Page 6 - Contents; About This Guide
Contents 1 About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 12Terminology Used in this Guide ...................................................................... 12Conventions Used in This Guide ...............................................
Page 7 - Getting Started
Contents ● 7 Selecting SATA Cables ...................................................................................... 30Connecting Disk Drives to SAS HostRAID Controllers ................................. 30 Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller ................................. 31Conne...
Page 8 - Managing Your Storage Space; Not; Introduction to SAS
Contents ● 8 9 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager ..................................................................... 51 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager........................................................ 51 About the HRCONF Command Line Utility .........................
Page 9 - Using the ARC Utility; Using Serial; Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS
Contents ● 9 RAID 10 Arrays ................................................................................................. 66Selecting the Best RAID Level .......................................................................... 67 C Using the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility ...........
Page 10 - HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference
Contents ● 10 E HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference Adaptec 58300 Activity LED Connector Specification ................................... 88Adaptec 48300 Activity LED Connector Specification ................................... 88Adaptec 44300 Activity LED Connector Specification ......
Page 12 - What You Need to Know Before You Begin; Terminology Used in this Guide; Conventions Used in This Guide
Chapter 1: About This Guide l 12 What You Need to Know Before You Begin You should be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology, and the characteristics of input/output (I/O) technology used by your HostRAID controller. Because SAS is a new...
Page 14 - About Your HostRAID Controller
2 About Your HostRAID Controller In this chapter... HostRAID Controller Features .............................................................................................. 15 About the Adaptec 58300 Controller .................................................................................... 1...
Page 15 - HostRAID Controller Features; Array Level Features
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l 15 HostRAID Controller Features ● Port multiplier support— You can connect one SATA drive enclosure with a port multiplier to 1225SA HostRAID controller. Note: To find out the version of the port multiplier, refer to the drive enclosure documentation. Adap...
Page 17 - About the Adaptec 58300 Controller
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l 17 About the Adaptec 58300 Controller The Adaptec 58300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features: Note: There is NO I2C function on this controller, as all ports are external. Formx factor Low-profile Bus compatibilit...
Page 18 - About the Adaptec 48300 Controller
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l 18 About the Adaptec 48300 Controller The Adaptec 48300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features: Note: There is no separate I2C connector. See the HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference on page 87 for de...
Page 19 - About the Adaptec 44300 Controller
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l 19 About the Adaptec 44300 Controller The Adaptec 44300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 4-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features: Note: There is no separate I2C connector. See the HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference on page 87 for de...
Page 20 - About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l 20 About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller The Adaptec 1430SA is a low-profile 4-port PCIe SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: Note: There is no separate I2C connector. See the HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference on page 87 for det...
Page 21 - About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l 21 About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller The Adaptec 1420SA is a low-profile PCI-X to 4 port SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: Note: There is no separate I2C connector. See the HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference on page 87 for...
Page 22 - About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l 22 About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller The Adaptec 1220SA is a low-profile PCIe to 2 port SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: Note: There is no separate I2C connector. See the HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference on page 87 for ...
Page 23 - About the Adaptec 1225SA Controller
Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l 23 About the Adaptec 1225SA Controller The Adaptec 1225SA is a low-profile PCIe to 2 external port SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: Note: Adaptec 1225SA controller does not support bootable devices. Note: There is no separate I2C connector....
Page 25 - Kit Contents; System Requirements
Chapter 3: Kit Contents and System Requirements l 25 Kit Contents ● Adaptec SAS or SATA HostRAID controllers ● These utilities are embedded in the controller’s BIOS : ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—Used to create, configure, and manage arrays ● SerialSelect or SATASelect—Used to modify your con...
Page 27 - Before You Begin; Installing the HostRAID Controller
Chapter 4: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives l 27 Before You Begin ● Read the Safety Information on page 92 . ● Familiarize yourself with your HostRAID controller’s physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see page 14 ). ● Ensure that you have the right number of disk...
Page 28 - Optional; Selecting Disk Drives; Selecting SAS Cables
Chapter 4: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives l 28 6 Optional —Connect your HostRAID controller’s I2C connector (not available on all models) to an I2C connector on an internal backplane or enclosure, using an I2C cable. 7 Connect your disk drives, following the instructions on page ...
Page 30 - Selecting SATA Cables
Chapter 4: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives l 30 Selecting SATA Cables You need one straight connector to straight connector SATA cable for each disk drive you are connecting to your SATA HostRAID controller. SATA cables are included in the kit. All SATA straight connector to strai...
Page 31 - Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller; Connecting to a Backplane
Chapter 4: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives l 31 You have these connection options: ● Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller (see below). ● Connecting to a Backplane on page 31 . Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller In a direct-attach connection, SAS or SATA disk ...
Page 32 - Installing the SAS HostRAID Controller to a SAS Expander; Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers
Chapter 4: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives l 32 3 When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer cabinet, reconnect the power cord. Installing the SAS HostRAID Controller to a SAS Expander You can use a SAS expander to connect multiple disk dr...
Page 33 - Setting the Boot Controller
Chapter 4: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives l 33 4 Select SATA Select (on SATA controller) and Serial Select (on SAS controller) to verify the hardware configuration of the controller and the drives. Verify that all drives are shown. If anything appears to be missing, power down th...
Page 34 - Next Steps
Chapter 4: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives l 34 Next Steps If you are installing the driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Creating a Bootable Array on page 38 . If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue...
Page 36 - Choosing a RAID Level; RAID 1 Array; Choosing Installation Options; Basic Installation Steps; Installing with an Operating System
Chapter 5: Getting Started l 36 Choosing a RAID Level Your HostRAID controller supports these RAID levels. RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array) —Stripes data across multiple disk drives. Improved performance but no redundancy. RAID 1 Array —Created from two disk drives where one disk drive is a mirror of th...
Page 37 - Installing on an Existing Operating System
Chapter 5: Getting Started l 37 1 Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see page 26 ). If your controller has an external connector, you can also connect external disk drives, if required. 2 Install the controller driver (see page 47 ). 3 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and b...
Page 39 - Creating an Array; Creating an Array with the ACU; Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array l 39 Creating an Array You can create a RAID 0, 1, or 10 array using one of these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU) —BIOS-based menus and keyboard navigation (see Appendix C, Using the ARC Utility ). ● Adaptec Storage Manager —Graphical software applicat...
Page 40 - Making Your Array Bootable
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array l 40 3 Review the license information, then press Enter . The Main Menu opens. 4 Click Launch Configuration Utility . Adaptec Storage Manager opens. 5 Click Create . The Configuration wizard opens. 6 Select Express configuration... , then click Next . 7 Review th...
Page 42 - Create Driver Disk; Installing with Windows
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System l 43 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives, (see page 26 ). ● Create a bootable array (see page 38 ). ● Creating a driver disk (next section). Note: For up-to-date operating system version sup...
Page 43 - Enter; Installing with Red Hat Linux; OK; Installing with SUSE Linux; Back
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System l 44 4 Insert the driver disk, then wait until you are prompted to install a driver. 5 Press S to specify that the driver is on a floppy disk, then press Enter . The computer reads the disk. 6 When the Adaptec SAS or SATA driver is found, pres...
Page 44 - Installing with NetWare
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System l 45 Installing with NetWare Note: NetWare does not support drive enclosures with port multipliers but supports eSATA drives. You will need your NetWare Installation CD to complete this task. To install the driver when installing NetWare: 1 Re...
Page 46 - Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003; Floppy drive
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System l 47 Before You Begin Before you begin, install and connect your HostRAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 26 ). You must also create a driver disk (see next section) before you begin installing the controller driver. Note...
Page 47 - Installing on Windows Vista; Installing on NetWare
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System l 48 3 Click Next , then click Next again. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation. 5 Remove the driver disk and restart your computer. 6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 50 . Installing...
Page 50 - About Adaptec Storage Manager; Installing Adaptec Storage Manager; About the HRCONF Command Line Utility
Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space l 51 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a full-featured software application that helps you build a storage space for your data. With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can group disk drives into logical drives and build in redundancy to protect...
Page 51 - About the ARC Utility; Serial; Utility; Disk Utilities; About the Adaptec Flash Utility
Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space l 52 About the ARC Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. The ARC utility comprises these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (A...
Page 52 - Solving Problems
10 Solving Problems In this chapter... Troubleshooting Checklist ..................................................................................................... 54 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure ................................................................................... 54 Resett...
Page 53 - Troubleshooting Checklist; Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare
Chapter 10: Solving Problems l 54 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using your HostRAID controller, check these items first: ● With your computer powered off, check the connections to each disk drive, the power supply, the LED connector, and so on. ● Try disconnec...
Page 54 - Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously; Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array; Resetting the Controller
Chapter 10: Solving Problems l 55 If the controller fails to rebuild the array, check that the cables, disk drives, and controllers are properly installed and connected. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the array. For instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’...
Page 56 - Understanding RAID
B Understanding RAID In this chapter... RAID Technology Overview .................................................................................................. 65 RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays) .................................................................................................. 65 RAID 1...
Page 57 - RAID Technology Overview; Understanding Drive Segments
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 65 RAID Technology Overview RAID is the technology of grouping several physical drives into an array that you can define as one or more logical drives. Each logical drive appears to the operating system as a single drive. This grouping technique greatly enhances logi...
Page 58 - RAID 1 Arrays; RAID 10 Arrays
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 66 Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive in the array. For instance, an array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create a RAID 0 drive segment of 250 GB, for a total of 1000 GB for the volume, as shown in the fol...
Page 59 - Selecting the Best RAID Level
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 67 Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive in the array. For instance, an array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create two mirrored drive segments of 250 GB, for a total of 500 GB for the array, as shown in the ...
Page 61 - Terminology Used in This Appendix
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 58 Terminology Used in This Appendix For convenience, SAS HostRAID controllers are referred to generically in this appendix as SAS controllers, HBAs, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders are referred to as expa...
Page 62 - How Do SAS Devices Communicate?
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 59 How Do SAS Devices Communicate? SAS devices communicate with each other through links. A link is a physical connection between two phys. As shown in the following figure, SAS devices contain ports which contain phys (see next section), and each phy contains one t...
Page 63 - What’s a SAS Address?; How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 60 SAS controller port options vary. A SAS controller with four phys could be configured with one wide port, with two wide ports that comprise two phys, or with four narrow ports each containing one phy. (A wide port with four phys is referred to as a 4-wide or 4x p...
Page 64 - What are the SAS Connection Options?; Backplane Connections; SAS Expander Connections
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 61 In parallel SCSI, XX is the disk drive’s channel number, YY is the target number, and ZZ is the logical unit number (LUN). What are the SAS Connection Options? You can connect end devices to each other through direct cable connections and through backplane connec...
Page 65 - How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 62 You can connect up to 128 edge expanders to a fanout expander. You can use only one fanout expander in any single SAS domain (a topology of SAS—and possibly SATA—end devices and expander devices). A single SAS domain can therefore comprise up to 16,384 SAS ports ...
Page 68 - Introduction to the ARC Utility; Running the ARC Utility; Creating and Managing Arrays; Creating a New Array
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 69 Introduction to the ARC Utility The ARC utility comprises these tools: ● The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) —Used to create, configure, and manage arrays, and initialize and rescan disk drives. ● Serial Select Utility (for SAS HostRAID controllers) or SATA S...
Page 69 - Create RAID Via
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 70 Assigning Array Properties Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. Instead, use Adaptec Storage Manager. See About Adaptec Storage Manager on page 51 , for details. To assign properties to...
Page 70 - Managing Arrays
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 71 ● The ACU allows you to use drives of different sizes in a RAID 1 or RAID 0. However, during a build operation, only the smaller drive can be selected as the source drive. ● When migrating from single volume to RAID 0, migrating from a larger drive to a smaller...
Page 71 - Adding/Deleting Hot Spares
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 72 Deleting Arrays Caution: Back up the data on an array before you delete it. Otherwise, all data on the array is lost. Deleted arrays cannot be restored. To delete an existing array: 1 From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays . 2 Select the array you wish to dele...
Page 72 - Manager Boot Unit; Configuring Disk Drives; Configure Drives; ATAPI Support
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 73 Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices Select the Manager Boot Unit option to add or remove a bootable array or single drive. 1 From the ACU menu, select Manage Boot Unit . 2 Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the array or single drive you want to design...
Page 74 - Using SATA
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 75 Using SATA Select The SATA Select utility allows you to change the BIOS and SATA HostRAID controller and device settings without opening the computer cabinet. To access SATA Select : 1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC util...
Page 75 - Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 76 SATA Select Options The following table lists the available and default settings for each SATA Select option and the description of each option. The default settings are appropriate for most systems and appear in bold type in the table. Adaptec recommends that ...
Page 76 - Locating Disk Drives
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 77 To use the disk utilities: 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 From the ARC utility menu, select Disk Utilities . 3 Select the desired disk, then press Enter . ● Format Disk —Simulates a low-level format of the di...
Page 77 - Viewing the Event Log
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility ● 78 ● Direct attached drives —The connection is determined by the cable connected to a device, for example CN1 (connector 1) is connected to DEV1 (device 1). For more information, see Direct-Attach Connections on page 61 . ● Storage Enclosure Processor (SEP) manage...
Page 79 - Introduction; Obtaining the Firmware
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS ● 80 Introduction The AFU is a text-based DOS utility used to update, save, or verify your HostRAID controller’s firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM). The AFU is easy to use and contains safeguards to prevent you from acciden...
Page 80 - Creating the Firmware Kit On Floppy Disks; Running the AFU; Running the Menu-Based AFU
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS ● 81 Creating the Firmware Kit On Floppy Disks To create the firmware floppy disks: 1 Create a bootable MS–DOS floppy disk and copy these files to it: ● AFU.exe ● Ax xxx 01.ufi where xxx is the model number of your controller. Note: Most controller...
Page 81 - AFU Commands
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS ● 82 4 Select Select an Operation and choose one of these options, then follow the on-screen instructions. ● Update —Updates all the flash components on a HostRAID controller with the flash image data from a User Flash Image (UFI) file. The AFU upd...
Page 82 - LIST; SAVE
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS ● 83 LIST The LIST command displays the AFU-supported HostRAID controllers installed on your computer. Use this command to see which HostRAID controllers are installed, or to identify the ID numbers assigned to each physical controller. You do not ...
Page 83 - UPDATE; VERIFY
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS ● 84 A:\> AFU SAVE /C 0 In the following example, the AFU saves flash contents from Controller 1 to a UFI file in C:\UFI_FILES. A:\> AFU SAVE /C 1 /D C:\UFI_FILES UPDATE The UPDATE command updates a HostRAID controller’s flash components from...
Page 84 - Updating Flash Using AFU Command Line
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS ● 85 Example The following example shows a typical system response after a VERIFY command has been performed: A:\> AFU VERIFY /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V1.0-0 B1406 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999–2005. All Rights Reserved. Reading flash image file (Build...
Page 85 - To update a single HostRAID controller
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS ● 86 5 Update the flash using the instructions suitable for your requirements: ● To update a single HostRAID controller : AFU UPDATE /C < cont_number > Where < cont_number > is the number of the RAID controller whose firmware you are up...
Page 87 - Adaptec 58300 Activity LED Connector Specification; Adaptec 48300 Activity LED Connector Specification
Appendix E: HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 88 Adaptec 58300 Activity LED Connector Specification J3—Aggregate Activity LED Header Note: Aggregate LED signals only. There is no I2C function on this controller as all ports are external. Adaptec 48300 Activity LED Connector Speci...
Page 88 - Adaptec 44300 Activity LED Connector Specification; Adaptec 1430SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification
Appendix E: HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 89 Adaptec 44300 Activity LED Connector Specification J3—Aggregate Activity LED Header Note: Aggregate LED signals only. There is no separate I2C connector. I2C signals are contained within the side band signals of the SFF-8484 connec...
Page 89 - Adaptec 1420SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification
Appendix E: HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 90 J2—I2C Connector J3—Aggregate LED Header J4—Activity LED Connector Adaptec 1420SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification J2—LED Connector Note: Board circuitr y suppor ts common anode backplane implementations. Pin Number Sig...
Page 90 - Adaptec 1220SA Activity LED Connector Specification; Adaptec 1225SA Activity LED Specification
Appendix E: HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference ● 91 J7—Aggregate Activity LED Header J1—I2C Connector Adaptec 1220SA Activity LED Connector Specification J1—Activity LED Connector Note: Board circuitr y suppor ts common anode backplane implementations. Adaptec 1225SA Activity LED Sp...
Page 91 - Safety Information
F Safety Information To ensure your personal safety and the safety of your equipment: ● Keep your work area and the computer clean and clear of debris. ● Before opening the system cabinet, unplug the power cord. Electrostatic Discharge(ESD) Caution: ESD can damage electronic components when they are...
Page 92 - Technical Specifications
G Technical Specifications In this chapter... Environmental Specifications ................................................................................................ 94 DC Power Requirements...........................................................................................................
Page 93 - Environmental Specifications; DC Power Requirements
Appendix G: Technical Specifications ● 94 Environmental Specifications Note: Forced airflow is recommended, but not required. DC Power Requirements Current Requirements Ambient temperature without forced airflow 0°C to 40° C Ambient temperature with forced airflow of atleast 200 CFM 0°C to 55° C Rel...
Page 94 - Glossary
Glossary A activity See task . ACU Array Configuration Utility. An application used to create, configure, and manage arrays from the controller’s BIOS or MS-DOS. array A logical disk created from available space and made up of one or more segments on one or more physical disks. Arrays are typically ...
Page 100 - Index
Index A ACU creating arrays 69 Adaptec customer support 3 Adaptec Flash Utility. See AFU Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. See HRCONF Adaptec Storage Manager installing 51 AFU 80 Array Configuration Utility. See ACU arrays creating (ACU) 69 non-RAID 65 RAID 1 66 RAID 10 66 B backplane connections ...
