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Serial Attached SCSI
58300, 48300, 44300
HostRAID Controllers
Installation and User’s Guide
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● 3 Adaptec Customer Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec product, check this document first—you will find answers to most of your questions. If you need further assistance, use the support options listed below. To expedite your service, have your computer in front of you. Technical Support Identification (TSID) Number ● Before contacting Technical Support, you need your unique 12-digit TSID number. The TSID number identifies your product and support status. ●
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● 4 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 servic
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● 5 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 interferen
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Contents About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 11 Terminology Used in this Guide...................................................................... 11 How to Find More Information....................................................................... 11 About Your HostRAID Controller HostRAID Controller Features ........................................................................ 13 Array Level Features ................
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Contents ● 7 Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives Before You Begin............................................................................................... 24 Installing the HostRAID Controller................................................................. 24 Connecting Disk Drives to HostRAID Controllers......................................... 25 Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller.................................... 25 Connecting to a System Backplane........
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Contents ● 8 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features.............................................................................................................. 45 Overview............................................................................................................ 45 Physical Devices View................................................................................. 46 Logical Devices View ................................................................................
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Contents ● 9 Using the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility....................................................................... 63 Running the ARC Utility .................................................................................. 63 Creating and Managing Arrays ........................................................................ 63 Creating a New Array ................................................................................. 63 Managing Arrays.......................
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About This Guide 1 In this chapter... What You Need to Know Before You Begin.......................................................................... 11 Terminology Used in this Guide............................................................................................ 11 How to Find More Information ............................................................................................ 11 ® This Installation and User’s Guide explains how to install your Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI
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Chapter 1: About This Guide ● 11 What You Need to Know Before You Begin You should be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology, and the input/output (I/O) technology—SAS—used by your HostRAID controller. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 52.) You should also be familiar with Direct Attached Storage (DAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) concepts and technology. Terminology Used in this Guide Because you can use your HostRAID contr
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About Your HostRAID Controller 2 In this chapter... HostRAID Controller Features.............................................................................................. 13 Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware................................................................... 13 About the Adaptec SAS 58300 Controller............................................................................. 14 About the Adaptec SAS 48300 Controller....................................................
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 13 HostRAID Controller Features ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), BIOS, and the Array Configuration Utility (ACU). ● Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for alphanumeric pagers. ● Support for Adaptec Metadata Format (AMF) allowing the migration of simple volumes and arrays to Adaptec RAID controller cards. ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays—A full software application (A
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 14 About the Adaptec SAS 58300 Controller The Adaptec SAS 58300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features: External miniSAS Connectors J1 (LED Connector) 3.3V PCI-X Connector Mounting bracket Form factor Low-profile PCI compatibility PCI-X PCI bus width (max) 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz PHYs 8 Connectors, external 2 x4 external SFF 8088 (miniSAS) miniSAS 1.0 connector RAID levels 0, 1, 10 Simple volume Yes
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 15 About the Adaptec SAS 48300 Controller The Adaptec SAS 48300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features: External SAS Connector J1 (LED Connector) Internal SAS Connector 3.3 V PCI-X Connector Mounting bracket Form factor Low-profile PCI compatibility PCI-X PCI bus width (max) 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz PHYs 8 Connectors, internal 1 x4 internal SFF-8484 SAS 1.1 connector Connectors, external 1 x4 extern
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 16 About the Adaptec SAS 44300 Controller The Adaptec SAS 44300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 4-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features: Internal SAS Connector J1 (LED Connector) 3.3V PCI-X Connector Mounting bracket Form factor Low-profile PCI compatibility PCI-X PCI bus width (max) 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz PHYs 4 Connectors, internal 1 x4 internal SFF-8484 SAS 1.1 connector RAID levels 0, 1, 10 Simple Volume Yes Disk drives SAS (3
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Kit Contents and 3 System Requirements In this chapter... Kit Contents............................................................................................................................ 18 System Requirements .............................................................................................................18 This chapter lists the contents of your HostRAID controller kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller.
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Chapter 3: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 18 Kit Contents ● Adaptec SAS HostRAID controller ● HostRAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide ● Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for Adaptec Storage Manager and the Adaptec HRCONF (HostRAID Configuration) command line utility ● Readme Files ● Cables (type and quantity vary for cable information about your HostRAID controller, see Selecting Cables on page 20)
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Getting Started 4 In this chapter... Choosing a RAID Level.......................................................................................................... 20 Selecting Disk Drives.............................................................................................................. 20 Selecting Cables ...................................................................................................................... 20 Installation Options .....................................
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Chapter 4: Getting Started ● 20 Choosing a RAID Level This section provides a brief overview of the RAID levels supported by your HostRAID controller, including the minimum and maximum number of disk drives required by each. RAID 0 (Non-redundant Array)—Stripes data across multiple disk drives. Improved performance but no redundancy (see page 60). RAID 1 Array—Created from two disk drives where one disk drive is a mirror of the other (the same data is stored on each disk drive). Redundancy, b
