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Introduction

Operating System Compatibility

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Microsoft

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 Windows

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 2000, Windows Server

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 2003, and 

Windows XP

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Linux 

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Red Hat 7.3 and 8.0

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SuSE 8.0 and 8.1

Storage Requirements

Device drivers and storage management software require 
approximately 20 MB of disk space. 

Features

Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID Software RAID supports:

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RAID levels 0, 1, and simple volume using Adaptec’s 
HostRAID technology.

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Operating system independent configuration and RAID 
creation using Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC).

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Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage 
Manager

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Browser Edition.

Install Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition as 
described in 

Chapter 3, Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – 

Browser Edition

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Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for 
alphanumeric pagers.

Summary of Contents for NCLV-DS

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE ADAPTEC EMBEDDED SERIAL ATA RAID ...

Page 2: ... and other countries used under license All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Adaptec Inc assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from t...

Page 3: ...nstalling the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System 2 3 Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System 2 4 Installing SuSE Linux 8 0 or 8 1 2 4 Installing the Driver in a New Linux System 2 4 Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System 2 6 3 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Overview 3 1 Supported Browsers 3 2 Typical Custom and Compact Installation...

Page 4: ...ng a Security Certificate 4 5 Registering Your Software 4 6 The Basics 4 6 Pop Up Tool Tips 4 8 Physical Devices 4 8 Logical Devices 4 10 A Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Using the Array Configuration Utility A 2 Managing Arrays A 2 Creating Arrays A 4 Initializing Disk Drives A 6 Using the Disk Utilities A 7 Glossary ...

Page 5: ... O controller by supporting RAID levels 0 and 1 What is HostRAID HostRAID adds entry level RAID support to the Serial ATA I O controller With HostRAID you can add reliable performance and full data protection Overview 1 1 Operating System Compatibility 1 2 Storage Requirements 1 2 Features 1 2 Storage Management Software Overview 1 3 ...

Page 6: ...erial ATA RAID Software RAID supports RAID levels 0 1 and simple volume using Adaptec s HostRAID technology Operating system independent configuration and RAID creation using Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Install Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition as described in Chapter 3 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Bro...

Page 7: ...and managed on systems using the following operating systems Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Red Hat Linux 7 3 and 8 0 SuSE Linux 8 0 and 8 1 For details see Chapters 3 and 4 Adaptec RAID Configuration ARC Utility Part of the controller s built in BIOS code You start ARC by pressing Ctrl A during BIOS startup For details see Appendix A Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Array Confi...

Page 8: ... the controller driver on Windows or Linux systems Installing the Driver in a New Windows System on page 2 2 Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System on page 2 3 Installing Red Hat Linux 7 3 or 8 0 on page 2 3 Installing SuSE Linux 8 0 or 8 1 on page 2 4 Installing the Driver in a New Windows System 2 2 Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System 2 3 Installing Red Hat Linux 7 3...

Page 9: ...f you are continuing from Step 3 insert the Windows setup CD and restart the system 5 Press F6 when prompted to install a third party driver Note When F6 is active a prompt appears at the bottom of the screen Press F6 immediately you only have 5 seconds If you miss your chance restart this Windows installation to complete it correctly Otherwise Windows will not recognize your controller 6 Insert t...

Page 10: ...e controller installation 6 Remove the driver disk 7 If prompted restart the computer 8 Your installation is complete If you want to create an array from the BIOS see Appendix A Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility If you want to create an array from the operating system see Chapter 4 Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition Installing Red Hat Linux 7 3 or 8 0 Installing the Red Hat Driver in a...

Page 11: ...ocumentation Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System To install the driver in an existing Linux system type rpm Uvh xxx yyy rpm To update the driver in an existing Linux system type rpm Uvh force xxx yyy rpm where xxx is the name of the driver file and yyy is the processor type Installing SuSE Linux 8 0 or 8 1 Installing the Driver in a New Linux System In this scenario you a...

Page 12: ...ts to set up your preferred environment 8 Continue with the Linux installation according to the SuSE documentation 9 When the SuSE Menu appears For SuSE 8 0 type acpi off at the boot options then press Enter For SuSE 8 1 type noapic at the boot options then press Enter 10 When the Linux installation is complete For SuSE 8 0 edit the etc lilo conf file by removing append acpismp force Run the sbin ...

Page 13: ...ver in an Existing Linux System To install the driver in an existing Linux system type rpm Uvh xxx yyy rpm To update the driver in an existing Linux system type rpm Uvh force xxx yyy rpm where xxx is the name of the driver file and yyy is the processor type ...

Page 14: ...r installing Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition to enable remote and local management of arrays For instructions on using this application see Chapter 4 Overview 3 1 Supported Browsers 3 2 Typical Custom and Compact Installations 3 2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 3 3 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 3 7 ...

Page 15: ...etup options Typical default Supports local and remote management however Adaptec SNMP is not included Custom For expert users Primarily used on Web servers or when you want to make sure SNMP and Notifier are available for a managed system You can select from these components Managed System Components If you choose this selection only the installation is the same as a Compact installation Adaptec ...

Page 16: ... a supported browser is installed See Supported Browsers on page 3 2 for details 2 Insert the product installation CD and wait for the Autorun executable to start the installation If this does not occur browse the CD and click Autorun 3 Click Adaptec Utilities 4 Click Install Adaptec Storage Manager 5 Click Next in the Install Shield window 6 Read the license agreement If you agree to its terms cl...

Page 17: ...k Finish 13 The system restarts to complete the installation 14 Remove the product installation CD before the system restarts otherwise the installation will start again Configuring Internet Browsers on Windows If you are managing a local storage array and your computer uses a proxy server you need to configure your browser to enable Adaptec Storage Manager to bypass the proxy server Also if you a...

Page 18: ...s removed from the Privacy tab There is no setting for blocking Intranet cookies If you are using a proxy server to access the Internet you must bypass the proxy server to access the Adaptec Storage Manager Web server To verify whether you are using a proxy server 1 From the Internet Option window click the Connections tab 2 Click LAN Settings If the Use a proxy server box isn t checked exit by cl...

Page 19: ...gator 1 Log in to your computer with administrator access 2 Select Edit Preferences 3 In the Preferences window click the right arrow on the Privacy and Security line Ensure that one of the Enable cookies options is selected 4 Select the Advanced line Ensure that Enable Javascript for Navigator is checked 5 Exit Navigator then restart it This enables any settings you have modified 6 You are now re...

Page 20: ... The License Agreement window appears 4 Read the license agreement If you agree to its terms click Accept If not click Cancel and terminate the installation The Choose Setup Type window appears It provides three types of installations Typical Compact and Custom See Typical Custom and Compact Installations on page 3 2 for details 5 Choose a setup type and click Next The Start Copying window appears...

Page 21: ...tec Storage Manager in the System tab This shortcut launches Adaptec Storage Manager using Mozilla Unless the controller driver was installed as part of this installation you do not need to restart your computer 10 Remove the product installation CD Your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies To use Adaptec Storage Manager you need to log on to your computer with root p...

Page 22: ... 1 4 Using Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition In this Chapter Overview 4 2 Architecture Overview 4 3 Logging In 4 4 Installing a Security Certificate 4 5 Registering Your Software 4 6 The Basics 4 6 ...

Page 23: ...ning a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Windows or Linux and a supported browser Remotely manage any system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Managed System Components see Typical Custom and Compact Installations on page 3 2 You can manage a system remotely from a system that does not contain a RAID controller These same Windows and Linux systems can also be managed...

Page 24: ...es all of these components The remote system must contain a browser The storage agent must always be installed on the system with the RAID controller installed Remote and managed systems must have a TCP IP connection The Web service can be installed on the same remote system as the browser the system with the RAID controller installed or a third system Communication security is ensured because Sec...

Page 25: ...n appears 2 Enter the host name or IP address of the system you want to manage and the username and password you would use to log into that system 3 Click Login Notes When running Adaptec Storage Manager for the first time You need to install a security certificate if you chose not to during the installation process For instructions see Installing a Security Certificate on page 4 5 You are asked t...

Page 26: ...the system you want to manage and the administrative username and password that you would normally use to log into that system 3 Click Login Installing a Security Certificate If you chose not to install a security certificate when you installed Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition you must install the certificate when you run the application for the first time To create the certificate 1 When t...

Page 27: ...rtificate you are asked to register the product If you want click Register Now your computer must have an Internet connection If you need to delay registration click Register Later If you choose Register Later you will be prompted to register the application the next time you run it The Basics An example of a typical Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition screen is shown below Note Depending on y...

Page 28: ...rm actions or change settings on a specific aspect of your storage subsystem These are Events Options Help Properties Tasks Immediately following the header frame is a controller information line including the model number of the first Adaptec RAID controller found in the system and the amount of cache memory if any installed on that controller Beneath the controller information are Physical Devic...

Page 29: ...rn the Events Properties and Tasks buttons amber This indicates that clicking any of these buttons will display an additional window with information and options specific to that device or channel At the top of the Physical Devices view grouped to the right of View are three view selection buttons These buttons select the physical devices connected to this controller Changing How Drives are Displa...

Page 30: ...e Relative Size Capacity View button represent each drive as a bar A drive that is not used as part of any array is shaded blue surrounded by a dotted line displays a full length bar for each drive regardless of capacity displays a bar for each drive with the largest capacity drive full length and the other drives proportional to the drive capacity relative to the largest drive Any part of a drive...

Page 31: ... Logical Devices As described earlier when Adaptec Storage Manager loads the Logical Devices view is expanded and you can see the arrays present on the controller At the top of this view are the following buttons Create Modify and Delete Each button opens a wizard for the corresponding function Modify allows you to Change an array from one RAID level to another Expand an array Change the stripe si...

Page 32: ... clicking on it will highlight the following in amber All the drives or segments that form the array in the Physical Devices view The Events Properties and Tasks buttons in the header frame Selecting any of these three buttons displays a new window with additional information and options specific to that array Note For Windows Server 2003 only to see animated icons on Adaptec Storage Manager logic...

Page 33: ...tec RAID Configuration ARC utility is an embedded BIOS utility that includes Array Configuration Utility ACU Used to create configure and manage arrays Disk Utilities Used to format or verify disks Using the Array Configuration Utility A 2 Using the Disk Utilities A 7 ...

Page 34: ...ation Utility ACU enables you to create manage and delete arrays from the controller s BIOS and initialize drives Managing Arrays Use the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and members and delete arrays The following sections describe these operations in greater detail Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array 1 At the BIOS prompt press Ctrl A 2 From the ARC m...

Page 35: ...From the ACU menu select Manage Arrays 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete 5 In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete and press Enter The following prompt is displayed Warning Deleting the array will render array unusable Do you want to delete the array Yes No RAID 1 only the following prompt is also displayed Deleting the partition will result in data loss Do you also w...

Page 36: ...hlight the disk and press Delete 5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected The Array Properties menu displays Assigning Array Properties Note Once the array is created and its properties are assigned you cannot change the array properties using the ACU Instead use Adaptec Storage Manager Browser Edition See Chapter 4 for details To assign properties to the new array 1 In the Arr...

Page 37: ...ler drive can be selected as the source or first drive When migrating from single volume to RAID 0 migrating from a larger drive to a smaller drive is allowed However the destination drive must be at least half the capacity of the source drive RAID level Create via When appropriate RAID 0 No Init Creating a RAID 0 on new drives RAID 0 Migrate1 1 If you select Migrate for RAID 0 or Build for RAID 1...

Page 38: ...an be used in an array Caution Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible If the drive is used in an array you may not be able to use the array again Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array To determine which disks are associated with a particular array see Viewing Array Properties on page A 2 To initialize drives 1 Turn...

Page 39: ...menu select Disk Utilities 3 Select the desired disk and press Enter You are offered the following options Format Disk Simulates a low level format of the hard drive by writing zeros to the entire disk Serial ATA drives are low level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low level formatted again Caution Formatting destroys all data on the drive Be sure to back up your data before perform...

Page 40: ...hanced I O performance See also volume spanned volume RAID 0 RAID 1 Also known as a container array initialization See initialize ATA AT Bus Attachment Standard parallel interface to IDE hard disks typically used in desktop computers and some entry level servers Serial ATA SATA is a successor to parallel ATA which is sometimes referred to as PATA available space segment Unused space on an initiali...

Page 41: ...n of a redundant array The array is accessible throughout RAID 1 copies the contents of the primary drive to a secondary drive See also clear bus See channel C cache Fast access memory on the controller that serves as intermediate storage for data that is read from or written to drives capacity Total usable space available in megabytes or gigabytes channel Any path or bus used for the transfer of ...

Page 42: ...spare Component that can take the place of a failed component only on the fault tolerant array to which it is explicitly assigned degraded A redundant for example a RAID 1 array in which one or more members have failed The data is intact but redundancy has been compromised Any further failure would cause the array to fail and result in data loss disk Physical disk drive Randomly accessible re writ...

Page 43: ...rant array Refers to an array that can continue to function after a disk drive failure without loss of data Fault tolerant or redundant arrays include RAID 1 arrays See also Redundant foreign disk Disk that has previously been initialized on another Adaptec RAID controller The RAID signature on the disk allows the RAID controller to identify whether or not the disk was initialized on the controlle...

Page 44: ...at is ready for data reads and writes Arrays can be initialized by build or clear L legacy disk Disk that contained a valid partition table when connected to the controller The controller manages the disk as a legacy disk array where there is a one to one logical to physical mapping of array to disk logical device Volume comprised of space from one or more physical drives and presented to the oper...

Page 45: ...les needed to boot the computer Each operating system partition is assigned a unique drive letter such as C or D A single disk device can have multiple partitions phantom object Object that represents a component that cannot be configured by the controller management software for example a missing drive Q quick init An array initialized using the Quick Init option is available immediately with no ...

Page 46: ...ler RAID volume Concatenates two or more arrays of the same type rebuild Background regeneration of redundant data on a RAID 1 redundant The ability of an array to maintain operability when one or more hardware failures occur RAID 1 is redundant In the event of a drive failure redundant arrays can be restored to normal operation by replacing the failed drive and rebuilding the array rescan Process...

Page 47: ...tion of a striped array striped array See RAID 0 T task An operation that occurs only on the RAID controller asynchronous to all other operations for example initializing a disk or verifying an array Some tasks can take an extended period of time particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I O while the task is running V verify Low level check that a drive logical device ...

Page 48: ...Glossary 9 Glossary volume See simple volume spanned volume ...

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