Adding A Battery Backup Module; Upgrading The Controller Firmware - Adaptec RAID 5805Z Installation And User Manual

Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)—A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except
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that data is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can be included.
Hot Space (RAID 5EE)—A RAID 5EE array is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it
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includes a distributed spare and must be built from a minimum of four disk drives.
Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6)—A RAID 6 array is similar to a RAID 5 array
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except that it includes two independent sets of parity data instead of one.
Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 60)—A RAID 60 array is similar to a RAID 50 array
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except that it includes four independent sets of parity data instead of two.

Adding a Battery Backup Module

This table shows the battery model supported by your Adaptec RAID controller.
RAID Controller
Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID
5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/
Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445
To purchase a battery backup module, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.

Upgrading the Controller Firmware

To upgrade the firmware on your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in
Adaptec Flash Utility on page
your controller firmware, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide.
Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller
101. You can also use the Adaptec Storage Manager to upgrade
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Battery Model
Adaptec Battery Module 800
Adaptec Battery Module 800T
Using the
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