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    SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
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    this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users. Disclaimer IF THIS PRODUCT DIRECTS YOU TO COPY MATERIALS, YOU MUST HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER
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    example: ● Affix a copy of the TSID label to the CD jacket so that you don't lose it. North America ● Visit our Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for your product. ● For
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    , or refund the purchaser's purchase price for the product, provided it is delivered at the purchaser's expense to an authorized Adaptec service facility or to Adaptec. 2. Repair or replacement parts or products will be furnished on an exchange basis and will either be new or reconditioned. All
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    in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference may cause undesired operation. Adaptec, Inc. ASR-4000SAS/ASR requiring U.L. listing has been found to comply with EMC Directive 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC in frequency interference problem if used too near to
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    to Know Before You Begin 12 Terminology Used in this Guide 12 How to Find More Information 12 Kit Contents and 18 About the Adaptec 4000SAS 19 About the Adaptec 4800SAS 20 About the Adaptec 4805SAS 21 About the Adaptec 2420SA 22 About the Adaptec 2820SA 23 About the Adaptec 2130SLP 24 About
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    SAS RAID Controllers 33 Connecting Directly to the Controller 33 Connecting 34 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 35 Connecting External Adaptec Storage Manager 39 Making Your Array Bootable 40 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 42 Creating a Driver
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    Adaptec Storage Manager 53 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 53 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 53 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility 54 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 54 Which Utility Should I Use 54 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
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    the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility Introduction to the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility 76 Running the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility 76 Navigating the Adaptec the Script File Manually 86 Array Definition Block Keywords 87 Channel Definition Block Keywords-SCSI only 90 ACU Error Codes 91
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    Contents ● 10 Using the Adaptec Flash Utility System Requirements 95 Before You Begin 95 Obtaining the Firmware 95 Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks 96 Running the Menu-based AFU 96
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    and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology. These RAID controller models are described in this Guide: ● Adaptec 4000SAS ● Adaptec 4800SAS ● Adaptec 4805SAS ● Adaptec 2420SA ● Adaptec 2820SA ● Adaptec 2130SLP ● Adaptec 2230SLP
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    System Interface (SCSI), SAS, or Serial ATA (SATA)-used by your controller. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 59.) You should also be familiar with Direct Attached Storage (DAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) concepts and technology. Note: Because this Guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products
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    Kit Contents and System Requirements 2 In this chapter... Kit Contents...14 System Requirements ...14 This chapter lists the contents of your Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller.
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    Requirements ● 14 Kit Contents ● Adaptec RAID controller ● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec RAID controller configuration command
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    Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 ● Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCI-E slot (depending on your controller model-see the descriptions starting on page 16) ● 20 MB of free disk drive space ● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600 ● CD drive
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    Module 18 Upgrading the Controller Firmware 18 About the Adaptec 4000SAS 19 About the Adaptec 4800SAS 20 About the Adaptec 4805SAS 21 About the Adaptec 2420SA ...22 About the Adaptec 2820SA ...23 About the Adaptec 2130SLP 24 About the Adaptec 2230SLP 25 This chapter provides an overview of
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    order for optimum performance ● (SAS and SCSI RAID controllers only) Support for disk drive enclosures with SAF-TE enclosure support a battery backup module (see page 18). Array-level Features Note: For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. ● Support
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    the instructions in the online Help or the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. Adding a Battery Backup Module This table shows the battery model supported by your Adaptec RAID controller. RAID Controller Adaptec 4800SAS / Adaptec 4805SAS Adaptec
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    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 19 About the Adaptec 4000SAS The Adaptec 4000SAS is a low-profile SAS Zero Channel RAID controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector LED connector I2C connector PCI-X connector Mounting bracket Bus compatibility
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    cache 128 MB DDR21 Maximum number of disk drives 8 (or up to 128 with expanders) SAS cables included 2 (internal) Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 600 (sold separately-see page 18) Audible alarm Yes 1 256 MB also available Note: Although this controller has an onboard speaker
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    cache 128 MB DDR21 Maximum number of disk drives 8 (or up to 128 with expanders) SAS cables included 2 (internal) Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 600 (sold separately-see page 18) Audible alarm Yes 1 256 MB also available Note: Although this controller has an onboard speaker
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    V Bus width 64-bit Bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 128 MB1 Maximum number of disk drives 4 SATA cables included 4 Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 500 (sold separately-see page 18) Audible alarm Yes 1 256 MB also available Note: A low-profile bracket is included with this
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    V Bus width 64-bit Bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 128 MB1 Maximum number of disk drives 8 SATA cables included 8 Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 500 (sold separately-see page 18) Audible alarm Yes 1 256 MB also available Note: A low-profile bracket is included with this
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    bus speed 133 MHz Standard cache 128 MB or 256 MB (depending on your controller configuration) Number of channels 1 Maximum number of disk drives 15 SCSI cables included 1 (internal) Battery backup module Adaptec Battery Module 400 (sold separately-see page 18) Audible alarm Yes
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    Your RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec 2230SLP The Adaptec 2230SLP is a low-profile controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector Activity LED connector 2 internal HD SCSI connectors Battery connector 2 external VHDCI SCSI connectors Mounting bracket PCI/PCI-X connector Bus
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    describes the options you have for installing your Adaptec controller and disk drives, and creating arrays for data storage. Note: Before you begin, familiarize yourself with your Adaptec controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see About Your RAID Controller on page 16
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    Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 27 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. ● RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array)-Stripes data across multiple disk drives
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    limited to the capacity of the smallest and slowest disk drive. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Disk Drives for SAS Controllers Your SAS controller supports both SAS and SATA disk drives. For cable information, see page 29. Disk Drives for SATA
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    Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 29 Selecting Cables This section describes the cable options and requirements for your Adaptec controller: ● For SAS cables, see this page. ● SATA cables, see this page. ● SCSI cables, see page 30. SAS Cables You need one SAS cable for each disk drive you are connecting
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    using only Adaptec SCSI cables. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Installation Options When you install your Adaptec controller, you can choose to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on that
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    to SAS RAID Controllers 33 Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers 34 Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers 35 Connecting External Devices 35 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller, and how to install and connect internal and external disk drives.
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    Adaptec RAID controller's physical features and the RAID levels that it supports Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet. 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord. Open the cabinet, following the manufacturer's instructions continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing
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    to support the Adaptec directly to a SAS card with SAS cables.The number of direct-attached disk drives is limited to four per internal SAS connector. (For more information about direct-attach connections, see page 63.) 1 Install your internal SAS or SATA disk drives, following the instructions
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    connection, disk drives and SAS cards are attached to and communicate with backplanes have embedded SAS expanders and can support up to 128 end devices. ( your SATA disk drives, following the instructions in your system's documentation. There the controller driver on an existing operating system
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    of each cable. Install your SCSI disk drives, following the instructions in your system's documentation. 3 Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.. Next Steps If you are installing the controller driver
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    6 In this chapter... Setting the Boot Controller...37 Creating an Array ...37 Making Your Array Bootable 40 This chapter explains how to set your Adaptec controller to be the boot controller, and how to create a bootable array. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing
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    , skip to the next section, Creating an Array. Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays. To enable your system (see the following section). ● Adaptec Storage Manager-Graphical software application (running from a bootable CD) that you can navigate with your
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    then press Enter. The selected disk drives are initialized, then the Adaptec Configuration Utility screen appears. 7 Select Create Array, then press Enter. Enter. 9 When the Array Properties screen opens, follow the instructions in the following table: Property Line Array Type Array Label Array
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    Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 39 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 RAID Installation CD to complete this task. To create a RAID 5 array: 1 Insert
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    , then click Reboot to restart your system. 11 Remove the RAID Installation CD. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. 12 Continue with Making Your Array Bootable on page 40
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    with NetWare ...44 Installing with OpenServer ...45 Installing with UnixWare ...45 Installing with FreeBSD ...46 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see page 36). Note: Solaris users only-You cannot use your
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    your computer's documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk, then select your operating system. Linux only-If prompted, select your
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    with Windows Note: You will need your Windows installation CD to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to
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    need your NetWare installation CD to complete this task. To install the driver when installing NetWare: 1 Restart your computer, then install NetWare. (For instructions, refer to your NetWare documentation.) To be able to load additional drivers later, select Manual install mode during the first
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    with UnixWare Note: You will need your UnixWare installation CD to complete this task. To install the driver when installing UnixWare: 1 Insert the UnixWare installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the UnixWare installation. 4 When prompted to load
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    again for the initial bootup. 10 Install the driver package permenantly, following the instructions in Installing on FreeBSD on page 51. 11 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and manage arrays, use
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    System 8 In this chapter... Before You Begin ...48 Creating a Driver Disk ...48 Installing on Windows ...49 Installing on Red Hat or ...51 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Note: To install the driver while you're installing an operating system, see page
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    computer's documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk, then select your operating system. Linux only-Select your operating system
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    disk, select Floppy drive, then click Next. 3 Click Next, then click Next again. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation. 5 Remove the driver disk and restart your computer. 6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52. Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux
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    14 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52. Installing on OpenServer To install the driver on OpenServer: 1 Start your computer, then insert the driver disk. 2 Begin the driver package installer: pkgadd -d diskette1 3 At the installer prompt, type go. 4 Select 1 for the aacraid package
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    to the driver installer directory: cd /floppy/floppy0/DU/sol_210/i86pc/Tools 4 Start the driver installer: ./install.sh -i 5 Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. 6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 52. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on Solaris
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    54 Which Utility Should I Use 54 Once you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your storage space. This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other utilities included with your
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    information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. For installation instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide, also included on the
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    utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. The Adaptec RAID Controller utility comprises these tools: ● Array Configuration Utility (ACU)-For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives
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    Solving Problems 10 In this chapter... Troubleshooting Checklist ...56 Silencing the Alarm ...56 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 56 Resetting the Controller...58 This chapter provides basic troubleshooting information and solutions for solving controller problems.
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    on each SCSI bus. ● Did the driver install correctly? ● If you have external disk drives (or other devices), are they powered on? If you are still unable to resolve a problem, you can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com or the Support
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    Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 57 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare When an array is and connected. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the array. For instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Failure in Multiple Arrays
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    Problems Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide or online Help. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to reset (or flash) your Adaptec adaptec.com 2 Extract the downloaded files to a folder on your local hard drive (for example, C:\Download\Drivers the manufacturer's instructions. 6
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    63 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 63 What are the SAS Connection Options 63 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 65 This section provides a basic overview of the main features of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), introduces some common SAS terms, and explains how SAS differs from parallel
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    SCSI command set, but moves multiple bits of data one at a time. SAS links end devices through direct-attach connections, or through expander devices. SAS cards can typically support disk drives in the same SAS domain (see page 64), Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives
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    Chapter A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) ● 61 How Do SAS Devices Communicate? SAS to a phy in the other port. As shown in the figure above, a wide port can support multiple independent links simultaneously. Phys are internal, within SAS connectors (see page 62). SAS cables physically
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    and SCSI IDs, SAS devices self-configure their SAS addresses. User intervention is not required to set SAS addresses, and SAS addresses cannot be modified. What's a SAS Connector? A SAS connector is the physical plug or receptacle that you see on a SAS device. It supports the power and signal
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    dashes (--) appear instead of YY and ZZ (for instance, 01:--:--). In parallel SCSI, XX is the disk drive's channel number, YY is the target number, an example of direct-attach connections. The number of direct-attached disk drives is limited to the number of phys supported by the SAS card. (Note that
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    up to 12 SAS or SATA disk drives. 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
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    Requires bus termination Standard SCSI connectors Serial Attached SCSI Serial interface Maximum speed 600 MB/sec per phy when in fullduplex mode Supports SATA and SAS disk drives simultaneously More than 128 disk drives per SAS card, using an expander (see page 64) Supports single- and dual-port
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    offers a unique combination of performance and redundancy. RAID levels also vary by the number of disk drives they support. This appendix describes the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of each to help you select the best level of protection for
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    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 67 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
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    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 68 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
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    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 69 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Adaptec RAID controllers support a maximum number of 128 disk drives in a RAID 10 array. Data in a RAID 10 array is both striped and mirrored. Mirroring provides data protection,
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    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 70 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is built from a minimum of three and a maximum of sixteen 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-
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    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 71 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. The maximum number of disk drives is sixteen. Unlike a hot spare, a
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    in both RAID 5 arrays. (For more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page 70.) Note: Because the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller doesn't support more than four disk drives, it doesn't support RAID 50 arrays. The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. RAID 50 arrays
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    and two sets of parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 6 arrays. Note: Because the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller doesn't support more than four disk drives, it doesn't support RAID 60 arrays. Two sets of parity data provide enhanced data protection, and striping improves performance. RAID
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    Yes 67 - 94% ŠŠŠ Š No 6 RAID 6 Yes 50 - 88% ŠŠ Š No 4 RAID 60* Yes 50 - 88% ŠŠ Š No 8 1 Because it supports a maximum of four disk drives, the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller can't support RAID 50 or RAID 60. Disk drive usage, read performance, and write performance depend on the
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    Manage Arrays 76 Using the -Select Utility to Modify Controller Settings 78 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 82 Viewing the Event Log ...82 The Adaptec RAID Controller utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays
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    configuration that doesn't match your system's configuration. This is normal. Navigating the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility All the tools within the Adaptec RAID Controller utility are menu-based and instructions for completing tasks appear on-screen. Menus can be navigated using the arrows, Enter
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    Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Controller Utility ● 77 Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing arrays, select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu. From the Manage Arrays
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    type of controller you have. Opening a -Select Utility To open a -Select utility, start the Adaptec RAID Controller utility (see page 76), select the -Select utility, then press Enter. Follow the on-screen instructions to modify the settings of your controller and connected disk drives as required
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    most computers. Adaptec recommends that settings, see page 80. ● For SCSI controller-specific settings, see page 81 Support Array-based BBS Support Physical Drives Display During POST CD-ROM Boot Support Removable Media Devices Boot Support the array must be rebuilt manually. When enabled, the
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    setting is Auto, which allows the SAS card to adjust the data transfer rate as only if the controller is connected to a device that does not support CRC Checking. SAS Address In a situation where you want each phy settings listed on page 79, your Adaptec SATA controller has a SATAspecific setting
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    , the controller verifies the accuracy of data transfer on the SCSI channel. Disable only if the controller is connected to any SCSI device that does not support SCSI parity. Default is enabled. Sets termination on the controller. Adaptec recommends that you retain the default setting (auto mode).
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    Before you format a disk drive, back up all data. Formatting destroys all data on a disk drive. To format or verify a disk drive: 1 Start the Adaptec RAID Controller utility (see page 76). 2 Select the controller you want, press Enter. 3 Select Disk Utilities. 4 Select the disk drive you want, then
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    DOS, a text-based utility that you can use to create, configure, and manage arrays. (A BIOS-based ACU is also available. See page 76.) Note: Adaptec recommends that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the ACU for DOS utility. For more information, see Managing Your Storage Space on
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    CD that came in your Adaptec RAID controller kit. To create the ACU floppy disk: 1 Insert your RAID Installation CD into the CD on the command line, then press Enter. The ACU is menu-based and instructions for completing tasks appear on-screen. Menus can be navigated using the arrow, Enter
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    Appendix D: Using the ACU for DOS ● 85 Running the ACU Using Scripts To work in the ACU using scripts: 1 Insert the ACU floppy disk (see page 84), then start or restart your computer. The computer boots to the DOS command line. 2 Type ACU on the command line, specify a script file, and specify
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    file is placed in the same location as the ACU executable. The ACU supports only a subset of available array types. If it encounters an array it more information, see Wait Keyword on page 90. Creating the Script File Manually Script files contain blocks: ● Array definition block keywords (see page 87
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    Appendix D: Using the ACU for DOS ● 87 Array Definition Block Keywords The array definition block always begins with the keyword Array and ends with the keyword End. The other required array definition keywords are Drives and Type. Array definition keywords and descriptions are listed in this table
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    Appendix D: Using the ACU for DOS ● 88 End Keyword End is a required keyword, indicating the end of the block. HotspareDrives Keyword HotspareDrives is an optional keyword, specifying the hot spares to assign to the array. The syntax for listing hot spares is the same as the Drives Keyword on page
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    Appendix D: Using the ACU for DOS ● 89 Method Keyword Method is an optional keyword, indicating which method to use when creating a redundant (RAID 1, 5, and 10) array. Possible values: ● Build (the default)-Perform a Build/Verify process on the array. Takes longer than Clear, but allows you to
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    RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, or RAID50. Depending on the RAID levels supported by your RAID controller, additional possible values are: RAID1E, RAID5EE, RAID6 power failure. For example: WriteCache=Yes Channel Definition Block Keywords-SCSI only The channel definition block is optional. If used, it
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    7 on each of its channels. You can specify any ID value between 0 and 7. ! Caution: Do not change the SCSI ID of the controller unless directed to do so by Adaptec Technical Support. For example: ControllerID=7 End Keyword End is a required keyword, indicating the end of the block. ACU Error Codes
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    also configures Channel 0 and saves a log of the operation in the log file C:\RAID.LOG: A:\> ACU /P A:\RAID.ACU /L C:\RAID.LOG /C1 Sample Scripts for SCSI and SAS Controllers Note: For a sample script for a SATA controller, see page 93. This sample script file is a sample RAID.ACU script as referred
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    drives connected to the SATA controller and create a RAID 5 array with the disk drives on ports 0, 1, and 2. Controller= 0,5:7:0 Controller Name=Adaptec Adaptec 2820SA Subsystem ID=0x2A1 Firmware Version=V5.1-0[6792] Total Ports=8 Port 0 = 0:0:0 Maxtor 279.479GB 279.395GB Port 1 = 0:1:0 Maxtor 279
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    96 Running the AFU from the Command Line 97 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 100 This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that you can use to update, save, or verify the RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random
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    Adaptec Flash Utility ● 95 System Requirements ● MS-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 Installation CD-Includes
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    . 3 Select Select Controllers, then select the Adaptec RAID controller(s) to be flashed. To update multiple the operation you want, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the task: ● Update-Updates all flash components. ● List-Lists all supported RAID controllers detected on your system.
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    section lists the available AFU commands. List Displays the AFU-supported RAID controllers installed on your computer. Also displays the ID Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999-2005. All Rights Reserved. Controllers Detected and Recognized: Controller #0 (03:05:00) Adaptec Adaptec
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    on page 97). This example shows a typical system response after an update. A:\> AFU UPDATE /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999-2005. All Rights Reserved. Updating Controller 0 (Adaptec 2820) Reading flash image file (Build 5749) AFU is about to update firmware on controllers
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    more information. This example displays version information about all supported RAID controllers. A:\> AFU VERSION /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999-2005. All Rights Reserved. Version Information for Controller #0 (Adaptec Adaptec 2820SA) ROM: Build 5748 [VALID] Fri Sep 27
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    97) and any switches you want. 5 Update the flash using the instructions suitable for your requirements: ● To update a single RAID controller: AFU UPDATE and are the numbers of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating. For example,
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    connectors. ● Put the controller down only on an antistatic surface such as the bag supplied in your kit. ● If you are returning the controller to Adaptec, put it back in its antistatic bag immediately.
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    Technical Specifications G In this appendix... Environmental Specifications 103 DC Power Requirements...103 Current Requirements...103
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    50 mV peak-to-peak (max) 5 V ± 5%, 3.3 V ± 10% Current Requirements Adaptec Model Adaptec 4000SAS Adaptec 4800SAS Adaptec 4805SAS Adaptec 2420SA Adaptec 2820SA Adaptec 2130SLP Adaptec 2230SLP Maximum Current (A) 1.5 A @ 3.3 VDC; 0.75 A @ 5.0 VDC 1.4 A @ 3.3 VDC; 2.4 A @ 5.0 VDC 1.5 A @ 3.3 VDC
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    sample scripts 92 script file syntax 86 scripts 85 switches 85 Adaptec customer support 3 Adaptec Flash Utility. See AFU Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility. See ARCCONF Adaptec RAID Controller utility 54, 75 to 82 Adaptec Storage Manager 53 creating arrays 39 installing 53 adapters. See
  • Adaptec 1891300 | User Guide - Page 105
    arrays 40 creating 36, 77 C cables 29 cards. See controllers CD-ROM Boot Support setting 79 command line interface (flash utility) 97 command line utility 53 contents of controller kit 14 Controller SCSI Channel ID setting 81 Controller SCSI Channel Termination setting 81 controllers Alarm Control
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    SCSI) 35 driver 47 to 51 driver and FreeBSD 46 driver and Linux 43, 44 driver and NetWare 44 driver and OpenServer 45 driver and operating system 41 to 46 driver and UnixWare 45 driver direct-attach 33 with operating system 30 K keyed features 18 kit contents 14 L links (SAS) 61 Linux driver
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    Red Hat driver installation 49 OS installation 43 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 79 connections 34, 64 cables 29, 63 comparison to parallel SCSI 65 connectors 62 description 60 direct-attach connections 33, 63 disk drive identifiers 63 disk
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    Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 12 Adaptec Storage Manager 12 SAS 60 tools Adaptec RAID Controller utility 54 Adaptec Storage Manager 53 AFU 54 ARCCONF 53 troubleshooting tips 55 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U UnixWare driver installation 50 OS installation 45
  • Adaptec 1891300 | User Guide - Page 109
    Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2005-06 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: CDP-00062-01-A, Rev. B LB 03/06
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Installation and User’s Guide
SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers