Adaptec 2120S - SCSI RAID Controller User manual

INSTALLATION AND USER’SGUIDE
ADAPTEC SATA AND SCSI
RAID CONTROLLERS

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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.
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Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions.
Windows 2000 and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US
and other countries, used under license.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Changes
The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change
without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this
document to assure its accuracy, Adaptec, Inc. assumes no liability resulting from
errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained
herein.
Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in the product design without
reservation and without notification to its users.
Disclaimer
IF THIS PRODUCT DIRECTS YOU TO COPY MATERIALS, YOU MUST HAVE
PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF THE MATERIALS TO AVOID
VIOLATING THE LAW WHICH COULD RESULT IN DAMAGES OR OTHER
REMEDIES.

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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, like the example
below..
■Affix a copy of the TSID label to the CD jacket so that you don’t lose it.
Support Options
■Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at ask.adaptec.com for
articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently asked questions for your product.
■For support via Email, submit your question to Adaptec’s Technical Support
Specialists at ask.adaptec.com.
North America
■Visit our Web site at www.adaptec.com.
■For information about Adaptec’s support options, call [phone],
24 hours per day, 7 days per week. To speak with a Technical Support Specialist,
■For Hardware products call [phone],
Monday to Friday, 3:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time.
■ For RAID and Fibre Channel products call [phone] ,
Monday to Friday, 3:00
A . M . to 5:00 P . M ., Pacific Time.
To expedite your service, have your computer in front of you.
■ To order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables, call [phone].
Or, you can order cables online at www.adaptec.com/buy-cables.

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Europe
■Visit our Web site at www.adaptec-europe.com.
■German: To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call [phone],
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 [phone],
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-fr.adaptec.com.
■English: To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call [phone],
Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00, GMT. For support via e-mail, submit your
question to Adaptec’s Technical Support Specialists at ask.adaptec.com.
■You can order Adaptec cables online at www.adaptec.com/buy-cables.
Japan
■Visit our Web site at www.adaptec.co.jp.
■To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call [phone]
Monday–Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.Mand 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

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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 facility or to Adaptec.
2. Repair or replacement parts or products will be furnished on an exchange basis and will
either be new or reconditioned. All replaced parts or products shall become the property of
Adaptec. This warranty shall not apply if the product has been damaged by accident,
misuse, abuse or as a result of unauthorized service or parts.
3. Warranty service is available to the purchaser by delivering the product during the warranty
period to an authorized Adaptec service facility or to Adaptec and providing proof of
purchase price and date. The purchaser shall bear all shipping, packing and insurance costs
and all other costs, excluding labor and parts, necessary to effectuate repair, replacement or
refund under this warranty.
4. For more information on how to obtain warranty service, write or telephone Adaptec at 691
South Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035, [phone].
5. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT WHICH HAS
BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF ACCIDENT, MISUSE, ABUSE, OR AS A RESULT OF
UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE OR PARTS.
6. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES WHICH NOW
OR HEREAFTER MIGHT OTHERWISE ARISE RESPECT TO THIS PRODUCT. IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT SHALL (A) HAVE NO GREATER
DURATION THAN 3 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, (B) TERMINATE
AUTOMATICALLY AT THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD AND (C) TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW BE EXCLUDED. IN THE EVENT THIS PRODUCT BECOMES
DEFECTIVE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE PURCHASER’S EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS PROVIDED ABOVE.
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
LOSS OF DATA, ARISING FROM BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY
ARE NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADAPTEC AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED BOTH FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, AND TO THE
EXTENT NOT UNCONSCIONABLE, FOR PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGE.
7. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS, AND SOME STATES
DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO
THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
8. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary
from state to state.

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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 in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, if this
equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
■Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
■Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.
■Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
■Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
■Use a shielded and properly grounded I/O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of
this unit to the specified limits of the rules.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
European Union Compliance Statement
This Information Technology Equipment has been tested and found to comply with
EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC, in
accordance with:
■EN55022 (1998) Emissions
■EN55024 (1998) Immunity:
– EN61000-4-2 (1998) Electrostatic discharge: ±4 kV contact, ±8 kV air
– EN61000-4-3 (1998) Radiated immunity
– EN61000-4-4 (1995) Electrical fast transients/burst: ±1 kV AC, ±0.5 kV I/O
– EN61000-4-5 (1995) Surges ±1 kV differential mode, ±2 kV common mode
– EN61000-4-6 (1996) Conducted immunity: 3 V
– EN61000-4-11 (1994) Supply dips and variation: 30% and 100%
In addition, all equipment requiring U.L. listing has been found to comply with EMC
Directive 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC in accordance with EN60950 with
amendments A1, A2, A3, A4, A11.
Australian/New Zealand Compliance Statement
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 3548 set out by
the Spectrum Management Agency.
Adaptec, Inc. ASR-2020ZCR/ASR-2025ZCR/ASR-2120S/
Tested to Comply
With FCC Standards
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
ASR-2130SLP/ASR-2200S/ASR-2230SLP/
AAR-2020SA/AAR-2025SA/AAR-2410SA/
AAR-2810SA/AAR-21610SA

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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 may causes radio frequency interference problem if used too near to a
television or radio. Please handle it correctly per this documentation.

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Contents
1 Introduction
Kit Contents 1-2
Overview of the Installation Process 1-3
System Requirements and Compatibility 1-3
Drive Requirements 1-4
Hardware Requirements 1-4
Operating System Compatibility 1-4
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 System 1-12
Using the CD Autorun in Windows 1-13
Browsing the CD 1-13
Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader 1-14
Software Tools Overview 1-15
Safety Information 1-15
Electrostatic Discharge 1-16
2 Installing the Controller and Drives
SATA Drives and Cables 2-2
SCSI Drives and Cables 2-2
Installing the Controller and Drives 2-3
Determining the Boot Controller 2-4
Creating a Bootable RAID 5 Array 2-5
Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) Utility 2-6
Using the Adaptec Installation CD 2-7

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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 3-9
Installing the Driver When You Install NetWare 3-9
Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWare System 3-10
Loading NetWare Drivers During Server Restart 3-11
4 Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 4-2
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 4-3
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on OpenServer 4-4
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on UnixWare/OpenUNIX
4-5
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare 4-6
Starting Adaptec Storage Manager 4-7
Windows Operating Systems 4-7
Linux Operating Systems 4-9
OpenServer UnixWare and OpenUNIX Operating
Systems 4-10
NetWare Operating System 4-10
Logging into Remote Systems 4-10

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Contents
5 Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager
Introduction 5-1
Features 5-1
Overview 5-2
Physical Devices View 5-3
Logical Devices View 5-3
Changing How Drives are Displayed 5-4
Collapsed and Expanded Views 5-4
Component Views 5-5
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 SATA
Select and SCSI Select A-9
Controller Configuration Options A-10
SATA Configuration Options A-12
SCSI Configuration Options A-12
Using the Disk Utilities A-14
Viewing the Event Log A-15
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
Playback Mode B-4
Record Mode B-4
Creating the Script File Manually B-5
Array Definition Block Keywords B-6
Channel Definition Block Keywords – SCSI only B-12
ACU Error Codes B-13
Example – Running the ACU with a Script B-14