Adaptec 5805Z - RAID Controller driver and firmware
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User Guide - Page 7
... Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection 37 Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers 38 Connecting Directly to the Controller 38 Connecting to a System Backplane 39 Connecting External Devices 40 Next Steps ...40
Creating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller 42 Creating an Array 42 Creating an Array with the ACU 42 Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage...
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...Adaptec Storage Manager 58 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 58
About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration Utility 58 About the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility 59 About the Adaptec Flash Utility 59 Which Utility Should I Use 59
Solving Problems
Troubleshooting Checklist 61 Monitoring Disk Drives Status 61 Silencing the Alarm 61 Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure 62
Failed Disk...
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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...
User Guide - Page 16
... 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 101. You can also use the Adaptec Storage Manager to upgrade your controller firmware, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide.
User Guide - Page 45
...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 ...47 Creating a Driver Disk ...47 Installing with Windows ...47 Installing with Red Hat Linux 49 Installing with SUSE Linux...49 Installing with OpenServer ...49 Installing with UnixWare ...50 Installing with Solaris...50 Installing with VMware ...51 Installing with FreeBSD ...51
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 57.
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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... 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 57.
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 57.
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 81.
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...
User Guide - Page 63
... 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 104)
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.
User Guide - Page 107
... 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...
User Guide - Page 129
... 88 Phy Rate setting 88 Physical Drives Display During POST setting 87 RAID levels 31 Removable Media Devices Boot Support setting 87 resetting 63 Runtime BIOS setting 87 SAS Address setting 88 SAS cables 32 setting boot controller 42 specifications 126 standard features troubleshooting 61 updating firmware 102 upgrading firmware 17 copyback 16
CRC Checking setting 88 customer support 3
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direct...
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... 66 external devices 40
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failed disk drives 62 multiple arrays 62 multiple disk drives 63 RAID 0 arrays 63 without hot spare 62
firmware 102 creating floppy disks 103
firmware upgrades 17 flashing controllers 63 floppy disks for firmware update 103 formatting disk drives 88 FreeBSD
driver installation 56 OS installation 51
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hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See disk drive hot spares 16...
User Guide - Page 131
...68 SAS Address setting 88 SAS devices 66 SAS disk drive identifiers 69 scripts in ACU for DOS 99
secure erasing disk drives 84 stopping a secure erase 85
Selectable Performance Mode 87 Serial Attached SCSI. See SAS SerialSelect 86
applying changes 86 exiting 86 modifying controller settings 86 opening 86 software 58 Solaris driver installation 55 specifications 126 storage management Adaptec RAID...