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SAS and SATA
HostRAID Controller
Installation and User’s Guide
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● 3 Adaptec Customer Support If you have questions about installing or using your Adaptec product, check this document first—you will find answers to most of your questions. If you need further assistance, use the support options listed below. To expedite your service, have your computer in front of you. Technical Support Identification (TSID) Number ● Before contacting Technical Support, you need your unique 12-digit TSID number. The TSID number identifies your product and support status. ●
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● 4 Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty 1. Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec”) warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Adaptec, at its option, will repair or replace the product, or refund the purchaser’s purchase price for the product, provided it is delivered at the purchaser’s expense to an authorized Adaptec servic
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● 5 Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferen
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Contents 1 About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 12 Terminology Used in this Guide...................................................................... 12 Conventions Used in This Guide ..................................................................... 12 How to Find More Information....................................................................... 12 2 About Your HostRAID Controller HostRAID Controller Features .....
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Contents ● 7 Selecting SATA Cables ...................................................................................... 30 Connecting Disk Drives to SAS HostRAID Controllers ................................. 30 Connecting Directly to the HostRAID Controller ................................. 31 Connecting to a Backplane ...................................................................... 31 Installing the SAS HostRAID Controller to a SAS Expander ................ 32 Connecting Disk Drives to
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Contents ● 8 9 Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage Manager ..................................................................... 51 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager........................................................ 51 About the HRCONF Command Line Utility .................................................. 51 About the ARC Utility ...................................................................................... 52 About the Adaptec Flash Utility.........................
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Contents ● 9 RAID 10 Arrays ................................................................................................. 66 Selecting the Best RAID Level .......................................................................... 67 C Using the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility....................................................................... 69 Running the ARC Utility .................................................................................. 69 Creating and Managing A
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Contents ● 10 E HostRAID Controller LED and I2C Connector Reference Adaptec 58300 Activity LED Connector Specification ................................... 88 Adaptec 48300 Activity LED Connector Specification ................................... 88 Adaptec 44300 Activity LED Connector Specification ................................... 89 Adaptec 1430SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification .................. 89 Adaptec 1420SA Activity LED and I2C Connector Specification .................. 9
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About This Guide 1 In this chapter... What You Need to Know Before You Begin.......................................................................... 12 Terminology Used in this Guide............................................................................................ 12 Conventions Used in This Guide........................................................................................... 12 How to Find More Information ..................................................................
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Chapter 1: About This Guide l12 What You Need to Know Before You Begin You should be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology, and the characteristics of input/output (I/O) technology used by your HostRAID controller. Because SAS is a newer I/O technology, an introduction is provided in the Appendix A. Note: Because this guide covers multiple Adaptec HostRAID controllers, some of the features and functions described may not be avai
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Chapter 1: About This Guide l13 perform basic array and configuration management functions; located on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.
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About Your HostRAID Controller 2 In this chapter... HostRAID Controller Features.............................................................................................. 15 About the Adaptec 58300 Controller .................................................................................... 17 About the Adaptec 48300 Controller .................................................................................... 18 About the Adaptec 44300 Controller .........................................
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l15 HostRAID Controller Features ● Port multiplier support— You can connect one SATA drive enclosure with a port multiplier to 1225SA HostRAID controller. Note: To find out the version of the port multiplier, refer to the drive enclosure documentation. Adaptec supports SiI3726 with one 3 Gbps SATA II host interface and five SATA device ports. We support only 3Gbps NCQ enabled drives. Note: NetWare does not support drive enclosures with port multipliers
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l16 ● (SAS-only) Support for disk drive enclosures with SES2 enclosure management hardware.
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l17 About the Adaptec 58300 Controller The Adaptec 58300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features: Drive LEDs External miniSAS Connectors J3 (Aggregate Activity LED Header) 3.3V PCI-X Connector Mounting bracket Formx factor Low-profile Bus compatibility PCI-X PCI bus width (max) 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz PHYs 8 Connectors, internal None Connectors, external 2 x4 external SFF 8088 (miniSAS) miniSAS 1.0 co
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l18 About the Adaptec 48300 Controller The Adaptec 48300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 8-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features: J3 (Aggregate Activity LED Header) External SAS Connector Internal SAS Connector 3.3V PCI-X Connector Mounting bracket Form factor Low-profile Bus compatibility PCI-X PCI bus width (max) 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz PHYs 8 Connectors, internal 1 x4 internal SFF-8484 SAS 1.1 connector Connectors, external 1 x4 e
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l19 About the Adaptec 44300 Controller The Adaptec 44300 is a low-profile PCI-X to 4-Phy SAS 1.0 HostRAID controller with these features: Internal SAS Connector J3 (Aggregate Activity LED Header) 3.3V PCI-X Connector Mounting bracket Form factor Low-profile Bus compatibility PCI-X PCI bus width (max) 64-bit PCI bus speed (max) 133 MHz PHYs 4 Connectors, internal 1 x4 internal SFF-8484 SAS 1.1 connector RAID levels 0, 1, 10 Simple Volume Yes Disk drives
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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller l20 About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller The Adaptec 1430SA is a low-profile 4-port PCIe SATA II HostRAID controller with these features: J2 Connector (I2C) Power LED Aggregate LED J3 (Aggregate Activity LED Header) Port Activity LED J1 LED Connector 3 (top port) 2 (bottom port) SATA Ports 1 (top port) 0 (bottom port) J4 Activity LED PCIe X4 connector Mounting bracket Form factor Low-profile Bus compatibility PCIe x4 Ports 4 Connectors, internal 4 stack
