User ManualTable of ContentsContents6About This Guide10What You Need to Know Before You Begin11Terminology Used in this Guide11How to Find More Information11About Your HostRAID Controller12HostRAID Controller Features13Array Level Features13Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware13About the Adaptec SAS 58300 Controller14About the Adaptec SAS 48300 Controller15About the Adaptec SAS 44300 Controller16Kit Contents and System Requirements17Kit Contents18System Requirements18Getting Started19Choosing a RAID Level20Selecting Disk Drives20Disk Drives for Your Controller20Selecting Cables20SAS Cables20Installation Options21Basic Installation Steps21Installing with an Operating System21Installing on an Existing Operating System22Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives23Before You Begin24Installing the HostRAID Controller24Connecting Disk Drives to HostRAID Controllers25Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller25Connecting to a System Backplane26Installing the Controller to a SAS Expander27Next Steps27Creating a Bootable Array28Setting the Boot Controller29Creating an Array29Creating an Array with the ACU29Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager30Making Your Array Bootable31Installing the Driver and an Operating System32Before You Begin33Creating a Driver Disk33Installing with Windows33Installing with Red Hat Linux34Installing with SuSE Linux34Installing with NetWare35Installing with SCO OpenServer36Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System37Before You Begin38Creating a Driver Disk38Installing on Windows38Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux39Installing on NetWare39Installing with SCO OpenServer40Managing Your Storage Space41About Adaptec Storage Manager42Installing Adaptec Storage Manager42About the HRCONF Command Line Utility42About the ARC Utility43About the AFU43Which Utility Should I Use?43Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager44Features45Overview45Physical Devices View46Logical Devices View46Changing How Drives are Displayed46Collapsed and Expanded Views47Component Views48Solving Problems49Troubleshooting Checklist50Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure50Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare50Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare51Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously51Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array51Multiple Failures in the Same Array51Introduction to SAS52Terminology Used in This Chapter53What is SAS?53How Do SAS Devices Communicate?53What’s a Phy?54What’s a SAS Port?54What’s a SAS Address?55What’s a SAS Connector?55What do SAS Cables Look Like?55How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?55What are the SAS Connection Options?55Direct-attach Connections56Backplane Connections56SAS Expander Connections56How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?57Understanding RAID58RAID Technology Overview59Understanding Drive Segments59Stripe-unit Size59Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance59RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays)60RAID 1 Arrays61RAID 10 Arrays61Using the ARC Utility62Introduction to the ARC Utility63Running the ARC Utility63Creating and Managing Arrays63Creating a New Array63Managing Arrays65Adding/Deleting Hotspares66Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices67Configuring Disk Drives67Using SerialSelect67SerialSelect Options68Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives69Using the AFU for DOS70Introduction71System Requirements71Compatibility71Running the AFU from the GUI71Running the AFU from the Command Line72HELP72LIST72SAVE73UPDATE74VERIFY74VERSION75Command Switches75AFU Command Line - Step-by-Step75Safety Information77Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)77Technical Specifications78Environmental Specifications79DC Power Requirements79Current Requirements79Glossary80Index86Size: 1.1 MBPages: 88Language: EnglishOpen manual
User ManualTable of ContentsContents6About This Guide10What You Need to Know Before You Begin11Terminology Used in this Guide11How to Find More Information11About Your HostRAID Controller12HostRAID Controller Features13Array Level Features13Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware13About the Adaptec SAS 58300 Controller14About the Adaptec SAS 48300 Controller15About the Adaptec SAS 44300 Controller16Kit Contents and System Requirements17Kit Contents18System Requirements18Getting Started19Choosing a RAID Level20Selecting Disk Drives20Disk Drives for Your Controller20Selecting Cables20SAS Cables20Installation Options21Basic Installation Steps21Installing with an Operating System21Installing on an Existing Operating System22Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives23Before You Begin24Installing the HostRAID Controller24Connecting Disk Drives to HostRAID Controllers25Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller25Connecting to a System Backplane26Installing the Controller to a SAS Expander27Next Steps27Creating a Bootable Array28Setting the Boot Controller29Creating an Array29Creating an Array with the ACU29Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager30Making Your Array Bootable31Installing the Driver and an Operating System32Before You Begin33Creating a Driver Disk33Installing with Windows33Installing with Red Hat Linux34Installing with SuSE Linux34Installing with NetWare35Installing with SCO OpenServer36Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System37Before You Begin38Creating a Driver Disk38Installing on Windows38Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux39Installing on NetWare39Installing with SCO OpenServer40Managing Your Storage Space41About Adaptec Storage Manager42Installing Adaptec Storage Manager42About the HRCONF Command Line Utility42About the ARC Utility43About the AFU43Which Utility Should I Use?43Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager44Features45Overview45Physical Devices View46Logical Devices View46Changing How Drives are Displayed46Collapsed and Expanded Views47Component Views48Solving Problems49Troubleshooting Checklist50Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure50Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare50Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare51Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously51Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array51Multiple Failures in the Same Array51Introduction to SAS52Terminology Used in This Chapter53What is SAS?53How Do SAS Devices Communicate?53What’s a Phy?54What’s a SAS Port?54What’s a SAS Address?55What’s a SAS Connector?55What do SAS Cables Look Like?55How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?55What are the SAS Connection Options?55Direct-attach Connections56Backplane Connections56SAS Expander Connections56How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?57Understanding RAID58RAID Technology Overview59Understanding Drive Segments59Stripe-unit Size59Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance59RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays)60RAID 1 Arrays61RAID 10 Arrays61Using the ARC Utility62Introduction to the ARC Utility63Running the ARC Utility63Creating and Managing Arrays63Creating a New Array63Managing Arrays65Adding/Deleting Hotspares66Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices67Configuring Disk Drives67Using SerialSelect67SerialSelect Options68Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives69Using the AFU for DOS70Introduction71System Requirements71Compatibility71Running the AFU from the GUI71Running the AFU from the Command Line72HELP72LIST72SAVE73UPDATE74VERIFY74VERSION75Command Switches75AFU Command Line - Step-by-Step75Safety Information77Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)77Technical Specifications78Environmental Specifications79DC Power Requirements79Current Requirements79Glossary80Index86Size: 1.1 MBPages: 88Language: EnglishOpen manual
