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Serial
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tt
ached
SCSI
RAID
Contr
ollers
Inst
allation
and
User's
Guide
CDP-00277-01-A
Rev
.
A
Issue:
September
27,
2012
2
Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
4
Table of Contents
4
Adaptec by PMC Product Support
8
Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty
9
Regulatory Compliance Statements
10
1 About this Guide
13
What You Need to Know before You Begin
13
Terminology Used in this Guide
13
How to Find more Information
13
2 Kit Contents and System Requirements
15
Kit Contents
15
System Requirements
15
3 About Your RAID Controller
16
Standard RAID Controller Features
16
Array-Level Features
16
Advanced Data Protection Suite
16
Adding a Flash Backup Module
16
Upgrading the Controller Firmware
17
About the Adaptec RAID 7805/7805Q
18
About the Adaptec RAID 71605/71605Q
19
About the Adaptec RAID 71605E
20
About the Adaptec RAID 71685
21
About the Adaptec RAID 72405
22
4 Getting Started
23
Choosing a RAID Level
23
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables
23
Disk Drives
23
Cables
23
Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket
24
Installation Options
25
Basic Installation Steps
25
Installing with an Operating System
26
Installing on an Existing Operating System
26
5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
27
Before You Begin
27
Installing the Controller
27
Installing a RAID Controller Without Zero Maintenance Cache Protection
27
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection
28
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers
31
Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller
32
Connecting Drives to a System Backplane
32
Connecting Solid State Drives (Ssds)
32
Connecting External Devices
33
Next Steps
34
6 Creating a Bootable Array
35
Setting the Boot Controller
35
Creating an Array
35
Creating an Array with the ARC Utility
35
Creating an Array with Maxview Storage Manager
36
Making Your Array Bootable
38
7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System
39
Before You Begin
39
Creating a Driver Disk
39
Creating a Driver Disk for Debian Linux or Ubuntu Linux
40
Creating a Driver Disk for Vmware ESX 4.1
40
Installing with Windows
41
Installing with Red hat Linux 5 or Cent os 5
41
Installing with Red hat Linux 6, Cent os 6, or Fedora Linux
41
Red hat Linux 6, Cent os 6 with Dynamic Kernel Module Support
41
Red hat Linux 6, Cent os 6, Fedora Linux Without Dynamic Kernel Module Support
42
Installing with Suse Linux Enterprise Server
43
Installing with Debian Linux
43
Installing with Ubuntu Linux
44
Installing with Solaris
45
Installing with Freebsd
46
Installing with Vmware ESX 4.1
46
Installing with Vmware Esxi 5.0
47
8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
50
Before You Begin
50
Creating a Driver Disk
50
Installing on Windows
50
Installing on Red Hat, Cent OS, Suse, or Fedora Linux
51
Installing on Debian Linux
51
Installing on Ubuntu Linux
51
Installing on Solaris
52
Installing on Freebsd
52
Installing on Vmware
53
9 Managing Your Storage Space
54
About Maxview Storage Manager
54
Installing Maxview Storage Manager
54
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility
54
About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
54
About the Adaptec Flash Utility
55
Which Utility Should I Use
55
10 Solving Problems
56
Troubleshooting Checklist
56
Monitoring Disk Drives Status
56
Silencing the Alarm
56
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure
56
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare
57
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare
57
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously
57
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array
57
Multiple Failures in the same Array
57
Failed SSD in Maxcache Container
58
Resetting the Controller
58
Appendix A Introduction to SAS
59
Terminology Used in this Appendix
59
What Is SAS
59
How Do SAS Devices Communicate
59
What's a Phy
60
What's a SAS Port
60
What's a SAS Address
60
What's a SAS Connector
61
What Do SAS Cables Look Like
61
How Are Disk Drives Identified in SAS
61
What Are the SAS Connection Options
61
Direct-Attach Connections
61
Backplane Connections
62
SAS Expander Connections
62
How Is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI
63
Appendix B Understanding RAID
64
Understanding Drive Segments
64
Non-Redundant Arrays (RAID 0)
64
RAID 1 Arrays
65
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays
65
RAID 10 Arrays
65
RAID 5 Arrays
67
RAID 50 Arrays
68
RAID 6 Arrays
69
RAID 60 Arrays
69
Comparing RAID Levels
70
Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
71
Introduction to the ARC Utility
71
Ctrl-A or Uefi/Hii
71
Running the ARC Utility
71
Using the ARC Utility to Create and Manage Arrays
72
Creating a New Array
72
Managing Existing Arrays
72
Creating Bootable Arrays
72
Modifying Power Management Settings
73
Modifying Cache Settings
73
Initializing Disk Drives
74
Rescanning Disk Drives
74
Secure Erasing Disk Drives
74
Stopping a Secure Erase
74
Uninitializing Disk Drives
74
Using the ARC Utility to Modify Controller Settings
74
Opening the Controller Settings Tool
75
Applying Changes and Exiting
75
Modifying Your Controller's Configuration
75
General Controller Settings
75
Power Management Settings
76
Checking Backup Unit Status
77
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
77
Locating Disk Drives
77
Identifying Disk Drives
77
Viewing the Event Log
78
Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
79
System Requirements
79
Compatibility Notes
79
Before You Begin
79
Obtaining the Firmware
79
Creating the Firmware Update Disks
79
Running the Menu-Based AFU
80
Running the AFU from the Command Line
80
AFU Commands
81
List
81
Save
81
Update
81
Verify
82
Version
82
Help
83
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line
83
Appendix E Controller Alarm Connector Quick Reference
84
Adaptec RAID 7805/7805Q/71605/71605Q/71605E Alarm Connector Specification
84
Adaptec RAID 71685/72405 Alarm Connector Specification
84
Appendix F Safety Information
85
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
85
Appendix G Technical Specifications
86
Environmental Specifications
86
DC Power Requirements
86
Current Requirements
86
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