Adaptec CDP-00277-01-A Installation And User Manual

Also see for ASR-71605: User guide

Contents

ContentsAdaptec by PMC Product Support..............................................................................................................................8Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty............................................................................................................................9Regulatory Compliance Statements..........................................................................................................................101 About This Guide..................................................................................................................................................13What You Need to Know Before You Begin..................................................................................................13Terminology Used in this Guide...................................................................................................................13How to Find More Information....................................................................................................................132 Kit Contents and System Requirements................................................................................................................15Kit Contents..................................................................................................................................................15System Requirements ..................................................................................................................................153 About Your RAID Controller..................................................................................................................................16Standard RAID Controller Features..............................................................................................................16Array-level Features.........................................................................................................................16Advanced Data Protection Suite......................................................................................................16Adding a Flash Backup Module....................................................................................................................16Upgrading the Controller Firmware.............................................................................................................17About the Adaptec RAID 7805/7805Q.........................................................................................................18About the Adaptec RAID 71605/71605Q.....................................................................................................19About the Adaptec RAID 71605E.................................................................................................................20About the Adaptec RAID 71685...................................................................................................................21About the Adaptec RAID 72405...................................................................................................................224 Getting Started......................................................................................................................................................23Choosing a RAID Level..................................................................................................................................23Selecting Disk Drives and Cables .................................................................................................................23Disk Drives.......................................................................................................................................23Cables..............................................................................................................................................23Replacing the Full-Height Bracket with a Low-Profile Bracket.....................................................................24Installation Options......................................................................................................................................25Basic Installation Steps.................................................................................................................................25Installing with an Operating System................................................................................................26Installing on an Existing Operating System......................................................................................265 Installing the Controller and Disk Drives...............................................................................................................27Before You Begin..........................................................................................................................................27Installing the Controller................................................................................................................................27Installing a RAID Controller without Zero Maintenance Cache Protection......................................27Installing a RAID Controller with Zero Maintenance Cache Protection ..........................................28Connecting Disk Drives to Your Controllers..................................................................................................31Connecting Drives Directly to the Controller...................................................................................32Connecting Drives to a System Backplane.......................................................................................32Connecting Solid State Drives (SSDs) ..............................................................................................32Connecting External Devices .......................................................................................................................33Next Steps....................................................................................................................................................346 Creating a Bootable Array ....................................................................................................................................35Setting the Boot Controller..........................................................................................................................35Creating an Array..........................................................................................................................................35Creating an Array with the ARC Utility.............................................................................................35Creating an Array with maxView Storage Manager.........................................................................36Making Your Array Bootable........................................................................................................................384Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc.Document No.: CDP-00277-01-A Rev. A, Issue:Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide