Table Of Contents - Adaptec ASR-6805Q User Manual

Contents
Adaptec by PMC Product Support..............................................................................................................................8
Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty..........................................................................................................................10
Regulatory Compliance Statements..........................................................................................................................11
1 About This Guide..................................................................................................................................................14
What You Need to Know Before You Begin..................................................................................................14
Terminology Used in this Guide...................................................................................................................14
How to Find More Information....................................................................................................................14
2 Kit Contents and System Requirements................................................................................................................16
Kit Contents..................................................................................................................................................16
System Requirements ..................................................................................................................................16
3 About Your RAID Controller..................................................................................................................................17
Standard RAID Controller Features..............................................................................................................17
Array-level Features.........................................................................................................................17
Advanced Data Protection Suite......................................................................................................17
Adding a Flash Backup Module....................................................................................................................18
Upgrading the Controller Firmware.............................................................................................................18
About the Adaptec RAID 6405.....................................................................................................................19
About the Adaptec RAID 6445.....................................................................................................................20
About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q.........................................................................................................21
About the Adaptec RAID 6405E...................................................................................................................22
About the Adaptec RAID 6805E/6805E R5...................................................................................................23
About the Adaptec RAID 6405T...................................................................................................................24
About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ......................................................................................................25
About the Adaptec RAID 7805/7805Q.........................................................................................................26
About the Adaptec RAID 71605/71605Q.....................................................................................................27
About the Adaptec RAID 71605E.................................................................................................................28
About the Adaptec RAID 71685...................................................................................................................29
About the Adaptec RAID 72405...................................................................................................................30
4 Getting Started......................................................................................................................................................31
Choosing a RAID Level..................................................................................................................................31
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables .................................................................................................................31
Disk Drives.......................................................................................................................................31
Cables..............................................................................................................................................31
Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket.....................................................................33
Installation Options......................................................................................................................................34
Basic Installation Steps.................................................................................................................................34
Installing with an Operating System................................................................................................35
Installing on an Existing Operating System......................................................................................35
5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives...............................................................................................................36
Before You Begin..........................................................................................................................................36
Installing the Controller................................................................................................................................36
Installing a RAID Controller without Zero Maintenance Cache Protection......................................36
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection ..........................................37
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers..................................................................................................41
Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller...................................................................................41
Connecting Drives to a System Backplane.......................................................................................41
Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs) ..............................................................................................41
Connecting External Devices .......................................................................................................................42
Next Steps....................................................................................................................................................43
6 Creating a Bootable Array ....................................................................................................................................44
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Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
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