Adaptec 3405 - Advanced Data Protection Suite; Adding a Battery Backup Module

Contents ● 9
How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS? .......................................................... 79
What are the SAS Connection Options?.......................................................... 79
Direct-attach Connections ......................................................................... 79
Backplane Connections .............................................................................. 79
SAS Expander Connections........................................................................ 80
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? ....................................................... 81
Understanding RAID
Understanding Drive Segments ....................................................................... 83
Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0)..................................................................... 83
RAID 1 Arrays ................................................................................................... 84
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays.................................................................................. 84
RAID 10 Arrays ................................................................................................. 85
RAID 5 Arrays ................................................................................................... 86
RAID 5EE Arrays............................................................................................... 87
RAID 50 Arrays ................................................................................................. 88
RAID 6 Arrays ................................................................................................... 89
RAID 60 Arrays ................................................................................................. 89
Selecting the Best RAID Level .......................................................................... 90
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
Introduction to the ARC Utility....................................................................... 92
Running the ARC Utility .................................................................................. 92
Navigating the ARC Utility ........................................................................ 92
Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays................................................. 92
Creating a New Array ................................................................................. 92
Managing Existing Arrays .......................................................................... 93
Initializing Disk Drives............................................................................... 94
Rescanning Disk Drives.............................................................................. 95
Secure Erasing Disk Drives......................................................................... 95
Managing Global Hot Spares ..................................................................... 95
Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs ................................................ 96
Creating a New JBOD................................................................................. 96
Managing Existing JBODs.......................................................................... 96
Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool.................................................... 96
Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller Settings............................................. 97
Opening SerialSelect.................................................................................... 97
Applying Changes and Exiting................................................................... 97
Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration............................................. 97
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives............................................................. 99
Locating Disk Drives....................................................................................... 100
Identifying Disk Drives................................................................................... 100
Viewing the Event Log .................................................................................... 102