Document Outline

• Contents
• About This Guide
  • Terminology Used in this Guide
• Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager
  • About Adaptec Storage Manager
  • About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
  • System Requirements
  • Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager
    • A Simple Storage Space
    • An Advanced Storage Space
    • Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space
  • Adding Enhanced Features
    • Unlocking the Enhanced Features
  • Getting Started Checklist
• Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Installing on Windows
    • Before You Begin
    • Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
    • Completing a Silent Installation (Advanced)
  • Installing on Linux
    • Before You Begin
    • Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Installing on NetWare
    • Before You Begin
    • Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
• Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows
  • Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux
  • Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare
  • Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only
    • Starting the Agent on Windows
    • Starting the Agent on Linux
    • Starting the Agent on NetWare
  • Understanding Permission Levels
    • Administrator Level
    • User Level
    • Guest Level
    • Configuring NetWare User Authentication
  • Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager
    • Logging Back In
• Step 3: Exploring Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Navigating the Main Window
  • Using Enterprise View
  • Using Physical Devices View
  • Using Logical Devices View
  • Revealing More Disk Drive Information
  • Checking System Status
  • Working in Adaptec Storage Manager
    • About the Actions Menu
  • Getting Help
• Step 4: Building Your Storage Space
  • Selecting a Configuration Method
  • Express Configuration: Building the Easy Way
    • Partitioning and Formatting Your Logical Drives
    • Next Steps
  • Custom Configuration (Advanced)
    • Including More Systems in Your Storage Space
  • Building a RAID Volume
  • RAID Controller Support
  • Managing Your Storage Space
• Step 5: Customizing Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Logging In to Remote Systems
  • Creating Display Groups
  • Setting Preferences and Changing Views
    • Sorting Systems in the Enterprise View
    • Setting the Standard Unit of Measure
    • Changing the Main Window Appearance
  • Customizing the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
    • Broadcasting Event Alerts from a System
    • Changing a System’s Audible Alarm Settings
    • Changing a System’s Event Log Setting
    • Changing a System’s Agent Base Port Number
• Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
  • When to Choose Bootable-CD Mode
    • Bootable-CD Mode Limitations
  • Getting Started in Bootable-CD Mode
  • Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD
• Managing Logical Drives and Hot Spares
  • Understanding Logical Drives
  • Creating Logical Drives
    • Setting the Size of a Logical Drive
    • Including Different-sized Disk Drives in a Logical Drive
    • Creating a Logical Drive Using Available Space
  • Fine-tuning Logical Drives
    • Changing the Write Cache Setting
    • Changing the Stripe Size
    • Changing the Read Cache Setting
    • Changing the Initialize Method
    • Changing the Initialize Priority
  • Verifying Logical Drives
    • Verifying and Fixing a Logical Drive
    • Verifying a Logical Drive (Without Fix)
    • Enabling/Disabling Background Consistency Check
  • Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive
    • Extending a Partition on a Logical Drive
  • Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive
  • Deleting a Logical Drive
  • Working with Hot Spares
    • Hot Spare Limitations
    • Dedicated Spare or Global Spare?
    • Designating a Global Hot Spare
    • Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare
    • What Do the Hot Spare Icons Mean?
    • Removing a Hot Spare
• Protecting Your Data
  • Creating a Snapshot
    • Snapshot Limitations
    • Creating a Snapshot with Backup
    • Creating a Snapshot Without Backup
    • Deleting a Snapshot
  • Enabling Copyback
• Monitoring Your Storage Space
  • Monitoring Options
  • Checking Activity in Your Storage Space
    • Viewing the Full List of Events
    • Clearing the Event Log
  • What Do the Status Icons Mean?
  • Using Event Notifications to Monitor Status
    • Setting up Event Notifications
    • Managing the Event Notification List
    • Monitoring and Managing the Notification Log
    • Disabling Event Notifications
    • Setting Up Email Notifications
    • Managing the Email List
    • Monitoring and Managing the Email Log
    • Changing the Email Notification Manager Settings
    • Disabling Email Notifications
  • Broadcasting Event Alerts to Users
  • Silencing and Testing the Audible Alarm
    • Testing the Alarm
    • Silencing the Alarm
    • Disabling a Controller’s Alarm
  • Viewing Component Properties
• Managing Tasks
  • Scheduling a Task
  • Opening the Task Manager
  • Monitoring Tasks
    • Monitoring Upcoming Tasks in the Task List
    • Checking Past Tasks and Events in the Event Log
  • Modifying a Task
    • What if a task misses its start time?
  • Deleting a Task
  • Disabling the Task Manager
    • Re-enabling the Task Manager
• Managing Remote Systems
  • Introduction
  • Removing a Remote System
• Working with Display Groups
  • Adding a System to a Display Group
  • Viewing Display Group Status
  • Removing a System from a Display Group
  • Moving a System from One Display Group to Another
  • Renaming a Display Group
  • Deleting a Display Group
• Managing Controllers and Disk Drives
  • Rescanning a Controller
  • Registering New Controllers
  • Viewing Controller Properties
  • Saving Your Controller Configuration
  • Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware
    • Before You Begin
    • Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware
  • Setting a Disk Drive to ‘Failed’
  • Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive
• Solving Problems
  • Identifying a Failed or Failing Component
  • 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 Logical Drives Simultaneously
    • Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical Drive
    • Multiple Failures in the Same Logical Drive
    • Removing a Failed Disk Drive’s Icon
  • Rebuilding Logical Drives
  • Solving Notification Problems
  • Creating an Archive File
  • Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage Manager
• Configuring SNMP Support
  • Configuring SNMP Support on Windows
  • Configuring SNMP Support on Linux
  • Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare
• Quick Answers to Common Questions...
  • How do I...?
    • Set up my storage space?
    • Open the Configuration wizard?
    • Turn off the alarm?
    • Add a new user to Adaptec Storage Manager?
    • Add a remote system?
    • Prevent a user from changing my storage space?
    • Check disk drive or logical drive status?
    • Access a feature with a padlock icon beside it?
    • Log out of Adaptec Storage Manager?
    • Schedule a task?
    • Find the Task Manager?
    • Find the Notification Manager?
    • Find the Email Notification Manager?
  • What’s the difference between...?
    • Adaptec Storage Manager and the agent?
    • Event notifications, email notifications, and event alerts?
• Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance
  • Icons in the Physical Devices View
  • Icons in the Logical Devices View
  • Buttons in the Physical/Logical Devices Views
  • Buttons on the Main Window Tool Bar
• Understanding RAID
  • Understanding Drive Segments
  • RAID 0 (Non-RAID Logical Drives)
  • RAID 1 Logical Drives
  • RAID 1 Enhanced Logical Drives
  • RAID 10 Logical Drives
  • RAID 5 Logical Drives
  • RAID 5EE Logical Drives
  • RAID 50 Logical Drives
  • RAID 6 Logical Drives
  • RAID 60 Logical Drives
  • Selecting the Best RAID Level
• Glossary
• Index
• Customer Support Information
  • Adaptec Customer Support
  • Software License Agreement