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This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller, and how to install and connect internal and external disk drives.

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Adaptec 2268300R manual Installing the Controller and Disk, Drives, In this chapter

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Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User’s GuidePatents CopyrightTrademarks DisclaimerJapan Technical Support Identification TSID NumberNorth America EuropeLimited 3-Year Hardware Warranty Regulatory Compliance Statements Korean Compliance KCC Statement instructions3 About Your RAID Controller Contents2 Kit Contents and System Requirements 1 About This Guide4 Getting Started 5 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives6 Creating a Bootable Array 7 Installing the Driver and an Operating SystemManaging Your Storage Space Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating SystemSolving Problems Using the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration UtilityIntroduction to SAS Understanding RAIDController LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Using the Adaptec Flash UtilityIndex Safety InformationTechnical Specifications ContentsAbout This Guide Terminology Used in this Guide How to Find More InformationWhat You Need to Know Before You Begin In this chapter Kit Contents and SystemRequirements Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide Kit ContentsSystem Requirements DVD-ROM drive Chapter 2 Kit Contents and System RequirementsIn this chapter About Your RAID ControllerArray-level Features Standard RAID Controller FeaturesAdvanced Data Protection Suite Adding a Battery Backup ModuleAdding a Flash Backup Module Upgrading the Controller Firmwarepage About the Adaptec RAIDThe Adaptec RAID 5085 is a SAS RAID controller with these features Chapter 3 About Your RAID ControllerPCIe x8 connector Mounting bracket The Adaptec RAID 5405 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresDrive Activity LED connectors for CN0 Drive Activity LEDs for CN0 Mode 0 Flash connector Aggregate Activitypage The Adaptec RAID 5445 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresAbout the Adaptec RAID Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controllerpage About the Adaptec RAID 5805/5805QChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller compatibilityAbout the Adaptec RAID The Adaptec RAID 51245 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresCN6 1 external mini-SAS connector CN0 3 internal CN1 mini-SAS CN2 connectorsChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller The Adaptec RAID 51645 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresconnectors About the Adaptec RAIDpage The Adaptec RAID 52445 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresAbout the Adaptec RAID Chapter 3 About Your RAID ControllerChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 5405ZThe Adaptec RAID 5405Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 5445ZThe Adaptec RAID 5445Z is a SAS RAID controller with these features compatibility About the Adaptec RAID 5805Z/5805ZQCN1 2 internal mini-SAS connectors CN0 Chapter 3 About Your RAID ControllerChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller The Adaptec RAID 2045 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresAbout the Adaptec RAID Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 2405/2405QChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller The Adaptec RAID 2805 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresInternal mini-SAS connector CN1 Internal mini-SAS connector CN0 About the Adaptec RAIDAbout the Adaptec RAID The Adaptec RAID 6405 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresExt. Alarm connector Aggregate Activity HDA mode connector Daughterboard connectorInternal mini-SAS The Adaptec RAID 6445 is a SAS RAID controller with these featuresAbout the Adaptec RAID Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controllercompatibility About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805QChapter 3 About Your RAID Controller Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 6405EThe Adaptec RAID 6405E is a SAS RAID controller with these features Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 6805EThe Adaptec RAID 6805E is a SAS RAID controller with these features Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 6405TThe Adaptec RAID 6405T is a SAS RAID controller with these features Chapter 3 About Your RAID Controller About the Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQExt. Alarm connector HDA mode connector Aggregate Activity Daughterboard connector PCIe x8 connector Mounting bracketChoosing a RAID Level Getting StartedInstallation Options Basic Installation StepsChapter 4 Getting Started Choosing a RAID LevelChapter 4 Getting Started Selecting Disk Drives and CablesDisk Drives CablesReplacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket To replace the full-height bracket with the low-profile bracket Installing on an Existing Operating System Installation OptionsBasic Installation Steps Installing with an Operating SystemIn this chapter Installing the Controller and DiskDrives Read Safety Information on page Installing the ControllerInstalling a RAID Controller Before You BeginInstalling a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection Supercapacitor module Connector on daughterboard Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller Connecting Disk Drives to Your ControllersDisk drives on backplane Connecting Drives to a System BackplaneDisk drives on backplane External SAS cable connecting to a drive bay Typical SSD installation Connecting Solid State Drives SSDsTo other SSDs Internal x4 mini-SAS connector Single-port connector Connecting External DevicesNext Steps In this chapter Creating a Bootable ArraySetting the Boot Controller Making Your Array BootableCreating an Array with the ACU Setting the Boot ControllerCreating an Array 4 Select Initialize Drives, then press Enter 14 Continue with Making Your Array Bootable on page6 Select Express configuration..., then click Next Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage ManagerMaking Your Array Bootable In this chapter Installing the Driver and anOperating System To install the driver on an existing operating system, see pageBefore You Begin Creating a Driver DiskCreate a bootable array see page 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing with WindowsInstalling with Windows Server Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing with Red Hat LinuxInstalling with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux 10 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing with SuSE LinuxInstalling with Debian Linux cp -a /update/install /mnt/tmpfdisk -l mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-drivercp /tempdir/* /mnt/aacraid-driver 13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing with Ubuntu Linux13 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 3 Select Apply driver updates Installing with SolarisInstalling with VMware ESX Installing with VMware ESXi # Get-EsxImageProfile Note Continue using PowerCLI in Steps 6b through 6j# $DefaultSoftwareDepots # Add-PSSnapIn VMware.ImageBuilderg Change the vendor and acceptance level of the new image profile Installing with FreeBSD In this chapter Installing the Driver on an ExistingOperating System Creating a Driver Disk Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating SystemBefore You Begin Installing on Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Vista Installing on WindowsInstalling on Red Hat, SuSE, or Fedora Linux Installing on Windows Server5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing on Debian LinuxInstalling on Ubuntu Linux 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page7 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing on SolarisInstalling on VMware scp /mnt/cdrom/linux/driver/vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-aacraid-400.4.1.7.28300- 1.0.4.260247.x8664.vib root@esx-server-ip/tmp/aacraid Chapter 8 Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page Installing on FreeBSDAbout Adaptec Storage Manager Managing Your Storage SpaceAbout the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility About the Adaptec RAID Configuration UtilityAbout Adaptec Storage Manager About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration UtilityInstalling Adaptec Storage Manager Which Utility Should I Use on VMware? About the Adaptec RAID Configuration UtilityAbout the Adaptec Flash Utility Which Utility Should I Use?On VMware ESXi 5.0 and VMware ESXi 4.1 systems Troubleshooting Checklist Solving ProblemsRecovering from a Disk Drive Failure Resetting the ControllerMonitoring Disk Drives Status Troubleshooting ChecklistSilencing the Alarm Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously Recovering from a Disk Drive FailureFailed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot SpareFailed Drive in maxCache Pool Resetting the ControllerDisk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Multiple Failures in the Same ArrayNote You will be prompted to insert other disks, as needed In this appendix Introduction to SASAppendix A Introduction to SAS What is SAS?Terminology Used in This Chapter What’s a Phy? How Do SAS Devices Communicate?What do SAS Cables Look Like? What’s a SAS Connector?What’s a SAS Port? What’s a SAS Address?Backplane Connections How are Disk Drives Identified in SAS?What are the SAS Connection Options? Direct-attach ConnectionsSAS Expander Connections How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? Understanding RAID Appendix B Understanding RAID Understanding Drive SegmentsNon-redundant Arrays RAID RAID 1E Logical Drive = 600 GB RAID 1 ArraysRAID 1 Enhanced Arrays Unused Space = 150 GBRAID 10 Arrays RAID 5 Arrays RAID 5EE Arrays RAID 50 Arrays RAID 60 Arrays RAID 6 ArraysBuilt-in Selecting the Best RAID LevelMinimum WriteUsing the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Navigating the ARC Utility Using the ACU to Create and Manage ArraysIntroduction to the ARC Utility Running the ARC UtilityModifying Power Management Settings Managing Existing ArraysCreating Bootable Arrays Note Power Off Drive After duration should be greater than Slow Modifying Cache SettingsPower Off Drive After off. This is an optional settingManaging Global Hot Spares Initializing Disk DrivesRescanning Disk Drives Secure Erasing Disk DrivesManaging Existing JBODs Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODsUsing the ACU to Manage the maxCache Pool Creating a New JBODApplying Changes and Exiting Using SerialSelect to Modify Controller SettingsModifying Your Controller’s Configuration Opening SerialSelectAppendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility General Controller SettingsAppendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Power Management SettingsAppendix C Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Formatting and Verifying Disk DrivesLocating Disk Drives PHY SettingsModel Identifying Disk DrivesViewing the Event Log LocationIn this appendix Using the Adaptec Flash UtilityBefore You Begin Obtaining the FirmwareSystem Requirements Running the Menu-based AFU Creating the Firmware Update DisksAFU Commands Running the AFU from the Command LineThese switches are available The command syntax for the VERIFY command is as follows To update all RAID controllers simultaneously Updating the Flash Using the AFU Command LineTo update a single RAID controller To update multiple RAID controllersQuick Reference Controller LED and I2C ConnectorAdaptec RAID 5085 LED Connector Specification Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Status LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J14I2C Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-43-3030 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 5405/5405Z LED and I2C Connector SpecificationAdaptec RAID 5445/5445Z LED and I2C Connector Specification Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent J14 Adaptec RAID 5445 only Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick ReferenceAggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 51245 LED and I2C Connector Specification Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Activity LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J1Adaptec RAID 51645 LED and I2C Connector Specification Appendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Activity LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J1Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 52445 LED and I2C Connector Specification Activity LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 22-55-2161 or equivalent J1 Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 2405/2405Q LED and I2C Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 2045 LED Connector SpecificationAppendix E Controller LED and I2C Connector Quick Reference Adaptec RAID 2805 LED and I2C Connector SpecificationAdaptec RAID 6405/6445 LED and I2C Connector Specification Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q LED and I2C Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 6805E LED Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 6405T LED Connector Specification Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ LED Connector Specification Aggregate LED Mating Cable Connector Molex 50-57-9002 or equivalent Electrostatic Discharge ESD Safety InformationIn this appendix Technical SpecificationsAppendix G Technical Specifications Environmental SpecificationsDC Power Requirements Current RequirementsIndex Page Page Adaptec RAID Controller utility 81 AFU description 89 direct-attach connections 92 disk drives1380 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA PMC-Sierra, Inc