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    Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide For Direct Attached Storage
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    , Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trademarks Adaptec, Adaptec Storage Manager, MaxIQ, and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and other countries
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    ●3 Adaptec Customer Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec product, check this document first-you will find answers to most of your questions. If you need further assistance, use the support options listed below. To expedite your service, have your computer in front of
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    computer system or on multiple workstations, systems and servers which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may be accessed by multiple users from multiple locations. You may make as many installations and service for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of delivery to you. ADAPTEC AND
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    gives its express consent, including an express waiver of the terms of this Agreement, in writing signed by an officer of Adaptec. You assume full responsibility for the use of the Software and agree to use the Software legally and responsibly. This Agreement shall be governed by
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    14 About Adaptec Storage Manager 14 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 14 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager 15 System Requirements 17 Controller Support 17 2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Installing on Windows 19 Installing on Linux 20 Installing on UnixWare
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    System Status from the Main Window 50 Getting Help ...50 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager 51 Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager 51 5 Protecting Your Data Creating and Managing Hot Spares 54 Enabling Copyback 57 6 Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage Understanding Logical Drives 59
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    119 10 Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Updating Adaptec Storage Manager 125 Adding Enhanced Features 125 Setting Preferences and Changing Views 125 Managing Remote Systems 127 Working with Display Groups 131 11 Solving Problems General Troubleshooting Tips 136 Identifying
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    Contents ● 9 Part III: Appendices A Completing a Silent Windows Installation Completing a Silent Installation 150 Available Properties and Values 151 Example Command Line Installations 151 B Selecting the Best RAID Level Comparing RAID Levels 153 Understanding Drive Segments 153 Non-redundant
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    SAN) with multiple RAID controllers, servers, and enclosures. This User's Guide describes how to install and use Adaptec Storage Manager to build and manage Adaptec direct attached storage-a RAID controller and disk drives which reside inside, or are directly attached to, the computer accessing them
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    may not be available for your controller or enclosure. Terminology Used in this Guide Because this User's Guide provides information that can be used to manage multiple Adaptec RAID products in a variety of configurations from DAS to SAN, the generic term "storage space" is used to refer to
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    Part I: Getting Started In this part: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager 13 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 18 Building Your Storage Space 25
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    Checklist ...14 About Adaptec Storage Manager 14 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 14 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager 15 System Requirements ...17 Controller Support...17 This chapter describes Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent, explains
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    all the controllers, enclosures, and disk drives in your storage space from a single location. About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a system, the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent is also installed automatically. The Agent is like a service that keeps
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    Payroll Data RAID 5 RAID 5 Local System System running Adaptec Storage Manager Server with RAID controller and disk drives Network (SAN) Connection Server with RAID controller, running Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Storage enclosures with disk drives installed Personnel Data RAID 50 RAID 50
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    running Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Storage enclosures with disk drives installed RAID 50 Local System RAID 5 System running Adaptec Storage Manager RAID 5 Server with RAID controller and disk drives installed RAID 60 Server running Adaptec Storage Manager Agent RAID 5EE RAI 5E RAID 5EE
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    installed. See Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the DVD on page 23 for more information. Controller Support The maximum number of controllers supported by Adaptec Storage Manager for each supported operating system is: ● Windows-Up to 16 Adaptec controllers ● Linux-Up to 16 Adaptec controllers
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    describes how to install Adaptec Storage Manager on different operating systems, and explains how to use Adaptec Storage Manager with a firewall. Note: To use Adaptec Storage Manager to configure a RAID controller before you install your operating system, see Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the
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    in your Windows Control Panel. Note: Advanced users only-To perform a silent installation, follow the instructions in Appendix A. To install Adaptec Storage Manager: 1 Insert the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD. The Installation DVD Main Menu opens. 2 Select Install Adaptec Storage Manager
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    . To install Adaptec Storage Manager: 1 Insert the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD. 2 Mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD: For Red Hat mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom For SUSE mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom 3 Change to the manager directory: For Red Hat cd /mnt/cdrom/ASMCD/linux
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    version are saved and used in the upgrade. To remove Adaptec Storage Manager, type the pkgrm RaidMan command. To install Adaptec Storage Manager: 1 Insert the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD. The DVD mounts automatically. (If it doesn't, manually mount the DVD using a command similar to
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    the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD: umount / Installing on VMWare To install Adaptec Storage Manager: 1 Mount the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD: mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 2 Change to the manager directory: ESX Server 3.5: cd /mnt/cdrom/ASMCD/linux/manager
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    -CD mode. D Install your Adaptec RAID controller. D Run Adaptec Storage Manager (see the following section). D Create logical drives (see page 34). For an introduction to the Adaptec Storage Manager window and its features, see page 43. D Install your operating system (and controller device drivers
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    -CD mode: 1 Insert the RAID Controller Installation DVD into your DVD drive, then restart your system. 2 When prompted, select the language you want, then press Enter. 3 Review the license information, then press Enter. The main DVD menu opens. 4 Click Launch Configuration Utility. Adaptec Storage
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    Systems from the Local System 32 Creating Logical Drives...34 Managing Your Storage Space 41 Follow the instructions in this chapter to start Adaptec Storage Manager, log in to each system in your storage space, and create logical drives. (For more information, see Understanding Logical Drives
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    a 'management system', a system from which you will manage the direct attached storage on all systems in your storage space. The management system can be any system on your LAN that has a monitor and can run the full Adaptec Storage Manager application. 'Local' or 'Remote'? Whenever you're working
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    Adaptec Storage controllers, disk drives, and logical drives that are part of your storage space. To log in as an Administrator: ● Windows storage space to "view-only". You can see all local and remote systems and view their properties windows, view event logs, save configuration files and support
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    Permission Levels on page 27 for more information.) 4 If Adaptec Storage Manager detects a new controller on the local system, the New Hardware Detected window opens. Click Register Now, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the registration. 5 Continue with Enabling Statistics Logging
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    Detected window opens. Click Register Now, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the registration. 5 Continue with Enabling Statistics Logging in Adaptec Storage Manager on page 30. UnixWare or OpenServer 1 Change to the directory where Adaptec Storage Manager is installed: cd /opt
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    test message was sent successfully or that the test failed. (Click OK to clear the message.) Click OK to close the Call Home connection settings window. Then close the Advanced Statistics Manager window. Continue with Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Remote Systems on page 31.
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    Windows Control Panel. 2 Double-click Administrative Tools, then double-click Services. 3 In the list of services, check that the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent is installed and running. If it's not, you can choose to restart it. Linux or VMWare On systems running Linux or VMWare, the Adaptec Storage
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    Adaptec Storage Manager or the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent (see page 14) is running on all systems in your storage start Adaptec Storage Manager on the local system. You can work with a remote system's controllers, disk View, select either Direct Attached Storage or the Local System. 2 From the
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    Permission Levels on page 27 for more information. 6 If Adaptec Storage Manager detects a new controller on the local system, the New Hardware Detected window opens. Click Register Now, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the registration. 7 Continue with Creating Logical Drives
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    advanced settings manually. Use the custom method when you want to create specific logical drives with any or all available disk drives. For instructions, see page 37. Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager
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    Chapter 3: Building Your Storage Space ● 35 3 When the wizard opens, ensure that Express configuration... is selected, then click Next. 4 Review the information that is displayed. To exclude specific disk drives, specify a size for the logical drives, or to make other changes to the configuration,
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    operating system documentation for more information. Including More Systems in Your Storage Space Note: Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed on every system that will be part of your storage space. If you have installed Adaptec RAID controllers on more than one system, to continue building your
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    of supported RAID controllers varies depending on your operating system. See Controller Support on page 17 for more information. To continue, see Managing Your Storage Space on page 41. Custom Configuration (Advanced) Custom configuration helps you build your storage space manually by stepping
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    about RAID levels. 5 Click Next. 6 On the left side of the window, enter a name for the logical drive. Names can include any combination of letters and numbers, but cannot include spaces. 7 On the right side of the window, select the disk drives you want to use in the logical drive. Adaptec Storage
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    Chapter 3: Building Your Storage Space ● 39 By default, Adaptec Storage Manager automatically sets the size of the logical drive and maximizes the capacity of the disk drives you select. (To set a custom size for the
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    want to create on the controller. 12 Click Next, then review the logical drive settings. This example shows two logical drives with RAID 5 are ready to be system documentation. 13 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s), indicated by a timers window opens.
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    you created in the wizard. If you did not enable power management for any logical drive, Adaptec Storage Manager does not display the power timers window. 15 Repeat Steps 1 to 14 for each controller in your storage space, as required. 16 Partition and format your logical drives. See page 36 for more
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    Adaptec Storage Manager 43 Protecting Your Data 53 Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage 58 Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs .......... 80 Maintaining Physical Devices 86 Monitoring Status and Activity 102 Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager .. 124 Solving Problems
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    49 Checking System Status from the Main Window 50 Getting Help ...50 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager 51 Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager 51 Before you build your storage space, familiarize yourself with the main features of Adaptec Storage Manager and learn to navigate to the
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    window. (Only tasks and windows associated with a specific component are available on right-click menus.) For simplicity, the tasks in this User's Guide are explained mainly using menu bar options. About the Actions Menu Most of the main tasks in Adaptec Storage example, a controller is selected in
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    Direct Attached Storage branch, which displays automatically if you selected Direct Attached Storage when you installed Adaptec Storage Manager. Under Direct Attached Storage the right-hand panel of the window, as shown in these figures. By selecting a controller in the Enterprise View... ...the
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    Chapter 4: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● 46 What do the Enterprise View icons mean? Icon Description System with direct attached storage controller and directly attached disk drives or enclosures Enclosure Controller The Physical Devices View When you select a controller in the Enterprise View
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    Exploring Adaptec Storage For more information, see Understanding Logical Drives on page 59.) Controller 1 is connected to... ...28 disk drives (some not shown drive's icon. For instance, the logical drive shown at right has RAID 1. Logical drives protected by hot spares have plus signs (+) beside
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    Chapter 4: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● 48 Click on a logical drive to highlight the disk drives that comprise it in the Physical Devices View. Five disk drives (plus one hot spare) comprise the selected RAID 6 logical drive. You can also click on any disk drive to see which (if any) logical
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    the size capacities of your disk drives relative to each other. If your controller is connected to an enclosure, click this button to see all the disk drives in the enclosure. Note: Not all enclosures are supported by Adaptec Storage Manager. Unsupported enclosures do not appear in Enclosure View.
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    indicate status. on page 105 for more information. Getting Help Adaptec Storage Manager online Help includes conceptual information, glossary definitions, and descriptions of on-screen menus and items, in addition to step-by-step instructions for completing tasks. To open the online Help, click the
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    Storage Manager, follow the instructions for your operating system. Uninstalling From Windows Systems To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager from a Windows system, use the Add or Remove Programs tool in the Control Panel. All Adaptec Storage Manager components are uninstalled. Uninstalling From Linux
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    ● 52 Uninstalling From Solaris Systems To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager from a Solaris system, type this command: pkgrm StorMan Adaptec Storage Manager is uninstalled. Uninstalling From FreeBSD Systems To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager from a FreeBSD system, type this command: pkg_delete
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    57 In addition to the standard (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50) and enhanced (RAID 1E, RAID 5EE, RAID 6, RAID 60) RAID levels, controllers with the Adaptec Advanced Data Protection Suite include additional methods of protecting the data on your storage space. This chapter describes how to
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    as the largest disk drive it might replace. ● Adaptec recommends that you not designate a SAS hot spare for drive on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). You can problem.) A plus sign also appears beside each existing logical drive. Any other logical drives created on the controller
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    a dedicated or pool hot spare: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller on which you want a dedicated hot spare. 2 In the Physical Devices View What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean? on page 55 for help solving the problem.) 4 To use the same dedicated hot spare to protect another logical drive (
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    or delete a dedicated hot spare: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller associated with the hot spare. 2 In the Physical Devices View, click or removed, and the disk drive becomes available for other uses in your storage space. Deleting a Global Hot Spare You can delete a global hot spare.
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    is deleted and the disk drive becomes available for other uses in your storage space. Enabling Copyback When a logical drive is rebuilt using a hot spare is enabled, data is moved back to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced. Once the data is
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    Drive...71 Creating a RAID Volume ...71 Creating a JBOD Disk ...73 Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space 75 Configuring the MaxIQ Cache 78 This chapter explains how to create and modify logical drives, optimize logical drive performance, and use Adaptec Storage Manager's power management
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    Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 59 Understanding Logical Drives A logical drive is a group drive in each, as shown in the following figure. One RAID 1 Logical Drive Three Disk Drives (500 MB Each) 250 MB 250 MB One RAID 5 Logical Drive 250 MB 250 MB Available 250 MB Space
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    must be less than or equal to the maximum size. 4 Click Next. 5 Review the logical drive settings, click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is saved in the Adaptec controller and in the physical drives. If the disk drives you used to create
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    . To create a logical drive with disk drives of different sizes, follow the instructions in Building Your Storage Space on page 25. When the logical drive is created, it appears similar to the example in the next figure, where a RAID 5 logical drive includes two disk drives of one size and two of
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    Your Direct Attached Storage ● RAID 5 logical drive. Free segments of larger disk drives used in logical drive 3 Click Next. 4 Review the logical drive settings. 5 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is saved in the Adaptec controller
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    Your Direct Attached Storage ● 63 Fine-tuning Logical Drives You can fine-tune a new or existing logical drive to meet your needs by changing its name or adjusting the Advanced settings described in this section. (Not all options are available for all controllers or all RAID levels.) Renaming
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    Your Direct Attached Storage ● 64 To schedule the changes for later, click Schedule, then set the date and time. (For more information, see Scheduling a Task on page 81.) Changing the Stripe Size The stripe size is the amount of data (in KB) written to one partition before the controller moves
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    Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 65 To quickly change the read cache setting: 1 Click mirror drive; for RAID 5 logical drives, parity is computed and written. Build is the default setting for most logical drives (see Quick method below). Adaptec Storage Manager performs build
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    is not supported on all controllers.) The following application-specific performance modes are supported by Adaptec Storage Manager. Performance Criteria Best Performance ● Automatically adjusts - criteria based on controller usage, RAID level, and disk drive type ● 100% Random ● 60%--
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    drive before you begin to use it. To verify a logical drive manually, see Verifying and Fixing a Logical Drive on page 67. ● Background verification-If your controller supports background consistency check, Adaptec Storage Manager continually and automatically checks your logical drives once they're
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    Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 68 Note: Don't power off the system now continue working on the controller. Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check If your controller supports background consistency check, Adaptec Storage Manager continually and automatically checks
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    Direct Attached Storage ● 69 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Enable (Disable) background consistency check. The controller is updated with the new setting. Setting the Background Consistency Check Period You can choose how often Adaptec Storage window opens. 3 Adjust the slider control
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    added to or removed from the logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager won't allow you to continue unless you have the right number of disk drives available. To change the RAID level of a logical drive: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller associated with the logical drive. 2 In the Logical
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    Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 71 5 In the Logical Devices panel, select the disk drives you want to use in the modified logical drive. Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a
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    Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 72 To build a RAID Volume: 1 Create two or more logical drives that meet the requirements listed at the beginning of this section, and wait for them to build and initialize. For instructions, see Express Configuration: The Easy Way on page 34 or
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    6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 73 8 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the RAID Volume. The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller and on the physical drives. Adaptec Storage Manager replaces the individual logical drives with a single RAID Volume in
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    to use to create the individual JBOD disks. 5 Click Next to review the JBOD disk settings. To make changes, click Back. This example shows three JBOD disks ready to be created. 6 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager creates the JBOD disks. Converting a JBOD Disk to a Simple Volume
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    computer rooms and data centers. This section describes how to configure power management for the logical drives and RAID controllers in your storage is not available on all controllers.To see if your controller supports power management, right-click the controller in the Enterprise View, then
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    the controller BIOS utility. The time zone does not adjust automatically for daylight savings time. To compensate, you must adjust the stay awake period manually, either in the BIOS or with Adaptec Storage Manager. For more information, see the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation and User's Guide
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    Direct Attached Storage ● 77 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, click Power settings, then click Set stay awake settings. The Stay awake settings window disk drives (drives in an enclosure, such as a JBOD) that the controller may spin-up at the same time. 5 Click OK. Disabling Power Management
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    Direct Attached Storage ● 78 To disable power management for a logical drive: 1 In the Logical Devices View, click the logical drive. 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, click Power settings, then click Disable. The logical drive is updated the Adaptec Storage Manager installed on the RAID controllers
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    Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● 79 To configure the MaxIQ cache pool: 1 In the Logical Devices View, click the Configure MaxIQ Cache Pool button. The Configure MaxIQ cache pool window opens. 2 Select one or more SSDs in the Available SSDs list, then click SSD > . The SSD is added
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    a Task...84 Disabling the Task Manager 84 Adaptec Storage Manager allows you to schedule some types of jobs (or tasks) to complete at convenient times. Additionally, you can schedule some tasks to recur at preset times. A Task Manager utility
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    You can schedule these Adaptec Storage Manager tasks: ● Expanding a logical drive ● Changing a logical drive's RAID level ● Modifying the stripe 't click Apply.) Schedule button 2 Click Schedule. The schedule window opens. (The window you see may be different from the one shown in this example
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    the system, then click Tasks. The Task Manager opens on the Tasks tab of a new window. The Tasks tab has two main panels, as shown in this figure. All scheduled tasks for tab, you can access other utilities in this window, such as the Email Notification Manager (see page 111), by clicking their tabs.
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    task has not been completed successfully. (For more information about an error, double-click the task in the Task List to open the Task Properties window.) In the menu bar, click View task for additional detail about any task in the Task List. Checking Past Tasks and Events in the Event
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    window, make the required changes, then click OK. The task and Task List are updated with the new information. What if a task misses its start time? Tasks scheduled in Adaptec Storage misses its start time, it must be rescheduled. For instructions, see Modifying a Task. If a recurring task misses
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    disabled, a brief three-tone alert sounds each time you open and log in to Adaptec Storage Manager. Scheduled tasks in the Task List will not run while the Task Manager is run. See Modifying a Task on page 84 for instructions. Scheduled tasks that did not miss their start time while the Task Manager
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    90 Working with Controllers ...91 Testing and Silencing System and Enclosure Alarms 94 Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware 97 Updating the Disk Drive Firmware 98 This chapter describes how to manage the controllers, disk drives, solid state drives, and enclosures in your storage space.
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    ) and Logical Drive (right) Properties windows. Blinking a Component You can blink controller with multiple connectors To blink a component: 1 In Adaptec Storage Manager, right-click the component, then click Blink.... Note: If the component you select (for instance, a controller) doesn't support
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    Adaptec Storage Manager to manage failed or failing disk drives in your storage space. Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive You can replace one or more disk drives in a logical drive. You may want to do this to upgrade . For help solving disk drive problems, see Recovering from a Disk
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    the Enterprise View, click the controller whose disk drives you want to initialize. 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Initialize all ready drives. 3 Click Yes to initialize the disk drives. The initialization begins. Clearing Disk Drives You can use Adaptec Storage Manager to erase all
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    . You can use this information to verify the health of your SSDs and to predict drive failures. For MaxIQ-compatible SSDs, Adaptec Storage Manager displays SMART statistics for the drive using Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology. It also displays wear-level and longevity indicators
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    storage space. If it detects a new controller, the New Hardware Detected window opens and prompts you to register it. To stay informed about Adaptec products and special offers, register your controllers by clicking Register Now in the New Hardware Detected window. Follow the on-screen instructions
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    . 4 To stop the test, click OK. Silencing a Controller Alarm You can silence the alarm on a controller while you fix the problem. To silence the alarm, click the Silence button (shown at right) in the main Adaptec Storage Manager window. Disabling a Controller Alarm You can disable the alarm for
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    . 3 In the Save window, browse to the directory you want, then enter a file name for the report. (The default directory is the directory in which the Adaptec Storage Manager is installed. The default file name is RaidCfg.log.) A text-file report is saved. Setting a Controller's Default Task Priority
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    log. To reset the statistics log for a controller: 1 In the Enterprise view, select a controller. 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, select Advanced Statistics, then click Reset. Testing and Silencing System and Enclosure Alarms Adaptec Storage Manager supports an audible alarm which is triggered on
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    event occurs, you can silence the alarm on your local system while you fix the problem. To silence the alarm, click the Silence button (shown at right) in the main Adaptec Storage Manager window. Alternatively, in the menu bar, click Actions, then select Agent actions. Select Alarm actions, then
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    instructions to ensure that the alarm is working: 1 Ensure that the speakers on your local system aren't muted. 2 In the Enterprise View, select the controller you fix the problem. To silence the alarm, click the Silence button (shown at right) in the main Adaptec Storage Manager window. Disabling an
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    at www.adaptec.com. Image files typically come in sets of two or more and have a .ufi file extension. Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware To update the controller firmware: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click Direct Attached Storage, then click Update controller images. The ROM Update wizard
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    Do not power down the controller(s) during the update. 8 When the update is complete, click OK. Then, restart the server(s) to activate the new firmware images. Updating the Disk Drive Firmware Note: This task is recommended for advanced users only. Adaptec Storage Manager provides a wizard to help
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    Physical Devices ● 99 Updating the Disk Drive Firmware To update the disk drive firmware: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click Direct Attached Storage, then click Update drive firmware images. The Drive Firmware Update wizard opens. 2 Click Next. 3 Click Add to browse to the firmware image file you
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    the disk drives you want to update, then click Next. Note: For SAS drives with "Mode 6" support, select Save Later to use the new firmware once, during the current session, and to revert to the previous firmware the next time the drive is started. 6 Review the update summary, then click Apply.
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    Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● 101 7 When prompted, click Yes to begin the update. ! Caution: Do not power down the controller or remove the disk drives during the update. 8 When the update is complete, click OK.
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    Activity 9 In this chapter... Monitoring Options...103 Checking Status from the Main Window 103 Notifying Users by Event Log Message About Status and Activity 106 Notifying 118 Logging Statistics for Remote Analysis 119 This chapter describes how Adaptec Storage Manager helps you monitor your
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    main Adaptec Storage Manager window to help you quickly identify problems. (See page 104.) ● Enclosure Status Icons-If your storage space Adaptec Storage Manager to collect I/O and usage statistics for the RAID controllers in your system and periodically "call home" to send the data to Adaptec
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    Do the Event Status Icons Mean? Adaptec Storage Manager indicates event status with icons. helps you quickly identify the source of a problem. See Identifying a Failed or Failing Component Event Log To clear all event logs belonging to all controllers in a selected system: 1 In the Enterprise View,
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    Activity ● 105 Using Enclosure Icons to Monitor Enclosure Status If your storage space includes an enclosure with an enclosure management device, such as a SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure (SAF-TE) processor, Adaptec Storage Manager displays temperature, fan, and power module status in the
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    by Event Log Message About Status and Activity You can set up Adaptec Storage Manager to send messages to the event log of selected remote systems ; then, you can add or delete systems as your storage space grows and changes. Follow the instructions in this section to: ● Set up logged notifications (
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    Manager on Notifications Tab Note: You can access other features in this window, such as the Task Manager (see Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Add system. The Add System window opens. 5 Enter the host name or TCP/IP address of another system in your storage space that will receive event
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    Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● 108 6 When you're done, click Cancel to close the Add System window. The systems you added appear in the Notifications Manager. 7 Close the Notifications Manager when you're done. 8 Repeat the steps in this section for each
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    9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● 109 If the test fails: a Ensure that the receiving system is powered on and running Adaptec Storage Manager. b Open the receiving system's System Properties window (see Step 4 on page 109) and double-check the TCP/IP address and port number. c Try sending the test
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    Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● 110 Disabling Logged Notifications Logged notifications are enabled by default. You can choose disable them on a selected system, if required. Note: If you disable logged notifications, events will be generated for that system but not broadcast-not even to
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    Users by Email About Status and Activity You can set up Adaptec Storage Manager to send email messages (or notifications) to a selected email coalesced" and receive only one email message for each event type. Follow the instructions in this section to: ● Set up email notifications (see page 111). ●
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    as shown in the next Step. (If email notifications are already set up, the SMTP Server Settings window doesn't open. Skip to Step 5.) 3 Enter the address of your SMTP server and the server's In the Email Notifications Manager tool bar, click Add email recipient. The Add Email Recipient window opens.
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    When you're done, click Cancel to close the Add Email Recipient window. The email recipients you added appear in the Email Notifications Manager. 8 1 In the Enterprise View, select the system you want. 2 In the Adaptec Storage Manager tool bar, click Configure, point to the system, then click Email
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    to a recipient from a selected system. To modify a recipient's information: 1 In the Enterprise View, select the system you want. 2 In the Adaptec Storage Manager tool bar, click Configure, point to the system, then click Email Notifications. The Email Notifications Manager opens. 3 Select the
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    select Actions, then click SMTP server settings. The SMTP Server Settings window opens. 4 Edit the SMTP server settings as required, then click Add 1 In the Enterprise View, select the system you want. 2 In the Adaptec Storage Manager tool bar, click Configure, point to the system, then click Email
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    Up SNMP Notifications on Windows Note: Be sure your Windows installation includes SNMP support. By default, Windows 2000 and Windows XP do not install SNMP. To install and configure SNMP support: 1 From your desktop, open the Windows Computer Management tool, then select Services from the tree
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    Start the SNMP service. Setting Up SNMP Notifications on Linux For the Linux operating system, the Adaptec Storage Manager SNMP agent Linux; for information, documentation, and downloads, see www.net-snmp.org. To configure SNMP support: 1 Install Adaptec Storage Manager (see page 20). 2 Add Adaptec
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    bar, click Configure, point to the system, then click General Settings. The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent General Settings window opens for the system you selected. Note: You can access other utilities in this window, such as the Task Manager (see Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs on
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    their RAID levels, and size ● Error log files Note: Adaptec Storage Manager does not gather proprietary site information when logging statistics for remote analysis. In addition to logging I/O usage statistics, it gathers the same error log files and controller configuration data as the ASM support
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    (The default is 1 day.) 5 In the Send statistics to field, select Adaptec and/or Others. If you select Others, enter the datacenter URL in the text keep statistics logs slider. (The default is 1 day.) 7 Enter the storage location for the statistics logs or use the default location. Click Browse to
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    and Activity ● 121 Configuring Proxy Server Settings Adaptec Storage Manager uses the Internet to send statistics to select Actions, then click Call Home connection settings. The Call Home connection settings window opens. 4 Click Send Call Home test message. A message appears indicating either
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    the message, then click Cancel to close the Call Home connection settings window. Note: If the test fails, try opening port 80. If the test continues to fail, your system administrator may need to add the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent to your proxy server's white list. Disabling Call Home Messages
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    system. 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Save call home support archive. 3 Enter a name for the archive file or accept the default name, window of Adaptec Storage Manager, select Actions, then: ● For hard drives, SSDs, or logical drives, click View Statistics Data ● For controllers
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    10 Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager In this chapter... Updating Adaptec Storage Manager 125 Adding Enhanced Features 125 Setting Preferences and Changing Views 125 Managing Remote Systems 127 Working with Display Groups 131 This chapter explains how to customize Adaptec Storage
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    If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your system, you must remove it before installing a new version. Adding Enhanced Features As you grow your storage space, you can enhance data protection and improve performance by upgrading your Adaptec controller with extra features
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    10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 126 ● Excluding the tool bar or status bar from the main window, or turning off the Tool Tips (see page 127). Reorganizing the Enterprise View You can reorganize the Enterprise view tree to suit your needs. You can set Adaptec Storage Manager
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    drop-down menu, select the option you want. 4 Click OK. The change is applied immediately. Changing the Main Window Appearance You can choose to remove the tool bar and status bar from the main Adaptec Storage Manager window to save space on-screen. You can also choose to turn off the Tool Tips that
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    Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 128 Adding and Removing Remote Systems in the . To add or remove remote systems in the wizard: 1 In the Enterprise View, select Direct Attached Storage. 2 From the Actions menu, select Manage Remote Systems. The wizard opens. 3 Select the
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    Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 129 4 Click Next, review the Managed systems summary, then click Apply. 5 If you removed systems that you no longer want to manage, the Removing systems window opens. To continue receiving events from these systems, select Continue to
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    Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 130 6 If you added systems, Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to enter login credentials for the selected systems. In the Login to managed system window, enter a user name and password if security is enabled on the remote systems.
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    Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 131 The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent General Settings window opens for the system you selected. The auto-discovery settings appear you can't include the same system in multiple display groups. Follow the instructions in this section to:
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    Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 132 ● Create display groups (see the next section). ● You can organize related local and remote systems into display groups to make managing your storage space easier and more effective. Systems in a display group appear together in the
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    Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 133 3 To add another system to the you can open the display group Properties window. In the Enterprise View, right-click on the display group, then click Properties. The Properties window opens for that display group, summarizing the
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    Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 134 Renaming a Display Group You can make managing your storage space easier and more efficient by giving your display groups meaningful names. To rename a display group: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click on the display
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    11 In this chapter... General Troubleshooting Tips 136 Identifying a Failed or Failing Component 136 Stopping the Creation of a New Logical Drive 137 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 137 Rebuilding Logical Drives ...140 Solving Notification Problems 141 Creating a Support Archive File 141
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    Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● 136 General Troubleshooting Tips If you experience problems installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager, follow these suggestions: ● Ensure that you are logged in to Adaptec Storage Manager at the permission level you need to perform the tasks you want. (See page 27
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    Problems a disk drive fails for any reason, it is represented in Adaptec Storage Manager with a red X, as shown at right. This section in more than one logical drive simultaneously (see page 138). ● If it is a RAID 0 logical drive (see page 138). ● If multiple disk drives fail within the same
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    it's rebuilding. For instance, when one of the disk drives fails in the RAID 1 logical drive shown in the next example, the logical drive is not , disk drives, and controllers are properly installed and connected. Then, if necessary, follow the instructions in Rebuilding Logical Drives on
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    Solving Problems ● RAID 6 and RAID 60 logical drives support two simultaneous disk drive failures (see page 160). In some instances, RAID 10 and RAID initialize the logical drive. 6 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager begins building the logical drive. 7 Check the logical drive for
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    missing from the logical drive, reinsert or replace them and allow Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the logical drive. Then verify that drive status manufacturer's instructions. If necessary, replace the failed disk drive with a new disk drive of equal or larger size. 3 The controller detects the
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    modify the address.) 3 Try sending the test message again. Creating a Support Archive File Your Adaptec Storage Manager service representative might ask you to create a configuration and status information archive file to help diagnose a problem with your system. To create the archive file: 1 In the
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    Problems ● 142 Understanding Error and Warning Messages This section provides detailed information about error and warning events that occur in Adaptec Storage write the logical drive access control list Could not add Could not change the BIOS-compatibility mapping Could not change the name
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    communication with specified system Restart the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent to establish communication with the local system Could not rescan for the specified controller Could not restart the specified controller Could not shut down the specified controller Could not create the diskset There
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    SCSI error Failed drive-SCSI error Failed drive-SCSI error Failed drive-SCSI bus parity error Failed drive-SCSI bus test error Failed drive-SCSI channel is not operational Failed drive-Unknown SCSI error Failed drive-Unknown disk drive on controller enclosure Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● 144
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    Adaptec Storage Manager failed to start at specified port number Specified self-test problem code was returned from specified controller, channel, SCSI enable the automatic rebuild on replacement operation Could not change the firmware to the specified boot image Could not copy the configuration
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    SetWce SyncArray SyncLogDrive TargetInfo Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● 146 Error Message Text The user could Could not send the Array Optimal command to the specified controller Could not set the specified SCSI initiator ID Could not change the specified global drive cache policy
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    Error Unblock UnkillOtherController UserAccounts VerifyArray VerifyFixHardDrive VerifyHardDrive VolumeInUse Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● 147 Error Message Text Could not unblock the specified logical drive Could not unkill other controller Could not write the target user account list Could not
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    Part III: Appendices In this part: Completing a Silent Windows Installation 149 Selecting the Best RAID Level 152 Quick Answers to Common Questions 161 Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance 168
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    users how to complete a silent Windows installation of Adaptec Storage Manager instead of following the installation instructions provided in Installing on Windows on page 19. A silent installation uses command line parameters to complete an installation without messages or user interaction. Note
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    Chapter A: Completing a Silent Windows Installation ● 150 Completing a Silent Installation You will need the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD to complete this task. To complete a silent installation: 1 Insert the DVD into your DVD drive. 2 Open a command prompt window and change to the DVD
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    ALL, do not also specify any of the following values. ● Agent-Installs the Adaptec Storage Manager Direct Attached Storage Agent. If this feature is installed, your system will reboot if RAID controllers that use the filter driver are installed. If necessary, use the REBOOT property to suppress this
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    level to protect your data. Each RAID level offers a unique combination of performance and redundancy. RAID levels also vary by the number of disk drives they support. This chapter provides a comparison of all the RAID levels supported by Adaptec Storage Manager, and provides a basic overview of
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    appropriate for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Spanned Volume RAID Volume Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes Yes
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    data protection. Compared to an equal-sized group of independent disks, a RAID 0 array provides improved I/O performance. Drive segment size is limited to the with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create a RAID 0 drive segment of 250 GB, for a total of 1000 GB for the volume
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    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 logical drives provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks. However, capacity is only 50 percent of
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    10 logical drive is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 logical drives. Data in a RAID 10 logical drive is both striped and mirrored. Mirroring provides 4 ... 500 Disk Drive 3 1 3 ... 499 Disk Drive 4 2 4 ... 500 Unused Space = 150 GB Unused Space = 150 GB RAID 10 Logical Drive = 500 GB
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    data protection, and striping improves performance. Parity data is an error-correcting redundancy that's used to re-create data if a disk drive fails. In RAID 5 logical drives, parity data (represented by Ps in the next figure) is striped evenly across the disk drives with the stored data. Drive
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    't be shared with other logical disk drives. A distributed spare improves the speed at which the logical drive is rebuilt following a disk drive failure. A RAID 5EE logical drive protects your data and increases read and write speeds. However, capacity is reduced by two disk drives' worth of space
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    1000 GB (2 x 500 GB) of stored data and 500 GB of parity data. RAID 50 Logical Drive = 1000 GB plus Parity RAID 5 A Each RAID 5 Logical Drive has 500 GB Data Storage 250 GB Parity Data RAID 5 B 1, 5, P 3, P, 9 P, 7, 11 Drive 1 250 GB Drive 2 250 GB Drive 3 250 GB 2, 6, P 4, P, 10 P, 8, 12
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    for your data because they can recover from two simultaneous disk drive failures. However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to RAID 5 logical drives). RAID 6 logical drives must be built from at least four disk drives. Maximum stripe size depends on the number of disk drives
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    can be scheduled to run at a specified time 167 This chapter provides quick references to frequently requested information about basic tasks, functions, and concepts in Adaptec Storage Manager. Note: For troubleshooting tips, see Solving Problems on page 135.
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    or See Building Your Storage Space on page 25. Open the Configuration wizard? In the Enterprise View, right-click the controller you want, then Add a new user to Adaptec Storage Manager? Any user with a valid network user name and password can log into Adaptec Storage Manager. See Starting and
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    Manager? In the Enterprise View, click on the local system. In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Log out. See Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager on page 51. Schedule a task? Complete each step of the task until you are prompted to click Apply. (Don't click Apply.) Click Schedule. Note
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    the Agent? Adaptec Storage Manager is the full software application, including the user interface (windows, menus) described in this User's Guide. It helps you build and maintain the logical drives, controllers, and disk drives that make up your storage space. The Agent is like a service that keeps
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    Appendix C: Quick Answers to Common Questions... ● 165 Controllers? In the Enterprise View, click on a controller. In the menu bar, select Actions to view these options: Then select Alarm actions to view these options: Disk drives? In the Physical Devices View,
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    the Logical Devices View, click on a logical drive. In the menu bar, select Actions to view these options: Direct Attached Storage? In the Enterprise View, click Direct Attached Storage. In the menu bar, select Actions to view these options: The Notification Manager? In the tool bar, click Configure
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    be scheduled to run at a specified time? You can schedule any of these tasks to run at a specified time: ● Changing a logical drive from one RAID level to another (see page 70). ● Expanding the size of a logical drive (see page 69). ● Modifying a logical drives settings (see page 63). ● Verifying
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    this appendix... Enterprise View Icons ...169 Icons in the Physical Devices View 169 Icons in the Logical Devices View 170 Buttons in the Main Window 171 Buttons in the Notification Manager 171 Buttons in the Email Notification Manager 172 Buttons in the Task Manager 172 This chapter provides
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    Description System with direct attached storage controller and directly attached disk drives or enclosures Enclosure Controller Icons in the MaxIQ pool Solid State Drive assigned to MaxIQ pool Controller Enclosure Management Device Locked upgrade feature that can be activated with a feature key
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    drive being initialized Logical drive being modified Logical drive being rebuilt after disk drive failure Array with available space Array with no available space Locked upgrade feature that can be activated with a feature key (see page 125 for more information)
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    Window Button Click to... ...add a remote system More on... ...page 32 ...create a logical drive; open the Configuration wizard ...page 25 ...silence the audible alarm ...page 94 ...check status and other properties of a controller by the Notification Manager ...update a system's address,
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    Manager Button Click to... ...add the email address of a user who will receive notifications generated by the Email Notification Manager ...update a recipient's email address or notification level ...remove a recipient from the Email Notification List More on... ...page 111 ...page 114 ...page
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    consistency check A controller function that continually and automatically verifies your logical drives once they're in use. bootable-CD mode A way of running Adaptec Storage Manager, where the application is not installed but is run directly from a CD. C cache A temporary, fast storage area that
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    174 D DAS Direct-attached Storage. Data storage that is physically connected to a server. See also LAN, SAN. drive segment See segment. dual drive failure protection Another name for a RAID 6 or RAID 60 logical drive. E Email Notification Manager A utility within Adaptec Storage Manager that emails
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    device or array. M managed system A computer (or system) in a storage space that's being managed by Adaptec Storage Manager. MB MegaByte. Depending on context onto a second drive. See also RAID. N Notification Manager A utility within Adaptec Storage Manager that broadcasts event messages to selected
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    In Adaptec Storage Manager, all other systems in your storage space besides your local system are remote systems. 'Local' and 'remote' are relative terms. See also local system. ROM Update wizard A program that updates the BIOS and firmware codes on the controller. See also firmware. S SAN Storage
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    Glossary ● 177 striped mirror A RAID 1 Enhanced, or RAID 1E, logical drive. See page 155. striping A method of enhancing performance by spreading data evenly over multiple disk drives. Provides no data protection. T Task Manager A utility in Adaptec Storage Manager that allows you to schedule a
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    Update controller images 97 Update drive firmware images 99 Verify 68 Verify with fix 67 activity in storage space event log 50 activity on storage space. See monitoring Adaptec Storage Manager Actions menu 44 Actions menu overview 164 to 167 Agent 14 beginning steps 14 bootable-CD mode 23 Direct
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    unit of measure 127 system requirements 17 Task Manager 82 uninstalling 51 Linux 51 Windows 51 unlocking enhanced features 125 updating 125 Adaptec Storage Manager vs Agent 164 adapters. See controllers ADDLOCAL 151 Administrator permissions 27 advanced settings 39, 63 advanced statistics see
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    support by operating system 17 testing alarm 91 updating firmware 97 copyback 57 creating with the wizard 73 custom configuration 37 D daemon 14 DAS defined 10 dedicated hot spares 54 creating 55 deleting 56 removing 56 deleting logical drives 71 devices 45 blinking 87 Direct Attached Storage RAID
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    UnixWare 21 VMWare 22 Windows 19 silent installation 149 J JBODs 73 converting to simple volumes 74 creating 73 deleting 75 JBODs. See also enclosures jobs. See tasks L Linux controller support 17 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 20 SNMP support 117 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 29 starting the
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    38 selecting RAID levels 38 size 39 limitations 40 specifying size 60 stripe size 64 striping data 154 verifying 67, 68 verifying and fixing 67 verifying icon 68 viewing disk drives 48 viewing status 47 write cache setting 64 M main window buttons Configure 113 Direct Attached Storage branch 44
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    overview 44 Physical Devices View 44 status icons 104 tool bar 44 manual verification 67 MaxIQ cache 78, 79 MaxIQ cache hits and misses Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 29 OpenServer 29 Solaris 29 UnixWare 29 OpenServer controller support 17 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 21 starting Adaptec Storage
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    (initialzation method) 139 SMART statistics 90 SMTP server 114 SNMP support Linux 117 Windows 116 software license keys 125 software upgrades 125 Solaris controller support 17 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 21 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 29 starting the Agent 32 solid state drive (SSD) 47
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    Number See Technical Support Identification Number U uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager 51 Linux 51 Windows 51 UnixWare controller support 17 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 21 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 29 starting the Agent 32 updating Adaptec Storage Manager 125 upgrade features 125
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    Size Capacity 49 Text Description 49 VMWare controller support 17 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 22 W Windows controller support 17 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 19 silent installation 149 SNMP support 116 starting the Agent 31 uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager 51 write cache 64 write
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User’s Guide
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