Page 7 - Contents; About This Guide
Contents 1 About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 13Terminology Used in this Guide ...................................................................... 13How to Find More Information .................................................
Page 8 - Getting Started
Contents ● 8 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 ......................................................................... 34About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q ............................................................ 35About the Adaptec RAID 6405E ............................................................
Page 9 - Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System; Not
Contents ● 9 Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux ........................................... 62Installing with SuSE Linux ............................................................................... 63Installing with Debian Linux ..........................................................
Page 10 - Introduction to SAS; Select
Contents ● 10 A Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter ................................................................. 89What is SAS? ...................................................................................................... 89How Do SAS Devices Communicate?.................
Page 11 - Opening Serial; Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
Contents ● 11 Opening Serial Select .................................................................................. 110 Applying Changes and Exiting ................................................................. 110Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration ........................................
Page 12 - Safety Information
Contents ● 12 F Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ........................................................................ 147 G Technical Specifications Environmental Specifications......................................................................... 149DC Power Requirements .......
Page 13 - This
1 About This Guide In this chapter... What You Need to Know Before You Begin .......................................................................... 13 Terminology Used in this Guide ............................................................................................ 13 How to Find More I...
Page 14 - What You Need to Know Before You Begin; Terminology Used in this Guide; How to Find More Information; Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide
Chapter 1: About This Guide ● 13 What You Need to Know Before You Begin You should be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and SAS and Serial ATA (SATA) technology. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 88 .) You should also be familiar with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) c...
Page 16 - Kit Contents; Selected models only; System Requirements
Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 Kit Contents ● Adaptec by PMC RAID controller ● Adaptec Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, th...
Page 18 - About Your RAID Controller
3 About Your RAID Controller In this chapter... Standard RAID Controller Features ...................................................................................... 18 Adding a Battery Backup Module ......................................................................................... 19 Addi...
Page 19 - Standard RAID Controller Features; Managing Your Storage Space; only
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ...
Page 20 - Advanced Data Protection Suite; Copyback Hot Spare; Adding a Battery Backup Module; Using the
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 19 Advanced Data Protection Suite Note: The following features are suppor ted on Adaptec Series 5 and Series 6 controllers. Striped Mirrors are also suppor ted on Series 2 and Series 6E controllers. ● Copyback Hot Spare —You can use this feature to move data f...
Page 21 - About the Adaptec RAID 5085; The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.1 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 3 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 8 Standard cache 512 MB...
Page 22 - About the Adaptec RAID 5405; The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.1 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 3 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 4 Standard cache 256 MB...
Page 23 - About the Adaptec RAID 5445; The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.1 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 3 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 8 Standard cache 512 MB...
Page 28 - About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.1 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 3 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 4 Standard cache 512 ...
Page 29 - About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.1 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 3 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 8 Standard cache 512 ...
Page 31 - About the Adaptec RAID 2045; The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 30 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.1 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 3 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 4 Standard cache 128 MB...
Page 33 - About the Adaptec RAID 2805; The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 32 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.1 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 3 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 8 Standard cache 128 MB...
Page 34 - About the Adaptec RAID 6405; The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 33 About the Adaptec RAID 6405 The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe Gen2 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 6 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 4 Standard cache 512 M...
Page 35 - About the Adaptec RAID 6445; The Adaptec RAID 6445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 The Adaptec RAID 6445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe Gen2 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 6 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 8 Standard cache 512 M...
Page 37 - About the Adaptec RAID 6405E
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E The Adaptec RAID 6405E is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 (reduced length: 5.12 inches) Bus compatibility PCIe Gen2 PCIe bus width x1 Data transfer rate 6 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Seria...
Page 38 - About the Adaptec RAID 6805E
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E The Adaptec RAID 6805E is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 (reduced length: 6.1 inches) Bus compatibility PCIe Gen2 PCIe bus width x4 Data transfer rate 6 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial...
Page 39 - About the Adaptec RAID 6405T
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T The Adaptec RAID 6405T is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe Gen2 PCIe bus width x8 Data transfer rate 6 Gb/s per por t Phys (Unified Serial Por ts) 4 Standard cache 512...
Page 41 - Getting Star ted
4 Getting Star ted In this chapter... Choosing a RAID Level .......................................................................................................... 41 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables .......................................................................................... 42 Rep...
Page 42 - Choosing a RAID Level; mirror
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 41 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. Note: Before you begin, familiarize yourself with your controller’s ph...
Page 43 - Selecting Disk Drives and Cables; Disk Drives; Cables; Depending on your requirements, you can use any of these cables:
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 42 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs). When selecting disk drives for your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. Y...
Page 44 - Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket; front
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 43 Cable connectors are keyed so that you can’t insert them incorrectly. We recommend using only Adaptec SAS cables. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com . Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket ...
Page 45 - To replace the full-height bracket with the low-profile bracket:
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 44 To replace the full-height bracket with the low-profile bracket: 1 Remove the full-height bracket from the controller board. The full-height bracket is installed on the front side of the controller, with the mounting screws inserted from the back of the controller, a...
Page 46 - Installation Options; Installing with an Operating System
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller, you can choose to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on that array. Alternatively, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller...
Page 48 - Before You Begin; Read; Installing the Controller; Follow one of these sets of instructions:; Installing a RAID Controller
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 47 Before You Begin ● Read Safety Information on page 147 . ● Familiarize yourself with your RAID controller’s physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see page 18 ). ● Ensure you have the right quantity of disk drives for the RAI...
Page 49 - Optional
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 48 3 As shown at right, insert the RAID controller into the expansion slot and press down gently but firmly until it clicks into place. When installed properly, the RAID controller should appear level with the expansion slot. 4 Secure the bracke...
Page 51 - Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers; Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 50 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers You can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) to your Adaptec RAID controller. (See www.adaptec.com/compatibility for a list of compatible drives.) The...
Page 52 - Connecting External; Connecting Drives to a System Backplane; Connecting External Devices
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 51 3 When all internal disk drives have been installed and attached to the controller, close your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Connecting External Devices on page 53 . Connecting Drives to a System Backplane In a...
Page 53 - for more about backplane connections). For
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 52 Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs) To connect a Solid State Drive to your controller, use a direct-attached connection or a backplane connection. If your server does not have a standard 2.5-inch drive tray, you must use a bracket/SLED which...
Page 54 - Next Steps; If you are installing the controller driver
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 53 2 Use an internal mini-SAS to SATA cable to attach the SSD(s) to the controller, as shown in the following example. 3 When all SSDs have been installed and connected, close your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Co...
Page 55 - Creating a Bootable Array
6 Creating a Bootable Array In this chapter... Setting the Boot Controller.................................................................................................... 55 Creating an Array ...........................................................................................................
Page 56 - Setting the Boot Controller; Creating an Array; Adaptec Storage Manager; Adaptec RAID Controller; Creating an Array with the ACU; Enter
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 55 Setting the Boot Controller Note: If your system won’t contain more than one bootable controller, skip to the next section, Creating an Array . Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. To enable your system to boot from...
Page 57 - Making Your Array Bootable
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 56 4 Select Initialize Drives , then press Enter . 5 Select at least three disk drives for the array, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press Enter . Caution: During initialization, all data is deleted from the disk. Before continuing, back up any...
Page 58 - Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 57 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager This section describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard to build a RAID 5 array. Note: You will need the Adaptec Installation DVD to complete this task. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Ins...
Page 59 - Modify logical devices; must; Reboot; Creating Bootable Arrays
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 58 7 Review the information that is displayed. Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays (see page 13 ). In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to automat...
Page 60 - To install the driver on an existing operating system, see
7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System In this chapter... Before You Begin .................................................................................................................... 60 Creating a Driver Disk ............................................................................
Page 61 - Creating a Driver Disk; Create Diskette
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before You Begin ● Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 46 ). ● Create a bootable array (see page 54 ). ● Create a driver disk (see the following section). Note: Not all operating systems are...
Page 62 - Installing with Windows; Installing with Windows Server 2003; Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 61 Installing with Windows Note: You will need your Windows Installation CD to complete this task. Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then res...
Page 63 - Installing with Red Hat Linux 5; OK; Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux; Next
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 62 Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 Note: You will need your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux 5: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD. 2 Restar...
Page 64 - Installing with SuSE Linux; Alt; Installing with Debian Linux
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 63 8 Type the following commands to complete the driver installation: mkdir /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID chroot /mnt/sysimage/ cd /tmp/AACRAID sh ./fc-post-install.sh exit 9 Press ALT+F6 to switch back...
Page 65 - tempdir; Graphical Install
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 64 b Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for your Debian operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), th...
Page 66 - Installing with Ubuntu Linux; Install Ubuntu Server
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 65 11 Type the following commands to complete the driver installation: For Debian 32-bit: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.26-2-686/kernel/ drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko chroot /target /sbin/depmod -a 2.6.26-2-686...
Page 67 - version; version
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 Type the following commands to begin loading the driver: mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2 cp -R /mnt2/* /AACRAID umount /mnt2 6 Copy the driver file to the /lib/modules directory: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-PRE_MOD /lib/modules...
Page 68 - Installing with Solaris; ESC; Installing with VMware ESX 4
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 67 Installing with Solaris Note: This task is not necessar y if you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later. Instead, you can choose to install Solaris using the in-box driver and update it either during or after the installation is comp...
Page 69 - Yes; Installing with VMware ESXi 5; downloads
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 68 5 Select Yes to install a custom driver, then click Add . 6 Insert the driver disk, then click OK . 7 Select the driver from the displayed list, click OK , then follow the on-screen instructions to load the driver. 8 Complete the VMware i...
Page 72 - Installing with FreeBSD
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 71 Installing with FreeBSD Note: You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing FreeBSD: 1 Insert the FreeBSD Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When t...
Page 75 - Installing on Windows; Installing on Windows Server 2003; Installing on Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista; Installing on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 74 Installing on Windows Follow the instructions in this section for your version of Windows. Installing on Windows Server 2003 To install the driver on Windows: 1 Start or restart Windows. The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and sea...
Page 76 - Installing on Debian Linux; Installing on Ubuntu Linux
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 75 Installing on Debian Linux Note: You must have root privileges to install the driver image. For Debian Linux, the su command is sufficient. To install the driver on Debian Linux: 1 Insert and mount the Debian Installation DVD: mou...
Page 77 - Installing on Solaris; Solaris 10 only; Installing on VMware; vibID
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 76 Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 2 ( Solaris 10 only ) Check for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in a terminal window . If there is no pre-existing Adap...
Page 78 - Install the VIB module:
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 77 2 Using a remote copy utility, copy the driver VIB file for your operating system version from the Linux driver folder on the installation DVD to a local directory on the ESX server. This example uses Linux scp to copy the driver ...
Page 79 - Installing on FreeBSD
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 78 Installing on FreeBSD To install the driver on FreeBSD: 1 Start your computer. 2 Insert and mount the driver disk: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt 3 Copy the driver package to the /tmp directory: cp /mnt/aac8x-i386.tgz /tmp 4 Install...
Page 81 - About Adaptec Storage Manager; Installing Adaptec Storage Manager; About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility
Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a full-featured software application that helps you build a storage space for your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can group disk drives...
Page 82 - About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility; —For creating and managing arrays, and initializing; Serial; Disk Utilities; —For formatting or verifying disk drives.; ARC; About the Adaptec Flash Utility; Which Utility Should I Use?
Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space ● 81 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration 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 C...
Page 84 - Solving Problems
10 Solving Problems In this chapter... Troubleshooting Checklist ..................................................................................................... 84 Silencing the Alarm .................................................................................................................
Page 85 - Troubleshooting Checklist; Monitoring Disk Drives Status; Backplane Connections; Silencing the Alarm
Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 84 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using your Adaptec RAID controller, check these items first: ● With your computer powered off, check the connections to each disk drive, power supply, LED connector, and so on. Try disconnecting a...
Page 86 - Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure; not; Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare; If copyback is not enabled; Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare; Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously
Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 85 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure This section explains how to recover when a disk drive fails: ● If the array was protected by a hot spare (see page 85 ). ● If the array was not protected by a hot spare (see page 85 ). ● If there is a disk drive failure in more ...
Page 87 - Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot; Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array; Failed Drive in maxCache Pool; Resetting the Controller
Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 86 If there are more disk drive failures than hot spares, see Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare . If copyback is enabled, data is moved back to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced. Disk Drive Failure in...
Page 88 - where; The controller should boot correctly.
Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 87 3 Copy the file AFU.exe (from the Adaptec Installation DVD) and the firmware image files (typically *.ufi) to a bootable DOS floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD-ROM. Note: Due to space limitations with floppy disks, you may need to create multiple floppy di...
Page 90 - Terminology Used in This Chapter; are referred to as; —see
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 89 Terminology Used in This Chapter For convenience, SAS HBAs and SAS RAID controllers are referred to generically in this chapter as SAS cards . HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders are...
Page 91 - How Do SAS Devices Communicate?
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 90 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 (see page 91 ), ports contain phys , and each phy contains one tra...
Page 92 - What’s a SAS Address?; What do SAS Cables Look Like?
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 91 What’s a SAS Port? Note: Because the physical link between SAS devices is from phy to phy, rather than por t to por t, a “por t” is more of a vir tual concept, different from what is normally considered a por t on other types of RAID controllers and storage devic...
Page 93 - How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?; Identifying Disk Drives; What are the SAS Connection Options?; Direct-attach Connections; phys; passive
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 92 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS? In the BIOS and in the management utilities (see Identifying Disk Drives on page 114 ), disk drives are identified in the following formats: ● CNX:DevY = Device Y is attached to Connector X (see Direct-attach Connections bel...
Page 94 - SAS Expander Connections; There are two types of SAS expanders:; SAS Domain
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 93 Some backplanes support daisy-chain expansion to other backplanes. For example, you can daisy-chain (connect one to the next) up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to a single SAS card in a host system. SAS Expander Connections A SAS expander device literally expands...
Page 95 - How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?; serial
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 94 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? In summary, although SAS and parallel SCSI both use the SCSI command set, how they move data from one place to another is very different. To support point-to-point serial data transport, SAS introduces new types of connect...
Page 96 - Understanding RAID
B Understanding RAID In this appendix... Understanding Drive Segments ............................................................................................. 96 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0) .......................................................................................... 96 RAID 1 Ar...
Page 97 - Understanding Drive Segments; drive segment
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 96 Understanding Drive Segments A drive segment is a disk drive or portion of a disk drive that is used to create an array. A disk drive can include both RAID segments (segments that are part of an array) and available segments. Each segment can be part of only one l...
Page 98 - RAID 1 Arrays; RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays; striped mirror
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 97 RAID 1 Arrays A RAID 1 array is built from two disk drives, where one disk drive is a mirror of the other (the same data is stored on each disk drive). Compared to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an...
Page 99 - RAID 10 Arrays
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 98 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Data in a RAID 10 array is both striped and mirrored. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smalle...
Page 100 - RAID 5 Arrays; parity
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 99 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is built from a minimum of three disk drives, and uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Parity data is an error-correcting redundancy that’s u...
Page 101 - RAID 5EE Arrays; A RAID 5EE array—also known as a
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 100 RAID 5EE Arrays A RAID 5EE array—also known as a hot space —is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a distributed spare drive and must be built from a minimum of four disk drives. Unlike a hot spare, a distributed spare is striped evenly across the d...
Page 102 - RAID 50 Arrays
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 101 RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is built from six to forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 5 arrays, and stripes stored data and parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 5 arrays. (For more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 99 .) The p...
Page 103 - RAID 6 Arrays; two; RAID 60 Arrays; Similar to a RAID 50 array (see
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 102 RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array—also known as dual drive failure protection—is similar to a RAID 5 array because it uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. However, RAID 6 arrays include two independent sets of parity data instead of one. Both sets...
Page 104 - Selecting the Best RAID Level
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 103 Selecting the Best RAID Level Use this table to select the RAID levels that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. Disk drive usage, re...
Page 106 - Introduction to the ARC Utility; Running the ARC Utility; Navigating the ARC Utility; Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays; Creating a New Array; Initializing Disk Drives
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 105 Introduction to the ARC Utility The ARC utility comprises these tools: ● The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) —For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives (see page 105 ). ● Serial Select —For modifying...
Page 107 - Managing Existing Arrays; Manage Arrays; Modifying Power Management Settings; Manage Arrays
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 106 Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing arrays, select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu. From the Manage Arrays menu, you can: ● View the properties of an array. Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color...
Page 108 - Modifying Cache Settings
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 107 Modifying Cache Settings You can modify the read and write cache settings for an array. You can also modify the maxCache settings. Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid State Drives (SSDs) in your system as a fast read cache pool to...
Page 109 - Stopping a Secure Erase; Managing Global Hot Spares; global
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 108 Initializing Disk Drives If a disk drive appears grayed-out (unavailable for use in a new array), it may need to be initialized. To begin initializing a disk drive, select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu. You can initialize one ...
Page 110 - Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs; Creating a New JBOD; Conver ting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume; Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 109 2 Using the arrow keys, select a drive from the list. Existing hot spares are highlighted. 3 Press Ins to create a new global hot spare. Press Del to delete a hot spare. 4 Press Enter to save your changes and return to the main menu. Usi...
Page 111 - Using Serial; Applying Changes and Exiting
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 110 2 Select Manage MaxCache Pool from the ACU main menu. All supported SSDs are displayed. Note: Uninitialized SSDs may not appear in the list; see page 108 for more information about initializing drives. 3 Using the arrow keys, select a SS...
Page 112 - General Controller Settings
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 111 General Controller Settings Note: Default settings are shown in bold type. Option Description Drive’s Write Cache When set to Enable All, write cache is enabled on all disk drives on the controller. (Enabling the write cache overrides an...
Page 113 - Power Management Settings
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 112 Power Management Settings Note: When power management is disabled, no related options will be displayed. Note: Make sure the operating system driver suppor ts power management. Note: Default settings are shown in bold type. Backplane Mod...
Page 114 - PHY Settings; Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 113 PHY Settings Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives You can use the disk utilities to low-level format or verify your disk drives. (New disk drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.) Ca...
Page 115 - Viewing the Event Log
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 114 Identifying Disk Drives You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on your system. Only physical drives that display during POST are shown. To identify a disk drive: 1 Start the ARC utility (see page 105 ). 2 Select ...
Page 117 - Compatibility Notes; Obtaining the Firmware
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 116 System Requirements ● DOS version 5.0 or later. Note: You can’t run the AFU from a DOS command prompt window under any version of Windows. ● At least 8 MB of extended memory. Compatibility Notes ● Supports HIMEM.SYS; compatible with other DOS drivers...
Page 118 - Creating the Firmware Update Disks; Running the Menu-based AFU
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 117 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: ● AFU.exe ● Ax xxx 01.ufi where xxx is the model number of your controller. Note: Most c...
Page 119 - Running the AFU from the Command Line; AFU Commands; List; Save
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 118 7 Complete the flash operation and restart your computer before trying to use the RAID controller again. (You can not use your RAID controller while you are updating its flash.) The AFU processes the selected command, prompts you to insert additional...
Page 120 - Update
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 119 These switches are available: ● /C <Controller ID> —One or more RAID controller IDs representing the set of RAID controllers on which to perform the specified command. The default is 0; if the computer has multiple RAID controllers, the AFU def...
Page 121 - Verify; Version
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 120 Verify Compares the contents of each of the flash components on a RAID controller to the corresponding image in a UFI file, and indicates whether they match. After using the VERIFY command, you must restart the computer. The command syntax for the VE...
Page 122 - Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 121 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 1 Create the firmware update disks (see page 117 ). 2 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable DOS floppy disk or from a DOS partition on a bootable drive. (You can use a disk con...
Page 124 - Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification; or equivalent
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 123 Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification ● Adaptec RAID 5085 Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J2: ● Adaptec RAID 5085 Aggr...
Page 125 - Adaptec RAID 5085 Status LED Board Connector:; Status LED Mating Cable Connector:
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 124 J12: ● Adaptec RAID 5085 Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J14: J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ~2kHz Square Wave Open collector transis...
Page 126 - Specification
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 125 Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification ● Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J2: ● Ad...
Page 127 - Adaptec RAID 5405 Status LED Board Connector:; Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z Activity LED Header Connector:; or; Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector:
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 126 J4: ● Adaptec RAID 5405 Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J14 (Adaptec RAID 5405 only): Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specif...
Page 129 - Connector Specification; Activity LED Header Connector:
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 128 J14 (Adaptec RAID 5445 only): Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification ● Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10- 89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating...
Page 130 - Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector; Alarm Mating Cable Connector:; I2C Mating Cable Connector:
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 129 ● Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J1: ● Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ Externa...
Page 131 - Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification; Adaptec RAID 51245 Activity LED Header Connector for CN0/CN1:
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 130 J5: ● Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J14 (Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q only): Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector...
Page 132 - Adaptec RAID 51245 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2:; Activity LED Mating Cable Connector
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 131 J3: ● Adaptec RAID 51245 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J1: J3 Pin Number Signal Description 22-55-2161Pin Number 1 +3.3V LE...
Page 133 - Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 132 ● Adaptec RAID 51245 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J10: ● Adaptec RAID 51245 External Alarm Connector: Molex 22-28-4023...
Page 134 - Adaptec RAID 51645 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 133 ● Adaptec RAID 51645 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3 : Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J1: ● Adaptec RAID 51645 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector : M...
Page 135 - Adaptec RAID 51645 External Alarm Connector:; Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification; Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Header Connector for CN0/CN1:
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 134 J10: ● Adaptec RAID 51645 External Alarm Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Alarm Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J12: ● Adaptec RAID 51645 I2C Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mat...
Page 136 - Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 135 ● Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3 : Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J1: ● Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Header Connector for CN4/CN5:...
Page 137 - Adaptec RAID 52445 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 136 ● Adaptec RAID 52445 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J10: ● Adaptec RAID 52445 External Alarm Connector: Molex 22-28-4023...
Page 138 - Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification; equivalent
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 137 Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification ● Adaptec RAID 2045 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J1: Adaptec RAID 2405/2...
Page 139 - Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector Specification; Adaptec RAID 2805 Activity LED Header Connector:
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 138 J1: ● Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q I2C Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent J4: Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector Specification ● Adaptec RAID 2805 Activity LED...
Page 141 - Adaptec RAID 6405/6445 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 140 ● Adaptec RAID 6405/6445 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J1: ● Adaptec RAID 6405/6445 External Alarm Connector: Molex 22-...
Page 142 - Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q Activity LED Header Connector:
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 141 Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification ● Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J2: ● Ad...
Page 143 - Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification; Adaptec RAID 6405E Activity LED Header Connector:
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 142 J12: ● Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q I2C CN0 Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent J4: ● Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q I2C CN1 Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent...
Page 144 - Adaptec RAID 6805E LED Connector Specification
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 143 ● Adaptec RAID 6405E Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J1: ● Adaptec RAID 6405E External Alarm Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 ...
Page 145 - Adaptec RAID 6405T LED Connector Specification
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 144 ● Adaptec RAID 6805E Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J1: ● Adaptec RAID 6805E External Alarm Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 ...
Page 148 - To ensure your personal safety and the safety of your equipment:
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 ar...
Page 149 - Technical Specifications
G Technical Specifications In this appendix... Environmental Specifications .............................................................................................. 149 DC Power Requirements...................................................................................................... 1...
Page 150 - Environmental Specifications; DC Power Requirements
Appendix G: Technical Specifications ● 149 Environmental Specifications Note: Adaptec RAID controllers require adequate airflow to operate reliably. The recommended airflow is 200 LFM (linear feet per minute). Forced airflow is recommended. Note: Ambient temperature is measured 1” from RAID processo...
Page 151 - Index
Index A activity LED connector specifications 122 ACU arrays 55 creating arrays 55 , 105 creating bootable arrays 106 initializing disk drives 108 managing arrays 106 rescanning disk drives 108 secure erasing disk drives 108 stopping a secure erase 108 Adaptec CIM Provider 82 Adaptec customer suppor...
Page 153 - See
Index ● 152 driver installation 78 OS installation 71 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See disk drive HDA mode 86 HDA mode jumper 86 hot spares 18 hybrid RAID 18 , 52 I I2C connector specifications 122 initializing disk drives 108 installation backplane 51 controllers 47 creating a driver d...
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