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Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers
Installation and User’s Guide
PMC-Sierra Confidential — Preliminary Draft 10/21/11
PMC-Sierra Confidential — Preliminary Draft 10/21/11
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● 2 Copyright Copyright © 2011 PMC-Sierra, Inc. All rights reserved. The information in this document is proprietary and confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc., and for its customers’ internal use. In any event, no part of this document may be reproduced or redistributed in any form without the express written consent of PMC- Sierra, Inc. Trademarks PMC, PMC-Sierra, and Adaptec are registered trademarks of PMC-Sierra, Inc. “Adaptec by PMC” is a trademark of PMC-Sierra, Inc. Other product and compan
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●3 Adaptec by PMC Product Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec by PMC 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 product unique TSID number. The TSID number identifies your product and support
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●4 Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty 1. PMC-Sierra, Inc. (“PMC-Sierra”) 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, PMC-Sierra, 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 PMC-Si
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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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● 6 Korean Compliance (KCC) Statement Adaptec by PMC products are tested and certified by KCC: KCC-REM-KHK-ASR-6xx5 The above certification covers the following series: ASR-6805, ASR-6445, ASR-6405 ASR-6805E, ASR-6405E, ASR-6805Q ASR-6805T, ASR-6405T, ASR-6805TQ This equipment is home use (Class B) electromagnetic wave suitability equipment and to be used mainly at home and it can be used in all areas. Caution: Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose
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Contents 1 About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 13 Terminology Used in this Guide...................................................................... 13 How to Find More Information....................................................................... 13 2 Kit Contents and System Requirements Kit Contents ...................................................................................................... 15 System Requir
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Contents ● 8 About the Adaptec RAID 6445......................................................................... 34 About the Adaptec RAID 6805/6805Q ............................................................ 35 About the Adaptec RAID 6405E ...................................................................... 36 About the Adaptec RAID 6805E ...................................................................... 37 About the Adaptec RAID 6405T ..................................................
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Contents ● 9 Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux ........................................... 62 Installing with SuSE Linux ............................................................................... 63 Installing with Debian Linux............................................................................ 63 Installing with Ubuntu Linux........................................................................... 65 Installing with Solaris............................................
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Contents ● 10 A Introduction to SAS Terminology Used in This Chapter ................................................................. 89 What is SAS?...................................................................................................... 89 How Do SAS Devices Communicate?.............................................................. 90 What’s a Phy? .................................................................................................... 90 What’s a SAS Port?...........
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Contents ● 11 Opening SerialSelect.................................................................................. 110 Applying Changes and Exiting................................................................. 110 Modifying Your Controller’s Configuration........................................... 110 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives........................................................... 113 Locating Disk Drives........................................................................
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Contents ● 12 F Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ........................................................................ 147 G Technical Specifications Environmental Specifications......................................................................... 149 DC Power Requirements ................................................................................ 149 Current Requirements .................................................................................. 149 Index
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About This Guide 1 In this chapter... What You Need to Know Before You Begin.......................................................................... 13 Terminology Used in this Guide............................................................................................ 13 How to Find More Information ............................................................................................ 13 ® ™ This Installation and User’s Guide explains how to install your Adaptec by PMC RAID contro
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Chapter 1: About This Guide ● 13 What You Need to Know Before You Begin You should be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and SAS and Serial ATA (SATA) technology. (For an introduction to SAS, see page 88.) You should also be familiar with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) concepts and technology. Note: Because this guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of the features and functions described may not be available for your controller. For more information, se
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Kit Contents and System Requirements 2 In this chapter... Kit Contents............................................................................................................................ 15 System Requirements .............................................................................................................15 This chapter lists the contents of your Adaptec RAID controller kit and the system requirements that must be met for you to successfully install and use your controller
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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 15 Kit Contents ● Adaptec by PMC RAID controller ● Adaptec Installation DVD (bootable), including controller drivers, Adaptec Storage Manager, ARCCONF command line utility, and documentation ● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cable information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.) ● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket ● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID
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Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 16 ● DVD-ROM drive ● Floppy disk drive, USB flash drive, or CD burner, for creating driver disks and bootable media
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About Your RAID Controller 3 In this chapter... Standard RAID Controller Features...................................................................................... 18 Adding a Battery Backup Module ......................................................................................... 19 Adding a Flash Backup Module............................................................................................. 19 About the Adaptec RAID 5085 ....................................................
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 18 Standard RAID Controller Features ● Support for SAS disk drives, SATA/SATA II disk drives, and SATA and SAS Solid State Drives (SSDs) ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays—A full software application (Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utili
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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 19 Advanced Data Protection Suite Note: The following features are supported on Adaptec Series 5 and Series 6 controllers. Striped Mirrors are also supported on Series 2 and Series 6E controllers. ● Copyback Hot Spare—You can use this feature to move data from a hot spare back to its original location after a failed disk drive is replaced. ● Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)—A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except that data is both mirrored a
