Adaptec RAID 2405 инструкция обслуживания

Installation and User’ s Guide Ser ial A ttached SCSI RAID C ont r o llers[...]

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Contents About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 12 Terminology Used in this Guide ...................................................................... 12 How to Find More Information ....................................................................... 12 Kit Contents and Syst[...]

Contents ● 7 About the Adaptec RAID 2405 ......................................................................... 32 Getting Started Choosing a RAID Level ..................................................................................... 34 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ..................................................................... [...]

Contents ● 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Before You Begin ............................................................................................... 55 Creating a Driver Disk ...................................................................................... 55 Installing on Windows ..............................[...]

Contents ● 9 SAS Expander Conn ections ........................................................................ 72 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? ....................................................... 73 Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments ....................................................................... 75 Non-redund[...]

Contents ● 10 Array Definition Block Keywords .............................................................. 96 ACU Error Codes ........................................................................................ 99 Sample Scripts ........................................................................................... 100 Using the Adaptec[...]

1 About This Guide In this chapter ... W hat Y ou Need t o K now Befo re Y ou Begin ................................................. ......................... 12 T erminology Used in this G uide ................................................ ............................................ 12 Ho w to Find M ore Information ..........................[...]

Chapter 1: About This Guide ● 12 What Y ou Need to Kno w Before Y ou Begin Y ou should be familiar wi th comput er hardwar e , data storage, RAID tec hnology , and SAS and Serial A T A (SA T A) technology . (For an introduction t o SAS, see page 67 .) Y ou should also be familiar w ith Direct-Attached Storage (D AS) or N etwork-A ttached Storage [...]

2 Kit Contents and System Requirements In this chapter ... Kit C ontents ................................................................................ ................................... ......... 14 Syst em R equire ments ................................................................. ........................................... .1 4 This chap[...]

Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14 Kit Cont ents ● Ada p te c R A ID co n t ro l l er ● RAID Installa tion CD (bootable), includ ing contr oller driv ers, and this Guid e ● Ad aptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for Ad aptec Storage Manage r and the AR CCONF command line utility ● [...]

Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 ● CD drive[...]

3 About Y our RAID Controller In this chapter ... Standard RAID Co ntroller F eatures ............................................................. ......................... 17 Ad ding Enhanced F eatures .................................................................................................... 18 Ad ding a Battery Backup Module ..........[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 17 Standard RAID Controller F eatures ● Support for SAS, SA T A, and SA T A II disk drives ● Flash R OM for updates t o contr oller firm war e, BIOS, and the A daptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive ho t-swapping ● E ve nt logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● M ult[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 18 ● Hot S pa c e ( RA I D 5 EE ) —A R AID 5EE arra y i s s imi lar t o a R AI D 5 arra y ex c ep t th at i t includes a distributed spar e and must be built fr om a minimum of four disk driv es. ● Dual Drive F ailure Pr otection (RAID 6) —A RAID 6 array is similar to a RAID 5 array ex cept that it[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 19 About the Adaptec RAID 3085 The Adaptec R AID 3085 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus Compatibility PCIe PCIe Bus Width x8 PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 8 Standard cache 256 MB DDR2 Connectors, exter nal 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) Maximu[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 20 About the Adaptec RAID 3405 The Adaptec R AID 3405 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x4 PCIe bus sp eed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 4 Standard cache 128 MB DDR2 Connectors, inter nal 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) Maxim[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 21 About the Adaptec RAID 3805 The Adaptec R AID 3805 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x4 PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/ s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 8 Standard cache 128 MB DDR2 Connectors, inter nal 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) Maxim[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 22 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 The Adapt ec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 8 Standard cache 512 MB DDR2 Connectors, external 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) Maximum[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 23 About the Adaptec RAID 5405 The Adaptec R AID 5405 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 4 Standard cache 256 MB DDR2 Connectors, inter nal 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) Maximu[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 24 About the Adaptec RAID 5445 The Adaptec R AID 5445 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Fo rm F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus sp eed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 8 Standard cache 512 MB DDR2 Connectors 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) internal 1 mini[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 25 About the Adaptec RAID 5805 The Adaptec R AID 5805 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 8 Standard cache 512 MB DDR2 Connectors, inter nal 2 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) Maximu[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 26 About the Adaptec RAID 3 1205 The Adaptec R AID 31205 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Half-size Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 12 Standard cache 256 MB DDR2 Connectors, inter nal 3 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) Maximum [...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 27 About the Adaptec RAID 3 1 605 The Adaptec R AID 31605 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Half-size Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 16 Standard cache 256 MB DDR2 Connectors, inter nal 4 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) Maximum[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 28 About the Adaptec RAID 5 1 2 45 The Adaptec R AID 51245 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Full Height, Half Length Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus sp eed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 16 Standard cache 512 MB DDR2 Connectors, Inter nal 3 mini-SAS x4 ([...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 29 About the Adaptec RAID 5 1645 The Adaptec R AID 51645 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Full Height, Half Length Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus sp eed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 20 Standard cache 512 MB DDR2 Connectors, Inter nal 4 mini-SAS x4 (SF[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 30 About the Adaptec RAID 52 445 The Adaptec R AID 52445 is a SAS RAID c ontroller with these features: Form F actor Full Height, Half Length Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus sp eed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 28 Standard cache 512 MB DDR2 Connectors, Inter nal 6 mini-SAS x4 (SF[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 31 About the Adaptec RAID 2045 The Adapt ec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 4 Standard cache 128 MB DDR2 Connectors, external 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8088) Maximum[...]

Chapter 3: About Y our RAID Controller ● 32 About the Adaptec RAID 2 405 The Adapt ec RAID 2405 is a SAS RAID co ntroller with these features: Form F actor Low-profile MD2 Bus compatibility PCIe PCIe bus width x8 PCIe bus speed 2.5 Gb/s Phys (Unified Serial P or ts) 4 Standard cache 128 MB DDR2 Connectors, inter nal 1 mini-SAS x4 (SFF-8087) Maxim[...]

4 Getting Star ted In this chapter ... Choosing a RAID Level .......................................................................................................... 34 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables ................................................................. ......................... 35 Installation Options ..............................[...]

Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 34 Choosing a RAID Lev el This section provides a brief overvi ew of the RAID levels supported by your A dapt ec RAID contr oller , including the minimum and maximum numbe r of disk driv es required b y each. ● RAID 0 (N on-r edund ant A rray ) —Stripes data across multiple disk drives. I mpro ved performance bu [...]

Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 35 Selecting Disk Drives and Cables Disk Drives Y our SAS controller suppo rts both SAS and SA T A disk drives. W hen select ing disk drives f or yo ur RAID array , ensure that all the disk driv es ha v e the same performanc e level. Y ou can use different-sized disk driv es in the array , but the a rray will be limi[...]

Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 36 Cable c onnector s are k eyed so th at you ca n ’t insert them inc orrectly . Ad aptec rec ommends using only A daptec SAS cabl es. Fo r more information or t o pur chase cables, visit the Adaptec W eb site at www .adaptec.c om . Installation Options W hen yo u install y our Adapt ec co ntroller , you can c hoos[...]

Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 37 Basic Installation St eps This section describes the installation process. F ollow the st eps for the installation option you’ve ch os en . Installing with an Operating Syst em 1 Install and co nnect your c ontr oller and internal disk drives ( see page 38 ). If y our co ntroller has an e xternal c onnector , y [...]

5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives In this chapter ... Before Y o u Begin ............................................................................................................... ..... 39 Installing the Contr oller ............................................................. ......................................... ... 39 Connecti[...]

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 39 Before Y o u Begin ● Rea d Safety Information on page 137 . ● Familiarize yourself with your A daptec RAID contr oller’ s phy sical features and the RAID levels that it supports (see page 16 ). ● Ensure y ou ha ve the right quantit y of disk drives for the RAID level y ou want to u[...]

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 40 Connecting Disk Drives t o Y our Controllers Y ou can connect SAS disk driv es, SA T A disk dr iv es, or a co mbination of both to y our SAS RAID contr oller . (See www .adapt ec.com/c ompatibility for a list of c ompatible disk driv es.) There ar e no jumpers or sw itches to set before in[...]

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 41 3 W hen all internal disk driv es ha ve bee n instal led and attached to the contr oller , close y our computer cabinet, reattach the power cor d, then continue with Connecting External Dev ices on page 41 . Connecting t o a System Backplane In a backplane connection, disk drives and SAS c[...]

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 42 Next St eps If y ou are installing the c ontroller driv er and an operating system onto a bootab le array , cont i nue w it h Cre at i ng a B o ot ab le Array on page 43 . If y ou are c ompleting a standar d installation onto an e xisting operating system, c ontinue with I nst all ing the [...]

6 Creating a Bootable Ar ra y In this chapter ... Setting the Boot Controller .............................................................................................. ...... 44 Creating an A rray .......................................................................................... .................... ..... 44 Making Y our Ar ray Bootabl[...]

Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 44 Setting the Boot Controller Note: If your system won’ t contain more than one bootable controller , skip to the next section, Creating an Array . Y our A daptec RAID c ontrolle r supports bootable disk dr iv es and bootable arrays. T o enable your syst em to boot from either a disk driv e or an array co[...]

Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 45 4 Select Initialize Drives , then press Ent er . 5 Select at least thr ee disk driv es for the array , press Inse r t for each selected disk drive, then press Ente r . Cautio n: During initialization, all data is delet ed from the disk. Befo re continuing, back up any da ta you w ant to kee p. 6 Pr ess Y [...]

Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 46 Creating an Array with Adapt ec St orage Manager This section describes how to use the A dapt ec Storage Manager c onfiguration wizard to build a RA ID 5 arra y . Note: Y ou will need the Adaptec Storage Manager In stallation CD to complete this task. T o create a RAID 5 array: 1 Insert the Adapt ec Stora[...]

Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 47 7 Review the information that is displayed. Note: In DAS en vironments, Adaptec St orage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to ar rays (see page 12 ). In this example, A dapt ec Storage M anager has used thirteen equal-sized disk drives t o automaticall y creat e one logical drive with RA[...]

7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System In this chapter ... Before Y o u Begin ............................................................................................................... ..... 49 Creating a Driv er Disk ............................................................... .......................................... .. 49 Insta[...]

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 49 Before Y o u Begin ● Install and c onnect you r Ad aptec RAID c ontrolle r and internal disk driv es (see page 38 ). ● Cr eate a bootab le array (see page 43 ). ● Crea te a driv er disk (see the follo wing section). Note: For up- to-date operating system version suppor t, visit t[...]

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 50 Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP T o install the Ad aptec RAID c ontroller driv er while installing W indows: 1 Insert your W indows CD , then restart the computer . 2 Follo w the on-screen instructions to begin the W i ndows installation. 3 W hen prompt ed to install [...]

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 51 Installing with Re d Hat Linux Note: Y ou will need your Red Hat Installation CD to complete this task. T o install the Ad aptec RAID c ontroller driv er while installing R ed H at Linux: 1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD . 2 Res t a r t yo ur co m pu te r. 3 W hen the R ed Ha[...]

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 52 5 W hen all drivers ha ve loaded, select No . 6 Complet e the OpenServer installation, follo wing the instr uctions included with your operating system. 7 Contin ue with M anaging Y our Stor age S pace on page 59 . Installing with UnixW are Note: Y ou will need your UnixW are Installat[...]

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 53 Installing with VMware Note: Y ou will need your VMware Installation CD to complete th is task. T o install the driver when installing VMware: 1 Inser t the V Mwa re Inst all ati on CD . 2 Res t a r t yo ur co m pu te r. 3 Follo w the on-screen instructions to begin the VMware installa[...]

8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System In this chapter ... Before Y o u Begin ............................................................................................................... ..... 55 Creating a Driv er Disk ............................................................... .......................................... .. [...]

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 55 Before Y o u Begin Before y ou begin, install and connect y our Adapt ec RAID contr oller and internal disk driv es (see page 3 8 ). Y ou must also creat e a driver disk (see page 49 ) before you begin installing the contr oller driv er . Note: For up- to-date operating system [...]

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 56 Installing on Windows Follo w the instructions in this section for your v ersion o f W indo ws. Installing on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP T o install the dr iv er on W i ndows: 1 Star t or restart Windo ws. Th e Foun d New Hardw are Wiza rd op en s an d s earch es for th [...]

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 57 Installing on OpenSer ver T o install the dr iv er on OpenSer ver: 1 Start your co mputer , then insert the dr iv er disk. 2 Begin the dr iv er package installer: pkgadd -d dis kette1 3 At th e i n st a l le r p ro mp t , t y pe go . 4 Select 1 for the aacraid package. 5 W hen [...]

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 58 5 Start the dr iver installer: ./install.sh -i 6 Reboot y our co mputer , then remo ve the driv er disk. 7 Contin ue with M anaging Y our Stor age S pace on page 59 . Installing on VMware Note: The embedded driver pro vided by VMw are shoul d be suitable for most applications. [...]

9 Managing Y our Storage Space In this chapter ... About A dapt ec Storage Manager ........................................................................................... 60 About the A daptec RAID Co ntroller Configuration U tility ................................................ 60 About the A daptec RAID Configuration U tility ..............[...]

Chapter 9: Managing Y our Storage Space ● 60 About Adapte c St orage Manager Ad aptec Storage M anager is a full-featured softwa r e application that helps you build a st orage space for y our online data, using Adapt ec RAID controllers and disk drives. W ith A daptec St orage M anager , yo u can group disk driv es int o logical drives and build[...]

Chapter 9: Managing Y our Storage Space ● 61 About the Adaptec RAID Conf iguration Utility The Ad aptec RAID Configuration (AR C) utility is a BIOS-based utility that yo u can use to create and manage contr ollers, disk driv es and other d evices, and arrays. The AR C utility comprises these tools: ● Array Configurat ion Utility (A CU) —F or [...]

10 Solving Problems In this chapter ... T roubleshooting Checklist ............................................................................................... ...... 6 3 Silencing the Alarm .................................................................... ........................................ .... 63 Rec o vering fr om a Disk Drive F ailu[...]

Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 63 T roubleshooting Checklist If y ou enc ounter difficulties installing or using y our A daptec R AID contr oller , check these items fir st: ● W ith y our comput er power ed off, check the c onnections to each disk driv e, power supply , LED connector , and so on. T r y disconnecting and reconnecting disk driv e[...]

Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 64 Reco v ering from a Disk Driv e F ailure This section explains how to r eco v er when a disk drive fails: ● If the array was pr otected b y a hot spare (see page 64 ). ● If th e arra y was not pr otect ed by a hot spare (see page 64 ). ● If ther e is a disk drive failu re in more tha n one array simultaneou[...]

Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 65 If co pyback is enabled, data is mov ed back to its original location once the contr oller detects that the failed dr ive has been replaced. Disk Drive F ailure in a RAID 0 Array Becau se RAID 0 volumes do not include redun dancy , if a disk d rive fails in a RAID 0 arr ay , the da ta can’t be recovere d. Corre[...]

Chapter 10: Solving Problems ● 66 9 Insert the other flop py disks whe n pro mpted. 10 W hen the flash is complete, po wer off y o ur comput er , disconnect the pow er cor d, then remo ve th e ju mp er . 11 Close the comput er cabinet, reco nnect the power c or d, then powe r on your c omput er . The contr oller should boot c orrectly .[...]

A Introduction to SAS In this appendix... T erminology Used in This Chapt er ....................................................................................... 68 W hat is SAS? ............................................................................... .................................... ........ 68 Ho w Do SAS Devices Communicate? ......[...]

Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 68 T erminology Used in This Chapter For c on v enienc e, SAS HBA s and SAS RAID c ontrollers ar e ref erred to genericall y in this chapte r as SAS cards . HBAs, RAID c ontroller s, disk drives, and e xternal disk drive enclos ures are r eferred t o as end dev ices and expanders ar e ref erred to as expander dev[...]

Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 69 How Do SAS De vices Communicat e? SAS devices comm unicate with each other thr ough links. A link is a ph ysical c onnection between tw o ph ys. As sho wn in the following figure, SAS dev ices contain ports (see page 70 ), por ts contain phys , and each ph y contains one transmitter and one r ecei ver—one tr[...]

Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 70 What’s a SAS Port? Note: Because the ph ysical link between SAS de vices is from ph y to ph y , rather than por t to por t, a “por t” is more of a vir tual concept, di fferent from what is normally considered a por t on other types of RAID controllers and storage devices. A port is one or more ph ys. A n[...]

Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 71 How are Disk Driv es Identified in SAS? In the BIOS and in the management u tilities (see Ident ify ing Disk Dr ives on page 90 ), disk drives ar e identified in the follo wing formats: ● C N X : D e v Y = D e v i ce Y i s a t t a c h e d t o Co n n e c t o r X ( s e e Dire ct- at tac h C on nec tion s belo [...]

Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 72 Some backplanes support daisy-chain e xpansion to other back planes. Fo r example, y ou can daisy-chain (connect one to the next) up t o nine A daptec S50 enclosures t o a single SAS card in a host system. SAS Expander Connections A SAS expander device literally expands the numbe r of end devices that you can [...]

Appendix A: Introduction to SAS ● 73 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? In summary , althoug h SAS and paral lel SCSI both use the SCSI command set, ho w they mov e data from one place to another is ve r y different. T o suppor t point-to-point ser ial data transpor t, SAS introduces new types of connectors, cables, connection options, and [...]

B Under standing RAID In this appendix... U nderstanding Driv e Segments ............................................................................................. 75 N on-redundant Arrays (RAID 0) .......................................................................................... 75 RAID 1 Arrays .................... ....................[...]

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 75 Understanding Drive Segments A drive s egme nt is a disk dr iv e or portion of a disk dr iv e that is used to cr eate an array . A disk drive can incl ude both RAID segments (segments that are part of an arr ay) and a vailable segments. Ea ch segment c an be part of only one lo gical dev ice at a time. If a dis[...]

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 76 RAID 1 Arra ys A RAID 1 array is built fr om tw o disk driv es, where o ne disk driv e is a mirror of the other (the same data is stored on each disk driv e). Comp ar ed to ind ependent disk driv es, RAID 1 arrays pro vide improv ed performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks. [...]

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 77 RAID 10 Arra ys A R AI D 10 ar r ay is b ui lt f rom tw o o r m or e e qu a l- si ze d RA ID 1 ar r ay s. D at a i n a R AI D 10 ar r ay is both str iped and mi rrored. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping i mpro ves performance. Drive segment size is limited t o the size of the smallest disk driv e[...]

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 78 RAID 5 Arra ys A RAID 5 array is bui lt from a minimum o f three disk drives, and uses data striping and parity data to pr o vide redundancy . P arity data pro vides data prot ection, and striping impro v es performance. P arity data is an er ror - corr ecting redundancy that’ s used to re-cr eate data if a d[...]

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 79 RAID 5EE Arra ys A RAID 5EE array—also known as a hot space —is similar to a RAID 5 array e x cept that it includes a distributed spare drive and must be built from a minimum of four disk driv es. U nlik e a hot spar e, a distributed spare is striped e venl y across the disk driv es with the stored data and[...]

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 80 RAID 50 Arra ys A RAID 50 array is built fr om six to forty-eight disk drives configur ed as two or more RAID 5 arrays, and stripes stored dat a and parity data across all disk drives i n both RAID 5 arrays. (F or more inf ormation, see RAID 5 A rrays on page 78 .) The parit y data provides data protection, and[...]

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 81 RAID 6 Arra ys A RAID 6 array—also known as dual drive fail ure pr otection—is similar to a RAID 5 array because it uses data striping and par ity data to provide redundancy . Ho wev er , RAID 6 arr ays include tw o inde pendent sets of parity data instead of one. Both sets of parit y data are striped separ[...]

Appendix B: Understanding RAID ● 82 Selecting the Best RAID Le ve l U se thi s table to select the RAID lev els that ar e most appr opriate fo r the logical drives on y our storage space, based on the numbe r of available disk driv es and y our requir ements f or performance and r eliability . Disk drive usage, read performanc e, and wr ite perfo[...]

C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility In this appendix... Introduction t o the AR C Utility ................................................................... ......................... 84 R unning the AR C U tility ............................................................ ............................................ 84 U sing the A CU [...]

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RA ID Configuration Utility ● 84 Introduction t o the ARC Utility The AR C utility comprises these tools: ● The Array Configuration U tility (A CU) —F or cr eating and managing arr ays, and initializing and rescanning disk drives (see page 84 ). Note: Also av ailable—ACU for DOS. See page 92 . ● Serial Select[...]

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RA ID Configuration Utility ● 85 Managing Existing Arra ys T o view or modify existing arrays, select Ma na ge A r ray s from the main A CU men u. Fr om the Manage A rrays menu, yo u can: ● V iew the prop ert ies of an ar ray . Note: F ailed drives are displa yed in a different text color . ● Mak e an array boota[...]

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RA ID Configuration Utility ● 86 Initializing Disk Drives If a disk driv e appears grayed-out ( unavaila ble for use in a new array), it ma y need to be initialized. T o begin initializing a disk drive, select Init iali ze Dr ives from the main A CU menu. Cautio n: Do not initialize a disk drive that is par t of an a[...]

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RA ID Configuration Utility ● 87 Follo w the on-screen instructions to creat e and manage JBODs. Creating a New JBOD T o begin creating a JBOD , select Create J BO D from the main A CU men u. All the sup ported disk drives ar e displa y ed. Select a disk driv e and Enter . Managing Existing JBODs T o delete or morph [...]

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RA ID Configuration Utility ● 88 Modifying Y our Contro ller’s Configuration Note: Default controller settings are suitable for most computers. Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default setting. T o modify your co ntroller’ s basic settings, select Cont roll er Conf igu rat ion from the main Serial Se[...]

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RA ID Configuration Utility ● 89 P owe r Management Settings Note: When power management is disabled, no related options will be displa yed. Note: Make sure the operating system driver suppor ts power management. Note: Default settings are shown in bold type. PHY Settings Note: These settings are not av ailable on t [...]

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RA ID Configuration Utility ● 90 T o format or ve rify a disk drive: 1 Start the ARC utility (see page 84 ). 2 Select the controller y ou want, then press Ent er . 3 Select Disk Utilities . 4 Select the disk drive y ou want, then pr ess Enter . 5 Select Fo r m a t D i s k or Ve r i f y D i s k M e d i a . Locating Di[...]

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RA ID Configuration Utility ● 91 ● Storage Enclosure Pr ocessor (SEP) managed dev ices —The connection is determined by an active backplane. Box0 (enclosure 0) is connected to slot0 (disk drive slot 0 in the enclosure). For more information, see Backplane Connections on page 71 . ● Expa nders —The connections[...]

D Using the Ar ra y Configuration Utility for DOS In this appendix... Getting Star ted ................................................................................................................ ....... 93 W orking in the ACU U sing Menus........................................................................................ 93 R unning the A [...]

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 93 Getting Started Note: Y ou need a bootable floppy disk to complete this task. The A CU for DOS runs from a floppy disk whic h y ou can creat e using the RAID I nstallation CD that came in your A dapt ec RAID contr oller kit. T o create the A C U floppy disk: 1 Inser t your RAID Ins ta[...]

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 94 Running the A CU Using Scripts T o w o rk i n th e A CU us in g sc rip ts: 1 Insert the A CU floppy disk (see page 93 ), then start or restar t your comput er . The comp uter boots t o the DOS comm and line. 2 Ty p e ACU on the command line, specify a script file, and specify either t[...]

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 95 About Record Mode Note: Y ou can also create a script file manually (see the following section). In R eco rd M ode, the A C U wr ites a RAID c ontroller’ s existing array c onfiguration to a specified script file, which lets you create the same c o nfiguration by running the A CU in[...]

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 96 Arra y Definition Block K e ywords The array definition block alwa ys begins with the keyword Array and e nds with the keyword End. The other requ ired ar ray definition k eywords ar e Drives and T ype. Array definition keywo rds and descriptions ar e listed in this table. Array Ke yw[...]

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 97 For ex a mp le : Drives=0:0:0 Drives=0:0:0, 0:1:0,0:2:0 End K eyword End is a required k eywor d, indicating the end of the block. HotspareDrives K e yword Ho tspare Driv es is an optional k eywor d, specifying the hot spares to assign to the array . The syntax for listing hot spares [...]

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 98 Method Ke yword M ethod is an optional k eywo rd, indica ting which method t o use when creating a r edundan t (RAID 1, 1E, 10, 5, 5EE, 50, 6 and 60) array . P ossible values: ● Build (the default )—P erform a Build/ V erify process on the array . T akes lo nger than Clear , but a[...]

Appendix D: Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS ● 99 For ex a mp le : StripeSize=25 6 T ype Ke yword T y pe is a required keyw ord, indicating the array typ e. There is no default va lue. The possible values: V olume, RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10, or RAID50. Depending on the RAID levels supported by y our RAID contr oller , additional po[...]

Appendix D: Using the Array C onfiguration Utility for DOS ● 100 Sample Scripts This command in vokes the A CU and creates arrays on contr oller 1 based on the array keywords defined in the script file A:RAID . A CU . It also configur es Channel 0 and sav es a log of the operation in the log file C:RAID .L OG: A:> ACU /P A :RAID.ACU /L C: [...]

Appendix D: Using the Array C onfiguration Utility for DOS ● 101 # Use drives 1 and 2 Drives=0:1:0, 0:2:0 # Disable wri te cache WriteCache=No # Assign 1 sp are drive HotspareDrive s=0:3:0 End This sample script file creates a maximum-size three-disk-driv e RAID 5: # Create a ma ximum size RAID 5 labeled ‘MyData ’ Array=MyData Type=RAID5 Size[...]

E Using the Adaptec Flash Utility In this appendix... Syst em R equire ments ................................................................. .......................................... 1 03 Before Y o u Begin ............................................................................................................... ... 103 R unning the M enu-b[...]

Appendix E: Using the Ad aptec Flash Utility ● 103 System R equirements ● MS–DOS version 5.0 or later . Note: Y ou can’ t run the AFU from a DOS command prompt window under any version of Windows. ● At least 8 MB of exte nded memor y . Compatibility Notes ● Supports HIMEM.SYS; compatible with other DO S drivers running under HIMEM.SY S [...]

Appendix E: Using the Ad aptec Flash Utility ● 104 Creating the Firmwa re Update Disks T o create the firm war e update disks: 1 Copy these files t o empty , formatted floppy disk s, a USB flash drive, or a writable CD: ● AFU.ex e ● Ax xxx 01.ufi where xxx is the model number of y our contr oller . Note: Most controller model numbers have a s[...]

Appendix E: Using the Ad aptec Flash Utility ● 105 7 Complete the flash operation and restar t your co mputer before try ing to use the RAID contr oller again. ( Y ou can not use your RAID c ontroller while y ou are updating its flash.) The AFU proc esses the selected command, pr ompt s y ou to insert additional floppy disks as needed, and report[...]

Appendix E: Using the Ad aptec Flash Utility ● 106 These switches are a vailable: ● /C <Controller ID> —O ne or m ore RAI D co nt rol ler ID s re pres en ti ng t he se t of RA ID contr ollers on which t o perform the specified c ommand. The default is 0; if the c omput er has multiple RAID contro llers, the AFU defa ults to contr oller [...]

Appendix E: Using the Ad aptec Flash Utility ● 107 Ve r i f y Compar es the cont ents of each of the flash c omponents on a RAID c ontro ller to the correspo nding image in a UFI file, and indicates whether they mat ch. Aft er using the VERIFY command, y ou must r estart the computer . The command syntax for the VERIFY co mmand is as follows: AFU[...]

Appendix E: Using the Ad aptec Flash Utility ● 108 Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line 1 Crea te the firm ware updat e disks (see page 104 ). 2 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable D OS floppy disk or from a DOS part ition on a bootable drive. (Y ou can use a disk connected to the c ontroller you ’ r e upd[...]

F Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference In this appendix... Ad aptec RAID 3085 LED Connector Specification ............................................................ 110 Ad aptec RAID 3405 LED and I2C C onnector Specification.............................................. 110 Ad aptec RAID 3805 LED and I2C C onnector Specification......[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 110 Adapte c RAID 3085 LED Connect or Specif ication ● A daptec RAID 3085 LED Board Connector: Molex 10-89-7 162 2.54mm 2x8 H eader or equivalent ● LED Mating Cable Connec tor: Molex 22-55-2161 or equi valent J10: Adapte c RAID 3405 LED and I2C Connect or Specif ication ● A dapt[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 111 J10: ● A daptec RAID 3405 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector: Mo lex 22-28-8022 2.54mm 1x2 RA H eader or equi valent. ● LED Mating Cable Connec tor: Molex 50-57-9002 or equi valent. J12: ● A daptec RAID 3405 I2C Board Connector: Mole x 22-43-6030 or equiva lent ● I2C[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 112 Adapte c RAID 3805 LED and I2C Connect or Specif ication ● A daptec RAID 3805 LED Board Connector: Mo l ex 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 H eader or equivalent ● LED Mating Cable Connec tor: Molex 22-55-2161 or equi valent J10: ● A daptec RAID 3805 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Conn[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 113 J11: ● A daptec RAID 3805 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector: M olex 22-28-8022 2.54mm 1x2 RA H eader or equi valent ● LED Mating Cable Connec tor: Molex 50-57-9002 or equi valent J12: ● A daptec RAID 3805 I2C Board Connector: Mole x 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Ma[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 114 SFF-8087 Connector J5: Adapte c RAID 5085 LED Connect or Specif ication ● A daptec RAID 5085 A ctiv ity LED Header Co nnector: Mole x 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED H ea der M atin g Cab le Co nnect or: M olex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J2: A10 SB4_CONA SB4 - Reset SB4[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 115 ● A daptec RAID 5085 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : M olex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Mole x 50-57-9002 or equiva lent J1: ● A daptec RAID 5085 External Alarm Connector: M olex 22-28-4 023 or equivalent ● Alarm Mating Cabl[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 116 Adapte c RAID 5405 LED and I2C Connect or Specification ● A daptec RAID 5405 A ctiv ity LED Header Co nnector: Mole x 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED H ea der M atin g Cab le Co nnect or: M olex 22-55-2161 or equi valent J2: ● A daptec RAID 5405 Aggregate A ctivit y[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 117 ● A daptec RAID 5405 I2C Board Connector : M olex 22-4 3-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connect or: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent J4: ● A daptec RAID 5405 Status LED Board Connector: Mole x 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Co nnector: M olex 22-55[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 118 ● A daptec RAID 5445 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : M olex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Mole x 50-57-9002 or equivale nt J1: ● A daptec RAID 5445 External Alarm Connector: M olex 22-28-4 023 or equivalent ● Alarm Mating Cabl[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 119 J14: Adapte c RAID 5805 LED and I2C Connect or Specif ication ● A daptec RAID 5805 A ctiv ity LED Header Co nnector: Mole x 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED H ea der M atin g Cab le Co nnect or: M olex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J2: J14 Pin Number Signal Description 22-5[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 120 ● A daptec RAID 5805 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : M olex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Mole x 50-57-9002 or equivale nt J1: ● A daptec RAID 5805 External Alarm Connector: M olex 22-28-4 023 or equivalent ● Alarm Mating Cabl[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 121 ● A daptec RAID 5805 Status LED Board Connector: Mole x 10-89-7162 or equivalent ● Status LED Mating Cable Co nnector: M olex 22-55-2 161 or equivalent J14: Adapte c RAID 3 1 205 LED and I2C Connector Specif ication ● A daptec RAID 31205 LED Board Connector: Mole x 10-89-716[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 122 ● A daptec RAID 31205 LED Board Connector: Mole x 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 H eader or equivalent ● LED Mating Cable Connec tor: Molex 22-55-2081 or equi valent J17: ● A daptec RAID 31205 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector: M olex 22-28-8022 2.54mm 1x2 RA H eader or equi v[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 123 ● A daptec RAID 31205 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector: M olex 22-28-8022 2.54mm 1x2 RA H eader or equi valent ● LED Mating Cable Connec tor: Molex 50-57-9002 or equi valent J15: ● A daptec RAID 31205 I2C Board Connector: Mole x 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Matin[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 124 SFF-8087 Connector J3: SFF-8087 Connector J5: SFF-8087 Connector J18: Adapte c RAID 3 1605 LED and I2C Connect or Specif ication ● A daptec RAID 31605 LED Board Connector: Mole x 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 H eader or equivalent Pin Number Signal I2C Description SGPIO Description B8 S[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 125 ● LED Mating Cable Connec tor: Molex 22-55-2161 or equi valent J10: ● A daptec RAID 31605 LED Board Connector: Mole x 10-89-7162 2.54mm 2x8 H eader or equivalent ● LED Mating Cable Connec tor: Molex 22-55-2161 or equi valent J17: Board Pin Number Signal Description 22-55-216[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 126 ● A daptec RAID 31605 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector: M olex 22-28-8022 2.54mm 1x2 RA H eader or equi valent ● LED Mating Cable Connec tor: Molex 50-57-9002 or equi valent J11: ● A daptec RAID 31605 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector: M olex 22-28-8022 2.54mm[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 127 The following pins are tied t o Sideband Signals of SFF-8087 c onnector J3 (P or ts 0-3) ● A daptec RAID 31605 I2C Board Connector: Mole x 22-43-6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connect or: Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent J8: The following pins are tied t o Sideband Signal[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 128 SFF-8087 Connector J5: SFF-8087 Connector J18: SFF-8087 Connector J14: A9 GND SB3 - Ground SB3 - Grou nd A10 SB4_CONA SB4 - Reset SB4 - SDataOut A11 SB5_CONA SB5 - Backplane Address SB5 - SDataIn B11 CONTROLLER_TYPEA_BUF SB6 – Controller T ype SB6 – Controller T ype A8 BACKPLA[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 129 Adapte c RAID 5 12 45 LED and I2C Connec t or Specification ● A daptec RAID 51245 A ctiv ity LED Header Connecto r for CN0/CN1: Molex 10-89 -7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED H ea der M atin g Cab le Co nnect or: M olex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J3: ● A daptec RAID 51245 A c[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 130 ● A daptec RAID 51245 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : M olex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Mole x 50-57-9002 or equivale nt J10: ● A daptec RAID 51245 External Alarm Connector: M olex 22-28- 4023 or equivalent ● Alarm Mating C[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 131 Adapte c RAID 5 1 645 LED and I2C Connect or Specification ● A daptec RAID 51645 A ctiv ity LED Header Connecto r for CN0/CN1: Molex 10-89 -7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED H ea der M atin g Cab le Co nnect or: M olex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J3: ● A daptec RAID 51645 A ct[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 132 ● A daptec RAID 51645 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : M olex 22-28-4023 or equivalent ● Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector : Mole x 50-57-9002 or equivale nt J10: ● A daptec RAID 51645 External Alarm Connector: M olex 22-28- 4023 or equivalent ● Alarm Mating C[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 133 Adapte c RAID 52 445 LED and I2C Connector Specification ● A daptec RAID 52445 A ctiv ity LED Header Connecto r for CN0/CN1: Molex 10-89 -7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED H ea der M atin g Cab le Co nnect or: M olex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J3: ● A daptec RAID 52445 A ctiv[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 134 ● A daptec RAID 52445 A ctiv ity LED Header Connecto r for CN4/CN5: Molex 10-89 -7162 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED H ea der M atin g Cab le Co nnect or: M olex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J2: ● A daptec RAID 52445 Aggregate A ctivit y LED Board Connector : M olex 22-28-4023 or[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 135 J10: ● A daptec RAID 52445 External Alarm Connector: M olex 22-28- 4023 or equivalent ● Alarm Mating Cable Connecto r: Mole x 50-57-9002 or equivalent J12: ● A daptec RAID 52445 I2C Board Connector : M olex 22-43 -6030 or equivalent ● I2C Mating Cable Connect or: Molex 22-[...]

Appendix F: Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference ● 136 Adapte c RAID 2 405 LED and I2C Connec t or Specification ● A daptec RAID 2405 A ctiv ity LED Header Co nnector: Mole x 10-89-7082 or equivalent ● A ctivity LED H ea der M atin g Cab le Co nnect or: M olex 22-55-2081 or equi valent J2: ● A daptec RAID 2405 Aggregate A ctivit[...]

G Safety Infor mation T o ensure y our personal safety and the safety of y our equipment: ● K eep your work ar ea and the com puter clean and clea r of debris. ● Before opening the syst em cabinet, unplug the pow er cor d. Electr ostatic Discharge (ESD) Cautio n: ESD can damage electronic components when they are improperly handled, and can res[...]

H T echnical Specifications In this appendix... Envir onmental Specifications .............................................................................................. 139 DC P o wer R equirements...................................................................................................... 139 C urrent R equireme nts...................[...]

Appendix H: T echnical Specifications ● 139 Environmental Specif ications Note: With a Batter y Backup Unit (BBU), the ambient temperature should not exceed 40 °C Note: Forced airflow is rec ommended. DC Po wer R equirements Current Requirements Ambient temperature without force d airflow 0 °C to 40 ° C Ambient temperature with forced airflow [...]

Index A activity LED connector specifications 109 ACU arrays 44 creating arrays 44 , 84 creating bootable arrays 85 initializing d isk drives 86 managing arrays 85 rescanning disk drives 86 secure erasing disk drives 86 stopping a secure erase 86 ACU for DOS 92 to 101 array definition block keywords 96 creating a flo ppy disk 93 menus 93 playback m[...]

Index ● 141 creating 43 , 85 C cards. See controllers CD-ROM Boot Support setting 88 command line in terface (flash utility) 105 command line utility 60 connectors 71 , 90 contents of controller kit 14 controllers activity LED connector specifications 109 Alarm Control setting 88 Array Background Cons istency Check setting 88 , 89 Array-based BBS[...]

Index ● 142 event log 91 expander connections 72 expander devi ces 68 external devices 41 F failed disk drives 64 multip le array s 64 multip le disk dri ves 65 RAID 0 arrays 65 without hot spare 64 feature keys 18 firmware 103 creating floppy disks 104 firmware upgrades 18 flashing controllers 65 floppy disks for firmware update 104 formatting d[...]

Index ● 143 RAID 1E 17 , 76 RAID 5 78 RAID 50 80 RAID 5EE 18 , 79 RAID 6 18 , 81 RAID 60 18 , 81 RAID controllers. See controllers RAID levels 34 record mode 95 recovering from disk drive failure 64 Red Hat driver installation 56 OS installation 51 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88 repl[...]

Index ● 144 updating firmware 103 upgrading firmware 18 utilities Adaptec RAID Controller utility 61 AFU 61 ARCCONF 60 V verifying disk drives 89 VMWare driver installation 58 OS installation 53 W Windo ws driver installation 56 OS installation 49[...]

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