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    Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide
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    , Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trademarks Adaptec, Storage Manager, and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and other countries, used under
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    it. North America ● Visit our Web site at www.adaptec.com. ● Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for your product. ● For information about Adaptec's support options, call +1 408-957-2550, 24 hours per
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    you, the Licensee, a license to: ● Use the Software on a single computer system or on multiple workstations, systems and servers which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may be accessed by multiple users from multiple locations. You may make as many installations of the Software as needed
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    workmanship under normal use and service for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of delivery to you. ADAPTEC AND ITS LICENSORS DO warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. 8. The entire liability of Adaptec and its licensors,
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    affect the remainder hereof. All rights in the Software not specifically granted in this Agreement are reserved by Adaptec. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, you may contact Adaptec by writing to: Adaptec, Inc. Legal Department 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, California
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    22 Getting Started Checklist 23 3 Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Installing on Windows 25 Before You Begin 25 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 25 Completing a Silent Installation (Advanced 26 Installing on Linux 28 Before You Begin 28 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 28
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    You Begin 29 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 29 4 Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare 32 Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only 33 Starting
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    Storage Space 55 Building a RAID Volume 56 RAID Controller Support 59 Managing Your Storage Space 59 7 Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager Unit of Measure 66 Changing the Main Window Appearance 66 Customizing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 67 Broadcasting Event Alerts from a
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    Contents ● 10 9 Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares Understanding Logical Drives 74 Creating Logical Drives the Capacity of a Logical Drive 84 Extending a Partition on a Logical Drive 87 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 87 Deleting a Logical Drive 89 Working with Hot Spares 90 Hot
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    Options 100 Checking Activity in Your Storage Space 101 Viewing the Full List of Events 101 Clearing the Event Log 102 What Do the Status Icons Mean 102 Using Event Notifications to Monitor Status 103 Setting up Event Notifications 103 Managing the Event Notification List 107 Monitoring
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    Simultaneously 149 Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical Drive 149 Multiple Failures in the Same Logical Drive 150 Removing a Failed Disk Drive's Icon 150 Rebuilding Logical Drives 151 Solving Notification Problems 151 Creating an Archive File 152 Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager 152
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    SNMP Support on Windows 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare 155 B Quick Answers to Common Questions... How do I 157 Set up my storage space 157 Open the Configuration wizard 157 Turn off the alarm 157 Add a new user to Adaptec Storage Manager 157
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    Understanding Drive Segments 164 RAID 0 (Non-RAID Logical Drives 164 RAID 1 Logical Drives 165 RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives 166 RAID 10 Logical Drives 167 RAID 5 Logical Drives 168 RAID 5EE Logical Drives 169 RAID 50 Logical Drives 170 RAID 6 Logical Drives 171 RAID 60 Logical Drives 172
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    how to install and use Adaptec® Storage Manager to build a storage space and manage your stored data, whether you have a single RAID controller installed in a server or a complex Storage Area Network (SAN) with multiple RAID controllers and servers. This Guide is written for advanced computer
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    Used in this Guide Because this Guide provides information that can be used to manage multiple Adaptec RAID products in a variety of configurations from DAS to SAN, the generic term "storage space" is used to refer to the controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager. For
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    About Adaptec Storage Manager 17 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 17 System Requirements 18 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager .........19 Adding Enhanced Features 21 Getting Started Checklist 23 This chapter describes Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec Storage
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    space from a single location. About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 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
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    , Professional ● Red Hat® Linux-Professional, Enterprise, Advanced Server ● SuSE Linux-Personal, Professional, Enterprise Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit www.adaptec.com. ● Novell®-NetWare® 6.5 Note: Adaptec Storage Manager can also be used
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    in a server. For data protection, the disk drives have been used to build a RAID 1 logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 1 An Advanced Storage Space The example below shows how you can grow your storage space to meet the expanding requirements of your business. For data protection
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    space shown in the example below can create and modify logical drives and monitor all the controllers and disk drives in the storage space from a single workstation. Server RAID 1 Department 1 Data Adaptec Storage Manager Server RAID 5 RAID 5 Department 2 Data Department 3 Data Server
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    enhanced features with Adaptec Storage Manager. Adaptec offers a package of upgrade features that can be activated with a feature key (sold separately). Purchase a feature key to unlock these features: ● Copyback (see page 98) ● Snapshots (see page 96) ● RAID 1E (see page 166) ● RAID 5EE (see page
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    Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 22 Unlocking the Enhanced Features To unlock enhanced features with a feature key: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click the controller you want, then click Add feature key. The Add Feature Key window opens. 2 Enter the feature key, then click OK.
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    Guide provides five special Getting Started chapters to help you install, start, and begin to use Adaptec Storage Manager. ❏ Step 1: Install Adaptec Storage Manager on every computer that will be part of your storage space (see page 24). ❏ Step 2: Start Adaptec Storage Manager-or the Adaptec Storage
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    Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 3 In this chapter... Installing on Windows 25 Installing on Linux 28 Installing on NetWare 29 Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed on every computer that will be part of your storage space. To install Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the instructions for
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    install Adaptec Storage Manager on computers running Windows. See System Requirements on page 18 for a list of supported operating systems. Note: Advanced users-To perform a silent installation, follow the instructions on page 26. Before You Begin If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is
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    in escaped quotation marks. For example: INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\Adaptec\ Adaptec Storage Manager\" ADDLOCAL No ■ All-(Default) Installs all features. ■ Manager-Installs Adaptec Storage Manager. ■ SNMPSupport-Installs SNMP support; requires Manager feature. (See page 153 for more information
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    /v" /qn INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\Adaptec\ Adaptec Storage Manager\"" ● Install Adaptec Storage Manager, Readme, and SNMP support, and default to reboot: setup.exe /s /v" /qn INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\Adaptec\ Adaptec Storage Manager\"ADDLOCAL=Manager, SNMPSupport,ASMReadme" 4 After a minute
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    how to install Adaptec Storage Manager on computers running Linux. See System Requirements on page 18 for a list of supported operating systems. Adaptec Storage Manager includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Before You Begin If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on
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    is the product CD, yy is the version number, and zz is the release number. For example: adptcd_v2_01 The installation program starts. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 5 Repeat these steps to install Adaptec Storage Manager on every NetWare computer that will be part
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    on Windows 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare 32 Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only 33 Understanding Permission Levels 35 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager 38 To start Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the instructions
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    Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager ● 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows On systems running Windows, you can run Adaptec Storage Manager as a stand-alone application (like a regular software application), or in a browser window (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer). Note: Normally,
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    Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager ● 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 1 Type the following command to change to the Adaptec Storage Manager installation directory: cd /usr/StorMan 2 Type the following command and press Enter: sh StorMan.sh 3 When the Log In dialog box appears (see
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    Adaptec Storage Manager ● 33 Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only Note: For more information, see About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent on page 17. To start the Adaptec Storage Manager agent only, follow the instructions for your operating system: ● For Windows, see below. ● For Linux
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    Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager ● 34 Starting the Agent on Linux On systems running Linux, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent starts automatically when the system is powered on. To verify that the agent is running: 1 Open a shell window. 2 Enter this command: ps -ef | grep StorAgnt.sh 3 If
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    permissions in Adaptec Storage Manager. Note Windows-Enter a valid user name and password for the Administrator or Administrative User on the system. (The Administrative User is any member of the local Administrators group, which can, in a Domain configuration, include Domain Administrators.) ● Linux
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    Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager ● 36 User Level Logging in as a User partially restricts your access to the storage space, as storage space to "viewonly". You can see all local and remote systems and view their properties windows, view event logs, save configuration files and support
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    the Admin user account, which must be defined within the NetWare Bindery context of the server running the Adaptec Storage Manager agent. ● User Access-Granted to all Bindery and NetWare Directory Services (NDS) user accounts. For NDS users, the user account must reside within the same tree as the
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    , click on the local system. 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Log out. You are logged out of Adaptec Storage Manager. Logging Back In To log in to Adaptec Storage Manager: 1 In the Enterprise View, click on the local system. 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Log in. 3 Enter
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    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager 5 In this chapter... Navigating the Main Window 40 Using Enterprise View 40 Using Physical Devices View 41 Using Logical Devices View 42 Revealing More Disk Drive Information 43 Checking System Status 45 Working in Adaptec Storage Manager 46 Getting
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    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● 40 Navigating the Main Window The main window of Adaptec Storage Manager has three main panels, or views, in addition to the other features shown below. Enterprise View Physical Devices View Logical Devices View Menu Bar Tool
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    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● 41 When you select a component in the Enterprise View, the disk drives and logical drives ("devices") associated with it appear in the Physical and Logical
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    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● 42 Hold your cursor over any disk drive to see its by the number inside the logical drive's icon. For instance, the logical drive shown at right has RAID 1. Logical drives protected by hot spares have plus signs (+) beside them, as shown at right. Hold
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    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● 43 Click on a logical drive to highlight the disk drives that comprise it in the Physical Devices View. Three disk drives (plus one hot spare) comprise the selected RAID 5 logical drive. You can also click on any disk drive to see which (if any) logical
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    Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager ● 44 Click the Full Size Capacity View button to see the size capacities of your disk drives, as shown below. Full Size Capacity View button
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    controller. The status icon indicates if a controller is in a normal state or if a problem has been detected The tree path displays the location of the selected object within Adaptec Storage Manager The Event Viewer (shown below) provides status information and messages about activity (or events
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    components in the main window. (Only tasks and windows associated with a specific component are available on right-click menus.) For simplicity, the tasks in this Guide are explained mainly using menu bar options. About the Actions Menu Most of the main tasks in Adaptec Storage Manager are part of
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    : Building the Easy Way 48 Custom Configuration (Advanced 51 Building a RAID Volume 56 RAID Controller Support 59 Managing Your Storage Space 59 Once you have logged in to Adaptec Storage Manager, you can begin to build your storage space by creating logical drives. (For more information, see
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    advanced settings manually. Use the custom method when you want to create specific logical drives with any or all available disk drives. For instructions, see page 51. Express Configuration: Building the Easy Way When you use express configuration, Adaptec Storage Manager automatically creates
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    you want. 2 On the toolbar, click Create. 3 When the wizard opens, select Express configuration..., then click Next. 4 Review the information that is displayed. In the example below, Adaptec Storage Manager has used three equal-sized disk drives to automatically create one logical drive with
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    that the size of the logical drive is appropriate for your operating system. 5 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s). The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller and on the physical drives. 6 Repeat Steps 1 to 5 for each controller on your system
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    varies depending on your operating system. See RAID Controller Support on page 59 for more information. To continue, see Managing Your Storage Space on page 59. Custom Configuration (Advanced) Custom configuration helps you build your storage space manually by stepping you through the process of
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    Step 4: Building Your Storage Space ● 52 3 When the wizard opens, select Custom configuration..., then click Next. 4 Select a RAID level. The most common RAID levels are listed first; advanced RAID levels are available by clicking Advanced settings. Note: To build a RAID Volume, see page 56. See
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    Devices panel, select the disk drives you want to use in the logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to select the correct number of disk drives, as shown below. By default, Adaptec Storage Manager automatically sets the size of the logical drive and maximizes the capacity of the disk
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    Step 4: Building Your Storage Space ● 54 7 If you have no other available disk drives, that you want to create on the controller. 9 Click Next, then review the logical drive settings. The example below shows two logical drives with RAID 5 are ready to be created. To make changes, click Back. Note
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    to Adaptec Storage Manager and repeat Steps 1 to 12 to continue building your storage space, or ● From your local system, log in to all the other computers as remote systems (see page 61), then repeat Steps 1 to 12 to continue building your storage space. Note: The maximum number of supported RAID
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    not be striped together. ● May have equal or different capacities. To build a RAID Volume: 1 Create two or more logical drives that meet the requirements listed above, and wait for them to build and initialize. For instructions, see Express Configuration: Building the Easy Way on page 48 or Custom
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    Volume, then click Next. 5 In the Logical Devices panel, select the logical drives you want to use in the RAID Volume. Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to select the correct number of logical drives, as shown below. Number of disk drives required 6 Modify the Advanced Settings, if required. (See
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    4: Building Your Storage Space ● 58 8 Review the RAID Volume settings. The example below shows one RAID Volume ready to be created. To make changes, click Back. 9 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the RAID Volume. The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller and on
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    Space ● 59 RAID Controller Support The maximum number of RAID controllers supported by Adaptec Storage Manager varies, depending on your computer's operating system: ● Windows-up to 16 Adaptec RAID controllers ● Linux-up to 12 Adaptec RAID controllers ● NetWare-up to 16 Adaptec RAID controllers Note
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    to Remote Systems 61 Creating Display Groups 63 Setting Preferences and Changing Views 65 Customizing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 67 You can customize Adaptec Storage Manager to make managing your storage space easier and more effective: ● Log in to other systems on your network to view
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    Local logged in to remote Workstation running Adaptec Storage Manager Server Server running Adaptec Storage Manager or Agent A B Workstation running Adaptec Storage Manager or Agent Local logged in to remote Server Server running Adaptec Storage Manager To manage remote systems, you log in to
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    , it is automatically included in the Enterprise View each time you start Adaptec Storage Manager from the local system. To log in to a remote system: 1 From the menu bar, click Remote, then select Add Remote System. The Add Remote System window opens. 2 Enter the host name or TCP/IP address of the
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    Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 63 5 Click Connect. Adaptec Storage Manager connects to the remote system and adds it to the list of managed systems in the Enterprise View. 6 To manage the remote system, select it in the Enterprise View and enter your user name and password if prompted
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    Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager ● 64 3 Enter a name for the new display group, then click OK. The display group is created and the system you selected in Step 1 is added
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    drives (see page 66). ● Excluding the tool bar or status bar from the main window, or turning off the Tool Tips (see page 66). Sorting Systems in the Enterprise View You can set Adaptec Storage Manager to sort systems in the Enterprise View alphabetically or chronologically. By default, systems are
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    . 3 In the Capacity display units drop-down menu, select the option you want. 4 Click OK. Changing the Main Window Appearance You can choose to remove the tool bar and status bar from the main Adaptec Storage Manager window to save space on-screen. You can also choose to turn off the Tool Tips that
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    system only and are not applied to all systems in your storage space. Broadcasting Event Alerts from a System You can set the Adaptec Storage Manager agent to send event alerts about a specific system to all users who are logged into your storage space network. You might want to do this if your
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    change alarm settings on a system: 1 Click the Configure button, select the system you want, then click General Settings. The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent General Settings window opens for that system. 2 Edit the alarm settings as required. (Select or deselect Sound alarm; change the alarm interval
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    operating system event logging on a system: 1 Click the Configure button, select the system you want, then click General Settings. The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent General Settings window opens for that system. (See Step 1 on page 68.) 2 Deselect Save events in OS event log. 3 Click Save changes
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    ... When to Choose Bootable-CD Mode 71 Getting Started in Bootable-CD Mode 71 Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD 72 This chapter describes how to run Adaptec Storage Manager from the Adaptec RAID installation CD included in the kit, instead of as an installed application. When you run
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    RAID controller. ❏ Run Adaptec Storage Manager (see page 72). ❏ Build your storage space (see page 47). For an introduction to the Adaptec Storage Manager window and its features, see Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager on page 39. ❏ Install your operating system (and controller device drivers
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    . To run Adaptec Storage Manager in bootable-CD mode: 1 Insert the RAID installation CD into your CD 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 Adaptec Storage Manager CD menu opens
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    Drive 84 Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive 87 Deleting a Logical Drive 89 Working with Hot Spares 90 This chapter explains how to manage logical drives and hot spares associated with Adaptec RAID controllers. To create a logical drive, see Step 4: Building Your Storage Space on page 47
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 74 Understanding Logical Drives A logical drive is on the disk drive in each, as illustrated below. Disk Drives (500 MB Each) RAID 1 Logical Drive 250 MB 250 MB RAID 5 Logical Drive 250 MB 250 MB Available Space 250 MB 250 MB 250 MB 250 MB
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    you enter must be less than or equal to the maximum size. 4 Click Next. 5 Review the logical drive settings, click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is saved in the Adaptec controller and in the physical drives. If the disk drives you used to
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    Managing instructions in Step 4: Building Your Storage Space on page 47. When the logical drive is created, it appears similar to the example shown below, where a RAID 5 logical drive includes two 16.95 GB disk drives and two 9.766 GB disk drives. The Full Size Capacity View of the same RAID
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    disk drive segments (indicated in blue) are used to create a RAID 1 logical drive. Free segments and available disk drives are blue 3 Click Next. 4 Review the logical drive settings. 5 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive. The configuration is saved in the
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    settings in Adaptec Storage Manager are optimal for most users and storage spaces. Only advanced users should change the settings described in this section. To fine-tune a logical drive: 1 Open the list of Advanced settings. If you are creating a new logical drive, follow the instructions in Step
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 79 Changing the Write Cache a battery-backup cache and performance is more important than data protection. Note: (RAID 10, 50, and 60 only) All logical drives within a RAID 10/ 50/60 logical drive must have the same write cache setting-either all
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    1 logical drives, data is copied from the primary drive to the mirror drive; for RAID 5 logical drives, parity is computed and written. Build is the default setting. Adaptec Storage Manager performs build initializations in the background; you can use the logical drive immediately. ● Clear-Every
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    drive before you begin to use it. To verify a logical drive manually, see Verifying Logical Drives on page 81. ● Background verification-If your controller supports background consistency check, Adaptec Storage Manager continually and automatically checks your logical drives once they're in use
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    Drives and Hot Spares ● 82 Verifying and Fixing a Logical Drive Note: To verify a logical drive without fixing it, see page 83. While Adaptec Storage Manager verifies and fixes a logical drive, you can't complete any other tasks on the controller. Because the verification can take a long time to
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    working on the controller. Verifying a Logical Drive (Without Fix) Note: To verify and fix a logical drive, see page 84. While Adaptec Storage Manager verifies a logical drive, you can't complete any other tasks on the controller associated with that logical drive. Because verification takes a long
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    up-see page 103). You can now continue working on the controller. Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check If your controller supports background consistency check, Adaptec Storage Manager continually and automatically checks your logical drives once they're in use. (To see if your controller
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 85 3 In the menu bar, select disk drive(s) or disk drive segments you want to add to the logical drive. If you want to remove a specific disk drive or segment and replace it with another one (for instance, replace a smaller disk drive with a larger
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 86 An X indicates that the the Advanced Settings, if required. (See Fine-tuning Logical Drives on page 78.) 7 Click Next. 8 Review the new logical drive settings. To make changes, click Back. Note: Some operating systems have size limitations
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    one or more disk drives to be added to or removed from the logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager won't allow you to continue unless you have the right number of disk drives available. To change the RAID level of a logical drive: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller associated with the
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    to a RAID 5 logical device. 5 In the Logical Devices panel, select the disk drives you want to use in the modified logical drive. Adaptec Storage Manager prompts you to select the correct number of disk drives, as shown below. Number of disk drives required If you want to remove a specific disk
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 89 7 Click Next. 8 Review the new logical drive settings. To make changes, click Back. Note: Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Before you save the configuration,
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 90 4 When prompted, click Yes to or Global Spare? A global hot spare is not assigned to a specific logical drive and will protect any logical drive on the controller (except RAID 0 logical drives). You can designate a global hot spare before or
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 91 Designating a Global Hot Spare This section What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean? on page 93 for help solving the problem.) Hot spare Any other logical drives created on the controller will automatically be protected by that global hot spare.
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 92 Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare A dedicated hot spare is assigned to one or more specific logical drives. To assign a Icons Mean? on page 93 for help solving the problem.) Hot spare 4 To use the same dedicated hot spare to protect another logical drive,
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 93 What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean? Icon Explanation Action ■ Healthy global or dedicated hot spare No action required. ■
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    Chapter 9: Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares ● 94 To remove a hot spare: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the controller associated with the hot spare. 2 In or Delete dedicated hot-spare drive. The hot spare is deleted, and the disk drive becomes available for other uses in your storage space.
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    10 Protecting Your Data In this chapter... Creating a Snapshot 96 Enabling Copyback 98 This chapter describes two additional methods of protecting the data on your storage space, Snapshot and Copyback.
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    logical drive that you're copying to) must be on the same controller. ● The source and target logical drives may have the same or different RAID levels. ● You can create up to four snapshots on each controller. ● The size of the target logical drive must be greater than or equal to
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    backup to, then click the name of the target logical drive. The snapshot is created on the target logical drive. The snapshot appears in Adaptec Storage Manager with a camera icon beside it, as shown at right. 3 Use an operating system-level or third-party data backup tool to move the snapshot
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    Chapter 10: Protecting Your Data ● 98 Enabling Copyback Note: Copyback is an upgrade feature; if the Copyback feature is locked, see Adding Enhanced Features on page 21 for information on purchasing a feature key. When a logical drive is rebuilt using a hot spare (see page 148), data from the failed
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    Activity in Your Storage Space 101 What Do the Status Icons Mean 102 Using Event Notifications to Monitor Status 103 Broadcasting Event Alerts to Users 120 Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm 121 Viewing Component Properties 122 This chapter describes how Adaptec Storage Manager helps you
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    , warning, and error) appear in the Event Viewer and in the main Adaptec Storage Manager window to help you quickly identify problems. (See page 102.) ● Notification Manager and Email Notification Manager- Notification utilities help you monitor these activities on local and remote systems (see
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    systems from the local system by using Adaptec Storage Manager's two notification utilities to broadcast messages-the Notification Manager (see page 103) and the Email Notification Manager (see page 111). Viewing the Full List of Events To open a full-screen version of the event log, click the
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    all recorded activity: 1 In the menu bar of the main Adaptec Storage Manager window, click Actions, select Agent actions, then click Clear the configuration or rapid fault isolation, that helps you identify the source of a problem when it occurs. See Identifying a Failed or Failing Component on
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    logged notifications, can help you monitor activity on your entire storage space from a single local station, and are especially useful in storage spaces that include multiple systems running the Adaptec Storage Manager agent only. Logged notifications include status information and identify which
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    TCP/IP port number (or the default, 34571) 2 In the Adaptec Storage Manager tool bar, click Configure, select the system you want, then click Notifications. The Notification Manager opens on the Notifications tab of a new window. The local system is automatically included on the Notification List-by
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    storage space that will receive event notifications generated by this system to the Notification List: a In the tool bar, click Add system. b In the Add System window the Notifications window when you're done. Note: You can access other utilities in this window, such as the Task Manager (see page
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    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space ● 106 Sending a Test Event To ensure that a system is receiving logged notifications, you can send a test event. To send a test event: 1 Open the Notification Manager. (See page 104.) Note: You can also access the Notification Manager by selecting the system
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    the receiving system is powered on and running Adaptec Storage Manager. b Open the receiving system's System Properties window (see Step 3 on page 107) and double-check the TCP/IP address and port number. c Try sending the test event again. Managing the Event Notification List This section describes
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    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space ● 108 Removing a System from the Notification List You system are no longer sent to it. To remove a system from the Notification List: 1 Open the Notification Manager. (See page 104.) 2 In the Notification List, click on the system you want to remove. 3 In
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    Storage Space ● 109 Monitoring and Managing the Notification Log The Notification Log displays status information and messages about the Notification Manager itself, such as whether notifications were sent successfully or not. This section describes how to manage to find a specific event, click on
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    In addition to appearing in the Notification Log, notifications are saved in a log file named raidnot.log, which can be found in the top-level Adaptec Storage Manager folder. The raidnot.log file has a maximum capacity of 200 kilobytes (KBs). When the capacity is exceeded, old events are copied into
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    to specified users. Email notifications can help you monitor activity on your entire storage space from any location, and are especially useful in storage spaces that include multiple systems running the Adaptec Storage Manager agent only. Only the users you specify receive email notifications. (See
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    the Email Notification Manager This section describes how to set up email notifications for one system in your storage space. You must then click Email Notifications. The Email Notification Manager opens on the Email Notifications tab of a new window. Email Notifications Tab Email List Email Log
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    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space ● 113 Entering the SMTP Server Settings The first time you are opening the Email Notification Manager, the SMTP Server Settings window opens automatically. In the SMTP Server Settings window: 1 Enter the address of your SMTP server. 2 Enter the "From"
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    Your Storage Space ● 114 6 Repeat Steps 3 to 5 to add more email recipients. 7 Click Cancel to close the Add Email Recipient window. The 8 Close the Email Notifications window when you're done. Note: You can access other utilities in this window, such as the Task Manager (see page 123), by clicking
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    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space ● 115 3 On the menu bar, select Actions, then server address is correct. (See Changing the Email Notification Manager Settings on page 118 to modify the address.) c Try sending the test message again. Managing the Email List This section describes how to: ●
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    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space ● 116 3 Modify the recipient's information as required, then longer sent to that email address. To remove a recipient from the Email List: 1 Open the Email Notification Manager. (See page 111.) 2 Click on the recipient you want to remove. 3 In the tool bar,
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    Storage Space ● 117 Using the Email Log By default, email events are listed in the order they occurred, with the most recent event first. To make it easier to find a specific named raidsmtp.log, which can be found in the top-level Adaptec Storage Manager folder. The raidsmtp.log file has a maximum
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    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space ● 118 2 In the menu bar, select Clear the event log, then click Email Notifications. 3 Click Yes to clear the log. The log is cleared, except for one event reporting that the log was cleared. Changing the Email Notification Manager Settings You can modify
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    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space ● 119 4 Enter the "From" address to appear in email notifications. but email notices won't be broadcast. To disable email notifications: 1 Open the Email Notification Manager. (See page 111.) 2 In the menu bar, click Actions, then click Disable Email
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    Adaptec Storage Manager agent to send event alerts about a specific system to all users who are logged into your storage space. You might want to do this if your storage space isn't managed then click General Settings. The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent General Settings window opens for that system. 2
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    Chapter 11: Monitoring Your Storage Space ● 121 Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm By default, when a Warning- or Error-level event (see page 101) occurs on any system in the
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    while you fix the problem. To silence the alarm, click the Silence button (shown at right) in the main Adaptec Storage Manager window. Disabling a Controller's Alarm in the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager, then click the Properties button (shown at right) to view version numbers, status,
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    12 In this chapter... Scheduling a Task 124 Opening the Task Manager 126 Monitoring Tasks 127 Modifying a Task 129 Deleting a Task 130 Disabling the Task Manager 131 Adaptec Storage Manager allows you to schedule some types of jobs (or tasks) to complete at convenient times. Additionally
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    be performed regularly, you can schedule it to recur at preset times. You can schedule these Adaptec Storage Manager tasks: ● Expanding a logical drive ● Changing a logical drive's RAID level ● Modifying the stripe size of a logical drive ● Verifying a logical drive ● Verifying and fixing a logical
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    Chapter 12: Managing Tasks ● 125 2 Click Schedule. The schedule window opens. (The window you see may be different from the one shown in this example regularly. 5 Click Apply. The task is saved in the Task Manager, and the scheduled task is added to the Task List. For more information about the Task
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    scheduled tasks associated with that local or remote system only. To open the Task Manager, in the tool bar, click Configure, select the system you want, then click Tasks. The Task Manager opens on the Tasks tab of a new window. The Tasks tab has two main panels, as shown below: Tasks Tab Task
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    an error, double-click the task in the Task List to open the Task Properties window.) Checking Past Tasks and Events in the Event Log The Event Log displays detailed information about the Task Manager itself, such as when scheduled events were modified, deleted, or completed successfully. By default
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    Chapter 12: Managing Tasks ● 128 The Event Log uses icons to show the status of past tasks: Icon Status Explanation and Solution Information The task or event completed
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    Configure, select the system you want, then click Tasks (as shown on page 126). 2 In the Task Manager, select the task you want to change, then click Modify task. 3 In the Modify Task window, make the required changes, then click OK. The task and Task List are updated with the new information.
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    a task misses its start time? Tasks scheduled in Adaptec Storage Manager include an automatic 30minute grace period following their start time start time. If a task misses its start time, it must be rescheduled. For instructions, see Modifying a Task on page 129. If a recurring task misses its start
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    each time you open and log in to Adaptec Storage Manager. Scheduled tasks in the Task List will not run while the Task Manager is disabled. Re-enabling the Task Manager To re-enable the Task Manager, repeat the steps in Disabling the Task Manager on page 131, selecting Enable Task Scheduler during
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    Managing Remote Systems 13 In this chapter... Introduction 133 Removing a Remote System 133 This chapter describes how to work with and manage remote systems using Adaptec Storage Manager.
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    and 'remote' systems, and for log in instructions.) Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed and running on a remote Adaptec Storage Manager. Removing a remote system does not cause it to fail. To remove a remote system: 1 In the menu bar of the main window, select Remote, select Remove managed
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    Moving a System from One Display Group to Another 137 Renaming a Display Group 137 Deleting a Display Group 138 This chapter describes how to work with and manage display groups in Adaptec Storage Manager. To create display groups, see Creating Display Groups on page 63.
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    Chapter 14: Working with Display Groups ● 135 Adding a System to a Display Group As your storage space grows and changes, you can add new systems to your display groups. To add a system to a display group: 1 Right-click on the system in
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    status, right-click on the system in the Enterprise View, then click Properties. The Properties window opens for that display group, summarizing the status of the systems that belong to that group. not part of display groups are listed at the top of the Enterprise View, above any display groups.
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    click the name of the display group you want. The system moves to its new display group. Renaming a Display Group You can make managing your storage space easier and more efficient by giving your display groups meaningful names. To rename a display group: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click on
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    Group If required, you can delete a display group. When you delete the display group, the systems that belonged to it are listed at the top of the Enterprise View, above any remaining display groups. To delete a display group: 1 In the Enterprise View, right-click on the display group. 2 Click
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    Controllers 140 Viewing Controller Properties 141 Saving Your Controller Configuration 141 Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware 142 Setting a Disk Drive to 'Failed 144 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive 145 This chapter describes how to manage the RAID controllers in your storage space.
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    in to Adaptec Storage Manager, it searches for new controllers in your storage space. If it detects a new controller, you are prompted to register it. To stay informed about Adaptec products and special offers, register your controllers by clicking Register Now. Follow the on-screen instructions to
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    Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives ● 141 Viewing Controller Properties You can open a Properties window for any controller in your storage space to view model and status information, including the firmware version number. To view controller properties: 1 In the Enterprise View, click
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    In the Save window, browse to the directory you want, then enter a file name for the report. (The default directory is the directory in which the Adaptec Storage Manager is installed. The default file name is RaidCfg.log.) A text-file report is saved. Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware Note: This
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    and Disk Drives ● 143 2 In the menu bar, select Actions, then click Update controller images. Managed systems The ROM Update wizard opens. 3 Click Next. 4 Click Add to browse to the firmware image files you downloaded, then click Open. 5 In the wizard, click the image files you want, then click Next
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    Disk Drives ● 144 7 Review the update summary, then click Apply. 8 When prompted, click Yes to begin the update. ! Caution: Do not power down the controller(s) during the update. 9 When the update is complete, click OK. Then, restart the server(s) to activate the new firmware images. Setting a Disk
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    Chapter 15: Managing Controllers and Disk Drives ● 145 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive You can replace one or more disk 5 Repeat Steps 1 to 4 for all the disk drives you want to replace. For information about solving disk drive problems, see Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure on page 147.
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    Solving Problems 16 In this chapter... Identifying a Failed or Failing Component 147 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 147 Rebuilding Logical Drives 151 Solving Notification Problems 151 Creating an Archive File 152 Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager 152
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    - or Error-level event, use Adaptec Storage Manager's rapid fault isolation feature to quickly identify the source of the problem. For instance, in the example simultaneously (see page 149). ● If it is a RAID 0 logical drive (see page 149). ● If multiple disk drives fail within the same logical drive (
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    16: Solving Problems ● 148 Failed failed drive. For instance, when a disk drive fails in the RAID 5 logical drive shown in the example below, the logical drive is drive that was built into the logical drive). See page 93 for instructions. Then, designate a new hot spare to protect the logical drives
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    16: Solving Problems ● 149 Failed installed and connected. Then, if necessary, follow the instructions in Rebuilding Logical Drives on page 151. Failure in Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical Drive Because RAID 0 volumes do not include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in a RAID 0 logical drive, the
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    drives fail. See Understanding RAID on page 163 for more information. Removing a Failed Disk Drive's Icon Note: You can only complete this task on disk drives that are not included in any logical drive. When a disk drive fails, it may still appear in Adaptec Storage Manager although it is no longer
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    Problems To test notifications on your storage space, you can send test events or emails to ensure that they're being received properly. If your test event fails: 1 Ensure that the remote system is powered on and running Adaptec Storage Manager. 2 Open the remote system's System Properties window
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    menu bar, select Actions, then click Save support archive. 3 Enter a name for the archive file or accept the default name, then click Save. Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager If you experience problems installing or using Adaptec Storage Manager, follow these suggestions: ● Ensure that you are
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    A In this appendix... Configuring SNMP Support on Windows 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare 155 This appendix describes how to configure SNMP support for the Adaptec Storage Manager software. Adaptec Storage Manager supports SNMP "gets" and "traps
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    SNMP support: 1 Run the Adaptec Storage Manager installation program (see page 25). 2 When prompted, select Yes, install SNMP support. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation, then restart your computer. 4 Open the Windows Computer Management tool, then select Services from
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    interfaces with the UCD-SNMP agentx architecture. UCD-SNMP is a third-party package for Linux; for information, documentation, and downloads, see www.net-snmp.org. To configure SNMP support: 1 Install Adaptec Storage Manager (see page 28). 2 Configure the UCD-SNMP master agent to be used with agentx
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    this appendix... How do I 157 What's the difference between 159 This chapter provides quick references to frequently requested information about basic tasks and concepts in Adaptec Storage Manager. Note: For troubleshooting tips, see Solving Problems on page 146.
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    with a padlock icon beside it? Features such as copyback, snapshot, and some RAID levels are enhanced features that must be unlocked with a special feature key (sold separately). See page 21. Log out of Adaptec Storage Manager? In the Enterprise View, click on the local system. In the menu bar
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    click Apply. (Don't click Apply.) Click Schedule. See page 124. Note: The Schedule button won't appear on tasks that can't be scheduled. Find the Task Manager? In the tool bar, click Configure, select the system you want, then click Tasks. See page 126. Find the Notification
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    ? Adaptec Storage Manager is the full software application, including the user interface (windows, menus) described in this Guide. It helps you build and maintain the logical drives, controllers, and disk drives that make up your storage space. The agent is like a service that keeps your storage
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    in the Physical Devices View 161 Icons in the Logical Devices View 161 Buttons in the Physical/Logical Devices Views 162 Buttons on the Main Window Tool Bar 162 This chapter provides quick references to the icons and buttons that appear in Adaptec Storage Manager.
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    Appendix C: Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance ● 161 Icons in the Physical Devices View Icon Descriptions Ready disk drive Disk drive with free space Disk drive with no free space Failed disk drive Healthy global or dedicated hot spare Hot spare with error (see page 93 for more information) Hot spare
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    ...page 91. ...page 47. ...page 89. ...page 46. Buttons on the Main Window Tool Bar Button Click to... ...add a remote system. ...create a logical drive; open ...view the full Event log. ...configure the Adaptec Storage Manager agent settings. ...configure notification settings. ...configure email
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    in Adaptec Storage Manager, you can assign a RAID level to protect 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 Adaptec Storage Manager, and
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    that is used to create a logical device. A disk drive can include both RAID segments (segments that are part of a logical drive) and available segments. Each segment 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
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    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 logical drives provide improved performance, with twice the read rate and an equal write rate of single disks. However, capacity is only 50 percent of
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    Enhanced Features on page 21 for information on purchasing a feature key. A RAID 1 Enhanced (RAID 1E) logical drive is similar to a RAID 1 logical drive except that data is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can be included. A RAID 1E logical drive can be built from three or more disk
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    drive is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 logical drives. Adaptec RAID controllers support a maximum number of 48 disk drives in a RAID 10 logical drive. Data in a RAID 10 logical drive is both striped and mirrored. Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance
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    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 logical drives, parity data (represented by Ps in the example below) is striped evenly across the disk drives with the stored data. Drive
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    't be shared with other logical disk drives. A distributed spare improves the speed at which the logical drive is rebuilt following a disk drive failure. A RAID 5EE logical drive protects your data and increases read and write speeds. However, capacity is reduced by two disk drives' worth of space
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    therefore contain 1000 GB (2 x 500 GB) of stored data and 500 GB of parity data. RAID 50 Logical Drive = 1000 GB plus Parity RAID 5 A 500 GB Data Storage each 250 GB Parity Data each RAID 5 B 1, 5, P 3, P, 9 P, 7, 11 Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB 2, 6, P Drive 4 400 GB 4, P, 10
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    your data because they can recover from two simultaneous disk drive failures. However, the extra parity calculation slows performance (compared to RAID 5 logical drives). RAID 6 logical drives must be built from four or more disk drives, to a maximum of sixteen. Maximum stripe size depends on the
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    Adding Enhanced Features on page 21 for information on purchasing a feature key. Similar to a RAID 50 logical drive (see page 170), a RAID 60 logical drive is built from eight disk drives configured as two or more RAID 6 logical drives, and stripes stored data and two sets of parity data across all
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    appropriate for the logical drives on your storage space, based on the number of available disk drives and your requirements for performance and reliability. RAID level RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1E RAID 10 RAID 5 RAID 5EE RAID 50 RAID 6 RAID 60 Spanned Volume RAID Volume Redundancy No Yes Yes Yes Yes
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    drive. B background consistency check A controller function that continually and automatically verifies your logical drives once they're in use. bootable-CD mode A way of running Adaptec Storage Manager, where the application is not installed but is run directly from a CD. C cache A temporary, fast
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    as an adapter or card. See also I/O. copyback Adaptec RAID controller feature that allows data that has been moved to Storage. Data storage that is physically connected to a server. See also LAN, SAN. drive segment See segment. E Email Notification Manager A utility within Adaptec Storage Manager
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    Glossary ● 176 firmware A combination of hardware and software; software written onto readonly memory (ROM). (HBA) An adapter card that includes all of the I/O logic, software, and processing to manage the transfer of information between the host and the devices it's connected to. hot spare A spare
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    all data from one drive onto a second drive. See also RAID. N Notification Manager A utility within Adaptec Storage Manager that broadcasts event messages to selected managed systems. P parity A form of data protection used by some RAID levels to recreate the data of a failed disk drive in
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    , parity. remote system In Adaptec Storage Manager, all other computers in your storage space besides your local system are remote systems. 'Local' and 'remote' are relative terms. See also local system. ROM Update wizard A program that updates the BIOS and firmware codes on the controller. See
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    method of enhancing performance by spreading data evenly over multiple disk drives. Provides no data protection. T Task Manager A utility in Adaptec Storage Manager that allows you to schedule specific activity, such as expanding a logical drive, for a time that's convenient. See also scheduled task
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    Glossary ● 180 V verify Check a logical drive for inconsistent or bad data. May also fix any data problems or parity errors.
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    space 101 Adaptec customer support 3 Adaptec Storage Manager Actions menu 46 agent 17 agent port number 69 beginning steps 23 bootable-CD mode 71 display options 65, 66 enhanced features 21 Event Viewer 101 feature keys 21, 22 installing on Linux 28 installing on NetWare 29 introduction 17 locked
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    17 Linux 34 NetWare 34 port number 69 Windows 33 alarm window 101 configuration. See building storage space Configure button 104 configuring (defined) 48 controller support 59 controllers disabling alarm 122 properties 141 registering 140 rescanning 140 saving configurations 141 updating firmware
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    disk drives 150 multiple logical drives 149 RAID 0 logical drives 149 with hot spare distributed spare drives 169 E Email event detail window 117 Email List 112, 115 adding users 113 116 clearing 117 Email Log files 117 Email Notification Manager 111 clearing the Email Log 117 disabling 119 Email
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    method 80 initialize priority 81 installation Linux 28 NetWare 29 Windows 25 Windows silent installation 26 INSTALLDIR 26 J jobs. See tasks L Linux controller support 59 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 28 SNMP support 155 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 32 starting agent 34 local systems
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    Notification Manager 117 Notification Manager 110 manual verification 81 maximum size 84 mirrored data 165 non-RAID 164 options for creating 48 parity 168 partitioning 50 RAID 1 165 RAID 10 167 RAID 1E 166 RAID 5 168 RAID 50 170 RAID 5EE 169 RAID 6 171 RAID 60 172 RAID level 42 RAID segments 164 RAID
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    support 59 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 29 SNMP support 155 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 32 starting agent 34 non-RAID logical drives 164 Notification event detail window 104 O online help 46 opening Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 operating system event log 69
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    133 startup port number 62 rescanning controllers 140 ROM Update wizard 142 running Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 S scheduling tasks rescheduling 130 supported tasks changing RAID level 89 expanding logical drives 87 modifying logical drives 78 verifying 83 verifying
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    SNMP support Linux 155 NetWare 155 Windows 154 spares. See hot spares stand-alone application 31 standard unit of measure 66 starting Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 startup port number 62 status controller properties 141 disk drives 42 display group systems 136 Event Viewer
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    TSID Number See Technical Support Identification Number U upgrade manual verification 81 View buttons 43 Views Full Size Capacity 44 Relative Size Capacity 44 Text Description 43 W Windows controller support 59 installation 25 silent installation 26 SNMP support 154 starting Adaptec Storage Manager
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    Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2005 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: CDP-00030-01-A, Rev. A LB 09/05
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User’s Guide
Adaptec
Storage Manager