Adaptec 48300 - Manual

Adaptec 48300

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 6 – Contents; About This Guide
  • Page 8 – Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager; Not; Introduction to SAS
  • Page 9 – Using the ARC Utility; Using Serial; Using the AFU for DOS
  • Page 10 – This
  • Page 11 – What You Need to Know Before You Begin; How to Find More Information
  • Page 12 – About Your HostRAID Controller
  • Page 13 – HostRAID Controller Features; Managing Your Storage Space; Array Level Features; Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware; To upgrade the firmware on your HostRAID controller, see
  • Page 14 – About the Adaptec SAS 58300 Controller
  • Page 15 – About the Adaptec SAS 48300 Controller
  • Page 16 – About the Adaptec SAS 44300 Controller
  • Page 18 – Kit Contents; Guide; System Requirements
  • Page 19 – Getting Star ted
  • Page 20 – Choosing a RAID Level; RAID 1 Array; Selecting Disk Drives; Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide; Disk Drives for Your Controller; Selecting Cables; SAS Cables
  • Page 21 – Depending on your requirements, you can use any of these cables:; Installation Options; Basic Installation Steps; Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see
  • Page 22 – Installing on an Existing Operating System
  • Page 24 – Before You Begin; Read the Safety Information on; Installing the HostRAID Controller; Optional; —Connect your HostRAID controller’s I2C
  • Page 25 – Connecting Disk Drives to HostRAID Controllers; for; You have two connection options:; Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller; Installing the Controller to a
  • Page 26 – Connecting to a System Backplane; Installing the Controller to a SAS
  • Page 27 – Installing the Controller to a SAS Expander; To install the HostRAID controller to a SAS expander:; Next Steps; Creating a Bootable Array
  • Page 29 – Setting the Boot Controller; Physical Devices
  • Page 30 – Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Page 31 – Modify logical devices; Making Your Array Bootable; Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices
  • Page 33 – Create Driver Disk; Installing with Windows
  • Page 34 – Installing with Red Hat Linux; Installing with SuSE Linux
  • Page 35 – Installing with NetWare
  • Page 36 – Installing with SCO OpenServer; Insert the OpenServer Installation CD.; Yes; Insert the driver diskette, then press; Enter; twice to load the driver.
  • Page 39 – Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux; Installing on NetWare
  • Page 42 – About Adaptec Storage Manager; Adaptec Storage Manager agent; Installing Adaptec Storage Manager; About the HRCONF Command Line Utility; Installing and Using the Command Line Utility
  • Page 43 – About the ARC Utility; —For creating and managing arrays, and initializing; Serial; Select; Utility; —Used to change device and HostRAID controller settings.; Disk Utilities; —For formatting or verifying disk drives.; About the AFU
  • Page 45 – Features
  • Page 46 – Physical Devices View; Blue; —Normal; Yellow; —Warning; Red; —Error; Gray; —Not applicable to the devices.; Logical Devices View; Changing How Drives are Displayed
  • Page 47 – Collapsed and Expanded Views
  • Page 48 – Component Views
  • Page 49 – Solving Problems
  • Page 50 – Troubleshooting Checklist; About Your HostRAID; Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure; not; Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare
  • Page 51 – Failed Disk Drive; Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously; If there are more disk drive failures than hot spares, see; Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array; In some instances, RAID 10 arrays
  • Page 53 – Terminology Used in This Chapter; How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?; How Do SAS Devices Communicate?
  • Page 54 – phys
  • Page 55 – What’s a SAS Address?; How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?
  • Page 56 – Direct-attach Connections; shows an example of direct-attach connections.; Backplane Connections; shows an example of backplane; SAS Expander Connections; There are two types of SAS expanders:
  • Page 57 – serial
  • Page 58 – Understanding RAID
  • Page 59 – RAID Technology Overview; physical; Understanding Drive Segments; striped; Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance
  • Page 60 – striping
  • Page 61 – RAID 1 Arrays; A RAID 1 array is built from two disk drives, where one disk drive is a; RAID 10 Arrays
  • Page 62 – ARC utility
  • Page 63 – Introduction to the ARC Utility; Running the ARC Utility; Creating and Managing Arrays; Creating a New Array; Assigning Array Properties
  • Page 64 – Create RAID Via; Configuring
  • Page 65 – Managing Arrays; Rebuilding Arrays; Viewing Array Properties
  • Page 66 – Deleting Arrays; Enabling/Disabling Write Cache; Adding/Deleting Hotspares
  • Page 68 – At the prompt, select; to exit, then press any key to restart the computer. Any changes
  • Page 69 – Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives; Verify Disk Media
  • Page 71 – Introduction; Update; Save; —Updates and verifies the BIOS image of the controller.; Verify; to the contents of the specified UFI file.; Version; The requirements for AFU are as follows:; At least 8 MB of extended memory.; Compatibility; The AFU has the following compatibility issues:; Running the AFU from the GUI; Running the AFU from the Command Line
  • Page 72 – Examples; LIST; Example
  • Page 73 – Command Syntax; Command Switches; UFI File Path
  • Page 74 – UPDATE; VERIFY
  • Page 77 – Safety Information; To ensure your personal safety and the safety of your equipment:
  • Page 78 – Technical Specifications
  • Page 79 – Environmental Specifications; DC Power Requirements
  • Page 80 – Glossary; See
  • Page 81 – clear
  • Page 82 – channel
  • Page 84 – mirrored array/mirroring
  • Page 85 – stripe size
  • Page 86 – Index
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Summary

Page 6 - Contents; About This Guide

Contents About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 11Terminology Used in this Guide ...................................................................... 11How to Find More Information ...................................................

Page 8 - Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager; Not; Introduction to SAS

Contents ● 8 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features .............................................................................................................. 45Overview ............................................................................................................ 45 Physic...

Page 9 - Using the ARC Utility; Using Serial; Using the AFU for DOS

Contents ● 9 Using the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility ....................................................................... 63Running the ARC Utility .................................................................................. 63Creating and Managing Arrays ........................

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