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Storage Manager The following buttons are available: Flash Caching Defaults Cancel SCSI ID SCSI TERMPWR Transfer Termination Address, IRQ Displays the Flash Configuration window to update the controller firmware and BIOS. Selects the controller cache parameters. Resets the controller configuration to factory default settings. Cancels any changes you have made and returns to the Host Bus Adapter Info window. Your controllers is set to ID 7 by default. Refer to the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide for more information about selecting an alternate SCSI ID. By default, SCSI RAID controllers supply termination power through the TERMPWR line on the SCSI cable. This setting does not normally need to be changed. The maximum possible transfer rate. The controller automatically negotiates with each device at powerup, or reset, to determine the maximum transfer rate. This parameter should only be changed when troubleshooting SCSI bus errors. If data errors are eliminated by setting the value to a lower rate, there might be problems with the length of the bus or the bus termination. This parameter sets SCSI termination for the controller. The default value (On) should not be changed unless both internal and external cables are attached to the controller. Refer to the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide for information about configuring SCSI bus termination. These fields display the controller memory address and IRQ value assigned by the host BIOS. These values cannot be changed. Controller Caching - Windows NT only To ensure optimum performance, follow these steps: 1 Click Caching in the Configure Host Bus Adapter window to display the HBA Caching Configuration window. 2 When the HBA Caching Configuration window appears, change both of the settings to Advisory. 3-25

Section	Page
1	12
Storage Management Software Overview	12
2	14
Storage Manager on ROM	14
Overview	15
Keyboard Reference	16
Menu Control	16
Left Pane – Tree View Control	17
Right Pane – Information View Control	17
Menu Reference	17
File	18
RAID	18
Action	18
Help	18
Icon Reference	19
Screen Layout	19
The Menu Bar	20
The Left Pane – Tree View	20
The Right Pane – Information View	21
Running SMOR	22
Information and Configuration Views	23
Controller BIOS Settings	23
Enable SCSI CDROM Boot	24
INT13 Cache Setting	24
Scan Delay	24
EBDA Relocation	24
Enable Extended Int13	24
Information Tab	25
Configuration Tab	26
Bus Configuration Tab	27
Device Information Tab	29
Array and Array Group Information	31
Setting the Configuration	33
Array Operations	33
Creating an Array	33
Creating a Multilevel RAID	36
Deleting an Array	36
Hot Spares	37
Rebuilding a Failed Array	38
Formatting a Drive	38
Upgrading Firmware – Flash HBA Option	39
Creating a SMOR Boot Disk	41
3	42
Storage Manager	42
Introduction	43
System Requirements	44
Installing Storage Manager	45
Running Storage Manager	46
Using Storage Manager Locally	46
Using Storage Manager Remotely	46
Views	47
Physical Configuration View	47
Logical Configuration View	49
Logical Device Addresses	51
Array Groups	53
Creating an Array Group	55
Naming an Array Group	58
Expanding and Extending Arrays – WindowsXP, Windows 2000 and WindowsNT only	59
Status Reporting	63
Information Windows	63
Host Bus Adapter Information Window	64
Configure Host Bus Adapter Window	65
Controller Caching – WindowsNT only	66
Flash Configuration Window	67
Device Information Window	69
Device Configuration Window	71
Saving the Subsystem Configuration	72
Events	73
Event Log	73
Event Broadcaster	75
WindowsXP, Windows2000 & WindowsNT	77
Red Hat Linux	78
Event Messaging by Pager – WindowsXP, Windows 2000 and WindowsNT only	79
Formatting Drives	81
Drive Failures	82
Rebuilding a Degraded Array	83
Assigning Hot Spares	83
Running a Verify Process	84
Background Task Priority	85
Controller I/O Statistics	86
Cache Statistics	87
Command Statistics	88
Device I/O Statistics	88
Remote Communication	91
Connecting Across a Network	92
Installation and Configuration	92
Editing the Configuration File	93
Setting up the Server	94
Connecting Servers and Workstations	95
Connecting to Remote Systems	96
Making a Manual Connection	97
Using the Phonebook	98
Using a Custom Connection	99
4	100
RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility	100
Introduction	100
Exit Status	101
Device Address Syntax	101
Command Line Switches	102
Miscellaneous	102
-g Specify drive group	102
Logical Drive Creation and Deletion	103
-c, -d Specify controller ID	103
-D Delete logical drives	104
-l Specify new logical drive RAID level	104
-s Specify logical drive capacity	104
-z Specify logical drive stripe size	105
Array Modification	105
-E Expand disk array	105
-f Force array state	105
RAID Operation	106
-C Load/save configuration	106
-r Specify task rate	106
-w Write caching	106
Controller-Specific	107
-a Action (task) control	107
-F Update controller firmware, BIOS, or NVRAM	107
-X Reset NVRAM configuration	107
-Z Reset/clear embedded RAID information	107
Hot Spare Control	108
-h Create hot spare drive	108
-H Delete hot spare drive	108
General Information and Feedback	109
-? Display utility usage information	109
-A Alarm status and control	109
-e Display or delete event log messages	109
-I Display inquiry information	110
-L List devices	110
-P Pagination output	111
-q Quiet mode	111
A	112
SNMP	112
SNMP	113
Management Information Base	113
Management Console	114
Adaptec MIB Information	114
What’s Included	117
System Requirements	117
Management Consoles	117
Installing Adaptec SNMP Support	118
Installing SNMP for Windows XP, Windows2000 and WindowsNT	118
Installing the MIB	118
SNMP Architecture	119
Adaptec SNMP Subagent	120
Adaptec SNMP Trap Broadcaster Module	120
B	122
DMI	122
DMI	122
Introduction	122
System Requirements	123
Adaptec CI	124
Installing DMI Support	125
Adaptec DMI Modules	125