Document Outline

• About This Guide
  • What You Need to Know Before You Begin
  • Terminology Used in this Guide
  • How to Find More Information
• Kit Contents and System Requirements
  • Kit Contents
  • System Requirements
• About Your RAID Controller
  • Standard RAID Controller Features
    • Array-level Features
    • Advanced Data Protection Suite
  • Adding Enhanced Features
    • Using a Feature Key to Unlock Enhanced Features
  • Adding a Battery Backup Module
  • Upgrading the Controller Firmware
  • About the Adaptec 4000
  • About the Adaptec 4800SAS
  • About the Adaptec 4805SAS
  • About the Adaptec 2420SA
  • About the Adaptec 2820SA
  • About the Adaptec 2130SLP
  • About the Adaptec 2230SLP
• Getting Started
  • Choosing a RAID Level
  • Selecting Disk Drives
    • Disk Drives for SAS Controllers
    • Disk Drives for SATA Controllers
    • Disk Drives for SCSI Controllers
  • Selecting Cables
    • SAS Cables
    • SATA Cables
    • SCSI Cables
  • Installation Options
  • Basic Installation Steps
    • Installing with an Operating System
    • Installing on an Existing Operating System
• Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
  • Before You Begin
  • Installing the Controller
  • Connecting Disk Drives to SAS RAID Controllers
    • Connecting Directly to the Controller
    • Connecting to a System Backplane
  • Connecting Disk Drives to SATA RAID Controllers
  • Connecting Disk Drives to SCSI RAID Controllers
  • Connecting External Devices
    • Next Steps
  • Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager
• Creating a Bootable Array
  • Setting the Boot Controller
  • Creating an Array
    • Creating an Array with the ACU
    • Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Making Your Array Bootable
• Installing the Driver and an Operating System
  • Before You Begin
  • Creating a Driver Disk
  • Installing with Windows
  • Installing with Red Hat Linux
  • Installing with SUSE Linux
  • Installing with NetWare
  • Installing with OpenServer
  • Installing with Solaris
  • Installing with UnixWare
  • Installing with VMWare
  • Installing with FreeBSD
• Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
  • Before You Begin
  • Creating a Driver Disk
  • Installing on Windows
  • Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux
  • Installing on NetWare
  • Installing on OpenServer
  • Installing on Solaris
  • Installing on UnixWare
  • Installing on VMWare
  • Installing on FreeBSD
• Managing Your Storage Space
  • About Adaptec Storage Manager
    • Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
  • About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility
  • About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
  • About the Adaptec Flash Utility
  • Which Utility Should I Use?
• Solving Problems
  • Troubleshooting Checklist
  • Silencing the Alarm
  • Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure
    • Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare
    • Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare
    • Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously
    • Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array
    • Multiple Failures in the Same Array
  • Resetting the Controller
• Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI
  • Terminology Used in This Chapter
  • What is SAS?
  • How Do SAS Devices Communicate?
  • What’s a Phy?
  • What’s a SAS Port?
  • What’s a SAS Address?
  • What’s a SAS Connector?
  • What do SAS Cables Look Like?
  • How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?
  • What are the SAS Connection Options?
    • Direct-attach Connections
    • Backplane Connections
    • SAS Expander Connections
  • How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI?
• Understanding RAID
  • Understanding Drive Segments
  • Nonredundant Arrays (RAID 0)
  • RAID 1 Arrays
  • RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays
  • RAID 10 Arrays
  • RAID 5 Arrays
  • RAID 5EE Arrays
  • RAID 50 Arrays
  • RAID 6 Arrays
  • RAID 60 Arrays
  • Selecting the Best RAID Level
• Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
  • Introduction to the ARC Utility
  • Running the ARC Utility
    • Navigating the ARC Utility
  • Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays
    • Creating a New Array
    • Managing Existing Arrays
      • Creating Bootable Arrays
    • Initializing Disk Drives
    • Rescanning Disk Drives
    • Secure Erasing Disk Drives
      • Stopping a Secure Erase
  • Using the -Select Utility to Modify Controller Settings
    • Opening a -Select Utility
    • Applying Changes and Exiting
    • Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration
    • General Controller Settings
    • SAS-specific Controller Settings
    • SATA-specific Controller Settings
    • SCSI-specific Controller Settings
      • SCSI Device Settings
      • SCSI Channel Interface Settings
  • Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
  • Viewing the Event Log
• Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS
  • Getting Started
  • Working in the ACU Using Menus
  • Running the ACU Using Scripts
    • About Playback Mode
    • About Record Mode
    • Creating the Script File Manually
      • Entering Comments in the Script File
    • Array Definition Block Keywords
      • Array Keyword
      • Drives Keyword
      • End Keyword
      • HotspareDrives Keyword
      • InitializeAll Keyword
      • Method Keyword
      • ReadCache Keyword
      • Size Keyword
      • StripeSize Keyword
      • Type Keyword
      • Wait Keyword
      • WriteCache Keyword
    • Channel Definition Block Keywords-SCSI only
      • Channel Keyword
      • ControllerID Keyword
      • End Keyword
    • ACU Error Codes
    • Sample Scripts
      • Sample Scripts for SCSI and SAS Controllers
      • Sample Script for SATA Controllers
• Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
  • System Requirements
    • Compatibility Notes
  • Before You Begin
    • Obtaining the Firmware
    • Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks
  • Running the Menu-based AFU
  • Running the AFU from the Command Line
    • AFU Commands
      • List
      • Save
      • Update
      • Verify
      • Version
      • Help
  • Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command Line
• Safety Information
  • Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
• Technical Specifications
  • Environmental Specifications
  • DC Power Requirements
  • Current Requirements
• Index