User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- About This Guide
- Kit Contents and System Requirements
- About Your RAID Controller
- Standard RAID Controller Features
- Adding Enhanced Features
- Adding a Battery Backup Module
- Upgrading the Controller Firmware
- About the Adaptec 3085
- About the Adaptec 3405
- About the Adaptec 3805
- About the Adaptec 31205
- About the Adaptec 31605
- About the Adaptec 4000
- About the Adaptec 4800SAS
- About the Adaptec 4805SAS
- About the Adaptec 2420SA
- About the Adaptec 2820SA
- About the Adaptec 2130SLP
- About the Adaptec 2230SLP
- Getting Started
- Installing the Controller and Disk Drives
- Creating a Bootable Array
- Installing the Driver and an Operating System
- Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
- Managing Your Storage Space
- Solving Problems
- Introduction to Serial Attached SCSI
- Understanding RAID
- Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
- Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS
- Using the Adaptec Flash Utility
- Adaptec Serial Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference
- Adaptec 2420SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 2820SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 3085 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 3405 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 3805 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 31205 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 31605 LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 4800SAS LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Adaptec 4805SAS LED and I2C Connector Specification
- Safety Information
- Technical Specifications
- Index

Index
A
ACU
arrays
44
creating arrays
44, 85
creating bootable arrays
86
initializing disk drives
86
managing arrays
86
rescanning disk drives
86
secure erasing disk drives
87
stopping a secure erase
87
ACU for DOS
93 to 103
array definition block keywords
97
creating a floppy disk
94
menus
94
playback mode
95
record mode
96
sample scripts
102
script file syntax
96
scripts
95
switches
95
Adaptec customer support
3
Adaptec Flash Utility.
See
AFU
Adaptec RAID Configuration utility
63, 84 to 92
Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration utility.
See
ARCCONF
Adaptec Storage Manager
62
creating arrays
46
installing
62
adapters.
See
controllers
advanced data protection
16
AFU
63, 104 to 110
Alarm Control setting
88
ARCCONF
62
Array Background Consistency Check setting
88
Array Configuration Utility.
See
ACU
array definition block
End keyword
98
HotspareDrives keyword
98
array migration
16
Array-based BBS Support setting
88
arrays
creating (ACU)
44, 85
creating (Adaptec Storage Manager)
46
creating bootable arrays
86
making an array bootable
47
managing with ACU
86
non-redundant
76
RAID 1
77
RAID 10
78
RAID 1E
77
RAID 5
79
RAID 50
81
RAID 5EE
80
RAID 6
82
RAID 60
82
arrays (bootable)
43
audible alarm
65
automatic failover
16
Automatic Failover setting
88
B
backplane connections
40, 72
battery backup module
17
BBS Support setting
88
BBU
17
boards.
See
controllers
boot controller
44
bootable arrays
47