Table Of Contents - Adaptec CDP-00277-01-A Installation And User Manual

Contents
Adaptec by PMC Product Support..............................................................................................................................8
Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty............................................................................................................................9
Regulatory Compliance Statements..........................................................................................................................10
1 About This Guide..................................................................................................................................................13
What You Need to Know Before You Begin..................................................................................................13
Terminology Used in this Guide...................................................................................................................13
How to Find More Information....................................................................................................................13
2 Kit Contents and System Requirements................................................................................................................15
Kit Contents..................................................................................................................................................15
System Requirements ..................................................................................................................................15
3 About Your RAID Controller..................................................................................................................................16
Standard RAID Controller Features..............................................................................................................16
Array-level Features.........................................................................................................................16
Advanced Data Protection Suite......................................................................................................16
Adding a Flash Backup Module....................................................................................................................16
Upgrading the Controller Firmware.............................................................................................................17
About the Adaptec RAID 7805/7805Q.........................................................................................................18
About the Adaptec RAID 71605/71605Q.....................................................................................................19
About the Adaptec RAID 71605E.................................................................................................................20
About the Adaptec RAID 71685...................................................................................................................21
About the Adaptec RAID 72405...................................................................................................................22
4 Getting Started......................................................................................................................................................23
Choosing a RAID Level..................................................................................................................................23
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables .................................................................................................................23
Disk Drives.......................................................................................................................................23
Cables..............................................................................................................................................23
Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket.....................................................................24
Installation Options......................................................................................................................................25
Basic Installation Steps.................................................................................................................................25
Installing with an Operating System................................................................................................26
Installing on an Existing Operating System......................................................................................26
5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives...............................................................................................................27
Before You Begin..........................................................................................................................................27
Installing the Controller................................................................................................................................27
Installing a RAID Controller without Zero Maintenance Cache Protection......................................27
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection ..........................................28
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers..................................................................................................31
Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller...................................................................................32
Connecting Drives to a System Backplane.......................................................................................32
Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs) ..............................................................................................32
Connecting External Devices .......................................................................................................................33
Next Steps....................................................................................................................................................34
6 Creating a Bootable Array ....................................................................................................................................35
Setting the Boot Controller..........................................................................................................................35
Creating an Array..........................................................................................................................................35
Creating an Array with the ARC Utility.............................................................................................35
Creating an Array with maxView Storage Manager.........................................................................36
Making Your Array Bootable........................................................................................................................38
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Document No.: CDP-00277-01-A Rev. A, Issue:
Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
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