Adaptec SATA RAID FOR ADAPTEC User manual

USER’SGUIDE
ADAPTEC EMBEDDED SERIAL ATA RAID

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Contents
1 Introduction
Overview 1-1
What is HostRAID? 1-1
Operating System Compatibility 1-2
Storage Requirements 1-2
Features 1-2
Storage Management Software Overview 1-3
2 Installing the Driver
Installing the Driver in a New Windows System 2-2
Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System 2-3
Installing Red Hat or SuSE Linux 2-3
Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System 2-3
Installing the SuSE Driver in a New Linux System 2-4
Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Red Hat
or SuSE Linux System 2-5
Installing the Netware Driver in a New NetWare System 2-6
Installing or updating device drivers after installing
NetWare 2-7
Updating the Device Drivers 2-7
Installing the Device Drivers 2-7
3 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
Installing Storage Manager on Windows 3-2
Installing Storage Manager on Linux 3-3
Installing Storage Manager on NetWare 3-4
Starting Storage Manager 3-5
Logging into Remote Systems 3-5

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4 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager
Introduction 4-1
Features 4-1
Overview 4-2
Physical Devices View 4-3
Logical Devices View 4-3
Changing How Drives are Displayed 4-4
Collapsed and Expanded Views 4-4
Component Views 4-5
5 Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
Using the Array Configuration Utility 5-2
Managing Arrays 5-2
Creating Arrays 5-3
Add/Delete Hotspares 5-6
Initializing Disk Drives 5-6
Rebuilding Arrays 5-7
Verifying Drives 5-8
Using the Disk Utilities 5-8
Glossary
Index

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Introduction
In this Chapter...
Overview
Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID® adds RAID
functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID
levels 0, 1, and 10.
What is HostRAID?
HostRAID adds entry level RAID support to the Serial ATA I/O
controller. With HostRAID, you can add reliable performance and
full data protection.
Overview 1-1
Operating System Compatibility 1-2
Storage Requirements 1-2
Features 1-2
Storage Management Software Overview 1-3

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Introduction
Operating System Compatibility
Note: The HostRAID embedded software product supports
the following operating systems. However, depending on the
vendor and specific configuration of your system, it is
possible that only some of these operating systems are
supported. Consult your hardware vendor to clarify
operating system support.
■Microsoft®Windows®2000, Windows Server®2003,
Windows XP, and IA-32
■Linux
■Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 and 3.0
■SuSE SLES 8.0 and 8.2
■SuSE 9.0
■United Linux 1.0
■Miracle Linux 2.1
■Novell NetWare 6.5
Storage Requirements
Device drivers and storage management software require
approximately 20 MB of disk space.
Features
Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID supports:
■RAID levels 0, 1, and 10 using Adaptec’s HostRAID technology.
■Operating system independent configuration and RAID
creation using Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC).
■Easy array configuration and status using Adaptec Storage
Manager.
Install Adaptec Storage Manager as described in Chapter 3,
Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager.

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Introduction
■Hot swap rebuild of fault tolerant arrays through the operating
system.
■Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for
alphanumeric pagers.
Storage Management Software Overview
Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA RAID includes the following
software tools to manage your storage subsystem:
■Adaptec Storage Manager—A storage management application
that provides you with an easy-to-use graphical interface to
manage your storage subsystem. For details, see Chapters 3
and 4.
■Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility—Part of the
controller’s built-in BIOS code. You start ARC by pressing
Ctrl+A during BIOS startup. For details, see Chapter 5, Adaptec
RAID Configuration Utility.
■Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—A DOS/BIOS application
used to create, configure, and manage arrays. For details, see
Chapter 5, Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.
Note: You must have the most recent versions of Adaptec
Storage Manager and ARC utility installed to run the Adaptec
Embedded SATA RAID drivers.

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Installing the Driver
In this Chapter...
This chapter describes installing the driver and setting up the new
array for the drives attached to your controller. Before you get
started, you need to select from the following scenarios for
installing the controller driver on Windows, Linux, or NetWare
systems:
■Installing the Driver in a New Windows System on page 2-2
■Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System on page 2-3
■Installing Red Hat or SuSE Linux on page 2-3
■Installing the Netware Driver in a New NetWare System on
page 2-6
■Installing or updating device drivers after installing NetWare on
page 2-7
Note: You must have the most recent versions of Adaptec
Storage Manager and ARC utility installed to run the Adaptec
Embedded SATA RAID drivers.
Installing the Driver in a New Windows System 2-2
Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows System 2-3
Installing Red Hat or SuSE Linux 2-3
Installing the Netware Driver in a New NetWare System 2-6
Installing or updating device drivers after installing NetWare 2-7

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Installing the Driver
Installing the Driver in a New Windows System
In this scenario, you are installing the driver in a new system that
has no operating system. To install the driver:
1Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web
site or the product CD.
2Restart the computer.
3If creating an array, press Ctrl+A when prompted to enter the
ARC utility. For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS,
see Chapter 5, Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.
4When the array is finished building, insert the Windows setup
CD and restart the system.
5Press F6 when prompted to install a third-party driver.
Note: When F6 is active, a prompt appears at the bottom of
the screen. Press F6 immediately—you only have
5 seconds. If you miss your chance, restart this Windows
installation to complete it correctly. Otherwise, Windows
will not recognize your controller.
6Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1 and wait until
prompted to install a driver.
7Press Sto specify that the driver is on the floppy disk, then
press Enter.
Windows searches the disk for a suitable driver.
8When the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA HostRAID driver is
found, press Enter. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions
to complete your installation.

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Installing the Driver
Installing the Driver in an Existing Windows
System
In this scenario, you are installing a driver in a system that already
has a Windows operating system. To install the driver:
1Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web
site or the product CD.
2Start Windows. Windows launches the Found New Hardware
Wizard, which searches for the controller driver.
3Insert the driver disk you created in Step 1, select the floppy
disk drive as the source then click Next.
4If necessary, select the appropriate driver for your operating
system.
5Click Next as needed to complete the controller installation.
6Remove the driver disk.
7If prompted, restart the computer.
8Your installation is complete. If you want to create an array
from the BIOS, see Chapter 5, Adaptec RAID Configuration
Utility. If you want to create an array from the operating
system, see Chapter 4, Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager.
Installing Red Hat or SuSE Linux
Installing the Red Hat Driver in a New Linux System
In this scenario, you are installing the driver in a new Red Hat
Linux system. To install the driver:
1Create a driver disk by following the instructions from the Web
site or the product CD.
2Restart the computer.
3If creating an array, press Ctrl+A when prompted to enter the
ARC utility. For instructions on creating an array from the BIOS,
see Chapter 5, Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.
4When the array is finished building, insert the Red Hat CD
Disk 1 in the CD-ROM drive then restart the system.