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Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page ii Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Copyright © 2002 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trademarks Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc.
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Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 1 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM 1 Storage Management Software Overview Your Adaptec RAID controller includes the following software tools to manage your storage subsystem: ■ Storage Manager —The graphical user interface (GUI) through which you interact with the storage subsystem.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 2 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide ■ 1-2 Storage Manager On ROM (SMOR)—A built-in utility that is part of the controller’s BIOS code. You can start SMOR by pressing Ctrl+A during BIOS startup. SMOR enables the user to create arrays prior to loading an operating system. For details, refer to Chapter 2.
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Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 2 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Overview Storage Manager on ROM (SMOR) is a BIOS-based setup utility that enables you to configure your Adaptec RAID controller without loading an operating system and using Storage Manager. You can also use SMOR to perform basic array configuration. SMOR makes the initial setup of your RAID controller and RAID storage easier and faster.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 3 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM The array groups are accessible during the build process, with data protected; however RAID performance is at a reduced level until the build is complete. If you have exited SMOR and you want to monitor the progress of the build operation, you can view the Array Group Information window for the array in Storage Manager. See Array Groups on page 3-12 for additional information.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 4 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Left Pane – Tree View Control Up/Down Arrows Move between elements within the tree. Left/Right Arrows Scroll the tree left and right. + Expand the current branch, showing the devices attached to it. The element must be preceded by a plus sign. – Collapse the current branch. The element must be preceded by a minus sign. Tab Move to the right pane, Information View.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 5 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM File Read System Config Rescan the system. Unsaved configuration changes are lost. Set System Config Save and enable configuration changes. Exit Quit SMOR. RAID Create… Create a new array. Delete Delete the currently selected array. Rebuild Rebuild a RAID 1, 5, 10 or 50 array. Stop Build Stop building or rebuilding an array. Action Make Hotspare Designate the currently selected drive as a hot spare.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 6 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Icon Reference SMOR uses the following icons in the Tree View: · Controller Hard drive CD Array Tape Other Device Screen Layout The SMOR interface works like the Windows Explorer treestructured interface. The screen, shown in Figure 2-1, is divided into three major components: a menu bar across the top of the screen and two display panes below the menu bar.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 7 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM The Menu Bar To open a specific menu, press Alt+highlighted letter of the menu name. After a menu is open, you can select a specific menu item by pressing the key for the letter highlighted on the menu item. For example, to select the Read System Config item on the File menu, press Alt+F to open the File menu, then press R to select Read System Config.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 8 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide The Right Pane – Information View To the right of the component tree is the Information View pane. This area displays information related to the currently selected item in the tree on the left side. The specific information displayed in the Information View varies depending on the item selected.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 9 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM Running SMOR Start SMOR by pressing Ctrl+A when the RAID controller BIOS message appears on the screen during the boot sequence. SMOR starts by displaying its opening screen, as shown in Figure 2-2.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 10 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Information and Configuration Views When you highlight an item within the Tree View, the corresponding Information View is displayed. Controller BIOS Settings The controller displays the default Information View when SMOR starts, as shown in Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3 Configuration Window The settings in this view affect the controller BIOS and all the Adaptec controllers in your system.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 11 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM Enable SCSI CD-ROM Boot When enabled, the BIOS attempts to detect a bootable CD-ROM that uses the El-Torito format. This setting is disabled by default, because some bootable CD-ROMs contain device-specific boot code that is not supported by Adaptec controllers. INT13 Cache Setting This setting determines how the controller responds to Int13 write commands under DOS and certain operating system installation programs.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 12 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Information Tab To view or change the configuration of the controller, highlight the controller in the Tree View. Available tabs are Information and Configuration, as shown in Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4 Information Tab The Information tab for a controller displays general information reported by that controller.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 13 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM Note: Adaptec RAID controllers report a cache size 16 MB less than the total installed memory value because the controller uses 16 MB as processor RAM. Controllers will report the amount of cache RAM available. Configuration Tab The Configuration tab for a controller displays internal settings for that controller, as shown in Figure 2-5.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 14 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Boot Enable This option enables you to modify the boot process for systems with multiple peripheral controllers in cases where the controller BIOS does not provide effective or appropriate default operation. This setting is enabled by default. Disable this setting and the controller can not be used as a boot device.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 15 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM Note: As reported means that the field displays the value returned by the controller firmware. Bus Each peripheral bus on a controller is assigned a number. Numbering starts with 0 for the first bus, 1 for the second bus, and so on. ID (SCSI only) SCSI RAID controllers are configured by default at ID 7. This value should not be changed unless required for special configurations.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 16 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Device Information Tab Individual devices are listed in the Tree View under the controller to which they are connected, as shown in Figures 2-7. Highlight a device to view its information tab page. Figure 2-7 Device Information Tab The Device Information tab displays general information and configuration. This view is divided into three parts: Description, SCSI Capabilities and Status.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 17 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM Negotiated Bus speed negotiated between the device and the controller. Transfer Rate Maximum transfer rate for negotiated bus speed and transfer path (8-bit, 16-bit). The status condition is one of the following for attached devices: Dead Device failed to respond to controller commands. If the device becomes available, it only changes status after the system configuration is read or the host is restarted.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 18 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Array and Array Group Information The Information tab for any array may be viewed by highlighting that array, as shown in Figure 2-8. Figure 2-8 Array Group Information Tab RAID 0 arrays are comprised of any number of drives greater than 1. RAID 1 arrays are comprised of a pair of drives. RAID 5 arrays contain three or more drives.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 19 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM The Description section displays a general description of the highlighted array, as follows: Description RAID level used for the array. Revision Firmware revision of the RAID controller. Address RAID address in the form dDbBtTdD, as described in Device Address Syntax on page 4-2. Display contains as much information as necessary to unambiguously define the address of the device.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 20 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Setting the Configuration There are two configuration options on the File menu: ■ Read System Config—Causes SMOR to rescan to detect any changes in hardware configuration or status. Any changes that have been made and not saved are lost. This operation is run automatically when SMOR is started.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 21 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM 2 When the RAID Type window appears, select the RAID level you want to use. The default stripe size is selected automatically; however you can select a different stripe size value by highlighting the field and using the up and down arrow keys to change the stripe size.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 22 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide 3 Select the devices you want to include in the array: a To add devices to the array, highlight the device and press the Spacebar. A check mark appears next to the device to indicate that it has been selected. You might need to scroll the display down to view all eligible devices. b To remove a previously selected device from the array, highlight the device and press the Spacebar.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 23 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM Creating a Multilevel RAID Creating a multilevel RAID (RAID 10 or 50) is similar to creating a normal RAID 1 or RAID 5 array group. To create a RAID10 or RAID 50 multilevel RAID, follow these steps: 1 Create and build your array groups as described in Creating an Array on page 2-20. Do not initiate the build process on any arrays that you intend to use in a multilevel RAID.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 24 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide 2 A warning message appears, as shown in Figure 2-12. Select Yes or No. The array configuration for the devices is not deleted until you select File > Set System Config or exit SMOR and choose to save your changes. Delete array Are you sure you want to delete this array? All data will be lost.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 25 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM Rebuilding a Failed Array To replace a failed drive in an array that is not protected by an automatic hot spare, follow these steps: 1 Remove and replace the failed drive according the procedures in your hardware documentation. 2 When the failed drive has been replaced, select RAID > Rebuild Array to start the rebuild process. The status of the array changes to Rebuilding (view the Information tab for that array).
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 26 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Upgrading Firmware – Flash HBA Option The firmware on your controller is upgradable using the Flash HBA option, which appears on the Action menu when a controller is selected in the Tree View. The Flash HBA option enables you to upgrade to the latest firmware, controller BIOS and SMOR. Note: There is no way to backup the controller firmware.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 27 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager on ROM 4 Select Action > Flash HBA. The Source File Browser window appears, as shown in Figure 2-13. -A: 2 I S - 20103A0H.ima 100320B.IMA I20BIOS.160 2OBIOS.134 SMOR0031.112 MOR0031.112 #0 22100S: 100S: #0 Select for for flashflash Selecta asource source image thethe browser. Imageusing using browser. Select button to start SelectOK OK button to start flash flashprocedure. procedure.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 28 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Creating a SMOR Boot Disk To create a SMOR boot disk, click Action > Make Boot Floppy or use the Adaptec RAID Installation CD. You may need a SMOR boot disk in certain situations when it is not possible to access SMOR by typing Ctrl+A during startup. To create a SMOR boot disk 1 Insert a blank disk into the disk drive. 2 Select Action > Make Boot Floppy.
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Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 2 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Introduction Adaptec’s Storage Manager gives you complete control over your storage subsystem, enabling you to manage your storage locally or remotely across a network. Storage Manager enables you to check your device configuration, configure your controller, create and manage your disk arrays, and provides online event logging and performance statistics.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 3 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager System Requirements Adaptec Storage Manager software and device drivers require approximately 4 MB of disk space. The host system should have at least 64 MB of memory and a Pentium processor (200 MHz or faster). A mouse and SVGA color monitor are required. The host system should comply with the PCI Local Bus Specification (revisions 2.1 and 2.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 4 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Installing Storage Manager The original installation of the software starts with the installation instructions covered in chapter 4 of the Adaptec SCSI RAID Installation Guide. Use the instructions appropriate for the operating system being used. On a Windows system, after the drivers are installed and the system is restarted, reinserting the Adaptec RAID Installation CD or executing autorun.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 5 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager . Figure 3-1 Storage Manager Setup Window Running Storage Manager You can run Storage Manager in one of the following ways: ■ Locally—On the same computer that contains the RAID controller and drives. ■ Remotely—Across a TCP/IP network, you can view and configure servers from remote locations. Using Storage Manager Locally Storage Manager scans for RAID controllers installed on the computer on which it is run.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 6 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Views This section describes the two primary configuration views, which are: ■ Physical Configuration View ■ Logical Configuration View (includes Logical Device Addresses) Physical Configuration View The first window displayed by Storage Manager is the Physical Configuration View (see Figure 3-2).
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 7 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Figures 3-2 shows a sample view of a Physical Configuration.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 8 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Logical Configuration View On the right side of the Logical Configuration View Window, shown in Figure 3-3, are all the physical devices that are attached to the RAID controllers. Figure 3-3 Logical Configuration Window On the left side of the window are the associated logical devices as seen by the host computer.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 9 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager The tool bar at the top of the Logical Configuration View window contains the following buttons: Switch View Switches to the Logical Information View. For more information, see page 3-20. Create Array Group Starts the process of collecting available individual drives to assemble into a RAID array. For more information, see page 3-14.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 10 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Logical Device Addresses Every device and array is assigned a logical device address by Storage Manager. This is the address used by the host operating system to access the device or array. Logical device addresses appear in parentheses under the logical device and LSU icons on the Logical Configuration View window. Figure 3-4 shows typical LSU numbering, array numbering, and drive numbers.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 11 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager The complete logical device address is composed of the following fields: HBA The controller to which the device is attached. PCI bus slots are scanned from lowest to highest looking for Adaptec controllers. As Adaptec controllers are found, they are assigned numbers incrementally, starting with 0. Bus Channel number of the channel to which the device is attached. Device The unique ID for that device.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 12 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Array Groups The tool bar at the top of the Logical Configuration View window, shown in Figure 3-4, contains the following buttons: Switch View Switches to the Logical Information View. For more information, see page 3-20. Create Array Group Starts the process of collecting available individual drives to assemble into a RAID array. For more information, see page 3-14.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 13 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager To view the Array Group Information window, shown in Figure 3-5, double-click the appropriate array icon in the Logical Configuration View window. Figure 3-5 Array Group Information Window The Array Group Information window displays the following information: Name The descriptive name assigned to the array. An icon in the upper right corner of the window indicates the RAID level.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 14 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Note: The availability of the various buttons depends on the current configuration and state of the array. The toolbar at the bottom of the Array Group Information window contains the following buttons: Event Log Displays the activity log of the RAID system. For more information, see page 3-32. I/O Stats Displays the log of the array’s I/O activity. For more information, see page 3-45.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 15 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager 1 Select the Create Array Group button. The Select Array Type window appears, as shown in Figure 3-6. Figure 3-6 Select Array Type Window 2 Select the desired Fault Tolerance: Drive fault tolerance (RAID 1 or 5) or No fault tolerance (RAID 0). 3 Select the desired Optimization: Optimize for Capacity (RAID 5) or Optimize for Performance (RAID 1).
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 16 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide ■ Click the drive icons you want to remove and then click Remove Drive. During the drive selection process some drives might be displayed in a blue color. This indicates that these drives cannot be included in the array unless you change the configuration. You must either select more drives for the array or remove one or more drives from the array.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 17 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager you are prompted to select the direction of the copy as shown in Figure 3-7. Figure 3-7 Mirroring Drives in an Array If you want to monitor the progress of the build operation, display the Array Group Information window for the new array group. The build progress is displayed as a percentage of completion in the Status field.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 18 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Expanding and Extending Arrays – Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT only The following definitions are used in this section: ■ Array expansion—Adding additional space to an existing array group using the array expansion feature. ■ Volume extension—Adding the new space created by the array expansion to the existing Windows volume (LSU).
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 19 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Requirements and Restrictions Array expansion has the following system requirements and restrictions. ■ Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Server or Workstation, with the most recent service pack. ■ Adaptec supplied driver only. (The Microsoft OSM does not support array expansion.) ■ RAID 0 or RAID 5 array groups only ■ NTFS file system only. (You cannot extend a volume that has a FAT partition.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 20 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Note: If the drives are not in hot-pluggable carriers, power down the system before adding drives to the peripheral bus. 2 Start Storage Manager and click Switch View to change to the Logical Configuration View. 3 Select the array group to which you want to add drives by clicking on the corresponding RAID 0 or RAID 5 icon. 4 Select Expand Array Group.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 21 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Note: If a drive fails during expansion, the expansion may complete successfully. However, the new, larger array remains in a degraded state until the problem is fixed. If there is a hot spare associated with the array, the degraded array is rebuilt using the hot spare. If there is no hot spare, replace the defective drive and rebuild the array.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 22 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide An array is not physically deleted until you exit Storage Manager and choose to save changes or select File > Set System Configuration. Status Reporting Status is reported by RAID controllers for arrays and drives. Some status conditions are indicated by Storage Manager through status flags on the drive or array icons.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 23 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Double-click a controller or device icon to display an Information window for that controller or device. Host Bus Adapter Information Window This window (see Figure 3-8) displays HBA configuration information reported by the selected controller. The Controller section displays the Model, Serial #, Firmware revision, and amount of installed cache. ECC is checked only if ECC memory is installed.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 24 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide The following buttons are available: Configure Examine and change HBA parameters, or download new firmware code. For more information, see page 3-24. Event Log Examine records of transfers to and from attached devices. For more information, see page 3-32. I/O Stats Examine records of cache and command transfers. For more information, see page 3-45. Print Print this window.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 25 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager The following buttons are available: Flash Displays the Flash Configuration window to update the controller firmware and BIOS. Caching Selects the controller cache parameters. Defaults Resets the controller configuration to factory default settings. Cancel Cancels any changes you have made and returns to the Host Bus Adapter Info window. SCSI ID Your controllers is set to ID 7 by default.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 26 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide The Advisory setting allows the controller to use its own algorithms for cache management. This is more efficient than allowing the operating system to direct the cache operation. 3 Click OK to exit the window and save the changes. 4 Reboot Windows to enable the new settings. Note: If you reset the NVRAM on the controller, the changes to your cache settings may not be retained.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 27 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager The current controller model, firmware version, and firmware type are displayed. To specify an image file for the flash operation, you can type a path and filename in the Filename field or click Browse to use a file selection window. Firmware images are contained in a xxxxxxxx.ima file, where the 8-character file name consists of the 4-digit model number and a 4-digit release number.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 28 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Device Information Window The Device Information Window is shown in Figure 3-11.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 29 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager The Device Information window displays the following information: Description The manufacturer and model. Revision The drive firmware revision. Address The logical address of the device. Capacity Storage capacity of the device in MB. For removable-media devices, capacity is reported for the currently inserted media. Sectors Total number of sectors on the drive.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 30 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Device Configuration Window Click Configure in either Device Information or Array Group Information window to display the Device Configuration window, shown in Figure 3-12.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 31 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Write-through Writes all data to disk for each Write command before Command Complete status is returned to the host. The data can also be cached for subsequent read commands. Defaults Click to revert to the default setting. Cancel Click to exit this window without saving changes. OK Click to exit with changes.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 32 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Events Events are generated for detected fault conditions as well as RAID status changes, and are described as follows: Soft Error An operation on a hard drive that caused an error, but was successful after a retry. Recoverable Hard Error An error on a hard drive, controller, or peripheral bus, where the data was recovered using ECC or from redundant array information.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 33 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager When the Event Log button is selected, the Event Logs window appears, as shown in Figure 3-13. Figure 3-13 Event Logs Window The Event Logs window enables you to limit the display to a specific level or higher (the default is level 4). Note: Some important events may not be displayed by the default level. You should select one of the higher event levels to ensure displaying significant errors.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 34 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Note: Only the event messages that appear on the screen when you click Print are printed. Therefore, if you want to print specific messages, scroll the list until the messages are visible and then click Print.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 35 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager You can select or modify the following parameters: Time Interval Interval at which the broadcaster reads the controller event logs. Broadcast to Computer(s) When enabled, event messages are sent to each system in the Computer Names list. Local Desktop Message When enabled, event messages are displayed on the local system desktop.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 36 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Windows XP, Windows 2000 & Windows NT The broadcaster collects events from the controller and records them to files in the c:\program files\adaptec\storage manager folder for use by Storage Manager. Additionally, events are sent to the Windows Event Viewer or e-mailed as specified in the Event Broadcasting window.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 37 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager This window displays a list of the events submitted to the application log by the broadcaster, as well as other applications. Adaptec events are single-line entries that contain the following information: Icon Indicates the severity of the event. Levels are Error, Warning, Information, Operation, or Unknown. Date Date the event was logged by the controller. Time Time the event was logged by the controller.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 38 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Installing the Broadcaster When you install the controller driver, you automatically install the the broadcaster in /usr/dpt. During broadcaster installation, you are prompted to specify if the broadcaster is loaded automatically when the system is started in multiuser mode. If you specify automatic loading, events are gathered and recorded without user intervention.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 39 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager 2 Establish a permanent connection to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or create a dial-up networking connection to your ISP. 3 Configure your email client software to access your Internet mail server. 4 Determine the email addresses for the people you want to receive event messages. 5 In Storage Manager a Set the Display Threshold to the level where you want to start broadcast messages.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 40 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Formatting Drives Your controller can perform a low-level format on attached hard drives in standard 512-byte format. This function is available from the SCSI Device Information window. A low-level format is not normally required before using a hard drive.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 41 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Drive Failures Drive failures are indicated by flags, which differ depending on whether they refer to an array or a drive in an array. Failure conditions are indicated as follows: Device Type Array Type Individual Drive None Flag in Flag in Physical Logical Configuration Configuration Probable cause Red Red Failed drive with unrecoverable errors. Black Black Drive is either missing or has stopped responding.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 42 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Rebuilding a Degraded Array When a drive in an array fails, and that drive is not protected by an automatic hot spare, the array can be restored to Optimal status. Note: You can select Rebuild even if the failed drive has not been replaced and try using the drive again. If the rebuild attempt is not successful, replace the drive before starting another rebuild.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 43 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager You should reboot your operating system to ensure that the hot spare drive is recognized correctly. Hot spares are reserved to automatically replace failed drives in RAID 1 or 10 and RAID 5 or 50 arrays and cannot be accessed by the operating system for data storage. Hot spares can only protect drives of equal or less capacity that are attached to the same controller as the hot spare.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 44 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Note: Data inconsistencies should not occur under normal conditions. However, a power failure that interrupts an array write operation can cause inconsistencies. Making the data consistent again through the Verify function does not ensure that the new consistent data is the correct data.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 45 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Select Options > Background Task Priority to control the relative priority of I/O from the operating system and background tasks. Figure 3-15 shows the Background Task Settings window. Figure 3-15 Background Task Settings Window The Priority section assigns the controller background task priority. Set the task priority by using the arrow buttons to move the indicator.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 46 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide To see the HBA statistics window, shown in Figure 3-16, click I/O Stats in the Host Bus Adapter Info Window. Figure 3-16 HBA Statistics Window Cache Statistics 3-46 Total Pages The total number of pages contained in the controller cache. Used Pages The number of pages that currently contain disk data.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 47 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Command Statistics Total Commands The total number of commands received from the host computer. This includes Read and Write commands and other commands that may not involve device I/O. Misaligned Transfers The number of commands that required data to be transferred starting at a RAM address location that was not an even byte value.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 48 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide I/O statistics are displayed in the Hard Drive I/O Statistics window, as shown in Figure 3-17. Figure 3-17 Hard Drive I/O Statistics Window The Hard Drive I/O Statistics window displays the following information: 3-48 I/O Commands The number of Read and Write commands issued by the computer to the controller.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 49 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Write-Backs The number of sectors written to disk that were held in the controller cache and written some time after the host Write command reported as completed. WriteThroughs The number of sectors written directly to disk before the Write command ended. Environments with a large number of sequential reads should generate a high number of Read-Ahead Hits relative to Total Sectors.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 50 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Remote Communication The Storage Manager Remote Communication feature enables you to use Storage Manager running on your local workstation to manage remote server system with a RAID controller. The Available Connections window (shown in Figure 3-18) shows the types of connections you can use and any predefined connections you have created.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 51 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Connecting Across a Network Storage Manager can run as a client/server application across a network using a TCP/IP connection. The Storage Manager client runs on a supported workstation operating system and connects to one of the supported networked servers running the Adaptec communication engine. Figure 3-19 shows the supported workstation and server connections for a TCP/IP network.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 52 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide You must configure remote communication before it can be used. For both workstations and servers, this is done by editing the Storage Manager configuration file (dptmgr.ini). There may be additional server configuration steps, depending on your operating system. You must have physical connections between the servers and client workstations.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 53 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager The following list shows all supported options. The value listed is the default; optional values are in parentheses. [TCP] TCP/IP protocol. SOCKET=2091 TCP socket on which to listen. Can be any valid socket number.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 54 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Linux The Linux communication server is installed during the Storage Manager software install process. The server module is copied to /usr/dpt and loads automatically. A valid user name and password are required to access a Linux system from a remote Storage Manager client. The user ID must have root privileges on the host system.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 55 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Connecting to Remote Systems Select Communication > Make Connection to use Storage Manager to manage the controller in a remote server system using the Remote Communication feature. This menu item displays the Available Connections window as shown in Figure 3-20. You may alternatively use the IP=address command line parameter when you start Storage Manager.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 56 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Making a Manual Connection In the Manual Connections section of the Available Connections window, there is one icon for each protocol that you configured in the dptmgr.ini file, and an icon for the system you are using (Local). To make a connection to a remote system, double-click the icon that represents the protocol that your workstation uses to connect to that system.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 57 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Storage Manager Using the Phonebook You can save the server name, address, user name, and protocol of systems you frequently access in the Phonebook, shown in Figure 3-22. After you have entered data for a system, you can place an icon under Custom Connections to make future connections to that system without having to re-enter the connection information each time. To make an entry in the Phonebook, fill in the appropriate fields.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 58 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Using a Custom Connection Under the Custom Connections section of the Available Connections window, there is one icon for each system that you marked for display in the Phonebook. To make a connection to a remote system, double-click the icon. The Connection Information window appears, as shown in Figure 3-23. Enter the password of the server selected.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 1 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM 4 RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility In this Chapter Introduction 4-1 Command Line Switches 4-3 Introduction The command line utility (RAIDUTIL) performs operations as soon as it has enough information from the command line to do so. The utility does not parse the entire command line before starting an operation. Operations are performed in series up to the first failure encountered.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 2 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Exit Status RAIDUTIL exits with either of the following error status indications: 0 Error-free termination 1 Error termination (the message log contains the error information) Device Address Syntax When you use RAIDUTIL to specify a device or group of devices, use an address of the form dDbBtTdD, where: D Controller ID.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 3 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility Command Line Switches Following is a list of the switches available in RAIDUTIL for testing and controlling various aspects of the controller, arrays, and drives attached to the controller.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 4 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide followed by a drive address as discussed in Device Address Syntax on page 4-2. Multiple drive addresses on a command line must always be separated by commas. This switch can also be used to introduce a list of comma-separated drive addresses in any command that uses such addresses. When creating multilevel RAID10 or 50 arrays, separate drive groups with a plus sign (+).
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 5 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility -D Delete logical drives This command deletes the specified drives and returns their capacity to unassigned space. If all is specified, then all logical drives on the controller are deleted. Logical drives are specified by the device address. Use commas to separate drive addresses. If Quiet (-q) mode is not used, a confirmation message is displayed.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 6 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide -z Specify logical drive stripe size Specifies the stripe size (in KB) for new RAID 0 and RAID 5 logical drives. Valid stripe sizes are: 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 (KB). This switch is ignored for RAID 1. If omitted, a default stripe size is used. The default is selected by the controller firmware based on the number of drives in the array.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 7 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility RAID Operation -C Load/save configuration This switch has two options: load Loads the specified configuration file save Saves the current configuration to the file name specified A file name must follow the load or save parameter. This is a .dsm file, which can also be loaded or saved using Storage Manager. -r Specify task rate This switch sets a task priority for the device or logical drive.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 8 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Controller-Specific -a Action (task) control This switch has the following options which allow you to control tasks on the controller: List Shows tasks for the controller Build Starts build of logical drive Rebuild Starts rebuild on logical drive Verify Starts a verify operation Stop Terminates active task on drive Specify drives by the device address.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 9 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility Hot Spare Control -h Create hot spare drive This switch creates one or more stand-alone hot spare drives. The drives must physically exist and may not contain any logical drive segments. Reboot your system after creating hot spare drives to ensure they are recognized correctly. raidutil –h d0b0t15d0 Makes ID 15 on bus 0 of controller 0 a hot spare.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 10 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide General Information and Feedback -? Display utility usage information This option displays a summary of the command usage information. This includes all command line switches and brief definitions.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 11 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM RAIDUTIL Command Line Utility -I Display inquiry information This switch displays controller specific information, including firmware revision, BIOS version, and serial number. Specify drives by the device address. -L List devices Specify drives by the device address. The parameters for this switch are listed below: Controller Displays a list of all Adaptec controllers in the system.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 12 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide -P Pagination output Limits output to 22 lines, then prompts to press Enter to continue. Pressing Enter prints another 22 lines. Use this switch to prevent lengthy output from -L from scrolling off the screen. raidutil -P -L All -q Quiet mode This switch suppresses display of messages while the utility is running. This can be useful when running it from a script or batch file.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 1 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM A SNMP Introduction A-1 SNMP A-2 Management Console A-3 Adaptec MIB Information A-3 SNMP A-2 What’s Included A-6 System Requirements A-6 Management Consoles A-6 Installing Adaptec SNMP Support A-7 SNMP Architecture A-8 Introduction SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a group of network management specifications that includes the protocol itself, the definition of the database, and associated concepts.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 2 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide SNMP SNMP is widely used and supported on a variety of servers, workstations, bridges, routers, and hubs. SNMP support also includes other computer system resources, such as Fibre Channel and RAID controllers. SNMP implementations vary from simple device information display and collection of statistics, to complex configuration management systems.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 3 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM SNMP Management Console The SNMP management console is usually a client workstation running SNMP-based management software. The console software can be from any vendor who provides SNMP management console software.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 4 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide ■ ■ ■ Adaptec Controller group is a list of all Adaptec controllers in the system.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 5 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM SNMP ■ ■ ■ Device Inquiry data ■ Device capacity and block size ■ Device RAID level and status (Optimal, Failed, etc.) Adaptec Array group contains all the RAID-specific information within the Adaptec subsystem. Each array includes: ■ Configuration parameters ■ SCSI address information ■ Background task information Adaptec Statistics group contains statistical information regarding the Adaptec controllers, devices, and arrays.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 6 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide What’s Included The Adaptec SNMP software components are included on the Adaptec RAID Installation CD. Specific components vary by operating system. The Windows components can be installed directly from the CD-ROM or a from a disk you create from the CD-ROM.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 7 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM SNMP Installing Adaptec SNMP Support The following topics describe how to install Adaptec SNMP software and SNMP support for Windows. Note: Ensure that your operating system has SNMP support enabled before installing the Adaptec SNMP software. The Adaptec SNMP software can be installed during the Adaptec Storage Manager installation process.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 8 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide SNMP Architecture Figure shows the relationship of the SNMP to the other elements in a system that includes a RAID controller. SNMP Management Console TCP/IP SNMP Master Agent Adaptec SCSI Sub-Agent SNMP Trap Broadcast Module Adaptec Engine Adaptec Event Logger Adaptec Driver Adaptec Controller Figure A-1.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 9 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM SNMP Adaptec SNMP Subagent The Adaptec SNMP subagent attaches to the operating systemspecific master agent to handle SNMP requests for objects defined that are defined in the Adaptec MIB. It also broadcasts the Adaptec SNMP traps to the designated management consoles. The design and implementation of the Adaptec SNMP subagent complies with the operating system-specific implementations of the SNMP specification.
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Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 1 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM B DMI In this Chapter Introduction B-1 System Requirements B-2 Adaptec CI B-3 Installing DMI Support B-4 Adaptec DMI Modules B-4 Introduction The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) is a standard developed by the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) to manage computer systems and their components locally or remotely. The DMTF has defined a mapping standard that allows SNMP and DMI components to work together.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 2 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide DMI consists of three components: ■ SP (Service Provider)—Manages the communication between the MA and the CI. Maintains a database of components that are defined by Management Information Format (MIF) files. ■ Management Application (MI)—The Management Application (MI) is the interface that allows a user to locally or remotely manage the components of a computer system.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 3 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM DMI Adaptec CI At startup time the CI gathers information about Adaptec RAID controllers and stores this information in a DMI format table. When an inquiry is made for a particular attribute it is obtained from this table for static information or through the engine for dynamic information. The Adaptec CI sends event notification up to the SP for events that are reported by the broadcaster module.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 4 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s Guide Installing DMI Support Adaptec supplies the CI only. The SP and MI must be provided by the operating system or other third-party. The CI consists of the Adaptec engine, broadcaster, controller driver, firmware, and CI module. The CI module is a separate add-on that is installed only if Storage Manager is already installed.
Combined RAID SW-UG.book Page 5 Monday, September 9, 2002 1:25 PM DMI The following is a list of groups contained in the Adaptec Mass Storage MIF file. For the attributes of each group, refer to the admpdmi.mif file.
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