Adaptec ATA II 1430SA, ATA II 1220SA Introduction to the ARC Utility, Running the ARC Utility

Appendix B: Using the ARC Utility ● 52

Introduction to the ARC Utility

The ARC utility comprises these tools:

●The Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—Used to create, configure, and manage arrays, and initialize and rescan disk drives.

●SATASelect Utility—Used to change device and HostRAID controller settings.

●Disk Utilities—Used to format or verify disk drives (see page 59).

Running the ARC Utility

All the tools within the ARC utility are menu-based and instructions for completing tasks display on-screen. Menus can be navigated using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your keyboard.

To run the Utility:

1Start or restart your computer. When prompted, press Ctrl+A. The ARC utility menu displays presenting these options:

●

●

●

Array Configuration Utility (ACU)

SATASelect Utility

Disk utilities

To select an option from this menu, or from any of the menus within the ARC utility setup, browse with the arrow keys, then press Enter. In some cases, selecting an options displays another menu. To return to the previous menu at any time, press Esc.

Creating and Managing Arrays

Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space are shown in gray and cannot be used.

Creating a New Array

To create an array:

1Select Create Array from the main ACU menu.

Note: For more information about RAID levels and using disk drives to create arrays, see

Understanding RAID on page 47.

2Select the disks for the new array, then press Insert. To deselect any disk, highlight the disk, then press Delete.

3Press Enter when all disks for the new array are selected. The Array Properties menu displays.

Assigning Array Properties

Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you cannot change the array properties using the ACU. Instead, use Adaptec Storage Manager (See Chapter 10, for details.)