User Manual (2270700-R)Table of ContentsAbout This Guide13What You Need to Know Before You Begin14Terminology Used in this Guide14How to Find More Information14Kit Contents and System Requirements15Kit Contents16System Requirements16About Your RAID Controller18Standard RAID Controller Features19Array-level Features19Advanced Data Protection Suite20Adding a Battery Backup Module20Adding a Flash Backup Module20Upgrading the Controller Firmware20About the Adaptec RAID 508521About the Adaptec RAID 540522About the Adaptec RAID 544523About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q24About the Adaptec RAID 5124525About the Adaptec RAID 5164526About the Adaptec RAID 5244527About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z28About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z29About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQ30About the Adaptec RAID 204531About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q32About the Adaptec RAID 280533About the Adaptec RAID 640534About the Adaptec RAID 644535About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q36About the Adaptec RAID 6405E37About the Adaptec RAID 6805E38About the Adaptec RAID 6405T39About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ40Getting Started41Choosing a RAID Level42Selecting Disk Drives and Cables43Disk Drives43Cables43Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket44Installation Options46Basic Installation Steps46Installing with an Operating System46Installing on an Existing Operating System46Installing the Controller and Disk Drives47Before You Begin48Installing the Controller48Installing a RAID Controller48Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection49Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers51Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller51Connecting Drives to a System Backplane52Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs)53Connecting External Devices54Next Steps54Creating a Bootable Array55Setting the Boot Controller56Creating an Array56Creating an Array with the ACU56Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager58Making Your Array Bootable59Installing the Driver and an Operating System60Before You Begin61Creating a Driver Disk61Installing with Windows62Installing with Windows Server 200362Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista62Installing with Red Hat Linux 563Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux63Installing with SuSE Linux64Installing with Debian Linux64Installing with Ubuntu Linux66Installing with Solaris68Installing with VMware ESX 468Installing with VMware ESXi 569Installing with FreeBSD72Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System73Before You Begin74Creating a Driver Disk74Installing on Windows75Installing on Windows Server 200375Installing on Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista75Installing on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux75Installing on Debian Linux76Installing on Ubuntu Linux76Installing on Solaris77Installing on VMware77Installing on FreeBSD79Managing Your Storage Space80About Adaptec Storage Manager81Installing Adaptec Storage Manager81About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility81About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility82About the Adaptec Flash Utility82Which Utility Should I Use?82Which Utility Should I Use on VMware?82Solving Problems84Troubleshooting Checklist85Monitoring Disk Drives Status85Silencing the Alarm85Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure86Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare86Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare86Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously86Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array87Multiple Failures in the Same Array87Failed Drive in maxCache Pool87Resetting the Controller87Introduction to SAS89Terminology Used in This Chapter90What is SAS?90How Do SAS Devices Communicate?91What’s a Phy?91What’s a SAS Port?92What’s a SAS Address?92What’s a SAS Connector?92What do SAS Cables Look Like?92How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?93What are the SAS Connection Options?93Direct-attach Connections93Backplane Connections93SAS Expander Connections94How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?95Understanding RAID96Understanding Drive Segments97Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0)97RAID 1 Arrays98RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays98RAID 10 Arrays99RAID 5 Arrays100RAID 5EE Arrays101RAID 50 Arrays102RAID 6 Arrays103RAID 60 Arrays103Selecting the Best RAID Level104Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility105Introduction to the ARC Utility106Running the ARC Utility106Navigating the ARC Utility106Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays106Creating a New Array106Managing Existing Arrays107Creating Bootable Arrays107Modifying Power Management Settings107Modifying Cache Settings108Initializing Disk Drives109Rescanning Disk Drives109Secure Erasing Disk Drives109Stopping a Secure Erase109Managing Global Hot Spares109Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs110Creating a New JBOD110Managing Existing JBODs110Converting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume110Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool110Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings111Opening SerialSelect111Applying Changes and Exiting111Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration111General Controller Settings112Power Management Settings113PHY Settings114Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives114Locating Disk Drives114Identifying Disk Drives115Viewing the Event Log115Using the Adaptec Flash Utility116System Requirements117Compatibility Notes117Before You Begin117Obtaining the Firmware117Creating the Firmware Update Disks118Running the Menu-based AFU118Running the AFU from the Command Line119AFU Commands119List119Save119Update120Verify121Version121Help121Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line122Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference123Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification124Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification126Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification127Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification129Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification131Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification133Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification135Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification138Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q LED and I2C Connector Specification138Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector Specification139Adaptec RAID 6405/6445 LED and I2C Connector Specification140Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification142Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification143Adaptec RAID 6805E LED Connector Specification144Adaptec RAID 6405T LED Connector Specification145Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ LED Connector Specification146Safety Information148Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)148Technical Specifications149Environmental Specifications150DC Power Requirements150Current Requirements150Index151Size: 3.33 MBPages: 155Language: EnglishOpen manual
