Adaptec asr-7805q sgl + afm-700 [13/116] What you need to know before you begin

Adaptec asr-81605zq sgl [13/116] What you need to know before you begin
1 About This Guide
This Installation and User's Guide explains how to install your Adaptec by PMC
®
RAID controller. It also
describes the utilities included in your controller kit, and provides a basic overview of Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) and Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) technology.
These Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID (ASR) controller models are described in this guide:
ASR-6405, ASR-6405E, ASR-6405T
ASR-6445
ASR-6805, ASR-6805Q, ASR-6805E, ASR-6805E R5, ASR-6805T, ASR-6805TQ
ASR-7805, ASR-7805Q
ASR-71605, ASR-71605E, ASR-71605Q
ASR-71685
ASR-72405
ASR-78165
ASR-8405
ASR-8805
ASR-8885, ASR-8885Q
ASR-81605Z, ASR-81605ZQ
What You Need to Know Before You Begin
You should be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and SAS and Serial ATA
(SATA) technology. (For more information about SAS technology, see Introduction to SAS on page 70.)
You should also be familiar with direct-attached storage (DAS) concepts and technology.
Note: Because this guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of the features
and functions described may not be available for your controller. For more information,
see About Your RAID Controller on page 16.
Terminology Used in this Guide
Because you can use your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in a variety of congurations,
the generic term “storage space” is used to refer to controller(s) and disk drives being managed with
Adaptec maxView Storage Manager
(called simply maxView Storage Manager in the remainder of this
guide) or the other utilities described in this guide.
Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide are known to computer users by multiple
names. This guide uses these terms:
Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card)
Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive)
Solid State Drive (also known as SSD or non-rotating storage media)
Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or disk drive enclosure)
Array (also known as a container, logical device, or logical drive)
Note: maxView Storage Manager refers to arrays as logical drives. Your RAID
controller creates arrays, which your operating system (and maxView Storage
Manager) recognizes as logical drives. For more information, refer to the maxView
Storage Manager Users Guide.
How to Find More Information
You can nd more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and utilities software by referring
to these documents, available in the Documentation section of the Adaptec Web site at start.adaptec.com.
13Proprietary and Condential to PMC-Sierra, Inc., and for its customers.
Document No.: CDP-00310-01-A Rev. A, Issue
Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide

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