Adaptec RAID 8405E, RAID 8805E Service Manual

.

InstallationandUser'sGuide

SerialAttachedSCSIRAIDControllers

Released

June2017

RevisionHistory

Issue IssueDate DetailsofChange

1 April2016 UpdatesupportedOSes;addbackupunitstatus,SGPIO/IPBILEDblinkpattern,DKMSdrivers,misccorrections.

2September UpdatesupportedOSes,InstallingdriveronSolaris,andTechnicalSpecification. 2016

3October Addsupportfor8405Eand8805ESASRAIDcontrollers. 2016

4 June2017 UpdatedsupportedOSes;addDKMSinstallationinstructions.

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Contents

Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty.................................................................................................				9
Regulatory Compliance Statements...............................................................................................				10
1 AboutThisGuide........................................................................................................................				13
1.1	WhatYouNeedtoKnowBeforeYouBegin.................................................................................................			13
1.2		Terminology Used in this Guide..................................................................................................................		13
1.3	How to Find More Information...................................................................................................................			13
2 Kit Contents and System Requirements.....................................................................................				15
2.1		Kit Contents................................................................................................................................................		15
2.2		System Requirements ................................................................................................................................		15
3 About Your RAID Controller.......................................................................................................				16
3.1		Standard RAID Controller Features.............................................................................................................		16
		3.1.1	Array-level Features......................................................................................................................	16
		3.1.2	Advanced Data Protection Suite...................................................................................................	16
3.2	AddingaFlashBackupModule...................................................................................................................			17
3.3	Upgrading the Controller Firmware............................................................................................................			17
3.4		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 6405..................................................................................................		18
3.5		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 6445..................................................................................................		19
3.6	About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q......................................................................................			20
3.7		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 6405E................................................................................................		21
3.8	AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805E/6805ER5................................................................................			22
3.9		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 6405T................................................................................................		23
3.10		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ................................................................................		24
3.11		AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID7805/7805Q....................................................................................		25
3.12		AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID71605/71605Q................................................................................		26
3.13		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 71605E............................................................................................		27
3.14		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 71685..............................................................................................		28
3.15		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 72405..............................................................................................		29
3.16		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 78165..............................................................................................		30
3.17		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8405................................................................................................		31
3.18		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8405E..............................................................................................		32
3.19		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8805................................................................................................		33
3.20		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8805E..............................................................................................		34
3.21		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 8885/8885Q ...................................................................................		35
3.22		About the Microsemi Adaptec RAID 81605Z/81605ZQ............................................................................		36
4 Getting Started...........................................................................................................................				37
4.1	ChoosingaRAIDLevel.................................................................................................................................			37
4.2	SelectingDiskDrivesandCables ................................................................................................................			37
		4.2.1	Disk Drives....................................................................................................................................	37
		4.2.2	Cables...........................................................................................................................................	37
4.3	Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket....................................................................			39
4.4	InstallationOptions.....................................................................................................................................			40
4.5	BasicInstallationSteps................................................................................................................................			40
		4.5.1	Installing with an Operating System.............................................................................................	41

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			4.5.2	Installing on an Existing Operating System...................................................................................	41
5	Installing the Controller and Disk Drives....................................................................................				42
	5.1	Before You Begin.........................................................................................................................................			42
	5.2		Installing the Controller..............................................................................................................................		42
			5.2.1 InstallingaRAIDControllerwithoutZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection...................................		42
			5.2.2	Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection .......................................	43
	5.3		Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers................................................................................................		46
			5.3.1 ConnectingDrivesDirectlytotheController................................................................................		46
			5.3.2 ConnectingDrivestoaSystemBackplane....................................................................................		47
			5.3.3	Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs) ...........................................................................................	47
	5.4	ConnectingExternalDevices ......................................................................................................................			48
	5.5		Next Steps...................................................................................................................................................		49
6	Creating a Bootable Array .........................................................................................................				50
	6.1	Setting the Boot Controller.........................................................................................................................			50
	6.2		Creating an Array........................................................................................................................................		50
			6.2.1 CreatinganArraywiththeARCUtility..........................................................................................		50
			6.2.2 CreatinganArraywithmaxViewStorageManager......................................................................		51
	6.3		Making Your Array Bootable.......................................................................................................................		53
7 InstallingtheDriverandanOperatingSystem ..........................................................................					54
	7.1	Before You Begin.........................................................................................................................................			54
	7.2		Creating a Driver Disk.................................................................................................................................		54
	7.3	InstallingwithWindows .............................................................................................................................			55
	7.4		Installing with Red Hat Linux or CentOS.....................................................................................................		55
	7.5	Installing with SuSE Linux Enterprise Server ..............................................................................................			55
	7.6		Installing with Fedora Linux........................................................................................................................		56
	7.7	Installing with Debian Linux........................................................................................................................			57
	7.8		Installing with Ubuntu Linux.......................................................................................................................		57
	7.9		Installing with Solaris..................................................................................................................................		58
			7.9.1	Installing with Solaris 10 U9.........................................................................................................	59
			7.9.2	Installing with Solaris 11...............................................................................................................	59
	7.10		Installing with FreeBSD ............................................................................................................................		60
	7.11		Installing with VMware ............................................................................................................................		61
	7.12		Installing with Citrix XenServer ................................................................................................................		62
8	Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ..............................................................				63
	8.1	Before You Begin.........................................................................................................................................			63
	8.2		Creating a Driver Disk.................................................................................................................................		63
	8.3	InstallingonWindows ................................................................................................................................			63
	8.4	InstallingonRedHat,CentOS,SuSE,orFedoraLinux.................................................................................			64
	8.5		Installing on Ubuntu Linux..........................................................................................................................		64
	8.6		Installing on Solaris ....................................................................................................................................		65
			8.6.1	Installing on Existing Solaris 10 U9...............................................................................................	65
			8.6.2	InstallingonExistingSolaris11.....................................................................................................	65
	8.7		Installing on FreeBSD .................................................................................................................................		66
	8.8		Installing on VMware..................................................................................................................................		67
	8.9		Installing on Citrix XenServer......................................................................................................................		67
9	Installing Dynamic Kernel Module Support...............................................................................				69
	9.1		Installing the DKMS Deb Package on Ubuntu Systems...............................................................................		69
	9.2		Installing the DKMS RPM Package..............................................................................................................		69
	9.3		DKMS Reference.........................................................................................................................................		69

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10 ManagingYourStorageSpace..................................................................................................		71
10.1	About maxView Storage Manager............................................................................................................	71
	10.1.1 Installing maxView Storage Manager.........................................................................................	71
10.2	AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDControllerConfigurationUtility.......................................................	71
10.3	AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDConfigurationUtility........................................................................	71
10.4	About the Adaptec Flash Utility................................................................................................................	72
10.5	Which Utility Should I Use?......................................................................................................................	72

11 Solving Problems .....................................................................................................................			73
11.1	Troubleshooting Checklist.........................................................................................................................		73
11.2	MonitoringDiskDrivesStatus...................................................................................................................		73
11.3	Silencing the Alarm ..................................................................................................................................		73
11.4	Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure .......................................................................................................		73
	11.4.1	Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare ...............................................................................	74
	11.4.2 FailedDiskDriveNotProtectedbyaHotSpare .........................................................................		74
	11.4.3	Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously .................................................................................	74
	11.4.4	Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array ...........................................................................................	74
	11.4.5 MultipleFailuresintheSameArray ...........................................................................................		74
	11.4.6	Failed SSD in maxCache Device..................................................................................................	75
11.5	Resetting the Controller ...........................................................................................................................		75

AppendixA IntroductiontoSAS....................................................................................................		76
A.1	TerminologyUsedinThisAppendix ...........................................................................................................	76
A.2	What is SAS?...............................................................................................................................................	76
A.3	HowDoSASDevicesCommunicate?..........................................................................................................	76
A.4	What’s a Phy?.............................................................................................................................................	77
A.5	What’s a SAS Port?.....................................................................................................................................	77
A.6	What’s a SAS Address?...............................................................................................................................	77
A.7	What’s a SAS Connector?...........................................................................................................................	78
A.8	What do SAS Cables Look Like?..................................................................................................................	78
A.9	HowareDiskDrivesIdentifiedinSAS? ......................................................................................................	78
A.10 What are the SAS Connection Options?...................................................................................................		78
	A.10.1 Direct-attachConnections..........................................................................................................	78
	A.10.2 Backplane Connections..............................................................................................................	79
	A.10.3 SASExpanderConnections.........................................................................................................	79
A.11 How is SAS Different from Parallel SCSI? .................................................................................................		80

Appendix B Understanding RAID..................................................................................................		81
B.1	Understanding Drive Segments..................................................................................................................	81
B.2	Non-redundant Arrays (RAID 0)..................................................................................................................	81
B.3	RAID 1 Arrays .............................................................................................................................................	82
B.4	RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays.............................................................................................................................	82
B.5	RAID 10 Arrays............................................................................................................................................	83
B.6	RAID 5 Arrays..............................................................................................................................................	84
B.7	RAID 5EE Arrays..........................................................................................................................................	85
B.8	RAID 50 Arrays............................................................................................................................................	86
B.9	RAID 6 Arrays..............................................................................................................................................	87
B.10	RAID 60 Arrays..........................................................................................................................................	87
B.11 Comparing RAID Levels.............................................................................................................................		88

Appendix C Using the Microsemi Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.........................................	89
C.1 Introduction to the ARC Utility...................................................................................................................	89

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	C.1.1 Ctrl-AoruEFI/HII? ........................................................................................................................			89
	C.1.2	Running the ARC Utility................................................................................................................		89
C.2 UsingtheARCUtilitytoCreateandManageArrays...................................................................................				90
	C.2.1 CreatingaNewArray....................................................................................................................			90
	C.2.2 ManagingExistingArrays..............................................................................................................			90
		C.2.2.1 CreatingBootableArrays................................................................................................		90
		C.2.2.2 Modifying Power Management Settings........................................................................		91
		C.2.2.3 Modifying Cache Settings...............................................................................................		91
	C.2.3	Initializing Disk Drives...................................................................................................................		92
	C.2.4	Rescanning Disk Drives.................................................................................................................		92
	C.2.5	Secure Erasing Disk Drives............................................................................................................		92
		C.2.5.1	Stopping a Secure Erase .................................................................................................	92
	C.2.6	Uninitializing Disk Drives..............................................................................................................		92
	C.2.7 Managing Global Hot Spares........................................................................................................			93
	C.2.8	Creating and Managing JBODs.....................................................................................................		93
		C.2.8.1 CreatingaNewJBOD......................................................................................................		93
		C.2.8.2	Managing Existing JBODs ...............................................................................................	93
		C.2.8.3 ConvertingaJBODIntoaSimpleVolume.......................................................................		93
	C.2.9 Managing the maxCache Pool......................................................................................................			93
C.3	Using the ARC Utility to Modify Controller Settings...................................................................................			94
	C.3.1 OpeningtheControllerSettingsTool ...........................................................................................			94
	C.3.2 ApplyingChangesandExiting.......................................................................................................			94
	C.3.3	Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration...................................................................................		94
		C.3.3.1	General Controller Settings ...........................................................................................	94
		C.3.3.2	Power Management Settings .........................................................................................	97
		C.3.3.3 PreservingtheControllerCache.....................................................................................		97
		C.3.3.3.1	Enabling and Disabling Controller Cache Preservation ...................................	98
		C.3.3.3.2	Clearing the Controller Cache .........................................................................	98
		C.3.3.3.3 CheckingtheCachePreservationStatus..........................................................		98
	C.3.4	Checking Backup Unit Status........................................................................................................		98
C.4 FormattingandVerifyingDiskDrives..........................................................................................................				99
C.5	Locating Disk Drives....................................................................................................................................			99
C.6	Identifying Disk Drives ...............................................................................................................................			99
C.7	Setting the Drive Write-Cache Policy........................................................................................................			100
C.8 UpdatingtheControllerFirmware............................................................................................................				100
C.9 UpdatingtheControllerCPLD...................................................................................................................				101
C.10	Creating a Support Archive.....................................................................................................................			101
C.11 ViewingtheEventLog ............................................................................................................................				101
Appendix D Using the Adaptec Flash Utility...............................................................................				103
D.1 System Requirements...............................................................................................................................				103
	D.1.1 CompatibilityNotes....................................................................................................................			103
D.2	Before You Begin			103
	D.2.1	Obtaining .............................................................................................................the Firmware		103
	D.2.2	Creating ..........................................................................................the Firmware Update Disk		103
D.3 Running the Menu .................................................................................................................-based AFU				104
D.4 RunningtheAFUfromtheCommandLine...............................................................................................				104
	D.4.1 AFU Commands..........................................................................................................................			104
		D.4.1.1 ................................................................................................................................		105
		D.4.1.2 ..............................................................................................................................		105
		D.4.1.3 .........................................................................................................................		105
		D.4.1.4 ............................................................................................................................		106
		D.4.1.5 .........................................................................................................................		106
		D.4.1.6 ..............................................................................................................................		106

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D.5 UpdatingtheFlashUsingtheAFUCommandLine...................................................................................		106
AppendixE ControllerLED,I2C,andAlarmConnectorQuickReference....................................		108
E.1	MicrosemiAdaptecRAID6405/6445LEDandI2CConnectorSpecification.............................................	108
E.2	MicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805/6805QLEDandI2CConnectorSpecification..........................................	109
E.3	Microsemi Adaptec RAID 6405E LED Connector Specification.................................................................	111
E.4	MicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805E/6805ER5LEDConnectorSpecification.................................................	111
E.5	Microsemi Adaptec RAID 6405T LED Connector Specification.................................................................	113
E.6	Microsemi Adaptec RAID 6805T/6805TQ LED Connector Specification...................................................	114
E.7	MicrosemiAdaptecRAID7805/7805Q/71605/71605Q/71605EAlarmConnectorSpecification............	115
E.8	Microsemi Adaptec RAID 71685/72405/78165 Alarm Connector Specification......................................	115
Appendix F Safety Information...................................................................................................		117
F.1	Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).....................................................................................................................	117
Appendix G Technical Specifications...........................................................................................		118
G.1	Environmental Specifications...................................................................................................................	118
G.2 DCPowerRequirements...........................................................................................................................		118
G.3	Current Requirements .............................................................................................................................	118
G.4	Supercapacitor Ratings ............................................................................................................................	119

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ListofTables
Table1•IBPILEDBlinkPattern ...............................................................................................................................	95
Table2•SGPIOLEDBlinkPattern ...........................................................................................................................	96
Table 3 • Backup Unit Status ...................................................................................................................................	99

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Limited3-YearHardwareWarranty

1.MicrosemiCorporation(“Microsemi”)warrantstothepurchaserofthisproductthatitwillbefree

fromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipforaperiodofthree(3)yearsfromthedateofpurchase.

Iftheproductshouldbecomedefectivewithinthewarrantyperiod,Microsemi,atitsoption,will

repairorreplacetheproduct,orrefundthepurchaser'spurchasepricefortheproduct,providedit

isdeliveredatthepurchaser'sexpensetoanauthorizedMicrosemiservicefacilityortoMicrosemi.

2.Repairorreplacementpartsorproductswillbefurnishedonanexchangebasisandwilleitherbe neworreconditionedandwillbesubjecttooriginalwarrantyterm. Allreplacedpartsorproducts shallbecomethepropertyofMicrosemi. Thiswarrantyshallnotapplyiftheproducthasbeen damagedbyaccident,misuse,abuseorasaresultofunauthorizedserviceorparts.

3.Warrantyserviceisavailabletothepurchaserbydeliveringtheproductduringthewarrantyperiod toanauthorizedMicrosemiservicefacilityortoMicrosemiandprovidingproofofpurchaseprice anddate. Thepurchasershallbearallshipping,packing,andinsurancecostsandallothercosts, excludinglaborandparts,necessarytoeffectuaterepair,replacementorrefundunderthiswarranty.

4.Formoreinformationonhowtoobtainwarrantyservice,clickontheServices&Supportlinkat microsemi.com.

5.THISLIMITEDWARRANTYDOESNOTEXTENDTOANYPRODUCTWHICHHASBEENDAMAGEDASA RESULTOFACCIDENT,MISUSE,ABUSE,ORASARESULTOFUNAUTHORIZEDSERVICEORPARTS.

6.THISWARRANTYISINLIEUOFALLOTHEREXPRESSWARRANTIESWHICHNOWORHEREAFTERMIGHT OTHERWISEARISERESPECTTOTHISPRODUCT. IMPLIEDWARRANTIES,INCLUDINGTHOSEOF MERCHANTABILITY,FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEANDNON-INFRINGEMENTSHALL(A) HAVENOGREATERDURATIONTHAN3YEARSFROMTHEDATEOFPURCHASE,(B)TERMINATE AUTOMATICALLYATTHEEXPIRATIONOFSUCHPERIODAND(C)TOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBYLAW BEEXCLUDED.INTHEEVENTTHISPRODUCTBECOMESDEFECTIVEDURINGTHEWARRANTYPERIOD, THEPURCHASER'SEXCLUSIVEREMEDYSHALLBEREPAIR,REPLACEMENTORREFUNDASPROVIDED ABOVE. INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES,INCLUDINGWITHOUTLIMITATIONLOSSOF DATA,ARISINGFROMBREACHOFANYEXPRESSORIMPLIEDWARRANTYARENOTTHERESPONSIBILITY OFMICROSEMIAND,TOTHEEXTENTPERMITTEDBYLAW,AREHEREBYEXCLUDEDBOTHFOR PROPERTYDAMAGE,ANDTOTHEEXTENTNOTUNCONSCIONABLE,FORPERSONALINJURYDAMAGE.

7.WITHINTHEUS,SOMESTATESDONOTALLOWTHEEXCLUSIONORLIMITATIONOFINCIDENTALOR

CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESFORCONSUMERPRODUCTS,ANDSOMESTATESDONOTALLOW

LIMITATIONSONHOWLONGANIMPLIEDWARRANTYLASTS,SOTHEABOVELIMITATIONOR

EXCLUSIONSMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.

8.THISWARRANTYGIVESYOUSPECIFICLEGALRIGHTS,ANDYOUMAYALSOHAVEOTHERRIGHTS

WHICHVARYDEPENDINGONWHEREYOURESIDE.

9.FORAUSTRALIARESIDENTS,IFTHEPRODUCTSHOULDBECOMEDEFECTIVEWITHINTHEWARRANTY

PERIOD,MICROSEMI,ATITSOPTION,WILLREPAIRORREPLACETHEPRODUCT,ORREFUNDTHE

PURCHASER'SPURCHASEFORTHEPRODUCT,PROVIDEDITISDELIVEREDATTHEPURCHASER'S EXPENSEBACKTOTHEPLACEOFPURCHASEAFTERMICROSEMITECHNICALSUPPORTHASISSUED ANINCIDENTNUMBER. INADDITIONTOTHEWARRANTIESSETFORTHHEREIN,OURGOODSCOME WITHGUARANTEESTHATCANNOTBEEXCLUDEDUNDERTHEAUSTRALIANCONSUMERLAW. YOU AREENTITLEDTOAREPLACEMENTORREFUNDFORAMAJORFAILUREANDFORCOMPENSATION FORANYOTHERREASONABLYFORESEEABLELOSSORDAMAGE. YOUAREALSOENTITLEDTOHAVE THEGOODSREPAIREDORREPLACEDIFTHEGOODSFAILTOBEOFACCEPTABLEQUALITYANDTHE FAILUREDOESNOTAMOUNTTOAMAJORFAILURE.

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RegulatoryComplianceStatements

FederalCommunicationsCommissionRadioFrequencyInterferenceStatement

Attention: Changesormodificationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible forcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant toPart15oftheFCCrules. Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequency energy,andifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmful interferencetoradiocommunications. However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccur inaparticularinstallation. However,ifthisequipmentdoescauseinterferencetoradioortelevision equipmentreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweenequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris connected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/televisiontechnicianforhelp.

•UseashieldedandproperlygroundedI/Ocableandpowercabletoensurecomplianceofthisunit

tothespecifiedlimitsoftherules.

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions: (1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterferenceand(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

ULComplianceStatement

MicrosemiAdaptecproductsaretestedandlistedbyUnderwritersLaboratories,Inc. toUL60950-1 SecondEditionandIEC-60950-1SecondEditionstandards,filenumbersE175975. MicrosemiAdaptec productsareforuseonlywithULlistedITE.

MicrosemiCorporation

UseonlywiththelistedITE:

ASR-6405/ASR-6445/ASR-6805/

ASR-6405E/ASR-6805E/ASR-6805ER5/ASR-6805Q/

ASR-6405T/ASR-6805T/ASR-6805TQ/

ASR-7805/ASR-7805Q/ASR-71605/

ASR-71605E/ASR-71605Q/ASR-71685/

ASR-72405/AFM700

ASR-6405/ASR-6445/ASR-6805/

ASR-6405E/ASR-6805E/ASR-6805ER5/ASR-6805Q/

ASR-6405T/ASR-6805T/ASR-6805TQ/

ASR-7805/ASR-7805Q/ASR-71605/

ASR-71605E/ASR-71605Q/ASR-71685/

ASR-72405/ASR-78165/

ASR-8405/ASR-8405E/ASR-8805/ASR-8805E/ASR-8885/

ASR-8885Q/ASR-81605Z/ASR-81605ZQ/

AFM-700

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EuropeanUnionComplianceStatement

ThisInformationTechnologyEquipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywithEMCDirective2014

/30/EU,inaccordancewith:

•EN55032(2014)Emissions:

•ClassBITEradiatedandconductedemissions

•EN55024(2010)Immunity:

•EN61000-4-2(2009)Electrostaticdischarge:±4kVcontact,±8kVair

•EN61000-4-3(2010)Radiatedimmunity:3V/m

•EN61000-4-4(2012)Electricalfasttransients/burst:±1kVAC,±0.5kVI/O

•EN61000-4-5(2014)Surges:±1kVdifferentialmode,±2kVcommonmode

•EN61000-4-6(2014)Conductedimmunity:3V

•EN61000-4-11(2004)Supplydipsandvariations:30%and100%

•EN50581(2012)TechnicalDocumentation:

•Fortheassessmentofelectricalandelectronicproductswithrespecttotherestrictionofhazardoussubstances

Inaddition,allequipmentrequiringU.L. listinghasbeenfoundtocomplywithEMCDirective2014/35/

EU,inaccordancewithEN60950withamendmentsA1,A2,A3,A4,A11,A12.

Australian/NewZealandComplianceStatement

ThisdevicehasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuantto

theAustralian/NewZealandstandardAS/NZS3548setoutbytheSpectrumManagementAgency.

CanadianComplianceStatement

ThisClassBdigitalapparatusmeetsallrequirementsoftheCanadianInterference-CausingEquipment Regulations. CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBrespectetouteslesexigencesduRèglementsurlematérielbrouilleur duCanada.

JapaneseCompliance(VoluntaryControlCouncilInitiative)

ThisequipmentcompliestoclassBInformationTechnologyequipmentbasedonVCCI(VoluntaryControl CouncilforInterface). Thisequipmentisdesignedforhomeusebutitmaycausesradiofrequencyinterferenceproblemifusedtooneartoatelevisionorradio.Pleasehandleitcorrectlyperthisdocumentation.

KoreanCompliance(KCC)Statement

MicrosemiAdaptecproductsaretestedandcertifiedbyKCC:

KCC-REM-KHK-ASR-6xx5

KCC-REM-KHK-ASR-7xxx5

KCC-REM-KHK-ASR-6xx5

KCC-REM-KHK-ASR-7xxx5

MSIP-REM-KHK-ASR-8xxx5

Theabovecertificationcoversthefollowingseries:

ASR-6805,ASR-6445,ASR-6405

ASR-6805E,ASR-6405E,ASR-6805Q

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ASR-6805T,ASR-6405T,ASR-6805TQ

ASR-7805,ASR-7805Q,ASR-71605

ASR-71605E,ASR-71605Q

ASR-71685,ASR-72405

ASR-6805,ASR-6445,ASR-6405

ASR-6805E,ASR-6405E,ASR-6805Q

ASR-6805T,ASR-6405T,ASR-6805TQ

ASR-7805,ASR-7805Q,ASR-71605

ASR-71605E,ASR-71605Q

ASR-71685,ASR-72405,ASR-78165

ASR-8405,ASR-8405E,ASR-8805,ASR-8805E,ASR-8885

ASR-8885Q,ASR-81605Z,ASR-81605ZQ

AFM-700

Thisequipmentishomeuse(ClassB)electromagneticwavesuitabilityequipmentandtobeusedmainly

athomeanditcanbeusedinallareas.

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AboutThisGuide

1AboutThisGuide

ThisInstallationandUser'sGuideexplainshowtoinstallyourMicrosemi® Adaptec® RAIDcontroller. It alsodescribestheutilitiesincludedinyourcontrollerkit,andprovidesabasicoverviewofSerialAttached SCSI(SAS)andRedundantArrayofIndependentDisk(RAID)technology.

TheseMicrosemiAdaptecSerialAttachedSCSIRAID(ASR)controllermodelsaredescribedinthisguide:

•ASR-6405,ASR-6405E,ASR-6405T

•ASR-6445

•ASR-6805,ASR-6805Q,ASR-6805E,ASR-6805ER5,ASR-6805T,ASR-6805TQ

•ASR-7805,ASR-7805Q

•ASR-71605,ASR-71605E,ASR-71605Q

•ASR-71685

•ASR-72405

•ASR-78165

•ASR-8405,ASR-8405E

•ASR-8805,ASR-8805E

•ASR-8885,ASR-8885Q

•ASR-81605Z,ASR-81605ZQ

1.1WhatYouNeedtoKnowBeforeYouBegin

Youshouldbefamiliarwithcomputerhardware,datastorage,RAIDtechnology,andSASandSerialATA (SATA)technology. (FormoreinformationaboutSAStechnology,see IntroductiontoSAS onpage76.)

Youshouldalsobefamiliarwithdirect-attachedstorage(DAS)conceptsandtechnology.

Note: BecausethisguidecoversmultipleMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDproducts,someofthefeatures andfunctionsdescribedmaynotbeavailableforyourcontroller.Formoreinformation,seeAbout YourRAIDController onpage16.

1.2TerminologyUsedinthisGuide

BecauseyoucanuseyourMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDcontrollertomanagedatastorageinavarietyof configurations,thegenericterm“storagespace”isusedtorefertocontroller(s)anddiskdrivesbeing managedwithMicrosemiAdaptecmaxViewStorageManager™(calledsimplymaxViewStorageManager intheremainderofthisguide)ortheotherutilitiesdescribedinthisguide.

Manyofthetermsandconceptsreferredtointhisguideareknowntocomputerusersbymultiple names. Thisguideusestheseterms:

•Controller(alsoknownasadapter,board,orcard)

•Diskdrive(alsoknownasharddisk,harddrive,orharddiskdrive)

•SolidStateDrive(alsoknownasSSDornon-rotatingstoragemedia)

•Enclosure(alsoknownasaRAIDenclosure,storageenclosure,ordiskdriveenclosure)

•Array(alsoknownasacontainer,logicaldevice,orlogicaldrive)

Note: maxViewStorageManagerreferstoarraysaslogicaldrives. YourRAIDcontroller creates arrays,whichyouroperatingsystem(andmaxViewStorageManager)recognizesas logicaldrives. Formoreinformation,refertothe maxViewStorageManagerUser’sGuide.

1.3HowtoFindMoreInformation

YoucanfindmoreinformationaboutyourMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDcontrollerandutilitiessoftwareby referringtothesedocuments,availablefordownloadat start.microsemi.com.

• Readme.txt—Includesupdatedproductinformationandknownissues.

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•maxViewStorageManagerUser’sGuideforMicrosemiARC-FamilyControllers—Describeshowto installandusethemaxViewStorageManagersoftware(see AboutmaxViewStorageManager on page71)tomanagedirectattachedstorageonMicrosemiAdaptecSeries6/7/8controllers.

Note: Intheremainderofthisguide,thismanualisreferredtosimplyasthemaxViewStorage ManagerUser'sGuide.

•maxViewStorageManagerOnlineHelp—DescribeshowtousethemaxViewStorageManager software;accessiblefromthemainwindowofmaxViewStorageManager.

•MicrosemiAdaptecRAIDControllerCommandLineUtilityUser'sGuide—Describeshowtousethe includedMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDControllerConfiguration(ARCCONF)commandlineutility(see AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDControllerConfigurationUtility onpage71)toperformbasic arrayandconfigurationmanagementfunctions.

•MicrosemiAdaptecEventMonitorUser'sGuide—DescribeshowtousetheEventMonitorutility tomonitortheMicrosemiAdaptecstoragecontrollersinstalledonyoursystem

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2KitContentsandSystemRequirements

ThischapterdescribesthecontentsofyourMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDcontrollerkitandthesystem requirementsthatmustbemetforyoutosuccessfullyinstallanduseyourcontroller.

2.1KitContents

•MicrosemiAdaptecRAIDcontroller

•Cables(NotincludedinMicrosemiAdaptec'Single'product. Ifyourkitincludescables,thetype andquantityvary—formoreinformation,see Cables onpage37.)

•(Selectmodelsonly)Low-profilebracket

Note: Thelatestfirmware,controllerdrivers,utilities(maxViewStorageManager,ARCCONFCLI) anddocumentationcanbedownloadedat start.microsemi.com. See CreatingaDriverDisk on page54forinformationaboutdownloadingdrivers.

2.2SystemRequirements

•PC-compatiblecomputerwithIntelPentium,orequivalent,processor

•Motherboardwiththesefeatures:

•Supportformulti-functiondeviceswhereoneofthedevicesisaPCIbridge

•Largememory-mappedaddressranges

RefertotheReadmeforadditionalmotherboardcompatibilityinformation.

•Oneoftheseoperatingsystems:

•Microsoft®Windows®Server2016964-bit),WindowsServer2012R2(64-bit),WindowsServer 2012(64-bit),WindowsServer2008R2,R2SP1(64-bit),WindowsSBS2011Standardand Essential(64-bit),Windows7,Windows8.1,Windows10,WindowsPE5.x(64-bit)

•RedHat® EnterpriseLinux7.2,7.1,6.8,6.7,5.11,5.10(64-bit)

•SuSELinuxEnterpriseServer12,12SP1,11SP3andSP4(64-bit)

•FreeBSD10.3,10.2(64-bit)

•DebianLinux8.1(64-bit)

•UbuntuLinux16.04,14.04.4(64-bit)

•FedoraLinux22(64-bit)

•CentOS7.3,7.2,7.1,6.8,6.7,5.11,5.10(64-bit)

•vSphere6.0,6.0U2

•Solaris11,10U9(64-bit)

•VMwareESXi6.0,VMwareESXi5.5U2,5.5U3(64-bit)

•CitrixXenServer6.5.1(64-bit)

Note: RefertotheReadmeforup-to-dateoperatingsystemversionsupport,orcheckthe Knowledgebaseatwww.adaptec.com.Fromthemainmenu,selectSupport>Knowledgebase> Answers>AdvancedSearch. Selectyourcontroller,limitthecategorybyOSSupport,then click Search.

•4GBofRAMminimum

•AvailablecompatiblePCIeslot(dependingonyourcontrollermodel—seethedescriptionsinAbout YourRAIDController onpage16)

•350MBoffreediskdrivespace

•USBflashdriveorCDburner,forcreatingdriverdisksandbootablemedia

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3AboutYourRAIDController

ThischapterprovidesanoverviewofthefeaturesofyourMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDcontroller.

3.1StandardRAIDControllerFeatures

•SupportforSASandSATAHardDiskDrives(HDD)andSolidStateDrives(SSD)

•FlashROMforupdatestocontrollerfirmware,BIOS,andtheMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDConfiguration utility

•Diskdrivehot-swapping

•Eventloggingandbroadcasting,includingemailnotificationmessages

•MultipleoptionsforcreatingandmanagingRAIDarrays—Abrowser-basedsoftwareapplication (maxViewStorageManager),aBIOS-basedutility(ARC),acommandlineutility(ARCCONF)(see ManagingYourStorageSpace onpage71)

•Nativecommandqueuing(NCQ),whichletsdiskdrivesarrangecommandsintothemostefficient orderforoptimumperformance

•SupportfordiskdriveenclosureswithSES2enclosuremanagementhardware

•Supportforaflashbackupmodule(see AddingaFlashBackupModule onpage17)

•SupportforMicrosemiAdaptecmaxCache™ SSDreadandwritecaching(see ModifyingCache Settings onpage91)

Note: maxCacheissupportedonMicrosemiAdaptecSeriesQcontrollersonly.

•Power-managementofdiskdrivesinyourstoragespacetoreducecoolingandelectricitycosts(see ModifyingPowerManagementSettings onpage91)

•Audiblealarm

•I/Ostatisticslogging

3.1.1Array-levelFeatures

Note: Notallfeaturesaresupportedbyallcontrollers. Formoreinformation,seethe maxView

StorageManagerUser'sGuide.

•SupportforRAID0,RAID1,RAID5,RAID10,RAID50,andsimplevolumes

•SupportforhybridRAID1andRAID10arrayscomprisedofharddrivesandSolidStateDrives(SSDs)

•(MicrosemiAdaptecSeries6ControllersOnly) SupportforJBODdisks(appearasaphysicaldisk drivestotheoperatingsystem;notredundant)

•Supportforhotspares(globalanddedicated)

•Supportforautomaticfailover,soarraysareautomaticallyrebuiltwhenafaileddriveisreplaced (appliestoredundantarraysinSES2- orSAF-TE-enableddiskdriveenclosures only)

•Optimizeddiskutilization,whichensuresthatthefullcapacityofalldiskdrivescanbeused,even ifthediskdrivesvaryinsize

•Onlinecapacityexpansion,soyoucanincreasethecapacityofanarraywithoutrecreatingit

•SupportforarraymigrationfromoneRAIDleveltoanother

3.1.2AdvancedDataProtectionSuite

•CopybackHotSpare—Youcanusethisfeaturetomovedatafromahotsparebacktoitsoriginal

locationafterafaileddiskdriveisreplaced.

•StripedMirror(RAID1E)—ARAID1EnhancedarrayissimilartoaRAID1arrayexceptthatdatais bothmirrored and striped,andmorediskdrivescanbeincluded.

•(MicrosemiAdaptecSeries6ControllersOnly) HotSpace(RAID5EE)—ARAID5EEarrayissimilar toaRAID5arrayexceptthatitincludesadistributedspareandmustbebuiltfromaminimumof fourdiskdrives.

•DualDriveFailureProtection(RAID6)—ARAID6arrayissimilartoaRAID5arrayexceptthatit includes two independentsetsofparitydatainsteadofone.

•DualDriveFailureProtection(RAID60)—ARAID60arrayissimilartoaRAID50arrayexceptthat itincludes four independentsetsofparitydatainsteadoftwo.

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3.2AddingaFlashBackupModule

Thistableshowstheflashbackupmodule(or“zeromaintenancecacheprotection”)supportedbyyour

MicrosemiAdaptecRAIDcontroller. Topurchaseaflashbackupmodule,visit www.adaptec.com.

RAIDController

FlashModule

MicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805/6445/6405/6805T/6405T FlashBackupModuleAFM-600with

Supercapacitormodule(optional)

MicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805Q/6805TQ	FlashBackupModuleAFM-600with
	Supercapacitormodule(pre-installed)
MicrosemiAdaptecRAID7805/71605/71685/72405/78165/8405/8805	FlashBackupModuleAFM-700with
/8885	Supercapacitormodule(optional)
MicrosemiAdaptecRAID7805Q/71605Q/8885Q	FlashBackupModuleAFM-700with
	Supercapacitormodule(pre-installed)
MicrosemiAdaptecRAID81605Z/81605ZQ	FlashBackupModuleAFM-700with
	Supercapacitormodule(integrated)

3.3UpgradingtheControllerFirmware

YoucanupgradethefirmwareonyourMicrosemiAdaptecRAIDcontrollerusingtheAdaptecFlash Utilityorfromthecomputer'suEFIBIOS. Followtheinstructionsin Using_the_Adaptec_Flash_Utility onpage103or UpdatingtheControllerFirmware onpage100. Youcanalsoupgradethecontroller firmwarewithmaxViewStorageManagerandtheARCCONFcommand-lineutility.RefertothemaxView StorageManagerUser'sGuide andthe MicrosemiAdaptecCommandLineInterfaceUser'sGuide for moreinformation. Ifthefirmwareupgradeisunsuccessful,followtheinstructionsin Resettingthe Controller onpage75.

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3.4AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6405

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6405isaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

Drive Activity LED connector f or CN0

I2C connector for CN0

Ext. Alarm connector

Aggregate Activity

HDA mode connector

Diagnostic LEDs

Activity LEDs (back of card)

	Daughterboard
	Connector
		Internal mini-SAS
	PCIe x8 connector	connector CN0
Mounting bracket
FormFactor	Low-profileMD2
Buscompatibility	PCIe2.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	4
Standardcache	512MBDDR2
Connectors,internal	1mini-SASx4(SFF-8087)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	4direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
EnclosureSupport	I2CandSGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-600(optional;soldsep-
Module	arately)

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3.5AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6445

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6445isaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

FormFactor	Low-profileMD2
Buscompatibility	PCIe2.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	8
Standardcache	512MBDDR2
Connectors	1mini-SASx4(SFF-8087)internal
	1mini-SASx4(SFF-8088)external
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	8direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
EnclosureSupport	SES,I2C,andSGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-600(optional;soldsepa-
Module	rately)

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3.6AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805/6805Q

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805/6805QisaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

FormFactor	Low-profileMD2
Buscompatibility	PCIe2.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	8
Standardcache	512MBDDR2
Connectors,internal	2mini-SASx4(SFF-8087)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	8direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
maxCacheSSDsupport	6805Q:Upto8solidstatedrives,1TBcapacity,max.SeethemaxCache
	compatibilitylistat www.adaptec.com/compatibility.
EnclosureSupport	I2CandSGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-600(6805:optional,
Module	soldseparately;6805Q:standard,pre-installed)

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3.7AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6405E

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6405EisaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

Drive Activity LED connector for CN0

HDA mode connector

Ext. Alarmconnector

Aggregate Activity

	PCIe x1 connector	Internal mini-SAS
		connector CN0
Mounting bracket
FormFactor	Low-profileMD2(reducedlength:5.12inches)
Buscompatibility	PCIe2.0
PCIebuswidth	x1
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	4
Standardcache	128MBDDR2
Connectors,internal	1mini-SASx4(SFF-8087)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	4direct-attached
EnclosureSupport	SGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	No
Module

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3.8AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805E/6805ER5

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805E/6805ER5isaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1

HDAmode connector

Ext. Alarmconnector

Aggregate Activity

CN1

CN0

	2 internal mini-SAS
	connectors
	PCIe x4 connector
Mounting bracket
FormFactor	Low-profileMD2(reducedlength:6.1inches)
Buscompatibility	PCIe2.0
PCIebuswidth	x4
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	8
Standardcache	128MBDDR2
Connectors,internal	2mini-SASx4(SFF-8087)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	8direct-attached
EnclosureSupport	SGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	No
Module

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3.9AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6405T

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6405TisaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

Internal mini-SAS connector CN0

Ext. Alarm connector

HDA mode connector

Aggregate Activity

Drive Activity LED connectorfor CN0 Diagnostic/Activity LEDs

		Daughterboard
	PCIe x8 connector	connector
	Mounting bracket
FormFactor	Low-profileMD2
Buscompatibility	PCIe2.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	4
Standardcache	512MBDDR2
Connectors,internal	1mini-SASx4(SFF-8087)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	4direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
EnclosureSupport	SGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-600(optional;soldsep-
Module	arately)

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3.10AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805T/6805TQ

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID6805T/6805TQisaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

2 internal mini-SAS connectors

Ext. Alarm connector	Drive Activity LED connector for CN0/CN1
HDA mode connector	Diagnostic/Activity LEDs
Aggregate Activity
CN0	CN1

	Daughterboard
	connector
	PCIe x8 connector
	Mounting bracket
FormFactor	Low-profileMD2
Buscompatibility	PCIe2.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	8
Standardcache	512MBDDR2
Connectors,internal	2mini-SASx4(SFF-8087)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	8direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
maxCacheSSDsupport	6805TQ:Upto8solidstatedrives,1TBcapacity,max.SeethemaxCache
	compatibilitylistat www.adaptec.com/compatibility.
EnclosureSupport	SGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-600(6805T:optional,
Module	soldseparately;6805TQ:standard,pre-installed)

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3.11AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID7805/7805Q

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID7805/7805QisaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

		Ext. Alarm connector
2 internal mini-SAS HD connectors		HDA mode connector
CN0	CN1

Daughterboard connector

	PCIe x8 connector
Mounting bracket
FormFactor	Low-profileMD2
Buscompatibility	PCIe3.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	8
Standardcache	1024MBDDR3
Connectors,internal	2mini-SASHDx4(SFF-8643)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	8direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
maxCacheSSDsupport	7805Q:Upto8solidstatedrives,2TBcapacity,max.SeethemaxCache
	compatibilitylistat www.adaptec.com/compatibility.
EnclosureSupport	IBPIandSGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-700(7805:optional,
Module	soldseparately;7805Q:standard,pre-installed)

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3.12AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID71605/71605Q

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID71605/71605QisaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

				Ext. Alarm connector
4 internal mini-SAS HD connectors				HDA mode connector
CN0	CN1	CN2	CN3

	Daughterboard
	connector
	PCIe x8 connector
Mounting bracket
FormFactor	Low-profileMD2
Buscompatibility	PCIe3.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	16
Standardcache	1024MBDDR3
Connectors,internal	4mini-SASHDx4(SFF-8643)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	16direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
maxCacheSSDsupport	71605Q:Upto8solidstatedrives,2TBcapacity,max.SeethemaxCache
	compatibilitylistat www.adaptec.com/compatibility.
EnclosureSupport	IBPIandSGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-700(71605:optional,
Module	soldseparately;71605Q:standard,pre-installed)

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3.13AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID71605E

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID71605EisaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

				Ext. Alarm connector
4 internal mini-SAS HD connectors				HDA mode connector
CN0	CN1	CN2	CN3

	PCIe x8 connector
Mounting bracket
FormFactor	Low-profileMD2
Buscompatibility	PCIe3.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	16
Standardcache	256MBDDR3
Connectors,internal	4mini-SASHDx4(SFF-8643)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	16direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
EnclosureSupport	IBPIandSGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	No
Module

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3.14AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID71685

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID71685isaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

4 internal mini-SAS HD connectors	Ext. Alarm
	connector
HDA mode
connector

2 external mini-SAS HD connectors

	Daughterboard
	connector
	PCIe x8 connector
	Mounting bracket
FormFactor	FullHeight,HalfLength
Buscompatibility	PCIe3.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	24
Standardcache	1024MBDDR3
Connectors,internal	4mini-SASHDx4(SFF-8643)
Connectors,external	2mini-SASHDx4(SFF-8644)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	24direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
EnclosureSupport	IBPIandSGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-700(optional,sold
Module	separately)

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3.15AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID72405

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID72405isaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

4 internal mini-SAS	2 internal mini-SAS
HD connectors	HD connectors

HDA mode connector

Ext. Alarm connector

	Daughterboard
	connector
	PCIe x8 connector
Mounting bracket
FormFactor	FullHeight,HalfLength
Buscompatibility	PCIe3.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	24
Standardcache	1024MBDDR3
Connectors,internal	6mini-SASHDx4(SFF-8643)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	24direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
EnclosureSupport	IBPIandSGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-700(optional,sold
Module	separately)

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3.16AbouttheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID78165

TheMicrosemiAdaptecRAID78165isaSASRAIDcontrollerwiththesefeatures:

2 internal mini-SAS HD connectors
	HDA mode	Ext. Alarm
	connector	connector
4 external
mini-SAS HD
connectors
3	Daughterboard
2	connector
	PCIe x8 connector
	Mounting bracket
FormFactor	Low-profileMD2
Buscompatibility	PCIe3.0
PCIebuswidth	x8
Datatransferrate	6Gb/sperport
Phys(UnifiedSerialPorts)	24
Standardcache	1024MBDDR3
Connectors,internal	2mini-SASHDx4(SFF-8643)
Connectors,external	4mini-SASHDx4(SFF-8644)
Maximumnumberofdiskdrives	24direct-attached(orupto256withexpanders)
EnclosureSupport	IBPIandSGPIO(SerialGeneralPurposeInput/Output)
Onboardspeaker	Yes
ZeroMaintenanceCacheProtection	MicrosemiAdaptecFlashBackupModuleAFM-700(optional,sold
Module	separately)

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