Adaptec 4800SAS - SAS RAID Controller driver and firmware
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User Guide - Page 4
... Use the Software on a single computer system or on multiple workstations, systems and servers which incorporate an Adaptec RAID controller and may be accessed by multiple users from multiple locations. You may make as many installations of the Software as needed, but must restrict such installation only to systems, workstations or servers using an Adaptec RAID controller.
● Make one copy of...
User Guide - Page 6
... Features 19 System Requirements 20
Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 22 Installing on Windows 22 Completing a Silent Windows Installation (Advanced 23 Installing on Linux 24 Installing on NetWare 25 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager 26 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 26 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 27 Starting...
User Guide - Page 10
... and Disk Drives Rescanning a Controller 110 Registering New Controllers 110 Viewing Controller Properties 111 Saving Your Controller Configuration 111 Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware 112 Before You Begin 112 Updating the Controller BIOS and Firmware 112 Setting a Disk Drive to 'Failed 113 Replacing Disk Drives in a Logical Drive 114
Solving Problems Troubleshooting Adaptec Storage...
User Guide - Page 16
.... You can also use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor and manage all the controllers and disk drives in your storage space from a single location.
About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent
When Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on a computer, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is also installed automatically. The agent is like a service that keeps your storage space running. It's designed...
User Guide - Page 19
...performance by upgrading your Adaptec controller with extra features, then manage these enhanced features with Adaptec Storage Manager. Currently, Adaptec offers the snapshot function as an upgrade feature which can be activated with a feature key (sold separately). A snapshot is a frozen image of a logical drive at a particular point in time. You can copy the data on one logical device to another...
User Guide - Page 20
...; Windows XP-Home Edition, Professional ● Red Hat® Linux-Professional, Enterprise, Advanced Server ● SuSE Linux-Personal, Professional, Enterprise
Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit
www.adaptec.com.
● Novell®-NetWare® 6.5 Note: Adaptec Storage Manager can also be used before an operating system is installed.
See...
User Guide - Page 22
... of supported operating systems. If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your computer, you must remove it before beginning this installation. To uninstall Adaptec Storage Manager, use the Add/Remove Programs option in your Windows Control Panel.
Note: Advanced users-To perform a silent installation, follow the instructions on page 23.
To install Adaptec Storage Manager...
User Guide - Page 23
... /qn INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\Adaptec\Adaptec Storage Manager\""
● Install Adaptec Storage Manager, Readme, and SNMP support, and default to reboot:
setup.exe /s /v" /qn INSTALLDIR=\"C:\Program Files\Adaptec\Adaptec Storage Manager\"ADDLOCAL=Manager,SNMPSupport,ASMReadme"
4 After a minute or two, the silent installation should be complete and the Adaptec Storage Manager icon should be...
User Guide - Page 24
...20 for a list of supported operating systems. Adaptec Storage Manager includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Note: If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on your computer, you
must remove it before beginning this installation. Any customization files you created with the previous version are saved and used in the upgrade. To remove Adaptec Storage Manager, type the rpm...
User Guide - Page 25
... load cdrom and press Enter. 3 From the command prompt, type:
xx_yy_zz:\netware\manager\install
where xx is the product CD, yy is the version number, and zz is the release number. For example:
adptcd_v2_01
The installation program starts. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 5 Repeat these steps to install Adaptec Storage Manager on every NetWare computer that...
User Guide - Page 26
...(like a regular software application), or in a browser window (such as Microsoft Internet Explorer). Note: Normally, you only need to run Adaptec Storage Manager in a browser window if you're
working on a computer that isn't part of your storage space (does not have a controller installed). If the computer you're working on is part of your storage space, run Adaptec Storage Manager as a standalone...
User Guide - Page 27
... 28.
Starting the Agent on Windows
On systems running Windows, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent starts automatically when the system is powered on. To verify that the agent is running: 1 Open the Windows Control Panel. 2 Double-click Administrative Tools, then double-click Services. 3 In the list of services, check that the Adaptec Storage Manager agent is installed and
running. If it's not...
User Guide - Page 28
... system is powered on. To verify that the agent is running: 1 Open a shell window. 2 Enter this command: ps -ef | grep StorAgnt.sh
If the agent is running, it's listed as sh StorAgnt.sh. 3 Manage and monitor the system by logging into it as a remote system (see page 51). The Adaptec Storage Manager agent's default settings are...
User Guide - Page 29
... Step 2: Installing and Starting Adaptec Storage Manager ● 29
User Level
Logging in as a User partially restricts your access to the storage space, as described in this table.
Users can...
User's can't...
Rescan controllers
Create logical drives
Save activity logs
Modify logical drives
Verify disk drives (with and without fix)
Delete logical drives
Verify logical drives (with and...
User Guide - Page 31
... your storage space with Adaptec Storage Manager in bootable-CD mode.
D Install your Adaptec RAID controller. D Run Adaptec Storage Manager (see page 32). D Build your storage space (see page 39).
For an introduction to the Adaptec Storage Manager window and its features, see page 33.
D Install your operating system (and controller device drivers, if appropriate). D Install Adaptec Storage Manager...
User Guide - Page 111
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If you require a record of your controller configurations, you can use Adaptec Storage Manager to create a text file with this information about all controllers on a selected system: ● Controllers ● Disk drives ● Disk drives used in logical drives ● Logical drives To save a system's controller configurations: 1 In the Enterprise View, click the local or remote system. 2 In...
User Guide - Page 112
... Disk Drives ● 112
Updating Controller BIOS and Firmware
Note: This task is recommended for advanced users only. Adaptec Storage Manager provides a wizard to help you update the BIOS and firmware for the controllers in your storage space. The ROM Update wizard updates the BIOS and firmware for all controllers of the same type on local and remote systems. You can update one type of controller...
User Guide - Page 150
... 91 Set drive state to failed 113 SMTP server settings 94 Update controller images 112 Verify 69 Verify with fix 68
activity on storage space 81 Adaptec customer support 3
Adaptec Storage Manager Actions menu 38 agent 16 agent port number 58 beginning steps 16 bootable-CD mode 31 display options 54, 55 enhanced features 19 Event Viewer 81 feature keys 19 installing on...
User Guide - Page 151
... 111 updating firmware 112
Copyback 79 custom configuration 42 customer support 3
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daemon 16 dedicated hot spares 74
creating 75 deleting logical drives 73 devices 34 disk drive segments 137 disk drives
available space 35 capacity 37 conceptual graphic 61 different sizes in same logical drive 63 failed state 113 failure recovery
multiple disk drives 118 multiple logical drives 118 RAID 0 logical...
User Guide - Page 156
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automatic verification 67 background verification 67 icon 69 manual verification 67 View buttons 36 Views Full Size Capacity 37 Relative Size Capacity 37 Text Description 36
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Windows controller support 48 installation 22 silent installation 23 SNMP support 127 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 26 starting agent 27
write cache battery-backup cache 66 setting 66
write-back 66 write-through 66