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Adaptec AHA-3985 User's Guide (166 pages)

Brand: Adaptec | Category: System management software | Size: 1.38 MB |

English

Table of contents

AHA-3980/3980W/3985/3985W

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AHA-3980/3980W

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/3985/3985W

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GO ADAPTEC

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Contents

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PART 2: Setting Up Arrays

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PART 3: Managing Arrays

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Print Spec Number: 493479-00

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11 Initializing Arrays

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14 Using a CD-ROM Drive

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A Hardware Troubleshooting

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B Software Error Messages

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C Glossary of RAID Software

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Getting Started

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System Requirements

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Using This Document

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Helvetica Italics

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WARNING:

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Learning the Basics

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Array Basics

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Disk Requirements

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Capacities

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Understanding the Adaptec

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RAID Software

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The Administrator Utility

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The Adaptec CI/O Software

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The Copy Drivers Utility

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Understanding the

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AHA-398x Adapter

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The SCSI

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Configuration Utility

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NetWare and DOS Support

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Supported SCSI Devices

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Setting Up Arrays

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Installing the AHA-398x

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AHA-398x Layout

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Connecting SCSI Devices

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Choosing SCSI Cables

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Internal SCSI

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Colored Stripe

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External SCSI Cable

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External SCSI Connector

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External

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SCSI Cable

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External SCSI Device

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SCSI Cables

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Terminating the SCSI Bus

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Terminating Channel A

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LED Connector J6

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LED Cable

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Installing Multiple Adapters

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3980note.txt

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Preparing a Boot Device and

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Installing Drivers

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Configuration Utility

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Copying Drivers

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NetWare 3.11

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NetWare 3.12

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NetWare 4.xx

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Displaying Array Information

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Replacing an Array Drive

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Initializing an Array

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Managing Arrays

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The Main and System Menus

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Selecting Menu Options

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Grayed Menu Options

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Getting Help

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Monitoring Array

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Performance

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Monitoring Array Performance

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Displaying Volume Information

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The Log File

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Assigning a Priority

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Testing Spare Disks

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Canceling Reconstruction

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Scheduling Tasks

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Using the Hardware Functions

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Changing Array

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Configurations

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Caution:

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Adding a Spare Disk

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RAID 5 CVT

105

Canceling a Conversion

107

Deleting an Array

108

Deinstalling NLMs

108

Directory

109

Initializing Arrays

111

Choosing the Data Block Size

112

Reinitializing an Array

112

Working from a Remote

115

Workstation

115

Administrator Utility

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Administrator Utility Data

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Advanced Hardware Topics

119

Configuring the Adapter

121

Basic Channel Settings

122

SCSI Parity Checking

123

Host Adapter SCSI Termination

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Initiate Sync Negotiation

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Maximum Sync Transfer Rate

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Enable Disconnection

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Send Start Unit Command

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Include in BIOS Scan

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Starting SCSI

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Using SCSI

127

Exiting SCSI

127

Listing SCSI IDs

131

Formatting a SCSI Disk

131

Verifying a Disk

132

Using a CD-ROM Drive

133

Hardware Troubleshooting

139

Startup Diagnostics

140

BIOS Startup Messages

141

ParseDriverParameters

144

Using SCSI Drives as C and D

147

Other Problems and Solutions

148

Software Error Messages

151

Glossary of RAID Software

155

NetWare Loadable Modules

156

Other Files

158

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