Adaptec 2805 User Manual and Install Guide - Page 10

Contents ● 10 A Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter 89 What is SAS?...89 How Do SAS Devices Communicate 90 What's a Phy? ...90 What's a SAS Port 91 What's a SAS Address 91 What's a SAS Connector 91 What do SAS Cables Look Like 91 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS 92 What are the SAS Connection Options 92 Direct-attach Connections 92 Backplane Connections 92 SAS Expander Connections 93 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI 94 B Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 96 Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0 96 RAID 1 Arrays 97 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 97 RAID 10 Arrays 98 RAID 5 Arrays 99 RAID 5EE Arrays 100 RAID 50 Arrays 101 RAID 6 Arrays 102 RAID 60 Arrays 102 Selecting the Best RAID Level 103 C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 105 Running the ARC Utility 105 Navigating the ARC Utility 105 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 105 Creating a New Array 105 Managing Existing Arrays 106 Initializing Disk Drives 108 Rescanning Disk Drives 108 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 108 Managing Global Hot Spares 108 Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs 109 Creating a New JBOD 109 Managing Existing JBODs 109 Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool 109 Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings 110