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Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual (181 pages)
for Direct Attached Storage
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Software
| Size: 3.22 MB
Table of Contents
Adaptec Customer Support
3
Software License Agreement
4
Table of Contents
6
Contents
12
About this Guide
13
How this Guide Is Organized
14
What You Need to Know before You Begin
14
Terminology Used in this Guide
14
Part I:getting Started
15
Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
15
Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
16
Getting Started Checklist
17
About Adaptec Storage Manager
17
About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
17
Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager
18
A Simple Storage Space
18
An Advanced Storage Space
18
Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space
19
Adding Enhanced Features
20
Unlocking the Enhanced Features
20
System Requirements
21
Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
22
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
23
Installing on Windows
23
Completing a Silent Windows Installation (Advanced)
24
Installing on Linux
25
Installing on Netware
26
Installing on Unixware or Openserver
26
Installing on Solaris
27
Using Adaptec Storage Manager on Vmware
27
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
28
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows
28
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux
29
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Netware
29
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Unixware or Openserver
29
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Solaris
29
Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only
30
Starting the Agent on Windows
30
Starting the Agent on Linux
30
Starting the Agent on Netware
31
Starting the Agent on Unixware or Openserver
31
Starting the Agent on Solaris
31
Using Adaptec Storage Manager with a Firewall
31
Understanding Permission Levels
32
Administrator Level
32
User Level
32
Guest Level
32
Configuring Netware User Authentication
33
Logging out of Adaptec Storage Manager
34
Logging Back in
34
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
34
When to Choose Bootable-CD Mode
34
Getting Started in Bootable-CD Mode
35
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
35
Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
37
Navigating the Main Window
38
Using the Enterprise View
39
Using the Physical Devices View
40
Using the Logical Devices View
41
Revealing more Disk Drive Information
42
Checking System Status
43
Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
44
About the Actions Menu
44
Getting Help
44
Building Your Storage Space
45
Selecting a Configuration Method
46
Express Configuration: Building the Easy Way
46
Partitioning and Formatting Your Logical Drives
48
Including more Systems in Your Storage Space
49
Custom Configuration (Advanced)
49
Including more Systems in Your Storage Space
53
Building a RAID Volume
54
RAID Controller Support
55
Managing Your Storage Space
56
Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager
57
Logging in to Remote Systems
58
Removing a Remote System
59
Creating Display Groups
60
Setting Preferences and Changing Views
61
Selecting the Enterprise View
61
Sorting Systems in the Enterprise View
62
Setting the Standard Unit of Measure
62
Changing the Main Window Appearance
63
Customizing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
63
Broadcasting Event Alerts from a System
63
Changing a System's Event Log Setting
63
Changing a System's Audible Alarm Settings
64
Changing a System's Agent Base Port Number
65
Part II:using Adaptec Storage Manager
66
Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares
66
Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares
67
Understanding Logical Drives
68
Creating Logical Drives
69
Setting the Size of a Logical Drive
69
Including Different-Sized Disk Drives in a Logical Drive
70
Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Space
71
Fine-Tuning Logical Drives
72
Renaming a Logical Drive
72
Adjusting a Logical Drive's Advanced Settings
72
Changing the Stripe Size
73
Changing the Write Cache Setting
73
Changing the Read Cache Setting
74
Changing the Initialize Priority
74
Changing the Initialize Method
74
Verifying Logical Drives
75
Verifying and Fixing a Logical Drive
76
Verifying a Logical Drive (Without Fix)
77
Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check
77
Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive
78
Extending a Partition on a Logical Drive
79
Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
80
Deleting a Logical Drive
81
Working with Hot Spares
82
Hot Spare Limitations
82
Dedicated Spare or Global Spare
82
Designating a Global Hot Spare
83
Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare or Pool Hot Spare
84
What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean
84
Removing or Deleting a Dedicated Hot Spare
85
Deleting a Global Hot Spare
85
Protecting Your Data
87
Creating a Snapshot
88
Snapshot Limitations
88
Creating a Snapshot with Backup
89
Creating a Snapshot Without Backup
89
Deleting a Snapshot
90
Enabling Copyback
90
Monitoring Your Storage Space
91
Monitoring Options
92
Checking Activity in Your Storage Space
92
Viewing the Full List of Events
93
Clearing the Event Log
93
What Do the Status Icons Mean
93
Using Notifications to Monitor Status
94
Setting up Event Notifications
94
Managing the Event Notification List
97
Monitoring and Managing the Notification Log
98
Disabling Event Notifications
99
Setting up Email Notifications
100
Managing the Email List
103
Monitoring and Managing the Email Log
104
Changing the Email Notification Manager Settings
105
Disabling Email Notifications
106
Broadcasting Event Alerts to Users
106
Managing Enclosure Status
107
Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm
108
Enabling a System's Alarm
108
Testing the Alarm
109
Silencing the Alarm
109
Managing Tasks
111
Scheduling a Task
111
Opening the Task Manager
112
Monitoring Tasks
113
Monitoring Upcoming Tasks in the Task List
113
Checking Past Tasks and Events in the Event Log
113
Modifying a Task
114
What if a Task Misses Its Start Time
114
Deleting a Task
115
Disabling the Task Manager
115
Re-Enabling the Task Manager
116
Working with Display Groups
117
Adding a System to a Display Group
118
Viewing Display Group Status
118
Moving a System from One Display Group to Another
119
Renaming a Display Group
119
Removing a System from a Display Group
120
Deleting a Display Group
120
Managing Controllers, Disk Drives, and Enclosures
122
Viewing Component Properties
122
Blinking a Component
122
Managing Disk Drives
123
Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive
123
Setting a Disk Drive to 'Failed
123
Initializing Disk Drives
124
Managing Controllers
125
Registering New Controllers
125
Testing a Controller Alarm
125
Silencing a Controller Alarm
126
Disabling a Controller Alarm
126
Rescanning a Controller
126
Saving Your Controller Configuration
127
Managing Enclosures
127
Testing an Enclosure Alarm
127
Silencing an Enclosure Alarm
128
Disabling an Enclosure Alarm
128
Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware
129
Before You Begin
129
Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware
129
Configuring SNMP Support
131
Configuring SNMP Support on Windows
132
Configuring SNMP Support on Linux
133
Configuring SNMP Support on Netware
133
Solving Problems
134
Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager
135
Identifying a Failed or Failing Component
135
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure
136
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare
136
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare
137
Failure in Multiple Logical Drives Simultaneously
137
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical Drive
137
Multiple Failures in the same Logical Drive
138
Removing a Failed Disk Drive's Icon
138
Rebuilding Logical Drives
138
Solving Notification Problems
139
Creating a Support Archive File
139
Understanding Error and Warning Messages
140
Warning Messages
140
Error Messages
140
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Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual (191 pages)
Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Storage
| Size: 2.98 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
7
Contents
14
Understanding Raid
14
1 About this Guide
16
Terminology Used in this Guide
16
2 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
18
About Adaptec Storage Manager
18
About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
18
System Requirements
19
Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager
20
A Simple Storage Space
20
An Advanced Storage Space
20
Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space
21
Adding Enhanced Features
22
Unlocking the Enhanced Features
23
Getting Started Checklist
24
3 Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
26
Installing on Windows
26
Before You Begin
26
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
26
Completing a Silent Installation (Advanced)
27
Installing on Linux
29
Before You Begin
29
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
29
Installing on Netware
30
Before You Begin
30
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
30
4 Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
32
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows
32
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux
33
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Netware
33
Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only
34
Starting the Agent on Windows
34
Starting the Agent on Linux
35
Starting the Agent on Netware
35
Understanding Permission Levels
36
Administrator Level
36
User Level
37
Guest Level
37
Configuring Netware User Authentication
38
Logging out of Adaptec Storage Manager
39
Logging Back in
39
5 Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
41
Navigating the Main Window
41
Using Enterprise View
41
Using Physical Devices View
42
Using Logical Devices View
43
Revealing more Disk Drive Information
44
Checking System Status
46
Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
47
About the Actions Menu
47
Getting Help
47
6 Step 4: Building Your Storage Space
49
Selecting a Configuration Method
49
Express Configuration: Building the Easy Way
49
Partitioning and Formatting Your Logical Drives
51
Next Steps
52
Custom Configuration (Advanced)
52
More Information
54
Including more Systems in Your Storage Space
56
Building a RAID Volume
57
RAID Controller Support
60
Managing Your Storage Space
60
7 Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager
62
Logging in to Remote Systems
62
Creating Display Groups
64
Setting Preferences and Changing Views
66
Sorting Systems in the Enterprise View
66
Setting the Standard Unit of Measure
67
Changing the Main Window Appearance
67
Customizing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
68
Broadcasting Event Alerts from a System
68
Changing a System's Audible Alarm Settings
68
Changing a System's Event Log Setting
70
Changing a System's Agent Base Port Number
70
8 Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
72
When to Choose Bootable-CD Mode
72
Bootable-CD Mode Limitations
72
Getting Started in Bootable-CD Mode
72
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
73
9 Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares
75
Understanding Logical Drives
75
Creating Logical Drives
76
Setting the Size of a Logical Drive
76
Including Different-Sized Disk Drives in a Logical Drive
77
Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Space
78
Fine-Tuning Logical Drives
79
Changing the Write Cache Setting
80
Changing the Stripe Size
80
Changing the Read Cache Setting
81
Changing the Initialize Method
81
Changing the Initialize Priority
82
Verifying Logical Drives
82
Verifying and Fixing a Logical Drive
83
Verifying a Logical Drive (Without Fix)
84
Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check
85
Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive
85
Extending a Partition on a Logical Drive
88
Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
88
Deleting a Logical Drive
90
Working with Hot Spares
91
Hot Spare Limitations
91
Dedicated Spare or Global Spare
91
Designating a Global Hot Spare
92
Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare
93
What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean
94
Removing a Hot Spare
94
10 Protecting Your Data
96
Creating a Snapshot
97
Snapshot Limitations
97
Creating a Snapshot with Backup
98
Creating a Snapshot Without Backup
98
Deleting a Snapshot
98
Enabling Copyback
99
11 Monitoring Your Storage Space
101
Monitoring Options
101
Checking Activity in Your Storage Space
102
Viewing the Full List of Events
102
Clearing the Event Log
103
What Do the Status Icons Mean
103
Using Event Notifications to Monitor Status
104
Setting up Event Notifications
104
Managing the Event Notification List
108
Monitoring and Managing the Notification Log
110
Disabling Event Notifications
112
Setting up Email Notifications
112
Managing the Email List
116
Monitoring and Managing the Email Log
117
Changing the Email Notification Manager Settings
119
Disabling Email Notifications
120
Broadcasting Event Alerts to Users
121
Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm
122
Testing the Alarm
122
Silencing the Alarm
123
Disabling a Controller's Alarm
123
Viewing Component Properties
123
Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual (157 pages)
Adaptec RAID 2130SLP RAID Controllers: User Guide
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Software
| Size: 2.63 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
6
Protecting Your Data
9
About this Guide
12
How this Guide Is Organized
12
What You Need to Know before You Begin
12
Terminology Used in this Guide
13
Part I: Getting Started
14
Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
14
Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
15
Getting Started Checklist
16
About Adaptec Storage Manager
16
About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
16
Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager
17
A Simple Storage Space
17
An Advanced Storage Space
17
Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space
18
Adding Enhanced Features
19
Unlocking the Enhanced Features
19
System Requirements
20
Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
21
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
22
Installing on Windows
22
Completing a Silent Windows Installation (Advanced)
23
Installing on Linux
24
Installing on Netware
25
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
26
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows
26
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux
27
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Netware
27
Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only
27
Starting the Agent on Windows
27
Starting the Agent on Linux
28
Starting the Agent on Netware
28
Understanding Permission Levels
28
Administrator Level
28
User Level
29
Guest Level
29
Configuring Netware User Authentication
29
Logging out of Adaptec Storage Manager
30
Logging Back in
30
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
31
When to Choose Bootable-CD Mode
31
Getting Started in Bootable-CD Mode
31
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
32
Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
33
Navigating the Main Window
34
Using Enterprise View
34
Using Physical Devices View
35
Using Logical Devices View
35
Revealing more Disk Drive Information
36
Checking System Status
37
Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
38
About the Actions Menu
38
Getting Help
38
Building Your Storage Space
39
Selecting a Configuration Method
40
Express Configuration: Building the Easy Way
40
Partitioning and Formatting Your Logical Drives
42
Next Steps
42
Custom Configuration (Advanced)
42
Including more Systems in Your Storage Space
46
Building a RAID Volume
46
RAID Controller Support
48
Managing Your Storage Space
49
Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager
50
Logging in to Remote Systems
51
Removing a Remote System
52
Creating Display Groups
53
Setting Preferences and Changing Views
54
Sorting Systems in the Enterprise View
54
Setting the Standard Unit of Measure
55
Changing the Main Window Appearance
55
Customizing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
56
Broadcasting Event Alerts from a System
56
Changing a System's Event Log Setting
56
Changing a System's Audible Alarm Settings
57
Changing a System's Agent Base Port Number
58
Part II: Using Adaptec Storage Manager
59
Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares
59
Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares
60
Understanding Logical Drives
61
Creating Logical Drives
62
Setting the Size of a Logical Drive
62
Including Different-Sized Disk Drives in a Logical Drive
63
Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Space
64
Fine-Tuning Logical Drives
65
Changing the Stripe Size
65
Changing the Write Cache Setting
66
Changing the Read Cache Setting
66
Changing the Initialize Priority
66
Changing the Initialize Method
67
Verifying Logical Drives
67
Verifying and Fixing a Logical Drive
68
Verifying a Logical Drive (Without Fix)
69
Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check
69
Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive
70
Extending a Partition on a Logical Drive
71
Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
72
Deleting a Logical Drive
73
Working with Hot Spares
74
Hot Spare Limitations
74
Dedicated Spare or Global Spare
74
Designating a Global Hot Spare
74
Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare
75
What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean
76
Removing a Hot Spare
76
Protecting Your Data
77
Creating a Snapshot
78
Snapshot Limitations
78
Creating a Snapshot with Backup
78
Creating a Snapshot Without Backup
78
Deleting a Snapshot
79
Enabling Copyback
79
Monitoring Your Storage Space
80
Monitoring Options
81
Checking Activity in Your Storage Space
81
Viewing the Full List of Events
82
Clearing the Event Log
82
What Do the Status Icons Mean
82
Using Event Notifications to Monitor Status
83
Setting up Event Notifications
83
Managing the Event Notification List
86
Monitoring and Managing the Notification Log
87
Disabling Event Notifications
88
Setting up Email Notifications
89
Managing the Email List
92
Monitoring and Managing the Email Log
93
Changing the Email Notification Manager Settings
94
Disabling Email Notifications
95
Broadcasting Event Alerts to Users
95
Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm
96
Testing the Alarm
96
Silencing the Alarm
97
Disabling a Controller's Alarm
97
Viewing Component Properties
97
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Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual (187 pages)
For Direct Attached Storage
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Software
| Size: 3.01 MB
Table of Contents
Adaptec Customer Support
3
Software License Agreement
4
Table of Contents
6
About this Guide
10
How this Guide Is Organized
11
What You Need to Know before You Begin
11
Terminology Used in this Guide
11
Part I: Getting Started
12
1 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
14
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
Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space
16
System Requirements
17
Controller Support
17
2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
19
Installing on Windows
19
Installing on Linux
20
Installing on Unixware or Openserver
21
Installing on Solaris
21
Installing on Freebsd
22
Installing on Vmware
22
Using Adaptec Storage Manager with a Firewall
23
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
23
3 Building Your Storage Space
26
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
Removing a Remote System
33
Creating Logical Drives
34
Managing Your Storage Space
41
Part II: Monitoring and Modifying Your Storage Space
41
4 Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
44
Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
44
Overview of the Main Window
44
Revealing more Device Information
49
Checking System Status from the Main Window
50
Getting Help
50
Logging out of Adaptec Storage Manager
51
Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager
51
5 Protecting Your Data
54
Creating and Managing Hot Spares
54
Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare or Pool Hot Spare
55
What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean
55
Removing or Deleting a Dedicated Hot Spare
56
Deleting a Global Hot Spare
56
Enabling Copyback
57
6 Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage
59
Understanding Logical Drives
59
Creating and Modifying Logical Drives
60
Fine-Tuning Logical Drives
63
Changing the Stripe Size
64
Changing the Write Cache Setting
64
Changing the Read Cache Setting
64
Changing the Initialize Priority
65
Changing the Initialize Method
65
Optimizing Logical Drive Performance
66
Verifying Logical Drives
67
Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive
69
Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
70
Deleting a Logical Drive
71
Creating a RAID Volume
71
Creating a JBOD Disk
73
Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space
75
Configuring the Maxiq Cache
78
7 Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs
81
Scheduling a Task
81
Opening the Task Manager
82
Monitoring Tasks
83
Modifying a Task
84
Deleting a Task
84
Disabling the Task Manager
84
8 Maintaining Physical Devices
87
Viewing Component Properties
87
Blinking a Component
87
Working with Failed or Failing Disk Drives
88
Initializing and Erasing Disk Drives
88
Initializing Disk Drives
89
Working with Solid State Drives
90
Working with Controllers
91
Silencing a Controller Alarm
92
Disabling a Controller Alarm
92
Rescanning a Controller
92
Saving Your Controller Configuration
93
Testing and Silencing System and Enclosure Alarms
94
Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware
97
Updating the Disk Drive Firmware
98
9 Monitoring Status and Activity
103
Monitoring Options
103
Checking Status from the Main Window
103
Notifying Users by Event Log Message about Status and Activity
106
Notifying Users by Email about Status and Activity
111
Disabling Email Notifications
115
Notifying Users by SNMP Trap about Status and Activity
116
Notifying All Users about Status and Activity
117
Changing an Operating System's Event Log Setting
118
Logging Statistics for Remote Analysis
119
Viewing Statistics
123
Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual (187 pages)
RAID Controller
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Software
| Size: 3.01 MB
Table of Contents
Adaptec Customer Support
3
Software License Agreement
4
Table of Contents
6
About this Guide
10
How this Guide Is Organized
11
What You Need to Know before You Begin
11
Terminology Used in this Guide
11
Part I: Getting Started
12
1 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
14
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
Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space
16
System Requirements
17
Controller Support
17
2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
19
Installing on Windows
19
Installing on Linux
20
Installing on Unixware or Openserver
21
Installing on Solaris
21
Installing on Freebsd
22
Installing on Vmware
22
Using Adaptec Storage Manager with a Firewall
23
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the DVD
23
3 Building Your Storage Space
26
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
Removing a Remote System
33
Creating Logical Drives
34
Managing Your Storage Space
41
Part II: Monitoring and Modifying Your Storage Space
41
4 Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
44
Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
44
Overview of the Main Window
44
Revealing more Device Information
49
Checking System Status from the Main Window
50
Getting Help
50
Logging out of Adaptec Storage Manager
51
Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager
51
5 Protecting Your Data
54
Creating and Managing Hot Spares
54
Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare or Pool Hot Spare
55
What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean
55
Removing or Deleting a Dedicated Hot Spare
56
Deleting a Global Hot Spare
56
Enabling Copyback
57
6 Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage
59
Understanding Logical Drives
59
Creating and Modifying Logical Drives
60
Fine-Tuning Logical Drives
63
Changing the Stripe Size
64
Changing the Write Cache Setting
64
Changing the Read Cache Setting
64
Changing the Initialize Priority
65
Changing the Initialize Method
65
Optimizing Logical Drive Performance
66
Verifying Logical Drives
67
Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive
69
Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
70
Deleting a Logical Drive
71
Creating a RAID Volume
71
Creating a JBOD Disk
73
Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space
75
Configuring the Maxiq Cache
78
7 Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs
81
Scheduling a Task
81
Opening the Task Manager
82
Monitoring Tasks
83
Modifying a Task
84
Deleting a Task
84
Disabling the Task Manager
84
8 Maintaining Physical Devices
87
Viewing Component Properties
87
Blinking a Component
87
Working with Failed or Failing Disk Drives
88
Initializing and Erasing Disk Drives
88
Initializing Disk Drives
89
Working with Solid State Drives
90
Working with Controllers
91
Silencing a Controller Alarm
92
Disabling a Controller Alarm
92
Rescanning a Controller
92
Saving Your Controller Configuration
93
Testing and Silencing System and Enclosure Alarms
94
Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware
97
Updating the Disk Drive Firmware
98
9 Monitoring Status and Activity
103
Monitoring Options
103
Checking Status from the Main Window
103
Notifying Users by Event Log Message about Status and Activity
106
Notifying Users by Email about Status and Activity
111
Disabling Email Notifications
115
Notifying Users by SNMP Trap about Status and Activity
116
Notifying All Users about Status and Activity
117
Changing an Operating System's Event Log Setting
118
Logging Statistics for Remote Analysis
119
Viewing Statistics
123
Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual (188 pages)
For Direct Attached Storage
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Network Storage Server
| Size: 2.65 MB
Table of Contents
Software License Agreement
4
Table of Contents
6
About this Guide
10
How this Guide Is Organized
11
What You Need to Know before You Begin
11
Terminology Used in this Guide
11
Part I: Getting Started
12
1 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
14
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
Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space
16
System Requirements
17
Controller Support
17
2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
19
Installing on Windows
19
Installing on Red Hat, Suse, or Fedora Linux
20
Installing on Debian or Ubuntu Linux
20
Installing on Unixware or Openserver
21
Installing on Solaris
22
Installing on Freebsd
22
Installing on Vmware
23
Using Adaptec Storage Manager with a Firewall
23
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the DVD
23
3 Building Your Storage Space
27
Overview
27
Choosing a Management System
27
Starting and Logging in on the Local System
28
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Remote Systems
32
Logging into Remote Systems from the Local System
33
Removing a Remote System
34
Creating Logical Drives
35
Managing Your Storage Space
42
Part II: Monitoring and Modifying Your Storage Space
42
4 Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
45
Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
45
Overview of the Main Window
45
The Enterprise View
46
Revealing more Device Information
50
Checking System Status from the Main Window
51
Getting Help
51
Logging out of Adaptec Storage Manager
52
Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager
52
5 Protecting Your Data
55
Creating and Managing Hot Spares
55
Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare or Pool Hot Spare
56
Removing or Deleting a Dedicated Hot Spare
57
Deleting a Global Hot Spare
57
Enabling Copyback
58
6 Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage
60
Understanding Logical Drives
60
Creating and Modifying Logical Drives
61
Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Segments
63
Fine-Tuning Logical Drives
64
Changing the Stripe Size
65
Changing the Write Cache Setting
65
Changing the Read Cache Setting
65
Changing the Initialize Method
66
Optimizing Logical Drive Performance
67
Verifying Logical Drives
68
Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive
70
Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
71
Deleting a Logical Drive
72
Creating a RAID Volume
72
Creating a JBOD Disk
74
Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space
76
Disabling Power Management for a Logical Drive
78
Configuring the Maxiq Cache
79
7 Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs
82
Scheduling a Task
82
Opening the Task Manager
83
Monitoring Tasks
84
Modifying a Task
85
Deleting a Task
85
Disabling the Task Manager
85
8 Maintaining Physical Devices
88
Viewing Component Properties
88
Blinking a Component
88
Working with Failed or Failing Disk Drives
89
Initializing and Erasing Disk Drives
89
Initializing Disk Drives
90
Working with Solid State Drives
91
Working with Controllers
92
Silencing a Controller Alarm
93
Disabling a Controller Alarm
93
Rescanning a Controller
93
Enabling Native Command Queuing on a Controller
94
Testing and Silencing System and Enclosure Alarms
95
Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware
98
Updating the Disk Drive Firmware
99
Before You Begin
100
Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual (188 pages)
For Direct Attached Storage
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Software
| Size: 2.65 MB
Table of Contents
Software License Agreement
4
Table of Contents
6
About this Guide
10
How this Guide Is Organized
11
What You Need to Know before You Begin
11
Terminology Used in this Guide
11
Part I: Getting Started
12
1 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
14
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
2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
19
Installing on Windows
19
Installing on Red Hat, Suse, or Fedora Linux
20
Installing on Debian or Ubuntu Linux
20
Installing on Unixware or Openserver
21
Installing on Solaris
22
Installing on Freebsd
22
Installing on Vmware
23
Using Adaptec Storage Manager with a Firewall
23
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the DVD
23
3 Building Your Storage Space
27
Overview
27
Choosing a Management System
27
Starting and Logging in on the Local System
28
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Remote Systems
32
Logging into Remote Systems from the Local System
33
Creating Logical Drives
35
Managing Your Storage Space
42
Part II: Monitoring and Modifying Your Storage Space
42
4 Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
45
Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
45
Overview of the Main Window
45
Revealing more Device Information
50
Checking System Status from the Main Window
51
Getting Help
51
Logging out of Adaptec Storage Manager
52
Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager
52
5 Protecting Your Data
55
Creating and Managing Hot Spares
55
Enabling Copyback
58
6 Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage
60
Understanding Logical Drives
60
Creating and Modifying Logical Drives
61
Fine-Tuning Logical Drives
64
Optimizing Logical Drive Performance
67
Verifying Logical Drives
68
Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive
70
Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
71
Deleting a Logical Drive
72
Creating a RAID Volume
72
Creating a JBOD Disk
74
Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space
76
Configuring the Maxiq Cache
79
7 Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs
82
Scheduling a Task
82
Opening the Task Manager
83
Monitoring Tasks
84
Modifying a Task
85
Deleting a Task
85
Disabling the Task Manager
85
8 Maintaining Physical Devices
88
Viewing Component Properties
88
Blinking a Component
88
Working with Failed or Failing Disk Drives
89
Initializing and Erasing Disk Drives
89
Working with Solid State Drives
91
Working with Controllers
92
Testing and Silencing System and Enclosure Alarms
95
Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware
98
Updating the Disk Drive Firmware
99
Before You Begin
100
9 Monitoring Status and Activity
104
Monitoring Options
104
Checking Status from the Main Window
104
Notifying Users by Event Log Message about Status and Activity
107
Notifying Users by Email about Status and Activity
112
Sending a Test Message
114
Notifying Users by SNMP Trap about Status and Activity
117
Notifying All Users about Status and Activity
118
Changing an Operating System's Event Log Setting
119
Logging Statistics for Remote Analysis
120
Configuring Proxy Server Settings
122
Viewing Statistics
124
Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual (182 pages)
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Software
| Size: 2.5 MB
Table of Contents
Software License Agreement
4
Table of Contents
6
About this Guide
10
How this Guide Is Organized
11
What You Need to Know before You Begin
11
Terminology Used in this Guide
11
Part I: Getting Started
12
1 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
14
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
2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
19
Installing on Windows
19
Installing on Linux
20
Installing on Unixware or Openserver
21
Installing on Solaris
21
Installing on Freebsd
22
Installing on Vmware
22
Using Adaptec Storage Manager with a Firewall
23
Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
23
3 Building Your Storage Space
26
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
41
Part II: Monitoring and Modifying Your Storage Space
41
Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
43
4 Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
44
Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
44
Overview of the Main Window
44
Revealing more Device Information
49
Checking System Status from the Main Window
50
Getting Help
50
Logging out of Adaptec Storage Manager
51
Uninstalling Adaptec Storage Manager
51
Protecting Your Data
53
5 Protecting Your Data
54
Creating and Managing Hot Spares
54
Creating a Snapshot
57
Enabling Copyback
59
6 Modifying Your Direct Attached Storage
61
Understanding Logical Drives
61
Creating and Modifying Logical Drives
62
Fine-Tuning Logical Drives
65
Optimizing Logical Drive Performance
67
Verifying Logical Drives
68
Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive
70
Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
72
Deleting a Logical Drive
73
Creating a RAID Volume
73
Creating a JBOD Disk
75
Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space
77
7 Scheduling Recurring or Resource-Intensive Jobs
82
Scheduling a Task
82
Opening the Task Manager
83
Monitoring Tasks
84
Modifying a Task
85
Deleting a Task
85
Disabling the Task Manager
85
8 Maintaining Physical Devices
88
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
96
9 Monitoring Status and Activity
100
Monitoring Options
100
Checking Status from the Main Window
100
Notifying Users by Event Log Message about Status and Activity
103
Notifying Users by Email about Status and Activity
108
Sending a Test Message
110
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
Configuring Proxy Server Settings
117
Adaptec Storage Manager Information Manual (10 pages)
about issues and erratas that were discovered after completion of the standard product documentation
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Software
| Size: 0.05 MB
Adaptec Storage Manager User Manual (9 pages)
Adaptec ICP5045BL Serial Controllers: User Guide
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Software
| Size: 0.04 MB
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