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  • Page 1 Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide For Direct Attached Storage...
  • 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: Software License Agreement

    BASED UPON THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF. 3. Ownership of Software. As Licensee, you own the media upon which the software is recorded or fixed, but Adaptec and its licensors retain title and ownership of the Software recorded on the original media and all subsequent copies of the Software, regardless of the form or media in which or on which the original and other copies may exist.
  • Page 5 12. General. You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement, understand it, and that by using the Software you agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. You further agree that it is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between Adaptec and you, and supersedes any proposal or prior agreement, oral or written, and any other communication between Adaptec and you relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager Getting Started Checklist .................. 14 About Adaptec Storage Manager ..............14 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent ........... 14 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager......15 System Requirements..................17 Controller Support.................... 17 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Installing on Windows..................
  • Page 7 Overview......................26 Choosing a Management System ..............26 Starting and Logging In on the Local System ..........27 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Remote Systems ......... 31 Logging into Remote Systems from the Local System ........32 Creating Logical Drives..................34 Managing Your Storage Space................
  • Page 8 Nofifying All Users About Status and Activity ..........114 Changing an Operating System’s Event Log Setting ........115 Logging Statistics for Remote Analysis ............115 10 Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Updating Adaptec Storage Manager .............. 121 Adding Enhanced Features ................121 Setting Preferences and Changing Views............
  • Page 9 Contents ● Understanding Error and Warning Messages ..........138 Part III: Appendices Completing a Silent Windows Installation Completing a Silent Installation..............146 Available Properties and Values ..............147 Example Command Line Installations ............147 Selecting the Best RAID Level Comparing RAID Levels................. 149 Understanding Drive Segments ..............

  • Page 10: About This Guide

    Adaptec Storage Manager installed Note: You can also use Adaptec Storage Manager to create and manage an IP SAN using a Adaptec 700i Series. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.

  • Page 11: How This Guide Is Organized

    DAS and Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology. If you are using Adaptec Storage Manager as part of a complex storage system, such as a SAN, you should be familiar with network administration terminology and tasks, have knowledge of Local Area Network (LAN) and SAN technology, and be familiar with the input/output (I/O) technology—such as Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)—that you are using on...

  • Page 12: Part I: Getting Started

    Part I: Getting Started In this part: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ..... 13 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ......18 Building Your Storage Space........25...
  • Page 13 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager..........15 System Requirements ......................17 Controller Support......................... 17 This chapter describes Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent, explains the concept of a “storage space” and provides a checklist of getting-started tasks.

  • Page 14: Introduction To Adaptec Storage Manager

    Linux or Unix users only—If your storage space includes systems without X-Windows installed or running, you can run the Agent, even though you can’t run the full Adaptec Storage Manager application. You can manage and monitor systems running the Agent only by logging into them as remote...

  • Page 15: Growing Your Storage Space With Adaptec Storage Manager

    ● Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager As your requirements change, Adaptec Storage Manager grows with your storage space as you add more controllers, more disk drives, more logical drives, and more data protection. A Simple Storage Space This example shows a simple storage space that might be appropriate in a home office or for a small business.
  • Page 16 ● Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space As your needs change, Adaptec Storage Manager will help you grow your storage space to include multiple controllers, storage enclosures, and disk drives in multiple locations. In this example, multiple systems, servers, disk drives, and enclosures have been added to the storage space.

  • Page 17: System Requirements

    Chapter 1: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● System Requirements To install Adaptec Storage Manager and create a direct attached storage space, each system in your storage space must meet these requirements: PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium 1.2 GHz processor, or equivalent ●...
  • Page 18 Using Adaptec Storage Manager with a Firewall ..............23 Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD..............23 Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed on every system that will be part of your storage space. This chapter describes how to install Adaptec Storage Manager on different operating systems, and explains how to use Adaptec Storage Manager with a firewall.

  • Page 19: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager

    You need administrator or root privileges to install Adaptec Storage Manager. For details on verifying privileges, refer to your operating system documentation. If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your system, you must remove it before beginning this installation. To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager, use the Add/ Remove Programs option in your Windows Control Panel.

  • Page 20: Installing On Linux

    If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your system, you must remove it before beginning this installation. Any customization files you created with the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade. To remove Adaptec Storage Manager, type the rpm -- command.

  • Page 21: Installing On Unixware Or Openserver

    If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your system, you must remove it before beginning this installation. Any customization files you created with the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade. To remove Adaptec Storage Manager, type the pkgrm command.

  • Page 22: Installing On Freebsd

    For more information, refer to the Command Line Interface User’s Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. To use Adaptec Storage Manager to connect remotely from another system, you must open a range of ports in the built-in firewall using this command: esxcfg-firewall -o 34571:34581,tcp,in,”StorMan”...

  • Page 23: Using Adaptec Storage Manager With A Firewall

    Bootable-CD Mode Limitations Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD is not an alternative to running it as an installed software application. Most of the features and functions described in this User’s Guide are not available when you are running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD. Bootable-CD mode is only for configuring your controller before you install an operating system.
  • Page 24 Chapter 2: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager ● Install Adaptec Storage Manager as a software application, as described earlier in this chapter. Continue to build, customize, and manage your storage space as described in the rest of this User’s Guide. Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD Note: Before you begin, ensure that your system is set up to boot from a CD.
  • Page 25 Logging into Remote Systems from the Local System............32 Creating Logical Drives......................34 Managing Your Storage Space ....................41 Follow the instructions in this chapter to start Adaptec Storage Manager, log in to each system in your storage space, and create logical drives. (For more information, see Understanding Logical Drives on page 61.)

  • Page 26: Building Your Storage Space

    Adaptec Storage Manager application. ‘Local’ or ‘Remote’? Whenever you’re working in Adaptec Storage Manager, the system that you’re working on is the local system. All other systems in your storage space are remote systems. ‘Local’ and ‘remote’ are relative terms, as shown in the following figure—when you are working on system A (local system), system B is a remote system;...

  • Page 27: Starting And Logging In On The Local System

    ● Starting and Logging In on the Local System This section describes how to start and log in to the full Adaptec Storage Manager application. It also explains how Adaptec Storage Manager uses existing operating system permission levels to grant different amounts of access to your storage space.
  • Page 28 Starting and Logging In Note: You need root privileges to run Adaptec Storage Manager. To start Adaptec Storage Manager and log in on the local system, follow the instructions for your operating system: For Windows, see the following section. ●...
  • Page 29 Understanding Permission Levels on page 27 for more information.) If Adaptec Storage Manager detects a new controller on the local system, the New Hardware Detected window opens. Click Register Now, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the registration. Continue with...
  • Page 30 ● Enabling Statistics Logging in Adaptec Storage Manager When you log in for the first time, Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to enable statistics logging on your system. Once you enable statistics logging, Adaptec Storage Manager periodically “calls home”, and sends the data to Adaptec for analysis. (See...

  • Page 31: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager On Remote Systems

    Chapter 3: Building Your Storage Space ● Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Remote Systems The next step is to start Adaptec Storage Manager on all the remote systems in your storage space. (For more information about ‘remote’ systems, see page 26.)

  • Page 32: Logging Into Remote Systems From The Local System

    Once you have logged in to a remote system, it automatically appears in the Enterprise View each time you start Adaptec Storage Manager on the local system. You can work with a remote system’s controllers, disk drives, and logical drives as if they were part of your local system.
  • Page 33 Enter the startup port number of the remote system. The default port number is 34571. Click Connect. Adaptec Storage Manager connects to the remote system and adds it to the list of managed systems in the Enterprise View. Note: You must log in to a remote system with the proper permission level to complete the tasks you wish to perform.

  • Page 34: Creating Logical Drives

    Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives.
  • Page 35 Chapter 3: Building Your Storage Space ● When the wizard opens, ensure that Express configuration... is selected, then click Next. Review the information that is displayed. To exclude specific disk drives, specify a size for the logical drives, or to make other changes to the configuration, click Modify logical devices.
  • Page 36 Including More Systems in Your Storage Space Note: Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed on every system that will be part of your storage space. If you have installed Adaptec RAID controllers on more than one system, to continue building...
  • Page 37 Chapter 3: Building Your Storage Space ● The maximum number of supported RAID controllers varies depending on your operating system. See Controller Support on page 17 for more information. To continue, see Managing Your Storage Space on page Custom Configuration (Advanced) Custom configuration helps you build your storage space manually by stepping you through the process of creating logical drives, setting RAID levels, and configuring other settings.
  • Page 38 Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives.
  • Page 39 Chapter 3: Building Your Storage Space ● By default, Adaptec Storage Manager automatically sets the size of the logical drive and maximizes the capacity of the disk drives you select. (To set a custom size for the logical drive, see...
  • Page 40 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s), indicated by a magnifying glass moving across the new logical drive icon in the Logical Devices View. A magnifying glass means that a logical drive is being built.

  • Page 41: Managing Your Storage Space

    Note: Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to set timers for each logical drive you created in the wizard. If you did not enable power management for any logical drive, Adaptec Storage Manager does not display the power management timers window.
  • Page 42 Protecting Your Data ........... 53 Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ......60 Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs ..81 Maintaining Physical Devices........87 Monitoring Status and Activity ........99 Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager .. 120 Solving Problems............131...

  • Page 43: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager

    Getting Help ........................... 50 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager ................51 Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager................. 51 Before you build your storage space, familiarize yourself with the main features of Adaptec Storage Manager and learn to navigate to the information you need.

  • Page 44: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager

    For simplicity, the tasks in this User’s Guide are explained mainly using menu bar options. About the Actions Menu Most of the main tasks in Adaptec Storage Manager are available from the Actions menu on the menu bar. Options that appear on the Actions menu vary, depending on which type of component is selected in the main window.
  • Page 45 Another branch of the Enterprise View—the iSCSI Storage branch—is not applicable to direct attached storage and is therefore not displayed unless you are also managing iSCSI products with Adaptec Storage Manager. For more information about iSCSI products, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
  • Page 46 Chapter 4: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● What do the Enterprise View icons mean? Icon Description System with direct attached storage controller and directly attached disk drives or enclosures Enclosure Controller The Physical Devices View When you select a controller in the Enterprise View, information about the physical devices connected to that controller appear in the Physical Devices View.
  • Page 47 Chapter 4: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● What do the icons in the Physical Devices View mean? Icon Description Ready disk drive, not part of any logical drive Disk drive with some space allocated to a logical drive, and some space available...
  • Page 48 Chapter 4: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● Click on a logical drive to highlight the disk drives that comprise it in the Physical Devices View. Five disk drives (plus one hot spare) comprise the selected RAID 6 logical drive. You can also click on any disk drive to see which (if any) logical drive it belongs to. A disk drive shaded in light blue is not part of any logical drive.

  • Page 49: Revealing More Device Information

    If your controller is connected to an enclosure, click this button (not shown in the example above) to see all the disk drives in an enclosure. Note: Not all enclosures are supported by Adaptec Storage Manager. Unsupported enclosures do not appear in Enclosure View.

  • Page 50: Checking System Status From The Main Window

    ● Checking System Status from the Main Window Adaptec Storage Manager includes an event log for at-a-glance system status and activity information. The event log provides status information and messages about activity (or events) occurring in your storage space. Double-click any event to see more information in an easier- to-read format.

  • Page 51: Logging Out Of Adaptec Storage Manager

    To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the instructions for your operating system. Uninstalling From Windows Systems To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager from a Windows system, use the Add or Remove Programs tool in the Control Panel. All Adaptec Storage Manager components are uninstalled.
  • Page 52 Chapter 4: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● Uninstalling From Solaris Systems To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager from a Solaris system, type this command: pkgrm StorMan Adaptec Storage Manager is uninstalled. Uninstalling From FreeBSD Systems To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager from a FreeBSD system, type this command: pkg_delete Storman-x.x.x-x86...

  • Page 53: Protecting Your Data

    In addition to the standard (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50) and enhanced (RAID 1E, RAID 5EE, RAID 6, RAID 60) RAID levels, controllers with the Adaptec Advanced Data Protection Suite include additional methods of protecting the data on your storage space.

  • Page 54: Protecting Your Data

    You should select a disk drive that is at least as big as the largest disk drive it might replace. ● Adaptec recommends that you not designate a SAS hot spare for a logical drive comprising ● SATA disk drives, or a SATA hot spare for a logical drive comprising SAS disk drives.
  • Page 55 Chapter 5: Protecting Your Data ● Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare or Pool Hot Spare A dedicated hot spare is assigned to one or more specific logical drives. (A dedicated hot spare that has been assigned to protect more than one logical drive is called a pool hot spare.) Note: You must create the logical drive before you can assign a dedicated hot spare.
  • Page 56 Chapter 5: Protecting Your Data ● Removing or Deleting a Dedicated Hot Spare You can delete a dedicated hot spare or remove it from a logical drive. You may want to do this to: Make disk drive space available for another logical drive. ●...

  • Page 57: Creating A Snapshot

    The hot spare is deleted and the disk drive becomes available for other uses in your storage space. Creating a Snapshot Note: Snapshot is supported on Adaptec 3-series controllers only. Snapshot is an upgrade feature; if the snapshot feature is locked, see Adding Enhanced Features on page 121 for information on purchasing a feature key.
  • Page 58 Only logical drives that can support the snapshot are listed. Click Yes to create the snapshot. The snapshot is created on the target logical drive, which now appears in Adaptec Storage Manager with a camera icon beside it. Target Logical Drive with Snapshot...

  • Page 59: Enabling Copyback

    Deleting a Snapshot When a snapshot is no longer needed, you can delete it from Adaptec Storage Manager. To delete a snapshot: In the Logical Devices View, right-click the snapshot you want to delete, then click Remove snapshot.
  • Page 60 Creating a JBOD Disk ......................75 Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space ..............77 This chapter explains how to create and modify logical drives, optimize logical drive performance, and use Adaptec Storage Manager’s power management features to maintain an energy-efficient storage space.

  • Page 61: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage

    Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● Understanding Logical Drives A logical drive is a group of physical disk drives that appears to your operating system as a single drive that can be used for storing data. A logical drive can comprise one or more disk drives and can use part or all of each disk drive’s capacity.

  • Page 62: Creating And Modifying Logical Drives

    Click Next. Review the logical drive settings, click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is saved in the Adaptec controller and in the physical drives. If the disk drives you used to create this logical drive have available space left over, you can...
  • Page 63 Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives.
  • Page 64 Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives.

  • Page 65: Fine-Tuning Logical Drives

    The logical drive is updated with its new name. Adjusting a Logical Drive’s Advanced Settings Note: The default settings in Adaptec Storage Manager are optimal for most users and storage spaces. Only advanced users should change the settings described in this section. To fine-tune a logical drive: Open the list of Advanced settings.
  • Page 66 Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● Changing the Stripe Size The stripe size is the amount of data (in KB) written to one partition before the controller moves to the next partition in a logical drive. Stripe size options vary, depending on your controller. Normally, the default stripe size provides the best performance.

  • Page 67: Optimizing Logical Drive Performance

    RAID 5 logical drives, parity is computed and written. Build is the default setting for most logical drives (see Quick method below). Adaptec Storage Manager performs build initializations in the background; you can use the logical drive immediately.

  • Page 68: Verifying Logical Drives

    To ensure that there are no data problems on your logical drives, it is important to verify them. When you verify a logical drive, Adaptec Storage Manager checks it for inconsistent or bad data and then fixes any problems. (You can also choose to verify a logical drive without fixing it.) Logical drives without redundancy (for instance, RAID 0 logical drives) do not need to be verified.
  • Page 69 To verify a logical drive without fixing it, see page While Adaptec Storage Manager verifies and fixes a logical drive, you can’t complete any other tasks on the controller. Because the verification can take a long time to complete, you may want to schedule it as a task to be completed overnight or on a weekend.

  • Page 70: Increasing The Capacity Of A Logical Drive

    The controller is updated with the new setting. Setting the Background Consistency Check Period You can choose how often Adaptec Storage Manager checks for inconsistent or bad data on your logical drives and hot-spares. To change the background consistency check period: In the Enterprise view, select a controller.
  • Page 71 Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives.

  • Page 72: Changing The Raid Level Of A Logical Drive

    Note: Adaptec recommends that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives.

  • Page 73: Deleting A Logical Drive

    Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● Deleting a Logical Drive Caution: When you delete a logical drive, you lose all data stored on that logical drive. To delete a logical drive: Ensure that you no longer need the data stored on the logical drive. In the Enterprise View, click on the controller associated with the logical drive.
  • Page 74 Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to select the correct number of logical drives. Number of disk drives required Modify the Advanced Settings, if required. (See Fine-tuning Logical Drives on page 65 more information.) Click Next to review the RAID Volume settings.

  • Page 75: Creating A Jbod Disk

    In the Physical Devices View, click a Ready disk drive. In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Create JBOD disk. Adaptec Storage Manager creates the JBOD disk. Creating multiple JBOD Disks in the Wizard To make it easier to create multiple JBODs, you can use the wizard.
  • Page 76 In the Physical Devices View, select a JBOD disk. In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Create simple volume. Adaptec Storage Manager converts the JBOD to a simple volume and displays the logical drive in the Logical Devices View.

  • Page 77: Maintaining An Energy-Efficient Storage Space

    ● Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space You can use power management in Adaptec Storage Manager to maintain an energy-efficient storage space. Power management of your storage space reduces cooling and electricity costs. It increases system stability due to lower heat dissipation. And it improves the quality of your work environment by reducing noise levels in your computer rooms and data centers.
  • Page 78 To compensate for the time difference, you must adjust the stay awake period manually, either in the BIOS or with Adaptec Storage Manager. For more information, see the Adaptec RAID Controller Installation and User’s Guide.
  • Page 79 Chapter 6: Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage ● The Stay awake settings window opens: Select Enable stay awake period. Enter the stay awake period start time and end time in 24-hour format; for example, 09:00 for 9AM, 14:00 for 2PM, and so on. Click OK.
  • Page 80 You can highlight the physical and logical drives under power management in the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI. Logical drives are shown in green if power management is enabled. Physical drives are shown in green if they are powered down (off).
  • Page 81 Deleting a Task........................85 Disabling the Task Manager....................85 Adaptec Storage Manager allows you to schedule some types of jobs (or tasks) to complete at convenient times. Additionally, you can schedule some tasks to recur at preset times. A Task Manager utility helps you manage the tasks you schedule.

  • Page 82: Scheduling Recurring Or Resource-Intensive Jobs

    If a task must be performed regularly, you can schedule it to recur at preset times. You can schedule these Adaptec Storage Manager tasks: Expanding a logical drive ●...

  • Page 83: Opening The Task Manager

    Chapter 7: Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs ● Set the date and time for the task. Note: Keep geography in mind—If you are scheduling tasks on remote systems located in other geographical areas, remember that the time you set for a scheduled task is that system’s time, which may be different from local time.

  • Page 84: Monitoring Tasks

    Chapter 7: Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs ● Monitoring Tasks Use the two main panels of the Task Manager—the task list and the task event log—to monitor your tasks. Monitoring Upcoming Tasks in the Task List The Task List displays all scheduled tasks in order of creation, and includes basic information about each task.

  • Page 85: Modifying A Task

    The task and Task List are updated with the new information. What if a task misses its start time? Tasks scheduled in Adaptec Storage Manager include an automatic 30-minute grace period following their start time, to accommodate temporary interruptions. For instance, if there’s a brief power outage a task will run once normal conditions resume, if the interruption lasts no longer than 30 minutes past the scheduled start time.
  • Page 86 Note: When the Task Manager is disabled, a brief three-tone alert sounds each time you open and log in to Adaptec Storage Manager. Scheduled tasks in the Task List will not run while the Task Manager is disabled. Re-enabling the Task Manager...
  • Page 87 Maintaining Physical Devices In this chapter... Viewing Component Properties .................... 88 Blinking a Component......................88 Working with Failed or Failing Disk Drives................89 Initializing and Erasing Disk Drives..................89 Working with Controllers ...................... 90 Testing and Silencing System and Enclosure Alarms ............93 Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware ..............

  • Page 88: Maintaining Physical Devices

    Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● Viewing Component Properties Click on any component in the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager, then click the Properties button (shown at right) to view version numbers, status, model numbers, and other information about that component.

  • Page 89: Working With Failed Or Failing Disk Drives

    Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● Working with Failed or Failing Disk Drives This section describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager to manage failed or failing disk drives in your storage space. Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive You can replace one or more disk drives in a logical drive.

  • Page 90: Working With Controllers

    ● Initializing Disk Drives You can use Adaptec Storage Manager to initialize any disk drives that are in a Ready state, if required. You may want to do this to erase all existing data and metadata (including all logical drive information) before using the disk drive in a new logical device or as a hot spare.
  • Page 91 ● Registering New Controllers Each time you log in to Adaptec Storage Manager, it searches for new controllers in your storage space. If it detects a new controller, the New Hardware Detected window opens and prompts you to register it.
  • Page 92 In the Enterprise View, click the controller. In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Rescan. Adaptec Storage Manager scans all the channels or ports on the controller you selected. When the scan is complete, a report appears. Click Done after you have reviewed the scan report.

  • Page 93: Testing And Silencing System And Enclosure Alarms

    Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● Testing and Silencing System and Enclosure Alarms Adaptec Storage Manager supports an audible alarm which is triggered on the local system when a Warning- or Error-level event (see page 101) occurs on any system in your storage space.
  • Page 94 In the Enterprise View, select the system. In the tool bar, click Configure, point to the system, then click General Settings . The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent General Settings window opens for the system you selected. The alarm settings are circled in the next figure.
  • Page 95 To stop the test, click OK. Silencing an Enclosure Alarm You can silence the alarm on an enclosure while you fix the problem. To silence the alarm, click the Silence button (shown at right) in the main Adaptec Storage Manager window.

  • Page 96: Updating The Controller Bios And Firmware

    Note: This task is recommended for advanced users only. Adaptec Storage Manager provides a wizard to help you update the BIOS and firmware for the controllers in your storage space. The ROM Update wizard updates the BIOS and firmware for all controllers of the same type on local and remote systems.
  • Page 97 Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● Click Add to browse to the firmware image files you downloaded, select the files, then click Open. In the wizard, select the image files you want, then click Next. Select the controllers you want to update, then click Next. Review the update summary, then click Apply.
  • Page 98 Chapter 8: Maintaining Physical Devices ● When the update is complete, click OK. Then, restart the server(s) to activate the new firmware images.
  • Page 99 Notifying Users by SNMP Trap About Status and Activity..........113 Nofifying All Users About Status and Activity..............114 Changing an Operating System’s Event Log Setting............115 Logging Statistics for Remote Analysis................115 This chapter describes how Adaptec Storage Manager helps you monitor your storage space.

  • Page 100: Monitoring Status And Activity

    From your local system, you can see status information and messages about the activity (or events) occurring in your storage space by looking at the event log and status icons in the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager. (You can also view all events for a system in its operating system event log—see page 115.) You can also monitor any enclosure with an enclosure...
  • Page 101 Error- or Warning-level events quickly.) You can also move the columns of the event log, if required. What Do the Event Status Icons Mean? Adaptec Storage Manager indicates event status with icons. This table lists the three categories, or types, of events based on severity. Icon...
  • Page 102 Using Enclosure Icons to Monitor Enclosure Status If your storage space includes an enclosure with an enclosure management device, such as a SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclosure (SAF-TE) processor, Adaptec Storage Manager displays temperature, fan, and power module status in the Physical Device view, as shown in the next figure.

  • Page 103: Notifying Users By Event Log Message About Status And Activity

    Notifying Users by Event Log Message About Status and Activity You can set up Adaptec Storage Manager to send messages to the event log of selected remote systems when activity, such as the creation of a logical drive or the failure of a disk drive, occurs on the local system.
  • Page 104 Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● On the tool bar, click Configure, point to the system, then click Notifications. The Notifications Manager opens. The local system is automatically included in the list of systems receiving logged notifications. (By default, all local events are listed in the local event log.) Notifications Manager on Notifications Tab Note:...
  • Page 105 Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● When you’re done, click Cancel to close the Add System window. The systems you added appear in the Notifications Manager. Close the Notifications Manager when you’re done. Repeat the steps in this section for each system you want to monitor with logged notifications.
  • Page 106 Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● If the test fails: Ensure that the receiving system is powered on and running Adaptec Storage Manager. Open the receiving system’s System Properties window (see Step 4 on page 106) and double-check the TCP/IP address and port number.
  • Page 107 Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● Disabling Logged Notifications Logged notifications are enabled by default. You can choose disable them on a selected system, if required. Note: If you disable logged notifications, events will be generated for that system but not broadcast—not even to the local Event Log.

  • Page 108: Notifying Users By Email About Status And Activity

    Notifying Users by Email About Status and Activity You can set up Adaptec Storage Manager to send email messages (or notifications) to a selected email address when an event, such as the creation of a pool or the failure of a disk drive, occurs on a system.
  • Page 109 Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● The Email Notifications Manager opens. If you haven’t previously set up email notifications, the SMTP Server Settings window also opens, as shown in the next Step. (If email notifications are already set up, the SMTP Server Settings window doesn’t open.

  • Page 110: Sending A Test Message

    To ensure that an email recipient is receiving event notifications, you can send them a test message. To send a test message: In the Enterprise View, select the system you want. In the Adaptec Storage Manager tool bar, click Configure, point to the system, then click Email Notifications. The Email Notifications Manager opens.
  • Page 111 To modify a recipient’s information: In the Enterprise View, select the system you want. In the Adaptec Storage Manager tool bar, click Configure, point to the system, then click Email Notifications. The Email Notifications Manager opens. Select the recipient you want, then click Modify email recipient. Change the information as required, then click OK.
  • Page 112 To disable email notifications on a selected system: In the Enterprise View, select the system you want. In the Adaptec Storage Manager tool bar, click Configure, point to the system, then click Email Notifications. The Email Notifications Manager opens.

  • Page 113: Notifying Users By Snmp Trap About Status And Activity

    Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● Notifying Users by SNMP Trap About Status and Activity Note: Before attempting the tasks in this section, you should be familiar with SNMP traps concepts and technology. If you are running Windows or Linux, you can use your operating system to monitor Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps in your storage space, such as disk drive failures and logical drive verifications.

  • Page 114: Nofifying All Users About Status And Activity

    Nofifying All Users About Status and Activity You can set Adaptec Storage Manager to send status alerts about a specified system to all users who are logged into your storage space. You might want to do this if your storage space isn’t managed by a dedicated person, or if that particular system is off-site or not connected to a monitor.

  • Page 115: Changing An Operating System's Event Log Setting

    Changing an Operating System’s Event Log Setting In addition to the Adaptec Storage Manager event log, all Warning- and Error-level events on a system are recorded in its operating system event log. You can customize the level of events that are recorded, or you can disable operating system event logging.
  • Page 116 “calls home” to return the data to Adaptec. Note: Typically, you enable statistics logging the first time you log in to Adaptec Storage Manager. If you haven’t enabled statistics logging, follow the instructions on...

  • Page 117: Configuring Proxy Server Settings

    Configuring Proxy Server Settings on page 117, as needed. Configuring Proxy Server Settings Adaptec Storage Manager uses the Internet to send statistics to Adaptec for analysis. If your network uses a proxy server to access the Internet, you must provide your proxy server connection settings.
  • Page 118 Adaptec Storage Manager Agent to your proxy server’s white list. Disabling Call Home Messages If you prefer not to send usage statistics to Adaptec, you can disable call home messages. Adaptec Storage Manager will continue to collect statistics but not send them to Adaptec for analysis.
  • Page 119 Chapter 9: Monitoring Status and Activity ● The Call Home Manager window opens. On the menu bar, click File, select Clear the event log, then click Call Home. Click Yes to clear the log. The log is cleared.

  • Page 120: Updating And Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager

    Adding Enhanced Features ....................121 Setting Preferences and Changing Views ................122 Managing Remote Systems ....................123 Working with Display Groups ..................... 127 This chapter explains how to customize Adaptec Storage Manager as your requirements change and update it as new versions become available.

  • Page 121: Updating Adaptec Storage Manager

    When newer versions of Adaptec Storage Manager become available, you can update your storage space, if required. Newer versions of Adaptec Storage Manager can be downloaded from the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com. If a newer version of Adaptec Storage Manager includes features that are incompatible with an earlier version and therefore isn’t “downgradeable”...

  • Page 122: Setting Preferences And Changing Views

    Reorganizing the Enterprise View You can reorganize the Enterprise view tree to suit your needs. You can set Adaptec Storage Manager to sort systems in the Enterprise View alphabetically or chronologically. (By default, systems are listed in alphabetical order.) If your storage space also includes Adaptec iSCSI storage, you can choose whether direct attached storage or iSCSI storage appears first in the Enterprise View.

  • Page 123: Managing Remote Systems

    The change is applied immediately. Changing the Main Window Appearance You can choose to remove the tool bar and status bar from the main Adaptec Storage Manager window to save space on-screen. You can also choose to turn off the Tool Tips that automatically appear when you place your cursor over on-screen items.
  • Page 124 Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● Adding and Removing Remote Systems in the Wizard This section describes how to add or remove discovered systems in the Remote systems wizard. When you add systems, you can set up a group login to connect to all selected systems with a single user name and password.
  • Page 125 Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● Click Next, review the Managed systems summary, then click Apply. If you removed systems that you no longer want to manage, the Removing systems window opens. To continue receiving events from these systems, select Continue to receive events from remote system(s) from the drop-down list;...
  • Page 126 Changing Auto-Discovery Settings Auto-discovery, in Adaptec Storage Manager, is enabled by default. The auto-discovery task runs in the background each time Adaptec Storage Manager is started. You can disable auto- discovery if desired, and configure the auto-discovery settings described below.

  • Page 127: Working With Display Groups

    ● discovered by the auto-discovery task, the local system and remote system must have at least one scope in common. The default scope for an Adaptec Storage Manager Agent is Auto Discovery. In the Auto discovery base port number field, enter the port’s TCP/IP address. You ●...
  • Page 128 Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● Create display groups (see the next section). ● View display group properties (see page 129). ● Move a system from one group to another (see page 129). ● Rename a display group (page 130).
  • Page 129 Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● To add another system to the display group, repeat right-click on that system in the Enterprise View, select Change display group, then click the display group name. The system is added to the display group.
  • Page 130 Chapter 10: Updating and Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● Renaming a Display Group You can make managing your storage space easier and more efficient by giving your display groups meaningful names. To rename a display group: In the Enterprise View, right-click on the display group, then click Rename display group.

  • Page 131: Solving Problems

    Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● Solving Problems In this chapter... General Troubleshooting Tips ..................... 132 Identifying a Failed or Failing Component................. 132 Stopping the Creation of a New Logical Drive ..............133 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure ................. 133 Rebuilding Logical Drives ....................

  • Page 132: General Troubleshooting Tips

    General Troubleshooting Tips If you experience problems installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager, follow these suggestions: Ensure that you are logged in to Adaptec Storage Manager at the permission level you need ● to perform the tasks you want. (See page 27 for more information.)

  • Page 133: Stopping The Creation Of A New Logical Drive

    Change background task priority from the same right-click menu. Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure When a disk drive fails for any reason, it is represented in Adaptec Storage Manager with a red X, as shown at right.
  • Page 134 Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● Note: A hot spare icon changes from light-blue to dark-blue when it becomes part of a logical drive. To recover from the failure: Remove and replace the failed disk drive (following manufacturer’s instructions). If copyback is not enabled—Remove the ‘hot spare’ designation from the original hot spare (the disk drive that was built into the logical drive).
  • Page 135 Click Yes to confirm that you do not want to initialize the logical drive. Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager begins building the logical drive. Check the logical drive for data and file system integrity. If you still cannot access the data,...

  • Page 136: Rebuilding Logical Drives

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

  • Page 137: Solving Notification Problems

    To test notifications on your storage space, you can send test events or emails to ensure that they’re being received properly. If your test event fails: Ensure that the remote system is powered on and running Adaptec Storage Manager. Open the remote system’s System Properties window (see Step 4 on page 106) and double- check the TCP/IP address and port number.

  • Page 138: Understanding Error And Warning Messages

    Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● Understanding Error and Warning Messages This section provides detailed information about error and warning events that occur in Adaptec Storage Manager. Warning Messages Warning Warning Message Text ArrayCritical Ready disk drives are still available HotSpareTooSmall...
  • Page 139 Clear failed to start for the specified disk drive CommFailure You must re-establish communication with specified system CommFailure1 Restart the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent to establish communication with the local system ControllerRescan Could not rescan for the specified controller ControllerRestart...
  • Page 140 Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● Error Error Message Text DDDHardwareError Failed drive—Internal hardware error DDDInternalHW Failed drive—Internal hardware error DDDIOSubSystem1 Failed drive—I/O subsystem error DDDIOSubSystem2 Failed drive—I/O subsystem error DDDIOSubSystem3 Failed drive—I/O subsystem error DDDSCSI1 Failed drive—SCSI error DDDSCSI2 Failed drive—SCSI error DDDSCSI3 Failed drive—SCSI error DDDSCSIBusParity...
  • Page 141 Could not restore the configuration to the factory-default settings FailbackDiskSet Could not move diskset FailedAtPort Adaptec Storage Manager failed to start at specified port number FailedSelfTest Specified self-test problem code was returned from specified controller, channel, SCSI ID, S/N FailedSelfTestStart One or more of the selected disk drives failed to execute the self-test.
  • Page 142 Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● Error Error Message Text LogOut The user could not be logged out MaybeReadCache Could not set read cache mode to 'enabled when protected by battery' MaybeWriteCache Could not set write cache mode to 'enabled when protected by battery' MergeOwnNS Could not copy the configuration from the non-shared logical drives Rebuild...
  • Page 143 Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● Error Error Message Text TargetInfo Could not write the logical drive target information Unblock Could not unblock the specified logical drive UnkillOtherController Could not unkill other controller UserAccounts Could not write the target user account list VerifyArray Could not start the array verify VerifyFixHardDrive...

  • Page 144: Part Iii: Appendices

    Part III: Appendices In this part: Completing a Silent Windows Installation ....145 Selecting the Best RAID Level ........148 Quick Answers to Common Questions......157 Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance ........164...
  • Page 145 Note: If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your system, you must remove it before beginning this installation. Use the Add or Remove Programs tool in the Control Panel.

  • Page 146: A Completing A Silent Windows Installation

    You might want to do this for a batch file installation so that the setup will not return until the installation is finished. After a minute or two, the silent installation should be complete and the Adaptec Storage Manager icon should be accessible. Continue with...

  • Page 147: Available Properties And Values

    ReallySuppress—Suppresses all reboots at the end of the installation. ● NOTE: A reboot is only forced by the Adaptec installer if you have installed the DSM or if any files can’t be overwritten. Adaptec iSCSI products, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
  • Page 148 RAID 6 Logical Drives......................156 RAID 60 Logical Drives......................156 When you create logical drives in Adaptec Storage Manager, you can assign a RAID level to protect your data. Each RAID level offers a unique combination of performance and redundancy. RAID levels also vary by the number of disk drives they support.

  • Page 149: Comparing Raid Levels

    Appendix B: Selecting the Best RAID Level ● Comparing RAID Levels 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. Read Write Built-in Hot...

  • Page 150: Non-Redundant Logical Drives (Raid 0)

    Appendix B: Selecting the Best RAID Level ● Non-redundant Logical Drives (RAID 0) A logical drive with RAID 0 includes two or more disk drives and provides data striping, where data is distributed evenly across the disk drives in equal-sized sections. However, RAID 0 arrays do not maintain redundant data, so they offer no data protection.

  • Page 151: Raid 1 Logical Drives

    Appendix B: Selecting the Best RAID Level ● RAID 1 Logical Drives A RAID 1 logical drive is built from two disk drives, where one disk drive is a mirror of the other (the same data is stored on each disk drive). Compared to independent disk drives, RAID 1 logical drives provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks.

  • Page 152: Raid 10 Logical Drives

    Appendix B: Selecting the Best RAID Level ● RAID 10 Logical Drives A RAID 10 logical drive is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 logical drives. Data in a RAID 10 logical drive is both striped and mirrored. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance.

  • Page 153: Raid 5 Logical Drives

    Appendix B: Selecting the Best RAID Level ● RAID 5 Logical Drives A RAID 5 logical drive 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.

  • Page 154: Raid 5Ee Logical Drives

    Appendix B: Selecting the Best RAID Level ● RAID 5EE Logical Drives A RAID 5EE logical drive—also referred to as a hot space—is similar to a RAID 5 logical drive except that it includes a distributed spare drive and must be built from a minimum of four disk drives.

  • Page 155: Raid 50 Logical Drives

    Appendix B: Selecting the Best RAID Level ● RAID 50 Logical Drives A RAID 50 logical drive is built from at least six disk drives configured as two or more RAID 5 logical drives, and stripes stored data and parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 5 logical drives.

  • Page 156: Raid 6 Logical Drives

    Appendix B: Selecting the Best RAID Level ● RAID 6 Logical Drives A RAID 6 logical drive—also referred to as dual drive failure protection—is similar to a RAID 5 logical drive because it uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy. However, RAID 6 logical drives include two independent sets of parity data instead of one.

  • Page 157: Quick Answers To Common Questions

    What options are on the Actions menu?................160 What tasks can be scheduled to run at a specified time?............ 163 This chapter provides quick references to frequently requested information about basic tasks, functions, and concepts in Adaptec Storage Manager. Note: For troubleshooting tips, see Solving Problems on page 131.

  • Page 158: How Do I

    102. Add a new user to Adaptec Storage Manager? Any user with a valid network user name and password can log into Adaptec Storage Manager. Starting and Logging In on the Local System on page 27 Understanding Permission Levels...
  • Page 159 In the Enterprise View, click on the local system. In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Log out. Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager on page Schedule a task? Complete each step of the task until you are prompted to click Apply. (Don’t click Apply.) Click Schedule.

  • Page 160: What's The Difference Between

    What’s the difference between...? Adaptec Storage Manager and the Agent? Adaptec Storage Manager is the full software application, including the user interface (windows, menus) described in this User’s Guide. It helps you build and maintain the logical drives, controllers, and disk drives that make up your storage space.

  • Page 161: Disk Drives

    Appendix C: Quick Answers to Common Questions... ● Controllers? In the Enterprise View, click on a controller. In the menu bar, select Actions to view these options: Then select Alarm actions to view these options: Disk drives? In the Physical Devices View, click on a disk drive. In the menu bar, select Actions to view these options: Enclosures? In the Physical Devices View, click on an enclosure management device.
  • Page 162 Appendix C: Quick Answers to Common Questions... ● Logical drives? In the Logical Devices View, click on a logical drive. In the menu bar, select Actions to view these options: Direct Attached Storage? In the Enterprise View, click Direct Attached Storage. In the menu bar, select Actions to view these options: The Notification Manager? In the tool bar, click Configure, point to the system you want, then click Notifications.

  • Page 163: What Tasks Can Be Scheduled To Run At A Specified Time

    Appendix C: Quick Answers to Common Questions... ● The Task Manager? In the tool bar, click Configure, point to the system you want, then click Tasks. In the menu bar, select Actions to view these options: The Call Home Manager In the tool bar, click Configure, point to the system you want, then click Call Home.
  • Page 164 Buttons in the Main Window ....................166 Buttons in the Notification Manager .................. 167 Buttons in the Email Notification Manager................ 167 Buttons in the Task Manager ....................167 This chapter provides quick references to the icons and buttons that appear in Adaptec Storage Manager.

  • Page 165: Enterprise View Icons

    Appendix D: Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance ● Enterprise View Icons Icon Description System with direct attached storage controller and directly attached disk drives or enclosures Enclosure Controller Icons in the Physical Devices View Icon Description Ready disk drive Disk drive with free space Disk drive with no free space Failed disk drive Healthy global or dedicated hot spare...

  • Page 166: Icons In The Logical Devices View

    Appendix D: Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance ● Icons in the Logical Devices View Icon Description Logical drive Logical drive with healthy hot spare Logical drive with a snapshot Logical drive being initialized Logical drive being modified Logical drive being rebuilt after disk drive failure Array with available space Array with no available space Locked upgrade feature that can be activated with a feature key (see...

  • Page 167: Buttons In The Notification Manager

    Appendix D: Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance ● Button Click to... More on..access logical drive-specific functions, such as deleting ...page 88 ...access channel-specific functions, such as rescanning ...page 88 ...access port-specific functions, such as blinking ...page 88 ...access device-specific functions, such as initializing ...page 88 Buttons in the Notification Manager Button...

  • Page 168: Glossary

    A controller function that continually and automatically verifies your logical drives once they’re in use. bootable-CD mode A way of running Adaptec Storage Manager, where the application is not installed but is run directly from a cache A temporary, fast storage area that holds data from a slower storage device for quick access. Cache storage is normally transparent to the accessing device.
  • Page 169 See segment. dual drive failure protection Another name for a RAID 6 or RAID 60 logical drive. Email Notification Manager A utility within Adaptec Storage Manager that emails event messages to selected recipients. See also email notifications, Notification Manager.
  • Page 170 See also remote system. logged events Event messages about remote systems that appear in the event log of Adaptec Storage Manager. See also Notification Manager. logical drive One or more disk drives grouped together to appear as a single device to an operating system. Also known as a logical device or array.
  • Page 171 The capability of preventing data loss if a disk drive fails. See also mirroring, parity. remote system In Adaptec Storage Manager, all other systems in your storage space besides your local system are remote systems. ‘Local’ and ‘remote’ are relative terms. See also local system.
  • Page 172 A method of enhancing performance by spreading data evenly over multiple disk drives. Provides no data protection. Task Manager A utility in Adaptec Storage Manager that allows you to schedule a specific activity, such as expanding a logical drive, for a time that’s convenient. See also scheduled...

  • Page 173: Index

    Create dedicated hot-spare drive activity on storage space. See monitoring Delete dedicated hot-spare drive Adaptec Storage Manager Delete hot-spare drive Actions menu Delete logical device Actions menu overview Direct Attached Storage branch-level options...
  • Page 174 Linux boards. See controllers Windows bootable-CD mode unlocking enhanced features defined updating broadcasting event alerts Adaptec Storage Manager vs Agent Build (initialize method) adapters. See controllers building storage space ADDLOCAL bootable-CD mode Administrator permissions custom configuration advanced settings...
  • Page 175 Index ● registering text descriptions rescanning viewing logical drives saving configurations viewing status support by operating system within logical drives testing alarm display groups updating firmware creating copyback deleting creating with the wizard moving systems custom configuration removing systems renaming display groups system status distributed spare drives daemon...
  • Page 176 Executed* (task status) initialize method expanding logical drives initialize priority express configuration initializing disk drives RAID levels skipping INSTALLDIR installing Adaptec Storage Manager failed disk drives Linux multiple disk drives OpenServer multiple logical drives Solaris RAID 0 logical drives UnixWare...
  • Page 177 Index ● unlocking options for creating log files, clearing parity logged notifications partitioning adding systems properties disabling RAID 1 failed test events RAID 10 modifying systems RAID 1E re-enabling RAID 5 removing systems RAID 50 test events RAID 5EE logging in RAID 6 logging back in RAID 60...
  • Page 178 102, 108, test events clearing event log component properties email notifications online help "from" address opening Adaptec Storage Manager changing "from" address Linux changing SMTP server OpenServer disabling Solaris failed test emails UnixWare modifying recipient information...
  • Page 179 Solaris Relative Size Capacity View controller support remote systems installing Adaptec Storage Manager removing starting Adaptec Storage Manager startup port number starting the Agent Remote systems wizard spares. See hot spares renaming logical drives...
  • Page 180 TSID Number Actions menu See Technical Support Identification Number enabling alarm local systems properties remote systems uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager testing alarm Linux Windows UnixWare controller support Task Event Viewer installing Adaptec Storage Manager Task List...
  • Page 181 Index ● installing Adaptec Storage Manager Windows controller support installing Adaptec Storage Manager silent installation SNMP support starting the Agent uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager write cache write-back write-through...
  • Page 182 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-00241-02-A, Rev A JB 11/08...

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