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.

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Installing the Driver
5When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type expert or
linux dd at the boot prompt.
6When prompted, insert the driver disk (see Step 1) then select
OK.
7Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.
8If you intend to install other third-party devices, proceed with
the installation of those devices. Otherwise, select Done.
9Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat
documentation.
Installing the SuSE Driver in a New Linux System
In this scenario, you are installing the driver in a new SuSE 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 SuSE CD Disk 1
in the CD-ROM drive then restart the system.
5When the SuSE Installation menu appears, press the F3 key,
then select installation option from the Menu then press Enter.
6When prompted, insert the driver disk you created (see Step 1)
then press any key to continue.
7Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.
8Continue with the Linux installation according to the SuSE
documentation.

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Installing the Driver
Installing or Updating the Driver in an Existing Red Hat or SuSE
Linux System
To install the driver in an existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux system:
If Driver Files Are On A Web Site
1Create an rpm diskette for your Linux distribution and version.
2Insert the rpm diskette into the floppy diskette drive then open
up a command shell. From the shell type:
mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy
cd /mnt/floppy
rpm -ivh <rpmfile> (for a new install, or)
rpm -Uvh --force <rpmfile> (for an updated install)
3Reboot the system to enable the new/updated driver.
If Driver Files Are On The Product CD
1Insert the driver CD into the CD device and wait for the system
to automount the cd, or manually mount it from a shell by
typing:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2Then type:
cd /<directory of rpm files>
3Type:
rpm -ivh <rpmfile> (for a new install, or)
rpm -Uvh --force <rpmfile> (for an updated install)
cd
umount /mnt/cdrom
or
eject (to eject disc)
4Reboot the system to enable the new/updated driver.

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Installing the Driver
Installing the Netware Driver in a New NetWare
System
Note: For information about installing drivers if you use the
NetWare CD to install your operating system, see your
Novell documentation.
Use these steps to install the driver in a new Novell NetWare 6.5
system. To install the driver:
1Use the instructions provided in the NetWare manual to begin
the installation.
2When the Choose the Server Drivers - Disk Driver prompt appears
during the installation process, select Storage adapters; then,
press Enter.
3If the list contains the HostRAID SATA driver (AARICH.HAM) or
(AAR81XX.HAM), select the driver then press the Delete key to
delete it.
4Press the Insert key twice to Add an unlisted driver.
5Insert the support diskette for Novell NetWare.
6Press F3 to specify a path then type a:\ (where ais the diskette
drive letter) then press Enter.
Note: The driver and support files will be copied to the
system volume: either AARICH.HAM or AAR81XX.HAM.
7Verify that the driver name displays in the list of device drivers
that appears in the window (for example, AARICH.HAM) then
select Return to Driver Summary then press Enter.
8Select Continue then press Enter.
9Follow the instructions in the NetWare manual to complete the
installation.

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Installing the Driver
Installing or updating device drivers after
installing NetWare
To update the driver in an existing NetWare 6.5 system see
Updating the Device Drivers. To install the driver in an existing
NetWare system, see Installing the Device Drivers.
Updating the Device Drivers
1From the system console, type the following and press Enter
then:
Unload driver_name
where
driver_name is AARICH or AAR81XX
For example:
Unload AARICH
2Do not restart the system; continue with the instructions for
Installing the Device Drivers.
Installing the Device Drivers
1Start the NetWare hdetect utility program. From the system
console, type the following then press Enter:
load hdetect
2Insert the HostRAID support diskette for Novell NetWare into
the floppy diskette drive.
3When you see the prompt Sys volume not mounted. Load driver
anyway?, select Yes then press Enter to continue.
4The device driver window opens, showing a list of storage
adapters. Select Modify.
5Press Enter to continue then select Modify.
6Select the driver then press the Delete key to delete it.
7When the next window opens, press the Insert key twice to add
a driver.

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Installing the Driver
8When the next window opens, press F3 to specify a different
path.
9In the Specify a directory path field, type a:\ (where ais the
diskette drive letter) then press Enter.
10 After the installation program copies all the files, press Esc to
exit the hdetect utility.
Note: If you want NetWare to load the HostRAID device
driver automatically during startup, you must add the
appropriate LOAD command to the NetWare startup
command file (usually C:\NWSERVER\STARTUP.NCF). The
command has the form:
load [pathname]driverslot=number [options]
For example:
load c:\nwserver\a320raid.ham slot=1

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Installing and Starting
Adaptec Storage Manager
In this Chapter...
After you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller and driver,
you are ready to install and use Adaptec Storage Manager—a
user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) that makes it easy for
you to create and manage arrays without having to restart the
computer and use the BIOS utility.
Note: You need administrator or root privileges to install
Storage Manager. For details on verifying privileges, refer to
your operating system documentation.
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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Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
Installing Storage Manager on Windows
This section provides instructions for installing Storage Manager.
Note: On Windows, Storage Manager supports up to 16
Adaptec RAID controllers.
To install Storage Manager:
1Insert the product installation CD and wait for the Autorun
executable to start the installation. If this does not occur, browse
the CD and click Autorun.
2When the installation wizard starts, follow the instructions on
the screen to complete the installation.
Note: When prompted to install SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol), accept the default (
do not install )
unless you have a specific requirement for Storage Manager
to work with SNMP gets and traps.

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Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
Installing Storage Manager on Linux
Notes:
■With Linux, Storage Manager supports up to 12 Adaptec
RAID controllers.
■Storage Manager includes the Java Runtime Environment
(JRE).
■If a previous version of Storage Manager is already
installed and you are upgrading, you must first remove
that version. Any customization files you may have
created when you used the previous version are saved and
used in the upgrade. To remove Storage Manager, type the
rpm --erase StorMan command.
■For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux, visit
www.adaptec.com.
To install Storage Manager:
1Insert the product installation CD.
2Mount the product installation CD:
3Change to the cdrom directory:
4Extract the RPM package and install it:
rpm --install ./StorMan*.rpm
5Unmount the product installation CD:
for Red Hat mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
for SuSE mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
for Red Hat cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager
for SuSE cd /media/cdrom/linux/manager
for Red Hat umount /mnt/cdrom
for SuSE umount /media/cdrom

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Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
Installing Storage Manager on NetWare
Notes:
■With NetWare, Storage Manager supports up to 16
Adaptec RAID controllers.
■ You need the latest Support Pack for your operating system
so you can run the supported Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
■You need JVM version 1.3 or later. To check your JVM
version, load JVM, type JAVA -VERSION.
■For the latest updates from Novell, visit www.novell.com.
To install Storage Manager:
1Insert the product installation CD.
2From the command prompt, type load cdrom then press Enter.
3From the command prompt, type:
RaidMan:\netware\manager\install
The installation program starts.
4Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the
installation.

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Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
Starting Storage Manager
Note: You need root privileges to run Storage Manager.
To start Storage Manager, use the procedure outlined in the table
below for your operating system.
Logging into Remote Systems
To log into a remote system:
1Click Remote > Add Remote System.
Storage Manager displays the login screen, as shown below.
If your operating
system is... Start Storage Manager as follows...
Windows
To run Storage Manager as a standalone application,
click
Start > Programs > Adaptec Storage Manager ,
then select the appropriate icon.
Linux Change to the directory where you installed Storage
Manager by typing cd /usr/RaidMan then use the
sh RaidMan.sh shell command.
NetWare Type the LOAD RAIDMAN command.