Adaptec ATA II 1220SA, ATA II 1430SA, ATA II 1420SA manual Managing Your Storage Space

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Managing Your Storage Space
In this chapter...
About Adaptec Storage Manager	37
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager	37
About the HRCONF Command Line Utility	37
About the ARC Utility	38
About the AFU	38
Which Utility Should I Use?	38

Once you have installed your HostRAID controller, disk drives (or other devices), and device driver, you can begin to build and manage your storage space.

This chapter introduces Adaptec Storage Manager, and describes the other utilities included with your HostRAID controller.

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Contents Serial ATA II 1430SA, 1420SA, 1220SA HostRAID Controllers Copyright Adaptec Customer Support Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty Regulatory Compliance Statements Contents Installing the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Safety Information About This Guide How to Find More Information What You Need to Know Before You BeginTerminology Used in this Guide About Your HostRAID Controller HostRAID Controller Features Array Level FeaturesUpgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller Kit Contents System Requirements Kit Contents System RequirementsGetting Started Choosing a RAID Level Selecting Disk DrivesSelecting Cables Disk Drives for Your ControllerInstallation Options Basic Installation StepsInstalling with an Operating System Installing on an Existing Operating SystemInstalling the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Installing the HostRAID Controller Before You BeginConnecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID Controllers Determining the Boot ControllerChecking Your Controller and Devices Next StepsCreating a Bootable Array Setting the Boot Controller Creating an ArrayCreating an Array with the ACU Select Express configuration..., then click Next Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage ManagerMaking Your Array Bootable Installing the Driver An Operating System Installing with Windows Creating a Driver DiskInstalling with Red Hat Linux Installing with Suse LinuxInstalling with NetWare Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Installing on Windows Installing on Red Hat or Suse Linux Installing on NetWareManaging Your Storage Space Installing Adaptec Storage Manager About the Hrconf Command Line UtilityAbout Adaptec Storage Manager About the ARC Utility About the AFUWhich Utility Should I Use? Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features OverviewChanging How Drives are Displayed Physical Devices ViewLogical Devices View Collapsed and Expanded Views Component Views Solving Problems Troubleshooting Checklist Recovering from a Disk Drive FailureFailed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare Failure in Multiple Arrays SimultaneouslyDisk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Multiple Failures in the Same ArrayUnderstanding RAID Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance RAID Technology OverviewUnderstanding Drive Segments Stripe-unit SizeRAID 0 Non-RAID Arrays RAIDRAID 1 Arrays RAID 10 ArraysUsing the ARC Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility Running the ARC UtilityCreating and Managing Arrays Creating a New ArrayRAID Managing Arrays Rebuilding ArraysForce from Offline Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices Configuring Disk DrivesAdding/Deleting Hotspares Using SATASelect Atapi SupportSATASelect Options SmartFormatting and Verifying Disk Drives Using the AFU for DOS Introduction System RequirementsCompatibility Running the AFU from the Command Line Running the AFU from the GUISave Update AFU Command Line Step-by-Step Command SwitchesAfu update /C controllernumber Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge ESDTechnical Specifications Environmental Specifications DC Power RequirementsCurrent Requirements Glossary See channel Initialize See configure Mirrored array/mirroring See RAID 1, RAID Area on each disk reserved for use by the RAID controller See simple volume, spanned volume Index Scsi Adaptec, Inc