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  • Page 1 Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright ©2008 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
  • Page 3 Adaptec Customer Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec product, check this document first—you will find answers to most of your questions. If you need further assistance, use the support options listed below. To expedite your service, have your computer in front of you.
  • Page 4 Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or replace the product, or refund the purchaser’s purchase price for the product, provided it is delivered at the...
  • Page 5 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Adaptec, Inc. Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID 5445/ ASR-3405/ASR-3805/ASR-3085/ASR-31205/ASR-31605/ Adaptec RAID 51245/Adaptec RAID 51645/Adaptec RAID 52445/ Tested to Comply...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Using a Feature Key to Unlock Enhanced Features ... 18 Adding a Battery Backup Module ... 18 Upgrading the Controller Firmware ... 18 About the Adaptec RAID 3085... 19 About the Adaptec RAID 3405... 20 About the Adaptec RAID 3805... 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5085...
  • Page 7 Setting the Boot Controller ... 44 Creating an Array... 44 Creating an Array with the ACU ... 44 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager ... 46 Making Your Array Bootable ... 47 Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin...
  • Page 8 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager ... 60 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ... 60 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility... 60 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ... 61 About the Adaptec Flash Utility ... 61 Which Utility Should I Use? ... 61 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist ...
  • Page 9 RAID 6 Arrays ... 81 RAID 60 Arrays ... 81 Selecting the Best RAID Level ... 82 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility... 84 Running the ARC Utility ... 84 Navigating the ARC Utility ... 84 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays...
  • Page 10 Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 131 Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 133 Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification... 135 Adaptec RAID 2405 LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 136 Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ... 137 Technical Specifications Environmental Specifications...

  • Page 11: About This Guide

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

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

    Your RAID Controller on page Terminology Used in this Guide Because you can use your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in a variety of configurations from DAS to NAS to SAN, the generic term “storage space” is used to refer to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager utilities described in this Guide.

  • Page 13: Kit Contents And System Requirements

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

  • Page 14: Kit Contents

    Enterprise Linux 4 Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server (32-bit and 64- ● bit) SUSE Linux ES 10.0 (32-bit and 64-bit) ● Note: For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. ® OpenServer ● ®...
  • Page 15 Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● CD drive ●...

  • Page 16: About Your Raid Controller

    About the Adaptec RAID 2045 ... 31 About the Adaptec RAID 2405 ... 32 This chapter provides an overview of standard Adaptec RAID controller features, and describes the unique features of your controller. It also explains how to upgrade your...

  • Page 17: Standard Raid Controller Features

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

  • Page 18: Adding Enhanced Features

    Snapshots are supported on for Windows and Linux operating systems. To purchase a feature key, contact your Adaptec Reseller or refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. To unlock the enhanced features with a feature key, see the following section.

  • Page 19: About The Adaptec Raid 3085

    About the Adaptec RAID 3085 The Adaptec RAID 3085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Board Power Supply Drive Activity LED connectors for CN1/CN0 2 external connectors Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus Compatibility PCIe Bus Width PCIe bus speed...

  • Page 20: About The Adaptec Raid 3405

    About the Adaptec RAID 3405 The Adaptec RAID 3405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Battery connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports)

  • Page 21: About The Adaptec Raid 3805

    About the Adaptec RAID 3805 The Adaptec RAID 3805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Aggregate Activity LED header for CN0 Battery connector PCIe x4 connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed...

  • Page 22: About The Adaptec Raid 5085

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

  • Page 23: About The Adaptec Raid 5405

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

  • Page 24: About The Adaptec Raid 5445

    About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: External SAS connector CN1 Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed Phys (Unified Serial Ports) Standard cache Connectors...

  • Page 25: About The Adaptec Raid 5805

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

  • Page 26: About The Adaptec Raid 31205

    About the Adaptec RAID 31205 The Adaptec RAID 31205 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Activity LED Phys and connectors Activity LED Phys and connectors Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width...

  • Page 27: About The Adaptec Raid 31605

    About the Adaptec RAID 31605 The Adaptec RAID 31605 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Activity LED Phys and connectors Activity LED Phys and connectors Alarm connector Mode 0 Flash connector Battery connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCIe bus width...

  • Page 28: About The Adaptec Raid 51245

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

  • Page 29: About The Adaptec Raid 51645

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

  • Page 30: About The Adaptec Raid 52445

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

  • Page 31: About The Adaptec Raid 2045

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

  • Page 32: About The Adaptec Raid 2405

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

  • Page 33: Getting Started

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

  • Page 34: Choosing A Raid Level

    Choosing a RAID Level This section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by each. RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array)—Stripes data across multiple disk drives. Improved ●...

  • Page 35: 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 36: Installation Options

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

  • Page 37: Basic Installation Steps

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

  • Page 38: Installing The Controller And Disk Drives

    Installing the Controller... 39 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers ... 40 Connecting External Devices... 41 Next Steps ... 42 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller, and how to install and connect internal and external disk drives.

  • Page 39: Before You Begin

    Handle the controller by its bracket or edges only. Installing the Controller This section describes how to install your Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet. Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord. Open the cabinet, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

  • Page 40: Connecting Disk Drives To Your Controllers

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

  • Page 41: Connecting To A System Backplane

    Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your external device(s), such as disk drives or disk drive enclosures. Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to purchase cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives...

  • Page 42: Next Steps

    Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● Next Steps If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array, continue with Creating a Bootable Array on page If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page...

  • Page 43: Creating A Bootable Array

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

  • Page 44: Setting The Boot Controller

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

  • Page 46: Creating An Array With Adaptec Storage Manager

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

  • Page 47: Making Your Array Bootable

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

  • Page 48: Installing The Driver And An Operating System

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

  • Page 49: Before You Begin

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

  • Page 50: Installing With Windows Server 2003 Or Windows Xp

    Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation.

  • Page 51: Installing With Red Hat Linux

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

  • Page 52: Installing With Unixware

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

  • Page 53: Installing With Vmware

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

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

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

  • Page 55: Before You Begin

    Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin Before you begin, install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives (see page 38). You must also create a driver disk (see Note: For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at www.adaptec.com.

  • Page 56: Installing On Windows

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

  • Page 57: Installing On Openserver

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

  • Page 58: Installing On Vmware

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

  • Page 60: About Adaptec Storage Manager

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

  • Page 61: About The Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility

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

  • Page 62: Solving Problems

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

  • Page 63: 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 64: Recovering From A Disk Drive Failure

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

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

    Resetting the Controller This section explains how to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your Adaptec RAID controller. You may want to do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful.
  • Page 66 Insert the other floppy disks when prompted. When the flash is complete, power off your computer, disconnect the power cord, then remove the jumper. Close the computer cabinet, reconnect the power cord, then power on your computer. The controller should boot correctly. Chapter 10: Solving Problems ●...

  • Page 67: Introduction To Sas

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

  • Page 68: Terminology Used In This Chapter

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

  • Page 69: How Do Sas Devices Communicate

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

  • Page 70: What's A Sas Port

    “port” is more of a virtual concept, different from what is normally considered a port on other types of RAID controllers and storage devices. A port is one or more phys. A narrow port contains one phy. A wide port typically contains four phys.

  • Page 71: How Are Disk Drives Identified In Sas

    About Your RAID Controller on page 16 LED connections and locations. Once you have connected to a backplane, the Adaptec Storage Manager enables you to manage your disk drives. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.

  • Page 72: Sas Expander Connections

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

  • Page 73: How Is Sas Different From Parallel Scsi

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

  • Page 74: Understanding Raid

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

  • Page 75: Understanding Drive Segments

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

  • Page 76: Raid 1 Arrays

    RAID 1 Arrays A RAID 1 array is built from two disk drives, where one disk drive is a mirror of the other (the same data is stored on each disk drive). Compared to independent disk drives, RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks.

  • Page 77: Raid 10 Arrays

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

  • Page 78: Raid 5 Arrays

    RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is built from a minimum of three disk drives, and uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. Parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. Parity data is an error-correcting redundancy that’s used to re-create data if a disk drive fails. In RAID 5 arrays, parity data (represented by Ps in the next figure) is striped evenly across the disk drives with the stored data.

  • Page 79: Raid 5Ee Arrays

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

  • Page 80: Raid 50 Arrays

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

  • Page 81: Raid 6 Arrays

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

  • Page 82: Selecting The Best Raid Level

    Selecting the Best RAID Level Use this table to select the RAID levels that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. RAID Level Redundancy RAID 0...

  • Page 83: Using The Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility

    Locating Disk Drives ... 90 Identifying Disk Drives ... 90 Viewing the Event Log ... 91 The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. Note:...

  • Page 84: Introduction To The Arc Utility

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

  • Page 85: Managing Existing Arrays

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

  • Page 86: Initializing Disk Drives

    (see page 89) 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 87: Creating A New Jbod

    If you modified any settings, you are prompted to save the changes before you exit. Select Yes to exit, then press any key to restart your computer. Any changes you made take effect after the computer restarts. Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility page 84), select SerialSelect, then press Enter.

  • Page 88: Modifying Your Controller's Configuration

    Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration Note: Default controller settings are suitable for most computers. Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default setting. To modify your controller’s basic settings, select Controller Configuration from the main SerialSelect menu.

  • Page 89: Formatting And Verifying Disk Drives

    Stay Awake Start Stay Awake End Spin Up Limit (Internal) Spin Up Limit (External) PHY Settings Note: These settings are not available on the Adaptec RAID 31205 or Adaptec RAID 31605 controllers. Note: These details are read-only and non-editable. Option Description PHY Rate The data transfer rate between the controller and devices.

  • Page 90: Locating Disk Drives

    The location information of a disk drive is determined by three types of connections: Direct attached drives ● for example CN1 (connector 1) is connected to DEV1 (device 1). For more information, see Direct-attach Connections Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility page 84). page 84).

  • Page 91: Viewing The Event Log

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

  • Page 92: Using The Array Configuration Utility For Dos

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

  • Page 93: Getting Started

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

  • Page 94: Running The Acu Using Scripts

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

  • Page 95: About Record Mode

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

  • Page 96: Array Definition Block Keywords

    Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS Array Definition Block Keywords The array definition block always begins with the keyword Array and ends with the keyword End. The other required array definition keywords are Drives and Type. Array definition keywords and descriptions are listed in this table. Keyword Required? Description Array...
  • Page 97 Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS For example: Drives=0:0:0 Drives=0:0:0,0:1:0,0:2:0 End Keyword End is a required keyword, indicating the end of the block. HotspareDrives Keyword Hotspare Drives is an optional keyword, specifying the hot spares to assign to the array. The syntax for listing hot spares is the same as the not specified, no hot spares are assigned to the array.
  • Page 98 Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS Method Keyword Method is an optional keyword, indicating which method to use when creating a redundant (RAID 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50, 6 and 60) array. Possible values: Build (the default)—Perform a Build/Verify process on the array. Takes longer than Clear, ●...

  • Page 99: Acu Error Codes

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

  • Page 100: Sample Scripts

    Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS Code Description Unable to read system configuration—The ACU was unable to get the configuration information from the specified controller. No drives detected. Specified drive not found in system. Specified array size too small—You specified an array size that is smaller than the minimum size allowed for this array.
  • Page 101 Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● # Use drives 1 and 2 Drives=0:1:0,0:2:0 # Disable write cache WriteCache=No # Assign 1 spare drive HotspareDrives=0:3:0 This sample script file creates a maximum-size three-disk-drive RAID 5: # Create a maximum size RAID 5 labeled ‘MyData’ Array=MyData Type=RAID5 Size=Maximum...

  • Page 102: Using The Adaptec Flash Utility

    Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line ... 108 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 103: System Requirements

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

  • Page 104: Creating The Firmware Update Disks

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

  • Page 105: Running The Afu From The Command Line

    AFU Commands This section lists the available AFU commands. List Displays the AFU-supported RAID controllers installed on your computer. Also displays the ID numbers assigned to each controller. You don’t have to restart the computer after completing this command. This example shows a typical system response to a LIST command: A:\>...
  • Page 106 (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 31205 ***PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPDATE*** This might take a few minutes.
  • Page 107 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 31205) 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 108: Updating The Flash Using The Afu Command Line

    To update multiple RAID controllers: ● AFU UPDATE /C <cont_number_a>,<cont_number_b> Where <controller_number_a> and <controller_number_b> are the numbers of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating. For example, to upgrade controllers 0, 2, and 3, type To update all RAID controllers simultaneously: ●...
  • Page 109 Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification... 131 Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification... 133 Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification... 135 Adaptec RAID 2405 LED and I2C Connector Specification... 136 This chapter provides a reference guide for Adaptec I2C connectors.

  • Page 110: Adaptec Raid 3085 Led Connector Specification

    Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 3085 LED Connector Specification 2251600-R 2251600JA-R 2252200-R 2252300-R Adaptec RAID 3085 LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 Header or ● equivalent LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J10:...
  • Page 111 ACT0_7_LED_L (7) +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (6) +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (5) +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (4) Adaptec RAID 3405 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-8022 ● 2.54mm 1x2 RA Header or equivalent. LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent. ● J12: Pin Number...

  • Page 112: Adaptec Raid 3805 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    BACKPLANE_TYPEB Adaptec RAID 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2252100-R 2252100JA-R 2252200-R 2252300-R Adaptec RAID 3805 LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 Header or ● equivalent LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J10: J10 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...
  • Page 113 Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference J11: Pin Number Signal AGGREGATE0_3_L +3.3V Adaptec RAID 3805 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-8022 ● 2.54mm 1x2 RA Header or equivalent LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J12:...

  • Page 114: Adaptec Raid 5085 Led Connector Specification

    SB1_CONB SB4_CONB SB5_CONB CONTROLLER_TYPEB_BUF BACKPLANE_TYPEB Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification 2249100-R Adaptec RAID 5085 Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J2 Pin Number Signal +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 0 +3.3V...
  • Page 115 Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference J2 Pin Number Signal +3.3V ACTIVITY CN1, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 5085 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or ● equivalent Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ●...

  • Page 116: Adaptec Raid 5405 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    STATUS CN1, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 5405 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2258100-R 2258100JA-R 2258200-R Adaptec RAID 5405 Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J2 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...

  • Page 117: Adaptec Raid 5445 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 5405 I2C Board Connector : Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● J4 Pin Number Signal I2C Clock Ground I2C Data Adaptec RAID 5405 Status LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ●...
  • Page 118 ACTIVITY CN1, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN1, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN1, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 5445 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or ● equivalent Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J1 Pin Number Signal ACTIVITY +3.3V...

  • Page 119: Adaptec Raid 5805 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    STATUS CN1, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 5805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2244100-R 2244100JA-R 2244300-R Adaptec RAID 5805 Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J2 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...
  • Page 120 Alarm Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J12: J12 Pin Number Signal ~2kHz Square Wave +3.3V Adaptec RAID 5805 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 121: Adaptec Raid 31205 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    STATUS CN1, LANE 2 +3.3V STATUS CN1, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2252500-R 2252400-R Adaptec RAID 31205 LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 Header or ● equivalent LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J10:...
  • Page 122 Signal ACT0_7_LED_L (4) +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (5) +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (6) +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (7) Adaptec RAID 31205 LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 Header or ● equivalent LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2081 or equivalent ● J17: Pin Number Signal +3.3V ACT8_15_LED_L (0) +3.3V...
  • Page 123 Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 31205 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-8022 ● 2.54mm 1x2 RA Header or equivalent LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J15: Pin Number Signal AGGREGATE8_11_L +3.3V...

  • Page 124: Adaptec Raid 31605 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    SB4_CONC SB5_CONC CONTROLLER_TYPEC_BUF BACKPLANE_TYPEC Adaptec RAID 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2252800-R 2252700-R Adaptec RAID 31605 LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 Header or ● equivalent I2C Description SB0 - 2W_SCL SB1- 2W_SDA SB2 - Ground SB3 - Ground...
  • Page 125 +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (4) +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (5) +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (6) +3.3V ACT0_7_LED_L (7) Adaptec RAID 31605 LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 Header or ● equivalent LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J17: Board Pin Number Signal +3.3V...
  • Page 126 Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Board Pin Number Signal +3.3V ACT8_15_LED_L (7) Adaptec RAID 31605 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-8022 ● 2.54mm 1x2 RA Header or equivalent LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent ● J11:...
  • Page 127 The following pins are tied to Sideband Signals of SFF-8087 connector J3 (Ports 0-3) Pin Number Signal SDA_A SCL_A Adaptec RAID 31605 I2C Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● The following pins are tied to Sideband Signals of SFF-8087 connector J5 (Ports 0-3)
  • Page 128 Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Pin Number Signal SB4_CONA SB5_CONA CONTROLLER_TYPEA_BUF BACKPLANE_TYPEA SFF-8087 Connector J5: Pin Number Signal SB0_CONB SB1_CONB SB4_CONB SB5_CONB CONTROLLER_TYPEB_BUF BACKPLANE_TYPEB SFF-8087 Connector J18: Pin Number Signal SB0_CONC SB1_CONC SB4_CONC SB5_CONC CONTROLLER_TYPEC_BUF BACKPLANE_TYPEC SFF-8087 Connector J14: Pin Number Signal...

  • Page 129: Adaptec Raid 51245 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 51245 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2: Molex 10-89-7162 or ● equivalent Activity LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J1 Pin Number...
  • Page 130 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN2, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN2, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN2, LANE 3 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...

  • Page 131: Adaptec Raid 51645 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 51645 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3: Molex 10-89-7162 or ● equivalent Activity LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J1 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...
  • Page 132 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN2, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN2, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN2, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 51645 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 133: Adaptec Raid 52445 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN0, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2/CN3: Molex 10-89-7162 or ● equivalent Activity LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J1 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...
  • Page 134 ACTIVITY CN2, LANE 1 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN2, LANE 2 +3.3V ACTIVITY CN2, LANE 3 Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Header Connector for CN4/CN5: Molex 10-89-7162 ● or equivalent Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J2 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...

  • Page 135: Adaptec Raid 2045 Led Connector Specification

    ● J12: J12 Pin Number Signal ~2kHz Square Wave +3.3V Adaptec RAID 52445 I2C Board Connector : Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ● J25, J26, J27, J28, J29, J30: J2x Pin Number...

  • Page 136: Adaptec Raid 2405 Led And I2C Connector Specification

    Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 2405 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2260100-R 2260100JA-R 2260200-R Adaptec RAID 2405 Activity LED Header Connector: Molex 10-89-7082 or equivalent ● Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2081 or equivalent ● J2 Pin Number Signal +3.3V...

  • Page 137: Safety Information

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

  • Page 138: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications In this appendix... Environmental Specifications... 139 DC Power Requirements... 139 Current Requirements... 139...

  • Page 139: Environmental Specifications

    Adaptec RAID 3405 Adaptec RAID 3805 Adaptec RAID 31205 Adaptec RAID 31605 Adaptec RAID 2045 Adaptec RAID 2405 Appendix H: Technical Specifications 0 °C to 40 ° C 0 °C to 55 ° C 10% to 90%, noncondensing Up to 3,000 meters...
  • Page 140 Adaptec customer support Adaptec Flash Utility. See AFU Adaptec RAID Configuration utility Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility. See ARCCONF Adaptec Storage Manager creating arrays installing adapters. See controllers advanced data protection Alarm Control setting...
  • Page 141 creating cards. See controllers CD-ROM Boot Support setting command line interface (flash utility) command line utility connectors contents of controller kit controllers activity LED connector specifications Alarm Control setting Array Background Consistency Check setting Array-based BBS Support setting array-level features Automatic Failover setting CD-ROM Boot Support setting connecting disk drives...
  • Page 142 event log expander connections expander devices external devices failed disk drives multiple arrays multiple disk drives RAID 0 arrays without hot spare feature keys firmware creating floppy disks firmware upgrades flashing controllers floppy disks for firmware update formatting disk drives FreeBSD driver installation OS installation...
  • Page 143 Solaris driver installation specifications storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility Adaptec Storage Manager ARCCONF storage space support, customer SUSE driver installation SUSE installation switches in ACU for DOS system requirements technical specifications...
  • Page 144 Adaptec RAID Controller utility ARCCONF verifying disk drives VMWare driver installation OS installation Windows driver installation OS installation Index ●...
  • Page 145 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2008 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: CDP-00243-01-A Rev. A JB 06/08...

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