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  • Page 1 Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright ©2005 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 3. Ownership of Software. As Licensee, you own the media upon which the software is recorded or fixed, but Adaptec and its licensors retain title and ownership of the Software recorded on the original media and all subsequent copies of the Software, regardless of the form or media in which or on which the original and other copies may exist.
  • Page 5 This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. 8. The entire liability of Adaptec and its licensors, and your exclusive remedy for a breach of this warranty, shall be: The replacement of any media not meeting the above limited warranty which is returned to Adaptec;...
  • Page 6 Agreement, in writing signed by an officer of Adaptec. You assume full responsibility for the use of the Software and agree to use the Software legally and responsibly. This Agreement shall be governed by California law, except as to copyright matters, which are covered by Federal law.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    About Adaptec Storage Manager ... 17 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent ... 17 System Requirements ... 18 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager ... 19 A Simple Storage Space ... 19 An Advanced Storage Space ... 19 Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space ...
  • Page 8 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows ... 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux ... 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare... 32 Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only ... 33 Starting the Agent on Windows... 33 Starting the Agent on Linux ... 34 Starting the Agent on NetWare...34...
  • Page 9 Sorting Systems in the Enterprise View... 65 Setting the Standard Unit of Measure ... 66 Changing the Main Window Appearance ... 66 Customizing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent ... 67 Broadcasting Event Alerts from a System... 67 Changing a System’s Audible Alarm Settings... 67 Changing a System’s Event Log Setting ...
  • Page 10 Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares Understanding Logical Drives ... 74 Creating Logical Drives ...75 Setting the Size of a Logical Drive... 75 Including Different-sized Disk Drives in a Logical Drive... 76 Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Space... 77 Fine-tuning Logical Drives...
  • Page 11 11 Monitoring Your Storage Space Monitoring Options ... 100 Checking Activity in Your Storage Space ... 101 Viewing the Full List of Events...101 Clearing the Event Log ... 102 What Do the Status Icons Mean?... 102 Using Event Notifications to Monitor Status... 103 Setting up Event Notifications ...103 Managing the Event Notification List...
  • Page 12 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical Drive... 149 Multiple Failures in the Same Logical Drive ... 150 Removing a Failed Disk Drive’s Icon... 150 Rebuilding Logical Drives ... 151 Solving Notification Problems... 151 Creating an Archive File... 152 Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager... 152 Contents...
  • Page 13 Set up my storage space?... 157 Open the Configuration wizard?... 157 Turn off the alarm? ...157 Add a new user to Adaptec Storage Manager? ... 157 Add a remote system? ... 157 Prevent a user from changing my storage space? ... 157 Check disk drive or logical drive status?...

  • Page 14: Contents

    Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments ... 164 RAID 0 (Non-RAID Logical Drives) ... 164 RAID 1 Logical Drives ... 165 RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives ... 166 RAID 10 Logical Drives ...167 RAID 5 Logical Drives ... 168 RAID 5EE Logical Drives ... 169 RAID 50 Logical Drives ...170 RAID 6 Logical Drives ...
  • Page 15 Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology. If you are using Adaptec Storage Manager as part of a complex storage system, such as a SAN, you should be familiar with network administration terminology and tasks, have knowledge of Local Area Network (LAN) and SAN technology, and be familiar with the input/ output (I/O) technology—such as Fibre Channel (FC) or Serial...

  • Page 16: About This Guide

    Terminology Used in this Guide Because this Guide provides information that can be used to manage multiple Adaptec RAID products in a variety of configurations from DAS to SAN, the generic term “storage space” is used to refer to the controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager.
  • Page 17 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager ...19 Adding Enhanced Features... 21 Getting Started Checklist... 23 This chapter describes Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec Storage Manager agent, explains the concept of a “storage space” and provides a checklist of getting-started tasks.

  • Page 18: Introduction To Adaptec Storage Manager

    With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can group disk drives into logical drives and build in redundancy to protect your data and improve system performance. You can also use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in your storage space from a single location.

  • Page 19: System Requirements

    Windows XP—Home Edition, Professional ® Red Hat Linux—Professional, Enterprise, Advanced Server SuSE Linux—Personal, Professional, Enterprise Note: For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit ® Novell —NetWare Note: Adaptec Storage Manager can also be used before an operating system is installed.

  • Page 20: Growing Your Storage Space With Adaptec Storage Manager

    Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager As your requirements change, Adaptec Storage Manager grows with your storage space as you add more controllers, more disk drives, more logical drives, and more data protection.

  • Page 21: Continuing To Grow Your Storage Space

    Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space As your needs change, Adaptec Storage Manager will help you grow your storage space to include multiple controllers and disk drives in multiple locations. The Administrator of the storage space shown in the example below can create and modify logical drives and monitor all the controllers and disk drives in the storage space from a single workstation.

  • Page 22: Adding Enhanced Features

    (shown at right) beside them, as shown in the examples below. If you select a locked feature, you are reminded that a key is required to unlock it. To purchase a feature key, contact your Adaptec Reseller or refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com...

  • Page 23: Unlocking The Enhanced Features

    Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager Unlocking the Enhanced Features To unlock enhanced features with a feature key: In the Enterprise View, right-click the controller you want, then click Add feature key. The Add Feature Key window opens. Enter the feature key, then click OK.

  • Page 24: Getting Started Checklist

    This Guide provides five special Getting Started chapters to help you install, start, and begin to use Adaptec Storage Manager. Step 1: Install Adaptec Storage Manager on every computer that will be part of your storage space (see Step 2: Start Adaptec Storage Manager—or the Adaptec Storage Manager agent only—on every computer in your storage space (see...
  • Page 25 Installing on Windows... 25 Installing on Linux... 28 Installing on NetWare... 29 Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed on every computer that will be part of your storage space. To install Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the instructions for your operating system: Note: You need administrator or root privileges to install Adaptec Storage Manager.

  • Page 26: Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager

    Before You Begin If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your computer, you must remove it before beginning this installation. To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager, use the Add/Remove Programs option in your Windows Control Panel.

  • Page 27: Completing A Silent Installation (Advanced)

    To complete a silent installation: Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager CD into your CD drive. Open a command prompt window and change to the CD directory. Install Adaptec Storage Manager using this command line string: setup.exe /s /v“...
  • Page 28 Example command strings: Install all default features and default to reboot: setup.exe /s /v“ /qn INSTALLDIR=\“C:\Program Files\Adaptec\ Adaptec Storage Manager\”” Install Adaptec Storage Manager, Readme, and SNMP support, and default to reboot: setup.exe /s /v“ /qn INSTALLDIR=\”C:\Program Files\Adaptec\ Adaptec Storage Manager\“ADDLOCAL=Manager, SNMPSupport,ASMReadme”...

  • Page 29: Installing On Linux

    Adaptec Storage Manager includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Before You Begin If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your computer, you must remove it before beginning this installation. Any customization files you created with the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade.

  • Page 30: Installing On Netware

    Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Installing on NetWare This section describes how to install Adaptec Storage Manager on computers running NetWare. See list of supported operating systems. Before You Begin You need the latest Support Pack for your operating system so you can run the supported Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
  • Page 31 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager ... 38 To start Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the instructions for your operating system. To start the Adaptec Storage Manager agent only, see page Note: You need root privileges to run Adaptec Storage Manager.

  • Page 32: Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager

    (like a regular software application), or in a browser window (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer). Note: Normally, you only need to run Adaptec Storage Manager in a browser window if you’re working on a computer that isn’t part of your storage space (does not have a controller installed).

  • Page 33: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager On Linux

    Note: Each user name has a permission level associated with it. See Understanding Permission Levels on page 35 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare To start Adaptec Storage Manager on the NetWare operating system, type the LOAD RAIDMAN page for more information.

  • Page 34: Starting The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only

    Open the Windows Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, then double-click Services. In the list of services, check that the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is installed and running. If it’s not, you can choose to restart it. Manage and monitor the system by logging into it as a remote...

  • Page 35: Starting The Agent On Linux

    Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Starting the Agent on Linux On systems running Linux, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent starts automatically when the system is powered on. To verify that the agent is running: Open a shell window. Enter this command: If the agent is running, it’s listed as...

  • Page 36: Understanding Permission Levels

    Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Understanding Permission Levels When you log in to Adaptec Storage Manager, your permission level is identical to your operating system permission level. For example, if you have Administrator permissions on your operating system, you also have Administrator permissions in Adaptec Storage Manager.

  • Page 37: User Level

    Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager User Level Logging in as a User partially restricts your access to the storage space, as described in this Table. Users can... Rescan controllers Save activity logs Verify disk drives (with and without fix)

  • Page 38: Configuring Netware User Authentication

    User Access—Granted to all Bindery and NetWare Directory Services (NDS) user accounts. For NDS users, the user account must reside within the same tree as the server running the Adaptec Storage Manager agent. When logging into Adaptec Storage Manager, NDS users must provide the fully distinguished account name.

  • Page 39: Logging Out Of Adaptec Storage Manager

    To log out of Adaptec Storage Manager: In the Enterprise View, click on the local system. In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Log out. You are logged out of Adaptec Storage Manager. Logging Back In To log in to Adaptec Storage Manager: In the Enterprise View, click on the local system.
  • Page 40 Checking System Status ... 45 Working in Adaptec Storage Manager ...46 Getting Help... 46 Before you build your storage space, familiarize yourself with the main features of Adaptec Storage Manager and learn to navigate to the information you need. Getting Started...

  • Page 41: Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager

    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager Navigating the Main Window The main window of Adaptec Storage Manager has three main panels, or views, in addition to the other features shown below. Enterprise Physical Devices Logical Devices View View View Menu...

  • Page 42: Using Physical Devices View

    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager When you select a component in the Enterprise View, the disk drives and logical drives (“devices”) associated with it appear in the Physical and Logical Devices Views, as shown below. By selecting Controller 1 in the Enterprise View...

  • Page 43: Using Logical Devices View

    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager Hold your cursor over any disk drive to see its status, port number, and maximum speed. You can also click the arrow, shown at right, to see this same information for all the disk drives at the same time. To...

  • Page 44: Revealing More Disk Drive Information

    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager Click on a logical drive to highlight the disk drives that comprise it in the Physical Devices View. Three disk drives (plus one hot spare) comprise the selected RAID 5 logical drive. You can also click on any disk drive to see which (if any) logical drive it belongs to.
  • Page 45 Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager Click the Full Size Capacity View button to see the size capacities of your disk drives, as shown below. Disk drives or segments of disk drives that are included in logical drives are shaded brown.

  • Page 46: Checking System Status

    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager Checking System Status Adaptec Storage Manager includes an Event Viewer and a status bar for at-a-glance system and event status information. The status bar (shown below) provides at-a-glance information about a selected controller. The status icon indicates if a controller is in a normal...

  • Page 47: Working In Adaptec Storage Manager

    About the Actions Menu Most of the main tasks in Adaptec Storage Manager are part of the Actions menu on the menu bar. Options on the Actions menu vary, depending on which type of component is selected in the main window.
  • Page 48 Building a RAID Volume... 56 RAID Controller Support...59 Managing Your Storage Space ... 59 Once you have logged in to Adaptec Storage Manager, you can begin to build your storage space by creating logical drives. (For more information, see Understanding Logical Drives on page Note: You must be logged in as an Administrator to complete the tasks described in this chapter.

  • Page 49: Step 4: Building Your Storage Space

    Selecting a Configuration Method Adaptec Storage Manager has a wizard to help you build (or configure) logical drives, and offers two configuration methods to choose from, depending on your needs: Express configuration (basic)—Automatically creates logical drives by grouping together same-sized physical drives, and assigns RAID levels based on the number of physical disk drives in the logical drive.
  • Page 50 When the wizard opens, select Express configuration..., then click Next. Review the information that is displayed. In the example below, Adaptec Storage Manager has used three equal-sized disk drives to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 5 and a hot spare.

  • Page 51: Partitioning And Formatting Your Logical Drives

    Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s). The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller and on the physical drives. Repeat Steps for each controller on your system.

  • Page 52: Next Steps

    Next Steps If you have installed Adaptec RAID controllers on more than one computer, to continue building your storage space: From each computer, log in to Adaptec Storage Manager and repeat Steps to create logical drives. From your local system (the computer you’re working on), log in to all...
  • Page 53 When the wizard opens, select Custom configuration..., then click Next. Select a RAID level. The most common RAID levels are listed first; advanced RAID levels are available by clicking Advanced settings. Note: To build a RAID Volume, see RAID on page 163 for more information about RAID levels.

  • Page 54: More Information

    Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to select the correct number of disk drives, as shown below. By default, Adaptec Storage Manager automatically sets the size of the logical drive and maximizes the capacity of the disk drives you select. (To set a custom size for the logical drive, see the second bullet below).
  • Page 55 If you have no other available disk drives, skip to If you have available disk drives and want to create additional logical drives, click Add logical device to open a new tab in the wizard. Tab for second logical drive Repeat Steps for each logical drive that you want to create on the controller.

  • Page 56: Including More Systems In Your Storage Space

    Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s). The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller and on the physical drives. Repeat Steps Partition and format your logical drives. See information. If your storage space comprises one or more Adaptec RAID controllers on a single computer, building is complete.

  • Page 57: Building A Raid Volume

    Building a RAID Volume A RAID Volume comprises two or more logical drives connected end- to-end. The logical drives in a RAID Volume: Must be built using disk drives connected to the same controller. Must have the same RAID level assigned. Must not be striped together.
  • Page 58 In the Logical Devices panel, select the logical drives you want to use in the RAID Volume. Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to select the correct number of logical drives, as shown below. Modify the Advanced Settings, if required. (See Drives on page 78 for more information.)
  • Page 59 To make changes, click Back. Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the RAID Volume. The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller and on the physical drives. Adaptec Storage Manager replaces the individual logical drives with a single RAID Volume in the Logical Devices View. The Event Viewer shows that the logical drives have been deleted.

  • Page 60: Raid Controller Support

    To customize Adaptec Storage Manager and make managing your storage space easier and more effective, continue with Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager on page...
  • Page 61 Setting Preferences and Changing Views... 65 Customizing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent...67 You can customize Adaptec Storage Manager to make managing your storage space easier and more effective: Log in to other systems on your network to view and manage all...

  • Page 62: Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager

    Logging In to Remote Systems If multiple computers (or systems) on your network are in your storage space, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all of them from one computer. The computer that you’re working on is called the local system. All other computers in your storage space are remote systems.
  • Page 63 Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager When you log in to a remote system, you add that system to the Enterprise View of Adaptec Storage Manager, as shown in the example below. Once you have logged in to a remote system, it is automatically included in the Enterprise View each time you start Adaptec Storage Manager from the local system.

  • Page 64: Creating Display Groups

    Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Click Connect. Adaptec Storage Manager connects to the remote system and adds it to the list of managed systems in the Enterprise View. To manage the remote system, select it in the Enterprise View and enter your user name and password if prompted.
  • Page 65 Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Enter a name for the new display group, then click OK. The display group is created and the system you selected in added to it. To add another system to the display group, right-click on that system in the Enterprise View, select Change display group, then click the display group name.

  • Page 66: Setting Preferences And Changing Views

    Tool Tips (see Sorting Systems in the Enterprise View You can set Adaptec Storage Manager to sort systems in the Enterprise View alphabetically or chronologically. By default, systems are listed in alphabetical order. The local system always appears first when you sort objects alphabetically.

  • Page 67: Setting The Standard Unit Of Measure

    Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Setting the Standard Unit of Measure You can set Adaptec Storage Manager to show disk drive capacity in measures of megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB). You can choose the Auto-select setting to allow Adaptec Storage Manager to show the most appropriate unit of measure based on disk drive size.

  • Page 68: Customizing The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent

    Broadcasting Event Alerts from a System You can set the Adaptec Storage Manager agent to send event alerts about a specific system to all users who are logged into your storage space network.
  • Page 69 To change alarm settings on a system: Click the Configure button, select the system you want, then click General Settings. The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent General Settings window opens for that system. Edit the alarm settings as required. (Select or deselect Sound alarm;...

  • Page 70: Changing A System's Event Log Setting

    Restart Adaptec Storage Manager to apply the new setting. Changing a System’s Agent Base Port Number Adaptec Storage Manager uses four consecutive ports to access remote systems: 34571, 34572, 34573, and 34574. The default port number for the agent is 34571. If your system has a conflict with these ports, change the base port to a different port number.
  • Page 71 Getting Started in Bootable-CD Mode... 71 Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD ...72 This chapter describes how to run Adaptec Storage Manager from the Adaptec RAID installation CD included in the kit, instead of as an installed application. When you run Adaptec Storage Manager from the...

  • Page 72: Running Adaptec Storage Manager From The Cd

    (see Bootable-CD Mode Limitations Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD is not an alternative to running it as an installed software application. Most of the features and functions described in this User’s Guide are not available when you are running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD.

  • Page 73: Running Adaptec Storage Manager From The Cd

    Chapter 8: Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the Note: Before you begin, ensure that your system is set up to boot from a CD. Check the system BIOS to see if the CD drive is listed first in the boot order.
  • Page 74 Deleting a Logical Drive ... 89 Working with Hot Spares ...90 This chapter explains how to manage logical drives and hot spares associated with Adaptec RAID controllers. To create a logical drive, see Step 4: Building Your Storage Space on page...

  • Page 75: Understanding Logical Drives

    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares Understanding Logical Drives A logical drive is a group of physical disk drives that appears to your operating system as a single drive that can be used for storing data. A logical drive can comprise one or more disk drives and can use part or all of each disk drive’s capacity.

  • Page 76: Creating Logical Drives

    Review the logical drive settings, click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is saved in the Adaptec controller and in the physical drives. If the disk drives you used to create this logical drive have available...

  • Page 77: Including Different-Sized Disk Drives In A Logical Drive

    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares Including Different-sized Disk Drives in a Logical Drive You can combine disk drives of different sizes in the same logical drive. If the logical drive includes redundancy, however, the size of each segment can be no larger than the size of the smallest disk drive.

  • Page 78: Creating A Logical Drive Using Available Space

    Free segments and available disk drives are blue Click Next. Review the logical drive settings. Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is saved in the Adaptec controller and in the physical drives. Custom Configuration (Advanced) on...

  • Page 79: Fine-Tuning Logical Drives

    Advanced settings described in this section. (Not all options are available for all controllers or all RAID levels.) Note: The default settings in Adaptec Storage Manager are optimal for most users and storage spaces. Only advanced users should change the settings described in this section.

  • Page 80: Changing The Write Cache Setting

    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares Changing the Write Cache Setting The write cache setting determines when data is stored on a disk drive and when the controller communicates with the operating system. Disabled (write-through)—The controller sends (or writes) the data to a disk drive, then sends confirmation to the operating system that the data was received.

  • Page 81: Changing The Read Cache Setting

    RAID 5 logical drives, parity is computed and written. Build is the default setting. Adaptec Storage Manager performs build initializations in the background; you can use the logical drive immediately. Clear—Every block in the logical drive is overwritten, removing all existing data.

  • Page 82: Changing The Initialize Priority

    To ensure that there are no data problems on your logical drives, it is important to verify them. When you verify a logical drive, Adaptec Storage Manager checks it for inconsistent or bad data and then fixes any problems. (You can also choose to verify a logical drive without fixing it.) Logical drives with no redundancy (for instance, RAID 0 logical drives) do not need to be verified.

  • Page 83: Verifying And Fixing A Logical Drive

    Verifying and Fixing a Logical Drive Note: To verify a logical drive without fixing it, see While Adaptec Storage Manager verifies and fixes a logical drive, you can’t complete any other tasks on the controller. Because the verification can take a long time to complete, you may want to schedule it as a task to be completed overnight or on a weekend.

  • Page 84: Verifying A Logical Drive (Without Fix)

    Verifying a Logical Drive (Without Fix) Note: To verify and fix a logical drive, see While Adaptec Storage Manager verifies a logical drive, you can’t complete any other tasks on the controller associated with that logical drive. Because verification takes a long time to complete, you may want to schedule it as a task to be completed overnight or on a weekend.

  • Page 85: Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check

    You can now continue working on the controller. Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check If your controller supports background consistency check, Adaptec Storage Manager continually and automatically checks your logical drives once they’re in use. (To see if your controller supports background consistency check, right-click the controller in the Enterprise View and click Properties.)
  • Page 86 Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Expand or change logical device. A wizard opens to help you modify the logical drive. Click Next. Click on the disk drive(s) or disk drive segments you want to add to the logical drive.
  • Page 87 Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares An X indicates that the selected disk drive will be removed from the logical drive, and you are prompted to select another disk drive (of greater or equal size) to replace it. Flashing arrow prompts you to replace the deselected disk drive Modify the Advanced Settings, if required.

  • Page 88: Extending A Partition On A Logical Drive

    Understanding RAID on page 163 Changing the RAID level normally requires one or more disk drives to be added to or removed from the logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager won’t allow you to continue unless you have the right number of disk drives available.
  • Page 89 RAID 5 logical device. In the Logical Devices panel, select the disk drives you want to use in the modified logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to select the correct number of disk drives, as shown below. Number of disk drives required...

  • Page 90: Deleting A Logical Drive

    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares Click Next. Review the new logical drive settings. To make changes, click Back. Note: Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Before you save the configuration, verify that the size of the logical drive is appropriate for your operating system.

  • Page 91: Working With Hot Spares

    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares When prompted, click Yes to delete the device, or No to cancel the deletion. If you click Yes, the logical device is deleted. The disk drives or drive segments included in the logical device become available, and can be used to create a new logical drive (see existing logical drive (see Working with Hot Spares...

  • Page 92: Designating A Global Hot Spare

    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares Designating a Global Hot Spare This section describes how to designate a global hot spare before or after you build a logical drive. Note: To designate a global hot spare while you’re creating a logical drive, see Step 6 on page To designate a global hot spare:...

  • Page 93: Assigning A Dedicated Hot Spare

    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare A dedicated hot spare is assigned to one or more specific logical drives. To assign a dedicated hot spare: In the Enterprise View, click the controller on which you want a dedicated hot spare.

  • Page 94: What Do The Hot Spare Icons Mean

    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean? Icon Explanation Healthy global or dedicated hot spare Hot spare is not assigned to any logical drives Hot spare is too small to protect the logical drive(s) it’s assigned to Global hot spare was designated before any logical...
  • Page 95 Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares To remove a hot spare: In the Enterprise View, click the controller associated with the hot spare. In the Physical Devices View, click the hot spare. In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Delete hot-spare drive or Delete dedicated hot-spare drive.

  • Page 96: Protecting Your Data

    Protecting Your Data In this chapter... Creating a Snapshot ... 96 Enabling Copyback ... 98 This chapter describes two additional methods of protecting the data on your storage space, Snapshot and Copyback.

  • Page 97: Creating A Snapshot

    Creating a Snapshot Note: Snapshot is an upgrade feature; if the Snapshot feature is locked, Adding Enhanced Features on page 21 purchasing a feature key. A snapshot is a frozen image of a logical drive at a particular point in time.

  • Page 98: Creating A Snapshot With Backup

    Use an operating system-level or third-party data backup tool to move the snapshot onto a tape drive or other server. Deleting a Snapshot When a snapshot is no longer needed, you can delete it from Adaptec Storage Manager. To delete a snapshot: In the Logical Devices View, right-click the snapshot you want to delete.

  • Page 99: Enabling Copyback

    Chapter 10: Protecting Your Data Enabling Copyback Note: Copyback is an upgrade feature; if the Copyback feature is locked, see Adding Enhanced Features on page 21 for information on purchasing a feature key. When a logical drive is rebuilt using a hot spare (see page 148), data from the failed drive is transferred to the hot spare.
  • Page 100 Using Event Notifications to Monitor Status ... 103 Broadcasting Event Alerts to Users ... 120 Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm... 121 Viewing Component Properties ... 122 This chapter describes how Adaptec Storage Manager helps you monitor your storage space.

  • Page 101: Monitoring Your Storage Space

    101.) Status Icons—Three basic icons (information, warning, and error) appear in the Event Viewer and in the main Adaptec Storage Manager window to help you quickly identify problems. (See Notification Manager and Email Notification Manager— Notification utilities help you monitor these activities on local and remote systems (see Progress of scheduled tasks, such as logical drive verifications.

  • Page 102: Checking Activity In Your Storage Space

    Click Next to see the next event in the list. You can monitor activity on, and the status of, remote systems from the local system by using Adaptec Storage Manager’s two notification utilities to broadcast messages—the Notification Manager (see page...

  • Page 103: Clearing The Event Log

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Clearing the Event Log To clear the event log of all recorded activity: In the menu bar of the main Adaptec Storage Manager window, click Actions, select Agent actions, then click Clear the configuration event log.

  • Page 104: Using Event Notifications To Monitor Status

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Using Event Notifications to Monitor Status You can set up Adaptec Storage Manager to broadcast messages (or notifications) to selected remote systems and users when an event, such as the creation of a logical drive or the failure of a disk drive, occurs on the local system.
  • Page 105 Host name or TCP/IP address TCP/IP port number (or the default, 34571) In the Adaptec Storage Manager tool bar, click Configure, select the system you want, then click Notifications. The Notification Manager opens on the Notifications tab of a new window.
  • Page 106 Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Add the names of the other system(s) in your storage space that will receive event notifications generated by this system to the Notification List: In the tool bar, click Add system. In the Add System window, enter the host name or TCP/IP address of the first system.
  • Page 107 Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Sending a Test Event To ensure that a system is receiving logged notifications, you can send a test event. To send a test event: Open the Notification Manager. (See Note: You can also access the Notification Manager by selecting the system you want in the Enterprise View, then (on the menu bar) clicking Actions >...

  • Page 108: Managing The Event Notification List

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space If the test fails: Ensure that the receiving system is powered on and running Adaptec Storage Manager. Open the receiving system’s System Properties window (see Step 3 on page 107) and double-check the TCP/IP address and port number.
  • Page 109 Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Removing a System from the Notification List You can remove any system (including the local system) from the Notification List. Once a system has been removed, logged notifications from the local system are no longer sent to it. To remove a system from the Notification List: Open the Notification Manager.

  • Page 110: Monitoring And Managing The Notification Log

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Monitoring and Managing the Notification Log The Notification Log displays status information and messages about the Notification Manager itself, such as whether notifications were sent successfully or not. This section describes how to manage the Notification Log and use it to monitor the logged notifications being sent: Using the Notification Log (see below).
  • Page 111 In addition to appearing in the Notification Log, notifications are saved in a log file named raidnot.log Adaptec Storage Manager folder. file has a maximum capacity of 200 kilobytes (KBs). raidnot.log When the capacity is exceeded, old events are copied into a file named , and a new raidnot.old...

  • Page 112: Disabling Event Notifications

    Adaptec Storage Manager agent only. Only the users you specify receive email notifications. (See can specify which types of events generate email messages to which recipients to ensure that errors receive immediate attention from the right people.
  • Page 113 Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Opening the Email Notification Manager This section describes how to set up email notifications for one system in your storage space. You must complete the tasks in this section for each individual system that you’ll be monitoring with email notifications. To set up email notifications: Note this information: The address of your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
  • Page 114 Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Entering the SMTP Server Settings The first time you are opening the Email Notification Manager, the SMTP Server Settings window opens automatically. In the SMTP Server Settings window: Enter the address of your SMTP server. Enter the “From”...
  • Page 115 Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Repeat Steps to add more email recipients. Click Cancel to close the Add Email Recipient window. The email recipients you added appear in the Email List. Although you can’t sort the list, you can reorganize the columns by clicking and dragging the column heads (see the Figure on Close the Email Notifications window when you’re done.

  • Page 116: Managing The Email List

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space On the menu bar, select Actions, then click Send test message. The test message is sent. If the test is successful, the email recipient receives the test message. If the test fails: Ensure that the recipient’s email address is correct. (See Modifying a Recipient’s Information on page 115 address.) Ensure that your SMTP server address is correct.

  • Page 117: Monitoring And Managing The Email Log

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Modify the recipient’s information as required, then click OK. Removing a Recipient from the Email List You can remove any recipient from the Email List. Once a recipient has been removed, event notifications from the local system are no longer sent to that email address.
  • Page 118 , which can be found in the top-level raidsmtp.log Adaptec Storage Manager folder. file has a maximum capacity of 200 kilobytes (KBs). raidsmtp.log When the capacity is exceeded, old events are copied into a file named , and a new file is created.

  • Page 119: Changing The Email Notification Manager Settings

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space In the menu bar, select Clear the event log, then click Email Notifications. Click Yes to clear the log. The log is cleared, except for one event reporting that the log was cleared. Changing the Email Notification Manager Settings You can modify these Email Notification Manager settings as your needs change: Address of your SMTP server...

  • Page 120: Disabling Email Notifications

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Enter the “From” address to appear in email notifications. If email recipients will be replying to email notifications, be sure that the “From” address belongs to a computer that is actively monitored. Click OK to save the settings. Disabling Email Notifications Email notifications are enabled by default, but can be disabled, if required.

  • Page 121: Broadcasting Event Alerts To Users

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Broadcasting Event Alerts to Users You can set the Adaptec Storage Manager agent to send event alerts about a specific system to all users who are logged into your storage space. You might want to do this if your storage space isn’t managed by a dedicated person, or if that particular system is off-site or not connected to a monitor.

  • Page 122: Silencing And Testing The Audible Alarm

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm By default, when a Warning- or Error-level event (see on any system in the Enterprise View, an audible alarm is triggered on the local system. The alarm is a series of beeps, which sound every five minutes until the event is resolved.

  • Page 123: Silencing The Alarm

    Silence alarm. The alarm is disabled for that controller. Viewing Component Properties Click on any component in the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager, then click the Properties button (shown at right) to view version numbers, status, model numbers, and other information about that component.

  • Page 124: Managing Tasks

    Deleting a Task ... 130 Disabling the Task Manager ... 131 Adaptec Storage Manager allows you to schedule some types of jobs (or tasks) to complete at convenient times. Additionally, you can schedule some tasks to recur at preset times.

  • Page 125: Scheduling A Task

    If a task must be performed regularly, you can schedule it to recur at preset times. You can schedule these Adaptec Storage Manager tasks: Expanding a logical drive Changing a logical drive’s RAID level...
  • Page 126 Click Schedule. The schedule window opens. (The window you see may be different from the one shown in this example, depending on which type of task you are scheduling.) Set the date and time for the task. Note: Keep geography in mind—If you are scheduling tasks on remote systems located in other geographical areas, remember that the time you set for a scheduled task is that system’s time, which may be different from local time.

  • Page 127: Opening The Task Manager

    Chapter 12: Managing Tasks Opening the Task Manager You can use the Task Manager to monitor and modify the tasks you have scheduled. (To schedule a task, see page 124.) Tasks are associated with systems. When you open the Task Manager, you see the scheduled tasks associated with that local or remote system only.

  • Page 128: Monitoring Tasks

    Monitoring Tasks Use the two main panels of the Task Manager to monitor your tasks: Monitor upcoming tasks in the Task List (see below) Check past tasks and task events in the Task Event Log (see Monitoring Upcoming Tasks in the Task List The Task List displays all scheduled tasks in order of creation, and includes basic information about each task.
  • Page 129 The Event Log uses icons to show the status of past tasks: Icon Status Explanation and Solution Information The task or event completed successfully. No action required. Warning The task missed its start time. Reschedule the task to clear the error, as described in page Error The task failed.

  • Page 130: Modifying A Task

    Modifying a Task If your requirements change, you can reschedule a task to a different date or time. You can also modify the task description that appears in the Task List. Creating a custom task description makes it easier to find the task in the Task List.

  • Page 131: What If A Task Misses Its Start Time

    What if a task misses its start time? Tasks scheduled in Adaptec Storage Manager include an automatic 30- minute grace period following their start time, to accommodate temporary interruptions. For instance, if there’s a brief power outage a task will run once normal conditions resume, if the interruption lasts no longer than 30 minutes past the scheduled start time.

  • Page 132: Disabling The Task Manager

    ‘disabled’ icon. Note: When the Task Manager is disabled, a brief three-tone alert sounds each time you open and log in to Adaptec Storage Manager. Scheduled tasks in the Task List will not run while the Task Manager is disabled.

  • Page 133: Managing Remote Systems

    Managing Remote Systems In this chapter... Introduction... 133 Removing a Remote System ... 133 This chapter describes how to work with and manage remote systems using Adaptec Storage Manager.

  • Page 134: Introduction

    Logging In to Remote Systems on page 61 ‘local’ and ‘remote’ systems, and for log in instructions.) Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed and running on a remote system before you can log in to it. Once you have logged in to a remote system, you can work with its controllers, disk drives, and logical drives as if they were part of your local system.
  • Page 135 Moving a System from One Display Group to Another ... 137 Renaming a Display Group ... 137 Deleting a Display Group ...138 This chapter describes how to work with and manage display groups in Adaptec Storage Manager. To create display groups, see Creating Display Groups on page...

  • Page 136: Adding A System To A Display Group

    Chapter 14: Working with Display Groups Adding a System to a Display Group As your storage space grows and changes, you can add new systems to your display groups. To add a system to a display group: Right-click on the system in the Enterprise View. Select Change display group, then click the display group name.

  • Page 137: Viewing Display Group Status

    Chapter 14: Working with Display Groups Viewing Display Group Status To quickly view the status of systems within a display group, you can open the display group Properties window. To view display group status, right-click on the system in the Enterprise View, then click Properties.

  • Page 138: Moving A System From One Display Group To Another

    Chapter 14: Working with Display Groups Moving a System from One Display Group to Another To move a system from one display group to another: In the Enterprise View, right-click the system you want to remove. Select Change display group, then click the name of the display group you want.

  • Page 139: Deleting A Display Group

    Chapter 14: Working with Display Groups Deleting a Display Group If required, you can delete a display group. When you delete the display group, the systems that belonged to it are listed at the top of the Enterprise View, above any remaining display groups. To delete a display group: In the Enterprise View, right-click on the display group.
  • Page 140 Managing Controllers and Disk Drives In this chapter... Rescanning a Controller ... 140 Registering New Controllers ... 140 Viewing Controller Properties ... 141 Saving Your Controller Configuration ... 141 Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware ... 142 Setting a Disk Drive to ‘Failed’... 144 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive ...

  • Page 141: Rescanning A Controller

    Click Done after you have reviewed the scan report. Registering New Controllers When you log in to Adaptec Storage Manager, it searches for new controllers in your storage space. If it detects a new controller, you are prompted to register it.

  • Page 142: Viewing Controller Properties

    Click the X in the upper-right corner to close the window. Saving Your Controller Configuration If you require a record of your controller configurations, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to create a text file with this information about all controllers on a selected system: Controllers...

  • Page 143: Updating Controller Bios And Firmware

    Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware Note: This task is recommended for advanced users only. Adaptec Storage Manager provides a wizard to help you update the BIOS and firmware for the controllers in your storage space. The ROM Update wizard updates the BIOS and firmware for all controllers of the same type on local and remote systems.
  • Page 144 Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Update controller images. Managed systems The ROM Update wizard opens. Click Next. Click Add to browse to the firmware image files you downloaded, then click Open. In the wizard, click the image files you want, then click Next.

  • Page 145: Setting A Disk Drive To 'Failed

    Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives Review the update summary, then click Apply. When prompted, click Yes to begin the update. Caution: Do not power down the controller(s) during the update. When the update is complete, click OK. Then, restart the server(s) to activate the new firmware images.

  • Page 146: Replacing Disk Drives In A Logical Drive

    Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive You can replace one or more disk drives in a logical drive. You may want to do this to upgrade to larger disk drives, or to make disk drive size uniform across the logical drive.
  • Page 147 Solving Problems In this chapter... Identifying a Failed or Failing Component ... 147 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure...147 Rebuilding Logical Drives ...151 Solving Notification Problems ... 151 Creating an Archive File ... 152 Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager ... 152...

  • Page 148: Identifying A Failed Or Failing Component

    Identifying a Failed or Failing Component When your are notified of a Warning- or Error-level event, use Adaptec Storage Manager’s rapid fault isolation feature to quickly identify the source of the problem. For instance, in the example below a disk drive has failed. To find the failed disk drive, follow the yellow Error icons: ...and both the failed disk drive (marked with red X)

  • Page 149: Failed Disk Drive Protected By A Hot Spare

    Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare When a logical drive is protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that logical drive fails the hot spare is automatically incorporated into the logical drive and takes over for the failed drive. For instance, when a disk drive fails in the RAID 5 logical drive shown in the example below, the logical drive is automatically rebuilt (its data is reconstructed) using the hot spare in place of the failed drive.

  • Page 150: Failed Disk Drive Not Protected By A Hot Spare

    Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare When a logical drive is not protected by a hot spare, if a disk drive in that logical drive fails, remove and replace the failed disk drive. The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to rebuild the logical drive.

  • Page 151: Multiple Failures In The Same Logical Drive

    Note: You can only complete this task on disk drives that are not included in any logical drive. When a disk drive fails, it may still appear in Adaptec Storage Manager although it is no longer available. To see an accurate representation of your storage space and make it easier to monitor your disk drives, you can remove a failed disk drive from the Physical Devices View.

  • Page 152: Rebuilding Logical Drives

    To test notifications on your storage space, you can send test events or emails to ensure that they’re being received properly. If your test event fails: Ensure that the remote system is powered on and running Adaptec Storage Manager. Open the remote system’s System Properties window (see page 107) and double-check the TCP/IP address and port number.

  • Page 153: Creating An Archive File

    Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager If you experience problems installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager, follow these suggestions: Ensure that you are logged in to Adaptec Storage Manager at the permission level you need to perform the tasks you want. (See for more information.) Ensure that all managed systems are powered on and that you are logged in to any remote systems you want to manage.
  • Page 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux ... 155 Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare ... 155 This appendix describes how to configure SNMP support for the Adaptec Storage Manager software. Adaptec Storage Manager supports SNMP “gets” and “traps” through the use of an SNMP agent.

  • Page 155: A Configuring Snmp Support

    Windows 2000 and Windows XP do not install SNMP. To install and configure SNMP support: Run the Adaptec Storage Manager installation program (see When prompted, select Yes, install SNMP support. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation, then restart your computer.

  • Page 156: Configuring Snmp Support On Linux

    Appendix A: Configuring SNMP Support Configuring SNMP Support on Linux For the Linux operating system, the Adaptec Storage Manager SNMP agent is a sub-agent that interfaces with the UCD-SNMP agentx architecture. UCD-SNMP is a third-party package for Linux; for information, documentation, and downloads, see...

  • Page 157: Quick Answers To Common Questions

    In this appendix... How do I...? ... 157 What’s the difference between...? ... 159 This chapter provides quick references to frequently requested information about basic tasks and concepts in Adaptec Storage Manager. Note: For troubleshooting tips, see Solving Problems on page...

  • Page 158: How Do I

    Or, from the menu bar, click Actions, select Alarm actions, then click Silence alarm. See Add a new user to Adaptec Storage Manager? Any user with a valid network user name and password can log into Adaptec Storage Manager. See Add a remote system? Click the Add button, shown at right.

  • Page 159: Schedule A Task

    Appendix B: Quick Answers to Common Questions... Schedule a task? Complete each step of the task until you are prompted to click Apply. (Don’t click Apply.) Click Schedule. See Note: The Schedule button won’t appear on tasks that can’t be scheduled.

  • Page 160: What's The Difference Between

    What’s the difference between...? Adaptec Storage Manager and the agent? Adaptec Storage Manager is the full software application, including the user interface (windows, menus) described in this Guide. It helps you build and maintain the logical drives, controllers, and disk drives that make up your storage space.
  • Page 161 Icons in the Physical Devices View ... 161 Icons in the Logical Devices View... 161 Buttons in the Physical/Logical Devices Views ... 162 Buttons on the Main Window Tool Bar... 162 This chapter provides quick references to the icons and buttons that appear in Adaptec Storage Manager.

  • Page 162: Icons In The Physical Devices View

    Appendix C: Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance Icons in the Physical Devices View Icon Descriptions Ready disk drive Disk drive with free space Disk drive with no free space Failed disk drive Healthy global or dedicated hot spare Hot spare with error (see Hot spare being built into logical drive after disk drive failure Hot spare built into logical drive after disk drive failure Locked upgrade feature that can be activated with a feature key (see...

  • Page 163: Buttons In The Physical/Logical Devices Views

    ...silence the audible alarm..check status and other properties of a controller, disk drive, or other component..view the full Event log..configure the Adaptec Storage Manager agent settings..configure notification settings..configure email notification settings..check the status of scheduled tasks;...

  • Page 164: Understanding Raid

    RAID 60 Logical Drives ... 172 Selecting the Best RAID Level ... 173 When you create logical drives in Adaptec Storage Manager, you can assign a RAID level to protect your data. Each RAID level offers a unique combination of performance and redundancy.

  • Page 165: Raid 0 (Non-Raid Logical Drives)

    Understanding Drive Segments A drive segment is a disk drive or portion of a disk drive that is used to create a logical device. A disk drive can include both RAID segments (segments that are part of a logical drive) and available segments. Each segment can be part of only one logical device at a time.

  • Page 166: Raid 1 Logical Drives

    RAID 1 Logical Drives A RAID 1 logical drive 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 logical drives provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks.

  • Page 167: Raid 1 Enhanced Logical Drives

    RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives Note: RAID 1E is an upgrade feature; if the RAID 1E feature is locked, Adding Enhanced Features on page 21 purchasing a feature key. A RAID 1 Enhanced (RAID 1E) logical drive is similar to a RAID 1 logical drive except that data is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can be included.

  • Page 168: Raid 10 Logical Drives

    RAID 10 Logical Drives A RAID 10 logical drive is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 logical drives. Adaptec RAID controllers support a maximum number of 48 disk drives in a RAID 10 logical drive. Data in a RAID 10 logical drive is both striped and mirrored. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance.

  • Page 169: Raid 5 Logical Drives

    RAID 5 Logical Drives A RAID 5 logical drive is built from a minimum of three and a maximum of sixteen disk drives, and uses data striping and parity (see below) 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 170: Raid 5Ee Logical Drives

    RAID 5EE Logical Drives Note: RAID 5EE is an upgrade feature; if the RAID 5EE feature is locked, see Adding Enhanced Features on page 21 purchasing a feature key. A RAID 5EE logical drive is similar to a RAID 5 logical drive except that it includes a distributed spare drive (see below) and must be built from a minimum of four disk drives.

  • Page 171: Raid 50 Logical Drives

    RAID 50 Logical Drives A RAID 50 logical drive is built from six to forty-eight disk drives configured as two ore more RAID 5 logical drives, and stripes stored data and parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 5 logical drives. (For more information, see The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance.

  • Page 172: Raid 6 Logical Drives

    RAID 6 Logical Drives Note: RAID 1E is an upgrade feature; if the RAID 1E feature is locked, Adding Enhanced Features on page 21 purchasing a feature key. A RAID 6 logical drive is similar to a RAID 5 logical drive because it uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy.

  • Page 173: Raid 60 Logical Drives

    Appendix D: Understanding RAID RAID 60 Logical Drives Note: RAID 1E is an upgrade feature; if the RAID 1E feature is locked, Adding Enhanced Features on page 21 for information on purchasing a feature key. Similar to a RAID 50 logical drive (see page 170), a RAID 60 logical drive is built from eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 6...

  • Page 174: Selecting The Best Raid Level

    Selecting the Best RAID Level Use the Table below 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. Disk Drive RAID level Redundancy...

  • Page 175: Glossary

    A controller function that continually and automatically verifies your logical drives once they’re in use. bootable-CD mode A way of running Adaptec Storage Manager, where the application is not installed but is run directly from a CD. cache A temporary, fast storage area that holds data from a slower storage device for quick access.
  • Page 176 Direct-attached Storage. Data storage that is physically connected to a server. See also LAN, SAN. drive segment See segment. Email Notification Manager A utility within Adaptec Storage Manager that emails event messages to selected recipients. See also email notifications, Notification Manager.
  • Page 177 Glossary firmware A combination of hardware and software; software written onto read- only memory (ROM). format See initialize. GigaByte. 1,024 MB. See also MB. host A computer that’s connected to a TCP/IP network. See also TCP/IP. host bus adapter (HBA) An adapter card that includes all of the I/O logic, software, and processing to manage the transfer of information between the host and the devices it’s connected to.
  • Page 178 Glossary Light-emitting Diode. An electronic device that lights up when powered. local system The computer that you’re working on. In Adaptec Storage Manager, ‘local’ and ‘remote’ are relative terms. See also remote system. logged notifications Event messages about remote systems that appear in the Event Viewer of Adaptec Storage Manager.
  • Page 179 The capability of preventing data loss if a disk drive fails. See also mirroring, parity. remote system In Adaptec Storage Manager, all other computers in your storage space besides your local system are remote systems. ‘Local’ and ‘remote’ are relative terms. See also local system.
  • Page 180 A method of enhancing performance by spreading data evenly over multiple disk drives. Provides no data protection. Task Manager A utility in Adaptec Storage Manager that allows you to schedule specific activity, such as expanding a logical drive, for a time that’s convenient. See also...
  • Page 181 Glossary verify Check a logical drive for inconsistent or bad data. May also fix any data problems or parity errors.

  • Page 182: Index

    Send test message Set drive state to failed SMTP server settings Update controller images Verify Verify with fix activity on storage space Adaptec customer support Adaptec Storage Manager Actions menu agent agent port number beginning steps bootable-CD mode display options enhanced features...
  • Page 183 adapters. See controllers ADDLOCAL Administrator permissions advanced settings agent alarm settings broadcast event alerts customizing event log introduction Linux NetWare port number Windows alarm changing settings disabling disabling (controller-level) duration frequency silencing testing archive file audible alarm. See alarm automatic verification background consistency check background verification base port number...
  • Page 184 conceptual graphic different sizes in same logical drive failed state failure recovery multiple disk drives multiple logical drives RAID 0 logical drives with hot spare without hot spare in logical drives relative capacity replacing in logical drives segments in logical drive text descriptions viewing logical drives viewing status...
  • Page 185 Linux NetWare Windows Windows silent installation INSTALLDIR jobs. See tasks Linux controller support installing Adaptec Storage Manager SNMP support starting Adaptec Storage Manager starting agent local systems locked features unlocking Index...
  • Page 186 log files clearing 110, Email Notification Manager Notification Manager logged notifications. See event notifications logging in Administrator Guest User logging out logging back in Logical Devices View buttons icons logical devices. See logical drives logical drives advanced settings automatic verification available space on disk drives background consistency check background verification...
  • Page 187 Notifications tab online help opening Adaptec Storage Manager Linux NetWare Windows operating system event log operating systems parity partitioning logical drives partitions permission level Administrator Guest...
  • Page 188 Relative Size Capacity View remote systems introduction logging in removing startup port number rescanning controllers ROM Update wizard running Adaptec Storage Manager Linux NetWare Windows scheduling tasks rescheduling supported tasks changing RAID level expanding logical drives modifying logical drives...
  • Page 189 SNMP support Linux NetWare Windows spares. See hot spares stand-alone application standard unit of measure starting Adaptec Storage Manager Linux NetWare Windows startup port number status controller properties disk drives display group systems Event Viewer Event Viewer icons Notification Log icons...
  • Page 190 View buttons Views Full Size Capacity Relative Size Capacity Text Description Windows controller support installation silent installation SNMP support starting Adaptec Storage Manager starting agent write cache battery-backup cache setting write-back write-through Index...
  • Page 191 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2005 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-00030-01-A, Rev. A LB 09/05...

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