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Chapter 3: About Your RAID Controller ● 19
Advanced Data Protection Suite
Note:
The following features are supported on Adaptec Series 5 and Series 6 controllers. Striped
Mirrors are also supported on Series 2 and Series 6E controllers.
● Copyback Hot Spare—You can use this feature to move data from a hot spare back to its
original location after a failed disk drive is replaced.
● Striped Mirror (RAID 1E)—A RAID 1 Enhanced array is similar to a RAID 1 array except
that data is both mirrored and striped, and more disk drives can be included.
● Hot Space (RAID 5EE)—A RAID 5EE array is similar to a RAID 5 array except that it
includes a distributed spare and must be built from a minimum of four disk drives.
● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 6)—A RAID 6 array is similar to a RAID 5 array
except that it includes two independent sets of parity data instead of one.
● Dual Drive Failure Protection (RAID 60)—A RAID 60 array is similar to a RAID 50 array
except that it includes four independent sets of parity data instead of two.
Adding a Battery Backup Module
This table shows the battery model supported by your Adaptec RAID controller.
To p urch as e a
battery backup module, refer to
the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
Adding a Flash Backup Module
This table shows the flash backup module (“zero maintenance cache protection”) supported
by your Adaptec RAID controller. T
o purchase a flash backup module, refer to
the Adaptec Web
site at www.adaptec.com.
Upgrading the Controller Firmware
To upgrade the firmware on your Adaptec RAID controller, follow the instructions in Using the
Adaptec Flash Utility on page 115. You can also use Adaptec Storage Manager or the ARCCONF
command-line utility to upgrade your controller firmware. Refer to the Adaptec Storage
Manager User’s Guide and the Adaptec Command Line Interface User’s Guide.
RAID Controller Battery Model
Adaptec RAID 5085/Adaptec RAID 5405/Adaptec RAID
5445/Adaptec RAID 5805/5805Q/
Adaptec 51245/Adaptec 51645/Adaptec 52445
Adaptec Battery Module 800
Adaptec Battery Module 800T
RAID Controller Flash Module
Adaptec RAID 5805Z/Adaptec RAID 5805ZQ/Adaptec RAID
5445Z/Adaptec RAID 5405Z
Adaptec Flash Backup Module
ZMM-100DB (pre-installed) with
ZMM-100CC Supercapacitor Card
Adaptec RAID 6805/Adaptec RAID 6445/Adaptec RAID
6405/Adaptec RAID 6805T/Adaptec RAID 6405T
Adaptec Flash Backup Module
AFM-600 (optional) with
Supercapacitor Card
Adaptec RAID 6805Q/Adaptec RAID 6805TQ Adaptec Flash Backup Module
AFM-600 (pre-installed) with
Supercapacitor Card