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Adaptec ASR-6405 User Manual (110 pages)
Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers
Brand:
Adaptec
| Category:
Computer Hardware
| Size: 4.73 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
4
Adaptec by PMC Product Support
8
Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty
10
Regulatory Compliance Statements
11
1 About this Guide
14
What You Need to Know before You Begin
14
Terminology Used in this Guide
14
How to Find more Information
14
2 Kit Contents and System Requirements
16
Kit Contents
16
System Requirements
16
3 About Your RAID Controller
17
Standard RAID Controller Features
17
Array-Level Features
17
Advanced Data Protection Suite
17
Adding a Flash Backup Module
18
Upgrading the Controller Firmware
18
About the Adaptec RAID 6405
19
About the Adaptec RAID 6445
20
About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q
21
About the Adaptec RAID 6405E
22
About the Adaptec RAID 6805E/6805E R5
23
About the Adaptec RAID 6405T
24
About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ
25
About the Adaptec RAID 7805/7805Q
26
About the Adaptec RAID 71605/71605Q
27
About the Adaptec RAID 71605E
28
About the Adaptec RAID 71685
29
About the Adaptec RAID 72405
30
4 Getting Started
31
Choosing a RAID Level
31
Selecting Disk Drives and Cables
31
Disk Drives
31
Cables
31
Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket
33
Installation Options
34
Basic Installation Steps
34
Installing with an Operating System
35
Installing on an Existing Operating System
35
5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
36
Before You Begin
36
Installing the Controller
36
Installing a RAID Controller Without Zero Maintenance Cache Protection
36
Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection
37
Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers
41
Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller
41
Connecting Drives to a System Backplane
41
Connecting Solid State Drives (Ssds)
41
Connecting External Devices
42
Next Steps
43
6 Creating a Bootable Array
44
Setting the Boot Controller
44
Creating an Array
44
Creating an Array with the ARC Utility
44
Creating an Array with Maxview Storage Manager
45
Making Your Array Bootable
47
7 Installing the Driver and an Operating System
48
Before You Begin
48
Creating a Driver Disk
48
Creating a Driver Disk for Debian Linux or Ubuntu Linux
49
Creating a Driver Disk for Vmware ESX 4.1
49
Installing with Windows
50
Installing with Red hat Linux 5 or Cent os 5
50
Installing with Red hat Linux 6, Cent os 6, or Fedora Linux
50
Red hat Linux 6, Cent os 6 with Dynamic Kernel Module Support
50
Red hat Linux 6, Cent os 6, Fedora Linux Without Dynamic Kernel Module Support
51
Installing with Suse Linux Enterprise Server
52
Installing with Debian Linux
52
Installing with Ubuntu Linux
53
Installing with Solaris
54
Installing with Freebsd
55
Installing with Vmware ESX 4.1
55
Installing with Vmware Esxi 5.X
56
8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
59
Before You Begin
59
Creating a Driver Disk
59
Installing on Windows
59
Installing on Red Hat, Cent OS, Suse, or Fedora Linux
60
Installing on Debian Linux
60
Installing on Ubuntu Linux
60
Installing on Solaris
61
Installing on Freebsd
61
Installing on Vmware
62
9 Managing Your Storage Space
64
About Maxview Storage Manager
64
Installing Maxview Storage Manager
64
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility
64
About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
64
About the Adaptec Flash Utility
65
Which Utility Should I Use
65
10 Solving Problems
66
Troubleshooting Checklist
66
Monitoring Disk Drives Status
66
Silencing the Alarm
66
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure
66
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare
67
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare
67
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously
67
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array
67
Multiple Failures in the same Array
67
Failed SSD in Maxcache Container
68
Resetting the Controller
68
Appendix A Introduction to SAS
69
Terminology Used in this Appendix
69
What Is SAS
69
How Do SAS Devices Communicate
69
What's a Phy
70
What's a SAS Port
70
What's a SAS Address
70
What's a SAS Connector
71
What Do SAS Cables Look Like
71
How Are Disk Drives Identified in SAS
71
What Are the SAS Connection Options
71
Direct-Attach Connections
71
Backplane Connections
72
SAS Expander Connections
72
How Is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI
73
Appendix B Understanding RAID
74
Understanding Drive Segments
74
Non-Redundant Arrays (RAID 0)
74
RAID 1 Arrays
75
RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays
75
RAID 10 Arrays
76
RAID 5 Arrays
77
RAID 5EE Arrays
78
RAID 50 Arrays
79
RAID 6 Arrays
80
RAID 60 Arrays
80
Comparing RAID Levels
81
Appendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
82
Introduction to the ARC Utility
82
Ctrl-A or Uefi/Hii
82
Running the ARC Utility
82
Using the ARC Utility to Create and Manage Arrays
83
Creating a New Array
83
Managing Existing Arrays
83
Creating Bootable Arrays
83
Modifying Power Management Settings
84
Modifying Cache Settings
84
Initializing Disk Drives
85
Rescanning Disk Drives
85
Secure Erasing Disk Drives
85
Stopping a Secure Erase
85
Uninitializing Disk Drives
85
Managing Global Hot Spares
85
Creating and Managing Jbods
86
Creating a New JBOD
86
Managing Existing Jbods
86
Converting a JBOD into a Simple Volume
86
Managing the Maxcache Pool
86
Using the ARC Utility to Modify Controller Settings
87
Opening the Controller Settings Tool
87
Applying Changes and Exiting
87
Modifying Your Controller's Configuration
87
General Controller Settings
87
Power Management Settings
89
Checking Backup Unit Status
89
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
89
Locating Disk Drives
89
Identifying Disk Drives
90
Viewing the Event Log
90
Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
91
System Requirements
91
Compatibility Notes
91
Before You Begin
91
Obtaining the Firmware
91
Creating the Firmware Update Disk
91
Running the Menu-Based AFU
92
Running the AFU from the Command Line
92
AFU Commands
92
List
93
Save
93
Update
93
Verify
94
Version
94
Help
94
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line
95
Appendix E Controller LED, I2C, and Alarm Connector Quick Reference
96
Adaptec RAID 6405/6445 LED and I2C Connector Specification
96
Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification
97
Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification
98
Adaptec RAID 6805E/6805E R5 LED Connector Specification
99
Adaptec RAID 6405T LED Connector Specification
100
Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ LED Connector Specification
101
Adaptec RAID 7805/7805Q/71605/71605Q/71605E Alarm Connector Specification
102
Adaptec RAID 71685/72405 Alarm Connector Specification
102
Appendix F Safety Information
104
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
104
Appendix G Technical Specifications
105
Environmental Specifications
105
DC Power Requirements
105
Current Requirements
105
Adaptec ASR-6405 Information Sheet (10 pages)
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Brand:
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