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- Page 1 SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User’s Guide...
- Page 2 Copyright ©2007 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. Tested to Comply With FCC Standards...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Using a Feature Key to Unlock Enhanced Features ... 17 Adding a Battery Backup Module ... 17 Upgrading the Controller Firmware ... 17 About the Adaptec 3085 ... 18 About the Adaptec 3405 ... 19 About the Adaptec 3805 ... 20 About the Adaptec 31205 ... - 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 ... 62 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ... 62 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility... 62 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ... 63 About the Adaptec Flash Utility ... 63 Which Utility Should I Use? ... 63 Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist ...
- Page 9 RAID 6 Arrays ... 82 RAID 60 Arrays ... 82 Selecting the Best RAID Level ... 83 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility... 85 Running the ARC Utility ... 85 Navigating the ARC Utility ... 85 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays...
- Page 10 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line... 110 Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference Adaptec 2420SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 112 Adaptec 2820SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 113 Adaptec 3085 LED and I2C Connector Specification... 114 Adaptec 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification...
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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
Red Hat Linux 3.0, 4.0 ● SUSE Linux ES 9.0, 10.0 ● 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. ® Novell NetWare ●... -
Page 15: About Your Raid Controller
About the Adaptec 2130SLP ... 28 About the Adaptec 2230SLP ... 29 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 controller with... -
Page 16: Standard Raid Controller Features
Some RAID controllers support adding a battery backup module (see ● Array-level Features Note: For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide for Internal RAID Storage or online Help. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50 ●... -
Page 17: Adding Enhanced Features
Snapshots are supported by Windows and Linux operating systems only. 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 18: About The Adaptec 3085
About the Adaptec 3085 The Adaptec 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 PHYs... -
Page 19: About The Adaptec 3405
About the Adaptec 3405 The Adaptec 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 Standard cache Connectors, internal... -
Page 20: About The Adaptec 3805
About the Adaptec 3805 The Adaptec 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 PHYs Standard cache... -
Page 21: About The Adaptec 31205
About the Adaptec 31205 The Adaptec 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 22: About The Adaptec 31605
About the Adaptec 31605 The Adaptec 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 23: About The Adaptec 4000
About the Adaptec 4000 The Adaptec 4000 is a low-profile SAS Zero Channel RAID controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCI-X bus width PCI-X bus speed Standard cache Connectors RAID levels Simple Volume... -
Page 24: About The Adaptec 4800Sas
About the Adaptec 4800SAS The Adaptec 4800SAS is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Mounting bracket 1 external connector Form factor Bus compatibility PCI-X bus width PCI-X bus speed PHYs Standard cache Connectors RAID levels Simple Volume Disk Drives... -
Page 25: About The Adaptec 4805Sas
About the Adaptec 4805SAS The Adaptec 4805SAS is a SAS RAID controller with these features: Two 4-wide internal Mounting bracket 1 external connector Form Factor Bus Compatibility PCIe bus width PCIe bus speed PHYs Standard cache Connectors RAID levels Simple Volume... -
Page 26: About The Adaptec 2420Sa
About the Adaptec 2420SA The Adaptec 2420SA is a SATA II RAID controller with these features: LED connector Mode 0 Flash connector I2C connector SUM Activity LED Charge LED (for battery backup module) Form Factor Bus compatibility PCI-X bus width... -
Page 27: About The Adaptec 2820Sa
About the Adaptec 2820SA The Adaptec 2820SA is a SATA II RAID controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector LED connectors port 0-3 LED connectors port 0-3 I2C connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCI-X bus width PCI-X bus speed... -
Page 28: About The Adaptec 2130Slp
About the Adaptec 2130SLP The Adaptec 2130SLP is a low-profile SCSI controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector Mounting bracket 1 external VHDCI SCSI connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCI-X bus width PCI-X bus speed Standard cache Connectors RAID levels... -
Page 29: About The Adaptec 2230Slp
About the Adaptec 2230SLP The Adaptec 2230SLP is a low-profile SCSI controller with these features: Mode 0 Flash connector 2 external VHDCI SCSI connectors Form Factor Bus compatibility PCI-X bus width PCI-X bus speed Standard cache Connectors RAID levels Simple volume... -
Page 30: Getting Started
This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your disk drives and arrays the way you want them. It also describes the options you have for installing your Adaptec controller and disk drives, and creating arrays for data storage. -
Page 31: Choosing A Raid Level
Choosing a RAID Level This section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by each. RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array)—Stripes data across multiple disk drives. Improved ●... -
Page 32: Selecting Disk Drives
Disk Drives for SCSI Controllers Your SCSI controller supports Ultra320 SCSI disk drives. It also supports Ultra2 or higher SCSI disk drives and peripherals, but at performance levels less than Ultra320. Adaptec does not recommend using SCSI disk drives or peripherals older than Ultra2. -
Page 33: Selecting Cables
SCSI cables, see page ● SAS Cables You need one SAS cable for each disk drive you are connecting to your Adaptec SAS RAID controller. Depending on your requirements, you can use any of these cables: Chapter 4: Getting Started External cable (SFF-8470 to SFF-8470)—Connects to... -
Page 34: Sata Cables
SATA Cables You need one straight connector to straight connector SATA cable for each disk drive you are connecting to your Adaptec SATA RAID controller. SATA cables are included in the kit. Chapter 4: Getting Started External SAS (SFF-8088)—Connects to SAS or SATA disk drives on a backplane. -
Page 35: Scsi Cables
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 36: Installing On An Existing Operating System
Install your operating system and the controller driver (see Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage (see Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and manage arrays, use the utility. See... -
Page 37: Installing The Controller And Disk Drives
Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers ... 41 Connecting External Devices... 42 Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager ... 42 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller, and how to install and connect internal and external disk drives. -
Page 38: 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 39: Connecting Disk Drives To Sas Raid 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 69 for more information. -
Page 40: Connecting To A System Backplane
Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Use internal SAS or mini-SAS cables to attach the disk drives to the controller. 4-wide internal SAS connector External SAS connector External SAS cable 4-wide internal SAS connectors SAS to SATA fan-out cable When all internal disk drives have been installed and attached to the controller, close your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Devices on page... -
Page 41: Connecting Disk Drives To Sata Raid Controllers
When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers Install your SATA disk drives, following the instructions in your system’s documentation. -
Page 42: Connecting External Devices
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager allows you to monitor the status of your SAS, SATA, or SCSI disk drives. Within Adaptec Storage Manager, you can select a disk drive object and a command will be sent to the backplane (for internal disk drives) or enclosure (for external disk drives). -
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.
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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 ... 54 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
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 51: Installing With Suse Linux
Installing with SUSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SUSE Linux: Insert the first SUSE Installation CD. Restart your computer. When the SUSE installation selection screen appears, choose the type of installation you want, then press the F6 key to indicate the use of a driver disk. (If F6 is not shown on the screen, you may have an older version of SUSE;... -
Page 52: Installing With Openserver
From the lower window menu, select Continue, then press Enter. If the driver installation process fails, the server console is displayed so you can see the cause of the failure. To modify disk partitions, apply hot fixes, or perform volume maintenance, refer to your NetWare documentation. -
Page 53: Installing With Unixware
Complete the VMware installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on VMware. To create and manage arrays, use the utility. See Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System page 63 for more information. -
Page 54: Installing With Freebsd
Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and manage arrays, use the Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System the first time you boot the operating system to load the drivers utility. -
Page 55: Installing The Driver On An Existing Operating System
Installing on Solaris... 58 Installing on UnixWare ... 59 Installing on VMware... 59 Installing on FreeBSD ... 60 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 56: 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 37). 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 57: Installing On Windows
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System For VMware, see ● For FreeBSD, see ● Installing on Windows To install the driver on Windows: Start or restart Windows. The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver. Insert the driver disk, select Floppy drive, then click Next. -
Page 58: Installing On Openserver
Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System At the Additional Driver Options menu, select Modify, then press Enter. If aacraid.ham has already been detected, delete it. At the Driver Name menu, press the Insert key. Insert the driver disk, press the Insert key, then press F3. At the A:\ prompt, press Enter. -
Page 59: Installing On Unixware
–ivh /mnt/cdrom/xxx/yyy.rpm where is the driver path, and Reboot your computer and remove the driver disk. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on VMware. To create and manage arrays, use the utility. See is the rpm file. yyy.rpm page 63 for more information. -
Page 60: Installing On Freebsd
/mnt/aac-02.00.00-x.tgz /tmp Install the driver package: pkg_add /tmp/aac-02.00.00-x.tgz Reboot your computer, then remove the driver disk. Note: Currently, Adaptec Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and manage arrays, use the utility. See page 63 for more information. -
Page 61: Managing Your Storage Space
About the Adaptec Flash Utility ... 63 Which Utility Should I Use? ... 63 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 62: 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 63: 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 64: Solving Problems
Solving Problems In this chapter... Troubleshooting Checklist ... 65 Silencing the Alarm ... 65 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure ... 65 Resetting the Controller... 67 This chapter provides basic troubleshooting information and solutions for solving controller problems. -
Page 65: Troubleshooting Checklist
Adaptec Web site at Knowledgebase at ask.adaptec.com. Silencing the Alarm If your Adaptec RAID controller includes an alarm, the alarm will sound when an error occurs. To silence the alarm, use Adaptec Storage Manager (see one of the -Select Utilities (see... -
Page 66: Failed Disk Drive Protected By A Hot Spare
If the controller fails to rebuild the array, check that the cables, disk drives, and controllers are properly installed and connected. Then, if necessary, use Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the array. For instructions, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide Storage or online Help. -
Page 67: Multiple Failures In The Same Array
Manager User’s Guide f Resetting the Controller This section explains how to reset (or flash) your Adaptec RAID controller. You may want to do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful. To reset your Adaptec RAID controller: Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com... -
Page 68: Introduction To Serial Attached Scsi
Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI In this appendix... Terminology Used in This Chapter ... 69 What is SAS? ... 69 How Do SAS Devices Communicate? ... 70 What’s a Phy? ... 70 What’s a SAS Port?... 71 What’s a SAS Address?... 71 What’s a SAS Connector? ... -
Page 69: Terminology Used In This Chapter
Although you can use both SAS and SATA disk drives in the same SAS domain (see 73), 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 70: 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 71: 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 72: How Are Disk Drives Identified In Sas
See About Your RAID Controller on page 15 LED connections and locations. When connecting to a backplane, the Adaptec Storage Manager enables you to manage your system disk drives, see Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager on page The number of end devices is limited to the number of slots available on the backplane. -
Page 73: Sas Expander Connections
Appendix A: Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI 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. -
Page 74: 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 75: 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 76: 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 77: 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 78: 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 79: 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 80: 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 81: Raid 50 Arrays
RAID 5 Arrays on page Note: Because they support four disk drives only, the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller can’t support RAID 50 arrays. The parity data provides data protection, and striping improves performance. RAID 50 arrays also provide high data transfer speeds. -
Page 82: Raid 6 Arrays
RAID 6 arrays. Note: Because they support four disk drives only, the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller can’t support RAID 60 arrays. Two sets of parity data provide enhanced data protection, and striping improves performance. -
Page 83: Selecting The Best Raid Level
RAID 6 RAID 60 Because they support four disk drives only, the Adaptec 2420SA RAID controller can’t support RAID 50 or RAID 60 arrays. Disk drive usage, read performance, and write performance depend on the number of drives in the logical drive. In general, the more drives, the better the performance. -
Page 84: Using The Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility
Locating Disk Drives ... 91 Identifying Disk Drives ... 91 Viewing the Event Log ... 92 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 85: 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 86: 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 87: Secure Erasing Disk Drives
(see page 91) instead, or clear it using Adaptec Storage Manager—both options take much less time than the secure erase option. To begin a secure erase, select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu, then select Y (yes). To return to the main ACU menu once the secure erase has begun, press Esc. -
Page 88: 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 settings, select Controller Configuration from the main -Select utility menu. -
Page 89: Sas-Specific Controller Settings
(For more information about SAS, see Note: This feature is not available with the Adaptec 31205 or Adaptec 31605 controllers. To modify SAS-specific settings, select PHY Configuration from the SerialSelect main menu. -
Page 90: Scsi-Specific Controller Settings
When enabled, QAS (Quick Arbitration and Selection) is used to eliminate overhead and speed up data transfers on the SCSI bus. Default is No (disabled). Note—Adaptec recommends that you do not enable QAS if you are using an enclosure that supports Ultra320 expanders. -
Page 91: Formatting And Verifying Disk Drives
Select Disk Utilities. The Disk Utilities view will provide you with the following information: Location Model CN1=DEV1 The manufacturer information. Box0=Slot0 Exp0=phy0 Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility page 85). page 85). page 85). Rev# Speed The revision... -
Page 92: Viewing The Event Log
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 the cable connected to a device, on page 72 —The connection is determined by an... -
Page 93: Using The Array Configuration Utility For Dos
(A BIOS-based ACU is also available. See page 85.) 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 94: 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 95: 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 96: 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 97: 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 98 Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS 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 99 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, ●...
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Page 100: Channel Definition Block Keywords-Scsi Only
Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS 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 101: Acu Error Codes
SCSI controller is assigned SCSI ID 7 on each of its channels. You can specify any ID value between 0 and 7. Caution: Do not change the SCSI ID of the controller unless directed to do so by Adaptec Technical Support. For example:... -
Page 102: Sample Scripts
Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS Code Description Unable to read SATA port parameters. Unable to read SCSI channel parameters. Unable to write SATA port parameters. Unable to write SCSI channel parameters. Failed in getting kernel version. Unknown product ID. Kernel timeout in writing command. - Page 103 Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS # Clear the array (don’t build/verify it) Method=Clear # Don’t wait for clear to complete Wait=No # Use drives 0, 1, 2 Drives=0:0:0, 0:1:0, 0:2:0 Sample Script for SATA Controllers This is a sample ACU file that will initialize all disk drives connected to the SATA controller and create a RAID 5 array with the disk drives on ports 0, 1, and 2.
- Page 104 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line ... 110 This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that you can use to update, save, or verify the RAID controller’s firmware BIOS and NVRAM.
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Page 105: Using The Adaptec Flash Utility
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 ● AFU. -
Page 106: Creating The Firmware Floppy Disks
Note: Most controller model numbers have a suffix (for example Adaptec 4800SAS). Check that the .ufi file is the correct file for your controller before copying. Copy each additional Axxxx0x.ufi file to a separate floppy disk. (Some RAID controllers have two UFI files;... -
Page 107: Running The Afu From The Command Line
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 108 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999–2005. All Rights Reserved. Updating Controller 0 (Adaptec 2820) Reading flash image file (Build 5749) AFU is about to update firmware on controllers Adaptec Adaptec 2230SLP ***PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPDATE*** This might take a few minutes.
- Page 109 A:\> AFU VERSION /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4.0-0 B5749 (c)Adaptec Inc. 1999–2005. All Rights Reserved. Version Information for Controller #0 (Adaptec Adaptec 2820SA) 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.
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Page 110: Updating The Flash Using The Afu Command Line
To update multiple RAID controllers: ● AFU UPDATE /C <cont_number_a>,<cont_number_b> Where <controller_number_a> and <controller_number_b> are the numbers of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating. For example, to upgrade controllers 0, 2, and 3, type To update all RAID controllers simultaneously: ●... -
Page 111: Adaptec Serial Controller Led And I2C Connector Reference
Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference In this appendix... Adaptec 2420SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification... 112 Adaptec 2820SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification... 113 Adaptec 3085 LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 114 Adaptec 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification ... 114 Adaptec 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification ... -
Page 112: Adaptec 2420Sa Activity Led And I2C Connector Specification
LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 51021-0400 or equivalent ● J11: Pin Number Note: Board circuitry supports COMMON ANODE backplane implementations Adaptec 2420SA 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 ● Pin Number Adaptec 2420SA I2C Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ●... -
Page 113: Adaptec 2820Sa Activity Led And I2C Connector Specification
LED Mating Cable Connector #2: Molex 51021-0400 or equivalent ● J12: Pin Number Note: Board circuitry supports COMMON ANODE backplane implementations Adaptec 2820SA 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 ● Pin Number Adaptec 2820SA I2C Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ●... -
Page 114: Adaptec 3085 Led And I2C Connector Specification
Appendix F: Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference J14: Pin Number Adaptec 3085 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2251600-R 2251600JA-R Adaptec 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 115 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 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 Signal AGGREGATE4_7_L +3.3V...
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Page 116: Adaptec 3805 Led And I2C Connector Specification
CONTROLLER_TYPEB_BUF BACKPLANE_TYPEB Adaptec 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2252100-R 2252100JA-R 2252200-R 2252300-R Adaptec 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 117 Appendix F: Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference Adaptec 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: Pin Number Signal AGGREGATE4_7_L +3.3V...
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Page 118: Adaptec 31205 Led And I2C Connector Specification
SB1_CONB SB4_CONB SB5_CONB CONTROLLER_TYPEB_BUF BACKPLANE_TYPEB Adaptec 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2252500-R Adaptec 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: J10 Pin Number Signal +3.3V... - Page 119 ACT8_15_LED_L (0) +3.3V ACT8_15_LED_L (1) +3.3V ACT8_15_LED_L (2) +3.3V ACT8_15_LED_L (3) Adaptec 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 ● J11: Pin Number Signal AGGREGATE0_3_L +3.3V...
- Page 120 Appendix F: Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference The following pins are tied to Sideband Signals of SFF-8087 connector J3 (Ports 0-3) Pin Number Signal SDA_A SCL_A Adaptec 31205 I2C Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ●...
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Page 121: Adaptec 31605 Led And I2C Connector Specification
SB1_CONC SB4_CONC SB5_CONC CONTROLLER_TYPEC_BUF BACKPLANE_TYPEC Adaptec 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2252800-R Adaptec 31605 LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 Header or ● equivalent LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent ● J10: Board Pin Number Signal +3.3V... - Page 122 Board Pin Number 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 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 123 Appendix F: Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference Adaptec 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 ● J12: Pin Number Signal AGGREGATE4_7_L +3.3V...
- Page 124 Appendix F: Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference The following pins are tied to Sideband Signals of SFF-8087 connector J5 (Ports 0-3) Pin Number Signal SDA_B SCL_B Adaptec 31605 I2C Board Connector: Molex 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connector: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent ●...
- Page 125 Appendix F: Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference 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...
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Page 126: Adaptec 4800Sas Led And I2C Connector Specification
AGGREGATE_L +3_3V_ACT Note: Board circuitry supports COMMON ANODE backplane implementations Adaptec 4800SAS I2C Board Connector: There is NO separate I2C connector. I2C signals ● are contained within the side band signals of the two SFF-8484 Connectors SFF-8484 Connector J5: Pin Number... -
Page 127: Adaptec 4805Sas Led And I2C Connector Specification
AGGREGATE_L +3_3V_ACT Note: Board circuitry supports COMMON ANODE backplane implementations Adaptec 4805SAS I2C Board Connector: There is NO separate I2C connector. I2C signals are contained within the side band signals of the two SFF-8484 Connectors SFF-8484 Connector J5: Pin Number... - Page 128 Appendix F: Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference Pin Number Signal INTA_P18 INTA_P19 SFF-8484 Connector J7: Pin Number Signal INTB_P14 INTB_P15 INTB_P18 INTB_P19 ● Description SB4 - Reset SB5 - Backplane Address Description SB0 - 2W_SCL SB1- 2W_SDA...
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Page 129: 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 130: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications In this appendix... Environmental Specifications... 131 DC Power Requirements... 131 Current Requirements... 131... -
Page 131: Environmental Specifications
Relative humidity Altitude Note: Forced airflow is recommended. DC Power Requirements Bus Type PCI, PCI-X, PCIe PCI, PCI-X PCIe Current Requirements Adaptec Model Adaptec 3085 Adaptec 3405 Adaptec 3805 Adaptec 31205 Adaptec 31605 Adaptec 4000 Adaptec 4800SAS Adaptec 4805SAS Adaptec 2420SA... - Page 132 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 133 creating cables cards. See controllers CD-ROM Boot Support setting command line interface (flash utility) command line utility connectors contents of controller kit Controller SCSI Channel ID setting Controller SCSI Channel Termination setting controllers Alarm Control setting Array Background Consistency Check setting Array-based BBS Support setting array-level features Automatic Failover setting...
- Page 134 electrostatic discharge Enable Disconnection setting end devices End property enhanced features 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...
- Page 135 RAID 10 RAID 1E RAID 5 RAID 50 RAID 5EE RAID 6 RAID 60 RAID controllers. See controllers RAID levels record mode recovering from disk drive failure Red Hat driver installation OS installation Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID...
- Page 136 Serial Attached SCSI. See SAS SerialSelect Small Computer System Interface. See SCSI snapshot software 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...
- Page 137 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-00185-01-A, Rev A JB 02/07...