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About This Guide 1 In this chapter... What You Need to Know Before You Begin 12 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 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ ● Adaptec RAID 51245 ● Adaptec RAID 51645 ● Adaptec RAID 52445 ● Adaptec RAID 2045 ● Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q

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	17
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 5805/5805Q	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/5805ZQ	27
About the Adaptec RAID 2045	28
About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q	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	50
Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP	50
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, 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, Windows 7, 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	93
Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS	94
Getting Started	95
Working in the ACU Using Menus	95
Running the ACU Using Scripts	96
About Playback Mode	96
About Record Mode	97
Creating the Script File Manually	97
Entering Comments in the Script File	97
Array Definition Block Keywords	98
Array Keyword	98
Drives Keyword	98
End Keyword	99
HotspareDrives Keyword	99
InitializeAll Keyword	99
Method Keyword	100
ReadCache Keyword	100
Size Keyword	100
StripeSize Keyword	100
Type Keyword	101
Wait Keyword	101
WriteCache Keyword	101
ACU Error Codes	101
Sample Scripts	102
Using the Adaptec Flash Utility	104
System Requirements	105
Compatibility Notes	105
Before You Begin	105
Obtaining the Firmware	105
Creating the Firmware Update Disks	106
Running the Menu-based AFU	106
Running the AFU from the Command Line	107
AFU Commands	107
List	107
Save	107
Update	108
Verify	109
Version	109
Help	109
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line	110
Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference	111
Adaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification	112
Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector Specification	114
Adaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification	115
Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/5805Z/5805ZQ LED and I2C Connector Specification	117
Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification	119
Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification	121
Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification	123
Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector Specification	126
Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q LED and I2C Connector Specification	126
Safety Information	128
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)	128
Technical Specifications	129
Environmental Specifications	130
DC Power Requirements	130
Current Requirements	130