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Adaptec ASR-31605 Installation And User Manual (158 pages)
Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Controller
| Size: 4.03 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
6
Contents
7
Contents
11
About this Guide
12
What You Need to Know before You Begin
13
Terminology Used in this Guide
13
How to Find more Information
13
Kit Contents and System Requirements
14
Kit Contents
15
System Requirements
15
About Your RAID Controller
17
Standard RAID Controller Features
18
Array-Level Features
18
Advanced Data Protection Suite
19
Adding a Battery Backup Module
19
Upgrading the Controller Firmware
19
About the Adaptec RAID 5085
20
About the Adaptec RAID 5405
21
About the Adaptec RAID 5445
22
About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q
23
About the Adaptec RAID 51245
24
About the Adaptec RAID 51645
25
About the Adaptec RAID 52445
26
About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z
27
About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z
28
About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ
29
About the Adaptec RAID 3085
30
About the Adaptec RAID 3405
31
About the Adaptec RAID 3805
32
About the Adaptec RAID 31205
33
About the Adaptec RAID 31605
34
About the Adaptec RAID 2045
35
About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q
36
About the Adaptec RAID 2805
37
Getting Started
38
Choosing a RAID Level
39
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables
40
Disk Drives
40
Cables
40
Installation Options
41
Basic Installation Steps
42
Installing with an Operating System
42
Installing on an Existing Operating System
42
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
44
Before You Begin
44
Installing the Controller
44
Installing a RAID Controller
44
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection
45
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers
46
Connecting Directly to the Controller
46
Connecting to a System Backplane
47
Connecting Maxiq Solid State Drives and Other Ssds
48
Connecting External Devices
50
Next Steps
50
Creating a Bootable Array
51
Setting the Boot Controller
52
Creating an Array
52
Creating an Array with the ACU
52
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
54
Making Your Array Bootable
55
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
56
Before You Begin
57
Creating a Driver Disk
57
Installing with Windows
58
Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
58
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista
58
Installing with Red hat Linux
59
Installing with SUSE Linux
59
Installing with Openserver
59
Installing with Unixware
60
Installing with Solaris
60
Installing with Vmware
61
Installing with Freebsd
61
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
62
Before You Begin
63
Creating a Driver Disk
63
Installing on Windows
64
Installing on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
64
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista
64
Installing on Red hat or SUSE Linux
64
Installing on Openserver
65
Installing on Unixware
65
Installing on Solaris
65
Installing on Vmware
66
Installing on Freebsd
66
Managing Your Storage Space
67
About Adaptec Storage Manager
68
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
68
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility
68
About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
69
About the Adaptec Flash Utility
69
Which Utility Should I Use
69
Solving Problems
70
Troubleshooting Checklist
71
Monitoring Disk Drives Status
71
Silencing the Alarm
71
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure
72
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare
72
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare
72
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously
72
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array
73
Multiple Failures in the same Array
73
Failed Drive in Maxiq Pool
73
Resetting the Controller
73
Introduction to SAS
75
Terminology Used in this Chapter
76
What Is SAS
76
How Do SAS Devices Communicate
77
What's a Phy
77
What's a SAS Port
78
What's a SAS Address
78
What's a SAS Connector
78
What Do SAS Cables Look Like
78
How Are Disk Drives Identified in SAS
79
What Are the SAS Connection Options
79
Direct-Attach Connections
79
Backplane Connections
79
SAS Expander Connections
80
How Is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI
81
Understanding RAID
82
Understanding Drive Segments
83
Non-Redundant Arrays (RAID 0)
83
RAID 1 Arrays
84
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays
84
RAID 10 Arrays
85
RAID 5 Arrays
86
RAID 5EE Arrays
87
RAID 50 Arrays
88
RAID 6 Arrays
89
RAID 60 Arrays
89
Selecting the Best RAID Level
90
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
91
Introduction to the ARC Utility
92
Running the ARC Utility
92
Navigating the ARC Utility
92
Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays
92
Creating a New Array
92
Managing Existing Arrays
93
Initializing Disk Drives
94
Rescanning Disk Drives
95
Secure Erasing Disk Drives
95
Managing Global Hot Spares
95
Using the ACU to Create and Manage Jbods
96
Creating a New JBOD
96
Managing Existing Jbods
96
Using the ACU to Manage the Maxiq Pool
96
Using Serialselect to Modify Controller Settings
97
Opening Serialselect
97
Applying Changes and Exiting
97
Modifying Your Controller's Configuration
97
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
99
Locating Disk Drives
100
Identifying Disk Drives
100
Viewing the Event Log
102
Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS
103
Getting Started
104
Working in the ACU Using Menus
104
Running the ACU Using Scripts
105
About Playback Mode
105
About Record Mode
106
Creating the Script File Manually
106
Array Definition Block Keywords
107
ACU Error Codes
110
Sample Scripts
111
Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
114
System Requirements
114
Before You Begin
114
Obtaining the Firmware
114
Creating the Firmware Update Disks
115
Running the Menu-Based AFU
115
Running the AFU from the Command Line
116
AFU Commands
116
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line
119
Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference
120
Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification
121
Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification
123
Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification
124
Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification
126
Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification
128
Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification
130
Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification
132
Adaptec RAID 3085 LED Connector Specification
135
Adaptec RAID 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification
135
Adaptec RAID 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification
137
Adaptec RAID 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification
139
Adaptec RAID 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification
142
Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification
147
Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q LED and I2C Connector Specification
147
Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector Specification
148
Safety Information
150
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
150
Technical Specifications
151
Environmental Specifications
152
DC Power Requirements
152
Current Requirements
152
Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q Adaptec RAID
152
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Adaptec ASR-31605 Important Information About Issues And Errata (3 pages)
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