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Chapter 1: About This Guide ● 12 You should also be familiar with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) or Network-Attached Storage (NAS)-whichever is appropriate for your storage space-and Storage Area Network (SAN) concepts and technology. Note: Because this Guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of the features and functions described may not be available for your controller. For more information, see About Your RAID Controller on page 15. Terminology Used in this Guide Because you can use your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in a variety of configurations from DAS to NAS to SAN, the generic term "storage space" is used to refer to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this Guide. Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this Guide are known to computer users by multiple names. This Guide uses these terms: ● Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card) ● Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive) ● Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or JBOD enclosure) ● Array (also known as a container or logical drive) Note: In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager refers to arrays as logical drives. Why? Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your operating system (and Adaptec Storage Manager) recognizes as logical drives. In NAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager displays both arrays and logical drives. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. How to Find More Information You can find more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with it by referring to these documents: ● Readme.txt-Includes updated product information and known issues; located on the RAID Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide-Describes how to install and use the Adaptec Storage Manager software (see page 54) to manage your direct attached storage; located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. ● Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help-Describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager software; accessible from the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager. ● Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide-Describes how to use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see page 54) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.

Section	Page
About This Guide	11
What You Need to Know Before You Begin	11
Terminology Used in this Guide	12
How to Find More Information	12
Kit Contents and System Requirements	13
Kit Contents	14
System Requirements	14
About Your RAID Controller	15
Standard RAID Controller Features	16
Array-level Features	16
Advanced Data Protection Suite	16
Adding a Battery Backup Module	17
Upgrading the Controller Firmware	17
About the Adaptec RAID 5085	18
About the Adaptec RAID 5405	19
About the Adaptec RAID 5445	20
About the Adaptec RAID 5805	21
About the Adaptec RAID 51245	22
About the Adaptec RAID 51645	23
About the Adaptec RAID 52445	24
About the Adaptec RAID 2045	25
About the Adaptec RAID 2405	26
Getting Started	27
Choosing a RAID Level	28
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables	29
Disk Drives	29
Cables	29
Installation Options	30
Basic Installation Steps	31
Installing with an Operating System	31
Installing on an Existing Operating System	31
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives	32
Before You Begin	33
Installing the Controller	33
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers	34
Connecting Directly to the Controller	34
Connecting to a System Backplane	35
Connecting External Devices	35
Next Steps	36
Creating a Bootable Array	37
Setting the Boot Controller	38
Creating an Array	38
Creating an Array with the ACU	38
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager	40
Making Your Array Bootable	41
Installing the Driver and an Operating System	42
Before You Begin	43
Creating a Driver Disk	43
Installing with Windows	43
Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP	44
Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista	44
Installing with Red Hat Linux	45
Installing with SUSE Linux	45
Installing with OpenServer	45
Installing with UnixWare	46
Installing with Solaris	46
Installing with VMware	47
Installing with FreeBSD	47
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System	48
Before You Begin	49
Creating a Driver Disk	49
Installing on Windows	50
Installing on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP	50
Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista	50
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux	50
Installing on OpenServer	51
Installing on UnixWare	51
Installing on Solaris	51
Installing on VMware	52
Installing on FreeBSD	52
Managing Your Storage Space	53
About Adaptec Storage Manager	54
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager	54
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility	54
About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility	55
About the Adaptec Flash Utility	55
Which Utility Should I Use?	55
Solving Problems	56
Troubleshooting Checklist	57
Monitoring Disk Drives Status	57
Silencing the Alarm	57
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure	58
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare	58
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare	58
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously	58
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array	59
Multiple Failures in the Same Array	59
Resetting the Controller	59
Introduction to SAS	61
Terminology Used in This Chapter	62
What is SAS?	62
How Do SAS Devices Communicate?	63
What’s a Phy?	63
What’s a SAS Port?	64
What’s a SAS Address?	64
What’s a SAS Connector?	64
What do SAS Cables Look Like?	64
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?	65
What are the SAS Connection Options?	65
Direct-attach Connections	65
Backplane Connections	65
SAS Expander Connections	66
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?	67
Understanding RAID	68
Understanding Drive Segments	69
Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0)	69
RAID 1 Arrays	70
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays	70
RAID 10 Arrays	71
RAID 5 Arrays	72
RAID 5EE Arrays	73
RAID 50 Arrays	74
RAID 6 Arrays	75
RAID 60 Arrays	75
Selecting the Best RAID Level	76
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility	77
Introduction to the ARC Utility	78
Running the ARC Utility	78
Navigating the ARC Utility	78
Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays	78
Creating a New Array	78
Managing Existing Arrays	79
Creating Bootable Arrays	79
Modifying Power Management Settings	79
Modifying Cache Settings	80
Initializing Disk Drives	80
Rescanning Disk Drives	80
Secure Erasing Disk Drives	80
Stopping a Secure Erase	81
Managing Global Hot Spares	81
Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs	81
Creating a New JBOD	81
Managing Existing JBODs	82
Converting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume	82
Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings	82
Opening SerialSelect	82
Applying Changes and Exiting	82
Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration	82
General Controller Settings	83
Power Management Settings	84
PHY Settings	84
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives	84
Locating Disk Drives	85
Identifying Disk Drives	85
Viewing the Event Log	86
Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS	87
Getting Started	88
Working in the ACU Using Menus	88
Running the ACU Using Scripts	89
About Playback Mode	89
About Record Mode	90
Creating the Script File Manually	90
Entering Comments in the Script File	90
Array Definition Block Keywords	91
Array Keyword	91
Drives Keyword	91
End Keyword	92
HotspareDrives Keyword	92
InitializeAll Keyword	92
Method Keyword	93
ReadCache Keyword	93
Size Keyword	93
StripeSize Keyword	93
Type Keyword	94
Wait Keyword	94
WriteCache Keyword	94
ACU Error Codes	94
Sample Scripts	95
Using the Adaptec Flash Utility	97
System Requirements	98
Compatibility Notes	98
Before You Begin	98
Obtaining the Firmware	98
Creating the Firmware Update Disks	99
Running the Menu-based AFU	99
Running the AFU from the Command Line	100
AFU Commands	100
List	100
Save	100
Update	101
Verify	102
Version	102
Help	102
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line	103
Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference	104
Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification	105
Adaptec RAID 5405 LED and I2C Connector Specification	106
Adaptec RAID 5445 LED and I2C Connector Specification	108
Adaptec RAID 5805 LED and I2C Connector Specification	110
Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification	112
Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification	114
Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification	116
Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification	118
Adaptec RAID 2405 LED and I2C Connector Specification	119
Safety Information	120
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)	120
Technical Specifications	121
Environmental Specifications	122
DC Power Requirements	122
Current Requirements	122

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Chapter 1: About This Guide

●

You should also be familiar with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) or Network-Attached Storage

(NAS)—whichever is appropriate for your storage space—and Storage Area Network (SAN)

concepts and technology.

Note:

Because this

Guide

covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of the features and

functions described may not be available for your controller. For more information, see

About

Your RAID Controller

on page 15

Terminology Used in this Guide

Because you can use your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in a variety of

configurations from DAS to NAS to SAN, the generic term “storage space” is used to refer to

controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager

or the other

utilities described in this

Guide

Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this

Guide

are known to computer users by

multiple names. This

Guide

uses these terms:

●

Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card)

●

Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive)

●

Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or JBOD enclosure)

●

Array (also known as a container or logical drive)

Note:

In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager refers to arrays as logical drives.

Why? Your RAID controller creates

arrays

, which your operating system (and Adaptec

Storage Manager) recognizes as

logical drives

In NAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager displays both arrays and logical drives. For

more information, refer to the

Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide

on the Adaptec

Storage Manager Installation CD.

How to Find More Information

You can find more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and

utilities included with it by referring to these documents:

●

Readme.txt

—Includes updated product information and known issues; located on the

RAID Installation CD.

●

Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide

—Describes how to install and use the Adaptec

Storage Manager software (see

page 54

) to manage your direct attached storage; located on

the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.

●

Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help

—Describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager

software; accessible from the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager.

●

Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User’s Guide

—Describes how to use the

included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see

page 54

) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; located on the

Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.