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Getting Started 4 In this chapter... Choosing a RAID Level...37 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables 38 Installation Options ...39 Basic Installation Steps...40 This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your disk drives and arrays the way you want them. It also describes the options you have for installing your Adaptec RAID controller and disk drives, and creating arrays for data storage.

Section	Page
About This Guide	12
What You Need to Know Before You Begin	13
Terminology Used in this Guide	13
How to Find More Information	13
Kit Contents and System Requirements	14
Kit Contents	15
System Requirements	15
About Your RAID Controller	17
Standard RAID Controller Features	18
Array-level Features	18
Advanced Data Protection Suite	19
Adding a Battery Backup Module	19
Adding a Flash Backup Module	19
Upgrading the Controller Firmware	19
About the Adaptec RAID 5085	20
About the Adaptec RAID 5405	21
About the Adaptec RAID 5445	22
About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q	23
About the Adaptec RAID 51245	24
About the Adaptec RAID 51645	25
About the Adaptec RAID 52445	26
About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z	27
About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z	28
About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ	29
About the Adaptec RAID 2045	30
About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q	31
About the Adaptec RAID 2805	32
About the Adaptec RAID 6405	33
About the Adaptec RAID 6445	34
About the Adaptec RAID 6805	35
Getting Started	36
Choosing a RAID Level	37
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables	38
Disk Drives	38
Cables	38
Installation Options	39
Basic Installation Steps	40
Installing with an Operating System	40
Installing on an Existing Operating System	40
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives	41
Before You Begin	42
Installing the Controller	42
Installing a RAID Controller	42
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection	43
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers	44
Connecting Directly to the Controller	44
Connecting to a System Backplane	45
Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs	46
Connecting External Devices	48
Next Steps	48
Creating a Bootable Array	49
Setting the Boot Controller	50
Creating an Array	50
Creating an Array with the ACU	50
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager	52
Making Your Array Bootable	53
Installing the Driver and an Operating System	54
Before You Begin	55
Creating a Driver Disk	55
Installing with Windows	56
Installing with Windows Server 2003	56
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista	56
Installing with Red Hat Linux 5	57
Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux	57
Installing with SuSE Linux	58
Installing with Debian Linux or Ubuntu Linux	58
Installing with OpenServer	60
Installing with UnixWare	61
Installing with Solaris	61
Installing with VMware	61
Installing with FreeBSD	62
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System	64
Before You Begin	65
Creating a Driver Disk	65
Installing on Windows	66
Installing on Windows Server 2003	66
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista	66
Installing on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux	66
Installing on Debian or Ubuntu Linux	67
Installing on OpenServer	67
Installing on UnixWare	67
Installing on Solaris	68
Installing on VMware	68
Installing on FreeBSD	69
Managing Your Storage Space	70
About Adaptec Storage Manager	71
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager	71
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility	71
About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility	72
About the Adaptec Flash Utility	72
Which Utility Should I Use?	72
Solving Problems	73
Troubleshooting Checklist	74
Monitoring Disk Drives Status	74
Silencing the Alarm	74
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure	75
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare	75
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare	75
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously	75
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array	76
Multiple Failures in the Same Array	76
Failed Drive in MaxIQ Pool	76
Resetting the Controller	76
Introduction to SAS	78
Terminology Used in This Chapter	79
What is SAS?	79
How Do SAS Devices Communicate?	80
What’s a Phy?	80
What’s a SAS Port?	81
What’s a SAS Address?	81
What’s a SAS Connector?	81
What do SAS Cables Look Like?	81
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?	82
What are the SAS Connection Options?	82
Direct-attach Connections	82
Backplane Connections	82
SAS Expander Connections	83
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?	84
Understanding RAID	85
Understanding Drive Segments	86
Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0)	86
RAID 1 Arrays	87
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays	87
RAID 10 Arrays	88
RAID 5 Arrays	89
RAID 5EE Arrays	90
RAID 50 Arrays	91
RAID 6 Arrays	92
RAID 60 Arrays	92
Selecting the Best RAID Level	93
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility	94
Introduction to the ARC Utility	95
Running the ARC Utility	95
Navigating the ARC Utility	95
Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays	95
Creating a New Array	95
Managing Existing Arrays	96
Creating Bootable Arrays	96
Modifying Power Management Settings	96
Modifying Cache Settings	97
Initializing Disk Drives	97
Rescanning Disk Drives	97
Secure Erasing Disk Drives	98
Stopping a Secure Erase	98
Managing Global Hot Spares	98
Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs	98
Creating a New JBOD	98
Managing Existing JBODs	99
Converting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume	99
Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool	99
Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings	99
Opening SerialSelect	100
Applying Changes and Exiting	100
Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration	100
General Controller Settings	100
Power Management Settings	101
PHY Settings	102
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives	102
Locating Disk Drives	102
Identifying Disk Drives	103
Viewing the Event Log	104
Using the Adaptec Flash Utility	105
System Requirements	106
Compatibility Notes	106
Before You Begin	106
Obtaining the Firmware	106
Creating the Firmware Update Disks	107
Running the Menu-based AFU	107
Running the AFU from the Command Line	108
AFU Commands	108
List	108
Save	108
Update	109
Verify	110
Version	110
Help	110
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line	111
Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference	112
Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification	113
Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification	115
Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification	116
Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification	118
Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification	120
Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification	122
Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification	124
Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification	127
Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q LED and I2C Connector Specification	127
Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector Specification	128
Adaptec RAID 6405/6445 LED and I2C Connector Specification	129
Adaptec RAID 6805 LED and I2C Connector Specification	131
Safety Information	133
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)	133
Technical Specifications	134
Environmental Specifications	135
DC Power Requirements	135
Current Requirements	135

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Getting Started

In this chapter...

Choosing a RAID Level

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Selecting Disk Drives and Cables

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Installation Options

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Basic Installation Steps

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This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your disk drives and arrays the

way you want them. It also describes the options you have for installing your Adaptec RAID

controller and disk drives, and creating arrays for data storage.