60 updating firmware 114 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 69 AFU 69 ARCCONF 68 V verifying disk drives 99 VMWare driver installation 66 OS installation 61 W Windows driver installation 64 OS installation 58 Z zero maintenance cache protection 18, 44, 45 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 45 Index ● 157