Adaptec 5805 - RAID Controller driver and firmware
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... Drives and other SSDs 40 Connecting External Devices 42 Next Steps ...42
Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 44 Creating an Array 44 Creating an Array with the ACU 44 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager 46 Making Your Array Bootable 47
Installing the Driver and an Operating System Before You Begin 49 Creating a Driver Disk 49 Installing with Windows...
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...Adaptec Storage Manager 60 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 60
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 60 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 61 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 61 Which Utility Should I Use 61
Solving Problems
Troubleshooting Checklist 63 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 63 Silencing the Alarm 63 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 64
Failed Disk...
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... refer to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage ManagerTM or the other utilities described in this guide.
Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide are known to computer users by multiple names. This guide uses these terms:
● Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card)
● Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive...
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... ● 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 Controller Installation DVD...
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... drives, SATA Solid State Drives (SSD), and Adaptec MaxIQ™ Solid State 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 104. 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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... 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 RAID Controller Installation DVD. 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 ...49 Creating a Driver Disk ...49 Installing with Windows ...50 Installing with Red Hat Linux 51 Installing with SUSE Linux...51 Installing with OpenServer ...51 Installing with UnixWare ...52 Installing with Solaris...52 Installing with VMware ...53 Installing with FreeBSD ...53
This chapter explains how to install your Adaptec RAID controller driver and an operating system onto...
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... this task for all operating systems except
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7.
To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the DVD drive. (For instructions,
refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Controller Installation DVD included in
your RAID controller kit. 3 Click Create Diskette, then select...
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... Your Storage Space on page 59.
Installing with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, 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 RAID Controller...
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... a list of supported operating systems and to download the latest drivers.
Creating a Driver Disk
Note: You will need a floppy disk to complete this task.
To create a driver disk: 1 Set your system BIOS so that your computer boots from the DVD drive. (For instructions,
refer to your computer documentation.) 2 Turn on your computer, then insert the RAID Controller Installation DVD included in...
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... driver disk, then select Locate and Install Driver Software.... and Don't Search Online.
3 Click Next, then click Close. 4 When the installation is complete, remove the driver disk and restart your computer. 5 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 59.
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux
To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the RAID Controller Installation...
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...the driver disk. 7 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 59.
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 83.
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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... instructions on page 88 or by using Adaptec Storage Manager.
Resetting the Controller
This section explains how to reset (or Mode 0 flash) your Adaptec RAID controller. You may 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...
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... page 107)
Obtaining the Firmware
To obtain RAID controller firmware, go to: ● The RAID Controller Installation DVD-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...
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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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... 91 Phy Rate setting 91 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 90 RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 90 resetting 65 Runtime BIOS setting 89 SAS Address setting 91 SAS cables 32 setting boot controller 44 specifications 129 standard features troubleshooting 63 updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17 copyback 17
CRC Checking setting 91 customer support 3
D
direct...
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... 68 external devices 42
F
failed disk drives 64 multiple arrays 64 multiple disk drives 65 RAID 0 arrays 65 without hot spare 64
firmware 105 creating floppy disks 106
firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 65 floppy disks for firmware update 106 formatting disk drives 91 FreeBSD
driver installation 58 OS installation 53
H
hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See disk drive hot spares 16...
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U
UnixWare driver installation 57 OS installation 52
updating firmware 105 upgrading firmware 17 utilities
Adaptec RAID Controller utility 61 AFU 61 ARCCONF 60
V
verifying disk drives 91 VMWare
driver installation 58 OS installation 53
W
Windows driver installation 56 OS installation 50
Z
zero maintenance cache protection 16, 36, 37 zero maintenance module (ZMM) 37
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