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  • Page 1 Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright ©2010 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
  • Page 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 you.
  • Page 4 Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or replace the product, or refund the purchaser’s purchase price for the product, provided it is delivered at the...
  • Page 5 (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Adaptec, Inc. Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/ Adaptec RAID 5405Z/Adaptec RAID 5805Z/Adaptec RAID 5445Z/ Adaptec RAID 51245/Adaptec RAID 51645/Adaptec RAID 52445/...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    About the Adaptec RAID 5085... 18 About the Adaptec RAID 5405... 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5445... 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q ... 21 About the Adaptec RAID 51245... 22 About the Adaptec RAID 51645... 23 About the Adaptec RAID 52445... 24 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z ...
  • Page 7 Setting the Boot Controller ... 44 Creating an Array... 44 Creating an Array with the ACU ... 44 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ... 46 Making Your Array Bootable ... 47 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin...
  • Page 8 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager ... 60 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ... 60 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility... 60 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ... 61 About the Adaptec Flash Utility ... 61 Which Utility Should I Use? ... 61 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist ...
  • Page 9 RAID 6 Arrays ... 81 RAID 60 Arrays ... 81 Selecting the Best RAID Level ... 82 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility... 84 Running the ARC Utility ... 84 Navigating the ARC Utility ... 84 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays...
  • Page 10 Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification... 112 Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 114 Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 115 Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification ...

  • Page 11: About This Guide

    Terminology Used in this Guide... 12 How to Find More Information ... 12 This Installation and User’s Guide explains how to install your Adaptec also describes the utilities included in your controller kit, and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology.

  • Page 12: What You Need To Know Before You Begin

    Your RAID Controller on page Terminology Used in this Guide Because you can use your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in a variety of configurations, the generic term “storage space” is used to refer to controller(s) and disk drives...

  • Page 13: Kit Contents And System Requirements

    Kit Contents and System Requirements In this chapter... Kit Contents... 14 System Requirements ... 14 This chapter lists the contents of your Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller.

  • Page 14: Kit Contents

    SUSE Linux ES 11, SUSE Linux ES 10 SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) ● Note: For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ® OpenServer ●...

  • Page 15: About Your Raid Controller

    About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z... 26 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ... 27 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 ... 28 About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q... 29 This chapter provides an overview of standard Adaptec RAID controller features, and describes the unique features of your controller.

  • Page 16: Standard Raid Controller Features

    Array-level Features Note: Not all features are supported by all controllers. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide or online Help. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, simple volumes, and spanned ●...

  • Page 17: Advanced Data Protection Suite

    Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/ Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 To purchase a battery backup module, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware on your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in Adaptec Flash Utility on page your controller firmware, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide.

  • Page 18: About The Adaptec Raid 5085

    About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Ext. Alarm Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector 2 external SAS connectors Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed...

  • Page 19: About The Adaptec Raid 5405

    About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Mounting bracket Ext. Alarm connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal...

  • Page 20: About The Adaptec Raid 5445

    About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: External mini- SAS connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors...

  • Page 21: About The Adaptec Raid 5805/5805Q

    About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Mounting bracket Ext. Alarm connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal...

  • Page 22: About The Adaptec Raid 51245

    About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: I2C, CN2 Activity CN0, CN1 1 external mini-SAS connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports)

  • Page 23: About The Adaptec Raid 51645

    About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 Activity CN0, CN1 1 external mini-SAS connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports)

  • Page 24: About The Adaptec Raid 52445

    About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: I2C, CN2 I2C, CN3 I2C, CN4 I2C, CN5 Activity CN0, CN1 1 external mini-SAS connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed...

  • Page 25: About The Adaptec Raid 5405Z

    About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0 Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed...

  • Page 26: About The Adaptec Raid 5445Z

    About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features: 1 external mini-SAS connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors...

  • Page 27: About The Adaptec Raid 5805Z/5805Zq

    About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives...

  • Page 28: About The Adaptec Raid 2045

    About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: 1 external mini- SAS connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, external...

  • Page 29: About The Adaptec Raid 2405/2405Q

    About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q The Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors, internal Maximum number of disk drives...

  • Page 30: Getting Started

    This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your disk drives and arrays the way you want them. It also describes the options you have for installing your Adaptec controller and disk drives, and creating arrays for data storage.

  • Page 31: Choosing A Raid Level

    Choosing a RAID Level This section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by each. Note: Before you begin, familiarize yourself with your Adaptec controller’s physical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array)—Stripes data across multiple disk drives.

  • Page 32: Selecting Disk Drives And Cables

    Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drives. When selecting disk drives for your RAID array, ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level. You can use different-sized disk drives in the array, but the array will be limited to the capacity of the smallest and slowest disk drive.

  • Page 33: Installation Options

    Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Installation Options When you install your Adaptec controller, you can choose to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on that array. Alternatively, you can complete a standard installation, where the controller driver is installed on an existing operating system.

  • Page 34: Basic Installation Steps

    Create a bootable array (see Install your operating system and the controller driver (see Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see Installing on an Existing Operating System Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see If your controller has an external connector, you can connect external disk drives as well (or instead).

  • Page 35: Installing The Controller And Disk Drives

    Installing the Controller... 36 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers ... 38 Connecting External Devices... 42 Next Steps ... 42 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller, and how to install and connect internal and external disk drives.

  • Page 36: Installing The Controller And Disk Drives

    Handle the controller by its bracket or edges only. Installing the Controller This section describes how to install your Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet. Adaptec RAID controllers come in two basic configurations: standard and zero maintenance cache protection with batteryless backup. Follow one of these sets of instructions: To install a standard series Adaptec RAID controller (without zero maintenance cache ●...

  • Page 37: Installing A Raid Controller With Zero Maintenance Cache Protection

    Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Warning: Do not attempt to connect a Battery Backup Module (see Adaptec RAID controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection. The battery module can overheat and may even explode! Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord. Open the cabinet, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

  • Page 38: Connecting Disk Drives To Your Controllers

    RAID level you want. See more information. Note: Although you can connect both SAS and SATA disk drives to your SAS controller, Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array or logical drive. See page 68 for more information.

  • Page 39: Connecting To A System Backplane

    Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Use internal SAS or mini-SAS cables to attach the disk drives to the controller, as shown in the following example. internal x4 mini-SAS connectors mini-SAS to SATA fan-out cable Note: SAS fan-out cables are also available with an additional sideband (SFF-8448) cable that caries SGPIO signals for enclosure management.

  • Page 40: Connecting Maxiq Solid State Drives And Other Ssds

    Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs To connect an Adaptec MaxIQ Solid State Drive or other SSD to your controller, use a direct- attached connection or a backplane connection. If your server does not have a standard 2.5- inch drive tray, you must use a bracket/SLED which enables the SSD to fit properly (not included with MaxIQ SSD kit).
  • Page 41 256 drives, including SSDs (for details, see Note: The following steps use an Adaptec MaxIQ SSD as an example but the procedure is suitable for any compatible SSD. Install your Adaptec MaxIQ SSDs in your server. For servers with a standard 2.5-inch drive tray, install the SSD directly into the tray.

  • Page 42: Connecting External Devices

    Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your external device(s), such as disk drives or disk drive enclosures. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Next Steps...

  • Page 43: Creating A Bootable Array

    Setting the Boot Controller... 44 Creating an Array ... 44 Making Your Array Bootable ... 47 This chapter explains how to set your Adaptec controller to be the boot controller, and how to create a bootable array. Note: If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, you don’t have to complete this task.

  • Page 44: Setting The Boot Controller

    Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives. See Creating an Array with the ACU The ACU is menu-based and instructions for completing tasks appear on-screen.
  • Page 45 Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter. Select at least three disk drives for the array, press Insert for each selected disk drive, then press Enter. Caution: During initialization, all data is deleted from the disk. Before continuing, back up any data you want to keep. Press Y, then press Enter.

  • Page 46: Creating An Array With Adaptec Storage Manager

    Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager This section describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard to build a RAID 5 array. Note: You will need the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD to complete this task. To create a RAID 5 array: Insert the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation DVD into your DVD drive, then restart your computer.

  • Page 47: Making Your Array Bootable

    In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays (see In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 5 and a hot spare.

  • Page 48: Installing The Driver And An Operating System

    Installing with VMware ... 53 Installing with FreeBSD ... 53 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array (see To install the driver on an existing operating system, see page 43).

  • Page 49: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see ● Create a bootable array (see ● Create a driver disk (see the following section). ● Note: For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com.

  • Page 50: Installing With Windows

    You will need your Windows Installation CD to complete this task. Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation.

  • Page 51: Installing With Red Hat Linux

    Installing with Red Hat Linux Note: You will need your Red Hat Installation CD to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux: Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD. Restart your computer.

  • Page 52: Installing With Unixware

    When all drivers have loaded, select No. Complete the OpenServer installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing with UnixWare Note: You will need your UnixWare Installation CD to complete this task. To install the driver when installing UnixWare: Insert the UnixWare Installation CD.

  • Page 53: Installing With Vmware

    Complete the VMware installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on VMware. To create and manage arrays, you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use the ARCCONF utility.

  • Page 54: Installing The Driver On An Existing Operating System

    Installing on UnixWare ... 57 Installing on Solaris... 57 Installing on VMware... 58 Installing on FreeBSD ... 58 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver. Note: To install the driver while you’re installing an operating system, see page...

  • Page 55: Before You Begin

    Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin Before you begin, install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 35). You must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver.

  • Page 56: Installing On Windows

    Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Installing on Windows Follow the instructions in this section for your version of Windows. Installing on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP To install the driver on Windows: Start or restart Windows. The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver.

  • Page 57: Installing On Openserver

    To install the driver on Solaris: Start your computer. Check for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a window. If there is no pre-existing Adaptec driver on your computer, continue with If an Adaptec driver is already installed on your computer, perform a remove it.

  • Page 58: Installing On Vmware

    Reboot your computer and remove the driver disk. Note: Currently, the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI is not supported on VMware. To create and manage arrays, you must connect to the VMware machine from a remote GUI or use the ARCCONF utility.
  • Page 59 About the Adaptec Flash Utility ... 61 Which Utility Should I Use? ... 61 Once you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your storage space.

  • Page 60: About Adaptec Storage Manager

    Adaptec Storage Manager is a full-featured software application that helps you build a storage space for your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives. With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can group disk drives into logical drives and build in redundancy to protect your data and improve system performance.

  • Page 61: About The Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility

    About the Adaptec Flash Utility The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is a text-based DOS utility that you can use to update, save, or verify your RAID controller’s firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM).

  • Page 62: Solving Problems

    Solving Problems In this chapter... Troubleshooting Checklist ... 63 Silencing the Alarm ... 63 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure ... 64 Resetting the Controller... 65 This chapter provides basic troubleshooting information and solutions for solving controller problems.

  • Page 63: Solving Problems

    Monitoring Disk Drives Status You can use the ‘blink’ feature of Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor the status of your SAS and SATA disk drives. When you blink a specific disk drive or set of disk drives, the LED(s) on the selected disk drives flash.

  • Page 64: Recovering From A Disk Drive Failure

    Make sure that the new disk drive is equal or greater in size than the failed disk drive. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the array. For instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide or online Help.

  • Page 65: Disk Drive Failure In A Raid 0 Array

    Adaptec Storage Manager. Resetting the Controller This section explains how to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your Adaptec RAID controller. You may want to do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful.
  • Page 66 Disconnect all cables from the controller, then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0 flash connector. (To locate the Mode 0 flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller, see the figures in About Your RAID Controller on page Reconnect the power cord, power on your computer, then boot to the floppy disk containing the AFU.exe file (see...

  • Page 67: Introduction To Sas

    Introduction to SAS In this appendix... Terminology Used in This Chapter ... 68 What is SAS? ... 68 How Do SAS Devices Communicate? ... 69 What’s a Phy? ... 69 What’s a SAS Port?... 70 What’s a SAS Address?... 70 What’s a SAS Connector? ...

  • Page 68: Introduction To Sas

    Although you can use both SAS and SATA disk drives in the same SAS domain (see 72), Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array or logical drive. The difference in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of the array.

  • Page 69: How Do Sas Devices Communicate

    How Do SAS Devices Communicate? SAS devices communicate with each other through links. A link is a physical connection between two phys. As shown in the following figure, SAS devices contain ports (see and each phy contains one transmitter and one receiver—one transceiver. A phy can belong to one port only.

  • Page 70: What's A Sas Port

    What’s a SAS Port? Note: Because the physical link between SAS devices is from phy to phy, rather than port to port, a “port” is more of a virtual concept, different from what is normally considered a port on other types of RAID controllers and storage devices. A port is one or more phys.

  • Page 71: How Are Disk Drives Identified In Sas

    About Your RAID Controller on page 15 LED connections and locations. Once you have connected to a backplane, use Adaptec Storage Manager to manage your disk drives. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide on the RAID Controller Installation DVD.

  • Page 72: Sas Expander Connections

    Some backplanes support daisy-chain expansion to other backplanes. For example, you can daisy-chain (connect one to the next) up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to a single SAS card in a host system. SAS Expander Connections A SAS expander device literally expands the number of end devices that you can connect together.

  • Page 73: How Is Sas Different From Parallel Scsi

    How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? In summary, although SAS and parallel SCSI both use the SCSI command set, how they move data from one place to another is very different. To support point-to-point serial data transport, SAS introduces new types of connectors, cables, connection options, and terminology.

  • Page 74: Understanding Raid

    This appendix describes the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, and provides a basic overview of each to help you select the best level of protection for your data...

  • Page 75: Understanding Drive Segments

    Understanding Drive Segments A drive segment is a disk drive or portion of a disk drive that is used to create an array. A disk drive can include both RAID segments (segments that are part of an array) and available segments.

  • Page 76: Raid 1 Arrays

    RAID 1 Arrays A RAID 1 array is built from two 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 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks.

  • Page 77: Raid 10 Arrays

    RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Data in a RAID 10 array is both striped and mirrored. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive in the array. For instance, an array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create two mirrored drive segments of 250 GB, for a total of 500 GB for the array, as shown in this figure.

  • Page 78: Raid 5 Arrays

    RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is built from a minimum of three disk drives, and uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. Parity data provides 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 arrays, parity data (represented by Ps in the next figure) is striped evenly across the disk drives with the stored data.

  • Page 79: Raid 5Ee Arrays

    RAID 5EE Arrays A RAID 5EE array—also known as a hot space—is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a distributed spare drive and must be built from a minimum of four disk drives. Unlike a hot spare, a distributed spare is striped evenly across the disk drives with the stored data and parity data, and can’t be shared with other logical disk drives.

  • Page 80: Raid 50 Arrays

    RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is built from six to forty-eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 5 arrays, and stripes stored data and parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 5 arrays. (For more information, see RAID 5 Arrays on page The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance.

  • Page 81: Raid 6 Arrays

    RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array—also known as dual drive failure protection—is similar to a RAID 5 array because it uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. However, RAID 6 arrays include two independent sets of parity data instead of one. Both sets of parity data are striped separately across all disk drives in the array.

  • Page 82: Selecting The Best Raid Level

    Selecting the Best RAID Level Use this table to select the RAID levels that are most 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 Redundancy RAID 0...
  • Page 83 Locating Disk Drives ... 91 Identifying Disk Drives ... 92 Viewing the Event Log ... 93 The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. Note:...

  • Page 84: Using The Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility

    Disk Utilities—For formatting or verifying disk drives (see ● Running the ARC Utility If your Adaptec controller is connected to a RAID enclosure, power on your enclosure (or enclosures) before you power on your computer. Start or restart your computer. When prompted, press Ctrl+A.

  • Page 85: Managing Existing Arrays

    Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing arrays, select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu. From the Manage Arrays menu, you can: View the properties of an array. ● Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color.

  • Page 86: Initializing Disk Drives

    Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Option Description Power Off Drive After The duration of inactive state of the array/drive after which it is powered off. This is an optional setting. Note: Power Off Drive After duration should be greater than Slow Down Drive After Duration.

  • Page 87: Secure Erasing Disk Drives

    (see page 91) instead, or clear it using Adaptec Storage Manager—both options take much less time than the secure erase option. To begin a secure erase, select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu, then select Y (yes). To return to the main ACU menu once the secure erase has begun, press Esc.

  • Page 88: Managing Existing Jbods

    State Drives installed on the RAID controllers in your system. For a list of MaxIQ-compatible SSDs, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility. To add an SSD to the MaxIQ pool or to remove an SSD from the MaxIQ pool: Start the ARC utility (see controller, then press Enter.

  • Page 89: Opening Serialselect

    Any changes you made take effect after the computer restarts. Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration Note: Default controller settings are suitable for most computers. Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default setting. To modify your controller’s basic settings, select Controller Configuration from the main SerialSelect menu.
  • Page 90 Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Option Description Physical Drives Display When enabled, connected disk drives are displayed during system Power During POST On Self Test (POST). Displaying the disk drives adds a few seconds to the overall POST time. Default is disabled.

  • Page 91: Formatting And Verifying Disk Drives

    Start the ARC utility (see Select the controller you want, then press Enter. Select Disk Utilities. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Description The number of internal drives to be spun up at any given moment. By default it is set to 0. In the default setting, all the internal drives will spin up.

  • Page 92: Identifying Disk Drives

    (phy 0 within a connector). For more information, see on page 72 Connections Note: Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are listed in order after your system disk drives. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility page 84). Rev# Speed The revision...

  • Page 93: Viewing The Event Log

    Select the controller you want, then press Enter. When the ARC utility menu appears, then press Ctrl+P. Select Controller Log Information, then press Enter. The current event log opens. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility page 84). ●...

  • Page 94: Using The Array Configuration Utility For Dos

    (A BIOS-based ACU is also available. See page 84.) Note: Adaptec recommends that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the ACU for DOS utility. For more information, see Managing Your Storage Space on page...

  • Page 95: Getting Started

    Insert your RAID Controller Installation DVD into the DVD drive, then browse to this file: packages/firmware/controllermodel/acu.exe Where controllermodel is the model number of your Adaptec RAID controller. Insert a bootable floppy disk and copy the acu.exe file to it. Continue in one of two ways: Work in the ACU using menus (see the following section) ●...

  • Page 96: Running The Acu Using Scripts

    Running the ACU Using Scripts To work in the ACU using scripts: Insert the ACU floppy disk (see The computer boots to the DOS command line. Type on the command line, specify a script file, and specify either the /P or /R switches listed in the following table.

  • Page 97: About Record Mode

    Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS About Record Mode Note: You can also create a script file manually (see the following section). In Record Mode, the ACU writes a RAID controller’s existing array configuration to a specified script file, which lets you create the same configuration by running the ACU in Playback Mode (/P switch) with the resulting script.

  • Page 98: Array Definition Block Keywords

    Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS Array Definition Block Keywords The array definition block always begins with the keyword Array and ends with the keyword End. The other required array definition keywords are Drives and Type. Array definition keywords and descriptions are listed in this table. Keyword Required? Description Array...
  • Page 99 Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS For example: Drives=0:0:0 Drives=0:0:0,0:1:0,0:2:0 End Keyword End is a required keyword, indicating the end of the block. HotspareDrives Keyword Hotspare Drives is an optional keyword, specifying the hot spares to assign to the array. The syntax for listing hot spares is the same as the not specified, no hot spares are assigned to the array.
  • Page 100 Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS Method Keyword Method is an optional keyword, indicating which method to use when creating a redundant (RAID 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50, 6 and 60) array. Possible values: Build (the default)—Perform a Build/Verify process on the array. Takes longer than Clear, ●...

  • Page 101: Acu Error Codes

    Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS For example: StripeSize=256 Type Keyword Type is a required keyword, indicating the array type. There is no default value. The possible values: Volume, RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, or RAID50. Depending on the RAID levels supported by your RAID controller, additional possible values are: RAID1E, RAID5EE, RAID6, RAID60.

  • Page 102: Sample Scripts

    Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS Code Description Unable to read system configuration—The ACU was unable to get the configuration information from the specified controller. No drives detected. Specified drive not found in system. Specified array size too small—You specified an array size that is smaller than the minimum size allowed for this array.
  • Page 103 Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● # Use drives 1 and 2 Drives=0:1:0,0:2:0 # Disable write cache WriteCache=No # Assign 1 spare drive HotspareDrives=0:3:0 This sample script file creates a maximum-size three-disk-drive RAID 5: # Create a maximum size RAID 5 labeled ‘MyData’ Array=MyData Type=RAID5 Size=Maximum...

  • Page 104: Using The Adaptec Flash Utility

    Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line ... 110 This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that you can use to update, save, or verify the RAID controller’s firmware BIOS and NVRAM.

  • Page 105: System Requirements

    The RAID Controller Installation DVD—Includes the AFU executable (AFU.exe) and a ● separate flash image. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. The Adaptec Web site—Download a new firmware file to get the most recent version of ● firmware/BIOS and AFU.

  • Page 106: Creating The Firmware Update Disks

    Note: Most controller model numbers have a suffix (for example Adaptec RAID 3405). Check that the .ufi file is the correct file for your controller before copying. If using floppy disks, copy each additional Axxxx0x.ufi file to a separate floppy disk. (Some RAID controllers have two UFI files;...

  • Page 107: Running The Afu From The Command Line

    You must restart the computer following a SAVE command. The command syntax for the SAVE command is AFU SAVE [/C<Controller ID>] [/D <UFI File Path>] Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility page 106). page 107) and any switches ●...
  • Page 108 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999–2005. All Rights Reserved. Updating Controller 0 (Adaptec RAID 31205) Reading flash image file (Build 5749) AFU is about to update firmware on controllers Adaptec RAID 51645 ***PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPDATE*** This might take a few minutes.
  • Page 109 A:\> AFU VERSION /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999–2005. All Rights Reserved. Version Information for Controller #0 (Adaptec RAID 51645) ROM: Build 5748 [VALID] Fri Sep 27 13:28:40 EDT 2005 A:\> AFU VERSION /C ALL Help Displays a summary of AFU functions and command switches.

  • Page 110: Updating The Flash Using The Afu Command Line

    To update multiple RAID controllers: ● AFU UPDATE /C <cont_number_a>,<cont_number_b> Where <controller_number_a> and <controller_number_b> are the numbers of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating. For example, to upgrade controllers 0, 2, and 3, type To update all RAID controllers simultaneously: ●...

  • Page 111: Controller Led And I2C Connector Quick Reference

    Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification... 114 Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification... 115 Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 117 Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification... 119 Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification... 121 Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification...

  • Page 112: Adaptec Raid 5085 Led Connector Specification

    Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification 2249100-R Adaptec RAID 5085 Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J2 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...
  • Page 113 Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference J12: J12 Pin Number Signal ~2kHz Square Wave +3.3V Adaptec RAID 5085 Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J14: J14 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...

  • Page 114: Adaptec Raid 5405/5405Z Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Alarm Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J12: J12 Pin Number Signal ~2kHz Square Wave +3.3V Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z I2C Board Connector : Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● ASR-5405 RoHS KIT ASR-5405/JA RoHS KIT ASR-5405 RoHS Single ASR-5405Z RoHS Single Description...

  • Page 115: Adaptec Raid 5445/5445Z Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● Note: For Adaptec RAID 5445, header J2 is a 16-pin connector (pins 1-16). For Adaptec RAID 5445Z, header J2 is an 8-pin connector (pins 1-8 only). J2 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...
  • Page 116 Alarm Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J12: J12 Pin Number Signal ~2kHz Square Wave +3.3V Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z I2C Board Connector : Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● J4 Pin Number Signal I2C Clock...

  • Page 117: Adaptec Raid 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805Zq Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification 2244100-R 2244100JA-R 2244300-R 2266900-R 2268500-R 2268600-R Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10- ● 89-7162 or equivalent Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J2 Pin Number Signal +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 0 +3.3V...
  • Page 118 Alarm Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J12: J12 Pin Number Signal ~2kHz Square Wave +3.3V Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ I2C CN0 Board Connector : Molex 22-43- ● 6030 or equivalent I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● J4 Pin Number Signal...

  • Page 119: Adaptec Raid 51245 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    ● J5 Pin Number Signal I2C Clock Ground I2C Data Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or ● equivalent Status LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J14 (Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q only): J14 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...
  • Page 120 ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 51245 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2: Molex 10-89-7162 or ● equivalent Activity LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J1 Pin Number...

  • Page 121: Adaptec Raid 51645 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 51245 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or ● equivalent Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J10: J10 Pin Number Signal ACTIVITY +3.3V Adaptec RAID 51245 External Alarm Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ●...
  • Page 122 ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 51645 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3: Molex 10-89-7162 or ● equivalent Activity LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J1 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...

  • Page 123: Adaptec Raid 52445 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Alarm Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J12: J12 Pin Number Signal ~2kHz Square Wave +3.3V Adaptec RAID 51645 I2C Board Connector : Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● J27, J28, J29, J30: J2x Pin Number Signal...
  • Page 124 ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3: Molex 10-89-7162 or ● equivalent Activity LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J1 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...
  • Page 125 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN5, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN5, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN5, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 52445 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or ● equivalent Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J10: J10 Pin Number...

  • Page 126: Adaptec Raid 2045 Led Connector Specification

    Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification 2260300-R Adaptec RAID 2045 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or ● equivalent Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J1 Pin Number Signal ACTIVITY +3.3V...
  • Page 127 Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference J1 Pin Number Signal ACTIVITY +3.3V Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q I2C Board Connector : Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● J4 Pin Number Signal...

  • Page 128: Safety Information

    ● board or the connectors. Put the controller down only on an antistatic surface such as the bag supplied in your kit. ● If you are returning the controller to Adaptec, put it back in its antistatic bag immediately. ●...

  • Page 129: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications In this appendix... Environmental Specifications... 130 DC Power Requirements... 130 Current Requirements... 130...

  • Page 130: Environmental Specifications

    Environmental Specifications Note: Adaptec RAID controllers require adequate airflow to operate reliably. The recommended airflow is 200 LFM. Forced airflow is recommended. Ambient temperature with forced airflow Ambient temperature without forced airflow Ambient temperature with Battery Backup Unit (BBU) Relative humidity...
  • Page 131 Adaptec customer support Adaptec Flash Utility. See AFU Adaptec RAID Configuration utility Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility. See ARCCONF Adaptec Storage Manager creating arrays installing adapters. See controllers advanced data protection Alarm Control setting...
  • Page 132 bootable arrays creating cards. See controllers CD-ROM Boot Support setting command line interface (flash utility) command line utility connectors contents of controller kit controllers activity LED connector specifications Alarm Control setting Array Background Consistency Check setting Array-based BBS Support setting array-level features Automatic Failover setting CD-ROM Boot Support setting...
  • Page 133 expander connections expander devices external devices failed disk drives multiple arrays multiple disk drives RAID 0 arrays without hot spare firmware creating floppy disks firmware upgrades flashing controllers floppy disks for firmware update formatting disk drives FreeBSD driver installation OS installation hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive.
  • Page 134 Solaris driver installation Solid State Drive (SSD) 16, 32, 38, 86, installing specifications storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility Adaptec Storage Manager ARCCONF storage space support, customer SUSE driver installation SUSE installation switches in ACU for DOS system requirements...
  • Page 135 UnixWare driver installation OS installation updating firmware upgrading firmware utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility ARCCONF verifying disk drives VMWare driver installation OS installation Windows driver installation OS installation zero maintenance cache protection 16, 36, zero maintenance module (ZMM) Index ●...
  • Page 136 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2010 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: CDP-00243-06-A Rev. A JB 04/10...

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