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Index ● 110 Q QAS setting 84 R RAID 16, 17 non-redundant arrays 70 RAID 0 70 RAID 1 71 RAID 10 72 RAID 1E 16, 71 RAID 5 73 RAID 50 75 RAID 5EE 16, 74 RAID 6 16, 76 RAID 60 17, 76 RAID controllers. See controllers RAID levels 26 record mode 89 recovering from disk drive failure 59 Red Hat driver installation 51 OS installation 44 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 82 replacing failed disk drives 59 requirements 14 drive 27 rescanning disk drives 80 resetting controllers 61 Runtime BIOS setting 82 S safety information 104 SAS 4-wide ports 65 backplane connections 34, 66 cables 28 comparison to parallel SCSI 68 connectors 65 description 63 direct-attach connections 33, 66 disk drive identifiers 66 disk drives 27 edge expanders 67 end devices 63 expander connections 67 expander devices 63 fanout expanders 67 link speed 63 links 64 narrow connectors 65 narrow ports 65 phys 64 ports 64, 65 SAS address 65 SAS cards 63 SAS devices 63 SAS domain 67 terminology 63 transceivers 64 wide connectors 65 wide ports 65 SAS Address setting 83 SAS controllers cables 28 connecting disk drives 33 CRC Checking setting 83 disk drives 27 modifying with -Select utilities 83 Phy Rate setting 83 SAS Address setting 83 SAS devices 63 SATA cables 29 disk drives 27 SATA controllers cables 29 connecting disk drives 35 disk drives 27 modifying with -Select utilities 83 Write Cache setting 83 SATASelect 81 scripts in ACU for DOS 95 SCSI cables 29 comparison to SAS 68 disk drives 27 SCSI controllers cables 29 connecting disk drives 35 Controller SCSI Channel ID setting 84 Controller SCSI Channel Termination setting 84 disk drives 27 Enable Disconnection setting 84 Initiate Wide Negotiation setting 84 Maximum Transfer Rate setting 84 modifying with -Select utilities 84 Packetized setting 84 QAS setting 84 SCSI Parity Checking setting 84 SCSI Parity Checking setting 84

Section	Page
About This Guide	11
What You Need to Know Before You Begin	12
Terminology Used in this Guide	12
How to Find More Information	12
Kit Contents and System Requirements	13
Kit Contents	14
System Requirements	14
About Your RAID Controller	15
Standard RAID Controller Features	16
Array-level Features	16
Advanced Data Protection Suite	16
Adding Enhanced Features	17
Using a Feature Key to Unlock Enhanced Features	17
Adding a Battery Backup Module	17
Upgrading the Controller Firmware	17
About the Adaptec 4000	18
About the Adaptec 4800SAS	19
About the Adaptec 4805SAS	20
About the Adaptec 2420SA	21
About the Adaptec 2820SA	22
About the Adaptec 2130SLP	23
About the Adaptec 2230SLP	24
Getting Started	25
Choosing a RAID Level	26
Selecting Disk Drives	27
Disk Drives for SAS Controllers	27
Disk Drives for SATA Controllers	27
Disk Drives for SCSI Controllers	27
Selecting Cables	28
SAS Cables	28
SATA Cables	29
SCSI Cables	29
Installation Options	30
Basic Installation Steps	30
Installing with an Operating System	30
Installing on an Existing Operating System	30
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives	31
Before You Begin	32
Installing the Controller	32
Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers	33
Connecting Directly to the Controller	33
Connecting to a System Backplane	34
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers	35
Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers	35
Connecting External Devices	35
Next Steps	36
Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager	36
Creating a Bootable Array	37
Setting the Boot Controller	38
Creating an Array	38
Creating an Array with the ACU	38
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager	40
Making Your Array Bootable	41
Installing the Driver and an Operating System	42
Before You Begin	43
Creating a Driver Disk	43
Installing with Windows	44
Installing with Red Hat Linux	44
Installing with SUSE Linux	45
Installing with NetWare	45
Installing with OpenServer	46
Installing with Solaris	46
Installing with UnixWare	47
Installing with VMWare	47
Installing with FreeBSD	47
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System	49
Before You Begin	50
Creating a Driver Disk	50
Installing on Windows	51
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux	51
Installing on NetWare	51
Installing on OpenServer	52
Installing on Solaris	52
Installing on UnixWare	53
Installing on VMWare	53
Installing on FreeBSD	53
Managing Your Storage Space	55
About Adaptec Storage Manager	56
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager	56
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility	56
About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility	57
About the Adaptec Flash Utility	57
Which Utility Should I Use?	57
Solving Problems	58
Troubleshooting Checklist	59
Silencing the Alarm	59
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure	59
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare	60
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare	60
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously	60
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array	60
Multiple Failures in the Same Array	61
Resetting the Controller	61
Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI	62
Terminology Used in This Chapter	63
What is SAS?	63
How Do SAS Devices Communicate?	64
What’s a Phy?	64
What’s a SAS Port?	65
What’s a SAS Address?	65
What’s a SAS Connector?	65
What do SAS Cables Look Like?	65
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?	66
What are the SAS Connection Options?	66
Direct-attach Connections	66
Backplane Connections	66
SAS Expander Connections	67
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?	68
Understanding RAID	69
Understanding Drive Segments	70
Nonredundant Arrays (RAID 0)	70
RAID 1 Arrays	71
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays	71
RAID 10 Arrays	72
RAID 5 Arrays	73
RAID 5EE Arrays	74
RAID 50 Arrays	75
RAID 6 Arrays	76
RAID 60 Arrays	76
Selecting the Best RAID Level	77
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility	78
Introduction to the ARC Utility	79
Running the ARC Utility	79
Navigating the ARC Utility	79
Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays	79
Creating a New Array	79
Managing Existing Arrays	80
Creating Bootable Arrays	80
Initializing Disk Drives	80
Rescanning Disk Drives	80
Secure Erasing Disk Drives	81
Stopping a Secure Erase	81
Using the -Select Utility to Modify Controller Settings	81
Opening a -Select Utility	81
Applying Changes and Exiting	81
Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration	82
General Controller Settings	82
SAS-specific Controller Settings	83
SATA-specific Controller Settings	83
SCSI-specific Controller Settings	84
SCSI Device Settings	84
SCSI Channel Interface Settings	84
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives	85
Viewing the Event Log	85
Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS	86
Getting Started	87
Working in the ACU Using Menus	87
Running the ACU Using Scripts	88
About Playback Mode	88
About Record Mode	89
Creating the Script File Manually	89
Entering Comments in the Script File	89
Array Definition Block Keywords	90
Array Keyword	90
Drives Keyword	90
End Keyword	91
HotspareDrives Keyword	91
InitializeAll Keyword	91
Method Keyword	92
ReadCache Keyword	92
Size Keyword	92
StripeSize Keyword	92
Type Keyword	93
Wait Keyword	93
WriteCache Keyword	93
Channel Definition Block Keywords-SCSI only	93
Channel Keyword	93
ControllerID Keyword	94
End Keyword	94
ACU Error Codes	94
Sample Scripts	95
Sample Scripts for SCSI and SAS Controllers	95
Sample Script for SATA Controllers	96
Using the Adaptec Flash Utility	97
System Requirements	98
Compatibility Notes	98
Before You Begin	98
Obtaining the Firmware	98
Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks	99
Running the Menu-based AFU	99
Running the AFU from the Command Line	100
AFU Commands	100
List	100
Save	100
Update	101
Verify	102
Version	102
Help	102
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line	103
Safety Information	104
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)	104
Technical Specifications	105
Environmental Specifications	106
DC Power Requirements	106
Current Requirements	106

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QAS setting

RAID

non-redundant arrays

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 10

RAID 1E

RAID 5

RAID 50

RAID 5EE

RAID 6

RAID 60

RAID controllers.

See

controllers

RAID levels

record mode

recovering from disk drive failure

Red Hat

driver installation

OS installation

Redundant Array of Independent Disks.

See

RAID

Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting

replacing failed disk drives

requirements

drive

rescanning disk drives

resetting controllers

Runtime BIOS setting

safety information

104

SAS

4-wide ports

backplane connections

cables

comparison to parallel SCSI

connectors

description

direct-attach connections

disk drive identifiers

disk drives

edge expanders

end devices

expander connections

expander devices

fanout expanders

link speed

links

narrow connectors

narrow ports

phys

ports

SAS address

SAS cards

SAS devices

SAS domain

terminology

transceivers

wide connectors

wide ports

SAS Address setting

SAS controllers

cables

connecting disk drives

CRC Checking setting

disk drives

modifying with

-Select

utilities

Phy Rate setting

SAS Address setting

SAS devices

SATA

cables

disk drives

SATA controllers

cables

connecting disk drives

disk drives

modifying with

-Select

utilities

Write Cache setting

SATA

Select

scripts in ACU for DOS

SCSI

cables

comparison to SAS

disk drives

SCSI controllers

cables

connecting disk drives

Controller SCSI Channel ID setting

Controller SCSI Channel Termination setting

disk drives

Enable Disconnection setting

Initiate Wide Negotiation setting

Maximum Transfer Rate setting

modifying with

-Select

utilities

Packetized setting

QAS setting

SCSI Parity Checking setting