Adaptec ASR-3085 Operating manual

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README.TXT
Adaptec Unified Serial Controllers
ASR-3085/ASR-3405/ASR-3805/ASR-31205/ASR-31605
as of February 22, 2007
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Please review this file for important information about issues
and errata's that were discovered after completion of the standard
product documentation. In the case of conflict between various
parts of the documentation set, this file contains the most
current information.
NOTE: The latest BIOS and documentation can be downloaded
from www.adaptec.com when they become available.
The following information is available in this file:
1. Software and Documentation
1.1 Controller & Utility Software
1.2 Documentation on this CD
2. Installation Instructions
3. General Cautions
4. Known Limitations
4.1 ASR-31205/ASR-31605 with Sony SDX-470V tape drive
4.2 ASR-31205 - SATA disks do not support Dual Path with Expanders
4.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 is not supported with a Dell PowerEdge
SC430
4.4 Usage of firmware, utilities and flash tools
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1. Software and Documentation
1.1. Controller & Utility Software
Note: The latest versions of BIOS and driver software
can be downloaded from www.adaptec.com when they become
available.
- BIOS
- Windows Drivers
o Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, Professional
o Windows 2003 Server, Standard, Enterprise
o Windows XP Professional, Home Edition
o Windows Vista™
- Linux Drivers
o Red Hat Enterprise 3.0, IA-32 and x64
o Red Hat Enterprise 4.0, IA-32 and x64
o SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0, 10 IA-32 and x64

- Netware Drivers
o NetWare 6.5
- FreeBSD Drivers
o FreeBSD 5.3, 5.4, and 6.0
- SCO Drivers
o OpenServer 6.0
o UnixWare 7.1.4
- Sun Solaris Drivers
o Solaris 10
1.2. Documentation on this CD
- Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Installation
and User's Guide
- Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers
README.TXT file
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2. Installation Instructions
- The Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Installation
and User's Guide contains complete installation information for
the controllers and drivers, as well as complete instructions
for all utilities. The Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide
contains complete installation information for the Adaptec
Storage Manager software.
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3. General Cautions
- While an array is being built or cleared, DO NOT remove and
reinsert any drive from that array. Doing so may cause
unpredictable results for any of the controller's arrays.
- While a drive is being cleared, DO NOT try to include it in a
new array. Doing so may cause unpredictable results.
- DO NOT move drives containing an array or volume from one
controller to another while the power is on. Doing so could
cause the loss of the array configuration or data, or both.
Instead, power off both affected controllers, move the drives,
and then restart.
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4. Known Limitations

4.1 ASR-31205/ASR-31605 with Sony SDX-470V tape drive
Backing up large files (800KB or larger) to a Sony SDX-470V
tape drive will generate an input/output error.
4.2 ASR-31205 - SATA disks do not support Dual Path with Expanders
Connect Dual Path SAS Enclosures with 2 Expanders only via one
Expander when using SATA disks, SATA disks do not support Dual Path.
If SATA disks are connected using 2 Expanders the controller BIOS may
crash.
4.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 is not supported with a Dell PowerEdge SC430
Unable to do a graceful shutdown after changing the max port drive
to min port.This is due to an incompatibility issue with RHEL 3.0
and the Dell SC430.
4.4 Usage of firmware, utilities and flash tools
Use only the utilities/flash tools included with this release.
Upgrade any existing tools to those included with this release,
as this release may support additional features that were not
available with previous releases.
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