Microsemi Adaptec ASR-8405E - User Manual

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Installation and User's Guide
Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers
Released
January 2019

Summary

Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty

Getting Started

Choosing a RAID Level

Selecting Disk Drives and Cables

Basic Installation Steps

Install with Operating System

Steps to install the OS and driver on a bootable array.

Installing Controller and Disk Drives

Installing the RAID Controller

Procedure for physically installing the RAID controller into a computer.

Connecting Disk Drives to Controllers

Creating a Bootable Array

Creating an Array

Explains how to create RAID arrays using utility tools.

Installing Driver and Operating System

Creating a Driver Disk

Install Driver on Windows

Install Driver on Ubuntu Linux

Install Driver on VMware ESXi

Installing Driver on Existing OS

Install Driver on Windows (Existing OS)

Procedure for installing driver via Device Manager in Windows.

Managing Your Storage Space

About maxView Storage Manager

About ARC BIOS Utility

Solving Problems

Troubleshooting Checklist

Common checks for installation and usage difficulties.

Recovering from Disk Drive Failure

Steps to recover from drive failures with or without hot spares.

Using the ARC Utility

Create and Manage Arrays with ARC

Guide to creating, managing, initializing, and rescanning arrays/drives.

Modify Controller Settings with ARC

Using the Adaptec Flash Utility

Running AFU from Command Line

Safety Information

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Precautions

Essential ESD prevention procedures when handling electronic components.

Microsemi Adaptec ASR-8405E Specifications

General

Operating System Support	Windows, Linux, VMware
Form Factor	Low Profile
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Supported Interfaces	SAS, SATA
External Ports	0