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Learn how to master your Adaptec SmartRAID 3154-8i8e controller

  • 4/22/2025
  • Lionel
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Discover our course "Learn to master your Adaptec SmartRAID 3154-8i8e controller," designed to guide you through the essential features of this controller. Through a series of practical tutorials, you will learn to optimize your experience with the hardware.

1. Creation and management of RAID volumes

Learn how to unpack and mount your controller, install the necessary drivers on Windows, and configure your RAID volumes with tutorials on creating logical disks and RAID groups.

2. Using maxView Storage Manager

Discover how to use maxView Storage Manager to manage your RAID volumes. This section covers installation, startup, and volume creation through this tool.

3. Configuration and administration of the controller

Master the configuration of your controller in HBA or RAID mode. You will also learn how to use configuration utilities via BIOS and ACU for effective administration.

4. Disk management and troubleshooting

This section addresses troubleshooting common issues, such as detecting physical disks, repairing failed logical disks, and managing cache-related alerts.

5. Remote management and integration with VMware

Finally, learn how to manage your controller remotely and integrate it into a VMware ESXi environment, ensuring maximum flexibility in managing your RAID resources.

This comprehensive course will equip you with all the skills needed to make the most of your Adaptec SmartRAID 3154-8i8e controller.

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Summary

  • Creation and management of RAID volumes

    • Unboxing, assembly and connections

    • Install the controller driver on Windows

    • Install Windows on a RAID volume

    • Create a RAID volume (from ACU)

    • Create multiple logical drives in a RAID array

    • Create a RAID array of SSDs

    • Identify your logical RAID disks

    • Change the RAID level of a RAID drive

    • Benefits, configuration and use of maxCache

  • Using maxView Storage Manager

    • maxView Storage Manager v4 / v3 - Presentation

    • maxView Storage Manager v3 - USB version

    • maxView Storage Manager v3 - Installation on Linux

    • maxView Storage Manager v3 - Create a RAID volume

  • Configuration and administration of the controller

    • Configure the controller in HBA mode

    • Switching from HBA mode to RAID

    • Adaptec Configuration Utility (ACU)

    • Adaptec configuration tool via UEFI

  • Disk management and troubleshooting

    • Repairing a RAID logical drive in case of failure

    • Automatic reconstruction with Auto-Replace Spare

    • Automatic reconstruction with dedicated Hot Spare

    • Cache temporarily disabled warning

    • Physical disks not detected (from RAID to HBA)

  • Remote management and integration with VMware

    • Manage Adaptec SmartRAID controller remotely

    • Manage Adaptec SmartRAID controller (VMware ESXi)

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  • Adaptec SmartRAID
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