USER’S GUIDE ADAPTEC SERIAL ATA RAID 1210SA
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Contents 1 Introduction Read this First 1-1 System Requirements 1-2 Operating System Compatibility 1-2 Storage Requirements 1-2 Motherboard Compatibility 1-2 Device Compatibility 1-2 Kit Contents 1-3 Adaptec 1210SA Controller 1-3 About the Documentation 1-4 Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader 1-4 Controller Features 1-5 Overview of the Installation Process 1-5 Storage Management Software Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-7 Notes and Cautions 1-7 Electrostatic Discharge 1-7 2 Installing the Controller Ove
Contents Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System 3-11 4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Overview 4-1 Supported Browsers 4-2 Custom and Compact Installations 4-2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 4-3 Configuring Internet Browsers on Windows 4-4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 4-7 5 Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Overview 5-2 Architecture Overview 5-3 Logging In 5-4 Installing a Security Certificate 5-6 Registering Your S
Contents Enclosure Properties 5-22 Logical Device Properties 5-23 Viewing and Creating Tasks 5-24 Task Viewer 5-24 New Tasks 5-25 A BIOS Utilities What is ARC? A-1 Using the ACU A-2 Managing Arrays A-2 Creating Arrays A-4 Initializing Disk Drives A-6 Using SATASelect A-7 Starting and Exiting SATASelect A-7 Using the SATASelect Menus A-7 Using the CCU A-8 Using the SATA Configuration Utility A-9 Using the Disk Utilities A-10 B Supported RAID Types RAID 0 RAID 1 C B-2 B-2 Specifications Glossary ix
1 Introduction In this Chapter... Read this First 1-1 System Requirements 1-2 Kit Contents 1-3 About the Documentation 1-4 Controller Features 1-5 Overview of the Installation Process 1-5 Storage Management Software Overview 1-6 Safety Information 1-7 Read this First Read this chapter before you begin installing your new Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA controller. This is a guide to the rest of the document, providing a summary of the installation process.
Introduction System Requirements The following system requirements are presented: ■ Operating system compatibility ■ Storage requirements for drivers and software ■ Motherboard compatibility. ■ Device compatibility (for Serial ATA) Operating System Compatibility ■ Microsoft Windows® 2000 and Windows XP® ■ Linux ■ Red Hat 7.3 and 8.0 ■ SuSE 8.0 and 8.1 Note: For the latest Linux compatibility information, visit www.adaptec.com.
Introduction Kit Contents Your Adaptec controller kit includes: ■ Adaptec 1210SA controller (see below) ■ Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide ■ Installation CD ■ Low-profile bracket ■ Two Serial ATA interface cables ■ Warranty card ■ Technical Support ID (TSID) label (see page iii for details) Adaptec 1210SA Controller The Adaptec 1210SA controller is shown below. Note the position of the Serial ATA interface connectors necessary for attaching the Serial ATA hard drives.
Introduction About the Documentation The documentation set for this kit includes: ■ Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA Quick Installation Guide—This printed guide contains the essential information for installing the controller in most situations. ■ Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1210SA User’s Guide (this guide) ■ Release Notes—Before beginning your installation, review the release notes associated with the Adaptec 1210SA controller, software, and documentation.
Introduction Controller Features The Adaptec 1210SA supports the following features: ■ RAID levels 0, 1 and simple volume using Adaptec’s HostRAID technology. ■ PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 with PCI clock speeds up to 66 MHz. ■ Operating system independent configuration and RAID creation using Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC). ■ Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition. ■ Flash ROM for easy upgrades of controller BIOS and ARC.
Introduction 4 Install Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition as described in Chapter 4, Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition. 5 Register your controller at register.adaptec.com. Storage Management Software Overview The Adaptec 1210SA includes the following software tools to manage your storage subsystem: ■ Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition—Browser-based storage management software that provides all of the creation, management, and data logging needed to manage arrays.
Introduction Safety Information To ensure you personal safety, as well as the safety of you equipment: ■ Keep your work area and the computer clean and clear of debris. ■ Before opening the system cabinet, unplug the power cord. Notes and Cautions This User’s Guide uses notes and cautions that emphasize important information, as described below: Note: Emphasizes important information that, if ignored, would not result in injury, property damage, or data loss.
Introduction ■ Avoid touching the controller against your clothing. The wrist strap protects components from ESD voltages present on the body only. ESD voltages on clothing can still cause damage. ■ Handle your controller by its bracket or edges only. Avoid touching the printed circuit board or the connectors. ■ When you need to put your controller down, use an antistatic surface such as the bag supplied in your kit.
2 Installing the Controller In this Chapter... Overview 2-1 Installing the Controller 2-2 Checking Your Controller and Devices 2-3 Determining the Boot Controller 2-3 Overview To install the controller and drives, all you need is one or two of each the following: ■ Serial ATA hard disk drives ■ Serial ATA cables (supplied in this kit) Configuration of Serial ATA devices is simple for the following reasons: ■ There are no jumpers or switches to set on the controller or hard drives.
Installing the Controller Installing the Controller To install the controller in the system cabinet: 1 Shut down your computer and disconnect the power cord. 2 Open the computer cabinet and identify an unused PCI slot. 3 If your computer accepts low-profile brackets only, install the low-profile bracket supplied with your kit. 4 Identify an unused PCI slot and remove the slot cover, as illustrated below. 5 Install the controller in the PCI slot and secure the controller bracket to the host system cabinet.
Installing the Controller Checking Your Controller and Devices Now that you have installed your Adaptec 1210SA controller and connected your Serial ATA hard drives, you are ready to use the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility to check your controller and devices, as described below: 1 Turn on your computer. 2 When prompted, enter the ARC utility by pressing Ctrl+A. 3 If your drives have already been used in another system (even if not part of an array), select Disk Utilities and format the drive.
3 Installing the Driver This chapter describes installing the driver and setting up the new array for the drives attached to your controller. Before you get started, you need to select from the following scenarios for installing the controller driver on Windows or Linux systems: ■ Installing the Driver in a New Windows System on page 3-2 ■ Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System on page 3-4 ■ Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3 or 8.0 on page 3-6 ■ Installing SuSE Linux 8.0 or 8.
Installing the Driver Installing the Driver in a New Windows System In this scenario, you are installing the controller in a new system that has no operating system. To install the driver: 1 Install and configure the controller and hard disk drives according to the instructions in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller. 2 Create a driver disk: a Enter system setup and verify that your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive. See your system documentation for details.
Installing the Driver 8 Select the drives for the new array and press Insert. Note: If your drives are shown in gray and cannot be used, they probably need to be initialized. See Initializing Disk Drives on page A-6 for details. 9 Press Enter when both drives for the new array are selected. The Array Properties menu is displayed. 10 In the Array Properties menu, select an array type and press Enter. The available selections are RAID 0 and RAID 1. Each of these array types requires two drives.
Installing the Driver 15 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. 16 Insert the driver disk you created and wait until prompted to install a driver. 17 Press S to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk; then, press Enter.
Installing the Driver 3 Start Windows. Windows launches the Found New Hardware Wizard, which searches for the controller driver. 4 Insert the driver disk you created. Select the floppy disk drive as the source, then click Next. 5 If necessary, select the appropriate driver for your operating system. 6 Click Next as needed to complete the controller installation. 7 Remove the driver disk. 8 Windows 2000 only—Restart the computer. 9 If creating an array, proceed to Step 10.
Installing the Driver 16 Optional—Type in a label for the array and press Enter. 17 RAID 0 only—Select the desired stripe size. Available stripe sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB (default). Note: Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default. 18 Select between the different creation methods for RAID 0 or RAID 1. (For more details about the creation methods, see Appendix A.
Installing the Driver c From the Main Menu, select Create Driver Disk(s) d Click on the appropriate driver disk option and then click OK. e When prompted, insert a floppy disk and click OK. f The system formats the disk and writes the appropriate information to it. g When prompted, remove and label the driver disk. Then, click OK. 3 Restart the computer. 4 If creating an array, proceed to Step 5. For a simple volume, skip to Step 14.
Installing the Driver 10 In the Array Properties menu, select an array type and press Enter. The available selections are RAID 0 and RAID 1. Each of these array types requires two drives. (For a description of these array types, see Appendix B.) 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. 11 Optional—Type in a label for the array and press Enter.
Installing the Driver Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Linux System To update the driver in an existing Linux system, type the following: rpm -Uvh aar1210-*.*.*-*.i386.rpm where * is the name of the driver file. Installing SuSE Linux 8.0 or 8.1 Installing the Driver in a New Linux System In this scenario, you are installing the controller in a new Linux system.
Installing the Driver 5 Press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility. You will use ARC to create the array and logical drive that you will use to install Linux. (For more details about the ARC utility, see Appendix A.) 6 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 7 From the ACU menu, select Create Array. 8 Select the drives for the new array and press Insert.
Installing the Driver 13 Select between the different creation methods for RAID 0 or RAID 1. (For more details about the creation methods, see Appendix A.) RAID 0—Select No Init (default), or Migrate RAID 1—Select Build (default), Clear, or Quick Init 14 When the array is finished building, or if you are continuing from Step 4, insert the SuSE CD Disk 1 in the CD-ROM drive and restart the system.
4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition In this Chapter... Overview 4-1 Supported Browsers 4-2 Custom and Compact Installations 4-2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 4-3 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 4-7 Overview This chapter discusses the installation procedure for installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition to enable remote and local management of arrays. For instructions on using this application, see Chapter 5.
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Supported Browsers To run Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition, your computer must have a Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies only. The following versions are supported: ■ On Windows ■ Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or later ■ Netscape 7 or later ■ On Linux ■ Adaptec-supplied and installed version of Mozilla ■ Netscape 7 or later When using Adaptec Storage Manager, you need to log on to your system with administrator privileges.
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows Note: When installing on a FAT 32 file system, the folder being installed is automatically hidden. To install Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition: 1 Verify that a supported browser is installed. See Supported Browsers on page 4-2 for details. 2 Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for the Autorun executable to start the installation. If this does not occur, browse the CD and click Autorun.
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition 11 When prompted to restart your computer, accept the default (Yes) and click Finish. 12 The system restarts to complete the installation. 13 Remove the Adaptec Installation CD before the system restarts; otherwise, the installation will start again.
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Configuring Internet Explorer for Local Management When using the High security setting, you must enable the following settings manually: ■ JavaScript ■ Cookies (not stored) You do not need to enable the following custom level security settings for the local Intranet in Internet Explorer 5 and 5.5. Select Tools > Internet Options to access these settings: ■ Active Scripting ■ Allow per session cookies (not stored) Note: In Internet Explorer 6.
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Configuring Internet Explorer for Remote Management If you know the IP address of the system you want to manage remotely: 1 Choose Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings. 2 Select Use a proxy server for your LAN > Advanced. 3 In the Exceptions section, type the managed system’s IP address. Configuring Netscape Navigator for Local Management Note: These instructions apply specifically to Version 7 and may differ in later versions.
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux Note: When performing this installation, keep in mind that Linux is case sensitive. To install Adaptec Storage Manager on a Linux computer and configure the desired Internet browser: 1 Insert the Adaptec installation CD. 2 Install the software by typing: sh /install.sh. The differs among computers, but /mnt/cdrom, /media/cdrom, or cdrom usually works. A Welcome window appears.
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition 9 Click OK. The Shell window you used to launch the installation indicates that some daemons are being started. The installation creates a shortcut to Adaptec 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 Adaptec installation CD.
5 Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition In this Chapter...
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Overview This chapter describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition to manage arrays. Once you are logged in, you will find convenient online help to guide you through the details of creating, configuring, and managing arrays. Note: Your controller may not support all of the features described. In most cases if a feature is not supported by your controller the feature does not appear in the interface.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Architecture Overview Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition consists of the three major components: ■ A supported Web browser, which should already be installed on the system. ■ The Adaptec Web service which supplies content displayed on the Web browser. ■ An Adaptec-supplied storage agent. For a locally managed system, all three components must be installed on the same system.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Logging In To login: 1 Start Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition. ■ In Windows, click Start > Programs > Adaptec Storage Manager > Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition. ■ In Linux, click Start > System > Adaptec Storage Manager. The Login screen, shown below, is presented. 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.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition To log in from any system with a Web browser: 1 Start the Web browser application and type the IP address for the system you want to access in the address bar and press Enter. For example, https://10.6.3.14:3513/adaptec. When connection to the remote system is established, the System Login screen appears. Note: 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.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition 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 the Security Alert window appears, click View Certificate. 2 On the Certificate window that appears, click Install Certificate. 3 On the Certificate Import wizard window that appears, click Next.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition The Basics An example of a typical Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition screen is shown below. Note: Depending on your operating system, browser, and color scheme you may notice some differences between this illustration and your screen. At the top of the screen is the header frame. In this area is the name of the system that you are currently connected to and a number of buttons that perform various actions or open additional windows.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Beneath the controller information are Physical Devices and Logical Devices views that show connected devices and existing arrays on this controller. Controller information and device views are repeated for each additional Adaptec RAID controller in the system. Select the controller by clicking anywhere on the controller information.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Changing How Drives are Displayed By default, the Physical Devices displays a condensed view of the controller configuration that hides detailed information about the drives. More information is available by either positioning the mouse pointer over the device or clicking on the arrowhead to the left of a row of devices. The selected display mode button will appear in a lighter shade of blue than the other two buttons.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Any part of a drive used in an array is shown as a gray segment within the bar. Selecting any gray segment will highlight it in amber and, in the Logical Devices view, highlight the array of which this segment is a member. In either the Full Size Capacity View or the Relative Size Capacity View, a small portion at each end of the drive may be shown in dark gray.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition The main area of the Logical Devices view is used to display the arrays on this controller. It defaults to a condensed view of toplevel arrays. Note: The Options button allows you to display second-level arrays if your controller supports them. In this condensed view, the RAID level of each device as well as whether it is protected by a hot spare, is visible.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Using the default settings will create an array of the largest possible capacity on the selected drives, use the default cache setting and, if appropriate, the default stripe size. To create an array using default settings: 1 Open the Create Array wizard by clicking Create for the controller on which you want to create an array. 2 Select the type of array you want to create. Then, click Next. 3 Click the drives you want to include in the array.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition ■ Enable or Disable Write Caching—When write caching is enabled, the controller stores the data in cache memory on the controller and will accept another write to this array as soon as the data from the previous write is safely stored in the controller’s memory. Since writing data to memory is much faster than writing it to the drives, enabling write caching can significantly improve performance.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition ■ Stripe Size—For a RAID 0, where data is striped across multiple drives, stripe size determines how much data is written on each drive for a given stripe. Note: Adaptec recommends that you do not change the stripe size. For RAID 1 arrays, which need to be initialized, advanced options allow you to select which method is used to initialize the array and set the priority of the initialization task.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Deleting Arrays Note: Deleting an array destroys all the data on the array. Be sure to back up any data before you proceed. To delete an array: 1 Click the Delete button on the Logical Devices view. 2 In the Logical Devices view select the array(s) you wish to delete. 3 Click Finish. A warning appears, offering you the opportunity to verify that you are deleting the correct array. 4 Click Yes if the warning is correct.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition To modify an array: 1 Click Modify. 2 Select the array that you wish to modify. 3 Select the RAID level that you want to migrate the array to, or if you want to expand the capacity of the existing array, select the current RAID level. 4 If necessary, select the additional drive(s) required for capacity expansion, or necessary to support the new RAID level. Optionally, click Advanced to adjust the priority for the task. 5 Click Finish.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Viewing Events The Events button allows you to view events and configure event notification for all supported controllers in the system. Event Viewer The following information is available for each event: ■ Date and time of the event ■ Severity of the event ■ Brief description The Event Filter Threshold default is All which displays all levels of event available to your controller.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Enabling and Configuring the Notifier Service Before you begin to configure e-mail notification you need to have the following information available: ■ The SMTP mail server host name or IP address. ■ The port that SMTP mail server is configured to use. The default is 25, which is the default for most SMTP mail server packages. If you are unsure of the default for you server, ask your e-mail administrator.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Applying Changes The Event Notification tab allows you to make changes. If you have selected a modifiable field, select Apply or Cancel to save your changes. Getting Help Click Help to open a screen with the following tabs: This Application, Technical Support, and Sales. Click This Application tab to view information about the name and version of the application, as well as a link to the online help.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Controller Info Lists the following information about the selected controller: ■ Model—Adaptec model number. This is also displayed on the main screen for each controller. ■ Serial number—A number that uniquely identifies your controller. ■ Host bus—The type and the number of the bus to which this controller is connected. ■ Memory size— Not available for Adaptec 1210SA. ■ Cache size—Not available for Adaptec 1210SA.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Physical Device Properties If you select a device on a channel (other than an enclosure) and then select Properties, a window with Drive Info, Capacity, LED, and S.M.A.R.T. tabs appear. Drive Info ■ Status—This field appears only for disk drives and it indicates the current status of the drive. Possible values are: Optimal, Failed, Phantom (not physically found), S.M.A.R.T. Warning, Unknown and Missing.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Type indicates how the segment is used. The first and last segments may be reserved. The controller may store the RAID signature at either the beginning or end of the drive. The end of the drive is where the capacity may be rounded down to the nearest 2 MB. If this segment is a component of an array, type indicates the array level the segment is used in. If the segment is not used in an array, and is not a reserved area, it will be shown as available.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition General The General tab includes the following information: ■ Vendor—The manufacturer of the enclosure. ■ Product—The name given to this enclosure by its vendor. ■ Revision—The version number information stored on the enclosure. ■ Status Summary—This provides an overview of the status of the fans, PSU(s), and temperature sensors in the enclosure. Further detail on each component is available on the relevant tab.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition Logical Drive The Logical Drive tab includes the following information: ■ Status—Possible values are quick init, impacted, degraded, failed, and offline. ■ Array name—This is a modifiable field that displays the name assigned to this array at creation. You can click in the array name field and rename the array using any unique combination of up to 15 standard ASCII characters. ■ Type—The RAID level or volume type of the selected array.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition New Tasks Allows you to create new tasks for an array or a drive. New Tasks can either be run immediately, or scheduled to run at a later time. Available tasks are Verify, Verify with Fix, and Clear. Each task is described below. ■ ■ Drive ■ Verify—Performs a test of the entire drive to ensure that there are no problems. Any bad blocks found are not repaired. ■ Verify with Fix—Performs a test of the entire drive to ensure that there are no problems.
A BIOS Utilities In this Chapter... What is ARC? A-1 Using the ACU A-2 Using SATASelect A-7 Using the CCU A-8 Using the SATA Configuration Utility A-9 Using the Disk Utilities A-10 What is ARC? The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is an embedded BIOS utility that includes: ■ Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—Enables the creation, configuration, and management of arrays. ■ SATASelect Utility—Enables changing Serial ATA (SATA) device and controller settings.
BIOS Utilities To run ARC, press Ctrl+A when prompted by the following message during the system startup: Press for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility If your computer contains two or more Adaptec 1210SA controllers, a list of controllers is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the controller you want to configure and press Enter.
BIOS Utilities Deleting Arrays ! Caution: Back up the data on an array before you delete it. Otherwise, all data on the array is lost. Deleted arrays cannot be restored. To delete an existing array: 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 3 From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays. 4 Select the array you wish to delete and press Delete.
BIOS Utilities Creating Arrays Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that are uninitialized are shown in gray and cannot be used. See Initializing Disk Drives on page A-6. To create an array: 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 3 From the ACU menu, select Create Array.
BIOS Utilities 4 Create RAID via allows you to select between the different creation methods for RAID 0 and RAID 1. The following table gives examples of when each is appropriate. RAID level Create via RAID 0 No Init When appropriate Creating a RAID 0 on new drives. Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and one drive with data you wish to preserve. RAID 0 Migrate RAID 1 Build1 Any time you wish to create a RAID 1, but especially if you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve.
BIOS Utilities Initializing Disk Drives If an installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array or if it appears grayed out, you may have to initialize it before you can use it as part of an array. Drives attached to the controller must be initialized before they can be used in an array. ! Caution: Initializing a disk overwrites the partition table on the disk and makes any data on the disk inaccessible.
BIOS Utilities Using SATASelect The SATASelect utility enables you to change device and controller settings without opening the system chassis or handling the card. Starting and Exiting SATASelect To start SATASelect: 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to configure and press Enter. 3 From the ARC menu, select SATASelect.
BIOS Utilities Using the CCU To access the Controller Configuration Utility (CCU): 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to configure and press Enter. 3 From the ARC menu, select SATASelect. The Controller Configuration and SATA Configuration menu options are displayed. 4 Select Controller Configuration.
BIOS Utilities Using the SATA Configuration Utility The SATA Configuration utility enables you to modify the SATA Channel Interface options and SATA Device Configuration options. To access the SATA Configuration utility: 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to configure and press Enter. 3 From the ARC menu, select SATASelect.
BIOS Utilities Using the Disk Utilities The Disk Utilities enable you to low-level format or verify the media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities: 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to configure and press Enter. 3 From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities. 4 Select the desired disk and press Enter.
B Supported RAID Types RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. The goal of RAID is to provide better performance and reliability from combinations of disk drives than possible with the same total storage space without RAID. When creating RAIDs, select drives of equal capacity and performance. Otherwise, the RAID tends to be limited in capacity and performance to that of the smallest and slowest drive.
Supported RAID Types RAID 0 A RAID 0 is created by striping data across two or more disk drives. This striping scheme creates no redundancy to protect the data. However, because the drives share load equally, RAID 0 provides the best read and write performance of any RAID type.
C Specifications DC Power Requirements Voltage 5 V ± 10% Ripple and noise 50 mV peak-to-peak maximum Current Requirements Adaptec 1210SA 1 A maximum Environmental Specifications Ambient temperature 0 °C to 50 ° C Relative humidity 10% to 90%, noncondensing Altitude up to 3,000 meters Note: Forced airflow is recommended, but not required.
Glossary A activity See task. ACU Array Configuration Utility. An application used to create, configure, and manage arrays from the controller’s BIOS or MS-DOS. array A logical disk created from available space and made up of one or more segments on one or more physical disks. Arrays are typically used to provide data redundancy or enhanced I/O performance. See also container, segment, volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1. Also known as a container. array initialization See initialize.
Glossary B bad segment Segment that is in an unknown state. background consistency check Option that forces the controller to constantly check all portions of disks used by all arrays to see if the disks can return data from the blocks. See also consistency check command. bootable array Array configured as the boot device. build Background initialization 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.
Glossary clear Foreground initialization of a fault-tolerant array. A clear operation zeros all blocks of the array. The array is not accessible until the clear task is complete. concatenation Joining of physical or logical drives in sequential order. consistency check command Command that reads all the blocks of a RAID 1 to determine if the blocks are consistent. Any inconsistent blocks are fixed. container See array. D dead partition See failed.
Glossary disk ID Unique disk identifier that consists of the channel number, SATA ID. For example, (channel:ID:LUN) 1:04:0. See also channel. drive LED Disk indicator LED that illuminates during read or write operations. E event Notification or alert from the system, indicating that a change has occurred. event log File used to maintain information about prior controller activities or errors. event notification Process for transmitting events.
Glossary 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 controller it is currently connected to. H hard disk drive Basic unit of nonvolatile, nonremovable, magnetic storage media. See also disk. hot swap To remove a component from a system and install a new component while the power is on and the system is running.
Glossary logical device Volume comprised of space from one or more physical drives and presented to the operating system as if it were a single storage unit. low-level format Process performed by the drive firmware that completely cleans any data off the hard disk. M migration See reconfiguration. mirrored array/mirroring See RAID 1. monitoring Process of receiving, displaying, and logging system events. O offline array Array that can no longer be accessed.
Glossary Q quick init An array initialized using the Quick Init option is available immediately, with no on-going background controller activity. All data written to an array that has been quick initialized is protected. R RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks (alternative definition Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks). RAID 0 A single-level array consisting of two or more equal-sized segments residing on different disks.
Glossary 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 of updating the current screen to show all currently available resources. S segment Reserved area on a physical disk that is a by-product of array creation or fault-tolerant array operation.
Glossary stripe Contiguous set of data distributed across all the disks in an array. A striped array distributes data evenly across all members in equalsized sections called stripes. stripe size The amount of data in each section 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.
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