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Adaptec GDT8546RZ - ICP Vortex RAID Controller Manual (214 pages)

RAID Controller

Brand: Adaptec | Category: Controller | Size: 5.2 MB

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

13
2 Getting Started

24
3 Quick Installation

31
- Roadmap for Quick Installation
  31
- High Level Steps for Quick Installation
  31
- Create a Bootable Host Drive-RAID 1 Mirrored Array
  32
- Select Controller
  32
- Configure Host Drives
  33
- Create New Host Drive
  33
- Select Physical Drive
  34
- Choose Type Menu
  34
- Host Drive Creation Confirmation
  35
- Drive Capacity
  35
- Create a Bootable Host Drive-RAID 5 Disk Array with Hot Fix
  36
- Newly Created Host Drive
  36
- Select Controller
  37
- Configure Host Drives
  37
- Create New Host Drive
  38
- Select Physical Drive
  38
- Choose Type Menu
  39
- Host Drive Creation Confirmation
  39
- Drive Capacity
  39
- Newly Created Host Drive
  40
- Progress Window
  40
- Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT Quick Installation
  41
  - Minimum Requirements
    41
  - OS Installation Procedures
    41
- Novell Netware 4.2X, 5.X and 6.X Quick Installation
  42
  - Minimum Requirements
    43
  - OS Installation Procedures
    43
- SCO Unixware 7.1.1 and 8.0 Quick Installation
  44
  - Minimum Requirements
    44
  - OS Installation Procedures
    44
- RAID Software Suite Quick Installation
  45
  - Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0
    45
- RAID Software Setup Splash Screen
  45
  - Novell Netware 4.2X, 5.X and 6.X
    46
- Setup Type
  46
  - SCO Unixware 7.1.1 or 8.0
    47
4 Installing Microsoft Windows NT / 2000 / XP

48
5 Installing Linux

60
6 Installing Novell Netware

69
7 Installing SCO Unixware

76
8 Installing SCO Openserver

82
9 Installing Berkeley UNIX Freebsd

88
10 ICP RAID Console

93
- ICPCON Features
  93
- Installing and Launching ICPCON
  94
  - Launching the ICPCON Program under Netware
    94
  - Installing and Launching ICPCON under Windows NT/2000/XP
    94
- ICP RAID Splash Screen
  95
  - Installing and Launching ICPCON under Linux
    96
- Setup Type
  96
- The ICPCON Program
  98
- Host Drive Types
  99
  - Select Interface
    100
  - Select Controller
    100
- Remote Machine
  100
  - Express Setup / Advanced Setup and Monitor Menus
    101
- Express Setup
  101
- Select Controller
  101
- Express Setup and Monitor Menus
  101
- Advanced Setup and Monitor Menus
  101
  - Configure Host Drives
    102
- Select Host Drive Screen
  102
- Select Physical Drive and Choose Type Screens
  103
- Create Host Drive Confirmation
  103
- Hard Disk Capacity to Use
  104
- SAF-TE Auto Hot Plug
  104
- Cluster Popup Window
  104
- Newly Created Host Drive
  105
- Progress Information: Non-Destructive Array Build
  106
- Host Drive Menu for an Existing Host Drive
  108
  - Repair Array Drives
    109
- Array Drive Summary
  110
- Failed Hard Drive
  110
- Replace Hard Drive Prompt
  110
- Add Disk to Array Confirmation
  110
- Advanced Setup
  111
- Array Drive Summary
  111
- Array Drive Error State Dialog
  111
  - Configure Controller
    112
- Configure Controller Menu
  112
- Controller Settings Dialog
  112
- Controller Settings
  113
- Firmware Update
  115
- Firmware Update Warning
  115
- Select Enclosure
  117
- Enclosure Slots
  117
- Select Disk
  117
- Advanced Settings Warning
  118
- Advanced Settings Dialog
  118
- Cluster Channels Screen
  119
- Advanced Settings
  119
- Periodic Parity Verify Screen
  120
- Cluster Channels Settings
  120
- Periodic Parity Verify Settings
  121
  - Configure Physical Devices
    122
- Remove Configuration Screen
  122
- Select Physical Drive
  123
- Configure Disk
  124
- Initialize Disk
  124
- Disk Initialization Confirmation
  125
- View Defects/Status
  127
- Select Physical Drive Screen with Initialized and Fragmented Disk
  128
- Select Physical Drive Screen with De-Initialized Disk
  128
- Enclosure Status
  129
- Enclosure Slots
  129
  - Configure Logical Drives
    130
- Block Diagram of a SAF-TE Subsystem
  130
- Select Logical Drive
  131
- Select Physical Drive
  131
- Create Single Drive
  131
  - Configure Array Drives
    132
- Drive Size
  132
- Select Array Drive
  132
- Array Drive Menu
  133
- Expand Popup Window
  134
- Remove Drive Confirmation
  135
- Progress Information
  138
- Create New Array Drive
  139
- Choose Type
  139
- Strip Size
  140
- Choose Build Type
  140
- Create Array Drive Confirmation
  140
- Drive Size Dialog
  140
- Array Drive Status
  140
  - Configure Host Drives
    141
- Select Host Drive Screen
  142
- Select Physical Drive and Choose Type Screens
  143
- Create Host Drive Confirmation
  143
- Strip Size
  143
- Hard Disk Capacity to Use
  144
- SAF-TE Auto Hot Plug
  144
- Cluster Popup Window
  144
- Newly Created Host Drive
  145
- Progress Information: Non-Destructive Array Build
  146
- Host Drive Menu for an Existing Host Drive
  146
  - Repair Array Drives
    148
- Monitor Menu
  148
- Host Drive Cluster
  148
  - View Statistics
    149
- View Statistics Menu
  149
- Physical Drive Statistics
  149
  - View Events
    150
  - View Hard Disk Info
    150
- Logfile Name
  150
- Controller Events
  150
- Hard Disk Information
  150
  - Save Information
    151
- Hard Disk Information
  151
- Save Information
  152
- Screen Service Messages and Async. Events
  152
11 ICP RAID Navigator

153
- Introduction
  153
- The ICP RAID Navigator Controls
  154
  - The Toolbar
    154
- ICP RAID Navigator Toolbar
  154
- Toolbar Icons
  154
  - The Status Bar
    155
  - File Menu Commands
    155
  - View Menu Commands
    155
- Status Bar
  155
- File Menu
  155
  - Window Menu Commands
    156
  - The Chart Menu
    156
  - The Configuration Menu Commands
    156
- View Menu
  156
- Window Menu
  156
- Chart Menu
  156
- Physical Configuration Menu
  157
- Logical Configuration Menu
  157
- Refresh Rate Settings Dialog
  157
- Configuration Menu Refresh Settings
  157
  - Help Menu Commands
    158
- Select Controller
  158
- Help Menu
  158
- Physical Configuration Window
  159
- Select Controller
  159
- Sockets
  159
- Access Control
  159
- Physical Configuration Icon
  159
- Example of a Physical Configuration and the Controller Settings
  160
- Controller Icon
  160
  - Controller Configuration Settings
    161
- Controller Settings Dialogs
  161
- Controller Settings
  161
  - I/O Processors
    163
- Processor Information
  163
- I/O Processor Icons
  163
  - Direct Access Devices
    165
- Direct Access Device Icons
  165
- Physical Drive Information
  166
- Data Transfer Rates
  167
  - Non-Direct Access Devices (Raw Devices)
    169
- Logical Configuration Window
  169
- Logical Configuration Icon
  169
- Non Direct Access Devices
  169
  - Host Drives
    170
- Host Drive Icons
  170
  - Array Drives
    172
- Array Drive Icons
  173
  - Logical Drives
    174
  - Physical Drives
    174
  - The Host Drive Information Window
    174
- Logical Drive Icons
  174
- Physical Disk Icon
  174
  - The Array Drive Information Window
    175
- Host Drive Information Window
  175
- Array Drive Information Window
  175
  - The Logical Drive Information Window
    176
  - Drive Name
    177
- Logical Drive Information Window
  177
  - Properties (of a Host Drive)
    178
  - Remove (a Host Drive)
    178
  - Create New (Host Drive)
    178
- Properties
  178
  - Parity Verify
    179
- New Host Drive
  179
- Array Build Information Dialog
  179
  - Progress Information
    180
  - Expand Array
    180
- Parity Verify
  180
- Parity Verify Progress Information
  180
- Logical Configuration
  181
  - Add Hot Fix
    182
- Add Hot Fix Drive
  182
  - Remove Hot Fix
    183
  - Hot Fix Pool Access
    183
  - Add RAID 1 Component (Mirror a Drive)
    183
  - Remove RAID 1 Component (Remove a Mirror Drive)
    184
  - Replace Drive
    184
- Add RAID1 Component
  184
  - The Different States of an Array Drive
    185
- The Ready State
  185
- The Idle State
  185
- The Build / Rebuild State
  186
- The Fail State
  186
- The Statistics Window
  187
- The Error State
  187
- Statistics Window Icon
  187
- The Events Window
  188
- Statistics Window
  188
- Events Window Icon
  188
- Controller Events
  189
- Event Window Icons
  189
- ICP RAID Navigator Help
  190
- RAID Configuration Service and Raidmail
  191
- Services
  191
- Raidmail
  191
- RAID Configuration Service
  192
- RAID Configuration Service
  193
- Log File Name
  194
- Workstation Names
  194
- Raidmail Utility
  194
A Optional Features

195
- Server Clustering
  195
  - A.1 Server Clustering
    195
  - A.1.2 Hardware Installation
    196
  - Hardware Installation
    196
  - ICP RAID Controllers in a Cluster Configuration
    196
  - Using ICP RAID Controllers with SCSI Interfaces
    196
  - Releasing the Cluster Channels
    197
  - The Microsoft Cluster Server Concept
    197
  - Novell Netware Clustering
    199
- PCI Hot Plug Overview
  204
B Advanced Features

206
- Chaining
  206
  - Configuring a Chaining Set Using ICPCON
    206
  - Configuring a Chaining Set Using ICP RAID Navigator
    206
    
    B.1 Chaining
    206
    
    B.1.1 Configuring a Chaining Set Using ICPCON
    206
    
    B.1.2 Configuring a Chaining Set Using ICP RAID Navigator
    206
C Fibre Channel Features

207
- Boot BIOS Message
  207
- Physical Device Information
  208
- SES Support
  212
  - SES Status Change
    212
  - SES Verification
    212
    
    C.3 SES Support
    212
    
    C.3.1 SES Status Change
    212
    
    C.3.2 SES Verification
    212

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