Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RAID 2130SLP Adaptec
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-------------------------------------------------------------------- README.TXT Adaptec Storage Manager (ASM) as of June 7, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please review this file for important information about issues and erratas that were discovered after completion of the standard product documentation.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Installation and Setup Notes - The Adaptec RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide contains complete installation information for direct attached RAID controllers and drivers.
o Novell Netware 6.5* UnixWare: o SCO UnixWare 7.1.4 OpenServer: o SCO OpenServer 6.0 Solaris: o Sun Solaris 10 Update 1 *Out-of-box and current quarterly update or service pack - Adaptec Storage Manager Management Service: o Microsoft Windows - All versions o Red Hat EL 4.
4. Exit Adaptec Storage Manager. 5. Copy the following files onto a diskette from the directory where the Adaptec Storage Manager is installed: RaidMSys.ser --> to replicate the tree RaidNLst.ser --> to replicate the notification list RaidSMTP.ser --> to replicate the SMTP e-mail notification list RaidJob.
than above. Be sure to check the version string on the Novell Linux CD. - To run Adaptec Storage Manager under Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Quarterly Update 3 for AMD64, you must add the 'noexec32=off' argument to the boot kernel command line.
a pool, do not remove and reinsert any drive from that pool. Doing so may cause unpredictable results. - Do not move drives containing a pool or volume from one controller to another while the power is on. Doing so could cause the loss of the pool configuration or data, or both.
pool, information about the hot spare drive may not display as expected. Adaptec Storage Manager may continue to display it as a global hot spare. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Operating System-Specific Issues and Notes 4.
- When you delete a pool, the operating system can no longer see the last pool. WORKAROUND: To allow Linux to see the last pool, restart your system. For iSCSI Storage (only), you can restart the iSCSI daemon or reload the iSCSI HBA driver. - The controller does not support attached CD drives during OS installation.
agent failed to start" displays when starting the server. The server is unable to load the Storage Manager agent. This is usually caused by loading Java before the Storage Manager agent. In the file Autoexec.ncf, move the line "LOAD RAIDAGNT -BOOT" so that it is before any lines that reference Java.
- With Linux kernel versions 2.4 and 2.6, the ARCCONF DELETE <logical_drive> command may fail with a Kernel Oops error message. Even though the drives are removed from the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI, they may not really be deleted. Reboot the controller; then, issue the ARCCONF DELETE command again.
for enclosure management devices (JBODs) are blank (unpopulated). - On rare occasions, Adaptec Storage Manager may report that there is insufficient space to create a mirror plex.
An important point after buying a device Adaptec RAID 2130SLP (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Adaptec RAID 2130SLP yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Adaptec RAID 2130SLP - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Adaptec RAID 2130SLP you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Adaptec RAID 2130SLP will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Adaptec RAID 2130SLP, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Adaptec RAID 2130SLP.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Adaptec RAID 2130SLP. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Adaptec RAID 2130SLP along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
