Fusion R800RAID
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Driver (4)
IDDownload TitleDownload LinkPost Date
379 Sonnet 3Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID (R380) Software (OS X 10.6.8-10.8.5) 4.07Oct-17-2012
Operating System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6+, Mac OS X Server 10.6+
Description: This software includes the latest flash bundle (v2012_05_21), driver (v4.01), and Configuration Tool (v4.07) software for the R380 RAID controller card included with Fusion D400RAID, D800RAID, DX800RAID, R800RAID, and RX1600RAID (part number FUS-RX16SR-xxTB) storage systems.

Release Notes:
• This flash bundle release fixes an issue where the ConfigTool application would not save NVRAM settings, fixes an issue where the ConfigTool application would incorrectly warn that NVRAM settings were not saved, and fixes a cryptic "HBA Internal Error" message displayed during an attempted rebuild of an invalid RAID group.
• This driver release updates the fan controller daemon for improved operation, and updates the memory allocation for x64 platforms for compatibility with OS X 10.8.2 and later. This driver installer has been updated to support GateKeeper for OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).
• This Configuration Tool release adds OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) support.

Important Note: Update the Sonnet RAID controller with the latest version of the firmware before installing the operating system driver. Use the latest version of the Configuration Tool application to make these updates.
 
380 Sonnet 3Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID (R380) Software (Windows) 4.07Oct-11-2012
408 Sonnet 3Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID (R380) Software (Linux)May-08-19
716 Sonnet 3Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID (R380) Software (OS X Versions 10.4.11 through 10.5.8) 3.38Oct-18-2011
 
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FAQ (11)
IDArticle TitlePost Date
91 Installation of the Sonnet (ATTO OEM) RAID card in an 8-core Mac Pro with a Fusion D800RAID, R800RAID, or D400RAID storage system.May-12-09
98 ATTO R380 RAID Software (Feb. 2008)Aug-05-09
The February 2008 release of the ATTO software broke the "automaponboot" feature, in which an array that is moved to another machine will be automatically recognized. Sonnet will not be posting this update. For customers who may have upgraded directly from ATTO, we recommend they change the automaponboot setting to 'disabled.' This way on each reboot the mappings will persist.

The new ATTO software release included these enhancements:

* Staggered startup.
* Autorebuild - RAID will automatically start rebuilding if it finds a damaged disk replaced by a clean one.
* Adaptive read-ahead policy - will read ahead for long data streams, not for short ones.
 
101 Fusion storage system activity lights are always on with Seagate ES.2 (Enterprise) drives installed in the drive bays.Oct-22-10
202 Under Mac OS X 10.5.6, the PCI Express Expansion Slot Utility (early Mac Pro) always reports 8x, 1x, 1x, 16x no matter how its set.May-06-09
301 Formatting a drive array greater than 16TB with APT (Apple Partition Table) fails in a Macintosh.Jun-16-09
387 How do I replace a failed drive under warranty if I'm in a sensitive/classified environment and can't send the old one back?Mar-23-10
445 What is the default drive timeout in Fusion RAID systems? Should I change it?Mar-24-10
450 My storage shows 10% more capacity under OS X 10.6 than under OS X 10.5. Why?Mar-24-10
With Snow Leopard (10.6), Apple adopted the standard usage of terabyte (TB) which equals 1,000,000,000,000 bytes = 10-to-the-12th bytes. Hard drive manufacturers have always specified drive capacity with standard usage which will now match what Mac OS X reports.

WIth Leopard (10.5) and previous versions of Mac OS X, Apple used the binary interpretation of terabyte, (technically a tebibyte) = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes = 2-to-the-40th bytes. Windows also uses binary interpretation.

Under Snow Leopard, drive capacity will be shown per drive specifications. For example, under OS X 10.6, a 1TB drive will appear as a 1000 GB capacity drive (but under OS X 10.5 as a 909 GB capacity drive). For additional information see support.apple.com/kb/TS2419.

What does this mean in real terms? Do I get an immediate increase in storage space?
Formatting or actual capacity does not change at all, only the reported capacity because of the change from base-2 to base-10.

Should I reformat the drives before attempting to plug in a previously 10.5 formatted unit into a 10.6 machine or vice versa?
Reformatting is not necessary at all.

What happens if I plug a 10.6 formatted unit into a 10.5 machine or vice versa?
The volume is seen normally. It is completely compatible and can be transparently moved back and forth.
 
775 Does the ATTO R380 Support OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)?Oct-21-13
788 Can I use an ATTO R680 with the R800RAID or D800RAID?Jun-24-14
955 Can I use Seagate Iron Wolf drives; or Hitchai and WD drives 8TB and larger?May-31-18