User`s guide

Chapter 5: Installing the Controller and Disk Drives ● 42
2 Install a terminator (or enable termination) on the disk drive at the end of each cable, or
the end of the cable itself.
Remove any terminators (or disable termination) on disk drives between the ends of each
cable.
Install your SCSI disk drives, following the instructions in your system’s documentation.
3 If space inside your computer cabinet is limited, connect your disk drives to the SCSI cable
before installing them. (For installation instructions, refer to your computer
documentation.)
Caution:
To avoid causing unstable operation, do not attach a cable to the controller
unless the other end of the cable is attached to a least one disk drive.
Alternatively, install your disk drives, then connect them to the controller.
4 When all internal disk drives have been installed and connected, close your computer
cabinet, reattach the power cord, then continue with the following section.
Connecting External Devices
Note: If you are not connecting any external devices, see the following section, Next Steps.
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(SCSI controllers only) Ensure that SCSI IDs and termination are set before completing the
connections to external disk drives or devices. See page 41.
2 Use high-quality cables to connect your controller to your external device(s), such as disk
drives or disk drive enclosures.
Adaptec recommends using only Adaptec cables. For more information or to purchase
cables, visit the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
Next Steps
If you are installing the controller driver and an operating system onto a bootable array,
continue with Creating a Bootable Array on page 43.
If you are completing a standard installation onto an existing operating system, continue with
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System on page 55.
Monitoring Disk Drives with Adaptec Storage Manager
Adaptec Storage Manager allows you to monitor the status of your SAS, SATA, or SCSI disk
drives. Within Adaptec Storage Manager, you can select a disk drive object and a command will
be sent to the backplane (for internal disk drives) or enclosure (for external disk drives). The
LED associated with that disk drive will flash. The following table describes the LED flash
states. For more information about backplanes, see Backplane Connections on page 72. For
more information about monitoring capabilities, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager Help.
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Controller Device State Slot State LED Flash State
Failed Device is faulty On
Rebuilding Device is rebuilding Slow flash
Blink Identify the device Fast flash
Other No error Off