User`s guide

and controller firmware and driver software to use the power
management feature. All software components must support power
management. You can download the latest controller firmware
and drivers from the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
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3. General Cautions
- While an array is builing or cleared, do not remove and
re-insert any drive in that array. Doing so may cause
unpredictable results for any arrays on the controller.
- Do not move drives containing an array from one controller
to another while the power is on. Doing so could cause
the loss of the array configuration or data, or both.
Instead, power off both affected controllers, move the
drives, and then restart.
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4. Known Limitations
4.1 ACU Utility
o ACU for DOS is not supported on Adaptec Series 6/6E controllers.
o For degraded arrays on Adaptec Series 6E controllers, the ACU
displays "junk' characters in the array properties list for
the missing drive.
o If a generic (non-MaxIQ) SSD is connected to the controller
on a lower port number than an Adaptec MaxIQ SSD, you cannot
use the ACU utility to add the MaxIQ SSD to the MaxIQ pool.
You must use Adaptec Storage Manager.
NOTE: Adaptec Series Q controllers do not have this limitation.
o On some Intel and IBM systems, when you try to run the ACU
utility, this message appears:
"Not enough free memory to load the utility!
Press any key to attempt loading the utility forcibly
OR Wait for the system initialization to be completed
[Default]"
This is normal. On Intel systems, wait for the system
initialization to be completed. Then the ACU will run. On IBM
systems, press any key when prompted to load the utility
forcibly.
o The ACU erroneously displays deleted logical drives in the
JBOD list. The logical drive(s) continue to appear in the
JBOD list until you delete all of the JBODs.
o With some enclosures, the ACU displays incorrect box/slot
information for managed disk drives; for example,
Exp/Phy instead of Box/Slot.
4.2 AFU Utility
o When running the AFU in Menu Mode, you can update (flash) only
one controller at a time. You must reboot the system before
updating the next controller.
o Flashing a Series 5 high-port controller (51245, 51645, 52445)
with down-level firmware and an older version of the AFU crashes
the system. To recover, you must use a Mode 0 reset using the
latest firmware version. See the user's guide for details on
the Mode 0 method.
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