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PMC-Sierra Confidential — Preliminary Draft 10/21/11 PMC-Sierra Confidential — Preliminary Draft 10/21/11 Installation and User’ s Guide Ser ial A ttached SCSI RAID C ont r o llers.
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Contents 1 About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 13 Terminology Used in this Guide ...................................................................... 13 How to Find More Information .
Contents ● 8 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 ......................................................................... 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q ............................................................ 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E ....
Contents ● 9 Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux ........................................... 62 Installing with SuSE Linux ............................................................................... 63 Installing with Debian Linux ..
Contents ● 10 A Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter ................................................................. 89 What is SAS? ..................................................................................................
Contents ● 11 Opening Serial Select .................................................................................. 110 Applying Changes and Exiting ................................................................. 110 Modifying Your Controlle r’s Configuration .
Contents ● 12 F Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ........................................................................ 147 G Technical Specifications Environmental Spec ifications ..................................................
1 About This Guide In this chapter ... W hat Y ou Need t o Kno w Befor e Y ou Begin .......................................................................... 13 T erminolog y U sed in this G uide .............................. .......................
Chapter 1: About This Guide ● 13 What Y ou Need to Kno w Before Y ou Begin Y ou should be familiar w ith comput er hardwar e , data storage, RAID technology , and SAS and Serial A T A (SA T A) technology . (For an introduction to SAS, see page 88 .) Y ou should also be famili ar wit h Direct-Att ached Storage (D AS) concepts and t echnology .
2 Kit Contents and System Requirements In this chapter ... Kit C ontents ................................................................................ ................................... ......... 15 Syst em R equirements ..........................
Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 Kit Cont ents ● Ada p te c b y P M C RA I D co n t ro l le r ● Ad aptec Installation D VD (bootable), including co ntroller driv ers, A daptec Storage Manager , AR CCONF command line utility , and documentation ● Cables (N ot all kits contain cables.
Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 16 ● DVD- R OM driv e ● Floppy disk driv e, USB flash driv e, or CD burner , for cr eating driv er disks and bootable media.
3 About Y our RAID Controller In this chapter ... Standard RAID Co ntroller F eatures ...................................................................................... 18 Ad ding a Battery Backup Module ........ ..................................
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller F eatures ● Support for SAS disk dr iv es, SA T A/SA T A II disk drives, and SA T A and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) ● Flash.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 19 Advanced Data Prot ection Suite Note: The following features are suppor ted on Adaptec Series 5 and Series 6 co ntrollers.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adapt ec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec R AID 5405 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec R AID 5445 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Fo rm Fa ctor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec R AID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controlle r with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 5 1 2 45 The Adaptec R AID 51245 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Full Height, Half Length Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 5 1645 The Adaptec R AID 51645 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Full Height, Half Length Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52 445 The Adaptec R AID 52445 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Full Height, Half Length Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec R AID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controlle r with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec R AID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controlle r with these features: Fo rm Fa ctor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Ad aptec RAID 5805Z/5805Z Q is a SAS RA ID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 30 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adapt ec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 31 About the Adaptec RAID 2 405/2 405Q The Adapt ec RAID 2405/2405Q is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 32 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adapt ec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe 1.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 33 About the Adaptec RAID 6405 The Adaptec R AID 6405 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe Gen2.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 The Adaptec R AID 6445 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe Gen2.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q The Adaptec R AID 6805/6805Q is a SAS RAID controlle r with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibili.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E The Ad aptec RAID 6405E is a SAS R AID contr oller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 (reduced length: 5.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E The Ad aptec RAID 6805E is a SAS R AID contr oller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 (reduced length: 6.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T The Adaptec R AID 6405T is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe Gen.
Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 39 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ The Adaptec R AID 6805T/6805T Q is a SAS RAID contr oller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compat.
4 Getting Star ted In this chapter ... Choosing a RAID Level .................................................................................................... ...... 41 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ..............................................
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 41 Choosing a RAID Lev el This section provides a brief overvi ew of the RAID levels supported by your A dapt ec RAID contr oller , including the minimum and maximum numbe r of disk drives r equired by each.
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 42 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Y our SAS controller suppor ts SAS disk drives, SA T A disk drives, and S A T A and SA S Solid State Dr i ve s ( S SD s ). Wh en se l e c ti n g di s k d r ive s f or yo ur RA I D ar r ay, en s ur e t h at a l l t h e d i s k d r iv es h ave the same performance level.
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 43 Cable c onnectors ar e k eyed so that y ou can ’t inse rt them incorrectl y . W e recommend using only A daptec SAS cables. F or more information or to purc hase cables, visit the Adaptec W eb site at www .adaptec.
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 44 T o replace the full-height bracket with the low-pr ofile bracket: 1 Re mov e the full-height bracket from the c ontr oller board. The full-height bracket is installed on the fr ont side of the c ontrolle r , w ith the mounting scr ews inserted from the back of the controller , as shown i n the Figu re 1.
Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 45 Installation Options W hen yo u install y our Adapt ec RAID contr oller , you can choose t o create a bootable arra y and then install yo ur operating system and the co ntroller driv er on that array .
5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives In this chapter ... Before Y ou Begin ............................................................................................................... ..... 47 Installing the Contr oller .....................
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 47 Before Y o u Begin ● Rea d Safety Information on page 147 . ● Familiarize yourself with your RAID controller’ s ph ysical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see page 18 ).
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 48 3 As sho wn at ri ght, insert the RAID controller into the e xpansion slot and press do wn gently but firmly until it clicks int o place. W hen install ed properly , th e RA ID co ntroller should ap pear level with the expansion slot .
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 49 3 As sho wn at ri ght, insert the RAID controller into the expansion slot and pr ess do wn gently but firmly until it clicks into place. W hen installed properly , the RAID controller should appe ar level with the ex pansion slot .
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 50 Connecting Disk Drives t o Y our Controllers Y ou can connect SAS disk driv es, SA T A disk drives, and SA T A and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) to yo ur Adapt ec RAID contr oller . (See www .
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 51 3 W hen all internal disk driv es hav e been instal led and attac hed to the c ontrolle r , close your computer cabinet, reattach the power cor d, then continue with C onnecting External Dev ices on page 53 .
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 52 Connecting Solid St ate Driv es (SSDs) T o connect a Solid State Driv e to y our co ntroller , use a direct-attached c onnection or a backplane connection. If y our server does not hav e a standar d 2.
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 53 2 U se an int ernal mini-SAS to SA T A cable to attach the SSD(s) t o the controller , as sho wn in the following example.
6 Creating a Bootable Ar ra y In this chapter ... Setting the Boot Controller .............................................................................................. ...... 55 Creating an A rray .................................................
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 . Y our Ad aptec RAID c ontroller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays.
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 56 4 Select Initialize Drives , then press Ent er . 5 Select at least thr ee disk drives fo r the array , pr ess Inse r t for each selected disk drive, then press Ente r . Cautio n: During initialization, all data is delet ed from the disk.
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 57 Creating an Array with Adapt ec St orage Manager This section describes how to use the A dapt ec Storage Manager c onfiguration wizard to build a RA ID 5 arra y . Note: Y ou will need the Adaptec Installation DVD to complete this task.
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 58 7 Review the information that is displayed. Note: In DAS en vironments, Adaptec St orage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to ar rays (see page 13 ).
7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System In this chapter ... Before Y ou Begin ............................................................................................................... ..... 60 Creating a Driv er Disk ....... ............
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 60 Before Y o u Begin ● Install and c onnect your A dapt ec RAID c ontroller and int ernal disk driv es (see page 46 ). ● Cr eate a bootab le array (see page 54 ). ● Crea te a driv er disk (see the following section).
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 61 Installing with Windows Note: Y ou will need your Windows Installation CD to complete this task. Installing with Windows Server 2003 T o install the Ad aptec RAID c ontroll er driver while installing W indows: 1 Insert your W indows CD , then restart the computer .
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 62 Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 Note: Y ou will need your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to complete this task. T o install the Adapt ec RAID c ontroller driv er while installing R ed Hat Lin ux 5: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD .
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 63 8 T y pe the following commands to c omplete the driv er installation: mkdir /mnt/sysim age/tmp/AACRAID cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/s ysimage/tmp/AACR AID chroot /mnt/s ysimage/ cd /tmp/AACRAID sh .
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 64 b Insert and moun t a USB flash d rive: mount /dev/sda1 /mn t/aacraid-driver c Change to the Linux driver director y on the Adaptec Installation DVD , locate the .
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 65 11 T y pe the following commands to c omplete the driv er installation: For D eb ia n 32 - bi t: cp -f /AACRAID/aacr aid.ko-POST_MOD /tar get/lib/modules/2 .6.26-2-686/k ernel/ drivers/scsi/ aacraid/aacraid.
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 66 5 T y pe the following commands to begin loading the drive r: mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAI D mount /dev/sda1 /mn t2 cp -R /mnt2/* /AACRAID umount /mnt2 6 Copy the driv er file to the /lib/m odules directory : cp -f /AACRAID/aacr aid.
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 67 Installing with Solaris Note: This task is not necessar y if you are insta lling 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 complete, if required.
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 68 5 Select Ye s to install a custom driv er , then click Add . 6 Insert the drive r disk, then click OK . 7 Select the driver from the displa yed list, click OK , then follow the on-scr een instructions to load the driver .
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 69 4 Download the VMware ESXi5.0 Standard Softwar e Depot (for example, vmware-ESXi- 5.0.0-469512- depot.zip ) and store in a temporar y location on your W indo ws build machine. Y ou can download the software de pot from the VMware Do wnload Center at www .
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 70 f Crea te a cop y of the standard image pr ofile, using the -ClonePr ofile option: # New-EsxImag eProfile -ClonePro file ESXi-5.
Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 71 Installing with F reeBSD Note: Y ou will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to c omplete this task. T o install the Adapt ec RAID controller driv er when installing FreeBSD: 1 Insert the Fr eeBSD Installation CD .
8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System In this chapter ... Before Y ou Begin ............................................................................................................... ..... 73 Creating a Driv er Disk ....... ....
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 73 Before Y o u Begin Before y ou begin, install and connect your A dapt ec RAID controller and int ernal disk drives (see page 4 6 ). Y ou must also create a driv er disk before y ou beg in installing the co ntroller drive r .
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 74 Installing on Windows Follo w the instructions in this section for your v ersion of W indows. Installing on Windows Server 2003 T o install the dr iv er on W indo ws: 1 Star t or restart Windo ws.
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 75 Installing on Debian Linux Note: Y ou must have root privileges to insta ll the driver image.
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 76 Installing on Solaris T o install the dr iv er on Solaris: 1 Star t your c omputer . 2 ( Solaris 10 only ) Check for any pr e-existing A daptec driv er by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in a terminal window .
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 77 2 U sing a r emot e copy utility , copy the driv er VIB file for y our operating syst em v ersion from the Linux driver folder on the installation DVD to a local di rectory on the ESX server .
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 78 Installing on F reeBSD T o install the driver on Fr eeBSD: 1 Star t your c omputer . 2 Insert and mount the driver disk: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt 3 Copy the driv er package t o the /tmp directory : cp /mnt/aac8x-i3 86.
9 Managing Y our Storage Space In this chapter ... About A dapt ec Storage Manager ........................................................................................... 80 About the A daptec RAID Contr oller Configuration U tility ..............
Chapter 9: Managing Y our Storage Space ● 80 About Adapte c St orage Manager Ad aptec Storage Manage r is a full-featured softwa r e application that helps you build a st orage space for y our online data, using Adapt ec RAID controllers and disk dr iv es.
Chapter 9: Managing Y our Storage Space ● 81 About the Adaptec RAID Conf iguration Utility The Ad aptec RAID Configuration (AR C) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use t o create and manage contr ollers, disk drive s and other devices, and arrays.
Chapter 9: Managing Y our Storage Space ● 82 ● A dditionally , y ou can use the AR CCONF c o mmand line utility to configure and manage arr ays fr om the VMware ESX console. Fo r information on installing the A dapte c Storage M anager Ag ent and ARCCONF on VMware ESX 4.
10 Solving Problems In this chapter ... T roubleshooting Checklist ............................................................................................... ...... 8 4 Silencing the Alarm .........................................................
Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 84 T roubleshooting Checklist If y ou enc ounter difficulties installing or using y our Ad aptec RAID c ontroller , chec k these items fir st: ● W ith y our computer po wer ed off, check the connections t o each disk drive, pow er supply , LED connector , and so on.
Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 85 Reco v ering from a Disk Driv e F ailure This section explains how to r eco ver when a disk driv e fails: ● If the array was pr otected by a hot spare (see page 85 ). ● If the arra y was no t pro tected b y a hot spar e (see page 85 ).
Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 86 If there ar e more disk driv e failures th an hot spares, see F ailed Disk D rive No t Pr otected by a Ho t Spare . If co pyback is enabled, data is mov ed back to its original location once the controller det ects that the failed dr ive has been replaced.
Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 87 3 Copy the file AFU.ex e (from the Ad ap te c Installation DVD) and the firm war e image files (ty pically *.ufi) to a bootable DOS flopp y di sk, USB flash drive, or writable CD-R OM. Note: Due to space limitations with floppy disks, you ma y need to create multiple floppy disks for each firmware image.
A Introduction to SAS In this appendix... T erminolog y U sed in This Chapt er ....................................................................................... 89 W hat is SAS? ...................................................................
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 89 T erminology Used in This Chapter For c on v enienc e, SAS HBAs and SAS R AID contr ollers are r eferred t o generically in this chapte r as SAS cards .
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 90 How Do SAS De vices Communicat e? SAS devices comm unicate with each other thr ough links. A link is a ph ysical connectio n between tw o ph ys.
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 91 What’s a SAS Port? Note: Because the ph ysical link between SAS de vices is from ph y to ph y , rather than por t to por t, a “por t” is more of a vir tual concept, di fferent from what is normally considered a por t on other types of RAID controllers and storage devices.
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 92 How are Disk Driv es Identified in SAS? In the BIOS and in the management u tilities (see Ident ify ing Disk Dr ives on page 114 ), disk drives ar e identified i.
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 93 Some backplanes support daisy-chain e xpansion to other back planes. For e xample, you can daisy-chain (connect one to the next) up t o nine A daptec S50 enclosures to a single SAS card in a host system.
Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 94 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? In summary , althoug h SAS and paral lel SCSI both use the SCSI command set, ho w they move data from one place to another is ve r y different.
B Under standing RAID In this appendix... U nderstanding Driv e Segments ............................................................................................. 96 N on-redundant Arrays (RAID 0) ..................................................
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 96 Understanding Drive Segments A drive s egme nt is a disk dr iv e or portion of a disk dr iv e that is used to cr eate an array . A disk drive can incl ude both RAID segments (segments that are part of an arr ay) and a vailable segments.
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 97 RAID 1 Arra ys A RAID 1 array is built fr om tw o disk drives, whe re one disk dri ve is a mirror of the other (the same data is stored on each disk driv e). Comp ar ed to independ ent disk driv es, RAID 1 arrays pro vide improv ed performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of sing le disks.
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 98 RAID 10 Arra ys A R AI D 10 ar r ay is b ui lt f rom tw o o r m or e e qu a l- si ze d RA ID 1 ar r ay s. D at a i n a R AI D 10 ar r ay is both str iped and mi rrored. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping i mpro ves performance.
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 99 RAID 5 Arra ys A RAID 5 array is bui lt from a minimum of t hree disk driv es, and uses da ta striping and parity data to pr ovide r edundancy . P arity data pro vides data protectio n, and striping improv es performance.
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 100 RAID 5EE Arra ys A RAID 5EE array—also known as a hot space —is similar to a RAID 5 array e xc ept that it includes a distributed spare drive and must be built from a minimum of four disk driv es.
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 101 RAID 50 Arra ys A RAID 50 array is built fr om six to forty-eig ht disk driv es configur ed as two or more RAID 5 arrays, and stripes stored dat a and parity data across all disk drives i n both RAID 5 arrays. (F or more inf ormation, see RAID 5 A r ra ys on page 99 .
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 102 RAID 6 Arra ys A RAID 6 array—also known as dual drive fail ure prot ection—is similar to a RAID 5 array because it uses data striping and par ity data to provide redundancy . Ho weve r , RAID 6 arr ays include tw o inde pendent sets of parity data instead of one.
Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 103 Selecting the Best RAID Le vel U se this table t o select the RAID lev els that are most appro priate for the logical drives o n your storage space, based on the numbe r of available disk driv es and y our requir ements for performance and r eliability .
C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility In this appendix... Introduction t o the AR C Utility ...................................................................................... .... 105 R unning the ARC U tilit y............................
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 105 Introduction t o the ARC Utility The AR C utility comprises these tools: ● The Array Configuration U tility (A CU) —F or creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives (see page 105 ).
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 106 Managing Existing Arra ys T o view or modify existing arrays, select Ma na ge A r ray s from the main A CU menu. Fr om the Manage Arrays me nu, you can: ● V iew the proper ties of an a rray .
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 107 Modifying Cache Settings Y ou can modify the read and wr ite cac he settings for an array .
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 108 Initializing Disk Drives If a disk driv e appears grayed-out ( unavailable for use in a new array), it ma y need to be initialized. T o begin initializing a disk drive, select Init iali ze Dr ives from the main A CU menu.
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 109 2 U sing the arro w k eys, select a dr iv e from the list. Existing hot spar es are highlighted. 3 Pr ess Ins to create a new global hot spare. P ress Del t o delete a hot spar e. 4 Pr ess Ente r to sa ve y our changes and r eturn to the main menu.
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 110 2 Select Man ag e Max Ca che P oo l from the A CU main menu. All supported SSDs ar e displa yed. Note: Uninitialized SSDs ma y not appear in the list; see page 108 for more information about initializing drives.
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 111 General Controlle r Settings Note: Default settings are shown in bold type. Option Description Drive’ s Write Cache When set to En a ble All, write cache is enabled on all dis k drives on the controller .
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 112 P owe r Management Settings Note: When power management is disabled, no related options will be displa yed. Note: Make sure the operating system driver suppor ts power management. Note: Default settings are shown in bold type.
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 113 PHY Settings F ormatting and V erifying Disk Driv es Y ou can use the disk utilities to low-level format or v erify your disk drives. (N ew disk drives are lo w-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.
Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 114 Identif ying Disk Drives Y ou can id entify disk d rives by view ing the list of disk drives on y our system. Only ph ysical drives that displa y during POST are shown. T o identify a disk driv e: 1 Start the ARC utility (see page 105 ).
D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility In this appendix... Syst em R equirements ....................................................................................................... .... 1 16 Before Y ou Begin ...........................................
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 116 System R equirements ● DOS version 5.0 or later . Note: Y ou can’t run the AFU from a DOS command prompt window under an y version of Windows. ● At least 8 MB of exte nded memor y . Compatibility Notes ● Supports HIMEM.
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 117 Creating the Firmwa re Update Disks T o create the firm ware updat e disks: 1 Copy these files t o empty , formatted floppy disk s, a USB flash drive, or a writable CD: ● AFU.ex e ● Ax xxx 01.ufi where xxx is the model number of y our contr oller .
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 118 7 Complete the flash operation and restar t your co mputer before try ing to use the RAID contr oller again.
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 119 These switches are a vailable: ● /C <Controller ID> —O ne or m ore RAI D co nt rol ler ID s re pres en ti ng t he se t of RA ID contr ollers on which t o perform the specified c ommand.
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 120 Ve r i f y Compar es the cont ents of each of the flash c omponents on a RAID c ontroller to the correspo nding image in a UFI file, and indicates whether they matc h. Aft er using the VERIFY command, y ou must r estart the comput er .
Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 121 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 1 Crea te the firm ware update disks (see page 117 ). 2 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable D OS floppy disk or from a DOS part ition on a bootable drive.
E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference In this appendix... Ad aptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification ............................................................ 123 Ad aptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C C onnector Specification ......
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 123 Adapte c RAID 5085 LED Connect or Specification ● A daptec RAID 5085 A ctiv ity LED Header Connecto r: M olex 10-89- 7162 or equi.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 124 J12: ● A daptec RAID 5085 Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10- 89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Co nnector: M olex 22-55-2161 or equi valent J14: J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ~2kHz Squa re W ave Open collector tran sistor 1+ 3 .
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 125 Adapte c RAID 5405/5 405Z LED and I2C Connect or Specification ● A daptec RAID 5405/5405Z A ctiv ity LED Header Connector: M olex.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 126 J4: ● A daptec RAID 5405 Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10- 89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Co nnector: M ol.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 127 ● A daptec RAID 5445/5445Z Aggregate A ctiv ity LED Bo ard Connecto r : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating C.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 128 J14 (A daptec RAID 5445 only): Adapte c RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connect or Specification ● A daptec RAID 5805/58.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 129 ● A daptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ A ggregate A ctiv ity LED Board Connector : M olex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 130 J5: ● A daptec RAID 5805/5805Q Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Co nnector:.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 131 J3: ● A daptec RAID 51245 A ctiv ity LED Bo ard Connector f or CN2: M olex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED M ating Ca ble Co nnecto r : Molex 22- 55-2161 or equivalent J1: J3 Pin Number Signal Description 22-55-2161 Pin Number 1 +3.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 132 ● A daptec RAID 51245 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : Mole x 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable C.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 133 ● A daptec RAID 51645 A ctiv ity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3 : M olex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED M ating Ca b.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 134 J10: ● A daptec RAID 51645 External Alarm Connector : M olex 22-28-4023 or equi valent ● Alarm Mating Cable Connecto r: Molex 5.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 135 ● A daptec RAID 52445 A ctiv ity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3 : M olex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED M ating Ca b.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 136 ● A daptec RAID 52445 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : Mole x 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable C.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 137 Adapte c RAID 2045 LED Connect or Specification ● A daptec RAID 2045 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : Mole x 22-28-4023.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 138 J1: ● A daptec RAID 2405/2405Q I2C Board Connector: M olex 22-43-6030 or equi valent ● I2C Mating Cable Connect or: Molex 22-43.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 139 ● A daptec RAID 2805 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : Mole x 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Co.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 140 ● A daptec RAID 6405/6445 Aggregate A ctiv ity LED Bo ard Co nnector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Ca.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 141 Adapte c RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connect or Specification ● A daptec RAID 6805/6805Q A ctivi ty LED Header C onnector: Molex .
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 142 J12: ● A daptec RAID 6805/6805Q I2C CN0 Board Connector: Mo lex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connect or: Molex 2.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 143 ● A daptec RAID 6405E Aggregate A ctiv ity LED Board Connector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Co.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 144 ● A daptec RAID 6805E Aggregate A ctiv ity LED Board Connector : Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Co.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 145 ● A daptec RAID 6405T Aggregate Activity LED B oard Connector : Molex 22-2 8-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Co.
Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 146 ● A daptec RAID 6805T/6805T Q Aggregate A ctiv ity LED Board Connector : Mole x 22-28- 4023 or equivale nt ● Aggregate LED Mati.
F Safety Infor mation T o ensure your personal safety and the safet y of your equipment: ● K eep your work ar ea and the compu ter clean and clear of debris.
G T echnical Specifications In this appendix... Envir onmental Specifications .............................................................................................. 149 DC P o wer R equirements .................................................
Appendix G: T echnical Specifications ● 149 Environmental Specif ications 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 measur ed 1” from RAID processor .
Index A activity LED connector specifications 122 ACU arrays 55 creating arrays 55 , 105 creating bootable arrays 106 initializing d isk drives 108 managing arrays 106 rescanning disk drives 108 secure erasing disk drives 108 stopping a secure erase 108 Adaptec CIM Pr ovider 82 Adaptec customer support 3 Adaptec Flash Utility.
Index ● 151 activity LED connector specifications 122 Alarm Control setting 111 Array Background Cons istency Check setting 111 , 112 Array-based BBS Support setting 111 array-level features 18 Auto.
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 specif.
Index ● 153 resetting controllers 86 Runtime BIOS setting 111 S safety inform ation 147 SAS 4-wide ports 91 backplane connections 92 cables 42 comparison to parallel SCSI 94 connectors 91 descri pti.
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