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SAS backplane 30 SAS direct-attach 30 L links (SAS) 58 Linux driver installation 47 N NetWare driver installation 47 non-RAID arrays 64 P phys 58 R RAID definition 64 RAID 0 64 RAID 1 65 RAID 10 65 recovering from disk drive failure Red Hat driver installation 47 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID replacing failed disk drives resetting controllers 54 S SAS 4-wide ports 59 backplane connections 30, 60 cables 59 comparison to parallel SCSI 61 connectors 59 controllers 57 description 57 direct-attach connections 30, 60 disk drive identifiers 59 end devices 57 expander connections 60 expander devices 57 fanout expanders 60 link speed 57 links 58 narrow connectors 59 narrow ports 58 phys 58 ports 58 Index ● 95 SAS address 59 SAS devices 57 SAS domain 61 terminology 57 transceivers 58 wide connectors 59 wide ports 58 SAS controllers connecting disk drives 29 SAS devices 57 SATA controllers connecting disk drives 32 SATASelect using settings 74 SCSI comparison to SAS 61 Serial ATA. See SATA Serial Attached SCSI. See SAS SerialSelect using settings 73 storage management ACU 68 AFU 79 SATASelect 74 SerialSelect 72 storage space 12 stripe, definition 64 stripe-unit size definition 64 performance tuning 64 SuSE driver installation 47 T technical support 3 Technical Support Identification (TSID) number 3 terminology 12 Adaptec Storage Manager 12 SAS 57 throughput 64 tools ACU 68 AFU 79 SATASelect 74 SerialSelect utilities SerialSelect 72 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number

Section	Page
Contents	6
About This Guide	11
What You Need to Know Before You Begin	12
Terminology Used in this Guide	12
Conventions Used in This Guide	12
How to Find More Information	12
About Your HostRAID Controller	14
HostRAID Controller Features	15
Array Level Features	15
About the Adaptec 58300 Controller	16
About the Adaptec 48300 Controller	17
About the Adaptec 44300 Controller	18
About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller	19
About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller	20
About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller	21
About the Adaptec 1225SA Controller	22
Kit Contents and System Requirements	23
Kit Contents	24
System Requirements	24
Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives	25
Before You Begin	26
Installing the HostRAID Controller	26
Selecting Disk Drives	27
Selecting SAS Cables	27
Selecting SATA Cables	29
Connecting Disk Drives to SAS HostRAID Controllers	29
Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller	30
Connecting to a Backplane	30
Installing the SAS HostRAID Controller to a SAS Expander	31
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers	32
Checking Your Controller and Devices	32
Setting the Boot Controller	32
Next Steps	33
Getting Started	34
Choosing a RAID Level	35
Choosing Installation Options	35
Basic Installation Steps	35
Installing with an Operating System	35
Installing with an Operating System On a Bootable Disk Drive or Array	35
Installing on an Existing Operating System	36
Creating a Bootable Array	37
Creating an Array	38
Creating an Array with the ACU	38
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager	38
Making Your Array Bootable	40
Installing the Driver and an Operating System	41
Before You Begin	42
Creating a Driver Disk	42
Installing with Windows	42
Installing with Red Hat Linux	43
Installing with SUSE Linux	43
Installing with NetWare	44
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System	45
Before You Begin	46
Creating a Driver Disk or an Array	46
Installing on Windows XP or Windows 2003	46
Installing on Windows Vista	47
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux	47
Installing on NetWare	47
Managing Your Storage Space	49
About Adaptec Storage Manager	50
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager	50
About the HRCONF Command Line Utility	50
About the ARC Utility	51
About the Adaptec Flash Utility	51
Which Utility Should I Use?	51
Solving Problems	52
Troubleshooting Checklist	53
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure	53
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare	53
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare	53
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously	54
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array	54
Multiple Failures in the Same Array	54
Resetting the Controller	54
Introduction to SAS	56
Terminology Used in This Appendix	57
What is SAS?	57
How Do SAS Devices Communicate?	58
What’s a Phy?	58
What’s a SAS Port?	58
What’s a SAS Address?	59
What’s a SAS Connector?	59
What do SAS Cables Look Like?	59
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?	59
What are the SAS Connection Options?	60
Direct-Attach Connections	60
Backplane Connections	60
SAS Expander Connections	60
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?	61
Understanding RAID	63
RAID Technology Overview	64
Understanding Drive Segments	64
Stripe-Unit Size	64
RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays)	64
RAID 1 Arrays	65
RAID 10 Arrays	65
Selecting the Best RAID Level	66
Using the ARC Utility	67
Introduction to the ARC Utility	68
Running the ARC Utility	68
Creating and Managing Arrays	68
Creating a New Array	68
Managing Arrays	70
Adding/Deleting Hot Spares	71
Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices	72
Configuring Disk Drives	72
ATAPI Support	72
Using SerialSelect	72
SerialSelect Options	73
Using SATASelect	74
SATASelect Options	75
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives	75
Locating Disk Drives	76
Identifying Disk Drives	76
Viewing the Event Log	77
Using the Adaptec Flash Utility for DOS	78
Introduction	79
System Requirements	79
Compatibility Information	79
Before You Begin	79
Obtaining the Firmware	79
Creating the Firmware Kit On Floppy Disks	80
Running the AFU	80
Running the Menu-Based AFU	80
Running the AFU from the Command Line	81
AFU Commands	81
HELP	81
LIST	82
SAVE	82
UPDATE	83
VERIFY	83
VERSION	84
Updating Flash Using AFU Command Line	84
HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference	86
Adaptec 58300 Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification	87
Adaptec 48300 Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification	87
Adaptec 44300 Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification	88
Adaptec 1430SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification	89
Adaptec 1420SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification	90
Safety Information	92
Electrostatic Discharge(ESD)	92
Technical Specifications	93
Environmental Specifications	94
DC Power Requirements	94
Current Requirements	94
Glossary	95

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SAS backplane

SAS direct-attach

links (SAS)

Linux

driver installation

NetWare

driver installation

non-RAID arrays

phys

RAID

definition

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 10

recovering from disk drive failure

Red Hat

driver installation

Redundant Array of Independent Disks.

See

RAID

replacing failed disk drives

resetting controllers

SAS

4-wide ports

backplane connections

cables

comparison to parallel SCSI

connectors

controllers

description

direct-attach connections

disk drive identifiers

end devices

expander connections

expander devices

fanout expanders

link speed

links

narrow connectors

narrow ports

phys

ports

SAS address

SAS devices

SAS domain

terminology

transceivers

wide connectors

wide ports

SAS controllers

connecting disk drives

SAS devices

SATA controllers

connecting disk drives

SATA

Select

using settings

SCSI

comparison to SAS

Serial ATA.

See

SATA

Serial Attached SCSI.

See

SAS

Serial

Select

using settings

storage management

ACU

AFU

SATA

Select

Serial

Select

storage space

stripe, definition

stripe-unit size

definition

performance tuning

SuSE

driver installation

technical support

Technical Support Identification (TSID) number

terminology

Adaptec Storage Manager

SAS

throughput

tools

ACU

AFU

SATA

Select

Serial

Select utilities

SerialSelect

TSID Number

See

Technical Support Identification Number