Adaptec 2020ZCR, 2020SA, 2025ZCR, 2025SA, 2120S Installation And User Manual

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INSTALLATION AND USER’S GUIDE

ADAPTEC SATA AND SCSI

RAID CONTROLLERS

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Japan

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■ To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call +81 3 5308 6120

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Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty

1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or replace the product, or refund the purchaser’s purchase price for the product, provided it is delivered at the purchaser’s expense to an authorized Adaptec service facility or to Adaptec.

2. Repair or replacement parts or products will be furnished on an exchange basis and will either be new or reconditioned. All replaced parts or products shall become the property of Adaptec. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been damaged by accident, misuse, abuse or as a result of unauthorized service or parts.

3. Warranty service is available to the purchaser by delivering the product during the warranty period to an authorized Adaptec service facility or to Adaptec and providing proof of purchase price and date. The purchaser shall bear all shipping, packing and insurance costs and all other costs, excluding labor and parts, necessary to effectuate repair, replacement or refund under this warranty.

4. For more information on how to obtain warranty service, write or telephone Adaptec at 691 South Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035, (800) 959-7274.

5. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT WHICH HAS BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT, MISUSE, ABUSE, OR AS A RESULT OF UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE OR PARTS.

6. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MIGHT OTHERWISE ARISE RESPECT TO THIS PRODUCT. IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT SHALL (A) HAVE NO GREATER DURATION THAN 3 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, (B) TERMINATE AUTOMATICALLY AT THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD AND (C) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW BE EXCLUDED. IN THE EVENT THIS PRODUCT BECOMES DEFECTIVE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE PURCHASER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS PROVIDED ABOVE. INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF DATA, ARISING FROM BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ARE NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADAPTEC AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED BOTH FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND TO THE EXTENT NOT UNCONSCIONABLE, FOR PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGE.

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8. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

Regulatory Compliance Statements

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement

WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, if this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

■ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

■ Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.

■ Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

■ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

■ Use a shielded and properly grounded I/O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of

this unit to the specified limits of the rules.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Adaptec, Inc. ASR-2020ZCR/ASR-2025ZCR/ASR-2120S/

ASR-2130SLP/ASR-2200S/ASR-2230SLP/ AAR-2020SA/AAR-2025SA/AAR-2410SA/ AAR-2810SA/AAR-21610SA

Teste d to C o m ply With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

European Union Compliance Statement

This Information Technology Equipment has been tested and found to comply with EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC, in accordance with:

■ EN55022 (1998) Emissions

■ EN55024 (1998) Immunity:

– EN61000-4-2 (1998) Electrostatic discharge: ±4 kV contact, ±8 kV air – EN61000-4-3 (1998) Radiated immunity – EN61000-4-4 (1995) Electrical fast transients/burst: ±1 kV AC, ±0.5 kV I/O – EN61000-4-5 (1995) Surges ±1 kV differential mode, ±2 kV common mode – EN61000-4-6 (1996) Conducted immunity: 3 V – EN61000-4-11 (1994) Supply dips and variation: 30% and 100%

In addition, all equipment requiring U.L. listing has been found to comply with EMC Directive 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC in accordance with EN60950 with amendments A1, A2, A3, A4, A11.

Australian/New Zealand Compliance Statement

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum Management Agency.

Canadian Compliance Statement

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian InterferenceCausing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative)

This equipment complies to class B Information Technology equipment based on VCCI (Voluntary Control Council for Interface). This equipment is designed for home use but it may causes radio frequency interference problem if used too near to a television or radio. Please handle it correctly per this documentation.

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1 Introduction

Kit Contents 1-2 Overview of the Installation Process 1-3 System Requirements and Compatibility 1-3

Drive Requirements 1-4 Hardware Requirements 1-4 Operating System Compatibility 1-4

Controller Features 1-5

Features Overview 1-5 SATA RAID Controller Features Summary 1-6 SCSI RAID Controller Features Summary 1-7 Advanced RAID Features 1-8

Contents

About the Documentation 1-11 Using the Adaptec Installation CD 1-12

Booting from the CD with No Operating System 1-12 Using the CD Autorun in Windows 1-13

Browsing the CD 1-13 Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader 1-14 Software Tools Overview 1-15 Safety Information 1-15

Electrostatic Discharge 1-16

2 Installing the Controller and Drives

SATA Drives and Cables 2-2 SCSI Drives and Cables 2-2 Installing the Controller and Drives 2-3 Determining the Boot Controller 2-4 Creating a Bootable RAID 5 Array 2-5

Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility 2-6

Using the Adaptec Installation CD 2-7

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3 Installing the Driver

Overview of the Driver Installation Process 3-2 Creating the Driver Disk 3-2 Installing the Windows Driver 3-3

Installing the Driver When You Install Windows 3-3

Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System 3-4 Installing the Linux Module 3-5

Installing the Module When You Install Red Hat 3-5

Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System 3-6 Installing the Unix Driver 3-6

OpenServer 3-6

UnixWare and OpenUNIX 3-8 Installing the NetWare Driver 3-9

Installing the Driver When You Install NetWare 3-9

Contents

Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWare System 3-10

Loading NetWare Drivers During Server Restart 3-11

4 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager

4-5 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare 4-6 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager 4-7

Windows Operating Systems 4-7 Linux Operating Systems 4-9 OpenServer UnixWare and OpenUNIX Operating

Systems 4-10 NetWare Operating System 4-10

Logging into Remote Systems 4-10

5 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager

Introduction 5-1

Features 5-1

Overview 5-2

Physical Devices View 5-3

Logical Devices View 5-3 Changing How Drives are Displayed 5-4 Collapsed and Expanded Views 5-4 Component Views 5-5

A Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)

Overview A-1 Using the ACU A-2

Creating Arrays A-2

Contents

Managing Arrays A-4

Initializing Drives A-7

Rescanning Drives A-8 Using SATA

Controller Configuration Options A-10

SATA Configuration Options A-12

SCSI Configuration Options A-12 Using the Disk Utilities A-14 Viewing the Event Log A-15

Select

B ACU for DOS

Introduction B-1 Creating the ACU Utility Disk B-1 Running the ACU Interactively B-2 Running the ACU Using Scripts B-3

Playback Mode B-4

Record Mode B-4

and SCSI

Select A-9

Creating the Script File Manually B-5

Array Definition Block Keywords B-6

Channel Definition Block Keywords – SCSI only B-12

ACU Error Codes B-13

Example – Running the ACU with a Script B-14

C Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU)

Introduction C-1

System Requirements C-2

Compatibility C-2 Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks C-3 Running the AFU from the GUI C-4 Running the AFU from the Command Line C-5

Command Summary C-5

AFU Command Line – Step-by-Step C-9

D Command Line Interface

Introduction D-2 Terminology D-2

Adaptec 2410SA/2810SA Controllers Only D-2

Contents

Adaptec 21610SA Controllers Only D-2

All Controllers D-3 Accessing the CLI D-4

Accessing the CLI in MS-DOS D-4

Accessing the CLI in Windows D-4

Accessing the CLI in Unix D-4 Using the CLI D-5

Opening and Closing a Controller D-5

Managing Failover Options and Hotspares D-8

Displaying Controller Information D-9

Displaying Disk Information D-11

Displaying Array Information D-12 CLI Command Dictionary D-15

General Control Commands D-15

Container (Array) Commands D-16

Controller Commands D-25

Disk Commands D-28

Logfile Commands D-32

Task Commands D-32

Enclosure Commands D-34 Using Automated Command Scripts D-38

E About RAID

Simple Volume E-1 Spanned Volume E-2 RAID 0 E-2 RAID 1 E-2 RAID 5 E-3 RAID 10 E-4 RAID 50 E-5

F About SCSI

SCSI Device Support F-1 Setting SCSI IDs F-2 Changing SCSI Termination on the Controller F-2 Enabling CD Drive Support F-2

Contents

Mixing SE Devices with LVD Devices F-3

G Controller Illustrations

H Specifications

Glossary

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In this Chapter...

Kit Contents 1-2 Overview of the Installation Process 1-3 System Requirements and Compatibility 1-3 Controller Features 1-5 About the Documentation 1-11 Using the Adaptec Installation CD 1-12 Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader 1-14 Software Tools Overview 1-15 Safety Information 1-15

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Kit Contents

Your controller kit includes:

■ Adaptec RAID controller. For controller illustrations, see

Appendix G.

■ Installation CD

■ The cables supplied depend on the controller model:

Adaptec Model Cables Supplied

2020ZCR/2020SA None

2025ZCR/2025SA None

2120S/2200S/2130SLP/

1 internal LVD SCSI cable

2230SLP

2410SA 4 SATA cables

2810SA 8 SATA cables

21610SA 16 SATA cables

1. Features a multimode terminator. All these SCSI RAID controllers support multimode termination.

■ Low-profile bracket (for low-profile controllers only - to

determine the form factor of your controller, see Controller

Features on page 1-5).

■ Warranty card

■ Quick Installation Guide

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Overview of the Installation Process

This section provides an overview of how to install and configure the Adaptec RAID controller:

1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives, as

described in Chapter 2, Installing the Controller and Drives.

2 Your next steps depend on your system:

In a system without an operating system (fresh install)...

a Build the bootable array, as described in Creating a Bootable

RAID 5 Array on page 2-5.

b Install the controller driver at the beginning of the operating

system installation, as described in Chapter 3.

c Install Adaptec Storage Manager as described in Chapter 4.

d View, manage, and build additional arrays, as needed, using

Adaptec Storage Manager. For an overview, see Chapter 5. For details, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help.

In an existing system that already has an operating system...

a Install the controller driver.

b Install Adaptec Storage Manager as described in Chapter 4.

c Build the array using Adaptec Storage Manager. View,

manage, and build additional arrays, as needed, using Storage Manager. For an overview, see Chapter 5. For details, refer to the Storage Manager online Help.

3 Register online at

information about your controller.

System Requirements and Compatibility

This section summarizes the following system requirements:

■ Drive Requirements

■ Hardware Requirements

■ Operating System Compatibility

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Drive Requirements

You need to have enough drives available for the RAID array level you want to build. For details, see Appendix E, About RAID.

Note: Arrays work best when all array members (drives) are identical.

Hardware Requirements

The following list summarizes the hardware requirements:

■ Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor

■ A motherboard that meets the following compatibility

requirements:

– Complies with the PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2

and higher.

– Supports multifunction devices where one of the devices is a

PCI bridge.

– Provides large memory-mapped address ranges.

Refer to the

Readme file on the Adaptec installation CD for

additional motherboard compatibility information.

■ At least 128 MB of RAM

■ An available 32- or 64-bit PCI slot

■ An available 32- or 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slot (For Adaptec

2020ZCR, 2130SLP, and 2230SLP controllers only)

■ 20 MB of free drive space

■ 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600

■ CD-ROM drive (that is not part of the RAID you are installing)

Operating System Compatibility

The following operating systems are supported:

■ Windows 2000—Server, Advanced Server, Professional

■ Windows 2003 Server—Standard and Advanced

■ Windows XP—Home Edition and Pro

■ Red Hat Linux—Professional, Enterprise, and Advanced Server

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■ SuSE Linux—Personal, Professional, and Enterprise

Note: For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux, or to

download driver sources, visit www.adaptec.com.

■

SCO—

– UnixWare 7.1.x/OpenUNIX 8 (Base and Business Editions)

– OpenServer 5.06 and 5.07

■ Novell—NetWare 6.x

Controller Features

This section contains the following subsections:

■ Features Overview

■ SATA RAID Controller Features Summary

■ SCSI RAID Controller Features Summary

■ Advanced RAID Features

Features Overview

Adaptec RAID controllers offer the following features:

■

Supports support the

■ 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI interface compatible with 32-bit/33-MHz

PCI slots.

■ At least 64 MB of on-board RAM. Some controllers are available

with more RAM.

■ Operating system independent configuration and RAID

creation using the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility.

■ Flash ROM for easy updates of controller firmware, BIOS, and

ARC. For details on updating the flash, see Appendix C.

PCI Local Bus Specification

PCI-X Addendum

, Revision 1.0a. See pages 1-6 and 1-7.

, Revision 2.2. Some models also

■ Centralized management across all Adaptec host-based RAID

products using Adaptec Storage console access, Adaptec Storage configuration and management of RAID subsystems through password-protected Web access.

Manager. In addition to local

Manager

provides remote

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■ Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for

alphanumeric pagers.

■ All except Adaptec 2020SA/2020ZCR—Optional battery backup

module available. For details, see page 1-9.

SATA RAID Controller Features Summary

The following tables summarizes the features of the Adaptec SATA RAID controllers

Adaptec

2810SA/ Adaptec 2020SA

Adaptec 2025SA

Adaptec 2410SA

Adaptec

21610SA

Form factor Low-

profile

PCI compatibility PCI only PCI only PCI only PCI only

PCI bus width (max) 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit

PCI bus speed (max) 66 MHz 66 MHz 66 MHz 66 MHz

Cache, standard 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB

Ports NoneNone4 8/16

Drives per port N/A N/A 1 1

Total drives 16 16 4 8 / 16

Connectors, internal None None 4 8 / 16

Cables supplied NoneNone4 8/16

RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, 500, 1, 5, 10, 500, 1, 5, 10 0, 1, 5, 10,

Simple volume Yes Yes Yes Yes

Spanned volume Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hotspares Yes Yes Yes Yes

Automatic failover Yes Yes Yes Yes

ZCR SO-DIMM

Lowprofile

Full-height

Audible alarm Yes No Yes Yes

Battery module option

1. Battery sold separately.

Not available

ABM-300

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SCSI RAID Controller Features Summary

The following tables summarizes the features of the Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers.

For more on SCSI, see Appendix F, About SCSI.

Adaptec Adaptec 2020ZCR

Adaptec 2025ZCR

Adaptec 2120S

Adaptec 2200S

2130SLP/

2230SLP

Form factor Low-

profile

PCI compatibility

PCI bus width

PCI/ PCI-X

64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit

ZCR SO-DIMM

PCI/ PCI-X

Lowprofile

Low-

profile

PCI only PCI only PCI/

PCI-X

(max)

PCI bus speed

133 MHz 133 MHz 66 MHz 66 MHz 133 MHz

(max)

Cache, standard

64 MB 64MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB/

256 MB

Channels None None 1 2 1/2

Devices per channel

15 15 15 15 15

Total devices3030 153015/30

Connectors, internal

Connectors, external

None None 1 2 1/2

Cables supplied

RAID levels 0, 1, 5,

None None 1

internal1 internal1 internal

0, 1, 5, 10, 500, 1, 5,

10, 50

0, 1, 5, 10, 50

0, 1, 5,

10, 50

Simple volume Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Spanned

Yes Ye s Ye s Yes Yes

volume

Hotspares Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Automatic

Yes Ye s Ye s Yes Yes

failover

Audible alarm Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Battery module option

Not available

ABM300

ABM-

400

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1. Includes Ultra320 through Ultra2 hard drives and other devices, including CD and tape drives.

2. High density

3. Very High Density Connector Interface (VHDCI)

4. Battery sold separately.

Advanced RAID Features

Adaptec RAID controllers support the following advanced features:

■

Optimized Disk Utilization

of all your drives, even if drive sizes vary.

■

SATA/SCSI Disk Hot Plug

disks without shutting down your system.

■ Online Capacity Expansion

■ Array Level Migration

—Allows you to use the full capacity

—Allows you to add and remove

■ Drive Enclosures – SCSI only

■ Hotspares

■ Audible Alarm

■ Automatic Failover

■ Adaptec Battery Backup Module

Online Capacity Expansion

These Adaptec RAID controllers support Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) of existing arrays for all operating systems. With OCE, you can add new members to increase the capacity of an array without losing any data. For details, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help.

Windows OCE allows you to use the additional capacity without restarting the system. For details, refer to your Windows documentation.

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Array Level Migration

Adaptec RAID controllers support migration from one array type to another (provided your controller supports the new array type). The migration possibilities are;

Current Array Type New Array Type

RAID 0 RAID 5 or 10

RAID 1 RAID 0 or 5 or 10

RAID 5 RAID 0 or 10

RAID 10 RAID 0 or 5

For details on how to migrate from one array type to another, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help.

Drive Enclosures – SCSI only

Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers support drive enclosures that include SAF-TE enclosure management hardware per the SAF-TE specification.

Hotspares

Adaptec RAID controllers support hotspares—drives that are reserved to replace a failing drive in a redundant array. If a drive fails, the hotspare will replace it and the arrays is automatically rebuilt.

Adaptec RAID controllers support two types of hotspares:

■ Global—Protects every array that the drive has enough

available capacity to protect.

■ Dedicated—Protects only the array that it has been assigned to

protect.

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Audible Alarm

Adaptec RAID controllers are equipped with an audible alarm that alerts you to situations that affect safety of your data. This section discusses the following topics:

■ Sounding the Alarm

■ Silencing the Alarm

For additional details on how to control the alarm, see page A-11 and the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help.

Sounding the Alarm

The alarm sounds under the following circumstances:

■ When the controller is running, the alarm sounds when a drive

fails. For example, if a drive becomes unplugged, the alarm sounds.

■ When restarting the system, the alarm sounds if an array is

degraded. For example, if a drive is missing from a three-drive RAID 5, the alarms sounds.

■ If an array can’t be configured, the alarm sounds. For example,

if a drive is missing from a RAID 0, or if two drives are missing from a RAID-5, the alarm sounds.

Silencing the Alarm

The alarm continues to sound until one of the following actions is taken:

■ The array with the failed member is deleted.

■ If the array is redundant, a rebuild begins.

■ The alarm is silenced using SATASelect or SCSISelect. For

details, see the Alarm Control option on page A-11 or Adaptec Storage Manager online Help.

Automatic Failover

Adaptec RAID controllers can automatically rebuild an array when a failed drive is replaced with a new drive. This feature applies only to redundant arrays in SES- or SAF-TE-enabled drive enclosures. See page A-10 for details.

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Adaptec Battery Backup Module

Some Adaptec RAID controllers accept an optional Adaptec battery backup module.

Notes:

■ To see if the controller is available with battery modules,

see Controller Features on page 1-5.

■ To see the battery module connector location for your

controller, see Appendix G.

■ To purchase a battery module, visit www.adaptec.com.

About the Documentation

The documentation set for the Adaptec RAID controllers includes:

■ Quick Installation Guide—Printed guide that provides

summarized instructions on how to install and create a bootable array.

■ Readme text file—Contains additional technical information

about device compatibility, operating system support, and drivers. (For location, see table below.)

■ Installation and User’s Guide (this book)—PDF file on the

installation CD with complete information to install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller and attached devices.

■ Command Line Interface Reference Guide—PDF file on the

installation CD containing an in-depth description of the commands available in the CLI. (For location, see table below.)

■ Online Help—Adaptec Storage Manager includes an

embedded online Help system that provides details on how to create and manage RAIDs.

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The locations for the PDF files and Readme file are listed below:

Document CD Location

Readme /

Installation and User’s Guide /books/RAID Install Gd ... pdf

Command Line Interface Reference Guide

/books/RAID SW Ref ... .pdf

To view the PDF documents, you need Acrobat Reader or Viewer installed on your computer. For details, see Installing the Adobe

Acrobat Reader on page 1-14.

For details on using the installation CD, see Using the Adaptec

Installation CD on page 1-12.

Using the Adaptec Installation CD

The Adaptec RAID Installation CD contains software, device drivers, and documentation. You can use the CD the following ways:

■ Booting from the CD with No Operating System

■ Using the CD Autorun in Windows

■ Browsing the CD

Booting from the CD with No Operating System

The Adaptec installation CD is bootable. You can use it to start a computer that has no operating system and configure an array (provided your computer is set up to recognize bootable CDs).

Note: Verify that your computer supports bootable CDs by entering system Setup and checking the settings.

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Using the CD Autorun in Windows

To use the Autorun executable, autorun.exe, start Windows and

insert the Adaptec installation CD. Your computer automatically reads the CD if it is set up to do so.

Note: If your computer does not automatically read the CD, you can prompt it to read the CD by clicking on from the root directory.

The CD presents the following options:

■ Install Adaptec Storage Manager—Installs the management

software. For details, see Chapter 4.

■

Install Adobe Acrobat Reader

—Installs Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows to let you view the Adaptec documentation in PDF format. Versions of Acrobat Reader for other platforms are also included, see

Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader

autorun.exe

on page 1-14.

■ View Release Notes—Displays the Readme file containing the

latest information for Adaptec RAID products and software.

■ View Documentation—Provides quick access to the PDF files

listed in the table on page 1-12.

■ Create Driver Diskette—Allows you to create a driver disk for

any supported operating system.

Browsing the CD

If your installation process requires you to directly access files on the Adaptec installation CD, you can save time by limiting your browsing to the following files and folders, available at the root level:

■ Autorun executable—In Windows, click on autorun.exe if your

computer does not automatically execute it when you insert the CD in the drive.

■

Readme text fil

about device compatibility, operating system support, and drivers.

e—Contains additional technical information

■ DOCS folder—Contains the user documentation PDF files.

■ PACKAGES folder (and subfolders)—Contains the

management software and device drivers.

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Introduction

■ SOURCES folder (and subfolders)—Contains driver source

files and other components developed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) agreement.

Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader

Both Adobe Acrobat Reader and Viewer are provided on the Adaptec installation CD. These applications allow you to view the PDF files on the Adaptec installation CD. Acrobat Reader is also available from Adobe as a free download. For details, visit

How you use Reader or Viewer depends on your operating system, as described below:

■

Windows

—To install Acrobat Reader, choose the appropriate

option. If Autorun is disabled, click

■ Linux—Acrobat Reader is located on the Adaptec installation

CD at

mount-point/packages/Linux/RedHat/apps/adobe. Be sure to

use the full path when viewing this location. If the path gets truncated, you may not see the correct location.

www.adobe.com

Autorun

on the root to enter.

■ UNIX—Use Acrobat Viewer because Reader is not available for

all operating systems. Your system must have Java Runtime Environment 1.1.7B from April 11, 2000 or later. The Viewer is located on the installation CD

mount-point

/Acrobat_Reader

Note: To download Java Virtual Machine (JVM), visit

java.sun.com.

■ NetWare—Acrobat Reader and Viewer are not available for this

operating system or any DOS environment. You need to use a computer that supports Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Viewer.

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Introduction

Software Tools Overview

The Adaptec RAID controller includes the following tools to configure and manage your storage devices:

■ Adaptec Storage Manager—Storage management application

with a graphical user interface. Used to create, configure, and manage arrays. For details, see Chapters 4 and 5.

■ Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility—BIOS-based

utility that contains the following components:

– Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—Storage management

utility. Used to create, configure, and manage arrays. Also available as a DOS-based executable (see below). For details, see Appendix A.

– SATASelect and SCSISelect—Device management utility.

Used to verify the hardware configuration of the controller and the drives. For details, see page A-9.

– Disk Utilities—Drive management utility. Used to format

and verify drives. For details, see page A-14.

■ Array Configuration Utility (ACU) for DOS—DOS utility.

Used to create, configure, and manage arrays. Also available as part of the ARC utility (see above). For details, see Appendix B.

■

Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU)

—DOS utility. Used to update, save, or verify the controller firmware, BIOS, and ARC versions. For details, see Appendix C.

■ Command Line Interface (CLI)—Allows you to automate array

creation or testing in a production environment using scripts. For details, see Appendix D.

Safety Information

To ensure your 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.

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Introduction

Electrostatic Discharge

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is a natural by-product of human activity. ESD is produced by materials that accumulate and retain electrical charges which are transferred to people or other objects upon contact.

Caution: ESD can damage electronic components when they

are improperly handled and can result in total or intermittent failures. Always follow ESD-prevention procedures when removing and replacing components.

To prevent ESD damage:

■ Use an ESD wrist or ankle strap and ensure that it makes skin

contact. Connect the equipment end of the strap to an unpainted metal surface on the chassis. If a wrist strap is not available, ground yourself by touching the metal chassis before handling the controller or any other part of the computer.

■ 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.

■ If you plan to return the controller to Adaptec, put it back in its

antistatic bag immediately.

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Installing the Controller and Drives

In this Chapter...

SATA Drives and Cables 2-2 SCSI Drives and Cables 2-2 Installing the Controller and Drives 2-3 Determining the Boot Controller 2-4 Creating a Bootable RAID 5 Array 2-5

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Installing the Controller and Drives

SATA Drives and Cables

To install an Adaptec SATA RAID controller and drives, you need equal numbers of each of the following:

■ Serial ATA hard drives

■ Serial ATA cables (supplied in this kit)

Configuration of Serial ATA drives is simple for the following reasons:

■ There are no jumpers or switches to set on SATA controllers or

hard drives.

■ Cable connectors are identical, so you don’t need to worry

about which end to attach to the controller and which end to the drive.

■ All connectors are keyed so that you can insert them in only one

direction.

■ Adaptec 2020SA/2025SA only—When connecting SATA cables to

the motherboard connectors, make sure that you use the Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) enabled connectors. For details, refer to the motherboard documentation.

SCSI Drives and Cables

Adaptec recommends using only the latest Ultra320 hard drives in arrays and only high-quality Ultra320-rated cables with multimode terminators for all drives that share a channel with Ultra320 drives.

Notes:

■ For additional considerations related to installing SCSI

drives, see Appendix F, About SCSI.

■ Use only good quality cables. Poor quality cables may

degrade system reliability. Avoid cables not rated for Ultra320 operation.

■ To buy cables, visit www.adaptec.com.

■ Use device adapters as needed to connect any SE drives.

■ Do not attach a cable to the controller unless the other end

of the cable is attached to a least one drive. Doing so would cause unstable operation.

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To install Adaptec RAID controller and drives:

1 If you have a low-profile controller and a low-profile computer

cabinet, replace the original full-height bracket with the lowprofile bracket supplied in Adaptec RAID controller kit. To verify the form factor of your controller model, see Controller

Features on page 1-5.

2 Turn off your computer.

3 Ground yourself by touching the system chassis.

4 Unplug the power cord.

5 Open the system cabinet.

6 Select an available PCI 2.2 or higher compliant slot as follows:

–

Adaptec 2020SA (PCI)/2020ZCR (PCI-X)/2025SA (PCI)/ 2025ZCR (PCI-X)

—Use only a 3.3-V, ZCR-enabled slot.

■ The PCI-X ZCR controllers are backwards compatible

and can be used in PCI slots.

■ Most ZCR controllers have a unique design that plugs

into a special SO-DIMM socket provided on specific motherboards. Refer to your motherboard documentation for more information on ZCR support.

– Adaptec 2130SLP/2230SLP—Use only a 3.3-V slot. These

controllers can plug into either PCI or PCI-X slots.

– All other adapters—Use any slot that is PCI Local Bus

Specification 2.2 or higher compliant .

Note: You’ll get better performance if you use a 64-bit slot.

7 Remove the cover from the PCI slot.

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8 Install the controller in the PCI slot and secure the controller

bracket to the chassis.

For Adaptec 2020SA/2020ZCR/2025SA/2025ZCR

controllers in the supported ZCR enabled slot on the motherboard and gently press down until they click into place. They may also be secured using other means available from the system manufacturer. See your motherboard documentation for more information on your supported ZCR enabled slot.

9 Connect the computer’s disk activity LED cable to the

appropriate connector on the controller. See Appendix G for the location of this connector for your controller.

Ensure that the positive lead of the LED cable, usually a red wire or a wire marked with a red stripe, is attached to pin 1 and the negative lead, usually a black wire, is attached to pin 2.

10 Install and connect any internal drives using the appropriate

cable.

Note: If you are building a RAID 5 as described in Creating

a Bootable RAID 5 Array on page 2-5, you must install at

least three drives.

—

Insert these

11 Close the computer cabinet.

12 SCSI controllers only—Connect any external cables and drives to

the Adaptec SCSI RAID controller.

Determining the Boot Controller

Note: If your system will contain two or more bootable

controllers, read this section. Otherwise, skip this section.

The Adaptec RAID controller supports bootable drives and arrays. The default setting of the controller and system Setup usually allows you to install and boot from either a hard drive connected to the motherboard, or from a drive or array connected to the controller.

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If you already have an operating system installed on a hard drive connected to the motherboard and you want to boot a second operating system from the RAID controller:

1 Enter the system Setup.

2 Navigate to the hard drive boot sequence.

3 Move the boot controller to the top of the list.

Creating a Bootable RAID 5 Array

Note: If you want to install an operating system on a drive or

array connected to your Adaptec RAID controller, read this section. Otherwise, skip to installing the driver in your existing operating system, as described in Chapter 3.

This section describes how to create a bootable RAID 5 array with at least three drives.

The following methods are described. Choose the method you prefer:

■ Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility—Use this

method if you prefer a text-based approach.

■ Using the Adaptec Installation CD—Use this method if you prefer

a graphical interface-based approach.

Why build a RAID 5?

This array level is supported by your controller. It provides a versatile combination of performance and redundancy on a minimum of three drives. Because RAID 5 uses parity, it is the safest, and most recoverable, of all RAID levels.

What if I prefer a different array level?

That’s no problem. Once you build your array and install your operating system, you can change array levels (see Array Level

Migration on page 1-9) or expand the capacity of the array (see Online Capacity Expansion on page 1-8) to suit your needs.

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Installing the Controller and Drives

Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility

To build a bootable RAID 5 array using ARC:

1 Install the controller and drives, as described in Installing the

Controller and Drives on page 2-3.

Note: For a RAID 5, you need at least 3 drives.

Turn on the computer, then press

The first screen shows all installed Adaptec RAID controllers.

3 If more than one Adaptec RAID controller is installed, highlight

the boot controller, then press Enter.

4 To select the ACU utility, press Enter.

The ACU screen appears.

Ctrl-A

to enter the ARC utility.

5 Using the arrow keys, highlight Initialize Drives, then press

Enter.

6 Press Insert to highlight the drives you want to initialize, then

press Enter to start the initialization process.

7 Using the arrow keys, highlight at least three drives to be used

for the array and press Insert for each highlighted drive.

The utility displays the selected drives.

8 Press Enter.

A red warning box appears—this is normal.

9 Press Y, then Enter.

The selected drives are initialized, then the ACU screen is displayed.

10 Using the arrow keys, highlight Create Array, then press Enter.

Using the arrow keys as in Step 7, highlight at least three drives to be used in the array and press

Insert

for each highlighted

drive.

12 Press Enter.

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13 On the next screen, respond as follows:

Property Line Displayed Entry or Selection

Array Type Select RAID 5, then press Enter

Array Label Type a name, then press Enter.

Array Size Press Enter, then press Enter again to

use the default granularity of GB.

Stripe Size Press Enter.

Read Caching Press Enter.

Write Caching Press Enter.

Create RAID via Press Enter.

[Done] Press Enter.

A Creating Array window appears.

14 Press Enter to continue with the array configuration.

Note:

You can start using the array immediately. However,

performance is reduced until the build process is complete.

15 Press Esc until the Exit Utility window appears.

16 Highlight Yes, then press Enter.

The system restarts.

Install the driver as described in Chapter 3.

Using the Adaptec Installation CD

Note: SCSI only—You cannot create the RAID using a CD

drive connected to the RAID controller.

To build a bootable RAID 5 array using the Adaptec installation CD:

1 Install the controller and drives, as described in Installing the

Controller and Drives on page 2-3.

2 Start or restart the computer.

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3 Insert the Adaptec installation CD.

Note: If the installation CD does not start automatically,

you may need to enter system Setup and enable booting from the CD. For details, refer to your computer’s documentation.

4 Select the appropriate language on the Language screen, then

press Enter. Read the information on the Licenses screen, then press Enter again.

The Adaptec installation CD main menu is displayed.

5 Select Launch Configuration Utility.

The system launches Adaptec Storage Manager. The Adaptec Storage Manager screen appears.

6 Click Create.

7 In the configuration wizard, select Custom.

8 Click the RAID 5 button, then click Next.

9 Click at least three drives to be used in your array.

Each drive you select is marked with a check.

10 Click Next.

11 Type the name you want to assign to the RAID 5 you are

creating, then click Apply.

The system creates the array. The display refreshes to show the newly-created RAID 5 on the right side of the display. You may use the array immediately. However, if you want to make the array bootable you must allow the array to finish building before restarting the system.

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Installing the Controller and Drives

12 When you are ready to continue, close all windows.

The Main Menu is active.

13 Click Reboot to restart your system.

14 Remove the Adaptec installation CD.

15 If you want to make the array bootable, do so now. For details,

see page A-5.

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Installing the Driver

In this Chapter...

Overview of the Driver Installation Process 3-2 Creating the Driver Disk 3-2 Installing the Windows Driver 3-3 Installing the Linux Module 3-5 Installing the Unix Driver 3-6 Installing the NetWare Driver 3-9

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Installing the Driver

Overview of the Driver Installation Process

Adaptec recommends the following driver installation procedure:

1 Create a driver disk. See Creating the Driver Disk on page 3-2 for

details.

2 Identify the appropriate installation procedure for your

computer.

You need to know the operating system and whether you are installing the driver while also installing the operating system, or installing the drive onto a system that already has the operating system installed.

3 Familiarize yourself with the supported RAID types. You will

need to select a RAID type during your driver installation. See

Appendix E for details.

Note: If you don’t like your initial RAID level selection, you can change it later using Array Level Migration. For details, see page 1-9 and the Adaptec Storage Manager online Help for details.

4 Read and understand the entire installation procedure.

5 Proceed with the installation.

Creating the Driver Disk

Note:

already installed, you do not need to create a driver disk; skip this section.

Before installing the driver, create the driver disk:

1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the

CD-ROM drive.

If you are adding the controller to a Linux system that was

2 Insert the Adaptec installation CD and turn on the computer.

3 Respond to the on-screen instructions as necessary to get to the

Adaptec Start Menu.

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4 Click Create Driver Disk, then select the appropriate operating

system.

5 If you selected Linux, you must also select the architecture:

– i386—For Intel 386 or 486 computers – i586—For Pentium I or II computers – i686—For Pentium III, IV, or AMD K-6 computers – Athlon—AMD Athlon computers

6 Select the appropriate floppy drive letter, then choose the

appropriate format. You need a full format only if the disk has never been formatted or may have bad sectors.

7 Insert a floppy disk, then click OK. The system creates the

driver disk.

8 Remove and label the driver disk.

Now that you have created your driver disk, identify the appropriate driver installation procedure and proceed with the installation.

Installing the Windows Driver

This section contains the following procedures:

■ Installing the Driver When You Install Windows

■ Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System

Installing the Driver When You Install Windows

To install the driver while also installing the Windows operating system, follow these steps:

1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives, as

described in page 2-3.

2 Create the bootable array, as described on page 2-5.

3 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

4 Insert the Windows setup CD and restart the computer to begin

the Windows installation.

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Installing the Driver

5 When prompted to install a third-party driver, press F6.

Note: When F6 is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of

the screen for only 5 seconds. If you miss your chance to press F6, restart the computer.

6 Insert the driver floppy disk and wait until prompted to install

a driver. Press S to specify that the driver is on the floppy disk, then press Enter. The computer reads the disk.

7 When the Adaptec driver is found, press Enter. Respond to the

on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System

To install the driver in an existing operating system:

1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives, as

described in Chapter 2.

2 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

3 Start Windows. Windows launches the Found New Hardware

Wizard, which searches for the driver.

4 Insert the driver floppy disk, select the floppy drive as the

source, then click Next.

5 Click Next in the two subsequent windows and follow the

on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation.

6 Remove the driver disk and restart the computer.

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Installing the Linux Module

This section contains the following procedures:

■ Installing the Module When You Install Red Hat

■ Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System

Notes:

■

SuSE Linux only

bootable controller. In other words, you can only use

Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System

■ For the most up-to-date information on Adaptec’s support

of Linux, visit www.adaptec.com.

Installing the Module When You Install Red Hat

—The controller is not supported as a

Installing the Driver

on page 3-6.

To install the module with the operating system during a fresh install:

1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives, as

described in page 2-3.

2 Create the bootable array, as described on page 2-5.

3 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

4 Insert the first Red Hat installation CD and restart the computer

to begin the operating system installation.

5 Restart the computer.

6 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type

Boot: prompt.

expert

at the

7 When prompted, insert the driver disk, then select OK.

8 Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.

9 If you are installing other third-party devices, proceed with the

installation of those devices. Otherwise, select Done.

10 Proceed with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat

instructions.

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Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System

To install the module in an existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux system:

1 Insert and mount the Adaptec installation CD.

2 Install the module RPM by typing:

rpm -Uvh mount-point/linux/arc/driver/aac1.1.4-2322.rpm

3 Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new drives.

Installing the Unix Driver

This section discusses the following systems:

■ OpenServer

■ UnixWare and OpenUNIX

OpenServer

This section contains procedures for installing the driver in OpenServer systems.

Installing the Driver When You Install OpenServer

To install the driver with the operating system during a fresh install:

1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives, as

described in page 2-3.

2 Create the bootable array, as described on page 2-5.

3 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

Insert the OpenServer installation CD and restart the computer.

The system starts loading from the CD and displays a Boot:

prompt.

5 When you see the

defbootstr link=aacraid

Boot: prompt, insert the driver disk and type

6 Follow the OpenServer instructions to complete the installation.

7 When the installation is complete, remove the driver disk and

restart the computer.

8 Insert and mount the Adaptec installation CD.

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9 To enable RAID management software and utilities, type the

following commands:

cd mount-point/openserv/arc/driver/aacraid/reloc/tmp/aacraid/scripts cp ./aacaifd /usr/sbin cp ./S98aacaifd /etc/rc2.d chmod 755 /usr/sbin/aacaifd /etc/rc.d/S98aacaifd

Installing the Driver in an Existing OpenServer System

To install the driver in an existing operating system:

1 Install and configure your Adaptec RAID controller and hard

drives, as described in Chapter 2.

2 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

3 Boot the server.

4 Insert the driver floppy disk.

5 To run t he

the

installpkg

installpkg utility, open a terminal window and type

command.

OpenServer reads the disk and performs the installation.

6 Rebuild the kernel.

7 Install the new kernel by typing

when prompted to make it

the default kernel.

8 Restart the computer.

9 Add devices created on the RAID controller to the operating

system. For details, refer to your OpenServer documentation.

10 Insert and mount the Adaptec installation CD.

11 To enable RAID management software and utilities, type the

following commands:

cd mount-point/openserv/arc/driver/aacraid/reloc/tmp/aacraid/scripts cp ./aacaifd /usr/sbin cp ./S98aacaifd /etc/rc2.d chmod 755 /usr/sbin/aacaifd /etc/rc.d/S98aacaifd

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Installing the Driver

UnixWare and OpenUNIX

This section contains the following procedures:

■ Installing the Driver When You Install UnixWare or OpenUNIX

■

Installing the Driver in an Existing UnixWare or OpenUNIX System

Note: Although the driver disk you create for UnixWare and OpenUNIX differ, the installation procedures for these operating systems are the same.

Installing the Driver When You Install UnixWare or OpenUNIX

To install the driver with the operating system during a fresh install:

1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives, as

described in page 2-3.

2 Create the bootable array, as described on page 2-5.

3 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

4 Insert the Unix installation CD and start the operating system

installation.

5 When you see the prompt,

Choose One, insert the driver disk,

select Install HBA diskette, and then press F10.

The computer loads the driver from the driver disk, then the HBA screen is displayed.

6 Select Proceed with Installation, then press F10.

7 Complete the installation as appropriate.

8 When the installation is finished, remove the driver disk and

restart the computer.

Installing the Driver in an Existing UnixWare or OpenUNIX System

To install the driver in an existing operating system:

1 Shut down the computer. Install and configure the controller

and hard drives, as described in Chapter 2.

2 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

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3 Turn on the computer, then insert the driver disk.

Installing the Driver

4 To run t he

pkgadd utility, type

pkgadd -d diskette1

and then

press Enter. UNIX reads the disk and package information.

5 Press Enter.

Restart the computer. The system rebuilds the kernel automatically.

7 Add devices created on the RAID controller to the operating

system. For details, refer to your OpenServer documentation.

Installing the NetWare Driver

This section contains the following procedures:

■ Installing the Driver When You Install NetWare on page 3-9

■ Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWare System on page 3-10

■ Loading NetWare Drivers During Server Restart on page 3-11

Installing the Driver When You Install NetWare

To install the driver with the operating system during a fresh install:

1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives, as

described in page 2-3.

2 Create the bootable array, as described on page 2-5.

3 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

Restart the computer, then press

Ctrl+A

when prompted to access

the ARC utility. Use ARC to create the RAID. For details, see

Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility

on page 2-6.

5 Install and configure a secondary controller, if any.

6 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

7 Install the operating system according to the NetWare

documentation. Verify that you have the

aacraid.ddi files available on the driver disk created at the

aacraid.ham and

beginning of this chapter.

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8 When the Device Types screen appears, check the Storage

adapters list and select Modify to add another driver.

9 Select Storage adapters, then press Enter.

All recognized controllers are displayed.

10 If

AACRAID is detected, delete it.

11 Press Insert to add another driver. The available drivers are

displayed.

12 Insert the driver floppy disk.

13 Press the Enter key to scan the floppy drive.

Once the driver is selected, the parameter screen is displayed.

14 Verify the loaded drivers. From the lower window menu, select

Continue, then press Enter.

Note: If the driver installation process fails, the server console is displayed so you can see the cause of the failure.

Now that you have installed the drivers, refer to your NetWare documentation to modify disk partitions, apply hot fixes, or perform volume maintenance. Also see Loading NetWare Drivers

During Server Restart on page 3-11 for a summary of array

management options in NetWare.

Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWare System

To install the driver in an existing operating system:

1 Upgrade your NetWare server to the minimum patch level

specified by Novell.

2 Make a backup copy of the driver.

3 Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,

remove the driver disk.

4 Shutdown the server.

5 Install and configure the Adaptec RAID controller as a

secondary controller, as described in Chapter 2.

6 Start the server.

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Installing the Driver

7 At the NetWare server console prompt, type

load nwconfig.nlm

and press Enter.

8 Select Driver Options and press Enter.

Select

Configure disk and storage device drivers

and press

Enter

10 Select Select an additional driver and press Enter.

11 Insert the driver floppy disk, then press the Insert key.

All available drivers are displayed.

12 Press the Insert key again to access additional drivers.

13 Press Enter to scan for the drivers.

14 Select Adaptec AdvancedRAID Controller and press Enter.

The aacraid parameters screen is displayed.

15 Select Select/Modify driver Parameters and press Enter.

16 Select Save parameters and load driver.

17 When prompted to select an additional driver, select No.

18 Press Esc to exit the

Nwconfig utility.

19 Create any arrays using the ARC utility (see Using the ACU on

page A-2) or remotely using Adaptec Storage Manager (refer

the online Help). Alternatively, you can create arrays using the Command Line Interface (CLI). Refer to the Adaptec Command Line Interface Reference Guide.

Now that you have installed the drivers, refer to your NetWare documentation to modify disk partitions, apply hot fixes, or perform volume maintenance. See also Loading NetWare Drivers

During Server Restart.

Loading NetWare Drivers During Server Restart

To automatically load the aacraid.ham driver during server restart,

the

startup.ncf file (usually located in your server's startup

directory) must contain a load command line that specifies the location of the driver and any appropriate command line options.

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Installing the Driver

The syntax to load the driver is:

load [pathname]aacraid.ham slot=number [options]

For example, the command to load the driver from the c:\nwserver

directory, with the verbose= option

ON is:

load c:\nwserver\aacraid.ham slot=2 verbose=y

Notes:

■ Command line options are not case sensitive.

■ Placing commas between command line options is

optional.

To m odif y the

startup.ncf file:

1 At the server console prompt, type load nwconfig and press

Enter.

2 Select the NCF File Options menu, then press Enter.

3 Select the Modify Startup.ncf option, then press Enter.

4 Make the necessary changes. When you are done, press Esc.

Note: You can also use your DOS text editor to modify the

startup.ncf file, it resides on the DOS partition.

For additional information on the

startup.ncf file, refer to your

NetWare documentation.

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Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager

In this Chapter...

Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 4-2 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 4-3 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on OpenServer 4-4 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on UnixWare/OpenUNIX 4-5 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare 4-6 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager 4-7 Logging into Remote Systems 4-10

After you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller and driver, you are ready to install and use Adaptec Storage Manager—a userfriendly graphical user interface that makes it easy for you to create and manage arrays without having to restart the computer and use the BIOS utility.

Note: You need administrator or root privileges to install Adaptec Storage Manager. For details on verifying privileges, refer to your operating system documentation.

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Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager

Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows

Note: On Windows, Adaptec Storage Manager supports up to

16 Adaptec RAID controllers.

To install Adaptec Storage Manager:

1 Insert the Adaptec installation CD and wait for the

executable to start the installation. If this does not occur, browse the CD and click Autorun.

2 When the installation wizard starts, follow the instructions on

the screen to complete the installation.

Note:

Management Protocol), accept the default ( unless you have a specific requirement for Adaptec Storage Manager to work with SNMP gets and traps.

When prompted to install SNMP (Simple Network

Autorun

do not install

)

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Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager

Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux

Notes:

■ With Linux, Adaptec Storage Manager supports up to 12

Adaptec RAID controllers.

■ Adaptec Storage Manager includes the Java Runtime

Environment (JRE).

■ If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is

installed, you must remove it before upgrading. Any customization files you created when you used the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade. To remove Adaptec Storage Manager, type the

StorMan

■ For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux, visit

www.adaptec.com.

command.

rpm --erase

To install Adaptec Storage Manager:

1 Insert the Adaptec installation CD.

2 Mount the Adaptec installation CD:

for Red Hat

for SuSE mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom

mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

3 Change to the cdrom directory:

for Red Hat

for SuSE cd /media/cdrom/linux/manager

cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager

4 Extract the RPM package and install it:

rpm --install ./StorMan*.rpm

5 Unmount the Adaptec installation CD:

for Red Hat

for SuSE umount /media/cdrom

umount /mnt/cdrom

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Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on OpenServer

Notes:

■ With OpenServer, Adaptec Storage Manager supports up

to 12 Adaptec RAID controllers.

■

You need either the Java Development Kit (JDK) for SCO or the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for SCO, version 1.3.1. To download these, visit

■

OpenServer 5.06 only

urwfonts and package set OSR-compatible Version 8.0.1 or higher, both available on the maintenance CD; OSS643A for socket driver supplement from the Release Supplement 5.06a is helpful but not required.

■

If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed, you must remove it before upgrading. Any customization files you created when you used the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade. remove Adaptec Storage Manager, type

www.thescogroup.com

—Requires the following packages:

www.thescogroup.co m

pkgrm RaidMan

To install Adaptec Storage Manager:

1 Insert the Adaptec installation CD.

2 Mount the Adaptec installation CD:

mount -r -f HS,lower /dev/cd0 /mnt

3 Install using pkgadd:

pkgadd –a /mnt/openserv/manager/RaidMan.adm –d /mnt/

openserv/manager/RaidMan.ds

4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the

installation. When the installation is complete, change to the root directory:

cd /

5 Unmount the CD-ROM drive:

umount /mnt

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6 To start RAID Agent, type the following case-sensitive

command:

sh /opt/RaidMan/RaidAgnt.sh

When successful, a copyright message is displayed in the terminal window.

If you want RAID Agent to run at startup all the time, add the following line to the

nfra:12346:once:sh /opt/RaidMan/RaidAgnt.sh

/etc/inittab and /etc/conf/init.d/kernel files:

Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on UnixWare/ OpenUNIX

Notes:

■ With UnixWare and OpenUNIX, Adaptec Storage

Manager supports up to 12 Adaptec RAID controllers.

■ You need root privileges to install Adaptec Storage

Manager.

■

You need either the Java Development Kit (JDK) for SCO or the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for SCO, version 1.3.1. To download these, visit

■ If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is

www.thescogroup.com

installed, you must remove it before upgrading. Any customization files you may have created when you used the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade. To remove Adaptec Storage Manager, type the

pkgrm RaidMan command.

To install Adaptec Storage Manager:

1 Insert the Adaptec installation CD.

2 Mount the Adaptec installation CD:

mount -r -F cdfs /dev/cdrom/cdromdevicefile /mnt

where cdromdevicefile is the device file, for example,

c0b0t010, for the CD-ROM block device. To determine the

actual filename, look in the

/dev/cdrom directory.

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3 Use pkgadd to install Adaptec Storage Manager:

pkgadd -d /mnt/unixware/manager/RaidMan.ds

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

5 Unmount the CD-ROM drive:

umount /mnt

6 UnixWare Only—To start RAID Agent, type the following case-

sensitive command:

sh /opt/RaidMan/RaidAgnt.sh

When successful, a copyright message is displayed in the terminal window.

If you want RAID Agent to run at startup all the time, add the following line to the

nfra:12346:once:sh /opt/RaidMan/RaidAgnt.sh

/etc/inittab and /etc/conf/init.d/kernel files:

Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare

Notes:

■ With NetWare, Adaptec Storage Manager supports up to

16 Adaptec RAID controllers.

■

You need the latest Support Pack for your operating system so you can run the supported Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

■ You need JVM version 1.3 or later. To check your JVM

version, load JVM, type

■ For the latest updates from Novell, visit www .novell.com.

To install Adaptec Storage Manager:

1 Insert the Adaptec installation CD.

2 From the command prompt, type

JAVA -VERSION.

load cdrom and press Enter.

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3 From the command prompt, type:

xx_yy_zz:\netware\manager\install

where xx is the product CD, yy is the version number, and zz is the release number. For example:

adptcd_v2_01

The installation program starts.

4 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the

installation.

Starting Adaptec Storage Manager

Note: You need root privileges to run Adaptec Storage

Manager.

To start Adaptec Storage Manager, use the following procedures for your operating system.

Windows Operating Systems

1 To run Adaptec Storage Manager as a standalone application,

click Start > Programs > Adaptec Storage Manager. To run Adaptec Storage Manager in a browser, open the browser, then type in the IP address, colon (:), and 34572 as the port number.

2 First the application flash screen will appear briefly , and then

the Adaptec Storage Manager window will open with a log in dialog box superimposed. Enter a valid user name and password for a user on the system, and click Connect.

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Notes: Your Adaptec Storage Manager permissions will vary according to your OS permisssions:

■ Administrator: The Administrator log in allows you to

view and modify the RAID configuration. You can create and delete logical drives, verify logical drives, perform migrations, and add and remove hot-spare drives. To access the Adaptec Storage Manager with administrative privileges, enter a valid user name and password for the Administrator or an Administrative User on the system.

The Administrative User is any member of the local Administrators group, which can (in a Domain configuration) include Domain Administrators.

■ User: The User log in allows you to view the RAID

configuration, verify logical drives, and add and remove hotspares. You cannot create or delete logical drives or perform migrations. To log in as User, use your normal network user name and password.

■ Guest: The Guest log in allows you to view the RAID

configuration only. You cannot change or modify and information. To log in as Guest, simply click Cancel when the Adaptec Storage Manager “Log in” window opens.

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Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager

Linux Operating Systems

1 Change to the Adaptec Storage Manager installation directory

by typing:

cd /usr/StorMan.

2 Type the following command and press Enter:

sh StorMan.sh

3 First the application flash screen will appear briefly , and then

the Adaptec Storage Manager window will open with a log in dialog box superimposed. Enter a valid user name and password for a user on the system, and click Connect.

Notes: Your Adaptec Storage Manager permissions will vary according to your OS permisssions:

■ Administrator: The Administrator log in allows you to

root for the user name and enter the root

password.

■ User: The User log in allows you to view the RAID

■ Guest: The Guest log in allows you to view the RAID

configuration only. You cannot change or modify and information. To log in as Guest, simply click Cancel when the Adaptec Storage Manager “Log in” window opens.

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Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager

OpenServer UnixWare and OpenUNIX Operating Systems

1 Change to the Adaptec Storage Manager installation directory

by typing:

cd /opt/RaidMan.

2 Type the following command and press Enter:

sh RaidMan.sh

NetWare Operating System

To start Adaptec Storage Manager on the NetWare operating system, type the

LOAD RAIDMAN command.

Logging into Remote Systems

To log into a remote system:

1 Click Remote > Add Remote System.

Adaptec Storage Manager displays the login screen, as shown below.

2 Type the IP address.

The default you.

System startup port number, 34571, is supplied for

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3 For Username, type admin 4 For Password, type adaptec

Note: The username and password are case sensitive.

Once you are logged in for the first time, you can add new accounts and change account passwords. For details, refer to the online Help.

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Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager

In this Chapter...

Introduction 5-1 Overview 5-2 Changing How Drives are Displayed 5-4 Collapsed and Expanded Views 5-4 Component Views 5-5

Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of Adaptec Storage Manager, the user-friendly graphical user interface that you use to easily create and manage arrays. For more details on using Adaptec Storage Manager to set up and manage arrays, refer to the online Help.

Features

You can use Adaptec Storage Manager to:

■ Create and delete arrays

■ Verify arrays

■ Migrate arrays

■ Add and remove hotspares

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■ Change RAID level

■ View the RAID configuration

■ View information about managed systems and subsystems

such as arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, physical drives

■ Notify systems of all events occurring on the local system

■ Increase logical device size

■ Manage scheduled tasks such as Verify or Migrate

■ Add or remove a remote system

■ Configure, administer, and monitor controllers that are

installed locally or remotely in your servers or external storage

■ Fine tune controller settings for optimal performance

Note: Some of these features may not be available on your system. Check with your vendor, product documentation, or online Help for supported features.

Overview

Adaptec Storage Manager systems and controllers you are managing. You can perform most configuration and management tasks by selecting a controller from the tree and working with related objects. The figure below shows how

Adaptec Storage Manager displays information about Physical

and Logical devices

provides an expandable tree view of the

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Using the buttons in the Physical devices and Logical devices views, you can:

■ Change how drives are displayed.

■ Collapse and expand a view.

■ Identify components of a logical device.

■ Create and delete hotspares.

Physical Devices View

This view displays information about the drives, enclosures, and other physical devices attached to the controller. The devices are organized numerically. The display for each channel or port includes information on maximum speed, the number of the channels on the controller, and the number of devices attached to the controller.

Indicators, next to the controller name, report status of the fan and temperature modules on SAF-TE (enclosure management) devices and other devices that monitor these conditions. The indicator colors are:

■ Blue—Normal

■ Yellow—Warning

■ Red—Error

■ Gray—Not applicable to the devices.

For example, the fan indicator changes to yellow when one fan fails; it changes to red when a second fan fails and cooling is no longer adequate.

Logical Devices View

This view displays information about the logical devices created using the physical devices, including the number of logical devices, the RAID level of each device, and whether a logical device is protected by a hotspare.

You can create and delete logical devices in the Logical devices view by selecting the Create option and using the Create wizard.

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Changing How Drives are Displayed

You can choose how information is displayed in the Physical devices view by clicking one of the following buttons in the Logical devices view.

Displays physical device information in text format. This is the default view.

Displays physical device information in full size capacity format. A full-length bar is displayed for each drive, regardless of capacity. A small segment on each drive is reserved for the

signature

Note:

; this area is indicated by a gray

cap

at the end of each bar.

A drive shaded in light blue is not part of any disk group.

Displays physical device information in relative size capacity format. A full-length bar is displayed for the largest drive; proportionally shorter bars are displayed for other drives.

RAID

Collapsed and Expanded Views

You can display a collapsed or expanded view of the system configuration. Initially, Adaptec Storage Manager displays a collapsed textual view of the configuration information in both the Logical devices and Physical devices views.

In the Logical devices view...

Click to expand and collapse information about disk groups and logical devices. The expanded display shows the following information about each logical device:

■ Disk group name and capacity (if available)

■ Logical device size

■ Logical device state

■ Build progress

In the Physical devices view...

Click to expand and collapse information about physical drives. The expanded display shows the following information about each drive:

■ Capacity of the drive

■ Drive ID

■ Drive state

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Component Views

When you click a physical or logical device in the device views, the related components are highlighted in the other view.

■ When you click a logical device in the Logical devices view, the

physical drives that make up the logical device are highlighted in the Physical devices view, and vice-versa.

■ When you click a hotspare, the logical devices protected by that

spare are highlighted.

■ In the graphical views, if the logical device uses only part of the

available storage, only those segments are highlighted (in dark blue).

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Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)

In this Appendix...

Overview A-1 Using the ACU A-2 Using SATASelect and SCSISelect A-9 Using the Disk Utilities A-14 Viewing the Event Log A-15

Overview

The Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is part of the controller BIOS. The utility includes:

■ Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—Used to create, configure,

and manage arrays, and make arrays bootable. Also used to initialize and rescan drives. (Also available as a stand-alone DOS utility as described in Appendix B, ACU for DOS.)

■ SATASelect and SCSISelect—Used to change device and

controller settings.

■ Disk Utilities—Used to format or verify media.

To run the ARC utility, press Ctrl+A when prompted by the following message during system startup:

Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility

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The Adaptec RAID Controller menu presents the following options:

■ Array Configuration Utility

■ SATASelect and SCSISelect Utilities

■ Disk Utilities

To select a menu option in ARC, browse with the arrow keys, then press Enter. Sometimes, selecting an option displays another menu; to return to the previous menu at any time, press Esc.

The following sections discuss each of these menu options.

Using the ACU

The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) allows you to perform the following tasks:

■ Creating Arrays

■ Managing Arrays

■ Initializing Drives

■ Rescanning Drives

Creating Arrays

To create an array:

1 For systems with RAID enclosures—Power up any enclosures.

Note: The ACU may not find disks or enclosures that were

powered up after system power-up. Therefore, power up enclosures prior to powering up the computer.

2 Shut down and restart the computer.

Note: After you install a controller in a system and start it

for the first time, the BIOS may display a configuration that does not match your system’s configuration. This is normal. Proceed with array creation.

3 Press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

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4 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility.

5 From the ACU menu, select Create Array.

6 Browse with the arrow keys to select a channel.

7 Select the disks for the new array, then press Insert. To deselect

a disk, highlight the disk, then press Delete.

ACU displays the largest usable space available for each disk. You can use available space from multiple disks for the new array.

Note: Disks containing MS-DOS partitions, disks with no usable space, or disks that are not initialized appear dimmed and cannot be used in a new array. For information on how to initialize a drive, see page A-7.

8 When you are finished selecting disks, press Enter.

The Array Properties menu is displayed.

Assigning Array Properties

Note: The ACU can be used to assign array properties only

prior to building the array. After the array is built, you need to use Adaptec Storage Manager to assign properties.

To assign properties to the new array:

1 In the Array Properties menu, select an array type, then press

Enter.

The display shows only the array types available for the number of drives selected. The supported array types (RAID levels) for your controller are listed in Controller Features on

page 1-5.

The maximum number of drives allowed and minimum number of drives required depends on the RAID level. For details, see Appendix E, About RAID.

2 Type an optional label for the array, then press Enter.

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3 Enter the desired array size.

The maximum array size available based on the partitions you selected is displayed automatically. If you want to designate a different array size, type the desired array size and select MB (megabytes), GB (gigabytes), or TB (terabytes) from the dropdown list. If the available space from the selected partitions is greater than the size you specify, the remaining space is available for use in other arrays.

4 Select the desired stripe size.

The allowable stripe sizes are 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 KB (the default), 512 and 1024. The default stripe size provides the best overall performance in most network environments.

5 Specify whether you want to enable read and write caching for

the array.

Caution: When caching is Enabled, there is a potential for

data loss or corruption during a power failure.

Caching should usually be enabled to optimize performance, unless your data is highly sensitive, or unless your application performs completely random reads, which is unlikely.

6 When you are finished, select Done.

The array build starts.

Managing Arrays

With the Manage Arrays option, you can perform the following tasks:

■ Viewing Array Properties

■ Making an Array Bootable

■ Deleting Arrays

■ Managing Failover Drive Assignments

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Viewing Array Properties

To view the properties of an existing array:

1 From the ACU main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2 From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to

view, then press Enter.

To view properties related to the array’s physical disks:

– RAID 0, 1, 5 (Single-Level Arrays)—View the Array

Properties dialog box.

– RAID 10, 50 (Dual-Level Arrays)—Highlight the array

member you want to view, then press Enter to display the second level. Press Enter again to display the physical disks associated with the array.

Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color.

3 Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

Making an Array Bootable

Notes:

■

If the controller is not a boot device, you can disable its runtime BIOS. (For details, see the table on page A-10.) When the BIOS is disabled, it does not occupy any of the expansion ROM region of the system’s memory map. In a system with several expansion ROMs, disabling the BIOS may be helpful.

■

The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as its bootable array. If you delete Array 00, the next lowest numbered array becomes the bootable array.

■ You cannot make a non-00 array bootable while the array

is in a build/verify or rebuild process.

■ You may need to change the system BIOS to modify the

boot order. For more information, refer to the system documentation.

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You can make an array bootable so that the system boots from the array instead of from a stand-alone (single) disk. To make an array bootable:

1 From the ACU main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2 Select the array you want to make bootable, then press Ctrl+B.

This changes the selected array’s number to 00, making it the controller’s boot array.

3 Restart the computer.

Deleting Arrays

Caution: When you delete an array, you delete all the data

from the array. Before proceeding, back up any data.

To delete an existing array:

1 From the ACU main menu, select Manage Arrays.

2 Select the array you want to delete, then press Delete.

3 In the Array Properties dialog box, press Delete again, then

press Enter. the following message is displayed:

Warning!! Deleting will erase all data from the array. Do you still want to continue? (Yes/No):

4 Select Yes to delete the array, or No to return to the previous

menu. At the Array Properties dialog box, select Delete again, then press Enter.

5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

Managing Failover Drive Assignments

To assign a hotspare to an array:

1 Select Manage Arrays from the main menu.

2 From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array to which

you want to assign a hotspare, then press Ctrl+S. The Hotspare Management for Array dialog box is displayed, which shows the drives that can be assigned as hotspares.

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3 Select a drive, then press Insert to assign the drive as a hotspare.

The specified drive is displayed in the Assigned Hotspares drives list.

4 Press Enter to save the hotspare assignment.

5 If you are finished managing hotspares, press Y (for yes) when

prompted to return to the main menu.

To remove an assigned hotspare from an array:

1 Select Manage Arrays from the main menu.

From the want to remove the assigned hotspare, then press

List of Arrays

dialog box, select the array from which you

Ctrl+S

. The Hotspare Management for Array dialog box is displayed, which shows drives that can be assigned as hotspares and drives that are already assigned as hotspares.

3 From the Assigned Hotspares drives list, select the drive to be

removed, then press Delete. The specified drive is displayed in the Select Hotspares drives list.

4 Press Enter to save the removed hotspare assignment.

5 If you are finished managing hotspares, press Y (for yes) when

prompted to return to the main menu.

Initializing Drives

If a correctly installed disk does not appear in the disk selection list for creating a new array, or it appears grayed out, you need to initialize it.

Caution:

■ During initialization, all data is deleted from the disk.

Before proceeding, back up any data.

■ If the drive is already used in an array, initialization may

make the array unusable.

■ Do not initialize a disk that is part of a boot array. The boot

array is the lowest numbered array (normally 00) in the List of Arrays dialog box. For information on determining which disks are associated with a particular array, see

Viewing Array Properties on page A-5.

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To initialize drives:

1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to

access the ARC utility.

2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility.

3 Select Initialize Drives.

4 Browse with the arrow keys to select a channel.

5 Browse with the arrow keys to highlight the disk you want to

initialize, then press Insert.

6 Repeat Step 5 until all the drives to be initialized are selected.

7 Press Enter.

8 Read the warning message, ensure that you have selected the

correct drives to initialize, and then press Y to continue.

Rescanning Drives

To rescan the drives connected to the controller:

1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to

access the ARC utility.

2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility.

3 Select Rescan Drives.

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Using SATASelect and SCSISelect

The SATASelect and SCSISelect utilities allow you to change controller and device settings without opening the computer cabinet or handling the controller. To access these utilities:

1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to

access the ARC utility.

2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you

want to configure, then press Enter.

3 From the ARC menu, select SATASelect Utility or SCSISelect

Utility.

The available options are listed in the table below.

This section... Applies to...

Controller Configuration Options

SATA Configuration Options

SCSI Configuration Options

All controllers

SATA controllers only

SCSI controllers only

These options are discussed in the sections that follow.

To select a menu option, browse with the arrow keys to the option, then press Enter. In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. You can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc.

To restore the original default values, return to Configure/View Host Adapter Settings, then press F6.

4 To exit the utility, press Esc until a message prompts you to exit.

(If you changed any host adapter settings, you are prompted to save the changes before you exit.) Choose Yes to exit and restart the computer. Any changes you made take effect after restart.

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Controller Configuration Options

The Controller Configuration options are described in the table below.

Models

Option Default

Affected

Description

Drives Write Cache

Runtime BIOS

Automatic Failover

Array Background Consistency Check

Drive's Default

Enabled

Enabled All When

Disabled

All When

enabled, providing maximum drive performance. When write cache is used on the drive. By default, the drive’s setting is used.

Caution

slight possibility (less than with controller cache) of data loss or corruption during a power failure.

All When

allows the controller to act as a bootable device. Disabling the BIOS allows another suitable controller to act as the boot device.

automatically rebuilds an array when the failed drive is replaced. When disabled, the array must be rebuilt manually.

All When

constantly performs a verification on a redundant array to data integrity. In the case of RAID 1 or 10, consistency checks assure that the data between like blocks match. In the case of a RAID 5 or a RAID 0, consistency checks assure that data in the stripe and the calculated parity for the stripe match. Consistency checking processes reduce performance. For a RAID 5 or a RAID 50, the performance reduction is significant.

Enabled

—When

Enabled

, write cache is

Disabled

Enabled

, the controller BIOS

, the controller

, no

, there is a

BBS Support Enabled

See note

When

support BBS, controller is presented as a bootable device in the host system's BIOS for boot device selection.

Enabled

in systems that

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Option Default

Models

Affected

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Description

Array-based BBS Support

Disabled

All When

support BBS, the controller presents attached bootable devices up to the host system's BIOS for boot device selection. This is relevant for logical arrays.

Physical Drives Display during POST

Disabled

All When

devices are displayed during system POST. Displaying the devices adds a few seconds to the overall POST time.

CD-ROM Boot

Enabled

Support

Removable

Enabled Media Devices Support

Alarm Control

1. BBS systems containing SCSI controllers only.

2. Adaptec 2120S/2130SLP/2200S/2230SLP

Enabled

SCSI only

See note

When booted from a bootable CD.

When devices, such as CD drives and Zip drives, are supported.

When

Enabled

in systems that

, attached physical

, the system can be

, removable media

, the alarm sounds.

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SATA Configuration Options

The SATA Configuration options are described in the table below.

Models

Option Default

Affected

Description

Write Ca che

Yes

All SATA controllers

When providing maximum performance.

Caution

potential for data loss or corruption during a power failure.

Enabled

—When

, write cache is enabled,

Enabled

, there is a

SCSI Configuration Options

To access the SCSI Device Configuration options, select SCSI Configuration.

SCSI Channel Interface Definitions

The SCSI Channel Interface Definitions are described in the table below.

Option Default Description

Controller SCSI Channel ID

Sets the controller’s SCSI ID. Adaptec recommends that you leave the controller set to the default, which gives it the highest priority on the SCSI channel.

SCSI Parity Checking

Controller SCSI Channel Te rm in at io n

Enabled

Auto Mode

Determines whether the controller verifies the accuracy of data transfer on the SCSI channel. You should disable SCSI Parity Checking on the controller and all SCSI devices if any SCSI device supported by the controller does not support SCSI parity; otherwise, retain the default. Most SCSI devices do support SCSI parity. If you are not sure whether a device supports SCSI parity, consult the documentation for the device.

Sets termination on the controller. Adaptec recommends that you retain the default setting.

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SCSI Device Configuration Options

The SCSI device settings allow you to configure certain parameters for each device on the SCSI channel. To configure settings for a specific device, you must know the SCSI ID assigned to that device. If you are not sure of the SCSI ID, see Using the Disk Utilities on

page A-14.

To access the SCSI Device Configuration options, select SCSI Configuration, then select Additional Options. The SCSI Device Configuration options are described in the table below.

Note: For maximum performance, Adaptec recommends that you retain the default settings.

SCSI Device Configuration Options

Option Default Description

Maximum Trans fe r R at e

Enable Disconnection

Initiate Wide Negotiation

QAS No

Packetized Yes Determines whether SCSI packetization

N/A Determines the maximum data transfer rate

that the SCSI channel supports. The maximum effective data transfer rate is doubled when

Initiate Wide Negotiation

devices are attached. ( has no effect with 8-bit devices.)

Yes Determines whether the SCSI channel allows

the SCSI device to disconnect from the SCSI channel (sometimes called Disconnect/ Reconnect or Reselection).

Yes Determines whether the SCSI channel attempts

16-bit data transfer instead of 8-bit data transfer. The effective data transfer rate is doubled when 16-bit data transfer is used.

Determines whether QAS (Quick Arbitration and Selection) is used to eliminate overhead and speed up data transfers on the SCSI bus.

(encapsulation) is used to reduce overhead and speed data transfer. The packetized SCSI protocol provides a method for transferring command and status information at the maximum rate.

is set to

Initiate Wide Negotiation

Ye s

and 16-bit

1. Adaptec recommends that you not enable QAS if you are using an enclosure that contains Ultra320 expander ICs.

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Using the Disk Utilities

The disk utilities allow you to low-level format or verify the media of the hard drives. To access the disk utilities:

1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to

access the ARC utility.

2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you

want to configure, then press Enter.

3 From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities.

4 Select the desired disk, then press Enter.

You are offered the following options:

– Format Disk—The functionality depends on the controller

type, as described below:

– SATA Controllers—Simulates a format of the hard drive

by removing the file system and writing zeros to the entire disk.

– SCSI Controllers—Performs a low-level format.

Most drives are formatted at the factory and do not need to be formatted again.

Caution: During formatting, all data is destroyed. Before

proceeding, back up any data.

– Verify Disk Media—Scans the media of a drive for defects.

Any errors found are corrected.

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Viewing the Event Log

The BIOS-based event log stores all firmware events (configuration changes, array creation, boot activity, and so on).

The event log has a fixed size. Once full, old events are deleted as new events are stored. Also, the log is cleared after each system restart.

To access the event log:

1 Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to

access the ARC utility.

2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you

want to configure, then press Enter.

3 From the ARC menu, press Ctrl+P.

The Controller Service Menu appears.

4 Select Controller Log Information, then press Enter. The

current log is displayed.

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ACU for DOS

In this Appendix...

Introduction B-1 Creating the ACU Utility Disk B-1 Running the ACU Interactively B-2 Running the ACU Using Scripts B-3

Introduction

The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) allows you to create, configure, and manage arrays.

Creating the ACU Utility Disk

The DOS version of this utility runs from a floppy disk that you need to create using the following procedure:

1 To find the ACU executable,

Adaptec installation CD that relates to your controller model.

Adaptec Model Path

2020ZCR packages/firmware/adp2020ZCR

2020SA packages/firmware/adp2020SA

2025ZCR packages/firmware/adp2025ZCR

2025SA packages/firmware/adp2025SA

2130SLP packages/firmware/adp2130SLP

2120S packages/firmware/adp2120S

acu.exe, browse to the folder on the

21610SA packages/firmware/adp21610SA

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Adaptec Model Path

2200S packages/firmware/adp2200S

2230SLP packages/firmware/adp2230SLP

2410SA packages/firmware/adp2410SA

2810SA packages/firmware/adp2810SA

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2 Insert a bootable floppy disk and copy

acu.exe

to it.

Running the ACU Interactively

To run the ACU interactively:

1 Insert the ACU utility disk you created in Creating the ACU

Utility Disk.

2 Start or restart your computer.

The computer boots to the DOS command line.

3 Typ e

Select ACU options as needed using the arrow keys and the Tab key navigate through the menus and the Enter key to select from the following tasks:

■ Creating Arrays

■ Managing Arrays

ACU

on the command line, then press Enter.

■ Initializing Drives

■ Rescanning Drives

Note: To return to the previous menu at any time, press Esc.

For details on using the ACU interactively, see Using the ACU on

page A-2.

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Running the ACU Using Scripts

ACU for DOS

To use the ACU scripting features, use the

ACU

command, specify a

script file (see Creating the Script File Manually on page B-5), and specify one (but not both) of the required switches listed in the table below. You may also add one or both of the optional switches listed in the table.

Note: Command line syntax is not case sensitive.

Switch Type Description

/P <file>

/R <file>

Required

Playback Mode—In this mode, the ACU reads the contents of the specified script file and creates arrays and configures channel settings based on the keywords defined in the script. For more details, see Playback Mode on page B-4.

Note:

The ACU exits with an error if you do not

include either the

Record Mode—The ACU writes a controller’s existing array configuration to a specified script file, enabling you to create the same configuration by running the ACU in playback mode (/p switch) with the resulting script. For more details, see Record Mode on page B-4.

Note:

The ACU exits with an error if you do not

include either the

or the /R switch (but not both).

/L <file>

/C <number>

Optional

Optional Log Filename Switch—If you include this switch, the ACU records its activity and any errors it encounters in the log file. If you do not include this switch, the ACU displays any status and errors on the screen. The

file

is a standard MS-DOS file, which can

include a drive, directory, filename, and extension.

.LOG

Only the filename and extension ( required. If no drive or directory is specified, the file is placed in the location of the ACU executable.

Optional Controller Number Switch—In systems with more than one controller, this switch specifies which controller to change, where <number> is the controller number. The default controller number is 0.

Note:

The number assigned to a particular controller depends on the controller’s physical PCI slot and the order in which your system scans its PCI slots.

) are

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Playback Mode

In this mode, the ACU reads the contents of the specified script file and creates arrays based on the keywords specified in the script.

The syntax is ACU /P <file> where file is the parameter specifying name of the script file. The file parameter can include a drive, directory, filename, and extension. If no drive or directory is specified, the file is placed in the location of the ACU executable.

Note: The script file syntax allows only a single hotspare to be assigned to any given array. Therefore, when recording a RAID 10, the ACU cannot map hotspares assigned to the individual mirror sets in the resulting script file. Instead, the ACU creates a single assigned to the RAID 10. For details, see the Method Keyword

on page B-9.

HotspareDrives

list for all hotspares

Record Mode

There are two methods available for creating a script file:

■ Use Record Mode.

■ Create the script manually. (See page B-5.)

Regardless of which method you use to create the script, you need to use Playback Mode (/P) to use the script.

In Record Mode, the ACU writes a controller’s existing array configuration to a specified script file, enabling you to create the same configuration by running the ACU in Playback Mode (/P switch) with the resulting script.

The syntax is ACU /R <file> where file is the parameter specifying name of the script file. The file parameter can include a drive, directory, filename, and extension, but only the filename and extension are required. If no drive or directory is specified, the file is placed in the location of the ACU executable.

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Notes:

■ Record Mode can be used to record only one controller at a

time. Therefore, if you want to record multiple controllers, record them separately using separate script files.

■ Because the ACU supports only a subset of array types

available, it cannot record all the possible array configurations. If the ACU encounters an array that it cannot create, it displays a warning (or records the warning in the log file, if the /L switch is used) and does not record any keywords for that array in its script file.

■ When recording an array, the ACU always uses the default

Wait setting (equivalent to script file and include

Wait=No

Wait=Yes

in the array’s definition

) unless you edit the

block. For details, see the Wait Keyword on page B-11

Creating the Script File Manually

Script files contain the following structures, or blocks:

■ Array Definition Block Keywords

■ Channel Definition Block Keywords – SCSI only (optional)

The rules for syntax are as follows:

■ Each keyword must start its own line.

■ The syntax is not case sensitive.

Comments

To enter a comment in the script file, start with a pound character (#). You can start anywhere on a line. For a sample script that includes comments, see

Example – Running the ACU with a Script

on page B-14.

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Array Definition Block Keywords

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The array definition block always begins with the keyword and ends with the keyword

End

. The other required array definition

Array

keywords are Drives and Type. The array definition keywords are listed in the table below alphabetically.

Default

Keyword

Array

Drives Yes None Specifies the devices used in

End Yes None Indicates the end of an array

HotspareDrives

InitializeAll

Required

Yes None Indicates the start of an array

No None Specifies the hotspares to

No No Indicates whether to initialize

Value Description

definition block. See page B-7).

creating the array. See

page B-7).

definition block. See page B-7 for details.

assign to the array. See

page B-8).

all the drives connected to the controller. See page B-8).

Method Ye s Build Indicates the method (Build/

Verify, Clear, or Quick Init) to use when creating a redundant array (see page B-9.

ReadCache No Yes Indicates whether read

caching is enabled for this array (see page B-10).

Size No

StripeSize No 64

Type Yes None Indicates the type of array to

Wait No Yes

WriteCache No Yes Indicates whether write cach-

Maximum

Specifies the size of the array (see page B-10).

Specifies the size of contiguous I/O, in bytes (see page B-10).

create (see page B-9).

Indicates whether the ACU should wait for the new array’s build/verify or clear to complete before continuing (see

page B-11).

ing is enabled for this array (see page B-11).

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The keywords are described in detail in the sections that follow.

Array Keyword

Array

is a required keyword, indicating the start of an array

definition block. The syntax is Array=<label>, where label is an optional alphanumeric string.

Examples

Array Array=MyData

Drives Keyword

Drives

is a required keyword, specifying the devices to use in

creating the array. There is no default value.

A drive is identified by its channel number, ID (target), and LUN, separated by colons; for example,

0:0:0

0:1:0

. Separate

multiple drive identifiers with commas.

Prior to creating any new arrays, the ACU initializes any drives specified by the Drives keyword. If a drive is specified in more than one array definition block in a script, it is initialized only once.

Caution: Any drive specified within the script file is initialized,

which destroys any data on that drive.

Examples

Drives=0:0:0 Drives=0:0:0,0:1:0,0:2:0

End Keyword

End

is a required keyword, indicating the end of the block.

Example

End

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HotspareDrives Keyword

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HotspareDrives

is an optional keyword, specifying the hotspares

to assign to the array. The syntax for listing hotspares is the same as the Drives Keyword on page B-7. If

HotspareDrives

is not specified,

no hotspares are assigned to the array.

Notes:

■

HotspareDrives

creates only dedicated hotspares. If the same drive is assigned to protect multiple arrays, only the last array that drive is assigned to is protected.

■

HotspareDrives

does not verify that the available space on the specified hotspares is sufficient to serve as failover for the array.

■ When assigning hotspares to a multilevel array,

HotspareDrives

assigns all the hotspares in the list to all arrays within the multilevel array.

Example

HotspareDrives=0:0:0,0:1:0

InitializeAll Keyword

If you want the ACU to initialize all drives connected to the controller and delete any existing arrays before any new arrays are created, even those that are not specified in any

Drives

keyword

definition, specify InitializeAll=yes. Otherwise, the ACU initializes only those drives specified by the

Caution: Initializing a drive automatically deletes any existing

Drives

keyword.

arrays with that drive as their member.

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Notes:

■

InitializeAll

is a global keyword that you need to

specify only once.

■

InitializeAll

is always performed prior to array

creation regardless of its position in the script.

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■ If both

specified in the same script file,

InitializeAll=Yes

and

InitializeAll=No

InitializeAll=Yes

are

always the overriding value.

■ If an array is deleted during a build/verify process, the

process is automatically terminated.

Possible values are as follows:

■ Yes—Initialize all drives.

■ No (the default)—Do not initialize all drives; only those drives

specified with the

Examples

Drives

keyword are initialized.

Type=Volume Type=RAID1

Method Keyword

Method

is an optional keyword, indicating which method to use when creating a redundant (RAID 1, 5, and 10) array. Possible values are:

■

Build

(the

default

Tak es lo nger than immediately.

■ Clear—Clear the array. Faster than a build/verify process, but

you have to wait for the operation to be completed before you can begin using the array.

■

Quick Init

—Makes the array available immediately, but does not accomplish a build/verify. Parity and mirror information is created as data is written to the drive (called full-stripe write mode), which reduces overall array performance. Maximum performance is achieved by starting and completing a build/verify.

Example

Method=Build

)—Perform a build/verify process on the array.

Clear

, but allows you to begin using the array

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ReadCache Keyword

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ReadCache

indicates whether the array uses read caching.

Possible values are:

■ Yes (the default)—Enable read caching.

■ No—Disable read caching.

Example

ReadCache=Yes

Size Keyword

The

Size

keyword specifies the size of the array. Specify

Maximum

(the default) to create an array using the maximum available space, based on the array type and drives selected. Otherwise, specify the size as an integer or a decimal number, followed by the unit keyword MB (megabytes), GB (gigabytes), or TB (terabytes).

Note: A unit keyword is required with a numeric size value. If no unit keyword is specified, the ACU exits with an error.

Examples

Size=2.5GB Size=300MB Size=Maximum

StripeSize Keyword

Note: This keyword does not support RAID 50 arrays because

RAID 50 arrays support only a stripe size of 64 KB.

The

StripeSize

keyword specifies the stripe size (in MB) written

to each member of a striped (RAID 0, RAID 5, RAID 10) array.

The possible values for

StripeSize

are 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 KB (the

default), 512 and 1024.

Example

StripeSize=256

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Type Keyword

Type

is a required keyword, indicating the array type. There is no

default value. The

■ Volume ■ RAID5

■ RAID0 ■ RAID10

■ RAID1 ■ RAID50

Type

keyword values are:

Note: For information about which array types your controller supports, see Controller Features on page 1-5.

Wait Keyword

Wait

is an optional keyword that you can use to tell the ACU to

allow the ACU to continue while the build/verify or clear completes in the background; specify wait=no. Otherwise, the ACU waits by default.

Note: If the host is powered off before the build/verify or clear process completes and is then restarted, the process resumes without any user intervention.

Examples

Wait=Yes Wait=No

WriteCache Keyword

The

WriteCache

keyword indicates whether write caching is used for this array if write caching is supported for the system. Possible values are as follows:

■ Yes (the default)—Enable the write cache.

■ No—Disable the write cache.

Note: Setting an array’s

WriteCache

keyword to

Yes

might

result in data loss or corruption during a power failure.

Example

WriteCache=Yes

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Channel Definition Block Keywords – SCSI only

The channel definition block is optional. If used, it always begins with the keyword channel definition block keywords are listed in the table below.

Keyword Description

Channel Used to identify the channel. End Indicates the end of a channel definition block. ControllerID Changes the SCSI ID of the controller.

Channel Keyword

Channel is an optional keyword that begins a channel definition block and specifies the channel number to which the channel keywords apply. Channels are numbered from zero to the maximum number of channels on the controller minus one.

Channel

and ends with the keyword

End

. The

You can include multiple channel definition blocks within a script file, each beginning with a

Example

Channel

keyword and value. For example:

Channel=0

ControllerID Keyword

ConrollerID is an optional keyword to change the SCSI ID of the controller. Normally, the SCSI controller is assigned SCSI ID 7 on each of its channels. You can specify any ID value between 0 and 7.

Caution: Do not change the SCSI ID of the controller unless

directed to do so by Adaptec Technical Support.

Example

ControllerID=7

End Keyword

End

is a required keyword, indicating the end of the block.

Example

End

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ACU Error Codes

When the ACU detects an error, it reports the error and exits immediately. If a log file is specified, the ACU writes the error code to the log file. Otherwise, it displays the error code on the screen.

The possible error messages returned by the ACU are listed in the table below.

ACU Error Codes

Code Description

0 ACU ran without changes—The ACU exited with no errors

(success) and no report is required.

1 No controller found—The ACU did not detect any controllers in the

system.

2 Syntax or logical error in the script file—The ACU encountered an

invalid

command or keyword in the specified script file.

3 Unable to open file—The ACU was unable to open the specified

script or log file.

4 Error in the

command-line switch to the ACU. (See Running the ACU Using

Scripts on page B-3 for the list of valid

5 Unable to read system configuration—The ACU was unable to get

the configuration information from the specified controller.

6 No drives detected—The ACU did not detect any devices attached

to the selected controller.

7 Specified drive not found in system—The device you specified

does not exist on the selected controller.

8 Specified array size too small—You specified an array size that is

smaller than the minimum size allowed for this array.

9 Specified array size too big—You specified an array size that is

larger than the maximum size allowed for this array.

10 Number of drives do not match the array type—The number of

drives you selected is invalid for the type of array specified.

11 Unable to initialize drive—The ACU was unable to initialize one or

more devices.

command line parameters—You passed an invalid

command-line switches.)

12 Error occurred while creating array—The ACU encountered an

error creating an array.

13 Too many spare drives assigned—You attempted to assign more

than the maximum number of hotspares allowed for the specified array.

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ACU Error Codes "Continued"

Code Description

14 Insufficient memory to run the application—There is not enough

memory to run the ACU.

15 Incorrect controller number—The controller number you specified

is invalid or out-of-range.

16 Controller not responding—The controller has stopped responding

to the ACU.

17 Build/Verify/Clear failed—The build/verify or clear operation for

one or more arrays has failed.

100 You ran ACU and made changes—The ACU exited with no errors

(success) and you must restart the computer.

Example – Running the ACU with a Script

The following MS-DOS command invokes the ACU and creates arrays on controller 1 based on the array keywords defined in the script file log of the operation in the log file

A:\> ACU /P A:\RAID.ACU /L C:\RAID.LOG /C1

A:\RAID.ACU

. It also configures Channel 0 and saves a

C:\RAID.LOG

The following sample script file is a sample

RAID.ACU

script as referred to in the previous ACU command. This script creates the following arrays—a 500 MB, single-disk volume and a 2-GB, twodrive RAID 1 with a hotspare:

# Script to create volume, mirror, and RAID 5 arrays # Create a 500MB volume labeled ‘MySystem’ Array=MySystem Type=Volume Size=500MB Drives=0:0:0

End # Create a 2GB mirror labeled ‘MyMirror’

Array=MyMirror Type=RAID1 Size=2GB

# Use drives 1 and 2 Drives=0:1:0,0:2:0 # Disable write cache WriteCache=No

# Assign 1 spare drive HotspareDrives=0:3:0 End

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The following sample script file creates a maximum-size threedrive RAID 5.

# Create a maximum size RAID 5 labeled ‘MyData’ Array=MyData Type=RAID5 Size=Maximum

# Use the maximum stripe size StripeSize=64

# Clear the array (don’t build/verify it) Method=Clear

# Don’t wait for clear to complete Wait=No

# Use drives 0, 1, 2 Drives=0:0:0, 0:1:0, 0:2:0

End

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Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU)

In this Appendix...

Introduction C-1 Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks C-3 Running the AFU from the GUI C-4 Running the AFU from the Command Line C-5

Introduction

The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is a DOS utility used to update, save, or verify the RAID controller’s firmware BIOS, and NVRAM.

Caution: The AFU is easy to use and contains safeguards to

prevent you from accidentally damaging the controller’s flash contents. Still, you must be careful to use the AFU correctly, otherwise, you could render the controller inoperable.

Note:

system, update the boot controller’s flash first, restart the computer, and then update the flash for remaining controllers.

If you are updating multiple controllers in the same

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The AFU is used to:

■ Update—Updates all the flash components on a controller with

the flash image data from a User Flash Image (UFI) file.

The AFU updates the controller’s flash by reading UFI files and writing them to the controller’s flash components.

Note: The UFI includes the controller’s type, thereby ensuring that the AFU uses the correct file.

■

Save

—Reads the contents of a controller’s flash components and saves the data to a UFI file. This allows you to later restore a controller’s flash to its previous contents should the need arise.

■ Verify—Reads the contents of a controller’s flash components

and compares it to the contents of the specified UFI file.

■ Ve rs i on —Displays version information about a controller’s

flash components.

■ List—Lists all supported controllers detected in your system.

System Requirements

The requirements for AFU are as follows:

■ MS–DOS version 5.0 or later. It cannot run from a DOS

command prompt window under any version of Windows.

■ At least 8 MB of extended memory.

Note:

You cannot create the bootable floppy using Windows 2000.

Compatibility

The AFU has the following compatibility issues:

■ Supports HIMEM.SYS; compatible with other DOS drivers

running under HIMEM.SYS SETVER.SYS).

(for example, SMARTDRV.SYS and

■ Does not support DOS extenders installed in memory, such as

EMM386.SYS and DOS4GW.

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Creating the Firmware Floppy Disks

Controller firmware is available two ways:

■ From the Adaptec installation CD—The CD includes the AFU

executable, separate flash image. The flash image may be comprised of multiple UFI files.

You can locate the necessary files on the Adaptec installation CD at the locations listed below.

Adaptec Model Path

2020ZCR /packages/firmware/adp2020ZCR

2020SA /packages/firmware/adp2020ZCR

2025ZCR /packages/firmware/adp2025ZCR

2025SA /packages/firmware/adp2025SA

AFU.exe, the corresponding documentation, and a

2130SLP /packages/firmware/adp2130SLP

2120S /packages/firmware/adp2120S

21610SA /packages/firmware/adp21610SA

2230SLP /packages/firmware/adp2230SLP

2200S /packages/firmware/adp2200S

2410SA /packages/firmware/adp2410SA

2810SA /packages/firmware/adp2810SA

■

From the Adaptec Web site

—When you download a new

firmware file, you usually get the most recent version of AFU.

To create a controller firmware kit on floppy disks:

Note:

You cannot create the bootable floppy using Windows 2000.

1 Create a bootable MS–DOS floppy disk and copy the following

files to this disk:

–AFU.exe –AAxxx01.ufi

where xxx is the model number of your controller.

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2 Create additional bootable MS–DOS floppy disks and copy each

additional

AAxxx0x.ufi files to a separate disk. (Some controllers

have two UFI files; some have four.)

3 Start the AFU as described in Running the AFU from the GUI on

page C-4 and follow the prompts.

Running the AFU from the GUI

The easy way to run the AFU is to use its Graphical User Interface (GUI). If you prefer to run the AFU from the command line, see

page C-5.

To access the AFU:

1 Create the firmware floppy disks, as described in Creating the

Firmware Floppy Disks on page C-3.

2 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a

bootable MS-DOS floppy disk or from a DOS partition on a bootable drive. (You can use the drive connected to the controller you are updating.)

Note: When updating the controller flash, I/O is not possible. Before you can use the controller again, complete the flash operation and restart the computer.

3 At the DOS command prompt (typically

A:\>), type

AFU

with no

arguments.

The AFU’s main menu is displayed.

Choose

Select Controllers

and select the Adaptec RAID

controllers to be flashed.

5 Choose Select an Operation.

6 Choose any available AFU function and follow the on-screen

instructions.

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Running the AFU from the Command Line

At the DOS command prompt (typically A:\>), type AFU followed

by a command and any switches. The AFU processes the command, prompts you to insert additional floppy disks as needed, exits, and reports success or an error message code.

Command Summary

This section describes each AFU command (in alphabetical order).

HELP

The HELP command displays a summary of AFU functions and command switches.

Examples

The following are examples of command syntax that will work to get help:

A:\> AFU HELP A:\> AFU /?

LIST

The LIST command displays the AFU-supported controllers installed on your computer. Use this command to see which controllers are installed, or to identify the ID numbers assigned to each physical controller.

You do not have to restart the computer after completing this command.

Example

The following example shows a typical system response to a

LIST

command.

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