Adaptec 5445 - RAID - Controller driver and firmware
Drivers and firmware downloads for this Adaptec item
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... Devices 35 Next Steps ...36
Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 38 Creating an Array 38 Creating an Array with the ACU 38 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 40 Making Your Array Bootable 41
Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 43 Creating a Driver Disk 43 Installing with Windows 43 Installing with Windows Server 2003 or Windows...
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..., Adaptec Storage Manager displays both arrays and logical drives. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.
How to Find More Information
You can find more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and utilities included with it by referring to these documents:
● Readme.txt-Includes updated...
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... bracket ● Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
System Requirements
● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● Motherboard with these features:
● Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge ● Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the RAID installation CD for...
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... RAID Controller Features
● Support for SAS, SATA, and SATA II disk drives ● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware, BIOS, and the Adaptec RAID
Configuration utility ● Disk drive hot-swapping ● Event logging and broadcasting including email and SNMP messages ● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays-A full software application
(Adaptec Storage...
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... Module 800T
To purchase a battery backup module, refer to the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
Upgrading the Controller Firmware
To upgrade the firmware on your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in Using the Adaptec Flash Utility on page 97. You can also use the Adaptec Storage Manager to upgrade your controller firmware, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide.
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...physical disk drive on your operating system. You must partition and format these logical drives before you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to restart your system. 11 Remove the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide...
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... You Begin ...43 Creating a Driver Disk ...43 Installing with Windows ...43 Installing with Red Hat Linux 45 Installing with SUSE Linux...45 Installing with OpenServer ...45 Installing with UnixWare ...46 Installing with Solaris...46 Installing with VMware ...47 Installing with FreeBSD ...47
This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto...
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... Windows Server 2008.
To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions,
refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID
controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for Installing/Updating...
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... Managing Your Storage Space on page 53.
Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Windows: 1 Insert your Windows CD, then restart the computer. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the Windows installation. 3 When prompted to specify a location for Windows, select Load Driver. 4 Insert the Adaptec Installation CD...
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... Storage Space on page 53.
Installing with UnixWare
Note: You will need your UnixWare Installation CD to complete this task.
To install the driver when installing UnixWare: 1 Insert the UnixWare Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to begin the UnixWare installation. 4 When prompted to load more HBA drivers, insert the driver disk, then select Yes. (To load...
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... task.
To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the CD drive. (For instructions,
refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Installation CD included in your RAID
controller kit. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to get to the Adaptec Start Menu. 4 Click Create Driver Disk(s) for Installing/Updating your OS, then...
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... on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation. 5 Remove the driver disk and restart your computer. 6 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 53.
Installing with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
1 Start or restart Windows. The Found New Hardware Wizard opens and searches for the driver.
2 Insert the driver disk, then select Locate and Install Driver Software.... and Don...
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...the driver disk. 7 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 53.
Installing on Solaris
To install the driver on Solaris: 1 Start your computer. 2 Check for any pre-existing Adaptec driver by performing a pkginfo SUNWaac in a terminal
window. If there is no pre-existing Adaptec driver on your computer, continue with Step 3. If an Adaptec driver is already installed on your computer, perform...
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... on page 77.
Note: The ARC utility is primarily intended for preoperating system installation configuration.
About the Adaptec Flash Utility
The Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is a text-based DOS utility that you can use to update, save, or verify your RAID controller's firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM).
! Caution: Although the AFU contains safeguards to prevent you from...
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... want to do this if the controller becomes inoperable, or if a firmware upgrade is unsuccessful.
To reset your Adaptec RAID controller:
1 Download the firmware version currently installed on your controller from www.adaptec.com
2 Extract the downloaded files to a folder on your local hard drive (for example, C:\Download\Drivers).
3 Create a bootable MS-DOS floppy disk and copy the AFU.exe file to...
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... page 100)
Obtaining the Firmware
To obtain RAID controller firmware, go to: ● The RAID Installation CD-Includes the AFU executable (AFU.exe) and a separate flash
image. The flash image may comprise multiple User Flash Image (UFI) files. ● The Adaptec Web site-Download a new firmware file to get the most recent version of
firmware/BIOS and AFU. See www.adaptec.com for more information.
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... the flash using the instructions suitable for your requirements: ● To update a single RAID controller:
AFU UPDATE /C
Where is the number of the RAID controller whose firmware you are updating. For example, to upgrade Controller 0, type AFU UPDATE /C 0 ● To update multiple RAID controllers:
AFU UPDATE /C ,
Where and are the numbers of the Adaptec RAID controllers whose firmware you...
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... 84 Phy Rate setting 84 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 83 RAID levels 28 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 83 resetting 59 Runtime BIOS setting 83 SAS Address setting 84 SAS cables 29 setting boot controller 38 specifications 121 standard features troubleshooting 57 updating firmware 98 upgrading firmware 17 copyback 16 CRC Checking setting 84
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external devices 35
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failed disk drives 58 multiple arrays 58 multiple disk drives 59 RAID 0 arrays 59 without hot spare 58
firmware 98 creating floppy disks 99
firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 59 floppy disks for firmware update 99 formatting disk drives 84 FreeBSD
driver installation 52 OS installation 47
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hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See disk drive hot spares 16...
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...64 SAS Address setting 84 SAS devices 62 SAS disk drive identifiers 65
scripts in ACU for DOS 95 secure erasing disk drives 80
stopping a secure erase 81 Selectable Performance Mode 83 Serial Attached SCSI. See SAS SerialSelect 82
applying changes 82 exiting 82 modifying controller settings 82 opening 82 software 54 Solaris driver installation 51 specifications 121 storage management Adaptec RAID...