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About This Guide 1 In this chapter... What You Need to Know Before You Begin 11 Terminology Used in this Guide 12 How to Find More Information 12 This Installation and User's Guide explains how to install your Adaptec® RAID controller. It also describes the utilities included in your controller kit, and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology. These RAID controller models are described in this Guide: ● Adaptec RAID 5085 ● Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z ● Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z ● Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Z ● Adaptec RAID 51245 ● Adaptec RAID 51645 ● Adaptec RAID 52445 ● Adaptec RAID 2045 ● Adaptec RAID 2405 What You Need to Know Before You Begin You should be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and SAS and Serial ATA (SATA) technology. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 67.)

Section	Page
About This Guide	11
What You Need to Know Before You Begin	11
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 a Battery Backup Module	17
Upgrading the Controller Firmware	17
About the Adaptec RAID 5085	18
About the Adaptec RAID 5405	19
About the Adaptec RAID 5445	20
About the Adaptec RAID 5805	21
About the Adaptec RAID 51245	22
About the Adaptec RAID 51645	23
About the Adaptec RAID 52445	24
About the Adaptec RAID 5405Z	25
About the Adaptec RAID 5445Z	26
About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z	27
About the Adaptec RAID 2045	28
About the Adaptec RAID 2405	29
Getting Started	30
Choosing a RAID Level	31
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables	32
Disk Drives	32
Cables	32
Installation Options	33
Basic Installation Steps	34
Installing with an Operating System	34
Installing on an Existing Operating System	34
Installing the Controller and Disk Drives	35
Before You Begin	36
Installing the Controller	36
Installing a RAID Controller	36
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection	37
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers	38
Connecting Directly to the Controller	38
Connecting to a System Backplane	39
Connecting MaxIQ Solid State Drives and other SSDs	40
Connecting External Devices	42
Next Steps	42
Creating a Bootable Array	43
Setting the Boot Controller	44
Creating an Array	44
Creating an Array with the ACU	44
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager	46
Making Your Array Bootable	47
Installing the Driver and an Operating System	48
Before You Begin	49
Creating a Driver Disk	49
Installing with Windows	49
Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP	50
Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista	50
Installing with Red Hat Linux	51
Installing with SUSE Linux	51
Installing with OpenServer	51
Installing with UnixWare	52
Installing with Solaris	52
Installing with VMware	53
Installing with FreeBSD	53
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System	54
Before You Begin	55
Creating a Driver Disk	55
Installing on Windows	56
Installing on Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP	56
Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista	56
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux	56
Installing on OpenServer	57
Installing on UnixWare	57
Installing on Solaris	57
Installing on VMware	58
Installing on FreeBSD	58
Managing Your Storage Space	59
About Adaptec Storage Manager	60
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager	60
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility	60
About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility	61
About the Adaptec Flash Utility	61
Which Utility Should I Use?	61
Solving Problems	62
Troubleshooting Checklist	63
Monitoring Disk Drives Status	63
Silencing the Alarm	63
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure	64
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare	64
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare	64
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously	64
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array	65
Multiple Failures in the Same Array	65
Failed Drive in MaxIQ Pool	65
Resetting the Controller	65
Introduction to SAS	67
Terminology Used in This Chapter	68
What is SAS?	68
How Do SAS Devices Communicate?	69
What’s a Phy?	69
What’s a SAS Port?	70
What’s a SAS Address?	70
What’s a SAS Connector?	70
What do SAS Cables Look Like?	70
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?	71
What are the SAS Connection Options?	71
Direct-attach Connections	71
Backplane Connections	71
SAS Expander Connections	72
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?	73
Understanding RAID	74
Understanding Drive Segments	75
Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0)	75
RAID 1 Arrays	76
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays	76
RAID 10 Arrays	77
RAID 5 Arrays	78
RAID 5EE Arrays	79
RAID 50 Arrays	80
RAID 6 Arrays	81
RAID 60 Arrays	81
Selecting the Best RAID Level	82
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility	83
Introduction to the ARC Utility	84
Running the ARC Utility	84
Navigating the ARC Utility	84
Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays	84
Creating a New Array	84
Managing Existing Arrays	85
Creating Bootable Arrays	85
Modifying Power Management Settings	85
Modifying Cache Settings	86
Initializing Disk Drives	86
Rescanning Disk Drives	86
Secure Erasing Disk Drives	87
Stopping a Secure Erase	87
Managing Global Hot Spares	87
Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs	87
Creating a New JBOD	87
Managing Existing JBODs	88
Converting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume	88
Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool	88
Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings	88
Opening SerialSelect	89
Applying Changes and Exiting	89
Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration	89
General Controller Settings	89
Power Management Settings	90
PHY Settings	91
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives	91
Locating Disk Drives	91
Identifying Disk Drives	92
Viewing the Event Log	92
Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS	93
Getting Started	94
Working in the ACU Using Menus	94
Running the ACU Using Scripts	95
About Playback Mode	95
About Record Mode	96
Creating the Script File Manually	96
Entering Comments in the Script File	96
Array Definition Block Keywords	97
Array Keyword	97
Drives Keyword	97
End Keyword	98
HotspareDrives Keyword	98
InitializeAll Keyword	98
Method Keyword	99
ReadCache Keyword	99
Size Keyword	99
StripeSize Keyword	99
Type Keyword	100
Wait Keyword	100
WriteCache Keyword	100
ACU Error Codes	100
Sample Scripts	101
Using the Adaptec Flash Utility	103
System Requirements	104
Compatibility Notes	104
Before You Begin	104
Obtaining the Firmware	104
Creating the Firmware Update Disks	105
Running the Menu-based AFU	105
Running the AFU from the Command Line	106
AFU Commands	106
List	106
Save	106
Update	107
Verify	108
Version	108
Help	108
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line	109
Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference	110
Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification	111
Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification	113
Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification	114
Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Z LED and I2C Connector Specification	116
Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification	118
Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification	120
Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification	122
Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification	125
Adaptec RAID 2405 LED and I2C Connector Specification	125
Safety Information	127
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)	127
Technical Specifications	128
Environmental Specifications	129
DC Power Requirements	129
Current Requirements	129