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Installing Adaptec Storage Manager

For installation fi le and instructions, see the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD. This CD also includes a User’s Guide for Internal RAID Storage and other documentation.

6-2 The Adaptec RAID Controller Confi guration Utility

The Adaptec RAID Controller Confi guration (ARCCONF) provides basic array and confi guration management functions. The ARCCONF is a command line tool which can create/remove logical drives, change confi guration settings, and allow admin- istrators to troubleshoot problems.

Specifi c instructions for using the ARCCONF can be

ARCCONF and the Command Line Interface (CLI) for Internal RAID Storage User’s Reference, which describes how to use ARCCONF, are included on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.

Note: It is recommended that only advanced users familiar with command line interfaces use ARCCONF. Currently, ARCCONF is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and manage arrays, use theARC utility.

6-3 About the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility

The Adaptec RAID Confi guration (ARC) utility allows administrators to manage controllers, disk drivers and arrays. It is intended pre-operating system installation use. This utility includes the following tools: Array Confi guration Utility, A -Select utility, and Disk Utilities.

The Array Confi guration Utility (ACU) creates and manages arrays and drives. The

A-Select utility modifies the controller and disk drive settings (includes SerialSelect, SATASelect®, and SCSISelect®). Disk Utilities formats disk drives.

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Contents AOC-USAS-S4i AOC-USAS-S4ir Users GuideManual Revision Release Date July 9 Table of Contents Managing Your Storage Space Product Features OverviewOperating Systems Supported Manual ImagesContacting SuperMicro HeadquartersEurope Asia-Pacifi cChapter Safety Guidelines ESD Safety GuidelinesGeneral Safety Guidelines An Important Note to UsersAdd-on Card Users Guide Front Connectors and Jumpers Front ConnectorsFront Connector and Pin Defi nitions #1. Internal SAS ConnectorJumper Settings Front Jumper Locations and Pin Defi nitionsLED Indicators RAID Minimum Drive RequirementsChapter Boot Controller and Bootable Array Boot Controller SetupCreating an Array Creating an Array with the ACU Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager Making Your Array Bootable Chapter Installing the Driver An Operating System Creating a Driver DiskInstalling with Windows Installing with Red Hat LinuxInstalling with Suse Linux Add-on Card Users Guide Overview Installing on Windows Installing on Linux Red Hat and SuseChapter Managing Your Storage Space About Adaptec Storage ManagerInstalling Adaptec Storage Manager Adaptec RAID Controller Confi guration UtilityAbout the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility Adaptec Flash Utility Choosing a UtilityAdd-on Card Users Guide
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