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maxView Storage Manager User Guide for Adaptec Smart Storage ControllersAbout this GuidemaxView Storage Manager is a browser-based software application that helps you build a storage space usingMicrochip Smart Storage Controllers, disk drives, and enclosures, and then manage your stored data, whether youhave a single controller installed in a server or multiple controllers, servers, and enclosures.This guide describes how to install and use maxView Storage Manager to build and manage direct attached storage;that is, storage where the controller and disk drives reside inside, or are directly attached to, the computer accessingthem, similar to the basic configurations shown in the figures below.Note: This guide focuses on using maxView Storage Manager with Microchip Smart Storage Controllers(SmartRAID/SmartHBA/SmartIOC/SmartROC). For information about using maxView Storage Manager with AdaptecSeries 8 (legacy) RAID controllers, see 3. How to Find More Information.Server with Smart Storagecontroller and disk drivesSystem running maxViewStorage ManagerNetworkConnectionServer with Smart Storagecontroller and disk drivesSystem running maxViewStorage ManagerServer with Smart Storage controllerrunning maView Storage ManagerStorage enclosures withdisk drives installedWhat You Need to Know Before You BeginThis guide is written for data storage and IT professionals who want to create a storage space for their onlinedata. You should be familiar with computer hardware, operating system administration, and Redundant Array ofIndependent Disks (RAID) technology.If you are using maxView Storage Manager as part of a complex storage system, with multiple servers, enclosuresand Microchip Smart Storage Controllers, you should be familiar with network administration, have knowledge ofLocal Area Networks (knowledge of storage area networks (SANs) is not required), and be familiar with the input/output (I/O) technology of the storage devices on your network, such as Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI(SAS). 2022 Microchip Technology Inc.and its subsidiariesDraft User GuideDS00004219C-page 1

Terminology Used in this GuideBecause this guide provides information that can be used to manage multiple Microchip Smart Storage Controllersin a variety of configurations, the generic term “storage space” is used to refer to the controller(s), disk drives, andsystems being managed with maxView Storage Manager.For efficiency, the term “component” or “components” is used when referring generically to the physical and virtualparts of your storage space, such as systems, disk drives, controllers, and logical drives.Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide are known to computer users by multiple names. In thisguide, this terminology is used: Controller (also known as adapter, board, or I/O 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)Logical drive (also known as a logical device)Array (also known as a storage pool or container)System (also known as a server, workstation, or computer)Enclosure (also known as a storage enclosure or disk drive enclosure)How to Find More InformationYou can find more information about your Microchip Smart Storage Controller, management software, and utilitiesby referring to these documents, available for download at start.adaptec.com and the Microchip customer portal atwww.microchip.com/wwwregister/default.aspx: SmartIOC 2100/SmartROC 3100 Installation and User's Guide, SmartIOC 2000 Installation and User's Guide—Describes how to install drivers and configure the SmartIOC/SmartROC controller for initial useARCCONF Command Line Utility User's Guide for Smart Storage Controllers, SmartIOC 2000 Command LineUtility User's Guide—Describes how to use the ARCCONF utility to perform RAID configuration and storagemanagement tasks from an interactive command line.SmartIOC 2100/SmartROC 3100 Software/Firmware Release Notes, SmartIOC 2000 Software/FirmwareRelease Notes—Provides driver, firmware, and release package information, and known issues.README: maxView Storage Manager & ARCCONF Command Line Utility—Provides product information,installation notes, and known issues for maxView Storage Manager and ARCCONF command line utility.Microchip Adaptec SmartRAID 3100 Series and SmartHBA 2100 Series Host Bus Adapters Installation andUser's Guide—Describes how to install drivers and configure the SmartRAID 3100 or SmartHBA 2100 SeriesHost Bus Adapter.HBA 1100 Software/Firmware Release Notes—Provides driver, firmware, and release package information, andknown issues.SmartHBA 2100 and SmartRAID 3100 Software/Firmware Release Notes—Provides driver, firmware, andrelease package information, and known issues.For information about using maxView Storage Manager with Microchip Adaptec Series 8 (legacy) RAID controllers,see the maxView Storage Manager User's Guide for Adaptec ARC Controllers (CDP-00285-06-A). 2022 Microchip Technology Inc.and its subsidiariesDraft User GuideDS00004219C-page 2

Table of ContentsAbout this Guide.1What You Need to Know Before You Begin. 1Terminology Used in this Guide. 2How to Find More Information.21.Introduction to maxView Storage Manager. 71.1.1.2.1.3.1.4.1.5.2.Installing maxView Storage Manager. 112.1.2.2.2.3.2.4.2.5.2.6.2.7.3.Starting maxView Storage Manager and Logging In .17Working in maxView Storage Manager. 17Overview of the Main Window.18Checking System Status from the Main Window. 22Revealing More Device Information . 23Getting Help. 24Logging Out of maxView Storage Manager. 25Building Your Storage Space. 264.1.4.2.4.3.4.4.4.5.4.6.5.Before You Begin the Installation.11Installing on Windows.11Installing on Red Hat, Citrix XenServer, CentOS, or SuSE Linux. 13Installing on Debian or Ubuntu Linux. 13Installing on VMware 7.x. 13Running maxView Storage Manager from a Bootable USB Image.14Uninstalling maxView Storage Manager. 15Exploring maxView Storage Manager. 173.1.3.2.3.3.3.4.3.5.3.6.3.7.4.Getting Started. 7About maxView Storage Manager.7System Requirements. 7Browser Support.8Typical Storage Space Configurations. 8Overview. 26Choosing a Management System. 26Logging into Remote Systems from the Local System.27Creating Arrays and Logical Drives.28Controller Support for 4K Drives. 35Controller Support for SED.41Protecting Your Data. 465.1.5.2.5.3.5.4.5.5.5.6.5.7.Dedicated Spare or Auto-Replace Spare?. 46Hot Spare Limitations. 46Assigning a Dedicated Hot Spare. 46Assigning an Auto-Replace Hot Spare.48Removing a Hot Spare. 50Setting the Spare Activation Mode . 52Controller Sanitize Lock Freeze/Anti-Freeze .53 2022 Microchip Technology Inc.and its subsidiariesDraft User GuideDS00004219C-page 3

6.Modifying Your Storage .11.6.12.6.13.6.14.7.Working with maxCache Devices.747.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.7.5.8.maxCache Limitations. 74Creating a maxCache Device.74Changing the Write Cache Mode . 76Deleting the maxCache Device. 76Analyzing maxCache Performance . 76Working with maxCrypto tanding Arrays and Logical Drives. 57Creating and Modifying Logical Drives.57Enabling Background Consistency Check. 59Optimizing Logical Drive Performance. 60Moving a Logical Drive. 62Moving an Array. 64Modifying an Array. 65Working with Mirrored Arrays. 67Changing the RAID Level of a Logical Drive. 68Increasing the Capacity of a Logical Drive. 69Changing the Logical Drive Rebuild Priority.70Renaming a Logical Drive. 71Deleting an Array or Logical Drive .71Maintaining an Energy-Efficient Storage Space .72maxCrypto Initial Setup . 77Modifying the maxCrypto Configuration . 82Creating an Encrypted Logical Drive.83Converting Plaintext Data to Encrypted Data.84Re-Keying a Logical Drive .85Clearing the maxCrypto Configuration . 86Erasing an Encrypted Logical Drive. 87Importing a Foreign Master Key . 88Working with Self Encrypting Drive (SED) Based Encryption. 12.9.13.9.14.Self Encrypting Drive (SED) Initial Setup. 91SED Based Encryption Settings.93Physical Device Self Encrypting Drives (SEDs) Properties.99Controller Level Operation on Self Encrypting Drives (SEDs). 100Physical Device Level Operation on Self Encrypting Drives (SEDs).102Creating Logical Device. 103Converting Plaintext to Encrypted Data. 105Assigning Spares at the Array Level. 106Assigning Spares at the Physical Device Level. 107Creating maxCache.108Moving a Logical Drive.111Moving an Array. 115Modifying an Array.119Importing Foreign Array.119 2022 Microchip Technology Inc.and its subsidiariesDraft User GuideDS00004219C-page 4

10. Maintaining Physical Devices.12110.1. Viewing Device Properties. 12110.2. Locating Drives in Your Storage Space.12110.3. Working with Physical Device Error Counters.12410.4. Refresh SED Security Status. 12710.5. Working with Failed or Failing Disk Drives. 12910.6. Erasing a Disk Drive .13010.7. Initializing and Uninitializing Disk Drives. 13110.8. Setting the Physical Drive Boot Priority.13210.9. Working with Controllers. 13310.10. Updating Controller, Enclosure, and Disk Drive Firmware. 13711. Monitoring Status and Activity.14311.1.11.2.11.3.11.4.Monitoring Options. 143Checking Status from the Main Window . 143Notifying Users by Email About Status and Activity . 148Changing an Operating System's Event Log Setting. 15312. Managing Your Storage Space. 15512.1.12.2.12.3.12.4.12.5.Deploying Servers . 155Managing Remote Systems. 158Clearing the Controller Configuration. 165Changing the Web Server Port. 165Granting Standard Users Admin Privilege.16613. Solving Problems. 16713.1.13.2.13.3.13.4.13.5.General Troubleshooting Tips. 167Identifying a Failed or Failing Component.167Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure.168Rebuilding Logical Drives.170Creating a Support Archive File. 17114. Silent Installation on Windows and Linux.17214.1. Completing a Silent Installation. 17214.2. Example Command Line Installations. 17315. Configuring SNMP Notifications on Windows and Linux.17415.1. Setting Up SNMP Notifications on Windows. 17415.2. Setting Up SNMP Notifications on Linux. 17516. Using the maxView Plugin for VMware vSphere Web Client. 17616.1. Installing the maxView Plugin for vSphere Web Client.17616.2. Starting the maxView Plugin for vSphere Web Client. 17716.3. Monitoring maxView Resources in vSphere Web Client. 17817. Using the maxView Plugin for VMware vSphere HTML5. 18117.1. Installing the maxView Plugin for vSphere HTML5 Client. 18117.2. Starting the maxView Plugin for vSphere HTML Client.18217.3. Monitoring maxView Resources in vSphere HTML Client.183 2022 Microchip Technology Inc.and its subsidiariesDraft User GuideDS00004219C-page 5