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Ins
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tion
and
User's
Guide
Serial
A
tt
ached
SCSI
RAID
Contr
ollers
Released
January
2019
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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
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Table of Contents
7
1 About this Guide
11
What You Need to Know before You Begin
11
Terminology Used in this Guide
11
How to Find more Information
11
2 Kit Contents and System Requirements
13
Kit Contents
13
System Requirements
13
3 About Your RAID Controller
14
Standard RAID Controller Features
14
Array-Level Features
14
Advanced Data Protection Suite
14
Adding a Flash Backup Module
15
Upgrading the Controller Firmware
15
About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8405
16
About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8405E
17
About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8805
18
About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8805E
19
About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8885/8885Q
20
About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 81605Z/81605ZQ
21
4 Getting Started
22
Choosing a RAID Level
22
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables
22
Disk Drives
22
Cables
23
Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket
23
Installation Options
24
Basic Installation Steps
25
Installing with an Operating System
25
Installing on an Existing Operating System
25
5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
26
Before You Begin
26
Installing the Controller
26
Installing a RAID Controller Without Zero Maintenance Cache Protection
26
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection
27
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers
30
Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller
30
Connecting Drives to a System Backplane
31
Connecting Solid State Drives (Ssds)
31
Connecting External Devices
32
Next Steps
33
6 Creating a Bootable Array
34
Setting the Boot Controller
34
Creating an Array
34
Creating an Array with the ARC Utility
34
Creating an Array with Maxview Storage Manager
36
Making Your Array Bootable
37
7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System
38
Before You Begin
38
Creating a Driver Disk
38
Installing with Windows
39
Installing with Red hat Linux or Centos
39
Installing with Suse Linux Enterprise Server
39
Installing with Ubuntu Linux
40
Installing with Vmware
41
Installing with Citrix Xenserver
42
8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
43
Before You Begin
43
Creating a Driver Disk
43
Installing on Windows
43
Installing on Red Hat, Centos, Suse, or Fedora Linux
44
Installing on Ubuntu Linux
44
Installing on Vmware
45
Installing on Citrix Xenserver
45
9 Installing Dynamic Kernel Module Support
47
Installing the DKMS Deb Package on Ubuntu Systems
47
Installing the DKMS RPM Package
47
DKMS Reference
48
10 Managing Your Storage Space
49
About Maxview Storage Manager
49
Installing Maxview Storage Manager
49
About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility
49
About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
49
About the Adaptec Flash Utility
50
Which Utility Should I Use
50
11 Solving Problems
51
Troubleshooting Checklist
51
Monitoring Disk Drives Status
51
Silencing the Alarm
51
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure
52
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare
52
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare
52
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously
52
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array
53
Multiple Failures in the same Array
53
Failed SSD in Maxcache Device
53
Resetting the Controller
53
Appendix A Introduction to SAS
54
Terminology Used in this Appendix
54
What Is SAS
54
How Do SAS Devices Communicate
54
What's a Phy
55
What's a SAS Port
55
What's a SAS Address
55
What's a SAS Connector
56
What Do SAS Cables Look Like
56
How Are Disk Drives Identified in SAS
56
What Are the SAS Connection Options
56
Direct-Attach Connections
57
Backplane Connections
57
SAS Expander Connections
57
How Is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI
58
Appendix B Understanding RAID
59
Understanding Drive Segments
59
Non-Redundant Arrays (RAID 0)
59
RAID 1 Arrays
60
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays
60
RAID 10 Arrays
61
RAID 5 Arrays
62
RAID 5EE Arrays
63
RAID 50 Arrays
64
RAID 6 Arrays
65
RAID 60 Arrays
65
Comparing RAID Levels
66
Appendix C Using the Microsemi Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
67
Introduction to the ARC Utility
67
Ctrl-A or Uefi/Hii
67
Running the ARC Utility
67
Using the ARC Utility to Create and Manage Arrays
68
Creating a New Array
68
Managing Existing Arrays
68
Initializing Disk Drives
70
Rescanning Disk Drives
70
Secure Erasing Disk Drives
70
Uninitializing Disk Drives
71
Managing Global Hot Spares
71
Using the ARC Utility to Modify Controller Settings
71
Opening the Controller Settings Tool
71
Applying Changes and Exiting
71
Modifying Your Controller's Configuration
72
Checking Backup Unit Status
76
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
76
Locating Disk Drives
76
Identifying Disk Drives
77
Setting the Drive Write-Cache Policy
77
Updating the Controller Firmware
78
Updating the Controller CPLD
78
Creating a Support Archive
78
Viewing the Event Log
79
Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
80
System Requirements
80
Compatibility Notes
80
Before You Begin
80
Obtaining the Firmware
80
Creating the Firmware Update Disk
80
Running the Menu-Based AFU
81
Running the AFU from the Command Line
81
AFU Commands
82
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line
84
E.1 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
85
F.1 Environmental Specifications
86
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Language
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