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... to a System Backplane 27 Installing the Controller to a SAS Expander 28 Next Steps ...28 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 30 Creating an Array 30 Creating an Array with the ACU 30 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 31 Making Your Array Bootable 32 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin...
... to a System Backplane 27 Installing the Controller to a SAS Expander 28 Next Steps ...28 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 30 Creating an Array 30 Creating an Array with the ACU 30 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 31 Making Your Array Bootable 32 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin...
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Chapter 3: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 19 Kit Contents ● Adaptec SAS HostRAID controller ● HostRAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec HRCONF (HostRAID Configuration) command line utility ● Readme Files ● Cables (type and quantity vary for cable...
Chapter 3: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 19 Kit Contents ● Adaptec SAS HostRAID controller ● HostRAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec HRCONF (HostRAID Configuration) command line utility ● Readme Files ● Cables (type and quantity vary for cable...
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... of these cables: Internal fan-out cable SAS Mini external cable Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SAS cables. For more information or to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on that array. Basic Installation Steps This ... system and the driver (see page 33). 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your HostRAID controller, you 've chosen. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 22 Depending on an existing operating system. Alternatively, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on...
... of these cables: Internal fan-out cable SAS Mini external cable Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec SAS cables. For more information or to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on that array. Basic Installation Steps This ... system and the driver (see page 33). 5 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your HostRAID controller, you 've chosen. Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 22 Depending on an existing operating system. Alternatively, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on...
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If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 38). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your controller and internal disk drives (see page 40). Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 23 Installing on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your data storage (see page 24).
If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead). 2 Install the controller driver (see page 38). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your controller and internal disk drives (see page 40). Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 23 Installing on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your data storage (see page 24).
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To install the HostRAID controller to a SAS expander: 1 Using the appropriate cable, connect the HostRAID controller to a PHY connector on the expander. 2 Connect a cable from a PHYconnector on another in a separate connection to increase fault tolerance. Internal SAS connector External SAS connector SAS fan-out cable Next Steps If you are installing the driver and an operating system onto...
To install the HostRAID controller to a SAS expander: 1 Using the appropriate cable, connect the HostRAID controller to a PHY connector on the expander. 2 Connect a cable from a PHYconnector on another in a separate connection to increase fault tolerance. Internal SAS connector External SAS connector SAS fan-out cable Next Steps If you are installing the driver and an operating system onto...
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Setting the Boot Controller...30 Creating an Array ...30 Creating an Array with the ACU 30 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 31 Making Your Array Bootable 32 This chapter explains how to set your HostRAID controller to be the boot controller, and how to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 37. Skip to create a bootable array. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter...
Setting the Boot Controller...30 Creating an Array ...30 Creating an Array with the ACU 30 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 31 Making Your Array Bootable 32 This chapter explains how to set your HostRAID controller to be the boot controller, and how to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 37. Skip to create a bootable array. Creating a Bootable Array 6 In this task. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don't have to complete this chapter...
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... is displayed. Then continue with RAID 1. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to the online Help or the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. 12 Continue with Making Your Array... Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 33. To specify a size for the logical drives...Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 32 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array," see page 12) and on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format...
... is displayed. Then continue with RAID 1. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to the online Help or the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide. 12 Continue with Making Your Array... Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to automatically create one logical drive with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 33. To specify a size for the logical drives...Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 32 7 Review the information that is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array," see page 12) and on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format...
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Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter... Before You Begin ...34 Creating a Driver Disk ...34 Installing with Windows ...34 Installing with Red Hat Linux 35 Installing with SuSE Linux...35 Installing with NetWare ...36 This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 37. Note: To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 29).
Installing the Driver and an Operating System 7 In this chapter... Before You Begin ...34 Creating a Driver Disk ...34 Installing with Windows ...34 Installing with Red Hat Linux 35 Installing with SuSE Linux...35 Installing with NetWare ...36 This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 37. Note: To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 29).
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...operating system. 6 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows Installation CD to install a third-party driver, press F6. You will need to complete this task. Installing with the instructions for only 5 ...restart your computer's documentation.) 2 Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu. 3 Select one of the operating systems from the CD drive. (For instructions, refer to use. 5 Select the version of the screen for your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 24)....
...operating system. 6 When prompted, insert a floppy disk, then click OK. To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows Installation CD to install a third-party driver, press F6. You will need to complete this task. Installing with the instructions for only 5 ...restart your computer's documentation.) 2 Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu. 3 Select one of the operating systems from the CD drive. (For instructions, refer to use. 5 Select the version of the screen for your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 24)....
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...disk. 6 When the Adaptec SAS driver is on page 40. Otherwise, select Done. 7 Complete the Red Hat Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 40. To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux...following the instructions included with your Red Hat Installation CD to complete this task. Installing with SuSE Linux To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the Red Hat ...
...disk. 6 When the Adaptec SAS driver is on page 40. Otherwise, select Done. 7 Complete the Red Hat Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 40. To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux...following the instructions included with your Red Hat Installation CD to complete this task. Installing with SuSE Linux To install the HostRAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the Red Hat ...
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... Managing Your Storage Space on page 40. All recognized controllers are displayed. 5 If necessary, remove the default HostRAID SAS driver (.sys). 6 Press the Delete key to remove it. 7 Press Insert to add another driver. 4 Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter. If the driver installation process...cause of the installation. 2 Click Continue to load additional drivers: a Select Modify when the storage adapters are displayed. 8 Insert the driver floppy disk. 9 Press the Insert key to complete this task. To install the driver when installing NetWare: 1 Restart your computer, then install...
... Managing Your Storage Space on page 40. All recognized controllers are displayed. 5 If necessary, remove the default HostRAID SAS driver (.sys). 6 Press the Delete key to remove it. 7 Press Insert to add another driver. 4 Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter. If the driver installation process...cause of the installation. 2 Click Continue to load additional drivers: a Select Modify when the storage adapters are displayed. 8 Insert the driver floppy disk. 9 Press the Insert key to complete this task. To install the driver when installing NetWare: 1 Restart your computer, then install...
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Before You Begin ...38 Creating a Driver Disk ...38 Installing on Windows ...38 Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux 39 Installing on NetWare ...39 This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 33. Installing the Driver on an existing operating system.
Before You Begin ...38 Creating a Driver Disk ...38 Installing on Windows ...38 Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux 39 Installing on NetWare ...39 This chapter explains how to install your HostRAID controller driver on an Existing Operating System 8 In this chapter... Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page 33. Installing the Driver on an existing operating system.
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... 24). The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for your computer. Creating a Driver Disk Before you install your driver, you begin , install and connect your controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu. 5 Select one of the operating systems from...
... 24). The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for your computer. Creating a Driver Disk Before you install your driver, you begin , install and connect your controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk, from the Main Menu. 5 Select one of the operating systems from...
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... by Novell. The driver installs. 10 From the Additional Driver Option menu, select Return to driver summary, then press Enter. 11 From the Driver type menu, select Load on Additional Driver Options. 12 After the driver loads, select Continue. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on NetWare: ...the Device type option, select Modify, then press Enter. 5 Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter. 6 From the Additional Driver Options menu, select Modify, then press Enter. 7 From the Driver Name menu, press the Insert key. 8 Insert the driver disk, press the Insert key, then press F3. 9 From ...
... by Novell. The driver installs. 10 From the Additional Driver Option menu, select Return to driver summary, then press Enter. 11 From the Driver type menu, select Load on Additional Driver Options. 12 After the driver loads, select Continue. 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on NetWare: ...the Device type option, select Modify, then press Enter. 5 Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter. 6 From the Additional Driver Options menu, select Modify, then press Enter. 7 From the Driver Name menu, press the Insert key. 8 Insert the driver disk, press the Insert key, then press F3. 9 From ...
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About Adaptec Storage Manager 41 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 41 About the HRCONF Command Line Utility 41 About the ARC Utility...42 About the AFU ...42 Which Utility Should I Use 42 Once you have installed your HostRAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space. This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your HostRAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter...
About Adaptec Storage Manager 41 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 41 About the HRCONF Command Line Utility 41 About the ARC Utility...42 About the AFU ...42 Which Utility Should I Use 42 Once you have installed your HostRAID controller, disk drives (or other utilities included with your storage space. This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your HostRAID controller. Managing Your Storage Space 9 In this chapter...
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... failure: ● Remove and replace the failed disk drive (following manufacturer's instructions). Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays (see About Your HostRAID Controller on page 13. ● Ensure that array fails the hot spare is installed in a ... the PCI-X expansion slot. ● If your HostRAID controller is automatically incorporated into the array and takes over for instructions.) ● Did the driver install correctly? To double-check the bus compatibility of your controller, see page 12). Failed Disk Drive Protected by a...
... failure: ● Remove and replace the failed disk drive (following manufacturer's instructions). Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays (see About Your HostRAID Controller on page 13. ● Ensure that array fails the hot spare is installed in a ... the PCI-X expansion slot. ● If your HostRAID controller is automatically incorporated into the array and takes over for instructions.) ● Did the driver install correctly? To double-check the bus compatibility of your controller, see page 12). Failed Disk Drive Protected by a...
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... displays another drive to be managed like normal arrays by pressing Esc. 5 To restore the original SerialSelect default values, press F6 from within the SAS Driver and Controller Configuration screens. 6 To exit SerialSelect, press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings, you are prompted to... before you exit). To access SerialSelect: 1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple HostRAID controllers are associated with the arrow keys to the option, then press Enter. Type Y to change the BIOS and HostRAID...
... displays another drive to be managed like normal arrays by pressing Esc. 5 To restore the original SerialSelect default values, press F6 from within the SAS Driver and Controller Configuration screens. 6 To exit SerialSelect, press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings, you are prompted to... before you exit). To access SerialSelect: 1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple HostRAID controllers are associated with the arrow keys to the option, then press Enter. Type Y to change the BIOS and HostRAID...
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...the AFU is compatible with the flash image data from the Command Line on a HostRAID controller with other DOS drivers running under any version of Windows. If you could render the HostRAID controller inoperable. Appendix D: Using the AFU for DOS ● 70 Introduction The AFU is ...used to update, save, or verify the HostRAID controller's firmware BIOS. Still, you must be careful to ...
...the AFU is compatible with the flash image data from the Command Line on a HostRAID controller with other DOS drivers running under any version of Windows. If you could render the HostRAID controller inoperable. Appendix D: Using the AFU for DOS ● 70 Introduction The AFU is ...used to update, save, or verify the HostRAID controller's firmware BIOS. Still, you must be careful to ...
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... physical or logical drives in data loss. concatenation Joining of information between storage devices and a RAID controller. configured array An array that enables you to , drives. The data is accessible throughout. Randomly accessible, rewriteable data storage device. The driver then resumes the operation from , or written to exit the ACU when an operation is...
... physical or logical drives in data loss. concatenation Joining of information between storage devices and a RAID controller. configured array An array that enables you to , drives. The data is accessible throughout. Randomly accessible, rewriteable data storage device. The driver then resumes the operation from , or written to exit the ACU when an operation is...
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... Utility. See HRCONF Adaptec Storage Manager installing 41 AFU 42 Array Configuration Utility. See disk drives HRCONF 76 I installation disk drives (SAS) 26 SAS backplane 27 SAS direct-attach 26 L links (SAS) 52 Linux See ACU...utility 76 D data striping 58 direct-attach connections 26, 55 disk drives connecting to SAS controllers 26 failure recovery multiple arrays 50 multiple disk drives 50 with hot spare 49 without ...hot spare 50 formatting 68 recovering from failure 49 Index SAS identifiers 54 verifying 68 drivers installing on Linux 39 installing on NetWare 39 installing on Windows...
... Utility. See HRCONF Adaptec Storage Manager installing 41 AFU 42 Array Configuration Utility. See disk drives HRCONF 76 I installation disk drives (SAS) 26 SAS backplane 27 SAS direct-attach 26 L links (SAS) 52 Linux See ACU...utility 76 D data striping 58 direct-attach connections 26, 55 disk drives connecting to SAS controllers 26 failure recovery multiple arrays 50 multiple disk drives 50 with hot spare 49 without ...hot spare 50 formatting 68 recovering from failure 49 Index SAS identifiers 54 verifying 68 drivers installing on Linux 39 installing on NetWare 39 installing on Windows...