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Adaptec RAID 1220SA manual

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    -------------------------------------------------------------------- README.TXT Adaptec Storage Manager as of August 29, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please review this file for important information about issues and erratas that were discovered after completion of the standard product documentation. In [...]

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    contains complete installation information for internal RAID controllers and drivers. The Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide and iSCSI Storage Appliance User's Guide contain complete instructions for all utilities and Adaptec Storage Manager software for internal and external RAID storage. 2.1 Supported Operating Systems - Adaptec Stora[...]

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    o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0* *32-Bit/64-Bit - Adaptec Storage Manager VSS/VDS provider, provisioning agent, and multi-path I/O driver (DSM): o Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - All versions (32-Bit/64-Bit) 2.2 System Requirements o Intel Pentium Compatible 1.2 GHz processor o 512 MB RAM o 80 MB hard disk drive space o 256 color video mode[...]

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    - To run Adaptec Storage Manager under Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 Quarterly Update 3 for AMD64, you must add the 'noexec32=off' argument to the boot kernel command line. Then, restart the system. - You can configure Adaptec Storage Manager settings on other servers exactly as they are configured on one server. To replicate the Adaptec [...]

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    Adaptec VSS provider for external RAID storage), you must install Microsoft hotfix 916048, as described in Microsoft KB article 915043. The hotfix is required for any VSS hardware provider, not just the Adaptec VSS provider. You must install the hotfix even if you intend to use the Adaptec VSS provider to create snapshots from a 3rd-party backup ap[...]

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    3.2 General Notes - Adaptec Storage Manager requires that the following range of open ports for remote access: 34570-34580. - Adaptec Storage Manager generates log files automatically to assist in tracking system activity. The log files are created in the directory where the Adaptec Storage Manager is installed. o RaidEvt.log - Contains the informa[...]

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    with at least 256 colors. - If the Adaptec Storage Manager console does not repaint correctly, select the View->Refresh menu item to repaint the screen. 4.2 Windows - All - The Java Virtual Machine has a problem with the 256-color palette. (The Adaptec Storage Manager display may be distorted or hard to read.) Set the Display Properties Settings[...]

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    with 127.0.0.1, you must create a new host line. 3. Remove the hostname from the 127.0.0.1 line. NOTE: The following is an example: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 4. On a new line, type the IP address of the system. 5. Using the Tab key, tab to the second column and enter the fully qualified hostname. 6. Using the Tab key, tab to the thi[...]

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    5.2 RAID 10 Notes - You cannot change the priority of a RAID-10 verify. Setting the priority at the start of a verify has no effect. The priority is still shown as high. Changing the priority of a running verify on a raid-10 changes the displayed priority until a rescan is done, then the priority shows as high again. - Performing a Verify and Verif[...]

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    Storage Manager and the CLI use different names for the same option: 'Separate status PDU' and 'Piggybacking of SCSI status', respectively. - Drive numbering in Adaptec Storage Manager and the CLI is not consistent. Adaptec Storage Manager uses the drive's WWN (World Wide Name). The CLI uses the drive's device ID. - Wh[...]