Summary of the content on the page No. 1
INSTALLATION AND USER’S GUIDE
ADAPTEC SATA AND SCSI
RAID CONTROLLERS
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
Adaptec SATA and SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User’s Guide R
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Copyright ©2004 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, and Adaptec Storage Manager are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Windows 2000 and W
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
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 here. If you need further assistance, use the support options listed below. 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. The TSID number is included on a white, bar-coded label, li
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Europe Visit our Web site at www.adaptec-europe.com. German: To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call +49 89 43 66 55 22, Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00, CET. For support via e-mail, submit your question to Adaptec’s Technical Support Specialists at ask-de.adaptec.com. French: To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call +49 89 43 66 55 33, Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00, CET. For support via e-mail, submit your question to Adaptec’s Technical Support Specialists at
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
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
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
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
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference- Causing 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 ma
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Contents 1 Introduction Kit Contents 1-2 Overview of the Installation Process 1-3 System Requirements and Compatibility 1-3 Drive Requirements 1-4 System Requirements 1-4 Operating System Compatibility 1-4 Motherboard Compatibility 1-5 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 About the Documentation 1-11 Using the Adaptec Installation CD 1-12 Booting from the CD with No Operating
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Contents 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 3-10 Inst
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
Contents A Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) Overview A-1 Using the ACU A-2 Creating Arrays A-2 Managing Arrays A-4 Initializing Drives A-7 Rescanning Drives A-8 Using SATASelect and SCSISelect A-9 Controller Configuration Options A-10 SATA Configuration Options A-12 SCSI Configuration Options A-13 Using the Disk Utilities A-15 Viewing the Event Log A-16 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 P
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Contents 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 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 D
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Contents F About SCSI SCSI Device Support F-2 Setting SCSI IDs F-2 Changing SCSI Termination on the Controller F-3 Enabling CD Drive Support F-3 Mixing SE Devices with LVD Devices F-3 G Controller Illustrations H Specifications Glossary xii
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
1 Introduction 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 1-13 Software Tools Overview 1-14 Safety Information 1-15 1-1
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Introduction 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 None 1 2120S/2200S 1 internal LVD SCSI cable 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
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Introduction Overview of the Installation Process This section provides an overview of the process of installing, setting-up, and configuring 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 2-4. b Install the c
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Introduction 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. System Requirements The following system features are required: Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor At least 128 MB of RAM An available 32- or 64-bit PCI slot 20 MB of free drive space 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600 CD
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Introduction Motherboard Compatibility The Adaptec RAID controller requires 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. Controller Features This section contains the f
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Introduction Centralized management across all Adaptec host-based RAID Manager. In addition to local products using Adaptec Storage Manager provides remote console access, Adaptec Storage configuration and management of RAID subsystems through password-protected Web access. SATA RAID Controller Features Summary The SATA RAID controller features are summarized in the table below: Adaptec 2410SA Adaptec 2810SA Adaptec 21610SA Form factor Low-profile Full-height Full-height PCI compatibili
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Introduction SCSI RAID Controller Features Summary The SCSI RAID controller features are described in the table below. Note: For more on SCSI, see Appendix F, About SCSI. Adaptec 2120S Adaptec 2200S Adaptec 2020ZCR Form factor Low-profile Low-profile Low-profile PCI compatibility PCI/PCI-X PCI only PCI only PCI bus width (max) 64-bit 64-bit 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz 66 MHz 66 MHz Cache, standard 64 MB 64 MB 64 MB Channels None 1 2 1 Devices per channel 15 15 15 Total devices 30 15 30
