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Adaptec SATA AND SCSI RAID CONTROLLERS User's Manual

1. AK Note When F6 is active a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for only 5 seconds If you miss your chance to press F6 restart the computer Insert the driver floppy disk and wait until prompted to install a driver Press S to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk then press Enter The computer reads the disk When the Adaptec driver is found press Enter Respond to the on screen instructions to complete the installation Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System To install the driver in an existing operating system 1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives as described in Chapter 2 Create the driver disk as described on page 3 2 When finished remove the driver disk Start Windows Windows launches the Found New Hardware Wizard which searches for the driver Insert the driver floppy disk select the floppy drive as the source then click Next Click Next in the two subsequent windows and follow the on screen instructions to complete the driver installation Remove the driver disk and restart the computer Installing the Driver Installing the Linux Module This section contains the following procedures m Installing the Module When You Install Red Hat m Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System AA Notes m SuSE Linux only The controller is not supported as a bootable controller In other words you can only use Installing the Module in an Exist
2. Click to expand and collapse information about physical drives The expanded display shows the following information about each drive m Capacity of the drive m Drive ID m Drive state 5 4 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Component Views When you click a physical or logical device in the device views the related components are highlighted in the other view m When you click a logical device in the Logical devices view the physical drives that make up the logical device are highlighted in the Physical devices view and vice versa Physical devices Logical devices w Controller 2 iy WES Pa 8 Channel 0 320 MB s 5 devices found Logical devices 3 gt e e BAA He m When you click a hotspare the logical devices protected by that spare are highlighted Physical devices Il Logical devices 4 Controller 2 air Wee 8 Channel 0 320 MB s 5 devices found Logical devices 3 e aele gt A m Inthe graphical views if the logical device uses only part of the available storage only those segments are highlighted in dark blue Physical devices Logical devices i Controller 3 TBE 8 Ports 0 5 1 50 Gb s 6 devices found Logical devices 3 a D Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC In this Appendix Overview A 1 Using the ACU A 2 Using SATASelect and SCSISelect A 9 Using the Disk Utilities A 15 Viewing the Event Log A 16 Overview The Adaptec RAID Configuratio
3. wait boolean device_ID Verifies all blocks on a device and optionally repairs any bad blocks Parameters device_ID ID number of the device to verify Switches repair lIf FALSE the default the command only reports failures If TRUE bad blocks are automatically repaired if possible wait If FALSE the default the operation is performed in the background and the command prompt is returned immediately If TRUE the operation is performed immediately and the command prompt is returned only when done D 31 Command Line Interface disk zero repair boolean wait boolean device_ID Clears an entire disk by writing zeros All data is erased and cannot be recovered Parameters device_ID ID number of the device to clear Switches repair lIf FALSE the default the command only reports failures If TRUE bad blocks are automatically repaired if possible wait If FALSE the default the operation is performed in the background and the command prompt is returned immediately If TRUE the operation is performed immediately and the command prompt is returned only when done Logfile Commands logfile end Ends logging of all output and closes the log file logfile start append boolean file Begins logging of all CLI command line activity to a file Parameters file Name of log file Switches append Specifies whether to append all CLI command line activity to
4. YX Note Do not change the controller ID unless the change is absolutely necessary About SCSI Changing SCSI Termination on the Controller The default termination for the controller is Auto Mode and you will probably never need to change this setting However if you do need to change the termination you can use the SCSISelect Controller SCSI Channel Termination option to change the setting to Disabled For details see page A 13 All these SCSI controllers support multimode SCSI termination Enabling CD Drive Support A Note Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers do not support CD drives in Linux systems If you attached a CD drive to the controller you need to configure the controller BIOS to make the CD drive work as follows 1 While the system is starting press Ctrl A when the controller displays its message on the screen 2 Select SCSISelect Utility then select Controller Configuration 3 Using the arrow keys enable CD ROM Boot Support and Removable Media Devices Support Press Esc until the Reboot window appears Restart the computer Mixing SE Devices with LVD Devices If you are mixing SE devices with LVD devices m Ensure proper termination by using a cable like the one in the kit with a built in multimode terminator and appropriate device adapters Disable device termination on all SE devices Put LVD and SE devices on separate channels for best performance VX Note If SE and Ultra320 device
5. verify_enabled Specifies whether to turn on or off the container verify feature The default is TRUE which means the command turns on the container verify feature controller show automatic_failover Displays the automatic failover status enabled or disabled for the controller controller show channels Displays all of the channels on the controller with the characteristics of each channel controller show container_verify Displays the status of the container verify status Disk Commands Use the disk commands to manage disks connected to a RAID controller The CLI allows you to monitor disk characteristics and parameters prepare a disk for use and detect defects disk blink device_ID integer Causes the disk access light to blink Parameters device_ID ID number of the device to blink integer Number of seconds for the disk to blink A value of zero stops the blinking disk initialize always boolean unconditional boolean device_ID Initializes a disk on the currently opened controller Parameters device_ID ID number of the device to initialize D 28 Command Line Interface Switches always Specifies whether to initialize the disk even if the disk has existing data Cannot override open files The default is FALSE unconditional Specifies whether to initialize the disk even if arrays on the disk have open files The default is FALSE disk list all boolean fu
6. This might take a few minutes Writing Adaptec 2410 4MB Flash Image to controller 0 0OK Verifying OK Please restart the computer to allow firmware changes to take effect Adaptec Flash Utility AFU VERIFY The VERIFY command compares the contents of each of the flash components on a controller to the corresponding image in a UFI file and indicates whether they match Use this command to determine whether a controller s flash components are up to date when compared to a specific UFI file After using the VERIFY command you must restart the computer upon completion of this command Command Syntax The command syntax for the VERIFY command is as follows AFU VERIFY C lt Controller ID gt D lt UFI File Path gt Command Switches For details on the C and D switches see the SAVE command on page C 6 Example The following example shows a typical display resulting from a verify operation A gt AFU VERIFY C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4 0 0 B5749 c Adaptec Inc 1999 2002 All Rights Reserved Reading flash image file Build 5748 Controller 0 Adaptec 2410 ROM Checksum 797B VALID Build 5748 File Checksum 797B VALID Build 5748 Image Compares Correctly VERSION The VERSION command displays version information about the flash components on a controller After using the VERSION command you must restart the computer upon completion of this command Command Syntax The command synt
7. Use the maximum stripe size StripeSize 64 Clear the array don t build verify it Method Clear Don t wait for clear to complete Wait No Use drives 0 1 2 Drives 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 End B 15 Adaptec Flash Utility AFU In this Appendix Introduction C 1 Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks C 3 Running the AFU from the GUI C 4 Running the AFU from the Command Line C 5 Command Summary C 5 Introduction The Adaptec Flash Utility AFU is a DOS utility used to update save or verify RAID controller firmware BIOS and NVRAM Caution The AFU is easy to use and contains safeguards to prevent you from accidentally damaging the controller s flash contents Still you must be careful to use the AFU correctly otherwise you could render the controller inoperable YX Note If you are updating multiple controllers in the same system update the boot controller s flash first restart the computer and then update the flash for any remaining controllers C 1 Adaptec Flash Utility AFU The AFU is used to Update Updiates all the flash components on a controller with the flash image data from a User Flash Image UFI file The AFU updates the controller s flash by reading UFI files and writing them to the controller s flash components lt Note The UFI includes the controller s type thereby ensuring that the AFU uses the correct file Save Reads the contents of a controll
8. enclosures prior to powering up the computer 2 Shut down and restart the computer YX Note After you install a controller in a system and start it for the first time the BIOS may display a configuration that does not match your system s configuration This is normal Proceed with array creation 3 Press Ctrlt A when prompted to access the ARC utility Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility From the ACU menu select Create Array Browse with the arrow keys to select a channel xn Oo Oo A Select the disks for the new array then press Insert To deselect a disk highlight the disk then press Delete ACU displays the largest usable space available for each disk You can use available space from multiple disks for the new array YX Note Disks containing MS DOS partitions disks with no usable space or disks that are not initialized appear dimmed and cannot be used in a new array For information on how to initialize a drive see page A 7 8 When you are finished selecting disks press Enter The Array Properties menu is displayed Assigning Array Properties YX Note The ACU can be used to assign array properties only prior to building the array After the array is built you need to use Adaptec Storage Manager to assign properties To assign properties to the new array 1 Inthe Array Properties menu select an array type then press E
9. its UFI files in the default location A Note You cannot specify the name of a UFI file only its path UFI filenames are predefined based on the controller type Adaptec Flash Utility AFU Examples In the following example the AFU saves flash contents from controller 0 to a UFI file in the current default drive and directory A gt AFU SAVE C 0 In the following example the AFU saves flash contents from Controller 1 to a UFI file in C UFI_FILES A gt AFU SAVE C 1 D C UFI_FILES UPDATE The UPDATE command updates a controller s flash components from the flash image data in a UFI file You can use the UPDATE command to update a single controller s flash components or to update multiple controllers on your computer You must restart the computer following an UPDATE command Command Syntax The command syntax for the UPDATE command is as follows AFU UPDATE C lt Controller ID gt D lt UFI File Path gt Command Switches For details on the C and D switches see the SAVE command on page C 6 Example The following example shows typical system response after an update has been performed A gt AFU UPDATE C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4 0 0 B5749 c Adaptec Inc 1999 2002 All Rights Reserved Updating Controller 0 Adaptec 2410 Reading flash image file Build 5749 AFU is about to update firmware on controllers Adaptec 2410 PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPDATE
10. m All connectors are keyed so that you can insert them in only one direction SCSI Drives and Cables Adaptec recommends using only the latest Ultra320 hard drives in arrays and only high quality Ultra320 rated cables with multimode terminators for all drives that share a channel with Ultra320 drives A Notes m For additional considerations related to installing SCSI drives see Appendix F About SCSI m Use only good quality cables Poor quality cables may degrade system reliability Avoid cables not rated for Ultra320 operation To buy cables visit www adaptec com Use device adapters as needed to connect any SE drives Do not attach a cable to the controller unless the other end of the cable is attached to a least one drive Doing so would cause unstable operation Installing the Controller and Drives Installing the Controller and Drives To install Adaptec RAID controller and drives 1 ao a Aa WwW N If you have a low profile controller and a low profile computer cabinet replace the original full height bracket with the low profile bracket supplied in Adaptec RAID controller kit To verify the form factor of your controller model see Controller Features on page 1 5 Turn off your computer Ground yourself by touching the system chassis Unplug the power cord Open the system cabinet Select an available PCI slot as follows Adaptec 2020ZCR Use only a 3 3 V ZCR enabled slot All other adap
11. see page A 9 Disk Utilities Drive management utility Used to format and verify drives For details see page A 15 m Array Configuration Utility ACU for DOS DOS utility Used to create configure and manage arrays Also available as part of the ARC utility see above For details see Appendix B m Adaptec Flash Utility AFU DOS utility Used to update save or verify the controller firmware BIOS and ARC versions For details see Appendix C Introduction Command Line Interface CLI Allows you to automate array creation or testing in a production environment using scripts For details see Appendix D Safety Information To ensure your personal safety as well as the safety of you equipment m Keep your work area and the computer clean and clear of debris m Before opening the system cabinet unplug the power cord Electrostatic Discharge Electrostatic Discharge ESD is a natural by product of human activity ESD is produced by materials that accumulate and retain electrical charges which are transferred to people or other objects upon contact Caution ESD can damage electronic components when they are improperly handled and can result in total or intermittent failures Always follow ESD prevention procedures when removing and replacing components To prevent ESD damage Use an ESD wrist or ankle strap and ensure that it makes skin contact Connect the equipment end of the strap to an un
12. 1 Click the Start button 2 Click Programs 3 Browse to Adaptec Storage Manager The Adaptec program group is displayed 4 Click CLL A Note In Windows when the CLI executes a background command it displays status information in the title bar of a DOS command prompt window The status information includes a percentage indicating a level of completion Accessing the CLI in Unix To access the CLI display a window and type aaccli in any directory When the system displays the CLI gt prompt you can use CLI commands The status information appears at the bottom of the CLI window For the commands to work in any directory the path in the startup file login or cshrc must include the directory where the software is installed Refer to your OS documentation for information on setting up directory paths in the login and cshrc files Command Line Interface From the NetWare server console To access the CLI from the NetWare server console type aacc1i at the prompt When the system displays the CLI gt prompt which indicates that you can now use CLI commands Using the CLI This section contains some examples of using CLI commands to perform common tasks Opening and Closing a Controller To prepare a controller to receive a CLI command you first need to open the controller You may open only one controller at any time To open controller AACO and prepare it to receive more CLI commands type CLI gt open AAC
13. 10 3 1 Installing the Driver Overview of the Driver Installation Process Adaptec recommends the following driver installation procedure 1 4 5 Create a driver disk See Creating the Driver Disk on page 3 2 for details Identify the appropriate installation procedure for your computer You need to know the operating system and whether you are installing the driver while also installing the operating system or installing the drive onto a system that already has the operating system installed Familiarize yourself with the supported RAID types You will need to select a RAID type during your driver installation See Appendix E for details A Note If you don t like your initial RAID level selection you can change it later using Array Level Migration For details see page 1 8 and the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help for details Read and understand the entire installation procedure Proceed with the installation Creating the Driver Disk AK Note If you are adding the controller to a Linux system that was already installed you do not need to create a driver disk skip this section Before installing the driver create the driver disk 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD ROM drive Insert the Adaptec installation CD and turn on the computer Respond to the on screen instructions as necessary to get to the Adaptec Start Menu 8 Installing the Driver
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15. 300 Low profile PCI only 64 bit 66 MHz 64 MB 2 15 30 2 2 1 internal 0 1 5 10 50 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ABM 300 1 Includes Ultra320 through Ultra2 hard drives and other devices including CD and tape drives 2 High density 3 Very High Density Connector Interface VHDCI 4 Battery sold separately 1 7 Introduction Advanced RAID Features Adaptec RAID controllers support the following advanced features m Optimized Disk Utilization Allows you to use the full capacity of all your drives even if drive sizes vary m SATA SCSI Disk Hot Plug Allows you to add and remove disks without shutting down your system Online Capacity Expansion Array Level Migration Drive Enclosures SCSI only Hotspares Audible Alarm Automatic Failover Adaptec Battery Backup Module Online Capacity Expansion These Adaptec RAID controllers support Online Capacity Expansion OCE of existing arrays for all operating systems With OCE you can add new members to increase the capacity of an array without losing any data For details refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help Windows OCE allows you to use the additional capacity without restarting the system For details refer to your Windows documentation Array Level Migration Adaptec RAID controllers support migration from one array level or type to another provided your controller supports the new array type The migration possibilitie
16. Access DMA mode is used for the drive providing maximum performance Controls the predictive failure feature of the drive When Enabled and the drive supports Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART configuration the SMART status of the drive Healthy or Failed is displayed along with the physical drive display during POST Messages are logged to the Storage Manager log file when they occur When Event Broadcasting is enabled for your operating system SMART events are also sent to destinations according to the system s particular configuration for example system log file Event Viewer pop ups email etc When Disabled or when the drive does not support SMART the SMART status is not displayed When Enabled the drive s read ahead cache algorithm is use providing maximum performance under most circumstances A 12 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC SCSI Configuration Options To access the SCSI Device Configuration options select SCSI Configuration SCSI Channel Interface Definitions The SCSI Channel Interface Definitions are described in the table below Option Default Description Controller SCSI 7 Sets the controller s SCSI ID Adaptec Channel ID recommends that you leave the controller set to the default which gives it the highest priority on the SCSI channel SCSI Parity Enabled Determines whether the controller verifies Checking the accuracy of data transfer
17. Click Create Driver Disk then select the appropriate operating system If you selected Linux you need to also select the architecture one of the following i386 For Intel 386 or 486 computers i586 For Pentium I or II computers i686 For Pentium III IV or AMD K 6 computers Athlon AMD Athlon computers Select the appropriate floppy drive letter then choose the appropriate format You need a full format only if the disk has never been formatted or may have bad sectors Insert a floppy disk then click OK The system creates the driver disk Remove and label the driver disk Now that you have created your driver disk identify the appropriate driver installation procedure and proceed with the installation Installing the Windows Driver This section contains the following procedures m Installing the Driver When You Install Windows m Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System Installing the Driver When You Install Windows To install the driver with the operating system during a fresh install 1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives as described in page 2 3 Create the bootable array as described on page 2 4 Create the driver disk as described on page 3 2 When finished remove the driver disk Insert the Windows setup CD and restart the computer to begin the Windows installation Installing the Driver When prompted to install a third party driver press F6
18. Commands Task Commands Enclosure Commands General Control Commands close Closes the currently opened controller exit Closes the opened controller and exits the CLI help full command Invokes general or topical help Parameters command If a command has more subcommands help lists the subcommands and their functions If a complete command is used such as container list the help displays all possible switches Switches ul1 Displays all relevant commands along with the command format and all command switches history_size buffer_size Linux Unix only Sets the size of the history buffer Parameters buffer_size Size of the command history buffer The default is 200 D 15 Command Line Interface open readonly boolean domain string name Opens a controller a prerequisite for any controller command to be used on that controller Parameters name Computer name and the controller to open Switches readonly If TRUE the controller is opened for read only access The default is FALSE If you open a controller with read only access you can use only those commands that do not change the controller configuration domain Windows only Local or trusted domain in which the host system resides The default is the local domain reset_window Linux Unix only Resets the window Container Array Commands Before working with arrays you must have previou
19. an existing output file if one exists Task Commands Use the CLI commands to display and manage tasks A task is an operation that occurs only on the controller asynchronous to all other operations Examples of tasks are clearing a disk and creating a RAID 1 Once a task is running on the controller the CLI allows you to display stop suspend and resume the task D 32 Command Line Interface task list all boolean integer Lists the tasks running on the controller Parameters integer Task ID Switches all Specifies whether to list all currently running tasks task resume all boolean integer Resumes a task that was suspended or all of the tasks that were suspended Parameters integer Task ID for the task to resume Switches all Specifies whether to resume all suspended tasks task stop all boolean integer Stops one or all tasks on the controller Parameters integer Task ID for the task to stop Switches all Specifies whether to stop all suspended tasks task suspend all boolean integer Suspends one or all tasks running on the controller Parameters integer Task ID for the task to suspend Switches all Specifies whether to suspend all running tasks D 33 Command Line Interface Enclosure Commands A Note You can use the enclosure commands only with enclosures that support Version 1 0 of the SAF TE specification enclosure activate s
20. by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation However if this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures m Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna m Increase the separation between equipment and receiver E Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected m Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help m Use a shielded and properly grounded I O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this unit to the specified limits of the rules This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not caus
21. case uses only one third of the total capacity for redundancy In larger arrays the storage cost of redundancy decreases proportionately RAID 5 write performance is limited by the need to generate parity data for every write Read performance is good because the load is spread equally across all the drives E 3 About RAID RAID 10 This dual level RAID type is created by using two or more equal sized RAID 1 arrays to create a RAID 0 Both read and write performance are improved due to array striping However the performance improvement costs additional storage space due to the mirroring of the arrays RAID 10 Top Level Arrays E 4 About RAID RAID 50 This dual level RAID type is created by using two or more equal sized RAID 5 arrays to create a RAID 0 The top level RAID 0 shares the load among the second level RAID 5s improving both read and write performance Parity used in the second level RAID 5s provides efficient redundancy RAID 50 Top Level Arrays Data 2 amp Data 3 Data 6 amp Data7 Data 10 amp Data 11 Data 14 amp Data 15 RAID 0 Parity B1 Data 0 amp Data 1 Data 4 amp Data 5 Data 8 amp Data 9 Data 12 amp Data 13 Second Level Arrays Parity B2 Data 10 Data 14 amp Note Adaptec 2410SA does not support RAID 50 Parity BO Parity B3 E 5 About SCSI In this Appendix S
22. device settings without opening the computer cabinet or handling the controller To access these utilities 1 Restart the computer then press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility If multiple controllers are installed select the controller you want to configure then press Enter From the ARC menu select SATA Select Utility or SCSISelect Utility The available options are listed in the table below This section Applies to Controller Configuration Options All controllers SATA Configuration Options SATA controllers only SCSI Configuration Options SCSI controllers only These options are discussed in the sections that follow To select a menu option browse with the arrow keys to the option then press Enter In some cases selecting an option displays another menu You can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc To restore the original default values return to Configure View Host Adapter Settings then press F6 To exit the utility press Esc until a message prompts you to exit If you changed any host adapter settings you are prompted to save the changes before you exit Choose Yes to exit and restart the computer Any changes you made take effect after restart Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Controller Configuration Options The Controller Configuration options are described in the table below Option Default Models Affected Description Dri
23. for additional motherboard compatibility information Controller Features This section contains the following subsections m Features Overview mw SATA RAID Controller Features Summary m SCSI RAID Controller Features Summary m Advanced RAID Features Features Overview Adaptec RAID controllers offer the following features m Supports PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 Some models also support the PCI X Addendum Revision 1 0a See pages 1 6 and 1 7 m 64 bit 66 MHz PCI interface compatible with 32 bit 33 MHz PCI slots m Atleast 64 MB of on board RAM Some controllers are available with more RAM m All except Adaptec 2020ZCR Optional battery backup module available For details see page 1 9 m Operating system independent configuration and RAID creation using the Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC utility m Flash ROM for easy updates of controller firmware BIOS and ARC For details on updating the flash see Appendix C m Event logging and broadcasting including messaging for alphanumeric pagers 1 5 Introduction m Centralized management across all Adaptec host based RAID products using Adaptec Storage Manager In addition to local console access Adaptec Storage Manager provides remote configuration and management of RAID subsystems through password protected Web access SATA RAID Controller Features Summary The SATA RAID controller features are summarized in the table below Adaptec 241
24. its final destination disk A nonremovable platter in a hard drive or removable media used in a CD drive floppy disk drive or Zip drive See also disk ID drive and hard disk hard drive disk ID Unique disk identifier that consists of the channel number ID and LUN channel ID LUN for example 1 04 0 See also channel drive Device used for storing data May contain one or more removable or nonremovable writable or read only media See also hard disk hard drive Glossary 3 Glossary drive LED Indicator light that illuminates during read or write operations E event Notification or alert from the system indicating that a change has occurred event log File used to maintain information about prior controller activities or errors event notification Process for transmitting events F failed State of a nonredundant array that has suffered a single drive failure or a redundant array that has suffered multiple drive failures A failed array is inaccessible and data is lost failed partition A partition that is no longer usable by an array because it is either logically bad and therefore no longer needed or physically damaged failover drive See hotspare fault tolerant array Refers to an array that can continue to function after a disk drive failure without loss of data See also redundant foreign disk Disk that has previously been initialized on another Adaptec RAID controlle
25. of an array Parameters container ID number of the array to reconfigure device_ID One or more devices Switches stripe_size Stripe size of the array mirror Reconfigure the array as a RAID 1 partition_move Specifies that the array will move partitions instead of add extra space partition_size Size of a partition raid5 Reconfigure the array as a RAID 5 raid10 Reconfigure the array as a RAID 10 stripe of mirrors restart Restart reconfiguring the array stripe Reconfigure the array as a RAID 1 volume Reconfigure the array as a volume wait If FALSE the default the operation is performed in the background and the command prompt is returned immediately If TRUE the operation is performed immediately and the command prompt is returned only when done container remove failover container device_ID device_ID Removes one or more failover disks D 22 Command Line Interface Parameters container ID number of the array whose assigned failover disk is to be removed device_ID ID for the device to remove as a failover disks container remove global_failover device_ID device_ID Removes a global failover assignment Parameters device_ID ID for the device to remove as a failover disk container restore RAID5 container Tries to restore a RAID 5 that has a number of dead partitions as members Parameters container ID number of the RAID
26. the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Japanese Compliance Voluntary Control Council Initiative This equipment complies to class B Information Technology equipment based on VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interface This equipment is designed for home use but it may causes radio frequency interference problem if used too near to a television or radio Please handle it correctly per this documentation vii Contents Introduction Kit Contents 1 2 Overview of the Installation Process 1 3 System Requirements and Compatibility 1 3 Drive Requirements 1 4 System Requirements 1 4 Operating System Compatibility 1 4 Motherboard Compatibility 1 5 Controller Features 1 5 Features Overview 1 5 SATA RAID Controller Features Summary 1 6 SCSI RAID Controller Features Summary 1 7 Advanced RAID Features 1 8 About the Documentation 1 11 Using the Adaptec Installation CD 1 12 Booting from the CD with No Operating System 1 12 Using the CD Autorun in Windows 1 12 Browsing the CD 1 13 Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader 1 13 Software Tools Overview 1 14 Safety Information 1 15 Electrostatic Discharge 1 15 Installing the Controller and Drives SATA Drives and Cables 2 2 SCSI Drives and Cables 2 2 Installing the Controller and Drives 2 3 Determining the Boot Controller 2 4 Creating a Bo
27. with the unprotected switch container set failover container device_ID device_ID Assigns an automatic failover disk for a single array Parameters container ID number of the array on which to assign an automatic failover disks device_ID ID for the device to assign as a failover disk container set global_failover device_ID device_ID Assigns an automatic failover disk for all arrays Parameters device_ID ID for the device to assign as a failover disk container set io_delay container integer Sets the I O delay in milliseconds D 24 Command Line Interface Parameters container ID number of the array on which to set the I O delay integer Number of milliseconds the controller waits between I O operations container set label container label Assigns a new label to the array Parameters container ID number of the array to which to assign a label label Specifies the label to assign container show cache container Displays caching parameters for an array Parameters container ID number of the array whose associated cache parameters to display container show failover container Displays an array s assigned failover disks Parameters container ID number of the array whose assigned failover disks to display container unmirror container Changes the RAID 1 mirror to a volume and frees the redundant space Parameters
28. your needs Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Utility To build a bootable RAID 5 array using ARC 1 Install the controller and drives as described in Installing the Controller and Drives on page 2 3 VX Note For a RAID 5 you need at least 3 drives 2 Turn on the computer then press Ctrl A to enter the ARC utility The first screen shows all installed Adaptec RAID controllers 3 If more than one Adaptec RAID controller is installed highlight the boot controller then press Enter 4 To select the ACU utility press Enter The ACU screen appears 5 Using the arrow keys highlight Initialize Drives then press Enter 6 Press Insert to highlight the drives you want to initialize then press Enter to start the initialization process 7 Using the arrow keys highlight at least three drives to be used for the array and press Insert for each highlighted drive The utility displays the selected drives 8 Press Enter A red warning box appears this is normal 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Installing the Controller and Drives Press Y then Enter The selected drives are initialized then the ACU screen is displayed Using the arrow keys highlight Create Array then press Enter Using the arrow keys as in Step 7 highlight at least three drives to be used in the array and press Insert for each highlighted drive Press Enter On the next screen respond as follows Property Line Displ
29. 0SA Adaptec 2810SA Adaptec 21610SA Form factor Low profile Full height Full height PCI compatibility PCI only PCI only PCI only PCI bus width max 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit PCI bus speed max 66 MHz 66 MHz 66 MHz Cache standard 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB Ports 4 8 16 Drives per port 1 1 1 Total drives 4 8 16 Connectors internal 4 8 16 Cables supplied 4 8 16 RAID levels 0 1 5 10 0 1 5 10 50 0 1 5 10 50 Simple volume Yes Yes Yes Spanned volume Yes Yes Yes Hotspares Yes Yes Yes Automatic failover Yes Yes Yes Audible alarm Yes Yes Yes Battery module option Not available ABM 300 ABM 300 1 Battery sold separately SCSI RAID Controller Features Summary The SCSI RAID controller features are described in the table below Introduction AK Note For more on SCSI see Appendix F About SCSI Adaptec 2020ZCR Adaptec 2120S Adaptec 2200S Form factor PCI compatibility PCI bus width max PCI bus speed max Cache standard Channels Devices per channel Total devices Connectors internal Connectors external Cables supplied RAID levels Simple volume Spanned volume Hotspares Automatic failover Audible alarm Battery module option Low profile PCI PCI X 64 bit 133 MHz 64 MB None 15 30 None None None 0 1 5 10 50 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not available Low profile PCI only 64 bit 66 MHz 64 MB 1 15 15 1 1 1 internal 0 1 5 10 50 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ABM
30. 5 to restore container scrub io_delay integer no_repair boolean wait boolean container Checks and repairs the consistency of a redundant array Parameters container ID number of the redundant array to build Switches io_delay Number of milliseconds the controller waits between I Os when building the array no_repair Specifies whether the build operation be performed without repairing the error wait If FALSE the default the operation is performed in the background and the command prompt is returned immediately If TRUE the operation is performed immediately and the command prompt is returned only when done D 23 Command Line Interface container set cache read_cache_enable boolean unprotected boolean write_cache_enable boolean container Sets cache parameters for a specific array Useful only if a native OS s file system resides on the array Parameters container ID number of the array on which to set cache parameters Switches read_cache_enable Specifies whether to enable the read ahead cache unprotected Specifies whether to set the container s NVRAM write back cache to disable enable when protected or enable always Use this switch in conjunction with the write_cache_enable switch write_cache_enable Specifies whether to set the container s NVRAM write back cache to disable enable when protected or enable always Use this switch in conjunction
31. AID1 E 2 RAID5 E 3 RAID 10 E 4 RAID 50 E 5 xi Contents About SCSI SCSI Device Support F 2 Setting SCSI IDs F 2 Changing SCSI Termination on the Controller F 3 Enabling CD Drive Support F 3 Mixing SE Devices with LVD Devices F 3 Controller Illustrations Specifications Glossary xii Introduction In this Chapter Kit Contents Overview of the Installation Process System Requirements and Compatibility Controller Features About the Documentation Using the Adaptec Installation CD Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader Software Tools Overview Safety Information 1 2 1 3 1 5 1 11 1412 1 13 1 14 1 15 Introduction Kit Contents Your controller kit includes Adaptec RAID controller For controller illustrations see Appendix G Installation CD The cables supplied depend on the controller model Adaptec Model Cables Supplied 2020ZCR None 2120S 2200S 1 internal LVD SCSI cable 2410SA 4 SATA cables 2810SA 8 SATA cables 21610SA 16 SATA cables 1 Features a multimode terminator All these SCSI RAID controllers support multimode termination Low profile bracket for low profile controllers only To determine the form factor of your controller see Controller Features on page 1 5 Warranty card Quick Installation Guide Introduction Overview of the Installation Process This section provides an overview of the process of installing setting up and configuring the Ad
32. CSI Device Support Setting SCSI IDs Changing SCSI Termination on the Controller Enabling CD Drive Support Mixing SE Devices with LVD Devices F 2 F 3 F 3 F 3 F 1 About SCSI SCSI Device Support The SCSI RAID controller is designed to work with Ultra320 SCSI hard drives In addition the controller operates at reduced performance with all Ultra2 or higher SCSI drives and peripherals as described in the table below Operating Systems Devices Supported All Ultra2 and faster SCSI drives All except Linux Tape CD ROM CD RW and magneto optical drives and jukeboxes YX Note Adaptec does not recommend using SCSI devices older than Ultra2 with this controller Caution HVD devices are not supported and will damage your controller See Mixing SE Devices with LVD Devices on page F 3 for more details Setting SCSI IDs For each controller channel the SCSI IDs of the devices must be unique numbers between 0 and 15 The controller itself a SCSI device is usually set to ID 7 by default SE drives usually support IDs between 0 and 6 SCSI enclosures that use SCSI drives with 80 pin SCA connectors typically assign the drive ID automatically when the drive is inserted You don t need to set device IDs with such enclosures unless your enclosure requires it For details refer to the enclosure User s Guide The RAID controller ID can be changed to any ID from 0 through 7 using the ARC utility
33. Container An array is being used as a destination hidden array Dest m Reconfiguration RAID 5 Set An array is being used as a RAID 5 hidden array m Reconfiguration Source Container An array is being used as a source hidden array m Reconfiguration Temporary Container An array is being used as a temporary or hidden array Temp m RAID 5 Set Unprotected Creation of a RAID 5 Unprot Example AACO gt container list Executing container list Total Oth Stripe Scsi Partition Label Type Size Ctr Size Usage C ID L Offset Size 0 Volume 30MB None 0 01 0 64KB 15MB Venus 02 64KB 15MB Container Show Cache The container show cache attributes are defined as follows m Global Container Read Cache Size Number of blocks dedicated to the read cache m Global Container Write Cache Size Number of blocks dedicated to the write cache m Read Cache Setting Reports whether the read cache is enabled Example AACO gt container show cache 0 Executing container show cache 0 Global container Read Cache Size 5345280 Global container Write Cache Size 63332352 Read Cache Setting ENABLE Write Cache Setting ENABLE Write Cache Status Active cache enabled D 14 Command Line Interface CLI Command Dictionary This section contains a command reference for the following command groupings General Control Commands Container Array Commands Controller Commands Disk Commands Logfile
34. Controller Configuration Options A 10 SATA sce saan Options A 12 SCSI Config 1 s Using the Disk i A 15 Viewing the Event A 16 ACU for DOS Introduction B 1 Creating the ACU Utility Disk B 1 Runni noe t e ACU Giaa not i 2 Playback W Mode B4 Record Mode B 4 Creating the Script File Manually B 5 y Definition Block Keywords B 6 Channel Definition Block Keywords SCSI only B 12 ACU Error Codes B 13 Example Running the ACU with a Script B 14 Adaptec Flash Utility AFU Introduction C 1 System Requirements C2 Compatibility C 2 Firmware and UFI File Locations C 3 Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks C 3 Running the AFU from the GUI C 4 Contents Running the AFU from the Command Line C 5 Command Summary C 5 AFU Command Line Step by Step C 9 Command Line Interface Introduction D 2 Terminology D 2 Accessing the CLI D 4 Accessing the CLI in MS DOS D 4 Accessing the CLI in Windows D 4 Accessing the CLI in Unix D 4 Using the CLI D 5 Opening and Closing a Controller D 5 Managing Failover Options and Hotspares D 8 Displaying Controller Information D 9 Displaying Disk Information D 11 Displaying Array Information D 12 CLI Command Dictionary D 15 General Control Commands D 15 Container Array Commands D 16 Controller Commands D 25 Disk Commands D 28 Logfile Commands D 32 Task Commands D 32 Enclosure Commands D 34 Using Automated Command Scripts D 38 About RAID Simple Volume E 1 Spanned Volume E 2 RAIDO E 2 R
35. Gladaptec INSTALLATION AND USER S GUIDE ADAPTEC SATA AND SCSI RAID CONTROLLERS Adaptec SATA and SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User s Guide Gladaptec Copyright 2004 Adaptec Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of Adaptec Inc 691 South Milpitas Blvd Milpitas CA 95035 Trademarks Adaptec the Adaptec logo and Adaptec Storage Manager are trademarks of Adaptec Inc which may be registered in some jurisdictions Windows 2000 and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and other countries used under license All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Adaptec Inc assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users Disclaimer IF THIS PRODUCT DIRECTS YOU TO COPY MATERIALS YOU MUST HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF THE MATERIALS TO AVOID V
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37. MRIE mode is enabled report_count Number of times an exception can be reported A value of zero indicates no limit disk show default Displays the current default for the device ID disk show defects full boolean device_ID Shows the number of defects and the defect list for a specific drive Parameters device_ID ID number of the device Switches ul1 Specifies whether to display the defect count and defects disk show partition Displays all partitions on the disks attached to the currently opened controller disk show smart all boolean full boolean view_changeable boolean device_ID Displays Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART configuration information for one or all disks D 30 Command Line Interface Parameters device_ID ID number of the device for which to display SMART information Switches all Specifies whether to display SMART configurations for all disks f ul1 Specifies whether to display detailed SMART configuration information for one or all disks view_changeable Specifies whether to display the configuration information that can be set on a SMART disk disk show space all boolean device_ID Displays space usage information Parameters device_ID ID number of the device for which to display space usage information Switches all Specifies whether to display all space usage disk verify repair boolean
38. O The prompt changes to reflect the open controller as shown in the next example When you have finished with the controller close it by typing AACO gt close Displaying Information about Your Disks Before creating any array use the disk show space command to display information about your disks lt x Note Before you can create arrays you need to initialize the member drives In the following example the Usage column indicates Free for each disk which means that the space on each disk consists of available space AACO gt disk show space Executing disk show space Scsi C ID L Usage Size 0 01 0 Free 64 0KB 8 47GB 0 02 0 Free 64 0KB 8 47GB 0 03 0 Free 64 0KB 8 47GB 0 04 0 Free 64 0KB 8 47GB D 5 Command Line Interface Displaying Information about Your Array After creating an array use the container list command to display information about the array In the following example the Num Label column indicates the array ID 0 and the array label Venus The Type column indicates a volume set The Total Size column indicates that the array is 100 MB AACO gt container list Executing container list Num Total Oth Stripe Scsi Partition DrLabel Type Size Ctr Size Usage C ID L Offset Size 0 Volume 100MB None 0 01 0 64 0KB 100MB Venus Creating a Volume Set To create a volume set use the container create volume command In the following example Volume 0 is created on device 0 01 0 from 100 MB megabytes
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40. RaidMan ds Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation When the installation is complete change to the root directory cd Unmount the CD ROM drive umount mnt To start RAID Agent type the following case sensitive command sh opt RaidMan RaidAgnt sh Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager When successful a copyright message is displayed in the terminal window If you want RAID Agent to run at startup all the time add the following line to the etc inittab and etc conf init d kernel files nfra 12346 once sh opt RaidMan RaidAgnt sh Installing Storage Manager on UnixWare amp OpenUNIX AA Notes m With UnixWare and OpenUNIX Storage Manager supports up to 12 Adaptec RAID controllers You need root privileges to install Storage Manager You need either the Java Development Kit JDK for SCO or the Java Runtime Environment JRE for SCO version 1 3 1 To download these visit www thescogroup com m Ifa previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading you must first remove that version Any customization files you may have created when you used the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade To remove Storage Manager type the pkgrm RaidMan command To install Storage Manager 1 2 Insert the Adaptec installation CD Mount the Adaptec installation CD mount r F cdfs dev cdrom cdromdevicefile mnt where cdromdevicefile is t
41. See page B 5 Regardless of which method you use to create the script you need to use Playback Mode P to use the script In Record Mode the ACU writes a controller s existing array configuration to a specified script file enabling you to create the same configuration by running the ACU in Playback Mode P switch with the resulting script The syntax is ACU R lt file gt where file is the parameter specifying name of the script file The file parameter can include a drive directory filename and extension but only the filename and extension are required If no drive or directory is specified the file is placed in the location of the ACU executable ACU for DOS AA Notes m Record Mode can be used to record only one controller at a time Therefore if you want to record multiple controllers record them separately using separate script files m Because the ACU supports only a subset of array types available it cannot record all the possible array configurations If the ACU encounters an array that it cannot create it displays a warning or records the warning in the log file if the L switch is used and does not record any keywords for that array in its script file m When recording an array the ACU always uses the default Wait setting equivalent to Wait Yes unless you edit the script file and include Wait No in the array s definition block For details see the Wait Keyword on page B 11 Creating the Sc
42. Select Adaptec AdvancedRAID Controller and press Enter The aacraid parameters screen is displayed 15 Select Select Modify driver Parameters and press Enter 16 Select Save parameters and load driver 17 When prompted to select an additional driver select No 18 Press Esc to exit the Nwconfig utility 19 Create any arrays using the ARC utility see Using the ACU on page A 2 or remotely using Adaptec Storage Manager refer the online Help Alternatively you can create arrays using the Command Line Interface CLI Refer to the Adaptec Command Line Interface Reference Guide Now that you have installed the drivers refer to your NetWare documentation to modify disk partitions apply hot fixes or perform volume maintenance See also Loading NetWare Drivers During Server Restart Loading NetWare Drivers During Server Restart To automatically load the aacraid ham driver during server restart the startup ncf file usually located in your server s startup directory must contain a load command line that specifies the location of the driver and any appropriate command line options The syntax to load the driver is load pathname aacraid ham slot number options For example the command to load the driver from the c nwserver directory with the verbose option ON is load c nwserver aacraid ham slot 2 verbose y KK Notes m Command line options are not case sensitive m Placing commas between command line options is opti
43. Utility ACU allows you to create configure and manage arrays Creating the ACU Utility Disk The DOS version of this utility runs from a floppy disk that you need to create using the following procedure 1 To find the ACU executable acu exe browse to the folder on the Adaptec installation CD that relates to your controller model Adaptec Model Path 2020ZCR packages firmware adp2020ZCR 2120S packages firmware adp2120S 21610SA packages firmware adp21610SA 2200S packages firmware adp2200S 2410SA packages firmware adp2410SA 2810SA packages firmware adp2810SA 2 Inserta bootable floppy disk and copy acu exe to it B 1 ACU for DOS Running the ACU Interactively To run the ACU interactively 1 Insert the ACU utility disk you created in Creating the ACU Utility Disk 2 Start or restart your computer The computer boots to the DOS command line 3 Type ACU on the command line then press Enter Select ACU options as needed using the arrow keys and the Tab key navigate through the menus and the Enter key to select from the following tasks m Creating Arrays m Managing Arrays m Initializing Drives m Rescanning Drives AK Note To return to the previous menu at any time press Esc For details on using the ACU interactively see Using the ACU on page A 2 ACU for DOS Running the ACU Using Scripts To use the ACU scripting features use the ACU command specify a script file see Creating the Scr
44. ame and extension LOG are required If no drive or directory is specified the file is placed in the location of the ACU executable Optional Controller Number Switch In systems with more than one controller this switch specifies which controller to change where lt number gt is the controller number The default controller number is 0 Note The number assigned to a particular controller depends on the controller s physical PCI slot and the order in which your system scans its PCI slots B 3 ACU for DOS Playback Mode In this mode the ACU reads the contents of the specified script file and creates arrays based on the keywords specified in the script The syntax is ACU P lt file gt where file is the parameter specifying name of the script file The file parameter can include a drive directory filename and extension If no drive or directory is specified the file is placed in the location of the ACU executable AK Note The script file syntax allows only a single hotspare to be assigned to any given array Therefore when recording a RAID 10 the ACU cannot map hotspares assigned to the individual mirror sets in the resulting script file Instead the ACU creates a single HotspareDrives list for all hotspares assigned to the RAID 10 For details see the Method Keyword on page B 9 Record Mode There are two methods available for creating a script file m Use Record Mode m Create the script manually
45. aptec RAID controller 1 2 Install and configure the controller and hard drives as described in Chapter 2 Installing the Controller and Drives Your next steps depend on your system In a system without an operating system fresh install a Build the bootable array as described in Creating a Bootable RAID 5 Array on page 2 4 b Install the controller driver at the beginning of the operating system installation as described in Chapter 3 o Install Adaptec Storage Manager as described in Chapter 4 a View manage and build additional arrays as needed using Adaptec Storage Manager For an overview see Chapter 5 For details refer to the Storage Manager online Help In an existing system that already has an operating system a Install the controller driver b Install Adaptec Storage Manager as described in Chapter 4 c Build the array using Adaptec Storage Manager View manage and build additional arrays as needed using Storage Manager For an overview see Chapter 5 For details refer to the Storage Manager online Help Register online to receive important information about your controller at register adaptec com System Requirements and Compatibility The following system requirements are discussed Drive Requirements System Requirements Operating System Compatibility Motherboard Compatibility 1 3 Introduction Drive Requirements You need to have enough drives available for the RAID a
46. are and OpenUNIX OpenServer This section contains procedures for installing the driver in OpenServer systems Installing the Driver When You Install OpenServer To install the driver with the operating system during a fresh install 1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives as described in page 2 3 2 Create the bootable array as described on page 2 4 3 Create the driver disk as described on page 3 2 When finished remove the driver disk 4 Insert the OpenServer installation CD and restart the computer The system starts loading from the CD and displays a Boot prompt 5 When you see the Boot prompt insert the driver disk and type defbootstr link aacraid 6 Follow the OpenServer instructions to complete the installation 7 When the installation is complete remove the driver disk and restart the computer 8 Insert and mount the Adaptec installation CD Installing the Driver To enable RAID management software and utilities type the following commands cd mount point openserv arc driver aacraid reloc tmp aacraid scripts cp aacaifd usr sbin cp S98aacaifd etc rc2 d chmod 755 usr sbin aacaifd etc rc d S98aacaifd Installing the Driver in an Existing OpenServer System To install the driver in an existing operating system 1 10 11 Install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller and hard drives as described in Chapter 2 Create the driver disk as described on page 3 2 When fi
47. are finished select Done The array build starts Managing Arrays With the Manage Arrays option you can perform the following tasks m Viewing Array Properties m Making an Array Bootable m Deleting Arrays m Managing Failover Drive Assignments Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 From the ACU main menu select Manage Arrays 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array you want to view then press Enter To view properties related to the array s physical disks RAID 0 1 5 Single Level Arrays View the Array Properties dialog box RAID 10 50 Dual Level Arrays Highlight the array member you want to view then press Enter to display the second level Press Enter again to display the physical disks associated with the array YX Note Failed drives are displayed in a different text color 3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu Making an Array Bootable VX Notes m Ifthe controller is not a boot device you can disable its runtime BIOS For details see the table on page A 10 When the BIOS is disabled it does not occupy any of the expansion ROM region of the system s memory map In a system with several expansion ROMs disabling the BIOS may be helpful m The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as its bootable array If you delete Array 00 the next lowest numbered array becomes the boota
48. ary files on the Adaptec installation CD at the locations listed below Adaptec Model Path 2020ZCR packages firmware adp2020ZCR 2120S packages firmware adp2120S 21610SA packages firmware adp21610SA 2200S packages firmware adp2200S 2410SA packages firmware adp2410SA 2810SA packages firmware adp2810SA From the Adaptec Web site When you download a new firmware file you usually get the most recent version of AFU too To create a controller firmware kit on floppy disks AA Note You cannot create the bootable floppy using Windows 2000 1 Create a bootable MS DOS floppy disk and copy the following files to this disk AFU exe AAxxx01 ufi where xxx is the model number of your controller Create additional bootable MS DOS floppy disks and copy each additional AAxxx0x ufi files to a separate disk Some controllers have two UFI files some have four Adaptec Flash Utility AFU 3 Start the AFU as described in Running the AFU from the GUI on page C 4 and follow the prompts Running the AFU from the GUI The easy way to run the AFU is to use its Graphical User Interface GUI If you prefer to run the AFU from the command line see page C 5 To access the AFU 1 Create the firmware floppy disks as described in Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks on page C 3 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable MS DOS floppy disk or from a DOS partition on a bootabl
49. as described on page 3 2 When finished remove the driver disk 4 Insert the Unix installation CD and start the operating system installation 5 When you see the prompt Choose One insert the driver disk select Install HBA diskette and then press F10 The computer loads the driver from the driver disk then the HBA screen is displayed Select Proceed with Installation then press F10 Complete the installation as appropriate When the installation is finished remove the driver disk and restart the computer Installing the Driver in an Existing UnixWare or OpenUNIX System To install the driver in an existing operating system 1 Shut down the computer Install and configure the controller and hard drives as described in Chapter 2 2 Create the driver disk as described on page 3 2 When finished remove the driver disk Installing the Driver Turn on the computer then insert the driver disk To run the pkgadd utility type pkgadd d diskettel and then press Enter UNIX reads the disk and package information Press Enter Restart the computer The system rebuilds the kernel automatically Add devices created on the RAID controller to the operating system For details refer to your OpenServer documentation Installing the Driver Installing the NetWare Driver This section contains the following procedures Installing the Driver When You Install NetWare on page 3 10 Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWar
50. ax for the VERSION command is as follows AFU VERSION C lt Controller ID gt Command Switches For details on the C switch see the SAVE command on page C 6 C 8 Adaptec Flash Utility AFU Example The following example displays version information about all supported controllers A gt AFU VERSION C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4 0 0 B5749 c Adaptec Inc 1999 2002 All Rights Reserved Version Information for Controller 0 Adaptec 2410 ROM Build 5748 VALID Fri Sep 27 13 28 40 EDT 2002 A gt AFU VERSION C ALL AFU Command Line Step by Step This section provides step by step instructions for updating your the flash To update the flash using the AFU command line 1 Create the firmware floppy disks as described in Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks on page C 3 Shut down the computer Insert the bootable disk that contains the AFU utility Turn on the computer a FF OO N Enter the system setup utility and verify that your computer is set up to boot from the bootable disk 6 Ifyou have multiple controllers only At the DOS prompt type afu list and press Enter This command displays the Adaptec RAID controllers in your system Note the controller number for the controller you want to update you may need it in Step 7 to perform the update 7 You can updated the flash using any of the following alternatives a Updating the Flash on a Single Controller To flash the firmware on a single contro
51. ay to disk logical device Volume comprised of space from one or more physical drives and presented to the operating system as if it were a single storage unit low level format Process performed by the drive firmware that completely removes the file system from the disk M migration See reconfiguration mirrored array mirroring See RAID 1 on page E 2 monitoring Process of receiving displaying and logging system events multipartition array Array with multiple operating systems or MS DOS partitions 0 offline array Array that can no longer be accessed optimal The state of an array when it is fully operational For redundant arrays the entire array is protected Glossary 6 Glossary P partition Contiguous area of a physical drive that makes up some or all of an array When an array is created space is automatically converted into partitions phantom object Object that represents a component that cannot be configured by the controller management software for example a missing drive quick init An array initialized using the Quick Init option is available immediately with no on going background controller activity All data written to an array that has been quick initialized is protected R RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks alternative definition Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks RAID signature The area on each disk reserved for use by the RAID controller RAID vo
52. ayed Entry or Selection Array Type Select RAID 5 then press Enter Array Label Type a name then press Enter Array Size Press Enter then press Enter again to use the default granularity of GB Stripe Size Press Enter Read Caching Press Enter Write Caching Press Enter Create RAID via Press Enter Done Press Enter A Creating Array window appears Press Enter to continue with the array configuration VA Note You can start using the array immediately However performance is reduced until the build process is complete Press Esc until the Exit Utility window appears Highlight Yes then press Enter The system restarts Install the driver as described in Chapter 3 2 6 Installing the Controller and Drives Using the Adaptec Installation CD AK Note SCSI only You cannot create the RAID using a CD drive connected to the RAID controller To build a bootable RAID 5 array using the Adaptec installation CD 1 o Oo N OD Install the controller and drives as described in Installing the Controller and Drives on page 2 3 Start or restart the computer Insert the Adaptec installation CD x Note If the installation CD does not start automatically you may need to enter system Setup and enable booting from the CD For details refer to your computer s documentation Select the appropriate language on the Language screen then press Enter Read the information on the Licenses s
53. backup module Relative humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Altitude up to 3 000 meters A Note Forced airflow is recommended but not required DC Power Requirements Ripple and noise 50 mV peak to peak max DC Voltage 5V 05V Current Requirements Adaptec Model Maximum Current A 2020ZCR 1 5 A 3 3 VDC 0 75 A 5 VDC 2120S 2 50 A 2200S 2 72 A 2410SA 1A 2810SA 2 1 A 5 VDC 21610SA 3 5 A 5 VDC Glossary A activity See task ACU Array Configuration Utility Used to create configure and manage arrays from the controller s BIOS or MS DOS array A logical disk created from available space and made up of one or more partitions on one or more physical disks Arrays are typically used to provide data redundancy or enhanced I O performance See also container volume spanned volume and RAID signature Also known as a container array initialization See initialize available space partition Unused space on an initialized disk from which logical devices arrays are created When an array is deleted the space that it used is returned to the available space pool B background consistency check Consistency check performed as a background process See also consistency check command bad partition partition that is in an unknown state Glossary 1 Glossary bootable array Array configured as the boot device build Background initialization of a redundant array The array
54. ble array m You cannot make a non 00 array bootable while the array is in a build verify or rebuild process m You may need to change the system BIOS to modify the boot order For more information refer to the system documentation Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC You can make an array bootable so that the system boots from the array instead of from a stand alone single disk To make an array bootable 1 From the ACU main menu select Manage Arrays 2 Select the array you want to make bootable then press Ctrl B This changes the selected array s number to 00 making it the controller s boot array 3 Restart the computer Deleting Arrays Caution When you delete an array you delete all the data from the array Before proceeding back up any data To delete an existing array 1 2 3 5 From the ACU main menu select Manage Arrays Select the array you want to delete then press Delete In the Array Properties dialog box press Delete again then press Enter the following message is displayed Warning Deleting will erase all data from the array Do you still want to continue Yes No Select Yes to delete the array or No to return to the previous menu At the Array Properties dialog box select Delete again then press Enter Press Esc to return to the previous menu Managing Failover Drive Assignments To assign a hotspare to an array 1 2 Select Manage Arrays from the mai
55. can use the CD the following ways m Booting from the CD with No Operating System m Using the CD Autorun in Windows m Browsing the CD Booting from the CD with No Operating System The Adaptec installation CD is bootable You can use it to start a computer that has no operating system and configure an array provided your computer recognizes bootable CDs VX Note Verify that your computer supports bootable CDs by entering system Setup and checking the settings Using the CD Autorun in Windows To use the Autorun executable autorun exe start Windows and insert the Adaptec installation CD Your computer automatically reads the CD if it is set up to do so K Note If your computer does not automatically read the CD you can prompt it to read the CD by clicking on autorun exe from the root directory The CD presents the following options m Install Adaptec Storage Manager Installs the management software For details see Chapter 4 m Install Adobe Acrobat Reader Installs Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows to let you view the Adaptec documentation in PDF format Versions of Acrobat Reader for other platforms are also included see Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader on page 1 13 m View Release Notes Displays the Readme file containing the latest information for Adaptec RAID products and software Introduction m View Documentation Provides quick access to the PDF files listed in the table on page 1 11 m C
56. cdrom Change to the cdrom directory for Red Hat cd mnt cdrom 1linux manager for SuSE cd media cdrom linux manager Extract the RPM package and install it rpm install StorMan rpm Unmount the Adaptec installation CD for Red Hat umount mnt cdrom for SuSE umount media cdrom 4 3 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Installing Storage Manager on OpenServer A Notes m With OpenServer Storage Manager supports up to 12 Adaptec RAID controllers m You need either the Java Development Kit JDK for SCO or the Java Runtime Environment JRE for SCO version 1 3 1 To download these visit www thescogroup com m OpenServer 5 06 only Requires the following packages urwfonts and package set OSR compatible Version 8 0 1 or higher both available on the maintenance CD OSS643A for socket driver supplement from the www thescogroup com Release Supplement 5 06a is helpful but not required m Ifa previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading you must first remove that version Any customization files you may have created when you used the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade To remove Storage Manager type pkgrm RaidMan To install Storage Manager 1 2 Insert the Adaptec installation CD Mount the Adaptec installation CD mount r f HS lower dev cd0 mnt Install using pkgadd pkgadd a mnt openserv manager RaidMan adm d mnt openserv manager
57. cified within the script file is initialized which destroys any data on that drive Examples Drives 0 0 0 Drives 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 End Keyword End is a required keyword indicating the end of the block Example End ACU for DOS HotspareDrives Keyword HotspareDrives is an optional keyword specifying the hotspares to assign to the array The syntax for listing hotspares is the same as the Drives Keyword on page B 7 If HotspareDrives is not specified no hotspares are assigned to the array VX Notes m HotspareDrives creates only dedicated hotspares If the same drive is assigned to protect multiple arrays only the last array that drive is assigned to is protected m HotspareDrives does not verify that the available space on the specified hotspares is sufficient to serve as failover for the array m When assigning hotspares to a multilevel array HotspareDrives assigns all the hotspares in the list to all arrays within the multilevel array Example HotspareDrives 0 0 0 0 1 0 InitializeAll Keyword If you want the ACU to initialize all drives connected to the controller and delete any existing arrays before any new arrays are created even those that are not specified in any Drives keyword definition specify InitializeAll yes Otherwise the ACU initializes only those drives specified by the Drives keyword Caution Initializing a drive automatically deletes any existing arrays with that dr
58. container ID number of the RAID 1 to unmirror Controller Commands Use the Controller commands to display the status of a variety of controller attributes and to perform such tasks as pausing or resuming I O and enabling or disabling automatic failover D 25 Command Line Interface controller details Shows details about the open controller and software controller firmware compare C controller controller D UFI_file_path Compares the contents of each of the flash components on a controller to the corresponding image in User Flash Image UFI files and indicates whether they match Switches C controller ID representing the set of controllers on which to perform the firmware comparison D UFI_file_path Location of the UFI files controller firmware save C controller controller D UFI_file_path Saves the contents of a controller s flash in User Flash Image UFI files Switches C controller ID representing the set of controllers on which to perform the firmware comparison D UFI_file_path Location of the UFI files A Note This command is not supported in Linux controller firmware update C controller controller D UFI_file_path Updates a controller s flash components from the flash image data in a pair of User Flash Image UFI files Switches C controller ID representing the set of controllers on which to perform the firmware com
59. container create new_mirror CHANNEL 0 ID 2 LUN 0 104 857 600 CHANNEL 0 ID 3 LUN 0 Creating a RAID 5 When you create a RAID 5 you use a form of redundancy called parity When you set up parity the parity stripes are initialized by default using a scrub switch scrub TRUE Parity is set up in the background and the disks are available immediately A amp K Linux UNIX only The scrub switch is not available in Linux For Linux the RAID 5 is always created by building The stripe size can be 16 32 or 64 KB the default is 64 KB Note that you can change the stripe size later using the container reconfigure command To create a RAID 5 use the container create raid5 command In the following example a RAID 5 is created on devices 0 01 0 0 02 0 and 0 03 0 using 100 MB of available space from each device AACO gt container create raid5 stripe_size 64K 0 1 0 100M 0 2 0 0 3 0 Executing container create raid5 stripe_size 65 536 CHANNEL 0 ID 1 LUN 0 104 857 600 CHANNEL 0 ID 2 LUN 0 CHANNEL 0 ID 3 LUN 0 Deleting an Array To delete an array use the container delete command In the following example Array 0 is deleted AACO gt container delete 0 Executing container delete 0 After running the container delete command use the container list command to verify that the array was deleted In the following example no arrays are found on the controller AACO gt container list Exe
60. creen then press Enter again The Adaptec installation CD main menu is displayed Select the option Launch Configuration Utility The system launches Adaptec Storage Manager The Storage Manager screen appears _ Physical devices Logical devices Controller 2 ly o0 Channel 0 320 MB s 5 devices found Logical devices 3 a a OS gt E Click Create In the configuration wizard select Custom Click the RAID 5 button then click Next Click at least three drives to be used in your array Each drive you select is marked with a check Installing the Controller and Drives Click Next Type the name you want to assign to the RAID 5 you are creating then click Apply The system creates the array The display refreshes to show the just created RAID 5 on the right side of the display You may use the array immediately However if you want to make the array bootable you must allow the array to finish building before restarting the system When you are ready to continue close all windows The Main Menu is active Click Reboot to restart your system Remove the Adaptec installation CD If you want to make the array bootable do so now For details see page A 5 Installing the Driver In this Chapter Overview of the Driver Installation Process Creating the Driver Disk Installing the Windows Driver Installing the Linux Module Installing the Unix Driver Installing the NetWare Driver 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 6 3
61. cript or log file 4 Error in the command line parameters You passed an invalid command line switch to the ACU See Running the ACU Using Scripts on page B 3 for the list of valid command line switches 5 Unable to read system configuration The ACU was unable to get the configuration information from the specified controller 6 No drives detected The ACU did not detect any devices attached to the selected controller 7 Specified drive not found in system The device you specified does not exist on the selected controller 8 Specified array size too small You specified an array size that is smaller than the minimum size allowed for this array 9 Specified array size too big You specified an array size that is larger than the maximum size allowed for this array 10 Number of drives do not match the array type The number of drives you selected is invalid for the type of array specified 11 Unable to initialize drive The ACU was unable to initialize one or more devices 12 Error occurred while creating array The ACU encountered an error creating an array 13 Too many spare drives assigned You attempted to assign more than the maximum number of hotspares allowed for the specified array B 13 ACU for DOS ACU Error Codes Continued Code Description 14 Insufficient memory to run the application There is not enough memory to run the ACU 15 Incorrect controller number The controller number you spec
62. cuting container list No containers found Command Line Interface Managing Failover Options and Hotspares To assign one or more hotspares to a single array use the container set failover command To assign one or more spare disks for all arrays use the container set global_failover command These commands allow you to add hotspares to an array prior to a drive failure so that the array contains the resources it needs to survive a failure Alternatively you can use the automatic failover commands that allow you to remove a failed drive and add a hotspare in its place The controller automatically assigns the new hotspare to replace the failed drive without your having to first assign it using the container set failover or container set global_failover commands A Note Automatic failover works only with disks that reside in an SAF TE or SES enabled enclosure Caution During hotspare assignment all data is deleted from the hotspare The following failover topics are discussed m Displaying the Controller s Automatic Failover Status m Enabling Automatic Failover Displaying the Controller s Automatic Failover Status To display a controller s automatic failover status use the controller show automatic_failover command In the following example automatic failover is DISABLED AACO gt controller show automatic_failover Executing controller show automatic_failover Automatic failover DISABLED D 8 Co
63. daptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Models Option Default Affected Description Array based Disabled All When Enabled in systems that BBS Support support BBS the controller presents attached bootable devices up to the host system s BIOS for boot device selection This is relevant for logical arrays Physical Disabled All When Enabled attached physical Drives Display devices are displayed during system during POST POST Displaying the devices adds a few seconds to the overall POST time CD ROMBoot Enabled SCSI When Enabled the system can be Support only booted from a bootable CD Removable Enabled SCSI When Enabled removable media Media Devices only devices such as CD drives and Zip Support drives are supported Alarm Control Enabled See When Enabled the alarm sounds note 2 1 BBS systems containing SCSI controllers only 2 Adaptec 2120S 2200S only A 11 SATA Configuration Options Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The SATA Configuration options are described in the table below Models Option Default Affected Description Write Cache Yes All SATA controllers DMA Yes Adaptec 2410SA only SMART Yes Adaptec 2410SA only AllowRead Yes Ahead Adaptec 2410SA only When Enabled write cache is enabled providing maximum performance Caution When Enabled there is a potential for data loss or corruption during a power failure When Enabled Direct Memory
64. der 229 head 7 sector 203 Defect 2 at cylinder 575 head 0 sector 219 Defect 3 at cylinder 576 head 0 sector 55 Defect 4 at cylinder 578 head 0 sector 238 Defect 5 at cylinder 579 head 0 sector 74 Number of GROWN defects on drive 0 Disk Verify The disk verify command shows the following types on information m Total number and location of primary defects defects that originate during manufacturing m Total number and location of grown defects defects that originate after manufacturing Displaying Array Information The CLI allows you to display and manage array attributes using the following commands m Container List m Container Show Cache Container List The container list attributes are defined as follows m Drive Letter Letter associated with an array Not automatically assigned when you create an array D 12 Command Line Interface Root Special File Unix Linux only File associated with the array and created by the OS after array creation Appears in the Num Label column Array Number ID of an array 0 to 63 Array Label Name assigned to an array Not automatically assigned Appears in the Num Label column Array Type Defines an array as a volume RAID 0 RAID 1 etc or a reconfigured array Creation Date Month day and year the array was created Creation Time Hour minute and second the array was created Total Size Number of bytes in an array The size of an ar
65. e System on page 3 11 Loading NetWare Drivers During Server Restart on page 3 12 Installing the Driver When You Install NetWare To install the driver with the operating system during a fresh install 1 12 Install and configure the controller and hard drives as described in page 2 3 Create the bootable array as described on page 2 4 Create the driver disk as described on page 3 2 When finished remove the driver disk Restart the computer then press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility Use ARC to create the RAID For details see Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Utility on page 2 5 Install and configure a secondary controller if any Create the driver disk as described on page 3 2 When finished remove the driver disk Install the operating system according to the NetWare documentation Verify that you have the aacraid ham and aacraid ddi files available on the driver disk created at the beginning of this chapter When the Device Types screen appears check the Storage adapters list and select Modify to add another driver Select Storage adapters then press Enter All recognized controllers are displayed If AACRAID is detected delete it Press Insert to add another driver The available drivers are displayed Insert the driver floppy disk 3 10 Installing the Driver 13 Press the Enter key to scan the floppy drive Once the driver is selected the parameter screen is disp
66. e drive You can use the drive connected to the controller you are updating MK Note When you are updating the controller flash no I O is possible Before you can use the controller again complete the flash operation and restart the computer At the DOS command prompt typically A gt type AFU with no arguments The AFU s main menu is displayed Choose Select Controllers and select the Adaptec RAID controllers to be flashed Choose Select an Operation Choose any available AFU function and follow the on screen instructions Adaptec Flash Utility AFU Running the AFU from the Command Line At the DOS command prompt typically A gt type AFU followed by acommand and any switches The AFU processes the command prompts you to insert additional floppy disks as needed exits and reports success or an error message code Command Summary This section describes each of the AFU commands in detail The commands appear alphabetically HELP The HELP command displays a summary of AFU functions and command switches Examples The following are examples of command syntax that will work to get help A gt AFU HELP A gt AFU LIST The LIST command displays the AFU supported controllers installed on your computer Use this command to see which controllers are installed on this system or to identify the ID numbers assigned to each physical controller You do not have to restart the computer upon co
67. e harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Adaptec Inc ASR 2020ZCR 2120S 2200S AAR 2410SA 2810SA 21610SA Tested to Compl T pty With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE C European Union Compliance Statement This Information Technology Equipment has been tested and found to comply with EMC Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC in accordance with m EN55022 1998 Emissions m EN55024 1998 Immunity EN61000 4 2 1998 Electrostatic discharge 4 kV contact 8 kV air EN61000 4 3 1998 Radiated immunity EN61000 4 4 1995 Electrical fast transients burst 1 kV AC 0 5 kV I O EN61000 4 5 1995 Surges 1 kV differential mode 2 kV common mode EN61000 4 6 1996 Conducted immunity 3 V EN61000 4 11 1994 Supply dips and variation 30 and 100 In addition all equipment requiring U L listing has been found to comply with EMC Directive 73 23 EEC as amended by 93 68 EEC in accordance with EN60950 with amendments A1 A2 A3 A4 A11 This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to the Australian New Zealand standard AS NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum Management Agency Australian New Zealand Compliance Statement vi amp Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of
68. e management device for which to display fan status fan Unit number of the fan enclosure show power enclosure powersupply Displays the status of one or more power supplies D 36 Command Line Interface Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device for which to display power supply status powersupply Unit number of the power supply enclosure show slot enclosure slot Displays the status of a specific device slot on a specific enclosure Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device for which to display device slot status slot Unit number of the device slot whose status to display enclosure show status enclosure Displays general status of a specific enclosure Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device for which to display status enclosure show temperature enclosure sensor Displays temperature status of a specific enclosure Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device for which to temperature status sensor Unit number of the temperature sensor whose status to display D 37 Command Line Interface Using Automated Command Scripts To execute a CLI command script type the at sign followed by the filename that contains the CLI commands for example AACO gt commandscript txt In a CLI command script text file each line ends with a line feed inse
69. er s flash components and saves the data to a UFI file This allows you to later restore a controller s flash to its previous contents should the need arise Verify Reads the contents of a controller s flash components and compares it to the contents of the specified UFI file Version Displays version information about a controller s flash components List Lists all supported controllers detected in your system System Requirements The requirements for AFU are as follows MS DOS version 5 0 or later It cannot run from a DOS command prompt window under any version of Windows At least 8 MB of extended memory AA Note You cannot create the bootable floppy using Windows 2000 Compatibility The AFU has the following compatibility issues Supports HIMEM SYS compatible with other DOS drivers running under HIMEM SYS for example SMARTDRV SYS and SETVER SYS Does not support DOS extenders installed in memory such as EMM386 SYS and DOS4GW Adaptec Flash Utility AFU Firmware and UFI File Locations The firmware and UFI file locations on the Adaptec Installation CD are as follows Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks Controller firmware is available two ways From the Adaptec installation CD The CD includes the AFU executable AFU exe the corresponding documentation and a separate flash image The flash image may be comprised of multiple UFI files You can locate the necess
70. erify Example Method Build ACU for DOS ReadCache Keyword ReadCache indicates whether the array uses read caching Possible values are m Yes the default Enable read caching m No Disable read caching Example ReadCache Yes Size Keyword The Size keyword specifies the size of the array Specify Maximum the default to create an array using the maximum available space based on the array type and drives selected Otherwise specify the size as an integer or a decimal number followed by the unit keyword MB megabytes GB gigabytes or TB terabytes A Note A unit keyword is required with a numeric size value If no unit keyword is specified the ACU exits with an error Examples Size 2 5GB Size 300MB Size Maximum StripeSize Keyword A Note This keyword does not support RAID 50 arrays because RAID 50 arrays support only a stripe size of 64 KB The StripeSize keyword specifies the stripe size in MB written to each member of a striped RAID 0 RAID 5 RAID 10 array The possible values for StripeSize are 16 KB 32 KB and 64 KB the default Example StripeSize 64 B 10 ACU for DOS Type Keyword Type is a required keyword indicating the array type There is no default value The Type keyword values are E Volume m RAID5 E RAIDO m RAID10 E RAID1 E RAID50 AK Note For information about which array types your controller supports see C
71. es connected to the controller See page B 8 Indicates the method Build Verify Clear or Quick Init to use when creating a redundant array see page B 9 Indicates whether read caching is enabled for this array see page B 10 Specifies the size of the array see page B 10 Specifies the size of contiguous I O in bytes see page B 10 Indicates the type of array to create see page B 9 Indicates whether the ACU should wait for the new array s build verify or clear to com plete before continuing see page B 11 Indicates whether write cach ing is enabled for this array see page B 11 B 6 ACU for DOS The keywords are described in detail in the sections that follow Array Keyword Array is a required keyword indicating the start of an array definition block The syntax is Array lt label gt where label is an optional alphanumeric string Examples Array Array MyData Drives Keyword Drives is a required keyword specifying the devices to use in creating the array There is no default value A drive is identified by its channel number ID target and LUN separated by colons for example 0 0 0 or 0 1 0 Separate multiple drive identifiers with commas Prior to creating any new arrays the ACU initializes any drives specified by the Drives keyword If a drive is specified in more than one array definition block in a script it is initialized only once Caution Any drive spe
72. ets the speed of a specific fan Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device on which to set the speed of a fan fan Unit number of the fan speed Speed at which to set the fan Switches o Specifies whether to turn off the fan enclosure set interval second Sets the monitor reporting interval in seconds Parameters second Number of seconds for the monitor reporting interval enclosure set power off boolean enclosure powersupply Turns on or off a specific power supply D 35 Command Line Interface Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device powersupply Unit number of the power supply Switches off Specifies whether to turn on or off the power supply of the unit number enclosure set scsiid enclosure slot device_ID Sets the ID number of the device slot Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device slot Unit number of the device slot to assign a channel number device_ID ID number of the device enclosure set temperature enclosure degree Sets the temperature threshold Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device on which to set a temperature threshold degree Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit from 0 to 255 enclosure show fan enclosure fan Displays the status of a specific fan Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosur
73. famin Password freeexes O Sawe user name password Required field if security is enabled on the Adaptec Storage Manager agent 2 Type the IP address The default System startup port number 34571 is supplied for you 3 For Username type admin 4 For Password type adaptec Note The username and password are case sensitive Once you are logged in for the first time you can add new accounts and change account passwords For details refer to the online Help 4 8 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager In this Chapter Introduction 5 1 Overview 5 2 Changing How Drives are Displayed 5 3 Collapsed and Expanded Views 5 4 Component Views 5 5 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of Adaptec Storage Manager the user friendly graphical user interface that you use to easily create and manage arrays For more details on using Adaptec Storage Manager to set up and manage arrays refer to the online Help 5 1 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Overview Adaptec Storage Manager provides an expandable tree view of the systems and controllers you are managing You can perform most configuration and management tasks by selecting a controller from the tree and working with related objects The figure below shows how Adaptec Storage Manager displays information about Physical and Logical devices Physical devices Logical devices Controller 2 ly Pa 8 Channel 0 320 MB s 5 de
74. gotiation has no effect with 8 bit devices Enable Yes Determines whether the SCSI channel allows Disconnection the SCSI device to disconnect from the SCSI channel sometimes called Disconnect Reconnect or Reselection Initiate Wide Yes Determines whether the SCSI channel attempts Negotiation 16 bit data transfer instead of 8 bit data transfer The effective data transfer rate is doubled when 16 bit data transfer is used QAS No Determines whether QAS Quick Arbitration and Selection is used to eliminate overhead and speed up data transfers on the SCSI bus Packetized Yes Determines whether SCSI packetization encapsulation is used to reduce overhead and speed data transfer The packetized SCSI protocol provides a method for transferring command and status information at the maximum rate 1 Adaptec recommends that you not enable QAS if you are using an enclosure that contains Ultra320 expander ICs A 14 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Using the Disk Utilities The disk utilities allow you to low level format or verify the media of the hard drives To access the disk utilities 1 Restart the computer then press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 If multiple controllers are installed select the controller you want to configure then press Enter 3 From the ARC menu select Disk Utilities 4 Select the desired disk then press Enter You are offered the following options Format Dis
75. hannel 0 m Controller ports 8 through 15 are mapped to IDs 0 through 7 on Channel 1 For example port 5 is 0 5 0 port 12 is 1 4 0 Command Line Interface All Controllers The following terms are used in discussing the CLI Array container A logical disk created from available space and made up of one or more partitions on one or more physical disks Stripe chunk Contiguous set of data distributed across all the disks in an array A striped array distributes data evenly across all members in equal sized sections called stripes Free or available space Space on an initialized disk that is not in use Partition Contiguous area of a physical drive that makes up some or all of an array Hotspare failover disk A hard drive an array member that is not used in day to day data storage but is instead reserved for use as a replacement for one of the other drives in the array in the event of a failure Additional RAID terms are defined in the Glossary D 3 Command Line Interface Accessing the CLI The method you use to access the CLI depends on the operating system OS as described below Accessing the CLI in MS DOS To access the CLI from the MS DOS prompt move to the directory containing the afacli executable then type afacli Accessing the CLI in Windows To access the CLI Note The following procedure assumes that you accepted the default location for the software during installation
76. he device file for example c0b0t010 for the CD ROM block device To determine the actual filename look in the dev cdrom directory Use pkgadd to install Storage Manager pkgadd d mnt unixware manager RaidMan ds Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Unmount the CD ROM drive umount mnt 6 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager UnixWare Only To start RAID Agent type the following case sensitive command sh opt RaidMan RaidAgnt sh When successful a copyright message is displayed in the terminal window If you want RAID Agent to run at startup all the time add the following line to the etc inittab and etc conf init d kernel files nfra 12346 once sh opt RaidMan RaidAgnt sh Installing Storage Manager on NetWare AA Notes m With NetWare Storage Manager supports up to 16 Adaptec RAID controllers m You need the latest Support Pack for your operating system so you can run the supported Java Virtual Machine JVM m You need JVM version 1 3 or later To check your JVM version load JVM type JAVA VERSION m For the latest updates from Novell visit www novell com To install Storage Manager 1 2 3 Insert the Adaptec installation CD From the command prompt type load cdrom and press Enter From the command prompt type RaidMan netware manager install The installation program starts Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the insta
77. ified is invalid or out of range 16 Controller not responding The controller has stopped responding to the ACU 17 Build Verify Clear failed The build verify or clear operation for one or more arrays has failed 100 You ran ACU and made changes The ACU exited with no errors success and you must restart the computer Example Running the ACU with a Script The following MS DOS command invokes the ACU and creates arrays on controller 1 based on the array keywords defined in the script file A RAID ACU It also configures Channel 0 and saves a log of the operation in the log file C RAID LOG A gt ACU P A RAID ACU L C RAID LOG C1 The following sample script file is a sample RAID ACU script as referred to in the previous ACU command This script creates the following arrays a 500 MB single disk volume and a 2 GB two drive RAID 1 with a hotspare Script to create volume mirror and RAID 5 arrays Create a 500MB volume labeled MySystem Array MySystem Type Volume Size 500MB Drives 0 0 0 End Create a 2GB mirror labeled MyMirror Array MyMirror Type RAID1 Size 2GB Use drives 1 and 2 Drives 0 1 0 0 2 0 Disable write cache WriteCache No Assign 1 spare drive HotspareDrives 0 3 0 End B 14 ACU for DOS The following sample script file creates a maximum size three drive RAID 5 Create a maximum size RAID 5 labeled MyData Array MyData Type RAID5 Size Maximum
78. ing Linux System on page 3 6 m For the most up to date information on Adaptec s support of Linux visit www adaptec com Installing the Module When You Install Red Hat To install the module with the operating system during a fresh install 1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives as described in page 2 3 2 Create the bootable array as described on page 2 4 3 Create the driver disk as described on page 3 2 When finished remove the driver disk 4 Insert the first Red Hat installation CD and restart the computer to begin the operating system installation 5 Restart the computer 6 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears type expert at the Boot prompt When prompted insert the driver disk then select OK 8 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment 9 Ifyou are installing other third party devices proceed with the installation of those devices Otherwise select Done 10 Proceed with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat instructions Installing the Driver Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System To install the module in an existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux system 1 Insert and mount the Adaptec installation CD 2 Install the module RPM by typing rpm Uvh mount point linux arc driver aacl 1 4 2322 rpm 3 Run fdisk mkfs and create mount points for any new drives Installing the Unix Driver This section discusses the following systems m OpenServer m UnixW
79. ion and using the Create wizard Changing How Drives are Displayed You can choose how information is displayed in the Physical devices view by clicking one of the following buttons in the Logical devices view Displays physical device information in text format This is the default view Displays physical device information in full size capacity format A full length bar is displayed for each drive regardless of capacity A small segment on each drive is reserved for the RAID signature this area is indicated by a gray cap at the end of each bar Note A drive shaded in light blue is not part of any disk group E Displays physical device information in relative size capacity format A full length bar is displayed for the largest drive proportionally shorter bars are displayed for other drives 5 3 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Collapsed and Expanded Views You can display a collapsed or expanded view of the system configuration Initially Storage Manager displays a collapsed textual view of the configuration information in both the Logical devices and Physical devices views b a In the Logical devices view Click to expand and collapse information about disk groups and logical devices The expanded display shows the following information about each logical device m Disk group name and capacity if available m Logical device size m Logical device state m Build progress In the Physical devices view
80. ipt File Manually on page B 5 and specify one but not both of the required switches listed in the table below You may also add one or both of the optional switches listed in the table SA Note Command line syntax is not case sensitive Switch Type Description P lt file gt R lt file gt L lt file gt C lt number gt Required Required Optional Optional Playback Mode In this mode the ACU reads the contents of the specified script file and creates arrays and configures channel settings based on the keywords defined in the script For more details see Playback Mode on page B 4 Note The ACU exits with an error if you do not include either the P or the R switch but not both Record Mode The ACU writes a controller s existing array configuration to a specified script file enabling you to create the same configuration by running the ACU in playback mode p switch with the resulting script For more details see Record Mode on page B 4 Note The ACU exits with an error if you do not include either the P or the R switch but not both Optional Log Filename Switch lIf you include this switch the ACU records its activity and any errors it encounters in the log file If you do not include this switch the ACU displays any status and errors on the screen The file is a standard MS DOS file which can include a drive directory filename and extension Only the filen
81. is accessible throughout RAID 1 copies the contents of the primary drive to a secondary drive See also clear bus See channel C cache Fast access memory on the controller that serves as intermediate storage for data that is read from or written to drives capacity Total usable space available in megabytes or gigabytes channel Any path or bus used for the transfer of data between storage devices and a RAID controller chunk See stripe clear Foreground initialization of a fault tolerant array A clear operation zeros all blocks of the array The array is not accessible until the clear task is complete concatenation Joining of physical or logical drives in sequential order Glossary 2 Glossary consistency check command The controller continuously performs a verification on a redundant array to data integrity In the case of RAID 1 or 10 consistency checks assure that the data between like blocks match In the case of a RAID 5 consistency checks assure that data in the stripe and the calculated parity for the stripe match container See array D dead partition See failed degraded A redundant for example a RAID 1 array in which one or more members have failed The data is intact but redundancy has been compromised Any further failure would cause the array to fail and result in data loss dirty data Data that has been written to a cache but which has not been flushed out to
82. ive as their member B 8 ACU for DOS A Notes m InitializeAll isa global keyword that you need to specify only once m InitializeAll is always performed prior to array creation regardless of its position in the script m Ifboth InitializeAll Yes and InitializeAl1 No are specified in the same script file InitializeAll Yes is always the overriding value m Ifan array is deleted during a build verify process the process is automatically terminated Possible values are as follows Yes Initialize all drives No the default Do not initialize all drives only those drives specified with the Drives keyword are initialized Examples Type Volume Type RAID1 Method Keyword Method is an optional keyword indicating which method to use when creating a redundant RAID 1 5 and 10 array Possible values are Build the default Perform a build verify process on the array Takes longer than Clear but allows you to begin using the array immediately Clear Clear the array Faster than a build verify process but you have to wait for the operation to be completed before you can begin using the array Quick Init Makes the array available immediately but does not accomplish a build verify Parity and mirror information is created as data is written to the drive called full stripe write mode which reduces overall array performance Maximum performance is achieved by starting and completing a build v
83. k The functionality depends on the controller type as described below SATA Controllers Simulates a format of the hard drive by removing the file system and writing zeros to the entire disk SCSI Controllers Performs a low level format Most drives are formatted at the factory and do not need to be formatted again Caution During formatting all data is destroyed Before proceeding back up any data Verify Disk Media Scans the media of a drive for defects Any errors found are corrected Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Viewing the Event Log The BIOS based event log stores all firmware events configuration changes array creation boot activity and so on The event log has a fixed size Once full old events are flushed as new events are stored Also the log is volatile therefore it is cleared after each system restart To access the event log 1 Restart the computer then press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility 2 If multiple controllers are installed select the controller you want to configure then press Enter 3 From the ARC menu press Ctrl P The Controller Service Menu appears 4 Select Controller Log Information then press Enter The current log is displayed ACU for DOS In this Appendix Introduction B 1 Creating the ACU Utility Disk B 1 Running the ACU Interactively B 2 Running the ACU Using Scripts B 3 Introduction The Array Configuration
84. k List m Disk Show Defects m Disk Verify Disk List The disk list attributes are defined as follows m Device ID An ID number assigned to each device attached to a channel m Device Type Reports whether the device is a disk printer scanner and so on m Removable Media Reports whether the media is removable floppy disk or CD ROM for example Vendor ID Name of a device vendor Product ID Device model number Revision Number Device revision number Number of Blocks Total number of disk block available ona device Bytes per Block Number of bytes for each block Disk Usage Either MS DOS Initialized Not Initialized Offline or Unknown m Shared Channel N A Example AACO gt disk list Executing disk list C ID L Device Type Blocks Bytes Block Usage Shared 0 01 0 Disk 17783240 512 Initialized NO 0 02 0 Disk 17783240 512 Initialized NO D 11 Command Line Interface Disk Show Defects The disk show defects command shows the following types on information m Total number and location of primary defects defects that originate during manufacturing m Total number and location of grown defects defects that originate after manufacturing Example In the example below the drive contains five primary defects and no grown defects AACO gt disk show defects full true 0 1 0 Executing disk show defects full TRUE CHANNEL 0 ID 1 LUN 0 Number of PRIMARY defects on drive 5 Defect 1 at cylin
85. layed 14 Verify the loaded drivers From the lower window menu select Continue then press Enter AA Note If the driver installation process fails the server console is displayed so you can see the cause of the failure Now that you have installed the drivers refer to your NetWare documentation to modify disk partitions apply hot fixes or perform volume maintenance Also see Loading NetWare Drivers During Server Restart on page 3 12 for a summary of array management options in NetWare Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWare System To install the driver in an existing operating system 1 Upgrade your NetWare server to the minimum patch level specified by Novell 2 Makea backup copy of the driver 3 Create the driver disk as described on page 3 2 When finished remove the driver disk 4 Shutdown the server 5 Install and configure the Adaptec RAID controller as a secondary controller as described in Chapter 2 6 Start the server 7 Atthe NetWare server console prompt type load nwconfig nlm and press Enter 8 Select Driver Options and press Enter 9 Select Configure disk and storage device drivers and press Enter 10 Select Select an additional driver and press Enter 11 Insert the driver floppy disk then press the Insert key All available drivers are displayed 12 Press the Insert key again to access additional drivers 3 11 Installing the Driver 13 Press Enter to scan for the drivers 14
86. lean full boolean container Lists information about the arrays on the controller Parameters container ID number of the array containing information to display Switches all Specifies whether to list all containers on the system ul1 Specifies whether to display detailed information container move containerl container2 Moves the first array number specified to the second array number specified in effect to renumber an array Parameters container1 ID number of the array to renumber container2 ID number to assign to the array specified in container1 container promote container Creates a multilevel volume from a RAID 0 or a single entry volume Parameters container ID number of the array to promote to a multilevel array container readonly container Sets the protection on the array to read only access Parameters container ID number of the array to set to read only access container readwrite container Sets the protection on an array to read write access D 21 Command Line Interface Parameters container ID number of the array to set to read write access container reconfigure stripe_size integer mirror boolean partition_move boolean partition_size integer raid5 boolean raidl0 boolean restart boolean stripe boolean volume boolean wait boolean container device_ID Changes the configuration
87. ll boolean device_ID Lists the disks available on the controller Parameters device_ID ID number of the device to display information Switches all List of all devices on the controller u11 Detailed information for devices The default is FALSE disk remove dead_partitions device_ID Removes all failed partitions from a disk Parameters device_ID ID number of the device from which to remove failed partitions disk set default device_ID Sets the default ID for use in CLI commands Parameters device_ID ID number of the device disk set smart all boolean clear boolean enable_exceptions boolean logerr boolean perf boolean report_count boolean device_ID Changes a disk s Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART configuration Parameters device_ID ID number of the device on which to change SMART configurations D 29 Command Line Interface Switches all Specifies whether to enable SMART configurations for all disks clear Clears the SMART error counts for the disk enable_exceptions Specifies whether to enable SMART exception reporting logerr If FALSE the default logging of SMART exception reports is dissabled If TRUE logging of SMART exception reports is enabled perf If FALSE the default reporting of exceptions according to the MRIE mode is dissabled If TRUE reporting of exceptions according to the
88. llation Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Starting Storage Manager AK Note You need root privileges to run Storage Manager To start Storage Manager use the procedure outlined in the table below for your operating system If your operating system is Windows Linux OpenServer UnixWare OpenUNIX NetWare Start Storage Manager as follows To run Storage Manager as a standalone application click Start gt Programs gt Adaptec Storage Manager then select the appropriate icon To run Storage Manager in a browser open the browser then type in the IP address colon and 34572 as the port number Change to the directory where you installed Storage Manager by typing cd usr RaidMan Then use the sh RaidMan sh shell command Change to the directory where you installed Storage Manager by typing cd opt RaidMan Then use the sh RaidMan sh shell command Type the LOAD RAIDMAN command 1 To run Storage Manager in a browser your network s DNS configuration must have matching forward and reverse lookups Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Logging into Remote Systems To log into a remote system 1 Click Remote gt Add Remote System Storage Manager displays the login screen as shown below xi Note The remote system must be running the Adaptec Storage Manager Host name or TCP IP address figo 1 0 10 26 System startup port number fsas71 User name
89. ller type afu update C lt controller_number gt Where lt controller_number gt is the number of the controller whose firmware you are updating For example to upgrade Controller 0 type afu update C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility AFU b Updating the Flash on Multiple Controllers To flash the firmware on multiple controllers type afu update C lt controller_number_a gt lt controller_number_b gt Where lt controller_number_a gt and lt controller_number_b gt is the number of one of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating To upgrade controllers 0 2 and 3 for example type afu update C 0 2 3 c Updating the Flash on All Controllers Simultaneously To flash the firmware on all controllers type afu update C all A Note The UFI file identifies the appropriate controllers so you do not have to worry about flashing the wrong controller 8 The AFU prompts you to put in the first firmware disk When it detects that the disk is in the drive the AFU reads the part of the firmware image contained on the first disk 9 When prompted remove the first firmware disk and insert the second firmware disk 10 If necessary repeat Step 9 until the process is complete C 10 Command Line Interface In this Appendix Introduction Terminology Accessing the CLI Using the CLI General Control Commands Container Array Commands Controller Commands Disk Commands Logfile Comma
90. lot enclosure slot Activates a device in a slot in the SAF TE enclosure Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device on which to activate a device slot Unit number of the slot enclosure identify slot stop boolean enclosure slot Identifies a device in the enclosure Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device on which to identify a slot slot Unit number of the slot Switches stop Specifies whether to stop identifying the slot enclosure list all boolean full boolean enclosure Lists components for one or all enclosure devices Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device whose associated components to display Switches all Lists all enclosures on the system ul1l Displays detailed component information enclosure prepare slot enclosure slot Prepares a device in a slot for insertion or removal D 34 Command Line Interface Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device on which to prepare a slot slot Unit number of the slot enclosure set alarm on boolean enclosure Turns the audible alarm on or off Parameters enclosure ID number of the enclosure management device whose audible alarm to set Switches on Specifies whether to turn the audible alarm on or off enclosure set fan off boolean enclosure fan speed S
91. lume Concatenates two or more arrays of the same type rebuild Background regeneration of redundant data on a RAID 1 reconfiguration Process of expanding an array or migrating an array from one RAID type to another changing the stripe size of a RAID 0 or moving a logical device s partitions to other disks Glossary 7 Glossary redundant The ability of an array to maintain operability when one or more hardware failures occur RAID 1 is an example of a redundant array In the event of a drive failure redundant arrays can be restored to normal operation by replacing the failed drive and rebuilding the array rescan Process of updating the current screen to show all currently available resources S segment Disk drive or portion of a disk drive used to create a logical device A disk can include RAID segments and available segments A RAID segment is part of a logical device it can be used by only one logical device at a time Available segments can be used to define a new logical device If the disk is not part of any logical device the entire disk is an available segment Serial ATA SATA A successor to ATA that uses a serial instead of parallel interface simple volume A volume made up of disk space from a single disk It can consist of a single region on a disk or concatenated multiple regions of the same disk single level array Array created from one or more partitions See also volume spanned volu
92. me RAID signature and RAID 1 on page E 2 spanned volume A simple volume that spans two or more drives spare See hotspare Glossary 8 Glossary stripe Contiguous set of data distributed across all the disks in an array A striped array distributes data evenly across all members in equal sized sections called stripes stripe size The amount of data in each section of a striped array striped array See RAID signature and RAID 5 on page E 3 T task An operation that occurs only on the RAID controller asynchronous to all other operations for example initializing a disk or verifying an array Some tasks can take an extended period of time particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I O while the task is running V verify See consistency check command volume See simple volume spanned volume Glossary 9 Gladaptec Adaptec Inc 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 USA 2004 Adaptec Inc All rights reserved Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec Inc which may be registered in some jurisdictions Part Number 513853 06 Ver AA 03 04 MKL
93. mmand Line Interface Enabling Automatic Failover To enable automatic failover use the controller set automatic_failover command with the failover switch as in the following example AACO gt controller set automatic_failover failover_enabled TRUE Executing controller set automatic_failover failover_enabled TRUE After running the controller set automatic_failover command use the controller show automatic_failover command to verify that automatic failover has been enabled If necessary you can now replace a failed disk with a replacement disk Displaying Controller Information Controllers exhibit a number of attributes that you can display or manage using the following CLI commands m Controller List m Controller Details Controller List The controller list attributes are defined as follows m Adapter Name Name m Adapter Type Product name m Controller Availability Access mode Example Before opening a controller you may want to use the controller list command to display all controllers In the following example the Adapter Name column indicates that AACO is the name of the controller installed on the computer The example also indicates the controller s path CLI gt controller list Executing controller list Adapter Name Adapter Type Availability AACO Adaptec xxxxx read write D 9 Controller Details Command Line Interface attributes are defined as follows lity Acces
94. mpletion of this command Example The following example shows typical system output in response to a LIST command A gt AFU LIST Adaptec Flash Utility V4 0 0 B5749 c Adaptec Inc 1999 2002 All Rights Reserved Controllers Detected and Recognized Controller 0 03 05 00 Adaptec 2410 Adaptec Flash Utility AFU SAVE The SAVE command saves the contents of a controller s flash in a UFI file The name of the UFI file is based on the controller type and cannot be changed You must restart the computer following a SAVE command Command Syntax The command syntax for the SAVE command is as follows AFU SAVE C lt Controller ID gt D lt UFI File Path gt Command Switches The following switches are available m C lt Controller ID gt is one or more controller IDs representing the set of controllers on which to perform the specified command The default is 0 which means that if the computer has multiple controllers the AFU defaults to controller 0 unless you specify otherwise You can specify a single controller ID for example C 0 multiple IDs separated by commas for example C 0 2 or ALL to indicate all controllers AK Note If the controller you want using the e C switch otherwise the AFU displays an error message and exits m D lt UFI File Path gt specifies the path drive and directory where the UFI files are located If you do not specify the D switch the AFU looks for or creates
95. n m During initialization all data is deleted from the disk Before proceeding back up any data m Ifthe drive is already used in an array initialization may make the array unusable m Donot initialize a disk that is part of a boot array The boot array is the lowest numbered array normally 00 in the List of Arrays dialog box For information on determining which disks are associated with a particular array see Viewing Array Properties on page A 5 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC To initialize drives 1 a FF OO N for Restart the computer then press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Select Initialize Drives Browse with the arrow keys to select a channel Browse with the arrow keys to highlight the disk you want to initialize then press Insert Repeat Step 5 until all the drives to be initialized are selected Press Enter Read the warning message ensure that you have selected the correct drives to initialize and then press Y to continue Rescanning Drives To rescan the drives connected to the controller 1 Restart the computer then press Ctrl A when prompted to access the ARC utility From the ARC menu select Array Configuration Utility Select Rescan Drives Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Using SATASelect and SCSISelect The SATASelect and SCSISelect utilities allow you to change controller and
96. n ARC utility is part of the controller BIOS The utility includes m Array Configuration Utility ACU Used to create configure and manage arrays and make arrays bootable Also used to initialize and rescan drives Also available as a stand alone DOS utility as described in Appendix B ACU for DOS m SATASelect and SCSISelect Used to change device and controller settings m Disk Utilities Used to format or verify media To run the ARC utility press Ctrl A when prompted by the following message during system startup Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility A 1 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC The Adaptec RAID Controller menu presents the following options m Array Configuration Utility m SATASelect and SCSISelect Utilities m Disk Utilities To select a menu option in ARC browse with the arrow keys then press Enter Sometimes selecting an option displays another menu to return to the previous menu at any time press Esc The following sections discuss each of these menu options Using the ACU The Array Configuration Utility ACU allows you to perform the following tasks m Creating Arrays m Managing Arrays m Initializing Drives m Rescanning Drives Creating Arrays To create an array 1 For systems with RAID enclosures Power up any enclosures YX Note The ACU may not find disks or enclosures that were powered up after system power up Therefore power up
97. n menu From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array to which you want to assign a hotspare then press Ctrl S The Hotspare Management for Array dialog box is displayed which shows the drives that can be assigned as hotspares Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Select a drive then press Insert to assign the drive as a hotspare The specified drive is displayed in the Assigned Hotspares drives list Press Enter to save the hotspare assignment If you are finished managing hotspares press Y for yes when prompted to return to the main menu To remove an assigned hotspare from an array 1 2 Select Manage Arrays from the main menu From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array from which you want to remove the assigned hotspare then press Ctrl S The Hotspare Management for Array dialog box is displayed which shows drives that can be assigned as hotspares and drives that are already assigned as hotspares From the Assigned Hotspares drives list select the drive to be removed then press Delete The specified drive is displayed in the Select Hotspares drives list Press Enter to save the removed hotspare assignment If you are finished managing hotspares press Y for yes when prompted to return to the main menu Initializing Drives If a correctly installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or it appears grayed out you need to initialize it Cautio
98. nds Task Commands Enclosure Commands Using Automated Command Scripts D 2 D 4 D 5 D 15 D 16 D 25 D 28 D 32 D 32 D 34 D 38 D 1 Command Line Interface Introduction The Command Line Interface CLI allows you to configure and manage controller components The CLI contains most of the functionality offered by Adaptec Storage Manager plus some additional functionality not offered by Adaptec Storage Manager CLI commands allow you to automate testing or array creation in a production environment using Windows command scripts and Linux and Unix shell scripts This appendix describes briefly some of the commands available in the CLI For a full description of all the CLI commands refer to the Command Line Interface Reference Guide Terminology This section discusses terminology used in this Appendix Adaptec 2410SA 2810SA Controllers Only In the device ID format C ID L m C represents Channel which is always zero m ID represents Port ID or Port number on the SATA RAID controller This is the only value that is used m L represents LUN which is always zero A Note Only the value for Port ID is used Adaptec 21610SA Controllers Only In the device ID format C ID L m C represents Channel m ID represents Port ID For mapping see below m L represents LUN which is always zero Your Serial ATA adapter maps Port IDs as follows m Controller ports 0 through 7 are mapped to IDs 0 through 7 on C
99. nished remove the driver disk Boot the server Insert the driver floppy disk To run the installpkg utility open a terminal window and type the installpkg command OpenServer reads the disk and performs the installation Rebuild the kernel Install the new kernel by typing y when prompted to make it the default kernel Restart the computer Add devices created on the RAID controller to the operating system For details refer to your OpenServer documentation Insert and mount the Adaptec installation CD To enable RAID management software and utilities type the following commands cd mount point openserv arc driver aacraid reloc tmp aacraid scripts cp aacaifd usr sbin cp S98aacaifd etc rc2 d chmod 755 usr sbin aacaifd etc rc d S98aacaifd Installing the Driver UnixWare and OpenUNIX This section contains the following procedures m Installing the Driver When You Install UnixWare or OpenuNIX m Installing the Driver in an Existing UnixWare or OpenUNIX System VX Note Although the driver disk you create for UnixWare and OpenUNIX differ the installation procedures for these operating systems are the same Installing the Driver When You Install UnixWare or OpenUNIX To install the driver with the operating system during a fresh install 1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives as described in page 2 3 2 Create the bootable array as described on page 2 4 3 Create the driver disk
100. nly when done container create stripe cache boolean stripe_size integer label string free_space device_ID Creates a RAID 0 Parameters free_space Drive and its associated available space to be used to create the RAID 0 device_ID One or more devices D 19 Command Line Interface Switches cache Specifies whether to enable caching on the array stripe_size Stripe size for the RAID 0 The default is 64 KB label Label to assign to the new RAID 0 container create volume cache boolean label string device_ID free_space device_ID free_space Creates a volume Parameters device_ID Drive and its associated available space to be used to create the volume free_space Available space to be used to create the volume device_ID free_space Additional devices and associated available spaces Switches cache Specifies whether to enable caching on the array labe1l Label to assign to the new volume container delete always boolean unconditional boolean container Deletes the array Parameters container ID number of the array to delete Switches always Specifies that the array be deleted if it has data a file system Cannot override open files unconditional Specifies that the array be deleted even if it has a file system Overrides open files D 20 Command Line Interface container list all boo
101. no performance advantage over a single drive RAID 0 A RAID 0 is created by striping data across two or more drives This striping scheme creates no redundancy to protect the data However because the drives share load equally RAID 0 provides the best read and write performance of any RAID type An example of a RAID 0 array is shown below RAID 1 A RAID 1 array is created by copying or mirroring all data from one drive onto a second drive This mirroring provides redundancy ensuring that if one drive fails no data is lost Redundancy also means that only half of the total capacity is available RAID 1 offers no write performance advantage over a simple volume configuration However because the drives share read load equally RAID 1 provides improved read performance An example of a RAID 1 array is shown above About RAID RAID 5 This RAID type requires at least three drives Like RAID 0 data is striped across the drives However in RAID 5 parity is stored separately from data and occupies the equivalent of one drive The controller generates parity every time data is written to the array and it is distributed in stripes across all the drives In the event of a drive failure the contents of the failed drive can be rebuilt from the data and parity on the remaining drives Using parity minimizes the storage cost of redundancy Because only one drive is used to store parity a three drive array which is the worst
102. nter The display shows only the array types available for the number of drives selected The supported array types RAID levels for your controller are listed in Controller Features on page 1 5 The maximum number of drives allowed and minimum number of drives required depends on the RAID level For details see Appendix E About RAID 2 Type an optional label for the array then press Enter Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC 3 Enter the desired array size The maximum array size available based on the partitions you selected is displayed automatically If you want to designate a different array size type the desired array size and select MB megabytes GB gigabytes or TB terabytes from the drop down list If the available space from the selected partitions is greater than the size you specify the remaining space is available for use in other arrays 4 Select the desired stripe size The allowable stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB the default The default stripe size provides the best overall performance in most network environments 5 Specify whether you want to enable read and write caching for the array Caution When caching is Enabled there is a potential for data loss or corruption during a power failure Caching should usually be enabled to optimize performance unless your data is highly sensitive or unless your application performs completely random reads which is unlikely 6 When you
103. of available space The array s cache is enabled and the label is Venus AACO gt container create volume cache TRUE label Venus 0 01 0 100M Executing container create volume cache TRUE label Venus CHANNEL 0 ID 1 LUN 0 104 857 600 container 0 created Creating a RAID 0 When creating a RAID 0 you need to determine the stripe size that is most suitable for your environment The stripe_size attribute indicates the number of bytes in a stripe the amount of data written to a partition before the I O data stream switches to the next partition in the array The stripe size can be 16 32 or 64 KB the default is 64 KB Note that you can change the stripe size later using the container reconfigure command To create a RAID 0 use the container create stripe command In the following example the Array 0 is created on device 0 01 0 from 100 MB of available space The array s cache is enabled and the label is Mars AACO gt container create stripe cache TRUE label Mars 0 01 0 100M Executing container create stripe cache TRUE label Mars CHANNEL 0 ID 1 LUN 0 104 857 600 container 0 created D 6 Command Line Interface Creating a RAID 1 To create a RAID 1 use the container create new_mirror command In the following example a RAID 1 is created on devices 0 02 0 and 0 03 0 using 100 MB of available space from each device AACO gt container create new_mirror 0 2 0 100M 0 3 0 Executing
104. olume Parameters container ID number of the array from which to create the multilevel volume container create new_mirror cache boolean clear boolean label string lt quick_init boolean gt scrub boolean wait boolean free_space device_ID Creates a RAID 1 mirror from two available spaces MK Note For details see container create raid5 below D 18 Command Line Interface container create raid5 cache boolean stripe_size integer clear boolean label string lt quick_init boolean gt scrub boolean wait boolean free_space device_ID Creates a RAID 5 Parameters free_space Drive and its associated available space used to create the array device_ID One or more devices whose available space to be used to create the array Switches cache Specifies whether to enable the array s cache stripe_size Stripe size for the RAID 5 array clear Specifies whether to clear the entire array during initialization label Label to assign to the newly created array quick_init Specifies to use the Quick Init process making the array available immediately scrub Specifies whether to set up the parity by building wait If FALSE the default the operation is performed in the background and the command prompt is returned immediately If TRUE the operation is performed immediately and the command prompt is returned o
105. on instructions necessary to install and create a bootable array m Readme text file Contains additional technical information about device compatibility operating system support and drivers For location see table below m Installation and User s Guide this book PDF file on the installation CD with complete information to configure and install your Adaptec RAID controller and attached devices Includes a Glossary For location see table below Command Line Interface Reference Guide PDF file on the installation CD containing an in depth description of the commands available in the CLI For location see table below m Online Help Adaptec Storage Manager provides Help for creating and managing RAIDs including embedded displays The locations for the PDF files and Readme file are listed below Document CD Location Readme Installation and User s Guide books RAID Install Gd 513853vAA pdf Command Line Interface books RAID SW Ref 513852vAA pdf Reference Guide To view the PDF documents you need Acrobat Reader or Viewer installed on your computer For details see Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader on page 1 13 For details on using the installation CD see Using the Adaptec Installation CD on page 1 12 Introduction Using the Adaptec Installation CD The Adaptec RAID Installation CD contains array management software device drivers and documentation for the Adaptec RAID controller You
106. on provides instructions for installing Storage Manager A Note On Windows Storage Manager supports up to 16 Adaptec RAID controllers To install Storage Manager 1 Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for the Autorun executable to start the installation If this does not occur browse the CD and click Autorun 2 When the installation wizard starts follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation A Note When prompted to install SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol accept the default do not install unless you have a specific requirement for Storage Manager to work with SNMP gets and traps Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Installing Storage Manager on Linux A Notes m With Linux Storage Manager supports up to 12 Adaptec RAID controllers m Storage Manager includes the Java Runtime Environment JRE m Ifa previous version of Storage Manager is already installed and you are upgrading you must first remove that version Any customization files you may have created when you used the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade To remove Storage Manager type the rpm erase StorMan command m For the latest on Adaptec s support of Linux visit www adaptec com To install Storage Manager 1 2 Insert the Adaptec installation CD Mount the Adaptec installation CD for Red Hat mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom for SuSE mount dev cdrom media
107. on the SCSI Controller SCSI Auto Channel Mode Termination channel You should disable SCSI Parity Checking on the controller and all SCSI devices if any SCSI device supported by the controller does not support SCSI parity otherwise retain the default Most SCSI devices do support SCSI parity If you are not sure whether a device supports SCSI parity consult the documentation for the device Sets termination on the controller Adaptec recommends that you retain the default setting A 13 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC SCSI Device Configuration Options The SCSI device settings allow you to configure certain parameters for each device on the SCSI channel To configure settings for a specific device you must know the SCSI ID assigned to that device If you are not sure of the SCSI ID see Using the Disk Utilities on page A 15 To access the SCSI Device Configuration options select SCSI Configuration then select Additional Options The SCSI Device Configuration options are described in the table below AA Note For maximum performance Adaptec recommends that you retain the default settings SCSI Device Configuration Options Option Default Description Maximum N A Determines the maximum data transfer rate Transfer Rate that the SCSI channel supports The maximum effective data transfer rate is doubled when Initiate Wide Negotiation is set to Yes and 16 bit devices are attached Initiate Wide Ne
108. onal 3 12 Installing the Driver To modify the startup ncf file 1 At the server console prompt type load nwconfig and press Enter 2 Select the NCF File Options menu then press Enter 3 Select the Modify Startup ncf option then press Enter 4 Make the necessary changes When you are done press Esc YX Note You can also use your DOS text editor to modify the startup ncf file it resides on the DOS partition For additional information on the startup ncf file refer to your NetWare documentation 3 13 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager In this Chapter Installing Storage Manager on Windows 4 2 Installing Storage Manager on Linux 4 3 Installing Storage Manager on OpenServer 4 4 Installing Storage Manager on UnixWare amp OpenUNIX 4 5 Installing Storage Manager on NetWare 4 6 Starting Storage Manager 4 7 Logging into Remote Systems 4 8 After you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller and driver you are ready to install and use Adaptec Storage Manager a user friendly graphical user interface that makes it easy for you to create and manage arrays without having to restart the computer and use the BIOS utility AA Note You need administrator or root privileges to install Storage Manager For details on verifying privileges refer to your operating system documentation 4 1 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Installing Storage Manager on Windows This secti
109. ontroller Features on page 1 5 Wait Keyword Wait is an optional keyword that you can use to tell the ACU to allow the ACU to continue while the build verify or clear completes in the background specify wait no Otherwise the ACU waits by default i Note If the host is powered off before the build verify or clear process completes and is then restarted the process resumes without any user intervention Examples Wait Yes Wait No WriteCache Keyword The WriteCache keyword indicates whether write caching is used for this array if write caching is supported for the system Possible values are as follows m Yes the default Enable the write cache No Disable the write cache YX Note Setting an array s WriteCache keyword to Yes might result in data loss or corruption during a power failure Example WriteCache Yes B 11 ACU for DOS Channel Definition Block Keywords SCSI only The channel definition block is optional If used it always begins with the keyword Channel and ends with the keyword End The channel definition block keywords are listed in the table below Keyword Description Channel Used to identify the channel End Indicates the end of a channel definition block ControllerID Changes the SCSI ID of the controller Channel Keyword Channel is an optional keyword that begins a channel definition block and specifies the channel number to which the channel keywords appl
110. otable RAID5 Array 2 4 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Utility 2 5 Using the Adaptec Installation CD 2 7 viii Contents Installing the Driver Overview of the Driver Installation Process 3 2 Creating the Driver Disk 3 2 Insta ng the Windows Driver 3 3 he Driver When You Install Windows 3 3 nstalling the Driver in an Existing Windows System 3 4 Installing the Linux Module 3 5 Installing the Module When You Install Red Hat 3 5 Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System 3 6 Installing the Unix Driver 3 6 OpenServer 3 6 UnixWare and OpenUNIX 3 8 alae the NetWare Diwar 3 10 Insta ng the Driver in an n deiae NetWare System 3 11 Loading NetWare Drivers During Server Restart 3 12 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Installing Storage Manager on Windows 4 2 Installing Storage Manager on Linux 4 3 ing Storage Manager on OpenServer 4 4 torage Manager on UnixWare amp OpenUNIX 4 5 Installing Storage Manager on NetWare 4 6 Starting Storage Manager 4 7 Logging into Remote Systems 4 8 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Introduction 5 1 Overview 5 2 Physical Devices View 5 2 Logical Devices View 5 3 Changing How Drives are Displayed 5 3 Collapsed and Expanded Views 5 4 Component Views 5 5 ix Contents Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ARC Overview A 1 Using the ACU A 2 p ie A 2 initial ing Dies A 7 Rescanning Drives A 8 Using SATASelect and SCSISelect A 9
111. painted metal surface on the chassis If a wrist strap is not available ground yourself by touching the metal chassis before handling the controller or any other part of the computer Avoid touching the controller against your clothing The wrist strap protects components from ESD voltages present on the body only ESD voltages on clothing can still cause damage Handle your controller by its bracket or edges only Avoid touching the printed circuit board or the connectors When you need to put your controller down use an antistatic surface such as the bag supplied in your kit If you plan to return the controller to Adaptec put it back in its antistatic bag immediately Installing the Controller and Drives In this Chapter SATA Drives and Cables SCSI Drives and Cables Installing the Controller and Drives Determining the Boot Controller Creating a Bootable RAID 5 Array 22 22 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 1 Installing the Controller and Drives SATA Drives and Cables To install an Adaptec SATA RAID controller and drives you need equal numbers of each of the following m Serial ATA hard drives m Serial ATA cables supplied in this kit Configuration of Serial ATA drives is simple for the following reasons m There are no jumpers or switches to set on SATA controllers or hard drives m The cable connectors are identical so you don t need to worry about which end to attach to the controller and which end to the drive
112. parison D UFI_file_path Path where the pair of UFI files are located D 26 Command Line Interface controller list domain string string Lists all controllers or displays information about the currently opened controller Parameters name Computer name from which to display all controllers or specific information about the open controller Switches domain Windows only Specifies the domain in which the host to be searched resides controller pause_io integer Windows only Pauses all I O activity on the open controller to allow online manipulation of hardware Parameters integer Time in seconds to cause the controller to wait before resuming I O controller rescan Rescans the channels and updates all underlying structures controller reset_channel integer Resets a specific channel on the open controller Parameters integer Channel on which to reset this channel controller resume_io Performs rescan operation then resumes I O after pause_io controller set automatic_failover failover_enabled boolean Turns on or off automatic failover for the controller Switches failover_enabled Specifies whether to turn on or off automatic failover on the controller Specify 1 to enable 0 to disable The default is 0 D 27 Command Line Interface controller set container_verify verify_enabled boolean Turns the container verify task on or off Switches
113. peration is performed in the background and the command prompt is returned immediately If TRUE the operation is performed immediately and the command prompt is returned only when done io_delay Number of milliseconds between each I O used for the RAID 1 creation container create mmirror io_delay integer wait boolean container device_ID device_ID Creates a multilevel array of RAID 1 arrays from a multilevel array of single entry volumes Parameters container ID number of the array whose underlying volumes the command converts to RAID 1 arrays device_ID ID for the device whose available space to be used to create the multilevel array of RAID 1 arrays D 17 Command Line Interface Switches io_delay Number of milliseconds between each I O used for the RAID 1 create wait If FALSE the default the operation is performed in the background and the command prompt is returned immediately If TRUE the operation is performed immediately and the command prompt is returned only when done container create mstripe stripe_size integer label string container container Creates a multilevel RAID 0 stripe Parameters container ID number of the array from which to create the multilevel RAID 0 Switches stripe_size Stripe size for the RAID 0 array label Label for the RAID 0 array container create mvolume container container Creates a multilevel v
114. ptec installation CD at mount point packages Linux RedHat apps adobe Be sure to use the full path when viewing this location If the path gets truncated you may not see the correct location Introduction m UNIX Use Acrobat Viewer because Reader is not available for all operating systems Your system must have Java Runtime Environment 1 1 7B from April 11 2000 or later The Viewer is located on the installation CD at mount point Acrobat_Reader YX Note To download Java Virtual Machine JVM visit java sun com m NetWare Acrobat Reader and Viewer are not available for this operating system or any DOS environment You need to use a computer that supports Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Viewer Software Tools Overview The Adaptec RAID controller includes the following tools to configure and manage your storage devices m Adaptec Storage Manager Storage management application with a graphical user interface Used to create configure and manage arrays For details see Chapters 4 and 5 m Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Utility BIOS based utility that contains the following components Array Configuration Utility ACU Storage management utility Used to create configure and manage arrays Also available as a DOS based executable see below For details see Appendix A SATASelect and SCSISelect Device management utility Used to verify the hardware configuration of the controller and the drives For details
115. r The RAID signature on the disk allows the RAID controller to identify whether or not the disk was initialized on the controller it is currently connected to Glossary 4 Glossary free space partition See available space partition H hard disk hard drive Basic unit of nonvolatile nonremovable magnetic storage media See also drive hot swap To remove a component from a system and install a new component while the power is on and the system is running hotspare A hard drive an array member that is not used in day to day data storage but instead is reserved for use as a replacement for one of the other drives in the array in the event of a failure impacted An impacted array is one which has been created but for some reason the initial build operation did not complete All member drives are present and operational and all data written to the array is protected To optimize the array run a Verify with Fix task initialize Process of preparing a disk for use by the controller When a disk is initialized the controller records the RAID signature on the disk initialized array An array that is ready for data reads and writes Arrays can be initialized by build or clear Glossary 5 Glossary L legacy disk Disk that contained a valid partition table when connected to the controller The controller manages the disk as a legacy disk array where there is a one to one logical to physical mapping of arr
116. ray is the size of the available space when the array was created reconfigured or extended Stripe Size Number of bytes in a stripe amount of data written to a partition before the I O data stream switches to the next partition array Read Only Reports whether an array is read only accessible An array can be set to read only if not in use by an application Read write Reports whether an array is read write accessible Lock Reports whether an array is locked into volatile memory space on the currently open controller Resident File System Type of file system if any that resides on an array Appears in the Usage column Multipartition Container That a file system resides on a multipartition array Appears in the Usage column UNIX opened There is a mounted file system on the array Unknown File System There is an unknown file system on the array Unmapped Containers The array is unusable and cannot be mounted Phantom Container The RAID controller software cannot configure the array or the array is offline Valid Container The OS recognized the array and there has been a query such as mount fdisk read or write on the array D 13 Command Line Interface m Mirror Set Create Creation of a RAID 1 mirror m Mirror Set Normal The RAID 1 is in the normal state m Reconfiguration Copy Container An array is being used as a copy hidden array Copy m Reconfiguration Destination
117. rd drive connected to the motherboard and you want to boot a second operating system from the RAID controller 1 Enter the system Setup 2 Navigate to the hard drive boot sequence 3 Move the boot controller to the top of the list Creating a Bootable RAID 5 Array AK Note If you want to install an operating system on a drive or array connected to your Adaptec RAID controller read this section Otherwise skip to installing the driver in your existing operating system as described in Chapter 3 This section describes how to create a bootable RAID 5 array with at least three drives The following methods are described Choose the method you prefer m Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Utility Use this method if you prefer a text based approach m Using the Adaptec Installation CD Use this method if you prefer a graphical interface based approach Installing the Controller and Drives Why build a RAID 5 This array level is supported by your controller It provides a versatile combination of performance and redundancy ona minimum of three drives Because RAID 5 uses parity it is the safest and most recoverable of all RAID levels What if prefer a different array level That s no problem Once you build your array and install your operating system you can change array levels see Array Level Migration on page 1 8 or expand the capacity of the array see Online Capacity Expansion on page 1 8 to suit
118. reate Driver Diskette Allows you to create a driver disk for any supported operating system Browsing the CD If your installation process requires you to directly access files on the Adaptec installation CD you can save time by limiting your browsing to the following files and folders available at the root level m Autorun executable In Windows click on autorun exe if your computer does not automatically execute it when you insert the CD in the drive m Readme text file Contains additional technical information about device compatibility operating system support and drivers DOCS folder Contains the user documentation PDF files m PACKAGES folder and subfolders Contains the management software and device drivers m SOURCES folder and subfolders Contains driver source files and other components developed under the GNU General Public License GPL agreement Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader Both Adobe Acrobat Reader and Viewer are provided on the Adaptec installation CD These applications allow you to view the PDF files on the Adaptec installation CD Acrobat Reader is also available from Adobe as a free download For details visit www adobe com How you use Reader or Viewer depends on your operating system as described below m Windows To install Acrobat Reader choose the appropriate option If Autorun is disabled click Autorun on the root to enter m Linux Acrobat Reader is located on the Ada
119. ript File Manually Script files contain the following structures or blocks m Array Definition Block Keywords m Channel Definition Block Keywords SCSI only optional The rules for syntax are as follows m Each keyword must start its own line m The syntax is not case sensitive Comments To enter a comment in the script file start with a pound character You can start anywhere on a line For a sample script that includes comments see Example Running the ACU with a Script on page B 14 Array Definition Block Keywords The array definition block always begins with the keyword Array End The other required array definition keywords are Drives and Type The array definition keywords are listed in the table below alphabetically and ends with the keyword ACU for DOS Keyword Required Default Value Description Array Drives End HotspareDrives InitializeAll Method ReadCache Size StripeSize Type Wait WriteCache Yes Yes Yes No Yes No None None None None No Build Yes Maximum 64 None Yes Yes Indicates the start of an array definition block See page B 7 Specifies the devices used in creating the array See page B 7 Indicates the end of an array definition block See page B 7 for details Specifies the hotspares to assign to the array See page B 8 Indicates whether to initialize all the driv
120. rm sounds if an array is degraded For example if a drive is missing from a three drive RAID 5 the alarms sounds m Ifan array can t be configured the alarm sounds For example if a drive is missing from a RAID 0 or if two drives are missing from a RAID 5 the alarm sounds 1 9 Introduction Silencing the Alarm The alarm continues to sound until one of the following actions is taken m The array with the failed member is deleted m Ifthe array is redundant a rebuild begins m The alarm is silenced using SATASelect or SCSISelect For details see the Alarm Control option on page A 11 or Adaptec Storage Manager online Help Automatic Failover Adaptec RAID controllers can automatically rebuild an array when a failed drive is replaced with a new drive This feature applies only to redundant arrays in SES or SAF TE enabled drive enclosures See page A 10 for details Adaptec Battery Backup Module Adaptec RAID controllers accept an optional Adaptec battery backup module A Notes m To see if the controller is available with battery modules see Controller Features on page 1 5 m To see the battery module connector location for your controller see Appendix G m To purchase a battery module visit www adaptec com Introduction About the Documentation The documentation set for the Adaptec RAID controllers includes m Quick Installation Guide Printed guide that provides the very minimum installati
121. rray level you want to build For details see Appendix E About RAID AK Note Arrays work best when all array members drives are identical System Requirements The following system features are required Intel Pentium or equivalent processor At least 128 MB of RAM An available 32 or 64 bit PCI slot 20 MB of free drive space 16 bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600 CD ROM drive that is not part of the RAID you are installing Operating System Compatibility The following operating systems are supported m Windows 2000 Server Advanced Server Professional Windows 2003 Server Standard and Advanced Windows XP Home Edition and Pro Red Hat Linux Professional Enterprise and Advanced Server SuSE Linux Personal Professional and Enterprise AK Note For the latest on Adaptec s support of Linux or to download driver sources visit www adaptec com m SCO UnixWare 7 1 x OpenUNIX 8 Base and Business Editions OpenServer 5 06 and 5 07 m Novell NetWare 6 x 1 4 Introduction Motherboard Compatibility The Adaptec RAID controller requires a motherboard that meets the following compatibility requirements m Complies with the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 and higher m Supports multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge m Provides large memory mapped address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec installation CD
122. rted by pressing Enter Example open AACO controller details close AACO exit The above CLI command script 1 Opens controller AACO by invoking the CLI command open 2 Invokes controller details 3 Closes controller AACO by invoking the CLI command close 4 Exits the script D 38 About RAID A RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks provides better performance and reliability from combinations of drives than is possible with the same total storage space without RAID This Appendix describes the various RAID levels supported by Adaptec RAID controllers The table below shows the number of drives needed and supported for your controller according to RAID level Maximum Drives Supported Minimum Drives Required for Adaptec Controller Models 2020ZCR Array Type 2410SA 2810SA 2120S 21610SA 2200S RAIDO 4 2 8 2 15 2 16 2 30 2 RAID1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 RAID5 4 3 8 3 15 3 16 3 16 3 RAID 10 4 4 8 4 14 4 16 4 30 4 RAID 50 N A 8 6 15 6 16 6 30 6 A Note Select RAID drives of equal capacity and performance Otherwise the RAID tends to be limited in capacity and performance to that of the smallest and slowest drive Simple Volume A simple volume consists of a single drive E 1 About RAID Spanned Volume A spanned volume is created by joining or concatenating two or more drives The drives do not have to be of equal capacity and are connected end to end A spanned volume offers no redundancy and
123. s are described in the table below Current Array Type New Array Type RAID 0 RAID 5 or 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 or 5 or 10 RAID 5 RAID 0 or 10 RAID 10 RAID 0 or 5 For details refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help 1 8 Introduction Drive Enclosures SCSI only Adaptec SCSI controllers support drive enclosures that include SAF TE enclosure management hardware per the SAF TE specification Hotspares Adaptec RAID controllers support hotspares drives that are reserved to replace a failing drive in a redundant array In the event of drive failure hotspares replace failed drives and arrays are automatically rebuilt The Adaptec RAID controllers support two types of hotspares m Global Protects every array that the drive has enough available capacity to protect m Dedicated Protects only the array that it has been assigned to protect Audible Alarm Adaptec RAID controllers are equipped with an audible alarm that can alert you to situations that affect data safety This section discusses the following topics mw Sounding the Alarm m Silencing the Alarm For additional details on how to control the alarm see page A 11 and the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help Sounding the Alarm The alarm sounds under the following circumstances m When the controller is running the alarm sounds when a drive fails For example if a drive becomes unplugged the alarm sounds m When restarting the system the ala
124. s are used together on the same channel the performance of the Ultra320 devices is reduced to SE performance levels Controller Illustrations This Appendix shows the Adaptec RAID controllers Adaptec 2020ZCR Component Layout G 1 Controller Illustrations Internal high density Battery connector SCSI connector Tete ETT IID Adaptec niii External VHDCI SCSI Connector PCI connector Low profile bracket Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S Component Layout Internal high density Battery connector SCSI connectors IDII External VHDCI Adaptec SCSI connectors PCI connector Low profile bracket Adaptec SCSI RAID 2200S Component Layout G 2 Controller Illustrations SATA ports NS Battery connector uuu PCI connector Full height bracket Adaptec SATA RAID 2410SA Component Layout Adaptec SATA RAID 2410SA Port Numbers G 3 Controller Illustrations Battery connector SATA ports PCI connector Full height bracket Adaptec SATA RAID 2810SA Component Layout Adaptec SATA RAID 2810SA Port Numbers G 4 Controller Illustrations Battery connector SATA ports aLe ii ma SATA ports PCI connector Full height bracket Adaptec SATA RAID 21610SA Component Layout 8 10 13 15 Adaptec SATA RAID 21610SA Port Numbers G 5 Specifications Environmental Specifications Ambient temperature without 0 C to 50 C battery
125. s mode ler Remote Computer Name of the remote computer ler Serial Number Last six hexadecimal characters of nber of Devices Per Channel Maximum number of the host controller ntroller Memory Total amount of available memory for The controller details m Controller Name Name m Controller Type Product name m Controller Availabi m Control on which an open controller resides m Controll the serial number m Controller CPU Type CPU m Number of Channels Number of channels E Nu devices not including m Controller CPU Speed Clock speed in MHz Em Co applications and data Example AACO gt controller details Executing controller details Controller Information Remote Computer Device Name Controller Type Access Mode Controller Serial Number Number of Buses Devices per Bus Controller CPU Controller CPU Speed Controller Memory Battery State Component Revisions CLI API Miniport Driver Controller Software Controller BIOS Controller Firmware Controller Hardware AACO Adaptec XXXXXX READ WRITE Last Six Digits 2 15 i960 100 Mhz 64 Mbytes Not Present 8A277A Build 5478 Build 5478 Build 5478 Build 5478 Build 5478 d 5478 D 10 Command Line Interface Displaying Disk Information The CLI allows you to monitor or manage disk attributes prepare a disk for use by a controller and detect defects using the following commands m Dis
126. sly opened the controller In addition you must have initialized your disks to prepare for array operations Use the Container commands to display create and manage arrays container add_level container Creates a multilevel volume array which contains the array as its only element Parameters container ID number of the array to convert to a multilevel volume container clear always boolean wait boolean container Clears the array Parameters container ID number of the array to clear D 16 Command Line Interface Switches always Specifies whether to clear the array even if it has data on it The default is FALSE meaning that the command clears the array only if it has no data on it All user files must be closed the always switch cannot override this restriction wait If FALSE the default the operation is performed in the background and the command prompt is returned immediately If TRUE the operation is performed immediately and the command prompt is returned only when done container create mirror wait boolean io_delay integer container device_ID Creates a RAID 1 from a single entry volume Parameters container ID number of the array on which to create a RAID 1 mirror device_ID ID for the device whose available space to use for mirroring the volume is specified by the container parameter Switches wait If FALSE the default the o
127. ters Use any PCI slot You ll get better performance if you use a 64 bit slot Remove the slot cover from an available PCI bus slot Install the controller in the PCI slot and secure the controller bracket to the chassis Connect the computer s disk activity LED cable to the appropriate connector on the controller See Appendix G for the location of this connector for your controller Ensure that the positive lead of the LED cable usually a red wire or a wire marked with a red stripe is attached to pin 1 and the negative lead usually a black wire is attached to pin 2 Install and connect any internal drives using the appropriate cable VX Note If you are intending to build a RAID 5 as described in Creating a Bootable RAID 5 Array on page 2 4 install at least three drives Close the computer cabinet SCSI controllers only Connect any external cables and drives to the Adaptec SCSI RAID controller Installing the Controller and Drives Determining the Boot Controller VX Note If your system will contain two or more bootable controllers read this section Otherwise skip this section The Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable drives and arrays The default setting of the controller and system Setup usually allows you to install and boot from either a hard drive connected to the motherboard or from a drive or array connected to the controller If you already have an operating system installed on a ha
128. urchaser of this product that it will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three 3 years from the date of purchase If the product should become defective within the warranty period Adaptec at its option will repair or replace the product or refund the purchaser s purchase price for the product provided it is delivered at the purchaser s expense to an authorized Adaptec service facility or to Adaptec Repair or replacement parts or products will be furnished on an exchange basis and will either be new or reconditioned All replaced parts or products shall become the property of Adaptec This warranty shall not apply if the product has been damaged by accident misuse abuse or as a result of unauthorized service or parts Warranty service is available to the purchaser by delivering the product during the warranty period to an authorized Adaptec service facility or to Adaptec and providing proof of purchase price and date The purchaser shall bear all shipping packing and insurance costs and all other costs excluding labor and parts necessary to effectuate repair replacement or refund under this warranty For more information on how to obtain warranty service write or telephone Adaptec at 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 800 959 7274 THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT WHICH HAS BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT MISUSE ABUSE OR AS A RESULT OF UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE O
129. ves Write Cache Runtime BIOS Automatic Failover Array Background Consistency Check BBS Support Drive s Default Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled All All All All See note When Enabled write cache is enabled providing maximum drive performance When Disabled no write cache is used on the drive By default the drive s setting is used Caution When Enabled there is a slight possibility less than with controller cache of data loss or corruption during a power failure When Enabled the controller BIOS allows the controller to act as a bootable device Disabling the BIOS allows another suitable controller to act as the boot device When Enabled the controller automatically rebuilds an array when the failed drive is replaced When disabled the array must be rebuilt manually When Enabled the controller constantly performs a verification on a redundant array to data integrity In the case of RAID 1 or 10 consistency checks assure that the data between like blocks match In the case of a RAID 5 or a RAID 0 consistency checks assure that data in the stripe and the calculated parity for the stripe match Consistency checking processes reduce performance For a RAID 5 or a RAID 50 the performance reduction is significant When Enabled in systems that support BBS controller is presented as a bootable device in the host system s BIOS for boot device selection A 10 A
130. vices found Logical devices 3 a aaaea gt D Oo Using the buttons in the Physical devices and Logical devices views you can m Change how drives are displayed m Collapse and expand a view m Identify components of a logical device m Create and delete hotspares Physical Devices View This view displays information about the drives enclosures and other physical devices attached to the controller The devices are organized numerically The display for each channel or port includes information on maximum speed the number of the channels on the controller and the number of devices attached to the controller Indicators next to the controller name report status of the fan and temperature modules on SAF TE enclosure management devices and other devices that monitor these conditions The indicator colors are m Blue Normal m Yellow Warning m Red Error m Gray Not applicable to the devices Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager For example the fan indicator changes to yellow when one fan fails it changes to red when a second fan fails and cooling is no longer adequate Logical Devices View This view displays information about the logical devices created using the physical devices including the number of logical devices the RAID level of each device and whether a logical device is protected by a hotspare You can create and delete logical devices in the Logical devices view by selecting the Create opt
131. y Channels are numbered from zero to the maximum number of channels on the controller minus one You can include multiple channel definition blocks within a script file each beginning with a Channel keyword and value For example Example Channel 0 ControllerID Keyword ConrollerID is an optional keyword to change the SCSI ID of the controller Normally the SCSI controller is assigned SCSI ID 7 on each of its channels You can specify any ID value between 0 and 7 Caution Do not change the SCSI ID of the controller unless directed to do so by Adaptec Technical Support Example ControllerID 7 End Keyword End is a required keyword indicating the end of the block Example End B 12 ACU for DOS ACU Error Codes When the ACU detects an error it reports the error and exits immediately If a log file is specified the ACU writes the error code to the log file Otherwise it displays the error code on the screen The possible error messages returned by the ACU are listed in the table below ACU Error Codes Code Description 0 ACU ran without changes The ACU exited with no errors success and no report is required 1 No controller found The ACU did not detect any controllers in the system 2 Syntax or logical error in the script file The ACU encountered an invalid command or keyword in the specified script file 3 Unable to open file The ACU was unable to open the specified s

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