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  • Page 1 ’ UIDE ATA RAID DAPTEC MBEDDED ERIAL...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2003 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. Trademarks Adaptec, Adaptec Storage Manager, HostRAID, and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction Overview 1-1 What is HostRAID? 1-1 Operating System Compatibility 1-2 Storage Requirements 1-2 Features 1-2 Storage Management Software Overview 1-3 Installing the Driver Installing the Driver in a New Windows System 2-2 Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System 2-3 Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 or 8.0 2-3 Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System 2-3 Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux...
  • Page 4 Contents Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Overview 4-2 Architecture Overview 4-3 Logging In 4-4 Installing a Security Certificate 4-5 Registering Your Software 4-6 The Basics 4-6 Pop-Up Tool Tips 4-8 Physical Devices 4-8 Logical Devices 4-10 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Using the Array Configuration Utility A-2 Managing Arrays A-2 Creating Arrays A-4...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction In this Chapter... Overview Operating System Compatibility Storage Requirements Features Storage Management Software Overview Overview Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID levels 0 and 1. What is HostRAID? HostRAID adds entry level RAID support to the Serial ATA I/O controller.

  • Page 6: Operating System Compatibility

    Introduction Operating System Compatibility ® ® ® Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP Linux Red Hat 7.3 and 8.0 SuSE 8.0 and 8.1 Storage Requirements Device drivers and storage management software require approximately 20 MB of disk space. Features Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Software RAID supports: RAID levels 0, 1, and simple volume using Adaptec’s...

  • Page 7: Storage Management Software Overview

    Introduction Storage Management Software Overview Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID includes the following software tools to manage your storage subsystem: Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition—Browser-based storage management software that provides all of the creation, management, and data logging needed to manage arrays. Arrays may be set up and managed on systems using the following operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP...

  • Page 8: Installing The Driver

    Installing the Driver In this Chapter... Installing the Driver in a New Windows System Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 or 8.0 Installing SuSE Linux 8.0 or 8.1 This chapter describes installing the driver and setting up the new array for the drives attached to your controller.

  • Page 9: Installing The Driver In A New Windows System

    Installing the Driver Installing the Driver in a New Windows System In this scenario, you are installing the driver in a new system that has no operating system. To install the driver: 1 Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD.

  • Page 10: Installing The Driver In An Existing Windows System

    Installing the Driver Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System In this scenario, you are installing a driver in a system that already has a Windows operating system. To install the driver: 1 Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web site or the product CD.

  • Page 11: Installing Or Updating The Driver In An Existing Linux System

    Installing the Driver 4 When the array is finished building, or if you are continuing from Step 3, insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD-ROM drive and restart the system. 5 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type expert or linux dd at the boot prompt.
  • Page 12 Installing the Driver 4 When the array is finished building, or if you are continuing from Step 3, insert the SuSE CD Disk 1 in the CD-ROM drive and restart the system. 5 When the SuSE Installation menu appears, press the Alt key, then select one option from the Menu and press Enter.

  • Page 13: Installing Or Updating The Driver In An Existing Linux System

    Installing the Driver Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System To install the driver in an existing Linux system, type: rpm -Uvh xxx.yyy.rpm To update the driver in an existing Linux system, type: rpm -Uvh --force xxx.yyy.rpm where xxx is the name of the driver file and yyy is the processor type.

  • Page 14: Overview

    Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition In this Chapter... Overview Supported Browsers Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux Overview This chapter discusses the installation procedure for installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition to enable remote and local management of arrays.

  • Page 15: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition

    Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Supported Browsers To run Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition, your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies only. The following versions are supported: On Windows Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or later Netscape 7 or later On Linux Adaptec-supplied and installed version of Mozilla...

  • Page 16: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager On Windows

    Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Compact—Installs only the components required on a remotely managed system. See Managed System Components, above. Note: When you perform a Typical or Compact installation, components needed for communication and remote management are installed automatically. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows Note: When installing on a FAT 32 file system, the folder being...

  • Page 17: Configuring Internet Browsers On Windows

    Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition 9 When you see the , click Next. Setup Information The Setup Status window shows progress using a scroll bar. Before the scroll bar shows the installation is completed, another window pops up indicating that a security certificate has been generated.
  • Page 18 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Configuring Internet Explorer for Local Management When using the High security setting, you must enable the following settings manually: JavaScript Cookies (not stored) You do not need to enable the following custom level security settings for the local Intranet in Internet Explorer 5 and 5.5.
  • Page 19 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Configuring Internet Explorer for Remote Management If you know the IP address of the system you want to manage remotely: 1 Choose Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings. 2 Select Use a proxy server for your LAN > Advanced. 3 In the Exceptions section, type the managed system’s IP address.

  • Page 20: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager On Linux

    Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux Note: When performing this installation, keep in mind that Linux is case sensitive. To install Adaptec Storage Manager on a Linux computer and configure the desired Internet browser: 1 Insert the product installation CD.
  • Page 21 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition 9 Click OK. The Shell window you used to launch the installation indicates that some daemons are being started. The installation creates a shortcut to Adaptec Storage Manager in the System tab. This shortcut launches Adaptec Storage Manager using Mozilla.

  • Page 22: Using Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition

    Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition In this Chapter... Overview Architecture Overview Logging In Installing a Security Certificate Registering Your Software The Basics...

  • Page 23: Overview

    Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Overview This chapter describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition to manage arrays. Once you are logged in, you will find convenient online help to guide you through the details of creating, configuring, and managing arrays.

  • Page 24: Architecture Overview

    Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Architecture Overview A locally managed system requires all of these components: A supported Web browser, which should already be installed on the system. The Adaptec Web service which supplies content displayed on the Web browser. An Adaptec-supplied storage agent.

  • Page 25: Logging In

    Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Logging In To login: 1 Start Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition. In Windows, click Start > Programs > Adaptec Storage Manager > Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition. In Linux, click Start > System > Adaptec Storage Manager. The Login screen appears.

  • Page 26: Installing A Security Certificate

    Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition To log in from any system with a Web browser: 1 Start the Web browser application and type the IP address for the system you want to access in the address bar and press Enter.

  • Page 27: Registering Your Software

    Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition 6 Click OK. The Certificate window mentioned in Step 2 reappears. 7 Click OK. You are returned to the Security Alert window from Step 8 Click Yes to finish the creation and storage of the certificate. Registering Your Software After installing and creating a security certificate, you are asked to register the product.
  • Page 28 Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition The action buttons are: Logout—Selecting Logout ends your session and returns you to the Login screen. Rescan—Used to rescan the configuration of the system. Typically, when a rescan is required, it occurs automatically, for example, after an array is created.

  • Page 29: Pop-Up Tool Tips

    Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Pop-Up Tool Tips If you position the cursor over a device or button a pop-up tool tip appears. For buttons, the tips contain helpful information about the function of the button, while for devices they display additional information.
  • Page 30 Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition If you change the display mode by selecting one of the other view buttons, a yellow arrow flashes to the left of any devices where the condensed display prevents omits information. An icon is always the first entry on each device line. The icon is used to represent a hard disk drive.

  • Page 31: Logical Devices

    Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition This is done because hard disk drives of apparently the same capacity from different manufacturers, or even different models from the same manufacturer, actually vary slightly in the true capacity available. Although, in normal operation this is not an issue, it can be when assigning hot spares or replacing a failed drive.
  • Page 32 Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition If a global hot spare exists, all arrays that the hot spare is large enough to protect will show as protected. In the expanded view, the icons for the arrays are arranged vertically and alongside them are the capacity, name, and type of array.

  • Page 33: Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility

    Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility In this Appendix Using the Array Configuration Utility Using the Disk Utilities The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is an embedded BIOS utility that includes: Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—Used to create, configure, and manage arrays. Disk Utilities—Used to format or verify disks.

  • Page 34: Using The Array Configuration Utility

    Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility To run ARC, press Ctrl+A when prompted by the following message during the system startup: Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The ARC menu appears, presenting these options: Array Configuration Utility (ACU) Disk utilities To select an option from this menu, or from any of the menus within ARC, browse with the arrow keys and then press Enter.
  • Page 35 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Deleting Arrays Caution: Back up the data on an array before you delete it. Otherwise, all data on the array is lost. Deleted arrays cannot be restored. To delete an existing array: 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

  • Page 36: Creating Arrays

    Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are uninitialized are shown in gray and cannot be used.
  • Page 37 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 4 Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creation methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1. The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate. RAID level Create via When appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives.

  • Page 38: Initializing Disk Drives

    Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Adaptec does not recommend that you migrate or build an array on Windows dynamic disks (volumes), as it will result in data loss. Caution: Do not interrupt the creation of a RAID 0 using the Migrate option. If you do, there is no way to restart, and no way to recover the data that was on the source drive.

  • Page 39: Using The Disk Utilities

    Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities: 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

  • Page 40: Glossary

    Glossary activity See task. Array Configuration Utility. An application used to create, configure, and manage arrays from the controller’s BIOS or MS-DOS. array A logical disk created from available space and made up of one or more segments on one or more physical disks. Arrays are typically used to provide data redundancy or enhanced I/O performance.
  • Page 41 Glossary background consistency check Option that forces the controller to constantly check all portions of disks used by all arrays to see if the disks can return data from the blocks. See also consistency check command. bad segment Segment that is in an unknown state. bootable array Array configured as the boot device.
  • Page 42 Glossary clear Foreground initialization of a fault-tolerant array. A clear operation zeros all blocks of the array. The array is not accessible until the clear task is complete. concatenation Joining of physical or logical drives in sequential order. consistency check command Command that reads all the blocks of a RAID 1 to determine if the blocks are consistent.
  • Page 43 Glossary event Notification or alert from the system, indicating that a change has occurred. event log File used to maintain information about prior controller activities or errors. event notification Process for transmitting events. failed State of a nonredundant array that has suffered a single drive failure, or a redundant array that has suffered multiple drive failures.
  • Page 44 Glossary impacted An impacted array is one which has been created but for some reason the initial build operation did not complete. All member drives are present and operational, and all data written to the array is protected. To optimize the array, run a Verify with Fix Task. initialize Process of preparing a disk for use by the controller.
  • Page 45 Glossary offline array Array that can no longer be accessed. optimal The state of an array when it is fully operational. For redundant arrays, the entire array is protected. partition A section of a disk storage device created by the operating system disk management program, in which data and/or software programs are stored.
  • Page 46 Glossary RAID 0 single-level array consisting of two or more equal-sized segments residing on different disks. RAID 0 distributes data evenly across its respective drives in equal-sized sections called stripes. RAID 0 arrays are not redundant. RAID 1 Single-level array consisting of two equal segments residing on two different drives.
  • Page 47 Glossary single-level array Array created from one or more segments. See also volume, spanned volume, RAID RAID snapshot Instantaneous read-only copy of an array at a precise point in time. spanned volume A simple volume that spans two or more drives. stripe Contiguous set of data distributed across all the disks in an array.
  • Page 48 Glossary volume simple volume, spanned volume. Glossary-9...
  • Page 49 Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: 513661-06, Ver. AA JG 08/03...

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