.Serial Attached SCSI RAIDControllers Installationand User's GuideCDP-00277-02-A Rev. AIssue: December 4, 2012
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22-55-2161 PinNumberDescriptionSignalJ2 Pin Number16LED Anode+3.3V1515LED CathodeACTIVITY CN1, LANE 316• Adaptec RAID 6805E/6805E R5 Aggregate Activit
DescriptionSignalJ1 Pin NumberLED CathodeACTIVITY2LED Anode+3.3V1• Adaptec RAID 6405T External Alarm Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent• Alarm
• Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent• Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-
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G Technical SpecicationsEnvironmental SpecicationsNote: Adaptec RAID controllers require adequate airow to operate reliably. Therecommended airow
IndexAactivity LED connector specications 96Adaptec Flash Utility, See AFUAdaptec RAID Conguration utility 64Adaptec RAID Controller Conguration ut
controllers (continued)Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 88resetting 68Runtime BIOS setting 87SAS cables 16, 31, 43, 71, 73setting boot con
installation (continued)installation options 34solid state drives 41, 68with operating system 35Kkit contents 16LLED connector specications 96LED Ind
Selectable Performance Mode 88Serial Attached SCSI, See SASsoftware 64Solaris 59, 61driver installation 59, 61Solid State Drive (SSD) 17, 31, 41, 68in
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1 About This GuideThis Installation and User's Guide explains how to install your Adaptec® by PMC™ RAID controller. Italso describes the utilitie
• maxView Storage Manager Online Help—Describes how to use the maxView Storage Managersoftware; accessible from the main window of maxView Storage Man
2 Kit Contents and System RequirementsThis chapter lists the contents of your Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system requirements thatmust be met
3 About Your RAID ControllerThis chapter provides an overview of the features of your Adaptec RAID controller.Standard RAID Controller Features• Suppo
Adding a Flash Backup ModuleThis table shows the ash backup module (or “zero maintenance cache protection”) supported by yourAdaptec RAID controller.
About the Adaptec RAID 6405The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Low-prole MD2Form FactorPCIe Gen2Bus compatibilityx8PCI
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About the Adaptec RAID 6445The Adaptec RAID 6445 is a SAS RAID controller with these features: -Low-prole MD2Form FactorPCIe Gen2Bus compatibilityx8P
About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805QThe Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Low-prole MD2Form FactorPCIe Gen2Bus compat
About the Adaptec RAID 6405EThe Adaptec RAID 6405E is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Low-prole MD2 (reduced length: 5.12 inches)Form Facto
About the Adaptec RAID 6805E/6805E R5The Adaptec RAID 6805E/6805E R5 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Low-prole MD2 (reduced length: 6.1
About the Adaptec RAID 6405TThe Adaptec RAID 6405T is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Low-prole MD2Form FactorPCIe Gen2Bus compatibilityx8P
About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQThe Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Ext. Alarm connectorDrive Activity LED c
About the Adaptec RAID 7805/7805QThe Adaptec RAID 7805/7805Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Ext. Alarm connectorHDA mode connectorDaught
About the Adaptec RAID 71605/71605QThe Adaptec RAID 71605/71605Q is a SAS RAID controller with these features:4 internal mini-SAS HD connectorsExt. Al
About the Adaptec RAID 71605EThe Adaptec RAID 71605E is a SAS RAID controller with these features:4 internal mini-SAS HD connectorsExt. Alarm connecto
About the Adaptec RAID 71685The Adaptec RAID 71685 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Ext. AlarmconnectorDaughterboardconnectorPCIe x8 conne
Revision HistoryDetails of ChangeIssue DateIssueAdaptec Firmware/BIOS/Drivers/Utilities Version 1.1December 4,20121.13Proprietary and Condential to P
About the Adaptec RAID 72405The Adaptec RAID 72405 is a SAS RAID controller with these features:Ext. AlarmconnectorDaughterboardconnectorPCIe x8 conne
4 Getting StartedThis chapter provides the basic information you need to set up your disk drives and arrays the way youwant them. It describes the opt
Adaptec SAS Adapter 7xxx5 CablesInternal mini-SAS HD to mini-SAS HD (SFF-8643 toSFF- 8643)—Connects to a backplane or enclosure.External mini-SAS HD t
Internal mini-SAS to SATA fan-out (SFF-8087 to 4xSATA)—Connects to four SATA disk drives.Internal mini-SAS to mini-SAS (SFF-8087 to SFF-8087)—Connects
Remove mountingscrews with Phillipsscrew driverFront of boardFigure 2Back of boardFigure 12. Attach the low-prole bracket to the controller board. Th
Installing with an Operating System1. Install and connect your controller and internal disk drives (see Installing the Controller and DiskDrives on pa
5 Installing the Controller and Disk DrivesThis chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller, and how to install and connect internala
3. Insert the RAID controller into the expansion slot and press down gently but rmly until it clicks intoplace. When installed properly, the RAID con
a) Attach the full-height bracket to the mounting plate. The full-height bracket is installed on thefront side of the mounting plate (the side with th
4. Insert the RAID controller into the expansion slot and press down gently but rmly until it clicks intoplace. When installed properly, the RAID con
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7. Install the mounting plate in the empty slot next to the controller, as shown in the next gure. Aftersecuring the mounting plate to the card cage,
Connecting Disk Drives to Your ControllersYou can connect SAS disk drives, SATA disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) to yourAdaptec
1. Install the SSDs in your server. For servers with a standard 2.5-inch drive tray, install the SSD directlyinto the tray. If your server does not ha
Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your external device(s), such as disk drives or diskdrive enclosures.We recommend using only Ada
6 Creating a Bootable ArrayThis chapter explains how to set your Adaptec controller to be the boot controller, and how to createa bootable array.Note:
3. Select Logical Device Conguration, then press Enter .4. Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter .5. Select at least three disk drives for the a
3. Review the license information, then press Enter .The DVD main menu opens.4. Click Launch Conguration Utility .maxView Storage Manager opens.5. On
8. Click Finish.maxView Storage Manager builds the logical drives.9. Partition and format your logical drive.The logical drives you created appear as
7 Installing the Driver and an Operating SystemThis chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system on abo
Creating a Driver Disk for Debian Linux or Ubuntu LinuxNote: You will need the Adaptec Installation DVD and a USB ash drive to completethis task.To c
Setting the Boot Controller...4
Installing with WindowsNote: The following instructions apply to all supported Windows operating systems.You will need your Windows Installation CD to
4. Make sure that "Install a new system or upgrade an existing system" is highlighted, then, at the endof the "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.im
Installing with SuSE Linux Enterprise ServerTo install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux:1. Insert the rst SuSE Installa
cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-PRE_MOD /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-486/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.koDebian 64-bit:cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko /lib/modules
4. Assuming the USB drive is assigned to /dev/sda1, type the following commands to begin loadingthe driver:mkdir /AACRAID mount /dev/sda1 /mnt cp -R /
2. Interrupt the autoboot, press the ESC key. The Device Conguration Assistant (DCA) Utility will open.3. Select Apply driver updates.4. Insert the d
4. Select Yes to install a custom driver, then click Add.5. Insert the CD containing the driver, then click OK.6. Select the driver from the displayed
where xxxxx is the build number.After you copy the le, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD.6. Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to
g) Change the vendor and acceptance level of the new image prole:VMware ESXi 5.0:# Set-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 7&
8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating SystemThis chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver on an existing operati
What’s a SAS Port?...
Installing on Red Hat, Cent OS, SuSE, or Fedora LinuxTo install the driver on Red Hat Linux, Cent OS, SuSE Linux, or Fedora Linux:1. Insert and mount
sudo dpkg -i aacraid-1.2.1-xxxxx-Debian+Ubuntu-all.debUbuntu 11.x and Ubuntu 12.x:sudo dpkg -i aacraid-1.2.1-xxxxx-Ubuntu11.04+11.10+12.04-all.deb4. R
Installing on VMwareNote: You must remove the old driver before you can install the new one. You musthave root privilege to install the new driver.Not
esxcli software vib install -f -v file:/tmp/aacraid/vmware-esxi-drivers-scsi-aacraid-510.5.2.1.xxxxx.-1.1.5.799733.x86_64.vib4. Reboot your computer.6
9 Managing Your Storage SpaceOnce you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other devices), and device driver,you can begin to
Note: The ARC utility is primarily intended for pre-operating system installationconguration.About the Adaptec Flash UtilityThe Adaptec Flash Utility
10 Solving ProblemsThis chapter provides basic troubleshooting information and solutions for solving controller problems.Troubleshooting ChecklistIf y
• If it is a RAID 0 array, see Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array on page 67.• If multiple disk drives fail within the same array, see Multiple Fail
Note: In some instances, RAID 10 and RAID 50 arrays may survive multiple disk drivefailures, depending on which disk drives fail.Failed SSD in maxCach
A Introduction to SASThis section provides a basic overview of the main features of SAS, introduces some common SAS terms,and explains how SAS differs
Obtaining the Firmware...91Creating th
WidePortWidePortPhyReceiverTransmitterPhyReceiverTransmitterPhyReceiverTransmitterPhyReceiverTransmitterPhyReceiverTransmitterPhyReceiverTransmitterPh
What’s a SAS Connector?A SAS or mini-SAS connector is the physical plug or receptacle that you see on a SAS device. It’s whatyou plug a SAS cable into
The number of direct-attached disk drives is limited to the number of phys supported by the SAS card.(Note that there may be multiple phys within a si
How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?In summary, although SAS and parallel SCSI both use the SCSI command set, how they move data fromone place to
B Understanding RAIDWhen you create arrays (or logical drives), you can assign a RAID level to protect your data.Each RAID level offers a unique combi
RAID 1 ArraysA RAID 1 array is built from two disk drives, where one disk drive is a mirror of the other (the same datais stored on each disk drive).
RAID 10 ArraysA RAID 10 array is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 arrays. Data in a RAID 10 array is bothstriped and mirrored. Mirroring prov
RAID 5 ArraysA RAID 5 array is built from a minimum of three disk drives, and uses data striping and parity data toprovide redundancy. Parity data pro
RAID 5EE ArraysA RAID 5EE array—also known as a hot space—is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it includes adistributed spare drive and must be bu
RAID 50 ArraysA RAID 50 array is built from six to forty-eight disk drives congured as two or more RAID 5 arrays, andstripes stored data and parity d
Adaptec by PMC Product SupportIf you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec by PMC product, check this documentrst—you will nd answer
RAID 6 ArraysA RAID 6 array—also known as dual drive failure protection—is similar to a RAID 5 array because it usesdata striping and parity data to p
Comparing RAID LevelsUse this table to select the RAID levels that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your storagespace, based on the numb
C Using the Adaptec RAID Conguration UtilityThe Adaptec RAID Conguration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create arraysand
Using the ARC Utility to Create and Manage ArraysTo use the ARC utility to create and manage arrays, start the ARC utility (see Running the ARC Utilit
Modifying Power Management SettingsPower management settings switch the array to low power state when it is inactive for a specic time.To modify powe
Initializing Disk DrivesIf a disk drive appears grayed-out (unavailable for use in a new array), it may need to be initialized.To begin initializing a
To create and delete global hot spares:1. Select Global Hotspares from the Logical Device Conguration menu.The Global Hotspare Management window open
4. To remove a SSD from the pool, press the right arrow to switch windows, use the arrow keys toselect a SSD, then press Del.5. Press Enter to save yo
DescriptionOptionWhen enabled, NCQ is enabled. Disable this feature if you want to attach more than48 SATA II disk drives. Only available with SATA II
Power Management SettingsNote: When power management is disabled, no related options will be displayed.Note: Make sure the operating system driver sup
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2. Select the controller you want, then press Enter.3. Select Disk Utilities.4. Select the disk drive you want, then press Enter.5. Select Identify Dr
D Using the Adaptec Flash UtilityThis chapter describes how to use the Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), a text-based DOS utility that you canuse to update
Running the Menu-based AFUTo run the menu-based AFU:1. Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable DOS oppy disk or from a DOSp
ListDisplays the AFU-supported RAID controllers installed on your computer. Also displays the ID numbersassigned to each controller.You don’t have to
AFU is about to update firmware on controllers Adaptec RAID 51645 ***PLEASE DO NOT REBOOT THE SYSTEM DURING THE UPDATE*** This might take a few minute
Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line1. Create the rmware update disk (see Creating the Firmware Update Disk on page 91).2. Shut down your op
E Controller LED, I2C, and Alarm Connector Quick ReferenceThis appendix provides a reference guide for Adaptec RAID controller activity LED connectors
SignalJ4 Pin NumberI2C Clock, CN03Ground2I2C Data, CN01Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connector SpecicationASR-6805 Kit2271200-RASR-6805 SGL2270
• Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q External Alarm Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent• Alarm Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalentJ12:De
• Adaptec RAID 6405E Aggregate Activity LED Board Connector: Molex 22-28-4023 or equivalent• Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector: Molex 50-57-9002 or
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