1.
About This Guide
This Installation and User's Guide explains how to install and setup your Adaptec
®
HBA 1100 Series Host Bus
Adapter, including driver installation and use of the BIOS-based SAS/SATA Configuration utility. It also provides
troubleshooting tips and instructions for flashing the HBA 1100 Series firmware.
These HBA 1100 Series models are described in this guide:
• Adaptec HBA 1100-8i
• Adaptec HBA 1100-4i
• Adaptec HBA 1100-8e
• Adaptec HBA 1100-16i
• Adaptec HBA 1100-24i
• Adaptec HBA 1100-8i8e
• Adaptec HBA 1100-16e
1.1
What You Need to Know Before You Begin
This guide is written for data storage and IT professionals who are responsible for installing, configuring, and
maintaining HBA 1100 Series Host Bus Adapters in computers or servers in a "cloud" or data center environment.
You should be familiar with computer hardware, operating system administration, data storage devices, and SAS and
Serial ATA (SATA) technology.
1.2
Terminology Used in this Guide
Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide
are known to computer users by multiple names. This guide
uses these terms:
• Host Bus Adapter or HBA (also known as controller, adapter, or I/O card)
• Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive)
• Solid State Drive (also known as SSD or non-rotating storage media)
• Enclosure (also known as a storage enclosure, disk drive enclosure, or JBOD)
1.3
How to Find More Information
You can find more information about your HBA 1100 Series Host Bus Adapter by referring to these documents,
available for download at
.
•
Adaptec Host Bus Adapter 1100 Series Command Line Utility User's Guide
—Describes how to use the
ARCCONF utility to perform configuration and storage management tasks from an interactive command line.
(
ESC-2161614
)
•
Adaptec HBA 1100 Series Host Bus Adapters Installation and User's Guide
(this manual)—Describes how to
install drivers and configure the HBA 1100 Series adapter for initial use. (
DS-00004281A
)
•
Adaptec
Host Bus Adapter 1100 Series Release Notes
—Includes updated product information and known
issues and limitations. (
DS-60001740
)
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