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1. Note The first time you power on your computer after you install a new controller the BIOS may display a configuration that doesn t match your system s configuration This is normal Navigating the ARC Utility All the tools within the ARC utility are menu based and instructions for completing tasks appear on screen Menus can be navigated using the arrows Enter Esc and other keys on your keyboard Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays To open the ACU start the ARC utility see page 105 If you have more than one controller select your controller then press Enter Select Array Configuration Utility then press Enter Follow the on screen instructions to create and manage arrays and initialize rescan and erase disk drives Creating a New Array To begin creating an array select Create Arrays from the main ACU menu Only disk drives that can be used in a new array are available for selection Disk drives must be initialized before they can be used in an array See Initializing Disk Drives on page 108 for more information Use the Array Properties menu to modify the array s RAID level size name stripe size cache settings and maxCache settings Note For more information about RAID levels and using disk drives to create arrays see Choosing a RAID Level on page 41 For more information about maxCache see Modifying Cache Settings on page 107 see also Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool on page 109
2. Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 39 About the Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ The Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ is a SAS RAID controller with these features 2 internal mini SAS connectors Ext Alarm connector HDA mode connector Aggregate Activity R O O CS i 95 90 525 28 O O O 0 o ogo o8ogogogogogoJogo ogo eroso a o O Os a I o 20 20 20 20 2020002020 Drive Activity LED connector for CNO CN1 Diagnostic Activity LEDs Daughterboard connector PCle x8 connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low profile MD2 PCle Gen2 x8 6 Gb s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 8 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 6805TQ Up to eight solid state drives 1TB capacity max See the maxCache compatibility list at www adaptec com compatibility SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM 600 6805T optional sold separately 6805TQ standard pre installed Getting Started In this chapter rosie KAM Level icc asc creer ane ameter OE 41 peleci Dick Dryers and alee sin 42 Replacing the Full Height B
3. Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 106 Managing Existing Arrays To view or modify existing arrays select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu From the Manage Arrays menu you can View the properties of an array Note Failed drives are displayed in a different text color Make an array bootable see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106 Assign or remove hot spares Modify power management settings Change the cache settings for an array Delete an array A Caution Before deleting an array back up the data to avoid permanently losing it Creating Bootable Arrays Note You may need to change the system BIOS to modify the boot order For more information refer to your computer documentation The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as its bootable array To make an array bootable 1 2 3 Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu Select the array that you want to make bootable then press Ctrl B Note You cannot make an array bootable while it s building verifying or rebuilding The array s number changes to Array 00 which makes this array the controller s boot array Restart your computer Modifying Power Management Settings Power management settings switch the array to low power state when it is inactive for a specific time To modify power management settings 1 2 Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu Select the array then press Ct
4. Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 133 22 55 2161 J3 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 6 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 51645 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2 CN3 Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent Ji 22 55 2161 J1 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 ACTIVITY CN3 LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CN3 LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CN3 LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CN3 LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 51645 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 134 J10 J10 Pin Number Signal Description
5. Disk drives on backplane External SAS cable connecting to a drive bay Controller connected to backplane with multi lane cable SFF 8484 3 When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected close your computer cabinet reattach the power cord then continue with Connecting External Devices on page 53 Chapter 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives e 52 Connecting Solid State Drives SSDs To connect a Solid State Drive to your controller use a direct attached connection or a backplane connection If your server does not have a standard 2 5 inch drive tray you must use a bracket SLED which enables the SSD to fit properly Note For Adaptec maxCache applications or hybrid RAID arrays comprised of hard drives and SSDs you can use any Solid State Drive on the compatibility list See www adaptec com compatibility for a list of compatible SSDs Adaptec maxCache is supported on Adaptec Series Q controllers only In a direct attach connection described in the steps below you connect SSDs directly to the controller with SAS cables mini SAS to SATA In a backplane connection use the appropriate cable for your backplane type see page 51 for more about backplane connections For maxCache caching applications you can connect a maximum of eight maxCache compatible SSDs to a controller For RAID arrays Adaptec controllers support a maximum of 256 drives including SSDs for details see page 17 1
6. Install your SSDs in your server For servers with a standard 2 5 inch drive tray install the SSD directly into the tray If your server does not have a standard 2 5 inch drive tray use a bracket or adapter which enables it to fit properly Use a 2 5 to 3 5 adapter to install your SSD if server does not have 2 5 tray Typical SSD installation Chapter 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives e 53 2 Usean internal mini SAS to SATA cable to attach the SSD s to the controller as shown in the following example To other SSDs Internal x4 mini SAS connector Single port connector SSD connected to controller with internal mini SAS to SATA Fanout cable SFF 8087 to 4x SATA 3 When all SSDs have been installed and connected close your computer cabinet reattach the power cord then continue with Connecting External Devices on page 53 Connecting External Devices Note If you are not connecting any external devices see the following section Next Steps Use high quality cables to connect your controller to your external device s such as disk drives or disk drive enclosures We recommend using only Adaptec cables For more information or to purchase cables visit the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com Next Steps If you are installing the controller dr
7. This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system on a bootable array see page 54 To install the driver on an existing operating system see page 72 Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 60 Before You Begin e Install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives see page 46 e Create a bootable array see page 54 e Create a driver disk see the following section Note Not all operating systems are supported on all controllers For up to date operating system version support visit the Adaptec Web Site at www adaptec com From the main menu select Support gt Knowledgebase gt Find Answers Select your controller type and OS to generate a list of supported operating systems and to download the latest drivers Creating a Driver Disk This section describes how to create a driver disk for most supported operating systems You will need a floppy disk USB flash drive or writable CD to complete this task Note Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk including Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 with these OSs the driver is loaded right from the Adaptec Installation DVD For other operating systems including VMware Debian Linux and Ubuntu Linux you must create the driver disk manually Since the driver image is too large to fit on a floppy disk you must use a USB flash drive USB stick or a writabl
8. 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help 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 cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause und
9. Parallel interface Serial interface Maximum speed 320 MB sec shared by all Maximum speed 300 MB sec per phy when in half devices on the bus duplex mode Supports SCSI devices only Supports SATA and SAS disk drives simultaneously Up to 16 devices per SCSI channel More than 100 disk drives per SAS card using an expander see page 93 or 50 SATAII disk drives Supports single port devices only Supports single and dual port devices Uses SCSI IDs to differentiate between Uses unique SAS addresses to differentiate devices connected to the same adapter between devices User intervention required to set SCSI IDs SAS addresses self configured by SAS devices Requires bus termination Requires no bus termination Standard SCSI connectors SAS connectors see page 42 Understanding RAID In this appendix Eile aaa TI Drive SRC aer iNET 96 Non redundant Arrays RAID hereroene N 96 RAID TAMAS onoroneranmieeri aa E E Ea 97 RAID 1 Behance Ati tinea RRRA 97 RAID 10 ATTO cen N 98 RAID S ATIAVS schneticnitesln dinitrile 99 KAID SREST e A used iacciabtou teed tacouuuiglentae 100 RAID SQ AITAYS sissies shes ccnsaees ba sacetaheacdasaacaccedcavaideecieasdcscatesduvasseaneadeicataad aetesseabaudieaeceneaeaeas 101 RAID DANTO eeN 102 RAID GUATE E 102 Sclechng the Best RATO Level ancunsicinnccrsensttecieasaparenebaainecstsananaseenpreesorsceandtasdacnmnciansionns 103 When you create arrays or logical drives you can assign a RAID level to prote
10. _ HDA mode connector Ext Alarm connector Aggregate Activity ce 0 HA TN f 2 l t P CNO 2 internal mini SAS connectors PCle x4 connector Low profile MD2 reduced length 6 1 inches PCle Gen2 x4 6 Gb s per port 8 128 MB DDR2 2 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 8 direct attached SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes No Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 38 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T The Adaptec RAID 6405T is a SAS RAID controller with these features Internal mini SAS connector CNO Drive Activity LED connector for CNO Diagnostic Activity LEDs Ext Alarm connector HDA mode connector Aggregate Activity ____ R O O T E OS O O 0S O 0 0 0808S sooo o 00 0020 FA exe 0 O Daughterboard connector oS O O PCle x8 connector S OSSOS O aS OS 00002020 m Mounting bracket Form Factor Low profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCle Gen2 PCle bus width x8 Data transfer rate 6 Gb s per port Phys Unified Serial Ports 4 Standard cache 512 MB DDR2 Connectors internal 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 Maximum number of disk drives 4 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders Enclosure Support SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Onboard speaker Yes Zero Maintenance Cache Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM 600 optional sold Protection Module separately
11. 2271700 R ASR 6405E Kit 2270800 R ASR 6405E SGL e Adaptec RAID 6405E Activity LED Header Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 143 e Adaptec RAID 6405E Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 6405F External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V Adaptec RAID 6805E LED Connector Specification 2271800 R ASR 6805E Kit 2270900 R ASR 6805E SGL e Adaptec RAID 6805E Activity LED Header Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED
12. Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on page 104 For subsequent storage management tasks on most supported operating systems we recommend that you install and use Adaptec Storage Manager see page 80 As a full featured software application with a graphical user interface it is the easiest to use and offers the widest range of management functions Note If your Adaptec RAID controller is connected to a VMware system your choice of management utilities varies depending on which version of VMware you are running see Which Utility Should Use on VMware on page 81 for more information Which Utility Should Use on VMware VMware storage management options vary depending on which version of the operating system you are running e On VMware ESX 4 1 and VMware ESX 4 0 systems e You can install the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent only on the VMware ESX system then from a Windows or Linux machine running the Adaptec Storage Manager GUI you can connect to the VMware system and configure and manage arrays from the remote ASM GUI Chapter 9 Managing Your Storage Space e 82 e Additionally you can use the ARCCONF command line utility to configure and manage arrays from the VMware ESX console For information on installing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent and ARCCONF on VMware ESX 4 x systems see the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide and the Command Line Utility User s Guide included on the installation DVD On VMwa
13. Creating a Driver Disk 73 Installing on Windov PE E E A tees tena tatiana ae Installing on Windows Server 2003 Soen aeee 74 Installing on Windows Server 2008 Tadi 7 0t Wiio V me Installing on Red Hat SuSE or Fedora Linux sssssssssssseesssssseessssreessseeesssseesee 74 i on Debri I annie 18 Tete on Ubynto A inninnnninnidencmntaammnnmnmmnmnemcietea Te Ins ATS on SOTA snina stolling On VMW te Installing on FreeBSD N A EE E E E Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager ih Ranaini EEE S I ng Adaptec Storage Waai piriana apnea crn onetemat Conf i as DO h Us R Use ae AAEE EEA AA AAA AET Should I Uss on i VET ss nae 81 Solving Problems T sige TAE PIA ET E A E ae es N fet a Disk Drive Failure Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot a eerie E rere Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Sates EE EE EEE e Failure in Multiple mG antag al Disk Failure in a RAID 0 esis on Multiple Failures in the Same a Mii EAR Fail d Dine ee nene Resetting the PA id acho ut chro toccinty aianinbeamealatiavenieis 86 Contents e 10 Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter seiccicneicienrdein ieee OF What is SAS A EEEE An How Do SAS Devices Finacial ion OO et e A E TE E O 90 Wha 0 SAS Pot arnai wl What s a SAS Address What s a SAS Connector 006 91 What do SAS Cables Look Like H w are Disk Drive
14. Installing on Windows Server 2003 To install the driver on Windows 1 O o A W N Start or restart Windows The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver Insert the driver disk select Floppy drive then click Next Click Next then click Next again Follow the on screen instructions to complete the driver installation Remove the driver disk and restart your computer Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Installing on Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 or Windows Vista 1 4 5 Start or restart Windows The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver Insert the driver disk then select Locate and Install Driver Software and Don t Search Online Click Next then click Close When the installation is complete remove the driver disk and restart your computer Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Installing on Red Hat SuSE or Fedora Linux To install the driver on Red Hat Linux SuSE Linux or Fedora Linux 1 Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD Red Hat mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom SuSE mount dev cdrom media cdrom Fedora mount dev hdc mnt cdrom Install the module RPM rpm ivh mount point xxx yyy rpm where mount point is the specific mount point on the Linux system xxx is the driver path and yyy rpmis the rpm file Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly Run fdisk mkfs and create mount poi
15. LANE O LED Cathode 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 142 J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q I2C CNO Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e 12C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J4 3 12C Clock CNO 2 Ground 1 12C Data CNO e Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q I2C CN1 Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e 2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J5 3 12C Clock CN1 2 Ground 1 12C Data CN1 Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification
16. e Update flash image Updates all the flash components on a RAID controller with the flash image data from the UFI file e Save flash image Reads the contents of a RAID controller s flash components and saves the data to a UFI file which you can use to restore a RAID controller s flash if required e Verify flash image Reads the contents of a RAID controller s flash components and compares it to the contents of the specified UFI file e Display flash information Displays version information about a RAID controller s flash components Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility e 118 7 Complete the flash operation and restart your computer before trying to use the RAID controller again You can not use your RAID controller while you are updating its flash The AFU processes the selected command prompts you to insert additional floppy disks as needed and reports either success or an error message code Running the AFU from the Command Line Note You can also run a menu based AFU see page 117 To run the AFU from the command line 1 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable DOS floppy disk or from a DOS partition on a bootable drive You can use a disk connected to the controller youre updating If your computer isn t set up to boot from the bootable floppy disk enter the system setup utility to change the setting 2 Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU exe 3 Atthe D
17. reattach the power cord then continue with Connecting External Devices on page 53 Chapter 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives e 50 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers You can connect SAS disk drives SATA disk drives and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives SSDs to your Adaptec RAID controller See www adaptec com compatibility for a list of compatible drives There are no jumpers or switches to set before installation If you plan to build a bootable array ensure you install at least the minimum number disk drives required to support the RAID level you want See page 41 for more information Note Although you can connect both SAS and SATA disk drives to your SAS controller we recommend that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array or logical drive See page 89 for more information You have two connection options e To connect directly to the controller see the following section e To connect to a backplane see page 51 To connect Solid State Drives to your controller see page 52 Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller In a direct attach connection SAS or SATA disk drives are connected directly to a SAS card with SAS cables The number of direct attached disk drives is limited to four per internal SAS connector For more information about direct attach connections see page 92 1 Install your internal SAS or SATA disk drives following the instructions in your system s d
18. 25 About the Adaptec RAID 51645 The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with these features I2C CN2 12C CN3 Activity o 9 CNO CN1 CN6 1 external mini SAS connector Mode O Flash Activity CN2 CN3 i 4 internal mini SAS connectors Reserved Battery connector Ext Alarm Aggregate Activity Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors Internal Connectors External Full Height Half Length PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 20 512 MB DDR2 4 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8088 Maximum number of disk drives 20 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 800T sold separately see page 19 Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 26 About the Adaptec RAID 52445 The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features I2C CN2 I2C CN3 12C CN4 12C CNS Activity CNO CN1 gt 77322 in CN6 1 external ai o mini SAS So connector o0 Qo Qo Q 0 Q Q Battery connector Mode O Flash connector Activity CN2 CN3 12C CN1 12C CNO CN4 CN5 CNO CN1 SS CN2 CN3 6 internal mini SAS connectors Reserved Ext Alarm Aggreg
19. 3 3 VDC 1 25A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 6405E 0 11A 3 3 VDC 0 75A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 6805E 0 125A 3 3 VDC 0 80A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 6405T 0 125A 3 3 VDC 0 97A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ 0 125A 3 3 VDC 0 97A 12 0 VDC Index A activity LED connector specifications 122 ACU arrays 55 creating arrays 55 105 creating bootable arrays 106 initializing disk drives 108 managing arrays 106 rescanning disk drives 108 secure erasing disk drives 108 stopping a secure erase 108 Adaptec CIM Provider 82 Adaptec customer support 3 Adaptec Flash Utility See AFU Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 104 to 114 Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility See ARCCONF Adaptec Storage Manager 80 creating arrays 57 installing 80 adapters See controllers advanced data protection 19 AFU 81 115 to 121 Alarm Control setting 111 ARCCONE 80 Array Background Consistency Check setting 111 112 Array Configuration Utility See ACU array migration 18 Array based BBS Support setting 111 arrays creating ACU 55 105 creating Adaptec Storage Manager 57 creating bootable arrays 106 making an array bootable 58 managing with ACU 106 non redundant 96 RAID 197 RAID 10 98 RAID 1E 97 RAID 5 99 RAID 50 101 RAID 5EE 100 RAID 6 102 RAID 60 102 arrays bootable 54 audible alarm 84 automatic failover 18 Automatic Failover setting 111 backplane connections 51 92 battery backup module 19 batteryles
20. 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 139 e Adaptec RAID 2805 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 2805 I2C CNO Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J4 J4 Pin Number Signal 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data e Adaptec RAID 2805 I2C CN1 Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J5 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data Adaptec RAID 6405 6445 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2271100 R ASR 6405 Kit 2270000 R ASR 6405 SGL 2270200 R ASR 6445 SGL e Adaptec RAID 6405 6445 Activity LED Header Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 1 Appendix E Controll
21. 8087 4 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec ZMM 100DB daughterboard pre installed Adaptec ZMM 100CC supercapacitor module user installed see page 48 Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z The Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features CN1 OG o 1 external mini SAS connector Mounting bracket Drive Activity LED connectors for CNO CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CNO CN1 I2C connectors for CNO CN1 Ext Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode O Flash connector Diagnostic LEDs Internal mini SAS connector CNO ZMM 100CC Supercapacitor connector ZMM 100DB Daughterboard PCle x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low profile MD2 PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 internal 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8088 external 8 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec ZMM 1OODB daughterboard pre installed Adaptec ZMM 100CC supercapacitor module user installed see page 48 Chapter 3 About Your RAID C
22. 83 TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU 81 ARCCONFE 80 V verifying disk drives 113 VMWare OS installation 67 68 W Windows driver installation 74 OS installation 61 Z zero maintenance cache protection 18 47 48 adaptec by PMC PMC Sierra Inc 1380 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 USA Copyright PMC Sierra Inc 2011 All rights reserved Adaptec and the Adaptec by PMC logo are trademarks of PMC Sierra Inc Part Number CDP 00268 01 A Rev A
23. 99 RAID 5EE Array Similar to a RAID 5 array but includes a distributed spare and must include a minimum of four disk drives see page 100 RAID 10 Array Built from two or more equal sized RAID 1 arrays stripes and mirrors data across multiple disk drives Redundancy and improved performance see page 98 RAID 50 Array Built from multiple disk drives configured as two or more RAID 5 arrays stripes stored data and parity data across all disk drives see page 101 RAID 6 Array Similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes two independent sets of parity data instead of one see page 102 RAID 60 Array Similar to a RAID 50 array except that it includes four independent sets of parity data instead of two see page 102 Use the table on page 103 to see how many disk drives you must connect to your RAID controller to support the RAID level you want Chapter 4 Getting Started e 42 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Your SAS controller supports SAS disk drives SATA disk drives and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives SSDs When selecting disk drives for your RAID array ensure that all the disk drives have the same performance level You can use different sized disk drives in the array but the array will be limited to the capacity of the smallest and slowest disk drive For more information about arrays refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide or online Help For more information about compat
24. Class B Equipment For Home Use Broadcasting amp Communication Equipment o lE FSA SSS GAMA SIPS ZIA AN ASE AS SASS oa 2 EASOA AMEI USU This equipment is home use Class B electromagnetic wave suitability equipment and to be used mainly at home and it can be used in all areas A Caution Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Contents About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin w scscacsssscssssissciaiaisaciiasasssasonosonesies L3 Terminology Used in this iden naennnnnnnwnniiainiass aai How to Find More Iniforirtatiottssisssssiersssevessessierssreisssssevaraonvors wid Kit Contents and System Requirements Eee E nR 15 S TAM A E E A A E E Le About Your RAID Controller Standard RAID Controller Features s s sesssseseesesesesesesresesesesrsesrseseseeseseseese LO evel Features Re eT EAA PRATT Serer TA TA TA L Advanced Data Pada Bie E EE EAA EA Adding a Battery Backup Modile ecnin S Adding a Flash BDarckap Module ndicmicccdninindeinnmininuamiann ea the Contealier J Firmware P P P E tet About the Adaptec RAID About the Adaptec RAID 540 Abovt te Adapter RAID A452 oiiaii 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z 5805ZO sessssssssssssssssssessesssessseeeee 29 About the Adaptec RAIL About m Adaptec RAII About the Adaptec Ri RAID Glanann E E E A ina Contents e 8 Alopi ie ans RAID 6805
25. Disk Drive 1 400 GB NU Disk Drive 2 400 GB Se oo Disk Drive 2 Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 3 NC Disk Drives in Logical Drive RAID 1E Logical Drive 600 GB Disk Drive 1 Appendix B Understanding RAID e 98 RAID 10 Arrays A RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal sized RAID 1 arrays Data in a RAID 10 array is both striped and mirrored Mirroring provides data protection and striping improves performance Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive in the array For instance an array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create two mirrored drive segments of 250 GB for a total of 500 GB for the array as shown in this figure s Drive Segment Size Disk D 1 isk Drive E Smallest Disk Drive Disk Drive 2 e Disk Drive 1 Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 2 Disk Drive 3 Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drive 4 Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drives in Logical Drive RAID 10 Logical Drive 500 GB Appendix B Understanding RAID e 99 RAID 5 Arrays A RAID 5 array is built from a minimum of three disk drives and uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy Parity data provides data protection and striping improves performance Parity data is an error correcting redundancy that s used to re create data if a disk drive fails In RAID 5 arrays parity data represented by Ps in the next figure is s
26. LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Ji J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q 5805Z 5805ZQ External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q 5805Z 5805ZQ I2C CNO Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J4 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data e Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q 5805Z 5805ZQ I2C CN1 Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 130 J5 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data e Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q Status LED Board Connector Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Status LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J14 Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q only 22 55 2161 J14 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 STATUS CNO LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 STATUS CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 STATUS CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 STATUS CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 STATUS CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 STATUS CN1 LAN
27. Lee 1O Diagnostic LEDs n i Daughterboard connector Internal mini SAS PCle x8 connector connector CNO Mounting bracket Low profile MD2 PCle Gen2 x8 6 Gb s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 internal 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8088 external 8 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders SES I2C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM 600 optional sold separately Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q The Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features Drive Activity LED connector for CNO CN1 12C connector for CN1 12C connector for CNO Ext Alarm connector Drive Activity LEDs Aggregate Activity back of card HDA mode connector Diagnostic LEDs CNL E lt y CNO SU ag j Daughterboard j ill connector og PCle x8 connector 2 internal mini SAS connectors Mounting bracket Form Factor Low profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCle Gen2 PCle bus width x8 Data transfer rate 6 Gb s per port Phys Unified Serial Ports 8 Standard cache 512 MB DDR2 Connectors internal 2 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 Maximum number of disk drives 8 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders maxCache SSD support 6805Q Up to eight solid state drives 1TB capacity max See the maxCache compatibility list at www adapt
28. Size Disk D 1 250 GB eee Smallest Disk Drive Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 1 Disk Drive 3 400 GB Bish DINE Disk Drive 3 Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drive 4 Disk Drive 4 400 GB Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drives in Logical Drive RAID 0 Logical Drive 1000 GB Appendix B Understanding RAID e 97 RAID 1 Arrays A RAID 1 array is built from two disk drives where one disk drive is a mirror of the other the same data is stored on each disk drive Compared to independent disk drives RAID 1 arrays provide improved performance with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks However capacity is only 50 percent of independent disk drives Ifthe RAID 1 array is built from different sized disk drives the free space drive segment size is the size of the smaller disk drive as shown in this figure Drive Segment Size Smallest Disk Drive Disk Drive 1 250 GB Disk Drive 1 Disk Drive 2 400 GB Disk Drive 2 Disk Drives in Logical Drive RAID 1 Logical Drive 250 GB Unused Space 150 GB if RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays A RAID 1 Enhanced RAID 1E array also known as a striped mirror is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is both mirrored and striped and more disk drives can be included A RAID 1E array can be built from three or more disk drives In this example the large bold numbers represent the striped data and the smaller non bold numbers represent the mirrored data stripes a
29. an installed unit is discharged switch your system OFF then wait 5 minutes After a dirty shutdown wait 3 minutes after backup is complete then remove the unit ii Do not attempt to connect a Battery Backup Module see page 19 to an Adaptec RAID controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection The battery can overheat and may even explode 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord Open the cabinet following the manufacturer s instructions 2 Select an available PCIe expansion slot that s compatible with your RAID controller and remove the slot cover as shown at right PCIe bus compatibility is marked to the controller figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 17 A Caution Touch a grounded metal object before handling the RAID controller Chapter 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives e 49 10 As shown at right insert the RAID controller into the expansion slot and press down gently but firmly until it clicks into place When installed properly the RAID controller should appear level with the expansion slot Secure the bracket in the expansion slot using the retention device for instance a screw or lever supplied with your computer Attach the supercapacitor module to the RAID Supercapacitor controller by inserting the connector into the socketon module the flash module daughterboard as shown at right The connector attaches to the socket in only one direction Choo
30. command The default is 0 if the computer has multiple RAID controllers the AFU defaults to controller 0 unless you specify otherwise For example To specify a single RAID controller ID c 0 To specify multiple IDs separated by commas C 0 2 To indicate all RAID controllers ALL If you are using multiple RAID controllers you must specify the controller you want by using the C switch otherwise the AFU displays an error message and exits D lt UFI File Path gt Specifies the path where the UFI files are located If you do not specify the D switch the AFU looks for or creates its UFI files in the default location You cannot specify the name of a UFI file only its path UFI filenames are predefined based on the RAID controller type In this example the AFU saves flash contents from RAID controller 0 to a UFI file in the current default drive and directory A gt AFU SAVE C 0 In this example the AFU saves flash contents from Controller 1 to a UFI file in C UFIL_FILES A gt AFU SAVE C 1 D C UFI_FILES Update Updates the flash components of one or more RAID controllers on your computer from the flash image data in a UFI file You must restart the computer following an UPDATE command The command syntax for the UPDATE command is AFU UPDATE C lt Controller ID gt D lt UFI File Path gt This example shows a typical system response after an update A gt AFU UPDATE C 0 Adaptec Flash Utili
31. included e Hot Space RAID 5EE A RAID 5EE array is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a distributed spare and must be built from a minimum of four disk drives e Dual Drive Failure Protection RAID 6 A RAID 6 array is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes two independent sets of parity data instead of one e Dual Drive Failure Protection RAID 60 A RAID 60 array is similar to a RAID 50 array except that it includes four independent sets of parity data instead of two Adding a Battery Backup Module This table shows the battery model supported by your Adaptec RAID controller To purchase a battery backup module refer to the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com RAID Controller Battery Model Adaptec RAID 5085 Adaptec RAID 5405 Adaptec RAID Adaptec Battery Module 800 5445 Adaptec RAID 5805 58050 Adaptec Battery Module 800T Adaptec 51245 Adaptec 51645 Adaptec 52445 Adding a Flash Backup Module This table shows the flash backup module zero maintenance cache protection supported by your Adaptec RAID controller To purchase a flash backup module refer to the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com RAID Controller Flash Module Adaptec RAID 5805Z Adaptec RAID 5805ZQ Adaptec RAID Adaptec Flash Backup Module 5445Z Adaptec RAID 5405Z ZMM 100DB pre installed with ZMM 1OOCC Supercapacitor Card Adaptec RAID 6805 Adaptec RAID 6445 Adaptec RAID Adaptec Flash Backup Module 6405 Adaptec RAID 6805T Adapt
32. is necessary Once you identify the failed SSD for example by using Adaptec Storage Manager s rapid fault isolation feature replace the failed SSD with a new one see page 52 then add the SSD to the maxCache pool following the instructions on page 109 or by using Adaptec Storage Manager Resetting the Controller This section explains how to reset or Mode 0 flash your Adaptec RAID controller You may want to do this if the controller becomes inoperable or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful Note Mode O flash is supported on Adaptec Series 2 and Adaptec Series 5 controllers only Adaptec Series 6 controllers support HDA mode flash For information about HDA mode see the Readme on the installation DVD or contact your support representative To locate the HDA mode jumper on Series 6 controller boards see the illustrations in Chapter 3 To reset your Adaptec RAID controller 1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www adaptec com 2 Extract the down loaded files to a folder on your local hard drive for example C Download Drivers Chapter 10 Solving Problems e 87 Copy the file AFU exe from the Adaptec Installation DVD and the firmware image files typically ufi to a bootable DOS floppy disk USB flash drive or writable CD ROM Note Due to space limitations with floppy disks you may need to create multiple floppy disks for each firmware image Power off your computer dis
33. ital gels ck i sapere Vener errr rete T ote re revirrernryeverey vere verenrerreverereseteg 2 Applying Changes and Exiting ee rere rere ater re E 0 Modifying Your Controller s Canfas P a Formatting and Verifying Disk Dies icanaxccemmmcmnccnscmmmceninniien LAO Locating Dick TIVE crossain e La Identifying Disk DriVSssusssssannsnanmnusmnnnmnnnnnnanan A viewing thie Erit lofee A a a a A Using the Adaptec Flash Utility Siema FOE annn Before You Begin Obtaining the Fin Creating the Firmware Update Dicks EEE E T a L17 Running the Menu based AFU s ssssssssse siini z Running the AFU from the Command Line eee 118 AFU Commands ne T Updating the Flash Cag the AFU Conad aT REE T alal Controller LED and 12C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification m PO E ID5 j5 112C Coedo AS ca awe l2S l 4457 LED ad I2C Connector Specification 126 RAID Faama aia LED and I2C Caine ne RAID 6805 pee LED nr RC pen ctor r Specification Adaptec RAID 6405E en Doneco cerning Adaptec a TALIT LED Menai isuedeatien Contents e 12 F Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge ESD csccovessseess nie AEAN AA I TA aT Technical Specifications Environmental Spe CCA GING nsanannaatasianimiasnacasimnananacanineunnninvn 149 DC Power Beer cccu ei Le Current Requirements wee 149 Index About This Guide In this chapter
34. page 13 and on the physical disk drives 9 Partition and format your logical drive The logical drive you created appears as a physical disk drive on your operating system You must partition and format these logical drives before you can use them to store data 10 Close all windows then click Reboot to restart your system 11 Remove the Adaptec Installation DVD For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide or online Help 12 Continue with the following section Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to make the array bootable see Creating Bootable Arrays on page 106 Then continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 59 Installing the Driver and an Operating System In this chapter Berore YOU PEU cas rac rca sancti tccreas cdachansadaneaui S 60 crating a Ore DE Konanoiara na an R ERNER ERNER 60 tastalins wihi Wna oronardn a nia RERA RENA 61 Tnstalline vili Red Hat TINOR Sarriaren e E foererereorer cen ee 62 Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora LiNuX sencssnondnonsnininnnininine 62 Toibin wiih SUSE LINUS e E uenuealpaueauanueaues 63 Tastalbos witi Debian TIME eiiean annae denian n aen E Eae 63 Morne Ln wiin UDunti LINUR orse 65 Uris Dai wili Soli ias E 67 Tasting vih YMan ESX Arisin NENEA S AE E 67 Iinsalbas wilh VMware ESA IS aier damian anu ileees 68 Testa les wiii Pree BSD oaoa ENA ral
35. profile MD2 PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 8 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 5805Q 8 maxCache compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list 2TB max see www adaptec com compatibility 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 800T sold separately see page 19 Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 24 About the Adaptec RAID 51245 The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with these features Activity oe CNO CN1 o s 9 CN6 1 external mini SAS connector Activity CN2 Battery connector I2C CN1 12C CNO Mode O Flash CNO 3 internal mini SAS CN2 connectors CN1 Reserved L Aggregate Activity Ext Alarm Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors Internal Connectors External Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height Half Length PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 16 512 MB DDR2 3 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8088 16 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 800T sold separately see page 19 Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e
36. properly connect your disk drive LEDs in order to identify disk drive conditions See About Your RAID Controller on page 17 for your RAID controller Activity LED connections and locations Once you have connected to a backplane use Adaptec Storage Manager to manage your disk drives For more information refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide on the Adaptec Installation DVD The number of end devices is limited to the number of slots available on the backplane For example the Adaptec S50 enclosure which contains an expander is a backplane connection that supports up to 12 SAS or SATA disk drives Appendix A Introduction to SAS e 93 Some backplanes support daisy chain expansion to other backplanes For example you can daisy chain connect one to the next up to nine Adaptec S50 enclosures to a single SAS card in a host system SAS Expander Connections A SAS expander device literally expands the number of end devices that you can connect together Expander devices typically embedded into a system backplane see page 92 support large configurations of SAS end devices including SAS cards and SAS and SATA disk drives With expander devices you can build large and complex storage topologies There are two types of SAS expanders fanout expanders and edge expanders Each performs a different role in a storage system For more information about how SAS expanders work refer to the STA Web site at www scsita org
37. see the descriptions starting on page 17 20 MB of free disk drive space 16 bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600 Chapter 2 Kit Contents and System Requirements e 16 e DVD ROM drive e Floppy disk drive USB flash drive or CD burner for creating driver disks and bootable media About Your RAID Controller In this chapter Sandd RAID Controller FENT S soni an 18 Addins a Battery Dacbop Module nssssiciioi an 19 Adding a Fasi Backup Bod 6 iicsunnnuinnccanamei naman 19 About the Adaptec RAID S088 oee E ERRA te 20 About the Adaptec RAID SADT cies ate aracce ccs aces E ee Z1 Abou hedda KAID AIS eoin 2 About tihe Adaptec RATI 30S FOI e E 23 About the Adaptec RAID SIIAS eiaeiiio aa eni aan a ea aE AE EARR 24 About ithe Adaptec RAID SIGIS cronin a te aciweeuneae auras 25 Aboutihe Adapter RAID DIIIS crise a ena raneatecmer we uaueueiaaunel marsatuaners 26 Abou Tae mates RAID O ZEE EN af mene theAdapter RAI SAAS Zer balance 28 About the Adaptee RAID S805 71950520 joni ancuewnwinienmniwnciennideciannunaenie 29 About ihe Adaptec RAID JOT eo tee a rire et Screeners Brrr ere ees reer ere rere 30 About Tie Adaptec L408 asic ie ie ee Sail Bont he Adae FAI Gs ania 33 About Ties Adaptec KAII A ia ag eet tata ata cala E Ea Eea 34 About te Adaptec RAID G80 GUS oi cacsstsescctsaccconssaseianscansiaiszatetnnsaiasidasecasianteasescnaaieiona 35 About ihe Adapter RAID GADE se EE E 36 About Tie Adame KAID C 0 Esenin
38. select Install Ubuntu Server then type CTRL ALT F2 to switch to the console Insert the USB drive then type the following command to scan for the device fdisk 1 Note The following steps assume that the USB drive is assigned to dev sdal Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 66 10 14 12 13 Type the following commands to begin loading the driver mkdir mnt2 AACRAID mount dev sdal mnt2 cp R mnt2 AACRAID umount mnt2 Copy the driver file to the lib modules directory cp f AACRAID aacraid ko PRE_MOD 1lib modules 2 6 lt version gt generic kernel drivers scsi aacraid aacraid ko where lt version gt is 32 24 for Ubuntu 10 x and 38 8 for Ubuntu 11 x Remove the USB drive Install the loadable module insmod lib modules 2 6 lt version gt generic kernel drivers scsi aacraid aacraid ko where lt version gt is 32 24 for Ubuntu 10 x and 38 8 for Ubuntu 11 x Press CTRL ALT F1 to switch back to the installation screen then follow the on screen prompts to continue the installation When prompted to reboot the system press CTRL ALT F2 to switch to the console Do not reboot Type the following commands to complete the driver installation For Ubuntu 32 bit cp f AACRAID aacraid ko POST_MOD target lib modules 2 6 lt version gt generic pae kernel drivers scsi aacraid aacraid ko chroot target sbin depmod a 2 6 lt version gt generic pae update initramfs
39. utility is a BIOS based utility that you can use to create and manage controllers disk drives and other devices and arrays The ARC utility comprises these tools e Array Configuration Utility ACU For creating and managing arrays and initializing and rescanning disk drives e SerialSelect For modifying your controller and disk drive settings e Disk Utilities For formatting or verifying disk drives The ARC utility is included in your controller s BIOS For more information see Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility on page 104 Note The ARC utility is primarily intended for preoperating system installation configuration About the Adaptec Flash Utility The Adaptec Flash Utility AFU is a text based DOS utility that you can use to update save or verify your RAID controller s firmware BIOS and Non Volatile Random Access Memory NVRAM A Caution Although the AFU contains safeguards to prevent you from accidentally damaging your RAID controller s flash contents it is still important to use the AFU carefully and correctly to avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable We recommend that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the AFU You can also use Adaptec Storage Manager to update the controller firmware BIOS See the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide for more information Which Utility Should Use To create a bootable array we recommend that you use the BIOS based ACU See Using the
40. 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 51645 External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 51645 I2C Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J27 J28 J29 J30 J2x Pin Number Signal 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2258800 R ASR 52445 RoHS Kit 2258700 R ASR 52445 RoHS Single e Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Header Connector for CNO CN1 Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J3 22 55 2161 J3 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 135 22 55 2161 J3 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 L
41. 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 STATUS CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 125 Adaptec RAID 5405 5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification 2258100 R ASR 5405 RoHS KIT 2258200 R ASR 5405 RoHS Single 2266800 R ASR 5405Z RoHS Single e Adaptec RAID 5405 5405Z Activity LED Header Connector Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 e Adaptec RAID 5405 5405Z Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 5405 5405Z External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 5405 5405Z I2C Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e 2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Refer
42. 6805Q minien Abg tthe Adaptec RAID GSE icici About the Adaptec RAID 6805E esscocooooocooooocooooocoocoooosoocoossoosocososoooosoosoocooocoocoooo D68 About the Adaptec RA 05T 6805TQ Getting Started eine a RD Le a L S lectius Disk Drives and Cablesionromieninnnimanimanehhnbennin ee Disk Drives suns EE E A Cables a the Ful Installing the Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin NPE E ANEN enn ee en eer Installing the Controller Neer TT eT reer rr A re J Pro cii 48 Connecting Disk Drives to Your kaore RRES Drives Te to te a r troller a Connecting External Devices isisisisisssasaissnrseiaiscen 53 gt E ee eee EET REET Onn T perenne 53 Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller s ssssssssssesseesee E A E E E 55 Creating an Array 55 Creating an pru a h the ACU Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager E E T Making Your Array Bootable uuu Installing the Driver and an Operating System ponte You ie HARA RARR hen Windows 7 or Windows Vista 61 Contents e 9 10 Installing with S SuSE liit EEA nee AE E E M with Linux manane ahaaa Inst ling with a PAA EIA I O IN ATN A lling with Virar ESX da rE EE E E E A T stalling with VMware ESXi Jis isi E E A OO TGs viih FreeBSD npanrnnananra pnan aR N 71 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Belore Ton Bea acini Rnn inneni
43. Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 5085 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 5085 External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 124 J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 5085 Status LED Board Connector Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Status LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J14 22 55 2161 J14 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 3 3V LED Anode 2 STATUS CNO LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 STATUS CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 STATUS CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 STATUS CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 STATUS CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 STATUS CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 STATUS CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15
44. CTIVITY CNO LANE 1 3 3V ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 3 3V ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Anode LED Cathode LED Anode LED Cathode LED Anode LED Cathode LED Anode LED Cathode N OOD WHR Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 145 e Adaptec RAID 6405T Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 6405T External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ LED Connector Specification 2272800 R ASR 6805T SGL 2273700 R ASR 6805T with AFM 600 Bulk 2273600 R ASR 6805TQ SGL e Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ Activity LED Header Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVI
45. Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 144 J2 Pin Number Signal Description 22 55 2161 Pin Number 3 3V ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Anode LED Cathode e Adaptec RAID 6805E Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number 2 1 Signal Description ACTIVITY LED Cathode 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 6805E External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number 2 1 Signal 2kHz Square Wave 3 3V Description Open collector transistor Adaptec RAID 6405T LED Connector Specification 2272700 R ASR 6405T SGL e Adaptec RAID 6405T Activity LED Header Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 J2 Pin Number Signal Description 22 55 2161 Pin Number ONO OO BP WYN PR 3 3V ACTIVITY CNO LANE O 3 3V A
46. Check that your Adaptec RAID controller is installed in a compatible PCle expansion slot To double check the bus compatibility of your controller see About Your RAID Controller on page 17 e Ensure that your Adaptec RAID controller is firmly seated and secured in the PCle expansion slot e Ifyour Adaptec RAID controller is not detected during system boot try installing it in a different compatible expansion slot See page 47 for instructions e Did the driver install correctly e Ifyou have external disk drives or other devices are they powered on e Check the Readme on the installation DVD for compatibility issues and known problems If you are still unable to resolve a problem you can find additional troubleshooting information and direction on the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com or the Support Knowledgebase at ask adaptec com Monitoring Disk Drives Status You can use the blink feature of Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor the status of your SAS and SATA disk drives When you blink a specific disk drive or set of disk drives the LED s on the selected disk drives flash This table describes the LED flash states Controller Device State Slot State LED Flash State Failed Device is faulty On Rebuilding Device is rebuilding Slow flash Blink Identify the device Fast flash Other No error Off For more information about backplanes see Backplane Connections on page 92 For more information about using Adaptec Storag
47. Checking SAS Address In a situation where you want each phy on a controller to be in a different SAS domain this setting specifies a unique world wide name for each phy Default is 0 Note This setting is for SAS address conflict resolution only and should otherwise remain at its default value Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives You can use the disk utilities to low level format or verify your disk drives New disk drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again A Caution Before you format a disk drive back up all data Formatting destroys all data on a disk drive To format or verify a disk drive 1 2 3 4 5 Start the ARC utility see page 105 Select the controller you want then press Enter Select Disk Utilities Select the disk drive you want then press Enter Select Format Disk or Verify Disk Media Locating Disk Drives Note This feature is only available with disk drives that have an activity LED You can use the Identify Drive feature to physically locate a disk drive by blinking the LED To locate a disk drive oOo ono F Ww N PB Start the ARC utility see page 105 Select the controller you want then press Enter Select Disk Utilities Select the disk drive you want then press Enter Select Identify Drive then press Enter When you have finished locating your disk drive press any key to stop the blinking Appendix C Using
48. D Support This setting is not available on all RAID controller models Removable Media When enabled removable media devices such as CD drives are Devices Boot Support supported This setting is not available on all RAID controller models Alarm Control When enabled the alarm sounds Default is enabled Note When the alarm is turned off disabled it will remain off after a reboot Default Background Sets the default priority for background tasks on the controller such as Task Priority logical drive creation to High Medium or Low Default is Medium Note This setting applies to new tasks It does not affect currently running tasks LED Indication Mode When set to Activity and Fault the drive activity LEDs blink to indicate 1 0 activity randomly depending on I O load and fault steady 1Hz When set to Fault Only the drive activity LEDs blink to indicate fault state only For Series 2 and Series 5 controllers default is Activity and Fault For Series 6 6E controllers default is Fault Only Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 112 Option Description Backplane Mode e Series 2 Series 5 Series 6 Controllers When set to Auto controller automatically detects backplane signal type I2C or SGPIO To set the backplane mode explicitly select SGPIO 12C or Disabled Default is Auto e Series 6E 6T Controllers When set to Default controller automatically sets the backplane mode to IBPI To s
49. D Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN5 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN5 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 52445 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J10 J10 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 52445 External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 52445 I2C Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J25 J26 J27 J28 J29 J30 J2x Pin Number Signal 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 137 Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification 2260300 R ASR 2045 RoHS SGL e Adaptec RAID 2045 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode Adaptec RAID 2405 24050 LED and 12C Connector Specification 2260100 R ASR 2405 RoHS KIT 2260200 R ASR 2405 RoHS SGL 2268300 R ASR 2405Q RoHS Single e Adaptec RAID 2405 2405Q Activity LED Header Connect
50. E 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 STATUS CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 STATUS CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2268200 R ASR 51245 RoHS Kit 2268300 R ASR 51245 RoHS Single e Adaptec RAID 51245 Activity LED Header Connector for CN0 CN1 Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 131 J3 22 55 2161 J3 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 51245 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2 Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent Ji 22 55 2161 J1 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number Unused Unused 2 Unused Unused 1 3 Unused Unused 4 4 Unused Unused 3 5 Unused Unused 6 6 Unused Unused 5 7 Unused Unused 8 8 Unused Unused 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN2 LA
51. ED Anode 10 10 STATUS CN1 LANEO LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 STATUS CN1 LANE 14 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 STATUS CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 STATUS CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 Adaptec RAID 5805 58050 5805Z 5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification 2244100 R ASR 5805 RoHS KIT 2244300 R ASR 5805 512MB RoHS Single 2266900 R ASR 5805Z RoHS Single 2268500 R ASR 5805Q RoHS Single 2268600 R ASR 5805ZQ ROHS Single e Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q 5805Z 5805ZQ Activity LED Header Connector Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 129 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q 5805Z 5805ZQ Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate
52. ED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Board Connector for CN2 CN3 Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent Ji 22 55 2161 J1 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CN3 LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CN3 LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CN3 LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CN3 LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 52445 Activity LED Header Connector for CN4 CN5 Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CN4 LANE O LED Cathode 1 Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 136 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CN4 LANE 1 LED Cathode 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CN4 LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CN4 LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED Anode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN5 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN5 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LE
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54. Installation CD then restart your computer When the Welcome screen appears select Graphical Install then type CTRL ALT F2 to switch to the console Insert the USB drive then type the following command to scan for the device fdisk 1 Note The following steps assume that the USB drive is assigned to dev sdal Type the following commands to begin loading the driver mkdir mnt2 AACRAID mount dev sdal mnt2 cp R mnt2 AACRAID umount mnt2 Copy the driver file to the lib modules directory For Debian 32 bit cp f AACRAID aacraid ko PRE_MOD 1lib modules 2 6 26 2 486 kernel drivers scsi aacraid aacraid ko For Debian 64 bit cp f AACRAID aacraid ko lib modules 2 6 26 2 amd64 kernel drivers scsi aacraid aacraid ko Remove the USB drive Install the loadable module For Debian 32 bit insmod lib modules 2 6 26 2 486 kernel drivers scsi aacraid aacraid ko For Debian 64 bit insmod lib modules 2 6 26 2 amd64 kernel drivers scsi aacraid aacraid ko Press CTRL ALT F5 to switch back to the installation screen then follow the on screen prompts to continue the installation When prompted to reboot the system press CTRL ALT F2 to switch to the console Do not reboot Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 65 11 Type the following commands to complete the driver installation For Debian 32 bit cp f AACRAID aacraid ko POST_MOD target lib modules 2 6 26 2 686 kernel drivers sc
55. NE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN2 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 132 e Adaptec RAID 51245 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J10 J10 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 51245 External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 51245 I2C Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J28 J29 J30 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2258500 R ASR 51645 RoHS Kit 2258600 R ASR 51645 RoHS Single e Adaptec RAID 51645 Activity LED Header Connector for CNO CN1 Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J3 22 55 2161 J3 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6
56. OS command type AFU followed by a command see page 118 and any switches you want Note To find a controller number type AFU LIST then press Enter The AFU processes the command prompts you to insert additional floppy disks as needed exits and reports either success or an error message code To update a RAID controller s flash using the command line utility ARCCONE see page 121 AFU Commands This section lists the available AFU commands List Displays the AFU supported RAID controllers installed on your computer Also displays the ID numbers assigned to each controller You don t have to restart the computer after completing this command This example shows a typical system response to a LIST command A gt AFU LIST Adaptec Flash Utility V4 0 0 B5749 c Adaptec Inc 1999 2005 All Rights Reserved Controllers Detected and Recognized Controller 0 03 05 00 Adaptec RAID 51645 Save Saves the contents of a RAID controller s flash in a UFI file The name of the UFI file is based on the controller type and can t be changed You must restart the computer following a SAVE command The command syntax for the SAVE command is AFU SAVE C lt Controller ID gt D lt UFI File Path gt Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility e 119 These switches are available C lt Controller ID gt One or more RAID controller IDs representing the set of RAID controllers on which to perform the specified
57. Otherwise select Back Complete the Linux installation following the instructions included with your operating system Note For SuSE Linux 11 switch to the console by typing CTRL ALT F2 when the installation is 50 90 complete type this command cp a update install mnt tmp then press CTRL ALT F7 to return to the installation screen and complete the installation as usual Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Installing with Debian Linux Note You will need your Debian Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this task You must have root privileges to install the driver image To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Debian Linux 1 Create the driver disk a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 64 10 b Insert and mount a USB flash drive mount dev sdal mnt aacraid driver c Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD locate the tgz archive file for your Debian operating system version 32 bit or 64 bit then extract the contents of the archive to a temporary location d Copy the contents of the archive to the USB drive by typing this command cp lt tempdir gt mnt aacraid driver where tempdir is the temporary location of the driver files e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive Insert the Debian
58. Port SAS Device Transmitter Phy Receiver Wi ide Receiver 47 Wide Phy Transmitter Transmitter Phy Port Receiver Port Ph Receiver 4 y Transmitter SAS Device Receiver t6 Transmitter Phy Transmitter p Receiver Phy Receiver Transmitter Wide Phy Transmitter p Receiver Phy Wide Port Ph Receiver Transmitter Ph Port y Transmitter Receiver y Receiver Transmitter Phy Transmitter Receiver Phy What s a Phy Phys are part of the physical communication connection between SAS devices Each phy contains a transceiver that sends data back and forth between SAS devices When a connection is formed between two end devices a link is established from a phy in one port to a phy in the other port As shown in the figure above a wide port can support multiple independent links simultaneously Phys are internal within SAS connectors see page 91 SAS cables physically connect one or more phys on one SAS device to one or more phys on another SAS device Appendix A Introduction to SAS e 91 What s a SAS Port Note Because the physical link between SAS devices is from phy to phy rather than port to port a port is more of a virtual concept different from what is normally considered a port on other types of RAID controllers and storage devices A port is one or more phys A narrow port contains one phy A wide port typ
59. TY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 146 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 14 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Ji J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V Safety Information To ensure your personal safety and the safety of your equipment Keep your work area and the computer clean and
60. Terminology Used in this Guide Because you can use your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in a variety of configurations the generic term storage space is used to refer to controller s and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager or the other utilities described in this guide Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide are known to computer users by multiple names This guide uses these terms e Controller also known as adapter board or card e Disk drive also known as hard disk hard drive or hard disk drive e Solid State Drive also known as SSD or non rotating storage media e Enclosure also known as a RAID enclosure storage enclosure or JBOD enclosure e Array also known as a container logical device or logical drive Note Adaptec Storage Manager refers to arrays as logical drives Your RAID controller creates arrays which your operating system and Adaptec Storage Manager recognizes as logical drives For more information refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide on the Adaptec Installation DVD How to Find More Information You can find more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with it by referring to these documents e Readme txt Includes updated product information and known issues located on the Adaptec Installation DVD e Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide Describes how to install and use the A
61. What You Need to Know Belore You Besitincsscccscascssicessssinaasainarcsmnndceennnecicanees Terminology Used in this Guidi a ccecascjarseuesdnctuvenabcdupnanpedaenaubaiusveaecdamubeqarandaamamuumanoutans Howto Pind More Initiation onon E A This Installation and User s Guide explains how to install your Adaptec by PMC RAID controller It also describes the utilities included in your controller kit and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI SAS and Redundant Array of Independent Disk RAID technology These RAID controller models are described in this guide Adaptec RAID 5085 Adaptec RAID 5405 5405Z Adaptec RAID 5445 5445Z Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q 5805Z 5805ZQ Adaptec RAID 51245 Adaptec RAID 51645 Adaptec RAID 52445 Adaptec RAID 2045 Adaptec RAID 2405 2405Q Adaptec RAID 2805 Adaptec RAID 6405 6405E 6405T Adaptec RAID 6445 Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q 6805E 6805T 6805TQ Chapter 1 About This Guide e 13 What You Need to Know Before You Begin You should be familiar with computer hardware data storage RAID technology and SAS and Serial ATA SATA technology For an introduction to SAS see page 88 You should also be familiar with Direct Attached Storage DAS concepts and technology Note Because this guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products some of the features and functions described may not be available for your controller For more information see About Your RAID Controller on page 17
62. You can connect up to 128 SAS ports to an edge expander A single edge expander can therefore support up to 128 SAS addresses You can connect up to 128 edge expanders to a fanout expander You can use only one fanout expander in any single SAS domain a topology of SAS and possibly SATA end devices and expander devices A single SAS domain can therefore comprise up to 16 384 SAS ports and therefore up to 16 384 SAS addresses including the fanout expander The next figure illustrates in very basic terms a SAS domain and shows how SAS cards SAS and SATA disk drives and expander devices can fit together in a large data storage topology SAS Domain Edge Expander Edge Expander ge S oO ay x Lu Edge Disk Drives Appendix A Introduction to SAS e 94 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI In summary although SAS and parallel SCSI both use the SCSI command set how they move data from one place to another is very different To support point to point serial data transport SAS introduces new types of connectors cables connection options and terminology Generally speaking SAS is faster and more flexible than parallel SCSI and provides more options for building your storage space SAS lets you mix SAS and SATA disk drives together and lets you connect many many more devices This table describes many of the main differences between the two interfaces Parallel SCSI Serial Attached SCSI
63. a aineeue eee 37 About the Adapter RAI GIUS T uiui ea 38 meme the Adaptee RAI GEOS TRUS TO ouiin iunn iee aea Ranna E 39 This chapter provides an overview of the features of your Adaptec RAID controller Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 18 Standard RAID Controller Features Support for SAS disk drives SATA SATA II disk drives and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives SSDs Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware BIOS and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility Disk drive hot swapping Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays A full software application Adaptec Storage Manager a BIOS based utility ACU a command line utility ARCCONF see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Native command queuing NCQ which lets disk drives arrange commands into the most efficient order for optimum performance Support for disk drive enclosures with SES2 enclosure management hardware Support for a battery backup module see page 19 Support for a zero maintenance cache protection module see page 19 Support for Adaptec maxCache SSD caching see page 109 Note Adaptec maxCache is supported on Adaptec Series Q controllers only Power management of disk drives in your storage space to reduce cooling and electricity costs see page 106 Audible alarm 1 O statistics logging Array level Features Note Not all features are supported by al
64. adaptec by PMC Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User s Guide e2 Copyright Copyright 2011 PMC Sierra Inc All rights reserved The information in this document is proprietary and confidential to PMC Sierra Inc and for its customers internal use In any event no part of this document may be reproduced or redistributed in any form without the express written consent of PMC Sierra Inc Trademarks PMC PMC Sierra and Adaptec are registered trademarks of PMC Sierra Inc Adaptec by PMC is a trademark of PMC Sierra Inc Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners For a complete list of PMC Sierra trademarks see www pmc sierra com legal Disclaimer None of the information contained in this document constitutes an express or implied warranty by PMC Sierra Inc as to the sufficiency fitness or suitability for a particular purpose of any such information or the fitness or suitability for a particular purpose merchantability performance compatibility with other parts or systems of any of the products of PMC Sierra Inc or any portion thereof referred to in this document PMC Sierra Inc expressly disclaims all representations and warranties of any kind regarding the contents or use of the information including but not limited to express and implied warranties of accuracy completeness merchantability fitness for a particular
65. agent uses less memory than the full application If your storage space includes systems that won t be connected to monitors and therefore won t require the user interface you can choose to run the agent only on those systems instead of the full application For more information refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help or to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide on the Adaptec Installation DVD Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is included on the Adaptec Installation DVD For installation instructions refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide also included on the installation DVD About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration ARCCONF is a command line utility that you can use to perform basic array and configuration management functions With ARCCONE you can e Create and delete logical drives e Modify and copy configuration settings e Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot your system ARCCOMF is described in the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User s Guide which is included on the Adaptec Installation DVD Note The distribution includes a command line utility for VMware systems called Remote ARCCONF For details see Which Utility Should Use on VMware on page 81 Chapter 9 Managing Your Storage Space e 81 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility The Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC
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67. at only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the AFU For more information see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility e 116 System Requirements DOS version 5 0 or later Note You can t run the AFU from a DOS command prompt window under any version of Windows At least 8 MB of extended memory Compatibility Notes 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 Before You Begin 1 2 Obtain the firmware see the following section Create firmware disks see page 117 There are two ways to run the AFU 1 2 Using the AFU menus see page 117 From the command line see page 118 Obtaining the Firmware To obtain RAID controller firmware go to Adaptec Installation DVD Includes the AFU executable AFU exe and a separate flash image The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image UFI files Adaptec Web site Download a new firmware file to get the most recent version of firmware BIOS and AFU See www adaptec com for more information Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility e 117 Creating the Firmware Update Disks To create the firmware update disks 1 Copy these files to empty formatted floppy disks a USB flash drive or a writable CD e AFU exe e Axxx
68. at was built into the array Then designate a new hot spare to protect the arrays on that controller If copyback is enabled Data is automatically moved back to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced No action is required Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare When a array is not protected by a hot spare if a disk drive in that array fails remove and replace the failed disk drive The controller detects the new disk drive and begins to rebuild the array If the controller fails to rebuild the array check that the cables disk drives and controllers are properly installed and connected Make sure that the new disk drive is equal or greater in size than the failed disk drive Then if necessary use Adaptec Storage Manager to rebuild the array For instructions refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide or online Help Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously If there s a disk drive failure in more than one array at the same time one failure per array and the arrays have hot spares protecting them the controller rebuilds the arrays with these limitations e A hot spare must be of equal or greater size than the failed disk drive it s replacing e Failed disk drives are replaced with hot spares in the order in which they failed The array that includes the disk drive that failed first is rebuilt first assuming an appropriate hot spare is available see bul
69. ate Activity Activity CN4 CNS Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors Internal Connectors External Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Full Height Half Length PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 28 512 MB DDR2 6 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8088 28 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 800T sold separately see page 19 Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 27 About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z The Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features voe qonn008 A OO Mounting bracket a aos m Drive Activity LED connectors for CNO Drive Activity LEDs for CNO 12C connector for CNO Ext Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode O Flash connector Internal mini SAS connector CNO ZMM 1LOOCC Supercapacitor connector i ZMM 100DB Daughterboard PCle x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors internal Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low profile MD2 PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 4 512 MB DDR2 1 mini SAS x4 SFF
70. ate Drives SSDs in your system as fast cache memory for read intensive operations Before you can enable maxCache read caching on a logical device see page 107 you must assign at least one SSD to the maxCache pool Note You can configure the maxCache pool only if you have one or more compatible Solid State Drives installed on the RAID controllers in your system For a list of maxCache compatible SSDs refer to the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com compatibility To add a SSD to the maxCache pool or to remove a SSD from the pool 1 Start the ARC utility see page 105 If you have more than one controller select your controller then press Enter Select Array Configuration Utility then press Enter Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 110 2 Select Manage MaxCache Pool from the ACU main menu All supported SSDs are displayed Note Uninitialized SSDs may not appear in the list see page 108 for more information about initializing drives 3 Using the arrow keys select a SSD from the list 4 Press Ins to add the SSD to the maxCache pool 5 To remove a SSD from the pool press the right arrow to switch windows use the arrow keys to select a SSD then press Del 6 Press Enter to save your changes and return to the main menu Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings The SerialSelect utility is a tool for modifying the settings of your controller and the disk drives connected to it Openi
71. che Settings window opens Enable or disable read caching Press Tab Enable or disable write caching e Select Enable always for write back caching e Select Enable with ZMM if your controller has battery backup or a zero maintenance cache protection module e Select Disable for write through caching Press Tab Select the maxCache Read Cache setting Enable Disable Press Tab Press Enter to accept the values Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 108 Initializing Disk Drives If a disk drive appears grayed out unavailable for use in a new array it may need to be initialized To begin initializing a disk drive select Initialize Drives from the main ACU menu You can initialize one drive or multiple drives If an error occurs during initialization the message Initializing drives FAILED x of n is displayed Press Enter to see a list of drives that failed to initialize Press Esc to continue A Caution Do not initialize a disk drive that is part of an array Initializing a disk drive that s part of an array may make the array unusable Back up all data from your disk drive before you initialize it Rescanning Disk Drives To begin rescanning a disk drive select Rescan Drives from the main ACU menu Secure Erasing Disk Drives When you perform a secure erase on a disk drive all data on that disk drive is completely and irretrievably eradicated Secure erase performs three
72. clear of debris Before opening the system cabinet unplug the power cord Electrostatic Discharge ESD A 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 unpainted 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 on the body only Handle the controller by its bracket or edges only Avoid touching the printed circuit board or the connectors Put the controller down only on an antistatic surface such as the bag supplied in your kit If you are returning the controller to Adaptec by PMC Product Support put it back in its antistatic bag immediately Technical Specifications In this appendix Emoronmemal SPO CANIS isswnesccsesasnacocensunnsicnspncicinsanescinssees IEI E T DG Power Re quitter eisena aia R E C rrent Reguit NE eae EE Appendix G Technical Specifications e 149 Environmental Specifications Note Adaptec RAID controllers require adequate airflow to operate reliably The recommended a
73. connect the power cord then open the cabinet following the manufacturer s instructions Disconnect all cables from the controller then attach a shorting jumper to the Mode 0 flash connector Note To locate the Mode O flash connector on your Adaptec RAID controller see the figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 17 Reconnect the power cord power on your computer then boot to the drive containing the AFU exe file see Step 3 At the prompt type lt drive letter gt afu update c x where drive letter is the drive identifier a for a floppy drive for instance and x is the controller number Note You will be prompted to insert other disks as needed When the flash is complete power off your computer disconnect the power cord then remove the jumper Close the computer cabinet reconnect the power cord then power on your computer The controller should boot correctly Introduction to SAS In this appendix Teeminolosy Used m Tims Ce sok 89 B81 es see E E re E E E E 89 How Do SAS Devices Comimn itae sconsa R 90 Wisa PI cennsa inaa E NOR Ana 90 Mis a SAN PO ear e ayacues aceaoa ae a 91 ANE A AEE E ert ee ge eer met Serene eee ere rene renee reer 91 Mhs SAn C ONNE O epee ent eee eee ee ne ere ee ee 91 wWhiatdo SAS Cables Look Like siinide aeaee a aa Ea aE ERR 91 Howare Disk Drives Identihed in SAS urene tuesusecantes 92 What are the SAS Connection Options sosrcenressanenen nana E 92 Howi SAS Ditteren
74. ct your data Each RAID level offers a unique combination of performance and redundancy RAID levels also vary by the number of disk drives they support This appendix describes the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller and provides a basic overview of each to help you select the best level of protection for your data storage Appendix B Understanding RAID e 96 Understanding Drive Segments A drive segment is a disk drive or portion of a disk drive that is used to create an array A disk drive can include both RAID segments segments that are part of an array and available segments Each segment can be part of only one logical device at a time If a disk drive is not part of any logical device the entire disk is an available segment Non redundant Arrays RAID 0 An array with RAID 0 includes two or more disk drives and provides data striping where data is distributed evenly across the disk drives in equal sized sections However RAID 0 arrays do not maintain redundant data so they offer no data protection Compared to an equal sized group of independent disks a RAID 0 array provides improved I O performance Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive in the array For instance an array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can create a RAID 0 drive segment of 250 GB for a total of 1000 GB for the volume as shown in this figure Drive Segment
75. custom ISO image to a writable CD Note Use whatever tool you prefer to burn the CD such as an interactive GUI based tool or a command line tool Remove the CD after you finish burning the image 8 On the VMware ESXi machine insert the custom boot CD then restart your computer 9 Follow the on screen instructions to begin the VMware installation 10 Complete the VMware installation following the on screen instructions 11 Remove the custom boot CD then reboot your computer Note For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware see page 81 Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 71 Installing with FreeBSD Note You will need your FreeBSD Installation CD to complete this task To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing FreeBSD oOo ono A W N B 10 Insert the FreeBSD Installation CD Restart your computer When the FreeBSD start screen opens select 6 to escape to loader prompt Type load kernel Insert the driver floppy disk Type this command load disk0 aacu ko Note If the driver fails to load run Isdev and check for the floppy disk drive Then try again with the appropriate device Type boot Complete the FreeBSD installation following the instructions included with your operating system Reboot your computer then remove the driver disk Repeat Steps 3 through 7 the first time you boot the operating system to load the driver again N
76. daptec Storage Manager software see page 80 to manage your direct attached storage located on the Adaptec Installation DVD e Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help Describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager software accessible from the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager e Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User s Guide Describes how to use the included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration ARCCONF command line utility see page 80 to perform basic array and configuration management functions located on the Adaptec Installation DVD Kit Contents and System Requirements In this chapter WT A Te each cee A EN EA ees selec AE ies N E klein sonore E 15 oben a TR a E E E E E E E 15 This chapter lists the contents of your Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller Chapter 2 Kit Contents and System Requirements e 15 Kit Contents Adaptec by PMC RAID controller Adaptec Installation DVD bootable including controller drivers Adaptec Storage Manager ARCCONF command line utility and documentation Cables Not all kits contain cables If your kit does the type and quantity vary for cable information about your controller visit the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com Selected models only Low profile bracket Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide System Requirements PC com
77. distinct writing passes to the disk drive being erased it does not just write zeros Performing a secure erase takes up to six times longer than clearing or zeroing a disk drive You may want to perform a secure erase only on disk drives that contain confidential or classified information Note To erase or zero a disk drive with non classified information you may choose to format it see page 113 instead or clear it using Adaptec Storage Manager both options take much less time than the secure erase option To begin a secure erase select Secure Erase from the main ACU menu then select Y yes To return to the main ACU menu once the secure erase has begun press Esc The selected disk drive s cannot be used until the erase is complete Stopping a Secure Erase To stop a secure erase in progress 1 Inthe main ACU window select Secure Erase 2 Select the disk drive being secure erased then press Ctrl Q The secure erase stops and the ACU returns to its main window Managing Global Hot Spares A hot spare is a disk drive that automatically replaces any failed drive in a logical drive A global hot spare is not assigned to a specific logical drive It protects any logical drive on the controller except RAID 0 logical drives You can create and delete global hot spares even if no arrays exist To create and delete global hot spares 1 Select Global Hotspares from the main ACU menu The Global Hotspare Management window
78. e Risk Drive 1 2996p Smallest Disk Drive Disk Drive 2 250 GB Disk Drive 1 Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 2 Disk Drive 3 Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drive 4 Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drives in Logical Drive Based on the drive segment sizes used RAID 5EE Logical Drive 500 GB plus parity and hot spare Appendix B Understanding RAID e 101 RAID 50 Arrays A RAID 50 array is built from six to forty eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 5 arrays and stripes stored data and parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 5 arrays For more information see RAID 5 Arrays on page 99 The parity data provides data protection and striping improves performance RAID 50 arrays also provide high data transfer speeds Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive in the array For example three 250 GB disk drives and three 400 GB disk drives comprise two equal sized RAID 5 arrays with 500 GB of stored data and 250 GB of parity data The RAID 50 array can therefore contain 1000 GB 2 x 500 GB of stored data and 500 GB of parity data In this figure P represents the distributed parity data RAID 50 Logical Drive 1000 GB plus Parity oe 5 Each RAID 5 Logical Drive has oe 5 500 GB Data Storage 250 GB Parity Data Jat E Total Unused Cae Ft 150 GB Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB Drive 4 Drive 5 Drive 6 400 GB 400 GB 400 GB Appendix B Understa
79. e most security and best performance with a minimum of three disk drives However you can choose to create an array with a different RAID level you can also change array level later after the operating system is installed You can create an array using any of these tools e Array Configuration Utility ACU BIOS based menus and keyboard navigation see the following section e Adaptec Storage Manager Graphical software application running from a bootable installation DVD that you can navigate with your mouse see page 80 e ARCCONF Command line utility For instructions refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User s Guide You can use either tool but the ACU utility is the quicker and easier tool for this task Note We recommend that you do not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array Adaptec Storage Manager displays a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives See page 89 for more information Creating an Array with the ACU The ACU is menu based and instructions for completing tasks appear on screen Menus can be navigated using the arrows Enter Esc and other keys on your keyboard To create a RAID 5 array 1 Power on your computer When prompted press Ctrl A to enter the ARC utility Note During boot up if your system has insufficient memory the following message will display Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will load aft
80. e Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these features Aggregate Activity 1 external mini SAS connector PCle x8 connector Form Factor Low profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCle 1 1 PCle bus width x8 Data transfer rate 3 Gb s per port Phys Unified Serial Ports 4 Standard cache 128 MB DDR2 Connectors external 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8088 Maximum number of disk drives 4 direct attached or up to 128 with expanders Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Onboard speaker No Battery Backup Module No Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 31 About the Adaptec RAID 2405 2405Q The Adaptec RAID 2405 2405Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features 02020 20202025 26 20 20 20 20 20 25 202 08080 0g 0g ego Sos cog egesegoges aroro Se Sel ele Ae Mole ooh ert Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Drive Activity LED connector for CNO Aggregate Activity Mode O Flash connector 4 Internal mini SAS connector CNO I2C CNO PCle x8 connector Mounting bracket Low profile MD2 PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 4 128 MB DDR2 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 4 direct attached or up to 128 with expanders 2405Q 8 maxCac
81. e CD For details see the instructions for your operating system as described below To create a driver disk 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the DVD drive 2 Turn on your computer then insert the Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID controller kit 3 Click Create Diskette then select your operating system and version 4 When prompted insert a floppy disk then click OK The system creates the driver disk 5 Remove and label the driver disk Continue with the instructions for your operating system e For Windows see page 61 e For Red Hat Linux 5 see page 62 e For Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux see page 62 e For SuSE Linux see page 63 e For Debian Linux see page 63 e For Ubuntu Linux see page 65 e For Solaris see page 67 e For VMware ESX 4 see page 67 e For VMware ESXi 5 see page 68 e For FreeBSD see page 71 Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 61 Installing with Windows Note You will need your Windows Installation CD to complete this task Installing with Windows Server 2003 To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows 1 2 3 7 8 Insert your Windows CD then restart the computer Follow the on screen instructions to begin the Windows installation When prompted to install a third party driver press F6 Note When F6 is active a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen for only 5 seconds I
82. e Manager to monitor your disk drives refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide or the online Help Silencing the Alarm If your Adaptec RAID controller includes an alarm the alarm will sound when an error occurs To silence the alarm use Adaptec Storage Manager see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 OR SerialSelect see Modifying Your Controller s Configuration on page 110 Chapter 10 Solving Problems e 85 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure This section explains how to recover when a disk drive fails e Ifthe array was protected by a hot spare see page 85 e Ifthe array was not protected by a hot spare see page 85 e Ifthere is a disk drive failure in more than one array simultaneously see page 85 e Ifitisa RAID 0 array see page 86 e If multiple disk drives fail within the same array see page 86 e Ifthe drive is part of the maxCache pool see page 86 Note Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives or logical devices when referring to arrays see page 13 Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare When an array is protected by a hot spare if a disk drive in that array fails the hot spare is automatically incorporated into the array and takes over for the failed drive To recover from the failure 1 Remove and replace the failed disk drive 2 If copyback is not enabled In Adaptec Storage Manager remove the hot spare designation from the original hot spare the disk drive th
83. e console screen type these commands to remove the old driver VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 esxupdate query vib view grep i aacraid list driver packages esxupdate b lt vibID gt maintenancemode remove remove package where vibID is the full name of the driver package Note For VMware 4 0 or earlier use the rom e command to remove the driver VMware ESXi 5 esxcli software vib list list driver packages esxcli software vib remove vibname scsi aacraid maintenance mode remove package Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System e 4 Using a remote copy utility copy the driver VIB file for your operating system version from the Linux driver folder on the installation DVD to a local directory on the ESX server This example uses Linux scp to copy the driver to tmp aacraid VMware ESX 4 scp mnt cdrom linux driver vmware esx drivers scsi aacraid 400 4 1 7 28300 1 0 4 260247 x86_64 vib root lt esx server ip gt tmp aacraid VMware ESXi 4 scp mnt cdrom linux driver vmware esxi drivers scsi aacraid 400 4 1 7 28300 1 0 4 260247 x86_64 vib root lt esx server ip gt tmp aacraid VMware ESXi 5 scp mnt cdrom linux driver vmware esxi drivers scsi aacraid 500 5 1 7 28300 1 0 5 406165 x86_64 vib root lt esx server ip gt tmp aacraid Note Due to file name limits on the installation DVD the _64 vib portion of the file name may be truncated and not visible Also the version s
84. e disk drives When set to Drive Specific write cache is enabled disabled on a per drive basis in Adaptec Storage Manager Caution When write cache is enabled there is a slight possibility of data loss or corruption during a power failure Runtime BIOS When enabled the controller BIOS allows the controller to act as a bootable device Disabling the BIOS allows another controller to act as a bootable device Automatic Failover When enabled the controller automatically rebuilds an array when a failed disk drive is replaced When disabled the array must be rebuilt manually Array Background When enabled the controller constantly verifies a redundant array Note Consistency Check that there may be a significant performance reduction Default is disabled Array based BBS When enabled in systems that support BBS the controller presents Support attached bootable devices up to the BIOS for boot device selection This is relevant for logical arrays Default is disabled SATA Native Command When enabled NCQ is enabled Disable this feature if you want to Queuing NCQ attach more than 48 SATA II disk drives Only available with SATA II disk drives Physical Drives Display When enabled connected disk drives are displayed during system Power During POST On Self Test POST Displaying the disk drives adds a few seconds to the overall POST time Default is disabled DVD CD ROM Boot When enabled the system can be booted from a bootable DVD C
85. e the full height bracket with the low profile bracket 1 Remove the full height bracket from the controller board The full height bracket is installed on the front side of the controller with the mounting screws inserted from the back of the controller as shown in the Figure 1 Using a Phillips head screw driver remove the mounting screws as shown in Figure 2 then set the screws aside for use in Step 2 Remove mounting screws with Phillips screw driver 9 S EER aaRS R So of oF at oso S OPORO eX RG O aS Q S c Se Y Back of board Front of board Figure 1 Figure 2 2 Attach the low profile bracket to the controller board The low profile bracket is installed on the back side of the controller with the mounting screws inserted from the front of the controller as shown the Figure 3 Insert the screws through the holes on the front of the controller then fasten the screws to the bracket with a Phillips screw driver A Caution The mount points on the low profile bracket have a smooth or flat side and a raised side that looks like a spacer see Figure 3 Be sure to install the bracket with the flat side against the controller PCB and the raised side facing away from the PCB Flat side of bracket Front of board Back of board Raised side of bracket Figure 3 Caution The torque on the mounting screws should be a maximum of 3 0 4 0 Ibf in to avoid defo
86. ec RAID 6405T AFM 600 optional with Supercapacitor Card Adaptec RAID 6805Q Adaptec RAID 6805TQ Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM 600 pre installed with Supercapacitor Card Upgrading the Controller Firmware To upgrade the firmware on your Adaptec RAID controller follow the instructions in Using the Adaptec Flash Utility on page 115 You can also use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF command line utility to upgrade your controller firmware Refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide and the Adaptec Command Line Interface User s Guide Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 20 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features Ext Alarm Diagnostic Aggregate Activity Drive Activity LEDs Mode O Fash a y Audible Alarm connector E pasais O Drive Activity LED Ee i 2 external SAS connectors oS A a connectors for CN1 CNO d i PCle x8 connector Battery connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors external Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low profile MD2 PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini SAS x4 SFF 8088 8 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose In
87. ec com compatibility Enclosure Support I2C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Onboard speaker Yes Zero Maintenance Cache Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM 600 6805 optional Protection Module sold separately 6805Q standard pre installed Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E The Adaptec RAID 6405E is a SAS RAID controller with these features Drive Activity LED connector for CNO HDA mode connector Ext Alarm connector Aggregate Activity PCle x1 connector Internal mini SAS connector CNO Form Factor Low profile MD2 reduced length 5 12 inches Bus compatibility PCle Gen2 PCle bus width x1 Data transfer rate 6 Gb s per port Phys Unified Serial Ports 4 Standard cache 128 MB DDR2 Connectors internal 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 Maximum number of disk drives 4 direct attached Enclosure Support SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Onboard speaker Yes Battery Backup Module No Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E The Adaptec RAID 6805E is a SAS RAID controller with these features Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors internal Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Mounting bracket Drive Activity LED connector for CNO CN1
88. ems and to download the latest drivers Creating a Driver Disk This section describes how to create a driver disk for most supported operating systems You will need a floppy disk to complete this task Note Some operating systems do not require a separate driver disk they load the driver right from the Adaptec Installation DVD or from the OS installation CD Debian for instance For other operating systems such as VMware and FreeBSD you must copy the driver from the installation DVD and install it from the local system To create a driver disk 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the DVD drive For instructions refer to your computer documentation 2 Turn on your computer then insert the Adaptec Installation DVD included in your RAID controller kit 3 Click Create Diskette then select your operating system and version 4 When prompted insert a floppy disk then click OK The system creates the driver disk 5 Remove and label the driver disk Continue with the instructions for your operating system e For Windows see page 74 e For Red Hat SuSE or Fedora Linux see page 74 e For Debian Linux see page 75 e For Ubuntu Linux see page 75 e For Solaris see page 76 e For VMware see page 76 e For FreeBSD see page 78 Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System e 74 Installing on Windows Follow the instructions in this section for your version of Windows
89. ence e 126 J4 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data e Adaptec RAID 5405 Status LED Board Connector Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Status LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J14 Adaptec RAID 5405 only J14 Pin Number Signal Description 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 STATUS CNO LANE O LED Cathode 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 STATUS CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 STATUS CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 STATUS CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 22 55 2161 Pin Number 2 N OOD WAR Adaptec RAID 5445 5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification 2228800 R ASR 5445 RoHS Kit 2244900 R ASR 5445 512MB RoHS SGL 2267000 R ASR 5445Z RoHS Single e Adaptec RAID 5445 5445Z Activity LED Header Connector Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 Note For Adaptec RAID 5445 header J2 is a 16 pin connector pins 1 16 For Adaptec RAID 5445Z header J2 is an 8 pin connector pins 1 8 only 22 55 2161 Pin Number J2 Pin Number Signal Description 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 5 3 3V LED Anode Ow BPR Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 127 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V LED An
90. enn 132 Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification ecssesssssecesseeeeseeeseeeeeees 134 Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification cccnininnnniccnnmainiannascnisn 137 Adaptec RAID 2405 2405Q LED and I2C Connector Specification wo 137 Adaptec RAID 2505 LED and I2C Connector Speciicatiottscitsicscidccriicreccendriansnins 138 Adaptec RAID 6405 6445 LED and I2C Connector Specification s sessessseeresreresresrereerese 139 Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification eesecesseeeseeeeeees 141 Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specificatii 142 Adaptec RAID G80SE LED Connector Specificato serteni oan 143 Adaptec RAID 6405T LED Connector Specdtication seriinin 144 Adaptec RAID 6805T 6805TQ LED Connector SpecificatiON ssissrisssseinereiinnss 145 This chapter provides a reference guide for Adaptec RAID controllers of Activity LED and I2C connectors Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 123 Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification 2249100 R ASR 5085 512MB RoHS SGL e Adaptec RAID 5085 Activity LED Header Connector Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED
91. er system initialization Please wait Or press lt Enter gt Key to attempt loading the utility forcibly Generally not recommended 2 Ifyou have more than one controller of the same model or family in your computer select your controller then press Enter 3 Select Array Configuration Utility then press Enter Chapter 6 Creating a Bootable Array e 56 10 11 12 13 14 Select Initialize Drives then press Enter Select at least three disk drives for the array press Insert for each selected disk drive then press Enter Caution During initialization all data is deleted from the disk Before continuing back up any data you want to keep Press Y then press Enter The selected disk drives are initialized then the ACU screen appears Select Create Array then press Enter Select the disk drives that were just initialized press Insert for each selected disk drive then press Enter When the Array Properties screen opens follow the instructions in the following table 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 to use the default 256 KB Read Caching Press Enter to use the default Yes Write Caching Press Enter to use the default Enable always Build Verify MaxCache Read Press Enter to use the default Enable Read Create RAID via Press Ente
92. er LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 140 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 e Adaptec RAID 6405 6445 Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Jl J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 6405 6445 External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 6405 6445 I2C CNO Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J4 3 12C Clock CNO 2 Ground 1 12C Data CNO Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 141 Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification 2271200 R ASR 6805 Kit 2270100 R ASR 6805 SGL 2270700 R ASR 6805Q SGL e Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q Activity LED Header Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CNO
93. er gt is the number of the RAID controller whose firmware you are updating For example to upgrade Controller 0 type AFU UPDATE C 0 e To update multiple RAID controllers AFU UPDATE C lt cont_number_a gt lt cont_number_b gt Where lt controller_number_a gt and lt controller_number_b gt are the numbers of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you are updating For example to upgrade controllers 0 2 and 3 type AFU UPDATE C 0 2 3 e To update all RAID controllers simultaneously AFU UPDATE C all Note The UFI file identifies the RAID controllers so you don t have to worry about flashing the wrong controller When prompted insert the first firmware disk into your floppy disk drive The AFU reads the first disk When prompted remove the first firmware disk and insert the second firmware disk into your floppy disk drive Repeat Step 8 as required until the flash update is complete Controller LED and 12C Connector Quick Reference In this appendix Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification irisaren arei ekainan 123 Adaptec RAID 5405 5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification s esssesresrereeresrereseee 125 Adaptec RAID 5445 5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification 126 Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q 5805Z 5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification 128 Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2G Connector Speciication cccccancucnnciccinccnuuns 130 Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2G Connector Spedticatio Nen
94. erinsnaeniecnisennnemmade 81 Which Viility Should 1 ise a sesceeencecseee nese neta naetie neces vee ene 81 Once you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller disk drives or other devices and device driver you can begin to build and manage your storage space This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager and describes the other utilities included with your Adaptec RAID controller Chapter 9 Managing Your Storage Space e 80 About Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec Storage Manager is a full featured software application that helps you build a storage space for your online data using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives With Adaptec Storage Manager you can group disk drives into logical drives and build in redundancy to protect your data and improve system performance From a single workstation you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in your storage space When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a computer the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is also installed automatically The agent is like a service that keeps your storage space running It s designed to run in the background without user intervention and its job is to monitor and manage system health event notifications task schedules and other on going processes on that system It sends notices when tasks are completed successfully and sounds an alarm when errors or failures occur on that system The
95. erne a aes 113 borama Di k Dr A A A 113 teninin Disk Drege e a a docauptoub aah olaapuenuteueaiumyadas 114 MLV ihe PET LOE wia gtautizgats Geta db ad pac bcauiptgdesietaateyuetyabedbnaeumuaeaae 114 The Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC utility is a BIOS based utility that you can use to create arrays and manage controllers disk drives and other devices Note We recommend that only advanced users familiar with working in a computer BIOS use the ARC utility tools For more information see Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 105 Introduction to the ARC Utility The ARC utility comprises these tools e The Array Configuration Utility ACU For creating and managing arrays and initializing and rescanning disk drives see page 105 e SerialSelect For modifying your controller and disk drive settings see page 110 e Disk Utilities For formatting or verifying disk drives see page 113 Running the ARC Utility If your Adaptec controller is connected to a RAID enclosure power on your enclosure or enclosures before you power on your computer Start or restart your computer When prompted press Ctrl A During boot up if your system has insufficient memory this message displays Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will load after system initialization Please wait Or press lt Enter gt Key to attempt loading the utility forcibly Generally not recommended
96. esired operation UL Compliance Statement IEC 60950 1 Second Edition standards file numbers E175975 Adaptec by PMC products are for use only with UL listed Adaptec by PMC products are tested and listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc to UL 60950 1 Second Edition and ITE PMC Sierra Inc Use only with the listed ITE Adaptec RAID 5085 Adaptec RAID 5405 Adaptec RAID 5445 Adaptec RAID 5805 Adaptec RAID 5405Z Adaptec RAID 5805Z Adaptec RAID 5445Z Adaptec RAID 5805Q Adaptec RAID 5805ZQ Adaptec RAID 51245 Adaptec RAID 51645 Adaptec RAID 52445 Adaptec RAID 2045 Adaptec RAID 2405 Adaptec RAID 2405Q Adaptec RAID 2805 Adaptec RAID 6405 Adaptec RAID 6445 Adaptec RAID 6805 Adaptec RAID 6405E Adaptec RAID 6805E Adaptec RAID 6805Q Adaptec RAID 6405T Adaptec RAID 6805T Adaptec RAID 6805TQ E Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE European Union Compliance Statement C 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 e EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 Emissions e EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Immunity EN61000 4 2 1995 Electrostatic discharge 4 kV contact 8 kV air EN61000 4 3 1996 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 C
97. ess configuration for controller 1 Click this choice to configure your Adaptec controller automatically Custom configuration for controller 1 Click this choice to configure your Adaptec controller manually Back Next gt Cancer Help 6 Select Express configuration then click Next Chapter 6 Creating a Bootable Array e 58 7 Review the information that is displayed Note In DAS environments Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays see page 13 In this example Adaptec Storage Manager has used thirteen equal sized disk drives to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 5 and a hot spare Configuration summary Below is the configuration summary for the controller To accept and save this configuration click Apply To make changes click the Modify button Configuration summary gt Click Apply to save your configuration changes Logical device Size Initialization Hot spare RAID 5 106 52 GB Build Yes Modify logical devices To exclude specific disk drives from the logical drive specify a size for the logical drive or to make other changes to the configuration click Modify logical devices 8 Click Apply then click Yes when prompted to confirm applying your new configuration Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller as an array see
98. et the backplane mode explicitly select IBPI SGPIO or Disabled Default is IBPI Note With the default IBPI setting the firmware sends a SGPIO Backplane_TYPE signal if it recognizes that a SGPIO Backplane is connected If any connected SGPIO backplane does not support the Backplane_TYPE signal or it does not support the IBPI protocol you can manually set the Backplane Mode to SGPIO Selectable Performance When set to Dynamic performance criteria adjusts automatically based Mode on controller usage RAID level and disk drive type When set to OLTP Db performance criteria is optimized for transaction oriented applications such as data entry and retrieval When set to Big Block Bypass DRAM write cache is bypassed based on IO write size performance criteria is optimized for serving Web pages file serving and data retrieval Default is Dynamic Power Management Settings Note When power management is disabled no related options will be displayed Note Make sure the operating system driver supports power management Note Default settings are shown in bold type Option Description Power Management When enabled switches the system to low power state based on the Settings specified settings Time Zone The time zone of the place in which the system is located Time specific power management settings are implemented based on the set time zone By default it is set to 00 00 The valid range for the time zone se
99. f you miss your chance to press F6 restart your computer Insert the driver disk then wait until you are prompted to install a driver Press S to specify that the driver is on a floppy disk then press Enter The computer reads the disk When the Adaptec driver is found press Enter Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Installing with Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 or Windows Vista To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows 1 2 3 4 Insert your Windows CD then restart the computer Follow the on screen instructions to begin the Windows installation When prompted to specify a location for Windows select Load Driver Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD browse to the driver location then click OK Note The 64 Bit driver is located within the AMD64 folder When the Adaptec driver is found press Next Note With Adaptec Series 6 controllers you may see the message No drives were found Repeat Step 3 Step 4 without reinserting the DVD and Step 5 On the second attempt the driver will load successfully Click Next again to accept the default partition configuration or refer to your Windows documentation to configure partitions manually Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Ope
100. he compatible SSD using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list 30GB max see www adaptec com compatibility I2C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output No No Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 32 About the Adaptec RAID 2805 The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these features O 25 Oo Oo Op So Opo Op So Op 25 Op O 25 O5 25 25 O5 25 25 O5 O5 O5 O5 O5 O 07 08 a e de a e e a e P 0P 0 PO O ogogo ogogo o gt o Ay Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors internal Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Mounting bracket Drive Activity LED connector for CNO CN1 Aggregate Activity Mode O Flash connector L Internal mini SAS connector CN1 _ Internal mini SAS connector CNO I2C CNO I2C CNL PCle x8 connector Low profile MD2 PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 8 128 MB DDR2 2 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 8 direct attached or up to 128 with expanders I2C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output No No Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 33 About the Adaptec RAID 6405 The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features 0 0 Oo f 10 PO 08080 o0 o0 oe Se S080 So A o 20202020 ame ogo 0 96 oS o SOSOSOSO 0S 0 A S
101. ible disk drives refer to the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com compatibility Cables Depending on your requirements you can use any of these cables gf 5 Stee External mini SAS SFF 8088 to SFF 8470 i A Connects to an external SAS enclosure Internal mini SAS with power SFF 8087 to SFF 8482 Connects to four SAS or SATA disk drives Internal mini SAS to SATA fan out SFF 8087 to 4x SATA Connects to four SATA disk drives Chapter 4 Getting Started e 43 External mini SAS to mini SAS SFF 8088 to SFF 8088 Connects to a backplane or enclosure Internal mini SAS to mini SAS SFF 8087 to SFF 8087 Connects to a backplane or enclosure Cable connectors are keyed so that you can t insert them incorrectly We recommend using only Adaptec SAS cables For more information or to purchase cables visit the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com Replacing the Full Height Bracket with a Low Profile Bracket If you are installing your Adaptec RAID controller into a low profile computer cabinet replace the original full height bracket with the low profile bracket included in your distribution kit The full height bracket is mounted on the front of the controller the low profile bracket is mounted on the back of the controller as shown in the figure below Full height bracket Low profile bracket lt n Back of board Front of board Chapter 4 Getting Started e 44 To replac
102. ic LEDs Status CN1 CNO back of card Internal mini SAS connector CNO l Battery connector Aggregate 12C connector for CNO Activity PCle x8 connector Mounting bracket Form Factor Low profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCle 1 1 PCle bus width x8 Data transfer rate 3 Gb s per port Phys Unified Serial Ports 8 Standard cache Connectors Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module 512 MB DDR2 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 internal 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8088 external 8 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes page 19 Adaptec Battery Module 800 800T sold separately see Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q The Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features Drive Activity LED connectors for CNO CN1 m Drive Activity LEDs for CNO CN1 Mode 0 Flash m Diagnostic LEDs connector Aggregate Activity L Ext Alarm connector Mounting bracket 12C connector for CN1 12C connector for CNO Battery connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low
103. ically contains four phys Each port has its own unique SAS address see page 92 and all the phys in a port share that same SAS address SAS card port options vary A SAS card with four phys could be configured with one wide port with two wide ports that comprise two phys or with four narrow ports each containing one phy A wide port with four phys is referred to as a 4 wide or 4x port What s a SAS Address Each SAS port is identified with a unique SAS address which is shared by all phys on that port For example a SAS disk drive might have two narrow ports Each port has one unique SAS address The single phy in each port uses its port s SAS address In another example a SAS device might have one 4 wide port That port has one SAS address which is shared by all four phys in the port Unlike SCSI devices and SCSI IDs SAS devices self configure their SAS addresses User intervention is not required to set SAS addresses and SAS addresses cannot be modified What s a SAS Connector A SAS or mini SAS connector is the physical plug or receptacle that you see on a SAS device It s what you plug a SAS cable into or the end of the SAS cable that s being plugged in See Cables on page 42 A connector is what forms physical links between phys Some SAS connectors can support multiple links The number of links a SAS connector can support is referred to as its width Narrow connectors support a single link wide connecto
104. id esxi5 0 1 1 7 28400 zip where C ESXi5 0 PMC CustomISO is the temporary folder on your build machine where the software depot is stored d Verify that the software depots are added SDefaultSoftwareDepots e List ESX Image Profiles Get EsxImageProfile You should see a display like this ESXi 5 0 0 469512 no tools ESXi 5 0 0 469512 standard Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 70 f Create a copy of the standard image profile using the CloneProfile option New EsxImageProfile CloneProfile ESXi 5 0 0 469512 standard Name ESXi 5 0 Adaptec Series 6 g Change the vendor and acceptance level of the new image profile Set EsxImageProfile ImageProfile ESXi 5 0 Adaptec Series 6 vendor PMC Sierra AcceptanceLevel communitysupported h Check if the new driver package is available Get EsxSoftwarePackage You should see a line like this scsi aacraid 5 0 5 1 7 28400 10EM 500 0 Adaptec 19 08 2011 i Add the scsi aacraid software package to the new image profile Add EsxSoftwarePackage ImageProfile ESXi 5 0 Adaptec Series 6 SoftwarePackage scsi aacraid j Export the custom ISO image Export EsxImageProfile ImageProfile ESXi 5 0 Adaptec Series 6 FilePath C ESxXi5 0 PMC CustomISO ESXi5 0 PMC Sierra Series 6 iso ExportToISo where FilePath specifies the path to the custom iso image C ESXi5 0 PMC CustomISO ESXi5 0 PMC Sierra Series 6 iso in this example 7 Burn the
105. irflow is 200 LFM linear feet per minute Forced airflow is recommended Ambient temperature with forced airflow 0 C to 55 C Ambient temperature with Battery Backup Unit BBU 0 C to 40 C Relative humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Altitude Up to 3 000 meters 1 BBU is not supported on all controllers See page 19 for more information Note Ambient temperature is measured 1 from RAID processor DC Power Requirements Bus Type Description Requirements PCle Ripple and noise 50 mV peak to peak max PCle DC Voltage 3 3 V 9 12 V 8 Current Requirements Adaptec Model Typical Current Adaptec RAID 5085 0 45 A 3 3 VDC 1 0 A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 5805 5805Q 0 45 A 3 3 VDC 1 0 A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 5405 0 45A 3 3 VDC 0 94A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 5445 0 45A 3 3 VDC 1 0A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 5805Z 5805ZQ 0 39 A 3 3 VDC 1 21 A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 5405Z 0 38 A 3 3 VDC 1 18 A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 5445Z 0 40 A 3 3 VDC 1 24 A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 51245 0 47A 3 3 VDC 1 68A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 51645 0 47A 3 3 VDC 1 72A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 52445 0 47A 3 3 VDC 1 78A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 2045 0 43A 3 3 VDC 0 83A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 2405 2405Q 0 43A 3 3 VDC 0 83A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 2805 0 5A 3 3 VDC 0 95A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 6405 0 17A 3 3 VDC 1 25A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 6445 0 17A 3 3 VDC 1 25A 12 0 VDC Adaptec RAID 6805 6805Q 0 17A
106. iver and an operating system onto a bootable array continue with Creating a Bootable Array on page 54 If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system continue with Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 72 Creating a Bootable Array In this chapter Dele Boo ett Let a suse cncesaserecentsosenme S 55 A EE E E E EE NEEN EEE 39 Making Tour Array Bogie ann RRR 58 This chapter explains how to set your Adaptec controller to be the boot controller and how to create a bootable array Note If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system you don t have to complete this task Skip to Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 72 Chapter 6 Creating a Bootable Array e 55 Setting the Boot Controller Note If your system won t contain more than one bootable controller skip to the next section Creating an Array Your Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable disk drives and bootable arrays To enable your system to boot from either a disk drive or an array connected to your controller 1 Enter the system setup 2 Navigate to the drive boot sequence 3 Move the boot controller to the top of the list For more information refer to your computer documentation Creating an Array This section explains how to create an array A RAID 5 array is created in the examples shown in this section because RAID 5 provides th
107. l controllers For more information refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide or online Help Support for RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 RAID 50 simple volumes and spanned volumes Support for hybrid RAID 1 and RAID 10 arrays comprised of hard drives and Solid State Drives SSDs Support for JBOD disks appear as a physical disk drives to the operating system not redundant Support for hot spares global and dedicated Support for automatic failover so arrays are automatically rebuilt when a failed drive is replaced applies to redundant arrays in SES2 or SAF TE enabled disk drive enclosures only Optimized disk utilization which ensures that the full capacity of all disk drives can be used even if the disk drives vary in size Online capacity expansion so you can increase the capacity of an array without recreating it Support for array migration from one RAID level to another Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 19 Advanced Data Protection Suite Note The following features are supported on Adaptec Series 5 and Series 6 controllers Striped Mirrors are also supported on Series 2 and Series 6E controllers e Copyback Hot Spare You can use this feature to move data from a hot spare back to its original location after a failed disk drive is replaced e Striped Mirror RAID 1E A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is both mirrored and striped and more disk drives can be
108. let above Chapter 10 Solving Problems e 86 If there are more disk drive failures than hot spares see Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare If copyback is enabled data is moved back to its original location once the controller detects that the failed drive has been replaced Disk Drive Failure in a RAID O Array Because RAID 0 volumes do not include redundancy if a disk drive fails in a RAID 0 array the data can t be recovered Correct the cause of the failure or replace the failed disk drives Then restore your data if available Multiple Failures in the Same Array Except in RAID 6 and RAID 60 arrays see page 95 if more than one disk drive fails at the same time in the same array the data normally can t be recovered You may be able to recover the data by forcing the logical drive online or by recreating the logical drive without the initialization step You can use the BIOS utility ACU see page 81 the command line utility ARCCONE or Adaptec Storage Manager For more information refer to the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Interface User s Guide and the Adaptec Storage Manager User s Guide Note In some instances RAID 10 and RAID 50 arrays may survive multiple disk drive failures depending on which disk drives fail Failed Drive in maxCache Pool Because Solid State Drives SSD in the maxCache pool are used just for caching not permanent storage no data recovery or rebuilding
109. mple displays version information about all supported RAID controllers A gt AFU VERSION C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4 0 0 B5749 c Adaptec Inc 1999 2005 All Rights Reserved Version Information for Controller 0 Adaptec RAID 51645 ROM Build 5748 VALID Fri Sep 27 13 28 40 EDT 2005 A gt AFU VERSION C ALL Help Displays a summary of AFU functions and command switches For example A gt AFU HELP A gt AFU Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility e 121 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 1 2 Create the firmware update disks see page 117 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable DOS floppy disk or from a DOS partition on a bootable drive You can use a disk connected to the controller youre updating If your computer isn t set up to boot from the bootable floppy disk or a bootable device other than a disk drive enter the system setup utility to change the setting Insert the firmware update disk containing AFU exe At the DOS command if you have multiple controllers and you don t know the number of the controller you want to update type AFU LIST then press Enter Otherwise skip to the next step At the DOS command type AFU followed by a command see page 118 and any switches you want Update the flash using the instructions suitable for your requirements e To update a single RAID controller AFU UPDATE C lt cont_number gt Where lt cont_numb
110. nding RAID e 102 RAID 6 Arrays A RAID 6 array also known as dual drive failure protection is similar to a RAID 5 array because it uses data striping and parity data to provide redundancy However RAID 6 arrays include two independent sets of parity data instead of one Both sets of parity data are striped separately across all disk drives in the array RAID 6 arrays provide extra protection for your data because they can recover from two simultaneous disk drive failures However the extra parity calculation slows performance compared to RAID 5 arrays RAID 6 arrays must be built from at least four disk drives Maximum stripe size depends on the number of disk drives in the array Drive Segment Size Disk Drive 1 isk Drive Smallest Disk Drive Disk Drive 2 Disk Drive 1 Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 2 2 P2 449 Disk Drive 3 eam Disk Drive 4 P2 4 500 Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drives in Logical Drive Based on the drive segment sizes used RAID 6 Logical Drive 500 GB plus parity P1 amp P2 RAID 60 Arrays Similar to a RAID 50 array see page 101 a RAID 60 array also known as dual drive failure protection is built from eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 6 arrays and stripes stored data and two sets of parity data across all disk drives in both RAID 6 arrays Two sets of parity data provide enhanced data protection and
111. ng SerialSelect To open SerialSelect start the ARC utility see page 105 select SerialSelect then press Enter Follow the on screen instructions to modify the settings of your controller and connected disk drives as required Applying Changes and Exiting 1 To exit SerialSelect press Esc until you are prompted to exit If you modified any settings you are prompted to save the changes before you exit 2 Select Yes to exit then press any key to restart your computer Any changes you made take effect after the computer restarts Modifying Your Controller s Configuration Note Default controller settings are suitable for most computers We recommend that you do not change the default setting To modify your controller s basic settings select Controller Configuration from the main SerialSelect menu To modify your controller s power management settings select Advanced Configuration To modify your controller s PHY settings select PHY Configuration Some options may not be available for your controller Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 111 General Controller Settings Note Default settings are shown in bold type Option Description Drive s Write Cache When set to Enable All write cache is enabled on all disk drives on the controller Enabling the write cache overrides any individual drive settings in Adaptec Storage Manager When set to Disable All write cache is not used on th
112. nt2 cd AACRAID sh fc pre install sh Note These commands assume the floppy drive is assigned to dev fd0 Use fdisk I to list all devices Press ALT F6 to switch back to the installation screen then click Next Follow the on screen prompts to continue the installation When prompted to reboot the system press CTRL ALI F2 to switch to the console Do not reboot Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 63 9 Type the following commands to complete the driver installation mkdir mnt sysimage tmp AACRAID cp r AACRAID mnt sysimage tmp AACRAID chroot mnt sysimage cd tmp AACRAID sh fc post install sh exit Press ALT F6 to switch back to the installation screen finish the installation then reboot 10 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux 1 2 vn O Oo A 8 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD Restart your computer When the SuSE installation selection screen appears choose the type of installation you want then press the F6 key to indicate the use of a driver disk If F6 is not shown on the screen you may have an older version of SuSE press the Alt key instead When prompted insert the driver disk then press any key to continue Follow the prompts to set up the environment you want If you are installing other third party devices install them now
113. nts for any new disk drives Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System e 75 Installing on Debian Linux Note You must have root privileges to install the driver image For Debian Linux the su command is sufficient To install the driver on Debian Linux 1 4 5 Insert and mount the Debian Installation DVD mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom Load the Debian unpacking tools apt get install build essential Install the DEB driver package For Debian Linux 5 x dpkg i aacraid Debian Ubuntu all deb For Debian Linux 6 x dpkg i aacraid Debian6 0 all deb Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Installing on Ubuntu Linux Note For driver installation on Ubuntu Linux you may need to create the root account and password Enter these commands sudo bash sudo passwd root You must have root privileges to install the driver image To install the driver on Ubuntu Linux 1 Update the Ubuntu package index sudo apt get update Load the Ubuntu unpacking tools sudo apt get install build essential Install the DEB driver package For Ubuntu Linux 10 x sudo dpkg i aacraid Debian Ubuntu all deb For Ubuntu Linux 11 x sudo dpkg i aacraid Ubuntull1 04 all deb Reboot your computer to ensure the driver loaded correctly Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on
114. o 20202020 OS ree oO Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors internal Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Diagnostic LEDs Drive Activity LED connector for CNO 12C connector for CNO Ext Alarm connector m Activity LEDs Aggregate Activity back of card HDA mode connector Daughterboard connector Internal mini SAS connector CNO Low profile MD2 PCle Gen2 x8 6 Gb s per port 4 512 MB DDR2 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 4 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec Flash Backup Module AFM 600 optional sold separately Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6445 The Adaptec RAID 6445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features 1 external mini SAS connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Drive Activity LED connector for CNO 12C connector for CNO Ext Alarm connector Aggregate Activity HDA mode connector Drive Activity LEDs back of card
115. ocumentation 2 Use internal SAS or mini SAS cables to attach the disk drives to the controller as shown in the following example SAS SATA disk drives Single port connector Note SAS fan out cables are also available with an additional sideband SFF 8448 cable that caries SGPIO signals for enclosure management This additional sideband cable is not used with direct attached disk drives Chapter 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives e 51 3 When all internal disk drives have been installed and attached to the controller close your computer cabinet reattach the power cord then continue with Connecting External Devices on page 53 Connecting Drives to a System Backplane In a backplane connection disk drives and SAS cards are attached to and communicate with each other through a system backplane The number of disk drives is limited to the number of slots available on the backplane Some backplanes have embedded SAS expanders and can support up to 128 end devices For more information about backplane and expander connections see page 92 1 Connect one or more internal SAS or SATA disk drives to the backplane Refer to your system s documentation for more information 2 Usean internal SAS cable to connect the controller to the backplane as shown in the examples on page 51 Disk drives on backplane Controller connected to backplane with Internal mini SAS to mini SAS SFF 8087 to SFF 8087
116. ode 10 10 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE O LED Cathode 9 11 3 3V LED Anode 12 12 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 1 LED Cathode 11 13 3 3V LED Anode 14 14 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 2 LED Cathode 13 15 3 3V LED Anode 16 16 ACTIVITY CN1 LANE 3 LED Cathode 15 e Adaptec RAID 5445 5445Z Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Ji J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 5445 5445Z External Alarm Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Alarm Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent J12 J12 Pin Number Signal Description 2 2kHz Square Wave Open collector transistor 1 3 3V e Adaptec RAID 5445 5445Z I2C Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J4 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data e Adaptec RAID 5445 Status LED Board Connector Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Status LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 128 J14 Adaptec RAID 5445 only 22 55 2161 J14 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 STATUS CNO LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 STATUS CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 STATUS CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7 3 3V LED Anode 8 8 STATUS CNO LANE 3 LED Cathode 7 9 3 3V L
117. onducted 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 Australian New Zealand Compliance Statement standard AS NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum Management Agency e Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of 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 Korean Compliance KCC Statement Adaptec by PMC products are tested and certified by KCC KCC REM KHK ASR 6xx5 The above certification covers the following series ASR 6805 ASR 6445 ASR 6405 ASR 6805E ASR 6405E ASR 6805Q ASR 6805T ASR 6405T ASR 6805TQ Bs 722l Chas YEA Arh
118. onnecting to controllers 50 connections 114 external 53 failure recovery multiple arrays 85 multiple disk drives 86 RAID 0 arrays 86 with hot spare 85 without hot spare 85 formatting 113 identifying 114 initializing 108 recovering from failure 85 rescanning 108 SAS identifiers 92 secure erasing 108 stopping a secure erase 108 solid state 18 42 50 types of connections 114 verifying 113 drive requirements 42 Drive s Write Cache setting 111 driver and operating system installation 59 driver disk 60 driver installation 72 to 78 drivers installing on FreeBSD 78 installing on Solaris 76 installing on Windows 74 installing with FreeBSD 71 installing with Linux 62 63 installing with VMWare 67 68 installing with Windows 61 E electrostatic discharge 147 end devices 89 event log 114 expander connections 93 expander devices 89 external devices 53 F failed disk drives 85 multiple arrays 85 multiple disk drives 86 RAID 0 arrays 86 without hot spare 85 firmware 116 creating floppy disks 117 firmware upgrades 19 flashing controllers 86 floppy disks for firmware update 117 formatting disk drives 113 FreeBSD Index e 152 driver installation 78 OS installation 71 H hard disk hard disk drive hard drive See disk drive HDA mode 86 HDA mode jumper 86 hot spares 18 hybrid RAID 18 52 I2C connector specifications 122 initializing disk drives 108 installation backplane 51 controllers 47 crea
119. ontroller e 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z 5805ZQ The Adaptec RAID 5805Z 5805ZQ is a SAS RAID controller with these features s z Ta Q7o oe 5 o z Be zA Be ae 08 o e E a Se o o o o E e r AS z az o o dna ua Mounting bracket Drive Activity LED connectors for CNO CN1 Drive Activity LEDs for CNO CN1 I2C connectors for CNO CN1 Ext Alarm connector Aggregate Activity Mode O Flash connector 2 internal mini SAS connectors CNO ZMM 1OOCC Supercapacitor connector ZMM 100DB Daughterboard PCle x8 connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors internal Maximum number of disk drives maxCache SSD support Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Module Low profile MD2 PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 8 512 MB DDR2 2 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 8 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders 5805ZQ 8 maxCache compatible SSDs using any Solid State Drive on compatibility list 2TB max see www adaptec com compatibility 12C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec ZMM 1OODB daughterboard pre installed Adaptec ZMM 100CC supercapacitor module user installed see page 48 Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 30 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 Th
120. opens Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 109 2 Using the arrow keys select a drive from the list Existing hot spares are highlighted 3 Press Ins to create a new global hot spare Press Del to delete a hot spare 4 Press Enter to save your changes and return to the main menu Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs Start the ARC utility see page 105 If you have more than one controller select your controller then press Enter Select Array Configuration Utility then press Enter Follow the on screen instructions to create and manage JBODs Creating a New JBOD A JBOD disk appears as a physical disk drive to the operating system A JBOD disk is not redundant and not bootable To begin creating a JBOD select Create JBOD from the main ACU menu All the supported disk drives are displayed Select a disk drive and Enter Managing Existing JBODs To delete a JBOD or morph a JBOD into a simple volume select Manage JBODs from the main ACU menu From the Manage JBODs menu you can e Morpha JBOD into a simple volume e Delete a JBOD Note When you delete a JBOD you lose all data on that disk Converting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume You can convert any JBOD into a simple volume 1 Select Manage JBODs from the main ACU menu 2 Select the JBOD that you want to morph into a simple volume and press Ctrl V Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid St
121. or Molex 10 89 7082 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2081 or equivalent J2 J2 Pin Number Signal Description 22 55 2161 Pin Number 3 3V ACTIVITY CNO LANE O 3 3V ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 3 3V ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 3 3V ACTIVITY CNO LANE 3 ONO AO BP WYN PR LED Anode LED Cathode LED Anode LED Cathode LED Anode LED Cathode LED Anode LED Cathode N OOO W Ff e Adaptec RAID 2405 2405Q Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector Molex 22 28 4023 or equivalent e Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50 57 9002 or equivalent Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference e 138 Ji J1 Pin Number Signal Description 2 ACTIVITY LED Cathode 1 3 3V LED Anode e Adaptec RAID 2405 2405Q I2C Board Connector Molex 22 43 6030 or equivalent e 2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 43 3030 or equivalent J4 3 12C Clock 2 Ground 1 12C Data Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector Specification 2269600 R ASR 2805 RoHS KIT 2269500 R ASR 2805 RoHS SGL e Adaptec RAID 2805 Activity LED Header Connector Molex 10 89 7162 or equivalent e Activity LED Header Mating Cable Connector Molex 22 55 2161 or equivalent J2 22 55 2161 J2 Pin Number Signal Description Pin Number 1 3 3V LED Anode 2 2 ACTIVITY CNO LANE O LED Cathode 1 3 3 3V LED Anode 4 4 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 1 LED Cathode 3 5 3 3V LED Anode 6 6 ACTIVITY CNO LANE 2 LED Cathode 5 7
122. ote To avoid loading the driver each time you boot follow the instructions on page 78 for updating the driver on an existing FreeBSD installation Alternatively you can statically link the driver See your operating system documentation for details Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System In this chapter Beier 200 E E ese A E ene reaiine a Drier Dig xccatiacoh dei cetera eee Tipe Tes on NG ccs at naa E Installing on Red Fat SuSE or Fedora Linu erorar aenn R meribnz an Denan L em Totihns oa Ubon UT e Ee ena rr eee maalieron ol un nadapaid bias iediarauasdiaenaialadalalacunanld Diesen aay on YMN Ganaan aa aeie mealhas on Fer BSD earen an E This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver Note To install the driver while you re installing an operating system see page 59 Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System e 73 Before You Begin Before you begin install and connect your Adaptec RAID controller and internal disk drives see page 46 You must also create a driver disk before you begin installing the controller driver Note Not all operating systems are supported on all controllers For up to date operating system version support visit the Adaptec Web Site at www adaptec com From the main menu select Support gt Knowledgebase gt Find Answers Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating syst
123. ote Use the following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESX 4 x This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller Instead you can choose to install VMware ESX 4 x using the in box driver which supports Series 2 and Series 5 controllers directly and update it either during or after the installation is complete if required Note You will need your VMware Installation CD and a writable CD to complete this task You must have root privileges to create the driver disk and install the driver image To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESX 4 x 1 Create the driver disk a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom b Insert and mount a writable CD mount dev cdroml mnt cdroml c Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD locate the VMware iso image vmware aacraid 400 4 1 7 28300 esx4 1 iso then burn the iso to the CD Note Use whatever tool you prefer to burn the CD such as an interactive GUI based tool or the Linux command line d Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the driver CD 2 Insert the VMware Installation CD 3 Restart your computer 4 Follow the on screen instructions to begin the VMware installation Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 68 5 Select Yes to install a custom d
124. pacitor module to protect the cache without a battery Follow one of these sets of instructions e To install a standard series Adaptec RAID controller without Zero Maintenance Cache Protection see the following section e To install an Adaptec RAID controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection see page 48 A Caution Be sure to handle the controller by its bracket or edges only Installing a RAID Controller 1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the power cord Open 4 the cabinet following the manufacturer s instructions 2 Select an available PCIe expansion slot that s compatible with your RAID controller and remove the slot cover as shown at right PCIe bus compatibility is marked to the controller figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 17 A Caution Touch a grounded metal object before handling the RAID controller Chapter 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives e 48 3 As shown at right insert the RAID controller into the expansion slot and press down gently but firmly until it clicks into place When installed properly the RAID controller should appear level with the expansion slot 4 Secure the bracket in the expansion slot using the retention device for instance a screw or lever supplied with your computer 5 Connect your computer s disk activity LED cable to the LED connector on the controller marked on the figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 17 Ensu
125. page 79 Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System e 76 Installing on Solaris To install the driver on Solaris 1 2 Start your computer Solaris 10 only Check for any pre existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in a terminal window If there is no pre existing Adaptec driver on your computer continue with Step 3 If an Adaptec driver is already installed on your computer perform apkgrm SUNWaac to remove it Caution If your operating system currently boots from the Adaptec controller do not reset your computer after you remove the pre existing Adaptec driver Instead follow the steps in this section to install a new driver before rebooting your computer Insert and mount the driver disk volcheck Change to the driver installer directory On Solaris 10 cd rmdisk aacraid DU sol_210 i86pc Tools On Solaris 11 cd rmdisk aacraid DU sol_211 i86pc Tools Start the driver installer install sh i Remove the driver disk then reboot your computer Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Installing on VMware Note You must remove the old driver before you can install the new one You must have root privilege to install the new driver Note To copy the driver VIB file to the VMware ESX ESXi server in Step 2 below you must have access to a remote copy utility such as WinSCP putty or Linux scp To install the driver on VMware 1 At the VMwar
126. patible computer with Intel Pentium or equivalent processor Motherboard with these features e Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge e Large memory mapped address ranges Refer to the Readme file on the Adaptec Installation DVD for additional motherboard compatibility information One of these operating systems Note For up to date operating system version support check the readme on the Adaptec Installation DVD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at www adaptec com e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit Windows Server 2003 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Server 2003 R2 32 bit and 64 bit Windows Vista Windows 7 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 0 5 5 32 bit and 64 bit e SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 32 bit and 64 bit e FreeBSD 8 x 7 x e Debian Linux 5 6 32 bit and 64 bit e Ubuntu Linux 10 11 32 bit and 64 bit e Fedora Linux 12 13 14 32 bit and 64 bit Note For the latest on Linux support or to download driver sources visit the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com e Solaris 10 Solaris 11 Express e VMware ESXi 5 0 VMware ESX 4 1 Classic Note VMware storage management options vary depending on which version of the operating system you are running For more information see page 81 128 MB or more of RAM Available compatible PCIe slot depending on your controller model
127. put Output Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 800T sold separately see page 19 Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 21 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features Drive Activity LED connectors for CNO Drive Activity LEDs for CNO Mode O Flash connector Diagnostic LEDs r Aggregate Ge Activity pee z ae o ri C Internal mini SAS P Oo O mt _Ext Alarm connector E PCle x8 connector Mounting bracket connector CNO m Status CNO Bi Bi 12C connector for CNO Battery connector Form Factor Bus compatibility PCle bus width Data transfer rate Phys Unified Serial Ports Standard cache Connectors internal Maximum number of disk drives Enclosure Support Onboard speaker Battery Backup Module Low profile MD2 PCle 1 1 x8 3 Gb s per port 4 256 MB DDR2 1 mini SAS x4 SFF 8087 4 direct attached or up to 256 with expanders I2C and SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output Yes Adaptec Battery Module 800 800T sold separately see page 19 Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller e 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features External mini SAS connector CN1 o Drive Activity CN1 CNO Mode O Flash connector C7 S Q Audible Alarm Diagnost
128. r to use the default Done Press Enter When a cache warning message displays type Y Once the array is created a message displays telling you that the array can now be used Press any key to return to the ACU Menu 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 Select Yes then press Enter The computer restarts Continue with Making Your Array Bootable on page 58 Chapter 6 Creating a Bootable Array e 57 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager This section describes how to use the Adaptec Storage Manager configuration wizard to build a RAID 5 array Note You will need the Adaptec Installation DVD to complete this task To create a RAID 5 array 1 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD into your DVD drive then restart your computer 2 When prompted select the language you want then press Enter 3 Review the license information then press Enter The main menu opens 4 Click Launch Configuration Utility Adaptec Storage Manager opens 5 Click Create File View Remote Actions Help The Configuration wizard opens The Configuration wizard guides you through the configuration of your controller There are 27 physical drives available for configuration Click Express or Custom then click Next Configuration paths S Select a path through the configuration wizard Expr
129. racket with a Low Profile Bracket ssessseseseersseereseesrsreseeresees 43 tastalhton OPNS susanunanonani haa E A 45 Pasie hallatan SEa eee A E E E 45 This chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your disk drives and arrays the way you want them It describes the options you have for installing your Adaptec RAID controller and disk drives and creating arrays for storage It also describes how to prepare your controller for installation into a low profile computer cabinet Chapter 4 Getting Started e 41 Choosing a RAID Level This section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your Adaptec RAID controller including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by each Note Before you begin familiarize yourself with your controller s physical features and the RAID levels that it supports see Standard RAID Controller Features on page 18 RAID 0 Non redundant Array Stripes data across multiple disk drives Improved performance but no redundancy see page 96 RAID 1 Array Created from two disk drives where one disk drive is a mirror of the other the same data is stored on each disk drive Redundancy but reduced capacity see page 97 RAID 1E Array Similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is mirrored and striped and more disk drives can be included see page 97 RAID 5 Array Stripes data for improved performance and uses parity data to provide redundancy see page
130. rating System e 62 Installing with Red Hat Linux 5 Note You will need your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to complete this task To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux 5 nN Oo Oo FB W N B 8 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD Restart your computer When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears type linux dd at the Boot prompt When prompted insert the driver disk then select OK Follow the prompts to set up the environment you want If you are installing other third party devices install them now Otherwise select Done Complete the Linux installation following the instructions included with your operating system Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux Note You will need your Red Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD to complete this task You must have root privileges to install the driver image To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat 6 or Fedora Linux 1 2 3 Insert the Red Hat or Fedora Installation CD Restart your computer When the Welcome screen appears press Enter wait for the graphical installation to begin then type CTRL ALT F2 to switch to the shell Do not pass the linux dd boot prompt Do not click Next Insert the driver disk Type the following commands to load the controller driver mkdir mnt2 AACRAID mount dev fd0 mnt2 cp r mnt2 AACRAID umount m
131. re ESXi 5 0 and VMware ESXi 4 1 systems e You can install the Adaptec CIM Provider on the VMware ESXi system then from a Windows or Linux Guest OS you can install Remote ARCCONF a version of the command line utility designed specifically for VMware ESXi e After you install Remote ARCCONE you can configure and manage arrays from a Windows or Linux Guest OS running on your VMware ESXi system e Additionally on a Linux Guest OS you can use the configUtil sh utility to manage email notifications to help you monitor activity in your storage space For information on installing the Adaptec CIM Provider and Remote ARCCONF on a VMware ESXi 5 0 or VMware ESXi 4 1 system see the Command Line Utility User s Guide included on the installation DVD Solving Problems In this chapter Troubleshooting Checklist E EA A O T aE ee E T 84 olemine Che AlI e E 84 Recoverins rom a Disk Dire Falliti csrnnnnoneninin kinaa a 85 Resetting the Contolera naa R ees 86 This chapter provides basic troubleshooting information and solutions for solving controller problems Chapter 10 Solving Problems e 84 Troubleshooting Checklist If you encounter difficulties installing or using your Adaptec RAID controller check these items first e With your computer powered off check the connections to each disk drive power supply LED connector and so on Try disconnecting and reconnecting disk drives from the Adaptec RAID controller e
132. re ESXi5 0 Standard Software Depot from the VMware Download Center Note You will need a writable CD to complete this task You must have administrator privileges to create the driver disk and install the driver image Note In the following instructions perform Steps 1 7 on your Windows build machine the machine used to build the custom boot image and Steps 8 11 on the machine where you want to install the custom image Be sure to install the prerequiste software first including Powershell and Microsoft NET 2 0 before you install PowerCLlI or start to create the custom boot image To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver when installing VMware ESXi 5 1 Download Microsoft PowerShell and Microsoft NET 2 0 if not installed on your machine already and install on your Windows build machine You can download PowerShell and Microsoft NET from the Microsoft Download Center at www microsoft com download Note PowerShell is preinstalled on Windows 2008 and Windows 7 systems 2 Run PowerShell as Administrator then set the execution policy to Remote Signed Set ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned 3 Download and install vSphere PowerCLI on your Windows build machine You can download PowerCLI from the VMware Download Center at www vmware com downloads for example vMware PowerCLI 5 0 0 374833 exe Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 69 4 Download the VMware ESXi5 0 Standard Software Depot for example vm
133. re 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 6 Optional Connect your RAID controller s 12C connector not available on all models to an I2C connector on an internal backplane or enclosure using an I2C cable For more connection details see About Your RAID Controller on page 17 7 Prepare and install your internal disk drives following the instructions in Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers on page 50 If you are not installing internal disk drives close your computer cabinet reattach the power cord then continue with Connecting External Devices on page 53 Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Note On Adaptec Series 5Z and Series 6Q controllers the flash module daughterboard is pre installed On Adaptec controllers with optional Zero Maintenance Cache Protection see page 19 the daughterboard is user installed The supercapacitor module used by all controllers with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection is never pre installed Refer to the flyer included in the kit for details about installing the flash module daughterboard on the controller as needed A Warning i Do NOT remove or insert a fully charged supercapacitor module Always discharge the unit first to avoid damage to the controller or flash backup module The factory ships with discharged units so they are safe to install when you receive them To ensure that
134. river then click Add 6 Insert the driver disk then click OK 7 Select the driver from the displayed list click OK then follow the on screen instructions to load the driver 8 Complete the VMware installation following the on screen instructions 9 Reboot your computer then remove the VMware Installation CD Note You may see a warning that the controller driver is not certified by VMware no signature attached You can ignore this message Note For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware see page 81 Installing with VMware ESXi 5 Note Use the following procedure to install the controller driver for an Adaptec Series 6 controller with VMware ESXi 5 This task is not necessary if you are installing the driver with an Adaptec Series 2 or Series 5 controller Instead you can choose to install VMware ESXi 5 using the in box driver which supports Series 2 and Series 5 controllers directly and update it either during or after the installation is complete if required To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 5 you must create a custom boot image using the VMware Image Builder The VMware Image Builder is distributed as a snap in component for vSphere PowerCLI a command line and scripting tool from VMware based on Microsoft PowerShell You can download PowerCLI from the VMware Download Center at www vmware com downloads To perform the installation you will also need to download the VMwa
135. rl W In the power management console enter these details Option Description Power Management When enabled switches the array to low power state when the array drive is inactive Slow Down Drive After The duration of inactive state of the array drive after which it is slowed down to low power mode This is an optional setting Note The disk drive should support low power mode Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 107 Option Description Power Off Drive After The duration of inactive state of the array drive after which it is powered off This is an optional setting Note Power Off Drive After duration should be greater than Slow Down Drive After Duration Verify Drive After The regular time interval at which the system performs a health check of the array drive Modifying Cache Settings You can modify the read and write cache settings for an array You can also modify the maxCache settings Adaptec maxCache uses the compatible Solid State Drives SSDs in your system as a fast read cache pool to improve performance in read intensive applications Note maxCache Read Caching is supported on Adaptec Series Q controllers only For more information about maxCache see Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool on page 109 To modify the cache settings for an array 1 2 o Oo N O Select Manage Arrays from the main ACU menu Select the array then press Ctrl C The Modify Ca
136. rmation Be sure that the controller is not bent after attaching the low profile bracket to the controller board Chapter 4 Getting Started e 45 Installation Options When you install your Adaptec RAID controller you can choose to create a bootable array and then install your operating system and the controller driver on that array Alternatively you can complete a standard installation where the controller driver is installed on an existing operating system Basic Installation Steps This section describes the installation process Follow the steps for the installation option you ve chosen Installing with an Operating System 1 ao FF OU N Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives see page 46 If your controller has an external connector you can connect external disk drives as well or instead Set the boot controller see page 55 Create a bootable array see page 55 Install your operating system and the controller driver see page 59 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage see page 79 Installing on an Existing Operating System 1 Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives see page 46 If your controller has an external connector you can connect external disk drives as well or instead Install the controller driver see page 72 Install Adaptec Storage Manager and begin to manage your data storage see page 79 In
137. rs supports more than 1 link A single SAS device may have one or more connectors A single SAS connector may help form links between more than two SAS devices For instance as shown in the figure on page 50 the 4 wide internal SAS connector forms links with four independent disk drives What do SAS Cables Look Like Internal standard SAS cables are narrower than internal parallel SCSI cables The connectors vary in size depending on the number of links they support from single link connectors to 4 wide or larger connectors Internal fan out cables let you attach four disk drives to a single 4 wide connector Mini SAS connectors support both internal and external SAS connections The mini SAS connectors are smaller than the standard SAS internal and external connectors Mini SAS connectors support single and multilinks with the ability to scale to future speed needs For examples of some internal SAS mini SAS cables and an external SAS mini SAS cables see Cables on page 42 Appendix A Introduction to SAS e 92 How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS In the BIOS and in the management utilities see Identifying Disk Drives on page 114 disk drives are identified in the following formats e CNX DevY Device Y is attached to Connector X see Direct attach Connections below for more information e BoxX SlotX Enclosure X is attached to a disk drive in Slot X see Backplane Connections below for more information e ExpX Ph
138. s Identified in SAS ssesesesseesesesesesesrsesesreesesesrsresesesreree Nhat are the SAS Connection Upton arsiiissisrenaiissiiiisssnn oe Direct attach Connections s seseseseseseseseseeseseseseerererererseseseseseseseseseseseseseses D2 Backplane Connections SAS Expander Connections Howis SAS Diferent froni Paralel BCS oosarinuseiasaasnainn Understanding RAID Vaderstandini Drive Segnen eanan NG Non redundant Arrays RAID Ojucssssccsanenanenninmenenonanini JO RAID 1 Arrays rr een ere ere tre ff RAID 1 Pihaneed Mian E EA AAAA AEAT AAEE A a PAA IAT S ES oe PAID TA EAA A aaa RAID SEE AN i nnannnnnnnananna i Le RAID 50 Arrays eee LOT RAI CUP Hau srenermenenerernae ererrreeere eerie renter ree it nitney reer pres er yor prerrererrrrrn Selects St OA be cantare Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC i eons 105 Running the ARC U iia Navigating the ARC Utility a Using the ACU to Create and Maa paum E E E A 105 traing a NOW ATO ea a EEA 105 Managing Existing Arrays i a 106 Pmitializing Disk te i 108 Rescanning Disk Drive 108 Secure Erasing Disk Di E E E E Managing Global Hot PS E AARETE A Using the ACU to Create and i Manage J JBODs E i Creating a New JBOD i Managing Existi eer E A Using the ACU to Manage the mosCache Pol P E R Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller iniiis 110 Contents e 11 CO cots
139. s backup 47 48 BBU 19 Big Block Bypass mode 112 boards See controllers boot controller 55 bootable arrays 58 creating 54 106 c cards See controllers CD ROM Boot Support setting 111 command line interface flash utility 118 command line utility 80 connectors 92 114 contents of controller kit 15 controllers Index e 151 activity LED connector specifications 122 Alarm Control setting 111 Array Background Consistency Check setting 111 112 Array based BBS Support setting 111 array level features 18 Automatic Failover setting 111 CD ROM Boot Support setting 111 connecting disk drives 50 connecting external devices 53 CRC Checking setting 113 data protection 19 descriptions 17 to 32 disk drives 42 Drive s Write Cache setting 111 event log 114 figures 17 to 32 firmware 116 flashing 86 I2C connector specifications 122 installation options 45 installing 47 modifying general settings 111 modifying settings with SerialSelect 110 modifying with SerialSelect 113 Phy Rate setting 113 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 111 RAID levels 41 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 111 resetting 86 Runtime BIOS setting 111 SAS Address setting 113 SAS cables 42 setting boot controller 55 specifications 148 standard features troubleshooting 84 updating firmware 116 upgrading firmware 19 copyback 19 CRC Checking setting 113 customer support 3 D direct attach connections 50 92 disk drives 42 92 c
140. se a location on the chassis or in the system to fix the tethered supercapacitor module using the included cable ties such that i the cable 18 5 reaches the mating location on the RAID controller when the controller is installed in the expansion slot ii wiring is routed and secured so that it does not contact any moving parts fans for instance and iii the Connector on daughterboard supercapacitor module is protected from heat Thread the cable ties through the slots on the supercapacitor module and fix to the selected location on the computer chassis The cable ties should completely encircle the supercapacitor module to ensure that it is held in place securely as shown in the figure at right Be careful not to restrict air flow through your system Connect your computer s disk activity LED cable to the LED connector on the controller marked on the figures in About Your RAID Controller on page 17 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 Connect your RAID controller s 12C connector to an I2C connector on an internal backplane or enclosure using an I2C cable For more connection details see About Your RAID Controller on page 17 Prepare and install your internal disk drives following the instructions in Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers on page 50 If you are not installing internal disk drives close your computer cabinet
141. si aacraid aacraid ko chroot target sbin depmod a 2 6 26 2 686 update initramfs u v exit For Debian 64 bit cp f AACRAID aacraid ko target lib modules 2 6 26 2 amd64 kernel drivers scsi aacraid aacraid ko chroot target sbin depmod a 2 6 26 2 amd64 update initramfs u v exit 12 Press CTRL ALT F5 to switch back to the installation screen then reboot 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Installing with Ubuntu Linux Note You will need your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this task You must have root privileges to install the driver image To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Ubuntu Linux 1 Create the driver disk 2 3 a Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD mount dev cdrom mnt cdrom b Insert and mount a USB flash drive mount dev sdal mnt aacraid driver c Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD locate the tgz archive file for your Ubuntu operating system version 32 bit or 64 bit then extract the contents of the archive to a temporary location d Copy the contents of the archive to the USB drive by typing this command cp lt tempdir gt mnt aacraid driver where tempdir is the temporary location of the driver files e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD then restart your computer When the Welcome screen appears
142. stalling the Controller and Disk Drives In this chapter Petore Iou Be Mierea EE E 47 Mirae Dns the Controle esn daesaaticaconedaoua Gaavateiaciereaenadanes 47 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Camas cciccisssnnsiasmcsrionmsisnnmaeanmiscanmneinmetonmnces 50 Connechiie ried at a4 Jp Dey fel 2 n eee center eee free cer ear eee rence 93 Next Steps snccarnninrar anaE E EEA E 53 This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller and how to install and connect internal and external disk drives Chapter 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives e 47 Before You Begin e Read Safety Information on page 147 e Familiarize yourself with your RAID controller s physical features and the RAID levels that it supports see page 18 e Ensure you have the right quantity of disk drives for the RAID level you want to use for your arrays see page 42 e Ensure that you have the proper cables for your controller and disk drives see page 42 e Ifyou are installing a low profile RAID controller into a low profile computer cabinet replace the original full height bracket with the low profile bracket included in the kit see page 43 Installing the Controller This section describes how to install your Adaptec RAID controller into your computer cabinet Adaptec RAID controllers come in two basic configurations Standard and Zero Maintenance Cache Protection with batteryless backup ZMCP ZMCP uses flash memory and a superca
143. striping improves performance RAID 60 arrays also provide high data transfer speeds Appendix B Understanding RAID e 103 Selecting the Best RAID Level Use this table to select the RAID levels that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your storage space based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability Minimum Disk Drive Read Write Built in Disk RAID Level Redundancy Usage Performance Performance Hot Spare Drives RAID O No 100 No 2 RAID 1 Yes 50 oe oe No 2 RAID 1E Yes 50 oe oe No 3 RAID 10 Yes 50 oo oo No 4 RAID 5 Yes 67 94 No 3 RAID 5EE Yes 50 88 Yes 4 RAID 50 Yes 67 94 No 6 RAID 6 Yes 50 88 oe No 4 RAID 60 Yes 50 88 oo No 8 Disk drive usage read performance and write performance depend on the number of drives in the logical drive In general the more drives the better the performance Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility In this appendix Testes to the ARG Oy arrica isinin aen anna ean E EEE EEE 105 Wesabe the ARC CHI oo e aa barmedas 105 Deme the ACU to Create and Manage ArraAYS cesseacsecssacssacssatesterecieanransiantnistarcnisiateenyeds 105 Using the ACU to Create and Manage BOD S onesie 109 Using the ACU to Manage the nian arche POON rsrsrs 109 Using SerialSeleci to Modify Controller Settings scccciccainncactienisntneineuiancsienes 110 Formatines and Yeriiyine Disk Drives sscsesaciek
144. system disk drives Viewing the Event Log The BIOS based event log records all firmware events such as configuration changes array creation and boot activity Some events are not stored indefinitely the event log is cleared of any non persistent events each time you restart your computer additionally once the log is full new events overwrite old events To view the event log 1 Start the ARC utility see page 105 2 Select the controller you want then press Enter 3 When the ARC utility menu appears then press Ctrl P 4 Select Controller Log Information then press Enter The current event log opens Using the Adaptec Flash Utility In this appendix SySheil a TRE nE E AE E EAP A EA A OE POE A 116 Peraro 100 DE a e esse dm ai 116 Running the Meno based AFU wisn csnwacenvasriensneaci demesne ER 117 Ranging the APU bom ihe Command Lime aciccncnunnnannumdanwnnimennin 118 Updating the Flash Using the APU Command Line ci cccieacccccdesseccssnrsanecunvsantsoavecatesanaceseess 121 This chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility AFU a text based DOS utility that you can use to update save or verify the RAID controller s firmware BIOS and NVRAM A Caution Although the AFU contains safeguards to prevent you from accidentally damaging your RAID controller s flash contents it is still important to use the AFU carefully and correctly to avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable We recommend th
145. t irom Parallel SCSI nrs onanie i iinei 94 This section provides a basic overview of the main features of SAS introduces some common SAS terms and explains how SAS differs from parallel SCSI Note For technical articles and tutorials about SAS refer to the SCSI Trade Association STA Web site at www scsita org Appendix A Introduction to SAS e 89 Terminology Used in This Chapter For convenience SAS HBAs and SAS RAID controllers are referred to generically in this chapter as SAS cards HBAs RAID controllers disk drives and external disk drive enclosures are referred to as end devices and expanders are referred to as expander devices For convenience this chapter refers to end devices and expander devices collectively as SAS devices What is SAS Legacy parallel SCSI is an interface that lets devices such as computers and disk drives communicate with each other Parallel SCSI moves multiple bits of data in parallel at the same time using the SCSI command set SAS is an evolution of parallel SCSI to a point to point serial interface SAS also uses the SCSI command set but moves multiple bits of data one at a time SAS links end devices through direct attach connections or through expander devices SAS cards can typically support up to 128 end devices and can communicate with both SAS and SATA devices You can add 128 end devices or even more with the use of SAS expanders See page 93 Note Although you can
146. te of purchase If the product should become defective within the warranty period PMC Sierra 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 PMC Sierra service facility or to PMC Sierra 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 PMC Sierra 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 PMC Sierra service facility or to PMC Sierra 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 PMC Sierra Inc at 1380 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 408 239 8000 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 OR PARTS THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MIGHT OTHERW
147. the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 114 Identifying Disk Drives You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on your system Only physical drives that display during POST are shown To identify a disk drive 1 Start the ARC utility see page 105 2 Select the controller you want then press Enter 3 Select Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities view will provide you with the following information Location Model Rev Speed Size CN1 DEV1 The manufacturer The revision The speed of the The size of the Box0O SlotO information number of the disk drive disk drive ExpO phyO disk drive The location information of a disk drive is determined by three types of connections e Direct attached drives The connection is determined by the cable connected to a device for example CN1 connector 1 is connected to DEV1 device 1 For more information see Direct attach Connections on page 92 e Storage Enclosure Processor SEP managed devices The connection is determined by an active backplane BoxO enclosure O is connected to slotO disk drive slot O in the enclosure For more information see Backplane Connections on page 92 e Expanders The connections is determined by an expander ExpO expander 0 is connected to phyO phy O within a connector For more information see SAS Expander Connections on page 93 Note Devices other than disk drives CDROM tape drives etc are listed in order after your
148. ting a driver disk 60 direct attach 50 disk drives 50 driver 72 to 78 driver and FreeBSD 71 driver and Linux 62 63 driver and operating system 59 driver and VMWare 67 68 driver and Windows 61 existing operating system 45 external devices 53 installation options 45 solid state drives 52 to 53 with operating system 45 K kit contents 15 L LED connector specifications 122 LED Indication Mode 111 Linux OS installation 63 Linux installation 62 low profile bracket 15 installing 43 44 low profile computer cabinet 40 43 47 maxCache cache settings 105 maxCache pool 109 maxCache Solid State Drive failed 86 installing 52 to 53 mini SAS direct connection 50 enclosure cable 42 internal cable 42 overview 91 SAS to SATA cable 42 43 mirroring 41 mode 0 flash 86 N NCQ 18 non redundant arrays 96 0 online expansion 18 operating system installation 59 operating systems 15 P parity 41 Phy Rate setting 113 phys 90 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 111 RAID 19 non redundant arrays 96 RAID 0 96 RAID 1 97 RAID 10 98 RAID 1E 19 97 RAID 5 99 RAID 50 101 RAID 5EE 19 100 RAID 6 19 102 RAID 60 19 102 RAID controllers See controllers RAID levels 41 recovering from disk drive failure 85 Red Hat OS installation 62 Redundant Array of Independent Disks See RAID Remote ARCCONEF 18 80 82 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 111 replacing failed disk drives 85 requiremen
149. tring may be different from above Install the VIB module VMware ESX 4 esxupdate b tmp aacraid vmware esx drivers scsi aacraid 400 4 1 7 28300 1 0 4 260247 x86_64 vib nodeps nosigcheck maintenancemode update VMware ESXi 4 esxupdate b tmp aacraid vmware esxi drivers scsi aacraid 400 4 1 7 28300 1 0 4 260247 x86_64 vib nodeps nosigcheck maintenancemode update VMware ESXi 5 esxcli software vib install f v file tmp aacraid vmware esxi drivers scsi aacraid 500 5 1 7 28300 1 0 5 406165 x86_64 vib Reboot your computer Note For information about creating and managing arrays under VMware see page 81 Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System e 78 Installing on FreeBSD To install the driver on FreeBSD 1 Start your computer 2 Insert and mount the driver disk mount t msdos dev fd0 mnt 3 Copy the driver package to the tmp directory cp mnt aac8x i386 tgz tmp 4 Install the driver package pkg_add tmp aac8x i386 tgz 5 Remove the driver disk then reboot your computer 6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Managing Your Storage Space In this chapter About Aap iee Orne MANA REL ssir a n rene eee 80 About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility eeeeeseseeeeseeeeseeeeeeeeees 80 About the Adaptec RAID Conbiguration Vii is seccesssccsscssscssscsiotavoisieractesasionannecsovees 81 About the Adaptec Hash UO s scscttrcersanionroseea
150. triped evenly across the disk drives with the stored data Drive segment size is limited to the size of the smallest disk drive in the array For instance an array with two 250 GB disk drives and two 400 GB disk drives can contain 750 GB of stored data and 250 GB of parity data as shown in this figure Drive Segment Size Disk D 1 pe eee Es Smallest Disk Drive Disk Drive 2 EE e Disk Drive 1 Disk Drive 3 400 GB Disk Drive 2 Disk Drive 3 Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drive 4 400 GB Disk Drive 4 IRIEHA Unused Space 150 GB Disk Drives in Logical Drive RAID 5 Logical Drive 750 GB plus Parity Appendix B Understanding RAID e 100 RAID 5EE Arrays A RAID 5EE array also known as a hot space is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes a distributed spare drive and must be built from a minimum of four disk drives Unlike a hot spare a distributed spare is striped evenly across the disk drives with the stored data and parity data and can t be shared with other logical disk drives A distributed spare improves the speed at which the array is rebuilt following a disk drive failure A RAID 5EE array protects your data and increases read and write speeds However capacity is reduced by two disk drives worth of space which is for parity data and spare data In this figure S represents the distributed spare P represents the distributed parity data Drive Segment Siz
151. ts 15 drive 42 rescanning disk drives 108 Index e 153 resetting controllers 86 Runtime BIOS setting 111 S safety information 147 SAS 4 wide ports 91 backplane connections 92 cables 42 comparison to parallel SCSI 94 connectors 91 description 89 direct attach connections 92 disk drives 92 edge expanders 93 end devices 89 expander connections 93 expander devices 89 fanout expanders 93 link speed 89 links 90 narrow connectors 91 narrow ports 91 phys 90 ports 90 91 SAS address 91 SAS cards 89 SAS devices 89 SAS domain 93 terminology 89 transceivers 90 wide connectors 91 wide ports 91 SAS Address setting 113 SAS devices 89 SAS disk drive identifiers 92 secure erasing disk drives 108 stopping a secure erase 108 Selectable Performance Mode 112 Serial Attached SCSI See SAS SerialSelect 110 applying changes 110 exiting 110 modifying controller settings 110 opening 110 software 80 Solaris driver installation 76 Solid State Drive SSD 18 42 50 installing 52 to 53 specifications 148 storage management Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONF 80 storage space 13 support customer 3 SUSE installation 63 system requirements 15 T technical specifications 148 technical support 3 Technical Support Identification TSID number 3 terminology 13 SAS 89 tools Adaptec RAID Configuration utility 81 Adaptec Storage Manager 80 AFU 81 ARCCONEF 80 troubleshooting tips
152. ttings is 12 00 to 12 00 Stay Awake Start The time from which the system should operate in the full power mode irrespective of other power management settings daily By default it is set to 00 00 The valid range is 00 00 to 23 59 Stay Awake End The time until which the system should operate in the full power mode irrespective of other power management settings daily By default it is set to 00 00 The valid range is 00 00 to 23 59 Spin Up Limit Internal The number of internal drives to be spun up at any given moment By default it is set to 0 In the default setting all the internal drives will spin up Spin Up Limit External The number of external drives to be spun up at any given moment By default it is set to 0 In the default setting all the external drives will spin up Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility e 113 PHY Settings Option Description PHY Rate The data transfer rate between the controller and devices The default setting is Auto which allows the SAS card to adjust the data transfer rate as needed For low port 5 series RAID controllers 5085 5405 you can set the PHY rate to 1 5Gb second or 3 0Gb second the maximum rate CRC Checking When enabled determines whether the controller verifies the accuracy of data transfer on the serial bus Default setting is Yes enabled Set to No disabled only if the controller is connected to a device that does not support CRC
153. ty V4 0 0 B5749 c Adaptec Inc 1999 2005 All Rights Reserved Updating Controller 0 Adaptec RAID 31205 Reading flash image file Build 5749 AFU is about to update firmware on controllers Adaptec RAID 51645 PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPDATE This might take a few minutes Writing Adaptec RAID 51645 4MB Flash Image to controller 0 OK Verifying OK Please restart the computer to allow firmware changes to take effect Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility e 120 Verify Compares the contents of each of the flash components on a RAID controller to the corresponding image in a UFI file and indicates whether they match After using the VERIFY command you must restart the computer The command syntax for the VERIFY command is as follows AFU VERIFY C lt Controller ID gt D lt UFI File Path gt This example shows a typical system response after a VERIFY command A gt AFU VERIFY C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V4 0 0 B5749 c Adaptec Inc 1999 2005 All Rights Reserved Reading flash image file Build 5748 Controller 0 Adaptec RAID 51645 ROM Checksum 797B VALID Build 5748 File Checksum 797B VALID Build 5748 Image Compares Correctly Version Displays version information about the flash components on a RAID controller After using the VERSION command restart your computer The command syntax for the VERSION command is AFU VERSION C lt Controller ID gt This exa
154. u v exit where lt version gt is 32 24 for Ubuntu 10 x and 38 8 for Ubuntu 11 x For Ubuntu 64 bit cp f AACRAID aacraid ko POST_MOD target lib modules 2 6 lt version gt server kernel drivers scsi aacraid aacraid ko chroot target sbin depmod a 2 6 lt version gt server update initramfs u v exit where lt version gt is 32 24 for Ubuntu 10 x and 38 8 for Ubuntu 1 1 x Press CTRL ALT F1 to switch back to the installation screen then reboot Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 79 Chapter 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System e 67 Installing with Solaris Note This task is not necessary if you are installing Solaris 10 Update 2 or later Instead you can choose to install Solaris using the in box driver and update it either during or after the installation is complete if required Note For systems without a floppy drive you can create a driver disk by burning a CD with the aac_solaris x86 iso file available on the Adaptec Installation DVD To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Solaris 1 Start your computer 2 Interrupt the autoboot press the ESC key The Device Configuration Assistant DCA Utility will open 3 Select Apply driver updates 4 Insert the driver floppy disk or other update media then press Return 5 Complete the Solaris installation following the instructions included with your operating system Installing with VMware ESX 4 N
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156. use both SAS and SATA disk drives in the same SAS domain see page 93 we recommend that you not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array or logical drive The difference in performance between the two types of disk drives may adversely affect the performance of the array Data can move in both directions simultaneously across a SAS connection called a link see page 90 Link speed is 300 MB sec in half duplex mode Therefore a SAS card with eight links has a bandwidth of 2400 MB sec Although they share the SCSI command set SAS is conceptually different from parallel SCSI physically and has its own types of connectors cables connection options and terminology as described in the rest of this chapter To compare SAS to parallel SCSI see How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI on page 94 Appendix A Introduction to SAS e 90 How Do SAS Devices Communicate SAS devices communicate with each other through links A link is a physical connection between two phys As shown in the following figure SAS devices contain ports see page 91 ports contain phys and each phy contains one transmitter and one receiver one transceiver A phy can belong to one port only SAS Device SAS Device _link Narrow P Receiver p Transmitter Ph Narrow Port Y Transmitter _ ______ Receiver y
157. ware ESXi 5 0 0 469512 depot zip and store in a temporary location on your Windows build machine You can download the software depot from the VMware Download Center at www vmware com downloads when you start the download be sure to choose ESXi Offline Bundle Note You may need to provide account credentials to download the software depot from the VMware Web site 5 Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD navigate to the Linux driver folder then copy the Adaptec AACRAID driver binary aacraid esxi5 0 1 1 7 28400 zip to a temporary location on the Windows build machine Note The version string in the file name may differ from the one above After you copy the file remove the Adaptec Installation DVD 6 Launch vSphere PowerCLI then follow the steps below to create the custom boot image a At the PowerCLI prompt add the VMware Image Builder snap in by running the following cmdlet Add PSSnapiIn VMware ImageBuilder Note You will see a message if the Image Builder snap in is already installed You can ignore this message Note Continue using PowerCLI in Steps 6b through 6j b Add the VMware ESXi5 0 Software Depots Add EsxSoftwareDepot C ESXi5 0 PMC CustomIS0O vmware ESXi 5 0 0 469512 depot zip where C ESXi5 0 PMC CustomISO is the temporary folder on your build machine where the software depot is stored c Add the AACRAID driver binary as a software depot Add EsxSoftwareDepot C ESXi5 0 PMC CustomISO aacra
158. x01 ufi where xxx is the model number of your controller Note Most controller model numbers have a suffix for example Adaptec RAID 3405 Check that the ufi file is the correct file for your controller before copying If using floppy disks copy each additional Axxxx0x ufi file to a separate floppy disk Some RAID controllers have four UFI files some have more Each goes onto its own floppy disk To use a menu based AFU see the following section To run the AFU from the command line see page 118 Running the Menu based AFU To run the menu based AFU 1 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable DOS floppy disk or from a DOS partition on a bootable drive You can use a disk drive connected to the controller you are updating If your computer isn t set up to boot from the bootable floppy disk enter the system setup utility and change the setting Insert the firmware update disk created using the steps above containing AFU exe At the DOS command prompt type aru with no arguments The AFU s main menu is displayed Select Select Controllers then select the Adaptec RAID controller s to be flashed To update multiple RAID controllers in the same system update the boot controller s flash first restart the computer then update the flash for the remaining controllers Select Select an Operation Choose the operation you want then follow the on screen instructions to complete the task
159. yX Expander X is attached to Phy X see SAS Expander Connections below for more information where X is the count number Note Devices other than disk drives CDROM tape drives etc are listed in order after your system disk drives In parallel SCSI XX is the disk drive s channel number YY is the target number and ZZ is the logical unit number LUN What are the SAS Connection Options You can connect end devices to each other through direct cable connections and through backplane connections When you use one or more expander devices see page 93 you can create large configurations Direct attach Connections In a direct attach connection SAS or SATA disk drives are connected directly to a SAS card with SAS or mini SAS cables One disk drive is attached to one SAS mini SAS connector with one SAS mini SAS cable or multiple disk drives are attached to one SAS mini SAS connector with one fan out cable The figure on page 50 shows an example of direct attach connections The number of direct attached disk drives is limited to the number of phys supported by the SAS card Note that there may be multiple phys within a single connector See page 93 Backplane Connections In a backplane connection disk drives and SAS cards are attached to and communicate with each other through a system backplane There are two types of backplane connections passive and active When connecting to either backplane it s important to

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