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
Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements ● 14
Kit Contents
● Adaptec RAID controller
● RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this Guide
● Adaptec Storage Manager
Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for
Adaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility
● Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cable
information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.)
● (Selected models only) Low-profile bracket
● Adaptec SAS, SATA, and SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
System Requirements
● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
● Motherboard with these features:
● Compliant with PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 or later
● 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 additional motherboard
compatibility information.
● One of these operating systems:
● Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista
TM
● Red Hat
®
Linux 3.0, 4.0
● SUSE Linux ES 9.0, 10.0
Note:
For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit
the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com
.
● Novell
®
NetWare
®
6.5
● SCO
®
OpenServer
®
6.0
● UnixWare
®
7.1.4
● Sun
®
Solaris
TM
10
● VMware ESX Server 3.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done
through the ARC utility—see page 84)
● FreeBSD 5.4, 6.0 (driver support only; storage management must be done through the
ARC utility—see page 84)
Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support, visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com
. From the main menu select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers.
Select your controller type and OS support to generate a list of supported operating
systems.
● 128 MB (or more) of RAM
● Available compatible PCI/PCI-X/PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the
descriptions starting on page 15)
● 20 MB of free disk drive space
● 16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
● CD drive