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  • Page 1 Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User’s Guide PMC-Sierra Confidential — Preliminary Draft 10/21/11 PMC-Sierra Confidential — Preliminary Draft 10/21/11...
  • Page 2 Sierra, Inc. Trademarks PMC, PMC-Sierra, and Adaptec are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. “Adaptec by PMC” is a trademark of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. For a complete list of PMC-Sierra trademarks, see www.pmc-sierra.com/legal.
  • Page 3 Adaptec by PMC Product Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec by PMC 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. PMC-Sierra, Inc. (“PMC-Sierra”) 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, PMC-Sierra, 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 purchaser’s expense to an authorized PMC-Sierra service facility or to PMC-Sierra.
  • Page 5 UL Compliance Statement Adaptec by PMC products are tested and listed by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. to UL 60950-1 Second Edition and IEC-60950-1 Second Edition standards, file numbers E175975. Adaptec by PMC products are for use only with UL listed ITE.
  • Page 6 ● Korean Compliance (KCC) Statement Adaptec by PMC products are tested and certified by KCC: KCC-REM-KHK-ASR-6xx5 The above certification covers the following series: ASR-6805, ASR-6445, ASR-6405 ASR-6805E, ASR-6405E, ASR-6805Q ASR-6805T, ASR-6405T, ASR-6805TQ This equipment is home use (Class B) electromagnetic wave suitability equipment and to be used mainly at home and it can be used in all areas.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    About the Adaptec RAID 5085................. 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5405................. 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5445................. 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q ............23 About the Adaptec RAID 51245............... 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51645............... 25 About the Adaptec RAID 52445............... 26 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z ..............
  • Page 8 Setting the Boot Controller ................55 Creating an Array....................55 Creating an Array with the ACU ............... 55 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ........57 Making Your Array Bootable ................58 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin....................

  • Page 9: Contents

    Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager ..............80 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ............80 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility......80 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ..........81 About the Adaptec Flash Utility ............... 81 Which Utility Should I Use? ................81 Which Utility Should I Use on VMware? ..........
  • Page 10 RAID 6 Arrays ....................102 RAID 60 Arrays ....................102 Selecting the Best RAID Level ................ 103 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility..............105 Running the ARC Utility ................105 Navigating the ARC Utility ..............105 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays..........
  • Page 11 Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification........123 Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification .... 125 Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification .... 126 Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification ....................
  • Page 12 Contents ● Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ................ 147 Technical Specifications Environmental Specifications................. 149 DC Power Requirements ................149 Current Requirements .................. 149 Index...
  • Page 13 Terminology Used in this Guide.................... 13 How to Find More Information .................... 13 ™ ® This Installation and User’s Guide explains how to install your Adaptec by PMC RAID controller. It 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 14: About This Guide

    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 being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager or the other utilities described in this guide.
  • Page 15 Kit Contents and System Requirements In this chapter... Kit Contents..........................15 System Requirements ......................15 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 16: Kit Contents And System Requirements

    Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge ● Large memory-mapped address ranges ● Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec Installation DVD for additional motherboard compatibility information. One of these operating systems: ●...
  • Page 17 Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● DVD-ROM drive ● Floppy disk drive, USB flash drive, or CD burner, for creating driver disks and bootable ● media...
  • Page 18 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q.................. 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E.................... 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E.................... 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T.................... 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ................39 This chapter provides an overview of the features of your Adaptec RAID controller.

  • Page 19: About Your Raid Controller

    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 20: Advanced Data Protection Suite

    Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445 Adding a Flash Backup Module This table shows the flash backup module (“zero maintenance cache protection”) supported by your Adaptec RAID controller. To purchase a flash backup module, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. RAID Controller...

  • Page 21: About The Adaptec Raid 5085

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Ext. Alarm Diagnostic Aggregate Activity LEDs Drive Activity Audible Alarm Mode 0 Flash LEDs connector Drive Activity LED...

  • Page 22: About The Adaptec Raid 5405

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0 Mode 0 Flash Diagnostic LEDs...

  • Page 23: About The Adaptec Raid 5445

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Diagnostic LEDs Drive Activity CN1/CN0 (back of card) Status CN1/CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Ext. Alarm...

  • Page 24: About The Adaptec Raid 5805/5805Q

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1 Mode 0 Flash Diagnostic LEDs...

  • Page 25: About The Adaptec Raid 51245

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: I2C, CN1 Mode 0 Flash I2C, CN0 I2C, CN2 Activity CN2 3 internal Activity mini-SAS CN0, CN1...

  • Page 26: About The Adaptec Raid 51645

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: I2C, CN1 Mode 0 Flash I2C, CN0 I2C, CN2 Activity CN2, CN3 I2C, CN3 4 internal...

  • Page 27: About The Adaptec Raid 52445

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector I2C, CN2 Activity CN2, CN3 I2C, CN1 I2C, CN3 I2C, CN0 I2C, CN4...

  • Page 28: About The Adaptec Raid 5405Z

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 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 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. Alarm connector...

  • Page 29: About The Adaptec Raid 5445Z

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1 I2C connectors for CN0/CN1 Ext. Alarm connector...

  • Page 30: About The Adaptec Raid 5805Z/5805Zq

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connectors for CN0/CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0/CN1 I2C connectors for CN0/CN1 Ext. Alarm connector...

  • Page 31: About The Adaptec Raid 2045

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector 1 external mini- PCIe x8 connector SAS connector Mounting bracket...

  • Page 32: About The Adaptec Raid 2405/2405Q

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q The Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN0...

  • Page 33: About The Adaptec Raid 2805

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1 Aggregate Activity Mode 0 Flash connector Internal mini-SAS connector CN1...

  • Page 34: About The Adaptec Raid 6405

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 6405 The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. Alarm connector Activity LEDs Aggregate Activity...

  • Page 35: About The Adaptec Raid 6445

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 6445 The Adaptec RAID 6445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. Alarm connector Drive Activity LEDs...

  • Page 36: About The Adaptec Raid 6805/6805Q

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q The Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1 I2C connector for CN1 I2C connector for CN0 Ext. Alarm connector...

  • Page 37: About The Adaptec Raid 6405E

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 6405E The Adaptec RAID 6405E is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 HDA mode connector Ext. Alarm connector Aggregate Activity PCIe x1 connector...

  • Page 38: About The Adaptec Raid 6805E

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 6805E The Adaptec RAID 6805E is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1 HDA mode connector Ext. Alarm connector Aggregate Activity 2 internal mini-SAS...

  • Page 39: About The Adaptec Raid 6405T

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 6405T The Adaptec RAID 6405T is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 Drive Activity LED connector for CN0 Ext. Alarm connector Diagnostic/Activity LEDs HDA mode connector...

  • Page 40: About The Adaptec Raid 6805T/6805Tq

    Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ The Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ is a SAS RAID controller with these features: 2 internal mini-SAS connectors Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1 Ext. Alarm connector Diagnostic/Activity LEDs HDA mode connector...
  • Page 41 This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your disk drives and arrays the way you want them. It describes the options you have for installing your Adaptec RAID controller and disk drives and creating arrays for storage. It also describes how to prepare your...

  • Page 42: Getting Started

    Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 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 controller’s physical features and the...

  • Page 43: Selecting Disk Drives And Cables

    For more information about arrays, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide or online Help. For more information about compatible disk drives, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility.

  • Page 44: Replacing The Full-Height Bracket With A Low-Profile Bracket

    Connects to a backplane or enclosure. Cable connectors are keyed so that you can’t insert them incorrectly. We recommend using only Adaptec SAS cables. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket If you are installing your Adaptec RAID controller into a low-profile computer cabinet, replace the original full-height bracket with the low-profile bracket included in your distribution kit.
  • Page 45 Chapter 4: Getting Started ● To replace the full-height bracket with the low-profile bracket: Remove the full-height bracket from the controller board. The full-height bracket is installed on the front side of the controller, with the mounting screws inserted from the back of the controller, as shown in the Figure 1.

  • Page 46: Installation Options

    ● Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID 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 47 Installing the Controller......................47 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers ................ 50 Connecting External Devices....................53 Next Steps ..........................53 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller, and how to install and connect internal and external disk drives.

  • Page 48: Installing The Controller And Disk Drives

    43). 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 (ZMCP). ZMCP uses flash memory and a supercapacitor module to protect the cache without a battery.

  • Page 49: Installing A Raid Controller With Zero Maintenance Cache Protection

    Connecting External Devices on page Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Note: On Adaptec Series 5Z and Series 6Q controllers, the flash module daughterboard is pre- installed. On Adaptec controllers with optional Zero Maintenance Cache Protection (see page 19), the daughterboard is user installed.
  • Page 50 Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● As shown at right, insert the RAID controller into the expansion slot and press down gently but firmly until it clicks into place. When installed properly, the RAID controller should appear level with the expansion slot. Secure the bracket in the expansion slot, using the retention device (for instance, a screw or lever) supplied with your computer.

  • Page 51: Connecting Disk Drives To Your Controllers

    ● Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers You can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) to your Adaptec RAID controller. (See www.adaptec.com/compatibility for a list of compatible drives.) There are no jumpers or switches to set before installation.

  • Page 52: Connecting Drives To A System Backplane

    Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● When all internal disk drives have been installed and attached to the controller, close your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Connecting External Devices on page Connecting Drives to a System Backplane In a backplane connection, disk drives and SAS cards are attached to and communicate with each other through a system backplane.

  • Page 53: Connecting Solid State Drives (Ssds)

    51 for more about backplane connections). For maxCache caching applications, you can connect a maximum of eight maxCache-compatible SSDs to a controller. For RAID arrays, Adaptec controllers support a maximum of 256 drives, including SSDs (for details, see page 17).

  • Page 54: Connecting External Devices

    Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your external device(s), such as disk drives or disk drive enclosures. We recommend using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Next Steps...
  • Page 55 Setting the Boot Controller....................55 Creating an Array ........................55 Making Your Array Bootable ....................58 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 56: Creating A Bootable Array

    We recommend that you do not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array. Adaptec Storage Manager displays a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives. See page 89 for more information.
  • Page 57 Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 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.

  • Page 58: Creating An Array With Adaptec Storage Manager

    Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 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 Installation DVD to complete this task.

  • Page 59: Making Your Array Bootable

    13). 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. To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive, specify a size for the logical drive, or to make other changes to the configuration, click Modify logical devices.
  • Page 60 Installing with VMware ESX 4....................67 Installing with VMware ESXi 5 ..................... 68 Installing with FreeBSD ......................71 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system on a bootable array (see page 54).

  • Page 61: Installing The Driver And An Operating System

    Note: Not all operating systems are supported on all controllers. For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS to generate a list of supported operating systems and to download the latest drivers.

  • Page 62: Installing With Windows

    Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. When prompted to specify a location for Windows, select Load Driver. Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, browse to the driver location, then click OK. Note: The 64-Bit driver is located within the AMD64 folder.

  • Page 63: Installing With Red Hat Linux 5

    You will need your Red Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD to complete this task. You must have root privileges to install the driver image. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat 6 or Fedora Linux: Insert the Red Hat or Fedora Installation CD.

  • Page 64: Installing With Suse Linux

    Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. Restart your computer. When the SuSE installation selection screen appears, choose the type of installation you want, then press the F6 key to indicate the use of a driver disk.
  • Page 65 Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for your Debian operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), then extract the contents of the archive to a temporary location.

  • Page 66: Installing With Ubuntu Linux

    Insert and mount a USB flash drive: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for your Ubuntu operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), then extract the contents of the archive to a temporary location.
  • Page 67 Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● Type the following commands to begin loading the driver: mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2 cp -R /mnt2/* /AACRAID umount /mnt2 Copy the driver file to the /lib/modules directory: cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-PRE_MOD /lib/modules/2.6.<version>-generic/kernel/ drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko where <version>...

  • Page 68: Installing With Solaris

    VMware ESX 4.x. This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. Instead, you can choose to install VMware ESX 4.x using the in-box driver (which supports Series 2 and Series 5 controllers directly) and update it either during or after the installation is complete, if required.

  • Page 69: Installing With Vmware Esxi 5

    VMware ESXi 5. This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller. Instead, you can choose to install VMware ESXi 5 using the in-box driver (which supports Series 2 and Series 5 controllers directly) and update it either during or after the installation is complete, if required.
  • Page 70 Note: You may need to provide account credentials to download the software depot from the VMware Web site. Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, navigate to the Linux driver folder, then copy the Adaptec AACRAID driver binary, , to a temporary aacraid-esxi5.0-1.1.7.28400.zip...
  • Page 71 # New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile ESXi-5.0.0-469512-standard -Name "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" Change the vendor and acceptance level of the new image profile: # Set-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 6" -vendor PMC-Sierra -AcceptanceLevel communitysupported Check if the new driver package is available:...

  • Page 72: Installing With Freebsd

    Installing with FreeBSD Note: You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this task. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing FreeBSD: Insert the FreeBSD Installation CD. Restart your computer. When the FreeBSD start screen opens, select 6 to escape to loader prompt.
  • Page 73 Installing on Ubuntu Linux ....................75 Installing on Solaris........................ 76 Installing on VMware......................76 Installing on FreeBSD ......................78 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 74: Installing The Driver On An Existing Operating System

    Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk; they load the driver right from the Adaptec Installation DVD or from the OS installation CD (Debian, for instance). For other operating systems, such as VMware and FreeBSD, you must copy the driver from the installation DVD and install it from the local system.

  • Page 75: Installing On Windows

    Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux To install the driver on Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, or Fedora Linux: Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SuSE:...

  • Page 76: Installing On Debian Linux

    Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● Installing on Debian Linux Note: You must have root privileges to install the driver image. For Debian Linux, the su command is sufficient. To install the driver on Debian Linux: Insert and mount the Debian Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom Load the Debian unpacking tools:...

  • Page 77: Installing On Solaris

    To install the driver on Solaris: Start your computer. (Solaris 10 only) Check for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo in a terminal window . If there is no pre-existing Adaptec driver on your SUNWaac computer, continue with Step 3.
  • Page 78 Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● Using a remote copy utility, copy the driver VIB file for your operating system version from the Linux driver folder on the installation DVD to a local directory on the ESX server.

  • Page 79: Installing On Freebsd

    Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● Installing on FreeBSD To install the driver on FreeBSD: Start your computer. Insert and mount the driver disk: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt Copy the driver package to the /tmp directory: cp /mnt/aac8x-i386.tgz /tmp Install the driver package: pkg_add /tmp/aac8x-i386.tgz...
  • Page 80 About the Adaptec Flash Utility .................... 81 Which Utility Should I Use? ....................81 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 81: Managing Your Storage Space

    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 82: 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 83 Line Utility User’s Guide, included on the installation DVD. On VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware ESXi 4.1 systems: ● You can install the Adaptec CIM Provider on the VMware ESXi system, then from a ● Windows or Linux Guest OS, you can install Remote ARCCONF—a version of the command line utility designed specifically for VMware ESXi.

  • Page 84: Solving Problems

    Solving Problems In this chapter... Troubleshooting Checklist ..................... 84 Silencing the Alarm ........................ 84 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure ................... 85 Resetting the Controller......................86 This chapter provides basic troubleshooting information and solutions for solving controller problems.

  • Page 85: Troubleshooting Checklist

    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 86: 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 87: 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 88 Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● Copy the file AFU.exe (from the Adaptec Installation DVD) and the firmware image files (typically *.ufi) to a bootable DOS floppy disk, USB flash drive, or writable CD-ROM. Note: Due to space limitations with floppy disks, you may need to create multiple floppy disks for each firmware image.
  • Page 89 Introduction to SAS In this appendix... Terminology Used in This Chapter ..................89 What is SAS? ........................... 89 How Do SAS Devices Communicate? ................... 90 What’s a Phy? .......................... 90 What’s a SAS Port?........................91 What’s a SAS Address?......................91 What’s a SAS Connector? .......................

  • Page 90: Terminology Used In This Chapter

    Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● Terminology Used in This Chapter For convenience, SAS HBAs and SAS RAID controllers are referred to generically in this chapter as SAS cards. HBAs, RAID controllers, disk drives, and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders are referred to as expander devices. For convenience, this chapter refers to end devices and expander devices collectively as SAS devices.

  • Page 91: How Do Sas Devices Communicate

    Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 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 page 91), ports contain phys, and each phy contains one transmitter and one receiver—one transceiver.

  • Page 92: What's A Sas Port

    Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 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.

  • Page 93: How Are Disk Drives Identified In Sas

    RAID controller Activity 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 Adaptec Installation DVD.

  • Page 94: Sas Expander Connections

    Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 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 95: How Is Sas Different From Parallel Scsi

    Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 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 96 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 97: B Understanding Raid

    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 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 98: Raid 1 Arrays

    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 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 99: Raid 10 Arrays

    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 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.

  • Page 100: Raid 5 Arrays

    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 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.

  • Page 101: Raid 5Ee Arrays

    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 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 102: Raid 50 Arrays

    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 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 99.)

  • Page 103: Raid 6 Arrays

    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 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 104: Selecting The Best Raid Level

    Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 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.
  • Page 105 Locating Disk Drives ......................113 Identifying Disk Drives ......................114 Viewing the Event Log ......................114 The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create arrays and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices. Note: We recommend that only advanced users familiar with working in a computer BIOS use the ARC utility tools.

  • Page 106: Introduction To The Arc Utility

    113). ● 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. During boot up, if your system has insufficient memory this message displays: “Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will load after, system initialization.

  • Page 107: 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. ●...
  • Page 108 You can modify the read and write cache settings for an array. You can also modify the maxCache settings. Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid State Drives (SSDs) in your system as a fast read cache pool to improve performance in read-intensive applications.

  • Page 109: Initializing Disk Drives

    (see page 113) 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 110: Using The Acu To Create And Manage Jbods

    Select the JBOD that you want to morph into a simple volume and press Ctrl+V. Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid State Drives (SSDs) in your system as fast cache memory for read-intensive operations. Before you can enable maxCache read caching on a...

  • Page 111: Using Serialselect To Modify Controller Settings

    Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● Select Manage MaxCache Pool from the ACU main menu. All supported SSDs are displayed. Note: Uninitialized SSDs may not appear in the list; see page 108 for more information about initializing drives.
  • Page 112 When set to Enable All, write cache is enabled on all disk drives on the controller. (Enabling the write cache overrides any individual drive settings in Adaptec Storage Manager.) When set to Disable All, write cache is not used on the disk drives. When set to Drive Specific, write cache is enabled/disabled on a per-drive basis in Adaptec Storage Manager.
  • Page 113 Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● Option Description Backplane Mode Series 2, Series 5, Series 6 Controllers: ● When set to Auto, controller automatically detects backplane signal type: I2C or SGPIO. To set the backplane mode explicitly select SGPIO, I2C, or Disabled.

  • Page 114: Formatting And Verifying Disk Drives

    Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● PHY Settings Option Description PHY Rate The data transfer rate between the controller and devices. The default setting is Auto, which allows the SAS card to adjust the data transfer rate, as needed. For low-port 5-series RAID controllers (5085, 5405), you can set the PHY rate to 1.5Gb/second or 3.0Gb/second (the maximum rate).

  • Page 115: Identifying Disk Drives

    Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● Identifying Disk Drives You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on your system. Only physical drives that display during POST are shown. To identify a disk drive:...
  • Page 116 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line ............121 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 117: System Requirements

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

  • Page 118: 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 four UFI files;...

  • Page 119: Running The Afu From The Command Line

    Appendix D: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● Complete the flash operation and restart your computer before trying to use the RAID controller again. (You can not use your RAID controller while you are updating its flash.) The AFU processes the selected command, prompts you to insert additional floppy disks as needed, and reports either success or an error message code.
  • Page 120 (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 121 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 122: Updating The Flash Using The Afu Command Line

    ● 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 AFU UPDATE /C 0, 2, 3 To update all RAID controllers simultaneously: ●...
  • Page 123 Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification............142 Adaptec RAID 6805E LED Connector Specification............143 Adaptec RAID 6405T LED Connector Specification ............144 Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ LED Connector Specification........... 145 This chapter provides a reference guide for Adaptec RAID controllers of Activity LED and I2C connectors.

  • Page 124: Adaptec Raid 5085 Led Connector Specification

    Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification 2249100-R ASR-5085/512MB RoHS SGL 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 ● 22-55-2161...
  • Page 125 J12: J12 Pin Number Signal Description ~2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor +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: 22-55-2161 J14 Pin Number...

  • Page 126: Adaptec Raid 5405/5405Z Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Specification 2258100-R ASR-5405 RoHS KIT 2258200-R ASR-5405 RoHS Single 2266800-R ASR-5405Z RoHS Single Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or ● equivalent Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● 22-55-2161 J2 Pin Number...

  • Page 127: 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). 22-55-2161 J2 Pin Number...
  • Page 128 I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● J4 Pin Number Signal I2C Clock Ground I2C Data Adaptec RAID 5445 Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ●...

  • Page 129: Adaptec Raid 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805Zq Led And I2C Connector Specification

    2266900-R ASR-5805Z RoHS Single 2268500-R ASR-5805Q RoHS Single 2268600-R ASR-5805ZQ RoHS Single 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 ● 22-55-2161 J2 Pin Number...
  • Page 130 J12 Pin Number Signal Description ~2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor +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 I2C Clock...

  • Page 131: Adaptec Raid 51245 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2268200-R ASR-51245 RoHS Kit 2268300-R ASR-51245 RoHS Single Adaptec RAID 51245 Activity LED Header Connector for CN0/CN1: Molex 10-89-7162 ● or equivalent Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ●...
  • Page 132 ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 2 LED Cathode +3.3V LED Anode ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 3 LED Cathode 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 ● 22-55-2161...

  • Page 133: Adaptec Raid 51645 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Appendix E: 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 Description ACTIVITY LED Cathode +3.3V...
  • Page 134 ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 2 LED Cathode +3.3V LED Anode ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 3 LED Cathode 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 ● 22-55-2161...

  • Page 135: Adaptec Raid 52445 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2258800-R ASR-52445 RoHS Kit 2258700-R ASR-52445 RoHS Single Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Header Connector for CN0/CN1: Molex 10-89-7162 ● or equivalent Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ●...
  • Page 136 ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 2 LED Cathode +3.3V LED Anode ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 3 LED Cathode 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 ● 22-55-2161...
  • Page 137 ACTIVITY CN5, LANE 2 LED Cathode +3.3V LED Anode ACTIVITY CN5, LANE 3 LED Cathode 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 138: Adaptec Raid 2045 Led Connector Specification

    Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification 2260300-R ASR-2045 RoHS SGL 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 ●...

  • Page 139: Adaptec Raid 2805 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2269600-R ASR-2805 RoHS KIT 2269500-R ASR-2805 RoHS SGL Adaptec RAID 2805 Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● 22-55-2161...

  • Page 140: Adaptec Raid 6405/6445 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● Adaptec RAID 2805 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 Description ACTIVITY LED Cathode +3.3V...
  • Page 141 J12 Pin Number Signal Description ~2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor +3.3V — Adaptec RAID 6405/6445 I2C CN0 Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● J4 Pin Number Signal I2C Clock, CN0...

  • Page 142: Adaptec Raid 6805/6805Q Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification 2271200-R ASR-6805 Kit 2270100-R ASR-6805 SGL 2270700-R ASR-6805Q SGL Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or ● equivalent Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● 22-55-2161 J2 Pin Number Signal...

  • Page 143: Adaptec Raid 6405E Led Connector Specification

    J12 Pin Number Signal Description ~2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor +3.3V — Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q I2C CN0 Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● J4 Pin Number Signal I2C Clock, CN0...

  • Page 144: Adaptec Raid 6805E Led Connector Specification

    Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● Adaptec RAID 6405E 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 Description ACTIVITY LED Cathode +3.3V...

  • Page 145: Adaptec Raid 6405T Led Connector Specification

    Description Pin Number +3.3V LED Anode ACTIVITY CN1, LANE 3 LED Cathode Adaptec RAID 6805E 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 Description...

  • Page 146: Adaptec Raid 6805T/6805Tq Led Connector Specification

    Appendix E: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● Adaptec RAID 6405T 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 Description ACTIVITY LED Cathode +3.3V...
  • Page 147 ACTIVITY CN1, LANE 2 LED Cathode +3.3V LED Anode ACTIVITY CN1, LANE 3 LED Cathode Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ 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...

  • Page 148: F Safety Information

    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 by PMC Product Support, put it back in its ● antistatic bag immediately.
  • Page 149 Technical Specifications In this appendix... Environmental Specifications....................149 DC Power Requirements...................... 149 Current Requirements......................149...

  • Page 150: G Technical Specifications

    Appendix G: Technical Specifications ● Environmental Specifications Note: Adaptec RAID controllers require adequate airflow to operate reliably. The recommended airflow is 200 LFM (linear feet per minute). Forced airflow is recommended. Ambient temperature with forced airflow 0 °C to 55 ° C 0 °C to 40 °...
  • Page 151 Adaptec CIM Provider automatic failover Adaptec customer support Automatic Failover setting Adaptec Flash Utility. See AFU Adaptec RAID Configuration utility Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility. See backplane connections ARCCONF battery backup module Adaptec Storage Manager batteryless backup creating arrays...
  • Page 152 Index ● activity LED connector specifications multiple arrays multiple disk drives Alarm Control setting RAID 0 arrays Array Background Consistency Check setting 111, with hot spare without hot spare Array-based BBS Support setting formatting array-level features identifying Automatic Failover setting initializing CD-ROM Boot Support setting recovering from failure...
  • Page 153 Index ● driver installation installing OS installation mini-SAS direct connection enclosure cable internal cable hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See disk drive overview HDA mode SAS to SATA cable HDA mode jumper mirroring hot spares mode 0 flash hybrid RAID I2C connector specifications non-redundant arrays...
  • Page 154 Index ● resetting controllers storage management Runtime BIOS setting Adaptec RAID Configuration utility Adaptec Storage Manager ARCCONF safety information storage space support, customer 4-wide ports SUSE installation backplane connections system requirements cables comparison to parallel SCSI connectors description technical specifications...
  • Page 155 PMC-Sierra, Inc. 1380 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA © Copyright PMC-Sierra, Inc. 2011 All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec by PMC logo are trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Part Number: CDP-00268-01-A Rev. B JB 12/10...

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