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Glossary

A

activity See task.

ACU

Array Configuration Utility. An application used to create, configure, and manage arrays from the controller’s BIOS or MS-DOS.

array

A logical disk created from available space and made up of one or more segments on one or more physical disks. Arrays are typically used to provide data redundancy or enhanced I/O performance. See volume, spanned volume, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10. Also known as a container.

array initialization See configure.

ATA

AT Bus Attachment. Standard parallel interface to IDE hard disks typically used in desktop computers and some entry-level servers. Serial ATA (SATA), is a successor to parallel ATA, which is sometimes referred to as PATA.

available space/segment

Unused space on a configured disk from which logical devices (arrays) are created. When an array is deleted, the space that it used is returned to the available space pool.

B

background consistency check

Option that forces the controller to constantly check all portions of disks used by all arrays to see if the disks can return data from the blocks. See consistency check command.

bad segment

Segment that is in an unknown state.

bootable array

Array configured as the boot device.

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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 What You Need to Know Before You Begin How to Find More InformationTerminology Used in this Guide About Your HostRAID Controller Array Level Features HostRAID Controller 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 Requirements Getting Started Selecting Cables Choosing a RAID LevelSelecting Disk Drives Disk Drives for Your Controller Installing with an Operating System Installation OptionsBasic Installation Steps Installing on an Existing Operating System Installing the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Installing the HostRAID Controller Before You Begin Checking Your Controller and Devices Connecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID ControllersDetermining the Boot Controller Next Steps Creating a Bootable Array Creating an Array Setting the Boot ControllerCreating an Array with the ACU Select Express configuration..., then click Next Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager Making Your Array Bootable Installing the Driver An Operating System Installing with Windows Creating a Driver Disk Installing with Red Hat Linux Installing with Suse Linux Installing with NetWare Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Installing on Windows Installing on Red Hat or Suse Linux Installing on NetWare Managing Your Storage Space About the Hrconf Command Line Utility Installing Adaptec Storage ManagerAbout Adaptec Storage Manager About the AFU About the ARC UtilityWhich Utility Should I Use? Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features Overview Physical Devices View Changing How Drives are DisplayedLogical Devices View Collapsed and Expanded Views Component Views Solving Problems Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure Troubleshooting ChecklistFailed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot SpareFailure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously Multiple Failures in the Same Array Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning PerformanceRAID Technology Overview Stripe-unit Size RAID 0 Non-RAID Arrays RAID RAID 1 Arrays RAID 10 Arrays Using the ARC Utility Creating and Managing Arrays Introduction to the ARC UtilityRunning the ARC Utility Creating a New Array RAID Managing Arrays Rebuilding Arrays Force from Offline Configuring Disk Drives Managing Bootable Arrays and DevicesAdding/Deleting Hotspares Using SATASelect Atapi Support SATASelect Options Smart Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives Using the AFU for DOS System Requirements IntroductionCompatibility Running the AFU from the Command Line Running the AFU from the GUI Save Update AFU Command Line Step-by-Step Command Switches Afu update /C controllernumber Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge ESD Technical Specifications DC Power Requirements Environmental SpecificationsCurrent 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