Adaptec ATA II 1220SA manual

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    Installation and User’ s Guide Serial A T A II 1430SA, 1420SA, 1220SA H ostRAID C ontr o llers[...]

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    ● 2 Copyright ©2006 Adapt ec, Inc. All rights reser ved. N o part of this publication may be reprod uced, stored in a r etrieval system, or transm itted in any form or by an y means, electronic, mechanical, phot ocopying, recor ding or otherwise, w ithout the prior w ritten consent of Adapt ec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blv d., Milpitas, CA 95035[...]

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    ● 3 Adaptec Customer Suppor t If yo u hav e questions about installing or using y our Adaptec pr od uct, che ck this document first— you will find answers to most o f your q uestions. If yo u need further assistance, use the support options listed belo w . T o expedite your se rv ice, hav e your compu ter in front of you. T echnical Suppor t Id[...]

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    ● 4 Limited 3-Y ear Hardw are W arranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the pur chaser of this product that it w ill be free fr om defects in material and workm an ship for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase. If the pr oduct should beco me defective w ithin the warran ty period, Ada pt ec, at its option, will repai[...]

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    ● 5 Regulator y Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commis sion Radio F requency Interference Statement W ARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expr essly approved by the party r esponsib le for compliance could void the us er ’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the[...]

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    Contents About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 11 Terminology Used in this Guide ...................................................................... 11 How to Find More Information ....................................................................... 11 About Your HostRAID C[...]

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    Contents ● 7 Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin ............................................................................................... 23 Installing the HostRAID Controller ................................................................. 23 Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers ............[...]

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    Contents ● 8 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features .............................................................................................................. 40 Overview ............................................................................................................ 40 Physical Devices View ...............................[...]

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    Contents ● 9 Using the AFU for DOS Introduction ...................................................................................................... 61 System Requirements ................................................................................. 61 Compatibility ...........................................................................[...]

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    1 About This Guide In this chapter ... W hat Y ou N eed to K now Befo re Y ou Begin ................................................. ......................... 11 T erminology Used in this G uide ...................................................................................... ...... 11 Ho w to Find Mor e Information ..........................[...]

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    Chapter 1: About This Guide ● 11 What Y ou Need t o Know Bef ore Y ou Begin Y ou should be familiar with compute r hardwar e, data storage, R edundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology , and th e input/output (I/O) tec hnolog y—SA T A—used by y our HostRAID c ont roller . Y ou should also be familiar with Direct Attac hed Storage ([...]

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    2 About Y our HostRAID Controller In this chapter ... HostRAID C o ntroller F eatures ................................ .............................................................. 13 U pgrading the HostRAID Controller Firm ware ................................................................... 13 Abou t the Adapt ec 1430SA Controller ...........[...]

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    Chapter 2: About Y our HostRAID Controller ● 13 HostRAID Controller F eatures ● Flash R OM for updates to c ontroller firmwar e Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), BIOS, and the Array Configuration U tilit y (A CU). ● E vent logging and br oadcasting , including messaging for alphanumeric pagers. ● Support for Adaptec M etadata Format (AMF) allowi[...]

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    Chapter 2: About Y our HostRAID Controller ● 14 About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller The Ad aptec 1430SA is a lo w-profile 4-port PCIe SA T A II HostRAID c ont roller with these features : Form fact or Low-pr ofile PCI compatibility PCIe x4 Po r t s 4 s t a c k e d Conne cto rs 4 in tern al RAID levels 0, 1, 10 Simple v olume Y es Disk drives SA T[...]

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    Chapter 2: About Y our HostRAID Controller ● 15 About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller The Ad aptec 1420SA is a low-pr ofile PCI-X to 4 por t SA T A II HostRAID co ntroller with these features : Form fact or Low-pr ofile PCI compatibility PCI-X x1 Po r t s 4 Conne cto rs 4 in tern al RAID levels 0, 1, 10 Simple v olume Y es Disk drives SA T A I (1.5[...]

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    Chapter 2: About Y our HostRAID Controller ● 16 About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller The Ad aptec 1220SA is a low-pr ofile PCIe to 2 port SA T A II HostRAID contr o ller with these features : Form fact or Low-pr ofile PCI compatibility PCIe PCI bus wid th (max) 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz Po r t s 2 Conne cto rs 2 in tern al RAID levels 0, [...]

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    3 Kit Contents and System Requirements In this chapter ... Kit C ontents ................................................................................................... ................ ......... 18 Syst em R equirements ............................................................................................................ .1 8 This chapte[...]

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    Chapter 3: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 18 Kit Cont ents ● Ada p t e c SA T A Ho s t R A I D c o nt ro l l er ● HostRAID I nstallation CD (bootable), in cluding co ntroller driv ers, and this Guid e ● Ad aptec Storage Manage r Installation CD (n ot bootable), inc luding user guides for Ad aptec Storage Manage r and the A daptec HR[...]

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    4 Getting Star ted In this chapter ... Choosing a RAID Level ................................................................................. ......................... 20 Selecting Disk Drives ..................................................................................... ..................... .... 20 Selecting Cables .......................[...]

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    Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 20 Choosing a RAID Lev el This section pro v ides a brief overview of the RAID levels suppor ted by y our HostRAID contr oller , including the minimum and maximu m number of disk driv es required b y each. RAID 0 (N on-redundant Ar ray) —Stripes data across multiple disk drives. Impr ov ed performance but no redund[...]

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    Chapter 4: Getting Star ted ● 21 Installation Options W hen yo u install your H ostRAID controller , you can choose to cr eate a bootable arr ay and then install yo ur operating system and the co ntroller driv er on that array . Alternati vely , you can c omplete a standar d installation, where the c ontrolle r driver is insta lled on an exist in[...]

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    5 Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives In this chapter ... Before Y o u Beg in ........................................................................................... .................... ..... 23 Installing the H ostRAID Controller ........................ .............................................................. 23 Connecti[...]

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    Chapter 5: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives ● 23 Before Y ou Begin ● Read the Safe ty In format ion on page 67 . ● Fa m i l i a r i z e y o u r s e l f w i t h yo u r Ho s t R A I D co n t r o l l e r ’ s p hy s i c a l f e a t u r e s a n d t h e R A I D l e v e l s that it suppor ts (see page 12 ). ● Ensure that y ou h[...]

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    Chapter 5: Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives ● 24 Connecting Disk Drives t o SA T A HostRAID Controllers Y ou can co nnect SA T A disk drives to y our HostRAID controller . There are no jumpers or switches to set befor e installation. The cable en ds are identical, so y ou don ’t need to w orr y about which end to attach t o th[...]

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    6 Creating a Bootable Ar ra y In this chapter ... Setting the Boot Controller .................................................................................................... 26 Creating an A rray ............................................................................................................. . ..... 26 Creating an A rray with the [...]

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    Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 26 Setting the Boot Controller Note: If your system won't contain more than one bootable controllers, skip this section. A daptec H ostRAID contr ol ler supports bootable disk driv es and arrays. The default setting of the HostRAID c ontroller and system Setup allows yo u to install and boot fr om eithe[...]

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    Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 27 Creating an Arra y with Adapt ec Storage Manager This section describes how to use the A daptec Storage Manager c onfiguration wizard to build a RAID 0, 1, or 10 array . Note: Y ou will need the HostRAID Installation CD to complete this task. T o creat e a RAID 0, 1, or 10 array: 1 Insert the HostRAID Ins[...]

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    Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array ● 28 7 Review the information that is displayed. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term lo gical drives when refer ring to arrays (see page 11 ). In the follo wing figure, A daptec Storage M anager has used two equal-siz ed disk drives t o automaticall y creat e one logical drive with RAID 1. T o specify [...]

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    7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System In this chapter ... Before Y o u Beg in ........................................................................................... .................... ..... 30 Creating a Driv er Disk ..................................................................................................... .... .. 30 Ins[...]

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    Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 30 Before Y ou Begin ● Install and c onnect your H ostRAID controlle r and internal disk driv es (see page 22 ). ● Cr eate a bootab le array (see page 25 ). ● Creat e a driver disk (see next section). Creating a Driver Disk Befor e you insta ll y our drive r , you will need to creat[...]

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    Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 31 4 Insert the drive r disk, then wait until y ou are pr ompted to install a driv er . 5 Pr ess S to specify that the driver is on a floppy disk, then pr ess Enter . The comput er reads the disk. 6 W hen the A daptec SA T A driver is found, press En ter . 7 Foll ow the o n-scree n instru[...]

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    Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 32 Installing with NetW are Y ou will need your N etW are Installation CD t o complete this task. T o install the driver when installing NetW are: 1 Re start your com puter , then install NetW are. (F or instructions, refer t o your N etW are documentation.) T o be able to load additional[...]

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    8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System In this chapter ... Before Y o u Beg in ........................................................................................... .................... ..... 34 Creating a Driv er Disk ..................................................................................................... .... .[...]

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    Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 34 Before Y ou Begin Before y ou beg in, install and connect y our HostRA ID contro ller and internal disk drives (see page 22 ). Y ou must also creat e a driver disk (see next sect ion) before y ou beg in installing the contr oller driver . Creating a Driver Disk Befor e you inst[...]

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    Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 35 6 Contin ue with M anaging Y our St orage S pace on page 36 . Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux T o install the module on Red H at or SUSE Linux: 1 Inser t a nd mou nt th e RAID Instal lat ion C D: Red Ha t — mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE — mount /dev/cd rom /media/cdr[...]

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    9 Managing Y our Storage Space In this chapter ... About A daptec Storage Manager ........................................................................................... 37 Installing A daptec Storage M anager ................................................................................ ...... 37 About the HR CONF Command Line Utility.......[...]

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    Chapter 9: Managing Y our Storage Space ● 37 About Adapte c St orage Manager Ad aptec Storage Manage r is a full-featured softwa r e application that helps you build a st orage space for y our online data, using HostRAID c ontrollers and disk driv es. W ith Adaptec St orage Manage r , you ca n group disk driv es into logical driv es and build in [...]

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    Chapter 9: Managing Y our Storage Space ● 38 About the ARC Utility The Ad aptec RAID Configuration (AR C) utilit y is a BIOS-based utility that you can use t o create and manage contr ollers, disk drive s and other devices, and arrays. The AR C utility comprises these tools: ● Array Configurat ion Utility (A CU) —For creating and managing arr[...]

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    10 Under standing Adaptec Storage Manager In this chapter ... Featur es ..................................................................... .................................................. ............ 40 Overview ..................................................................................... .................................. .......... [...]

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    Chapter 10: Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager ● 40 Fe a t u r e s Y ou can use A daptec Storage Manager t o: ● Creat e, verify , modify , and delete ar rays ● A dd and remo v e hot spares ● V iew the RAID c onfiguration ● V iew information about managed syste ms and subsystems s uch as arrays, logical drives, hot-spare driv es, physic[...]

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    Chapter 10: Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager ● 41 Physical De vices View This view displays info rmation about the drives, enclo sures, and othe r ph ysical devices attached to the c ontroller . The de vices are organized num erically . The display fo r each channel or port includes information on maximum speed, the number of the channels on[...]

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    Chapter 10: Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager ● 42 Collapsed and Expanded Views Y ou can displa y a collapsed or expanded view of the system c onfigur ation. Initially , Storage Manager d isplays a c ollapsed textual view of the configu ration information in both the Logical dev ices and Ph ysical devi ces views. In the Logical d evices vie w[...]

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    Chapter 10: Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager ● 43 Component Views W hen you clic k a ph ysical or logical de vice in the dev ice views, the related components ar e hi ghli ght ed i n th e o the r vie w . ● W hen yo u click a logical device in the Logical dev ices view , the phy sical drives that mak e up the logical de vice are highlighted[...]

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    11 Solving Problems In this chapter ... T roubleshooting Checklist ......................................................... ............................................ 4 5 Rec overing from a Disk Driv e Failure ............................................................................. ...... 45 This chapter provides b asic troubleshoot ing inf[...]

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    Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● 45 T roubleshooting Checklist If y ou encount er difficulties installing or using you r HostRAID c ont roller , check these items first: ● W ith your computer po wer ed off, check the connections t o each disk drive, the po wer supply , the LED connector , and so on. ● T r y disconnecting and reconnecting disk d[...]

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    Chapter 11: Solving Problems ● 46 F ailed Disk Drive Not Prot ected b y a Hot Spare W hen an array is not prot ected by a hot spare, if a disk driv e in that array fails, remo ve and replace the failed disk driv e. The controller detects the new disk driv e and begins to rebuild the arra y . If the co ntroller fails t o rebuild the array , check [...]

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    A Under standing RAID In this chapter ... RAID T echnology Overv iew .................................................................................................. 48 RAID 0 (N on-RAID Arrays) ............................................................................................ ...... 49 RAID 1 Arrays .................... ...............[...]

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    Appendix A: Understanding RAID ● 48 RAID T echnology Overview RA I D i s t h e te c h n o l o g y o f g ro u p i n g se ve r a l physical dr i ve s i n a co m p u t er i n t o a n array that y ou can define as one or more logical drives. Each logical drive appears to the operating system as a single drive. This grouping technique greatl y enhance[...]

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    Appendix A: Understanding RAID ● 49 W hen selecting a RAID le vel for y our system, co nsider the following factors. Ph ysical drive utilization, read performanc e, and wr ite performance depend on the number of drives in the array . Generally , the more drives in the array , the better the performance. RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arra ys) An array with RAI[...]

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    Appendix A: Understanding RAID ● 50 RAID 1 Arra ys A RAID 1 array is built fr om tw o disk drives, whe re one disk driv e is a mi rror of the other (the same data is stored on each disk driv e). Comp ar ed to independe nt disk drives, R AID 1 arrays pro vide improv ed performance, with twice the read rate and an equal wr ite rate of single disks.[...]

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    B Using the ARC Utility In this chapter ... Introduction t o the ARC U tilit y ............................................................................................ 52 R unning the ARC U tilit y........................................................................................................ 52 Creating and M anaging Arrays ...........[...]

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    Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ● 52 Introduction t o the ARC Utility The AR C utility comprises these tools: ● The Array Configuration U tility (A CU) —Used t o create, configure, and manage arrays, and initialize and r escan disk drives. ● SA T A Select Utility —Used t o change device and HostRAID contr oller settings. ● Disk Utilit[...]

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    Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ● 53 T o assign properties to the new array: 1 In the Array P roperties menu, select an ar ray ty pe, then press Ent er . Only the available array ty pes, RAID 0, 1, and 10 are displa yed. RAID 0 and 1 r equires two to four drives. RAID 10 r equires a minimum of four disk driv es. 2 Optional : T y pe a label of n[...]

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    Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ● 54 ● T o modify the W r ite Cache setting for an array , press Ctrl+W . ● The A C U allows y ou to use drives of different siz es in a RAID 1. Ho wever , during a build operation, only the smaller drive can be selected as the source driv e. ● W hen mig rat ing from sing le volume to RAID 0, mig rat ing fr[...]

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    Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ● 55 ● F orce fr om Offline The Ho t k e y C t r l + F under manage arr ays will mak e the failed array usable. Belo w is a list of states applied: ● Failed simple v olume w ill be marked as optimal stat e ● Failed R1 will be marked to degraded state ● Failed R10 will be marked to degraded state Viewing A[...]

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    Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ● 56 Enabling/Disabling Write Cache T o Enable/Disable W rite Cache for an ar ray: 1 From th e Mai n me nu , se l e ct Ma na ge A r r ay s . 2 Fr om the List of Arrays, select the array y ou want to modify the W r ite Cache setting for , then press Ctrl+W . A c onfirmation dialog appears to modify setting. P ress[...]

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    Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ● 57 4 Pr ess Ente r . 5 Re ad the warning message and ensure that you ha ve selected the c orrect disk drives to conf i gu re. T y p e Y to con ti nue . A T API Suppor t The following devices are supported: ● The 1220SA supports detection of SA T A A T API T APE Drive and CDR OM. ● The 1220SA supports bootin[...]

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    Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ● 58 SA T A Select Options The following table lists the available and default settings for eac h SA T Al Selec t option and the description of each option. The default settings are appropriate for most systems and appear in bold ty pe in the table. A daptec recom mends that y ou do not ch ange the settings. S AT[...]

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    Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ● 59 F ormatting and V erifying Disk Driv es Y ou can use the disk utilities to lo w-level format or v erify your disk drives. (New disk driv es are low-lev el formatted at the fact or y and do not need to be lo w-level formatted again.) Cautio n: Before you format a disk drive, back up all data. Formatting destr[...]

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    C Using the AFU for DOS In this chapter ... Introduction .... .............................................................................................. ................. ........ 61 R unning the AFU from the GUI................................................ ............................................ 62 R unning the AFU from the Command Lin[...]

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    Appendix C: Using the AFU for DOS ● 61 Introduction The AFU is a DOS utility used to update, sa ve , or verify the H ostRAID contr o ller’ s firm ware BIOS. The AFU is easy to use and c ontains safeguards to prevent y ou from accidentally damaging the Ho stRAID contr oller’ s flash contents. Still, y o u must be car eful to use the AFU c or r[...]

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    Appendix C: Using the AFU for DOS ● 62 Running the AFU from the GUI The easy wa y to run the AFU is to use its GUI. I f you pr efer to run the AFU from the comma nd line, see R u nning the AFU from the Command Line on page 62 . T o acc ess the AFU: 1 Shut do wn your operating syste m and reboot t o DOS from a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk or fr om [...]

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    Appendix C: Using the AFU for DOS ● 63 Example This example shows a typical system response to a LIST com ma nd : A:> AFU LIST Adaptec Flash Utility V1.0 -0 B1406 (c)Adaptec In c. 1999–2005. All Rights R eserved. Controllers D etected and R ecognized: Controller #0 (03:01:00) A daptec ASC-48 300 SA V E The SAVE command sav es the c ontents [...]

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    Appendix C: Using the AFU for DOS ● 64 UPD A TE The UPDATE comm an d u p date s a Hos tR AI D co nt rol l er’s fla sh com po ne nt s f rom t h e f la sh image data in a UFI file. Y ou can use the UPDATE command t o update a single H ostRAID controller’ s flash components or to update mu ltiple HostRAID c ontrollers on your c omputer . Y ou mu[...]

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    Appendix C: Using the AFU for DOS ● 65 Example The following example shows a ty pical system response after a VERIFY comman d has been performed: A:> AFU VERIFY /C 0 Adaptec Flash Utility V1.0 -0 B1406 (c)Adaptec In c. 1999–2005. All Rights R eserved. Reading flash image file ( Build 1406) Controller #0 : Adaptec AAR -1430 File: Checksum: 6[...]

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    Appendix C: Using the AFU for DOS ● 66 5 If y o u hav e multiple HostRAID c ont rollers onl y—A t the DOS prompt, type afu list, then press Enter . This command displays the Adaptec SA T A Host RAID c ont rollers in y our system. N ote the Ho stRAID c ontroller n umber for th e contr oller you want to updat e; you ma y need it in Step 6 to perf[...]

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    D Safety Infor mation T o ensure y o ur personal safety and the safet y of your equipment: ● K eep your wo rk area and the c omputer c lean and clear of debris. ● Before opening the syst em cabinet, unplug the pow er cor d. Electr ostatic Discharge (ESD) Cautio n: ESD can damage electronic components when they are improperly handled, and can re[...]

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    E T echnical Specifications In this chapter ... Envir onmental Specifications ................................................................................................ 69 DC P ower Requir ements ........................................................................................................ 69 C urrent Requir ements..................[...]

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    Appendix E: T echnical Specifications ● 69 Environmental Specif ications Note: Forced airflow is reco mmended, but not required. DC Po wer Requirements Current Requirements Ambient temperature without batter y backup module 0 °C to 50 ° C Relative humidity 10% to 90%, noncon densing Altitude up to 3,000 meters Ripple and noise 50 mV peak-to-pea[...]

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    Glossary A activity See task . ACU Arr ay Configuration Utility . An appl ication used to create, configur e, and manage arrays from the controller’ s BIOS or MS-DOS. array A logical d isk created fr om available space and made up of one or more segments on one or more ph ysical disks. Arr ays ar e ty picall y used to provide data redundancy or e[...]

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    Glossar y ● 89 build Background initiali zation of a re dundant array . The arr ay is ac cessible throughout. RAID 1 c opies the cont ents of the primar y dr iv e to a sec ondar y drive. See clear . bus See channel . C cache Fast-ac cess memory on the controller that serves as in termediate storage for data that is r ead from, or wr itten to , dr[...]

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    Glossar y ● 90 disk ID U nique disk identifier that c onsists of the cha nnel number , SA T A ID . For example, (c hannel:ID:L UN) 1:04:0. See channel . drive LED Disk indicat or LED that illuminates d uring read or write operations. E event N o tification or alert from the sy stem, indica ting that a change has occurr ed. event log File used to [...]

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    Glossar y ● 91 L legacy disk Disk that contained a valid partition table when conne cted t o the controller . The controller manages the disk as a legacy disk arr ay whe re ther e is a one-to-one logical-to-ph ysical mapping of arr ay to disk. logical device V olume comprised of space fr om one or more phy sical drives and pr esented to the opera[...]

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    Glossar y ● 92 R RAID R edundant Array of Independent Disks (alternati ve definition R edundant Ar ray of Inexpensi ve Disks). RAID 0 A single-level arr ay c onsisting of two or more equal- sized segments residing on different disks. RAID 0 distributes data evenly across its respectiv e dr ives in equal-siz ed sections called st ripes. RAID 0 arr[...]

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    Glossar y ● 93 stripe size The amount of data in eac h section of a striped arr ay . striped array See RAID 0 , RAID 10 . T task An operation that occurs only on the RAID c ontroller , asynchro nous to all other operations; for e xample, initializing a disk or v erifying an ar ray . Some tasks ca n take an exte nded period of time, par ticularly [...]

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    Index A ACU creating arrays 52 Adaptec customer support 3 Adaptec Flash Utility. See AFU Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. See HRCONF Adaptec Storage Manager installing 37 AFU 38 Array Configuration Utility. See ACU arrays creating (ACU) 52 non-RAID 49 RAID 1 50 RAID 10 50 C customer support 3 D data striping 48 disk drives connecting to SATA co [...]

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    Index ● 95 stripe-unit size 48 R RAID definition 48 performance tuning 49 RAID 0 49 RAID 1 50 RAID 10 50 recovering from disk drive failure Red Hat driver installation 35 Redundant Array of Independent Disks. See RAID replacing failed disk drives S SATA controllers connecting disk drives 24 SATA Select using settings 57 SCSI Serial ATA. See SATA [...]

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