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    STORAGE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE USER'S GUIDE ADAPTEC SCSI RAID 2010S/ 2015S
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide R
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    information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, Adaptec, Inc. assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein
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    back-up purposes, provided you reproduce Adaptec's copyright proprietary legends. Notwithstanding the foregoing additional copy of the Software may be made to support such use. As used in this license, the not use the Software in a computer service business, including in time sharing applications.
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    related documentation) together with all copies or modifications in any form. Adaptec will have the right to terminate our license immediately if you fail or 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 NOT
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    ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR LOSS OF DATA, EVEN IF ADAPTEC OR A LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. Some states do not allow the
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    Contents 1 Storage Management Software Overview 2 Storage Manager on ROM Overview 2-2 Keyboard Reference 2-3 Menu Control 2-3 Left Pane - Tree View Control 2-4 Right Pane - Information View Control 2-4 Menu Reference 2-4 File 2-5 RAID 2-5 Action 2-5 Help 2-5 Icon Reference 2-6 Screen Layout 2-6 The
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Formatting a Drive 2-29 Upgrading Firmware - Flash HBA Option 2-30 Creating a SMOR Boot Disk 2-32 3 Storage Manager Introduction 3-2 System Requirements 3-3 Installing Storage Manager 3-4 Running Storage Manager 3-5
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    and Feedback 4-10 A SNMP Introduction A-1 SNMP A-2 Management Information Base A-2 Management Console A-3 Adaptec MIB Information A-3 What's Included A-6 System Requirements A-6 Management Consoles A-6 Installing Adaptec SNMP Support A-7 Installing SNMP for Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide B DMI Introduction B-1 System Requirements B-2 Adaptec CI B-3 Installing DMI Support B-4 Adaptec DMI Modules B-4 DMI-Specific Files B-4 x
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    operating systems: ■ Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0. ■ Red Hat Linux 7.3 ■ For details on the latest Linux releases supported go to linux.adaptec.com. For details, refer to Chapter 3. ■ RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility-Provides the same functions as Storage Manager in environments where
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide ■ Storage Manager On ROM (SMOR)-A built-in utility that is part of the controller's BIOS code. You can start SMOR by pressing Ctrl+A during BIOS
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    2 Storage Manager on ROM In this Chapter Overview Keyboard Reference Menu Reference Icon Reference Screen Layout Running SMOR Information and Configuration Views Setting the Configuration Array Operations Formatting a Drive Upgrading Firmware - Flash HBA Option Creating a SMOR Boot Disk 2-2 2-3
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    install the operating system. After your storage subsystem is configured, install your operating system. Instructions on installing the correct driver are provided in the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide for your controller. For access to all of the advanced features of your controller, install
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    Storage Manager on ROM The array groups are accessible during the build process, with data protected; however RAID performance is at a reduced level until the build is complete. If you have exited SMOR and you want to monitor the progress of the build operation, you can view the Array Group
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Left Pane - Tree View Control Up/Down Arrows Left/Right Arrows + - Tab Move between elements within the tree. Scroll the tree left and right. Expand
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    Storage Manager on ROM File Read System Config Set System Config Exit Rescan the system. Unsaved configuration changes are lost. Save and enable configuration changes. Quit SMOR. RAID Create... Delete Rebuild Stop Build Create a new array. Delete the currently selected array. Rebuild a RAID 1,
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Icon Reference SMOR uses the following icons in the Tree View: · Controller Hard drive CD Array Tape Other Device Screen Layout The SMOR interface works
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    Storage Manager on ROM The Menu Bar To open a specific menu, press Alt+highlighted letter of the menu name. After a menu is open, you can select a specific menu item by pressing the key for the letter highlighted on the menu item. For example, to select the Read System Config item on the File menu,
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide The Right Pane - Information View To the right of the component tree is the Information View pane. This area displays information related to the currently
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    Storage Manager on ROM Running SMOR Start SMOR by pressing Ctrl+A when the RAID controller BIOS message appears on the screen during the boot sequence. SMOR starts by displaying its opening screen, as shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2 SMOR Welcome Window The letters that appear during the initial
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Information and Configuration Views When you highlight an 2-3 Configuration Window The settings in this view affect the controller BIOS and all the Adaptec controllers in your system. To view or change these settings, highlight Configuration in the
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    CD-ROMs contain device-specific boot code that is not supported by Adaptec controllers. INT13 Cache Setting This setting determines how the to Write Through during future operating system installs or upgrades to avoid problems. Scan Delay Some devices require a time interval between power on,
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Information Tab To view or change the configuration of the controller, highlight the controller in the Tree View. Available tabs are Information and Configuration, as
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    Storage Manager on ROM Note: Adaptec RAID controllers report a cache size 16 MB less than the total installed memory value because the controller uses your operating system. These fields are read only. PCI MWI Enable Do not change this setting unless instructed to do so by Technical Support. 2-13
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Boot Enable This option enables you to modify the boot process for systems with multiple peripheral controllers in cases where the controller BIOS does not
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    rate to the value selected. This setting should not be changed except when you are troubleshooting bus errors. Note: On buses, if setting this parameter to 5 MHz eliminates bus Configuring Termination section in the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide for information on setting this parameter. 2-15
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Device Information Tab Individual devices are listed in the Tree View under the controller to which they are connected, as shown in Figures 2-7. Highlight a device
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    . Imminent failure on a device with a S.M.A.R.T. failure prediction. The SCSI Capabilities section is a list of controller capabilities. A check mark next to a feature indicates that the drive supports the feature. 2-17
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Array and Array Group Information The Information tab for any array may be viewed by highlighting that array, as shown in Figure 2-8. Figure 2-8 Array Group
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    Storage Manager on ROM The Description section displays a general description of the highlighted array, as follows: Description Revision Address Capacity Removable Read Only Block Size Stripe Size RAID level used for the array. Firmware revision of the RAID controller. RAID address in the form
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Setting the Configuration There are two configuration options on the File menu: ■ Read System Config-Causes SMOR to rescan to detect any changes in hardware
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    by highlighting the field and using the up and down arrow keys to change the stripe size. Note: Although you can change the stripe size, Adaptec recommends using the default value, which has been selected for optimum performance based on the type of disk array you chose to create. a When you
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide 3 Select the devices you want to include in the array: a To add devices to the array, highlight the device and press the Spacebar. A check mark
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    Storage Manager on ROM Creating a Multilevel RAID Creating a multilevel RAID (RAID 10 or 50) is similar to creating a normal RAID 1 or RAID 5 array group. To create a RAID10 or RAID 50 multilevel RAID, follow these steps: 1 Create and build your array groups as described in Creating an Array on page
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide 2 A warning message appears, as shown in Figure 2-12. Select Yes or No. The array configuration for the devices is not deleted until you select File >
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    array changes to Rebuilding (view the Information tab for that array). When the rebuild is complete, the array status changes to Optimal. Note: Supported SAF-TE or SES enabled enclosures automatically detect the replacement of a failed drive and the controlelr will initiate a rebuild as soon as the
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Upgrading Firmware - Flash HBA Option The firmware on your controller , controller BIOS, and SMOR. You can obtain the latest files from the Adaptec website (www.adaptec.com). ■ Firmware image upgrades are contained in a xxxxxxxx.ima or xxxxxxxx.fwi
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    flash operation. If the operation does not complete successfully, refer to the procedures for recovering from an incomplete or failed flash ROM upgrade in the Troubleshooting section of the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide. 2-27
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    Storage Management Software User's Guide Creating a SMOR Boot Disk To create a SMOR boot disk, click Action > Make Boot Floppy or use the Adaptec RAID Installation CD. You may need a SMOR boot disk in certain situations when it is not possible to access SMOR by typing Ctrl+A during startup.
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    3 Storage Manager In this Chapter Introduction Installing Storage Manager Running Storage Manager Views Status Reporting Information Windows Events Formatting Drives Drive Failures Running a Verify Process Controller I/O Statistics Remote Communication 3-2 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-22 3-22 3-32 3-40 3-41 3-
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    Manager will detect Adaptec RAID controllers. It is not intended for use with controllers by other manufacturers. To install Storage Manager, insert the Adaptec RAID Installation CD. An autorun installation dialog should appear. Refer to the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide for more information
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    with one of the following operating systems: ■ Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4 (Service Pack 6 or later). ■ Red Hat Linux 7.3 ■ For details on the latest Linux releases supported go to linux.adaptec.com. Before running Storage Manager, be sure that your mouse driver is installed. Access to
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    the installation instructions covered in chapter 4 of the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide. Use the instructions appropriate for the 3-32 for further information. Optional -- Used in conjunction with the SNMP service, which should be installed prior to installing this component. See Appendix A
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    Storage Manager . Figure 3-1 Storage Manager Setup Window Running Storage Manager You can run Storage Manager in one of the following ways: ■ Locally-On the same computer that contains the RAID controller and drives. ■ Remotely-Across a TCP/IP network, you can view and configure servers from remote
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Views This section describes the two primary configuration views, which are: ■ Physical Configuration View ■ Logical Configuration View (includes Logical Device Addresses) Physical Configuration View The
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    Storage Manager Figures 3-2 shows a sample view of a Physical Configuration. Figure 3-2 Physical Configuration Window 3-7
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Logical Configuration View On the right side of the Logical Configuration View Window, shown in Figure 3-3, are all the physical devices that are attached to
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    Storage Manager The tool bar at the top of the Logical Configuration View window contains the following buttons: Switch View Create Array Group Expand Array Group Delete Array Group Print Switches to the Logical Information View. For more information, see page 3-20. Starts the process of
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Logical Device Addresses Every device and array is assigned a logical device address by Storage Manager. This is the address used by the host operating system
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    Bus Device LUN The controller to which the device is attached. PCI bus slots are scanned from lowest to highest looking for Adaptec controllers. As Adaptec controllers are found, they are assigned numbers incrementally, starting with 0. Channel number of the channel to which the device is attached
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Array Groups The tool bar at the top of the Logical Configuration View window, shown in Figure 3-4, contains the following buttons: Switch View Create Array
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    Storage Manager To view the Array Group Information window, shown in Figure 3-5, double-click the appropriate array icon in the Logical Configuration View window. Figure 3-5 Array Group Information Window The Array Group Information window displays the following information: Name Address Capacity
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Note: The availability of the various buttons depends on the current configuration and state of the array. The toolbar at the bottom of the Array
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    Storage Manager 1 Select the Create Array Group button. The Select Array Type window appears, as shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 Select Array Type Window 2 Select the desired Fault Tolerance: Drive fault tolerance (RAID 1 or 5) or No fault tolerance (RAID 0). 3 Select the desired Optimization:
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide ■ Click the drive icons you want to remove and then click Remove Drive. During the drive selection process some drives might be displayed in a blue
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    Storage Manager you are prompted to select the direction of the copy as shown in Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7 Mirroring Drives in an Array If you want to monitor the progress of the build operation, display the Array Group Information window for the new array group. The build progress is displayed as a
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Expanding and Extending Arrays - Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT only The the operating system after the expansion. There is no need for manual load balancing, which would be required if the new space were presented as an additional LSU. 3-18
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    with the most recent service pack. ■ Adaptec supplied driver only. (The Microsoft OSM does not support array expansion.) ■ . If the array status is not Optimal, correct the problem and complete a rebuild of the existing array before continuing Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide if necessary. 3-19
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Note: If the drives are not in hot-pluggable carriers, power down the system before adding drives to the peripheral bus. 2 Start Storage Manager and
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    Manager Note: If a drive fails during expansion, the expansion may complete successfully. However, the new, larger array remains in a degraded state until the problem is fixed. If there is a hot spare associated with the array, the degraded array is rebuilt using the hot spare. If there is no hot
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide An array is not physically deleted until you exit Storage Manager and choose to save changes or select File > Set System Configuration. Status Reporting Status
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    Storage Manager Double-click a controller or device icon to display an Information window for that controller or device. Host Bus Adapter Information Window This window (see Figure 3-8) displays HBA configuration information reported by the selected controller. The Controller section displays the
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide The following buttons are available: Configure Event Log I/O Stats Print OK Examine and change HBA parameters, or download new firmware code. For more information, see
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    might be problems with the length of the bus or the bus termination. This parameter sets SCSI termination for the controller. The default value (On) should not be changed unless both internal and external cables are attached to the controller. Refer to the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide for
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide The Advisory setting allows the controller to use its own algorithms for cache a disk. Each component must be upgraded as a separate operation. Flash operations are not supported over remote connections. Figure 3-10 Flash Configuration Window 3-26
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    yyyy is the version number and the file extension (xxx) is the build number. You can obtain the latest files by contacting your technical support representative. When you select an image file, Storage Manager reads the file to determine the type of image selected: firmware, controller BIOS, or SMOR
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Device Information Window The Device Information Window is shown in Figure 3-11. Figure 3-11 SCSI Device Information Window 3-28
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    by the controller. General status conditions (other than Optimal) are indicated by flags on the device icon. The SCSI Capabilities section shows which supported features are enabled [x] for the device. For a list of valid statuses, refer to Status Reporting on page 3-22. RAID drives display the
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Device Configuration Window Click Configure in either Device Information or Array Group Information window to display the Device Configuration window, shown in Figure 3-12. Figure 3-
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    Storage Manager Write-through Defaults Cancel OK Writes all data to disk for each Write command before Command Complete status is returned to the host. The data can also be cached for subsequent read commands. Click to revert to the default setting. Click to exit this window without saving changes
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Events Events are generated for detected fault conditions as well as RAID status changes, and are described as follows: Soft Error Recoverable Hard Error Nonrecoverabl e
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    Storage Manager When the Event Log button is selected, the Event Logs window appears, as shown in Figure 3-13. Figure 3-13 Event Logs Window The Event Logs window enables you to limit the display to a specific level or higher (the default is level 4). Note: Some important events may not be
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    your operating system supports a broadcaster, Storage Manager enables you to specify that event messages be sent to users, groups, and devices, through email, to the system error log, and the Adaptec log file. addresses specified. Removes the broadcaster from the current set of active services. 3-34
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    Storage Manager You can select or modify the following parameters: Time Interval Broadcast to Computer(s) Local Desktop Message Email to users Log to Event Viewer Event Logs Computer Names/Email Users Display Threshold Interval at which the broadcaster reads the controller event logs. When enabled
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    Guide Windows XP, Windows 2000 & Windows NT The broadcaster collects events from the controller and records them to files in the c:\program files\adaptec\ c:\program files\storage manager folder by default as a Windows service and runs automatically whenever the system is started. This allows events
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    log by the broadcaster, as well as other applications. Adaptec events are single-line entries that contain the following information: controller. This data might be requested by your technical support representative when troubleshooting problems. Event information can be saved by the Event Viewer
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Installing the Broadcaster When you install the controller with any alphanumeric paging system that supports email. Contact your service provider for specific information. To configure alphanumeric pager support, follow these steps: 1 Ensure your
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    Storage Manager 2 Establish a permanent connection to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or create a dial-up networking connection to your ISP. 3 Configure your email client software to access your Internet mail server. 4 Determine the email
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Formatting Drives Your controller can perform a low-level format on attached hard drives in standard 512-byte format. This function is available from the SCSI
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    Storage Manager Drive Failures Drive failures are indicated by flags, which differ depending on whether they refer to an array or a drive in an array. Failure conditions are indicated as follows: Device Type Individual Drive Individual Drive Individual Drive Array Array Array Flag in Flag in
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Rebuilding a Degraded Array When a drive in an array successfully completed, the flags disappear and the array status returns to Optimal. Note: In a supported SAF-TE or SES enabled storage enclosure, drives have hot swap (SCA-2) connectors so that
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    try using the drive again, select Make Optimal without removing the drive. If the operation fails, you should replace the drive. Running a Verify Process Running a manual Verify for a RAID array ensures that the redundant information contained in the array is consistent. 3-43
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Note: Data inconsistencies should not occur under normal conditions. However, a power failure that interrupts an array write operation can cause inconsistencies. Making the data consistent
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    Storage Manager Select Options > Background Task Priority to control the relative priority of I/O from the operating system and background tasks. Figure 3-15 shows the Background Task Settings window. Figure 3-15 Background Task Settings Window The Priority section assigns the controller background
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide To see the HBA statistics window, shown in Figure 3-16, click I/O Stats in the Host Bus Adapter Info Window. Figure 3-16 HBA Statistics Window Cache
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    not an even byte value. The total number of SCSI bus resets that have been issued by the controller. A large number of resets can indicate a problem with the SCSI bus or an attached device. Device I/O Statistics The total number of sectors written to disk by the controller is described by the
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide I/O statistics are displayed in the Hard Drive I/O Statistics window, as shown in Figure 3-17. Figure 3-17 Hard Drive I/O Statistics Window The Hard Drive I/O Statistics window
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    Storage Manager Write-Backs WriteThroughs The number of sectors written to disk that were held in the controller cache and written some time after the host Write command reported as completed. The number of sectors written directly to disk before the Write command ended. Environments with a large
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Remote Communication The Storage Manager Remote Communication feature enables you to use Storage Manager running on your local workstation to manage remote server system with a
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    TCP/IP connection. The Storage Manager client runs on a supported workstation operating system and connects to one of the supported networked servers running the Adaptec communication engine. Figure 3-19 shows the supported workstation and server connections for a TCP/IP network. Client/Workstation
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide You must configure remote communication before it can be used. For both workstations and servers, this is done by editing the Storage Manager configuration file (
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    Server If you are using an operating system that supports the Adaptec communication server and selected the Communication Server option during 2000 or Windows NT Server The server is installed as the Adaptec Communication Service and starts automatically when Windows starts. Access requires both a
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Linux The Linux communication server is installed during the Storage Manager software install process. The server module is copied to /usr/dpt and loads automatically. A
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    . Figure 3-20 Available Connections WIndow From this window, you can make a connection either by selecting one of the available protocols under Manual Connections and entering the name, address, and password of the server; or by selecting an entry under Custom Connections. Custom Connections are
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Making a Manual Connection In the Manual Connections section of the Available is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-21. Figure 3-21 Connection Information Window - Manual Enter the address, user name (if required), and password for the server selected
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    Storage Manager Using the Phonebook You can save the server name, address, user name, and protocol of systems you frequently access in the Phonebook, shown in Figure 3-22. After you have entered data for a system, you can place an icon under Custom Connections to make future connections to that
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Using a Custom Connection Under the Custom Connections section of the Available Connections window, there is one icon for each system that you marked for display
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    4 RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility In this Chapter Introduction 4-1 Command Line Switches 4-3 Introduction The command line utility (RAIDUTIL) performs operations as soon as it has enough information from the command line to do so. The utility does not parse the entire command line before
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Exit Status RAIDUTIL exits with either of the following error status indications: 0 Error-free termination 1 Error termination (the message log contains the error information) Device
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    RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility Command Line Switches Following is a list of the switches available in RAIDUTIL for testing and controlling various aspects of the controller, arrays, and drives attached to the controller. Type Miscellaneous Logical Drive Creation/Deletion Array Modification RAID
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide followed by a drive address as discussed in Device Address creating multilevel RAID10 or 50 arrays, separate drive groups with a plus sign (+). The number of drives supported are listed below: RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 2 to 64 drives 2 to 64 drives (as
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    RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility -D Delete logical drives This command deletes the specified drives and returns their capacity to unassigned space. If all is specified, then all logical drives on the controller are deleted. Logical drives are specified by the device address. Use commas to separate
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide -z Specify logical drive stripe size Specifies the stripe size (in KB) for new RAID 0 and RAID 5 logical drives. Valid stripe sizes are: 8, 16, 32, 64,
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    RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility RAID Operation -C Load/save configuration This switch has two options: load Loads the specified configuration file save Saves the current configuration to the file name specified A file name must follow the load or save parameter. This is a .dsm file, which can
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide Controller-Specific -a Action (task) control This switch has the following options which allow you to control tasks on the controller: List Build Rebuild Verify Stop
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    RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility Hot Spare Control -h Create hot spare drive This switch creates one or more stand-alone hot spare drives. The drives must physically exist and may not contain any logical drive segments. Reboot your system after creating hot spare drives to ensure they are recognized
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide General Information and Feedback -? Display utility usage information This option displays a summary of the command usage information. This includes all command line switches and brief
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    this switch are listed below: Controller Physical Logical Spare RAID Array Speed Redirect Version Cache Inquiry Battery All Displays a list of all Adaptec controllers in the system. Displays all attached devices to the specified controller. Displays a list of all logical drives on the controller
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide -P Pagination output Limits output to 22 lines, then prompts to press Enter to continue. Pressing Enter prints another 22 lines. Use this switch to prevent
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    MIB Information A-3 SNMP A-2 What's Included A-6 System Requirements A-6 Management Consoles A-6 Installing Adaptec SNMP Support A-7 SNMP Architecture A-8 Introduction SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a group of network management specifications that includes the protocol
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide SNMP SNMP is widely used and supported on a variety of servers, workstations, bridges, routers, and hubs. SNMP support also includes other computer system resources, such as Fibre Channel and RAID controllers. SNMP implementations vary from simple
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    MIB Information The specific hardware and configuration information in the Adaptec MIB includes groups for the following: ■ Adaptec system modules ■ Adaptec controllers ■ Adaptec buses ■ Adaptec devices ■ Adaptec arrays ■ Adaptec statistics ■ Adaptec events Refer to the MIB itself for the exact
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    Storage Management Software User's Guide ■ Adaptec Controller group is a list of all Adaptec controllers in the system. This group type ■ Max transfer rate ■ Controller modules (RAID, expansion, caching, DIMMs) ■ Adaptec Bus group is a list of the buses with a set of parameters which describe
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    Commands ■ Transfers For devices and arrays there are statistics on the following: ■ Cache hits/misses ■ Stripe boundary crossings ■ Physical I/O commands (read/write) Adaptec Events group is used to send traps on controller event log entries. These event log entries are converted to SNMP traps and
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    The Adaptec SNMP software supports all Adaptec RAID controllers and has the following system requirements: ■ The TCP/IP network protocol must be enabled on your system. Refer to your operating system documentation for information about installing the TCP/IP protocol. ■ The SNMP service for
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    SCSI RAID Installation Guide. Installing SNMP for Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT Refer to the Windows documentation for information about installing the Windows SNMP service. Installing the MIB Before you can view information about your controller, you must install the Adaptec MIB into the
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    Guide SNMP Architecture Figure shows the relationship of the SNMP to the other elements in a system that includes a RAID controller. SNMP Management Console TCP/IP SNMP Master Agent Adaptec SCSI Sub-Agent SNMP Trap Broadcast Module Adaptec Event Logger Adaptec Engine Adaptec Driver Adaptec
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    system environment. On the client side, all SNMP management consoles are supported. Adaptec SNMP Trap Broadcaster Module An SNMP trap broadcast module controls all Adaptec SNMP traps. The SNMP trap broadcast module registers with the Adaptec event logger to receive all events generated for the
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide A-10
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    that allows SNMP and DMI components to work together. The Adaptec DMI component instrumentation conforms to the version 2.0 of the DMI specification. The DMI Management Application and Service Provider (DMI version 2.0) must be present on the system so that the Adaptec DMI support can function. B-1
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide DMI consists of three components: ■ SP (Service Provider)-Manages the communication between the MA and the CI. Maintains a database of components that are defined by Management Information Format (MIF) files. ■ Management Application (
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    is present. Remote DMI Management Application RPC DMI Service Provider (SP) Local DMI Management Application DMI Component Instrumentation DMI Trap Broadcast Module Adaptec Event Logger Adaptec Engine Adaptec Driver Adaptec Controller Figure B-1. DMI Service and Application Relation B-3
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    Storage Management Software User's Guide Installing DMI Support Adaptec supplies the CI only. The SP and MI must be provided by the operating system or other third-party. The CI consists of the Adaptec engine, broadcaster, controller driver, firmware, and CI module. The CI module is a separate
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    DMI The following is a list of groups contained in the Adaptec Mass Storage MIF file. For the attributes of each group, refer to the admpdmi.mif file. DMTF DMTF DMTF EventGeneration DMTF EventGeneration DMTF DMTF DMTF
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    Adaptec Storage Management Software User's Guide B-6
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    å Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 ©2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec, and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: 513340-06, Ver. Draft1 EW 08/02
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