Promise Technology 66 Pro user manual Setup Task Quick Reference, Setup Checklist, Common Tasks

SuperTrak66™ User's Manual Chapter 3

SuperBuild™

This chapter contains a Setup Task Quick Reference which is a checklist of tasks needed to initialize your SuperTrak66 system, followed by a step-by-step instructional breakdown of each task. The second half of this chapter is a visual and technical description reference including software screen shots.

3.1Setup Task Quick Reference

Use this reference to make sure you have completed all the tasks necessary to get your SuperTrak66 server running. See Chapter 4.0 for visual references and technical descriptions of the SuperBuild™ utility. See Chapter 6 for more information on RAID arrays (what types of arrays to configure for what applications, etc…).

NOTE: The following checklist is primarily intended for those who require SuperTrak to provide support for an array as a system or bootable drive. If the array is only to be used for data storage, then this checklist should be skipped. Use the SuperCheck utility to create and manage your arrays. It is recommended that you still read over the “Common tasks” (below) to familiarize yourself with the functionality of the BIOS SuperBuild utility.

Setup Checklist

þPower up the system and watch for the Promise SuperTrak66 BIOS messages.

þEnter the SuperBuild utility (press Ctrl-F).

þFor easiest configuration, use the “Auto setup” to create a single array using all drives attached to the SuperTrak66; otherwise, use the “View/Define array” menu to create a new, custom array.

þIf you are defining more than one array and booting from one of these arrays, make sure to select the appropriate array as the “boot array” from the “View/Define array” menu. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight the array and press the spacebar.

þRestart the system for the changes to take effect.

þWatch for the Promise SuperTrak66 BIOS messages, ensuring that the messages reflect the array(s) you have created.

Common Tasks

The following portion of the “Quick reference setup” is a listing of steps necessary to complete each type of task required for setting up the SuperTrak66 system through the SuperBuild BIOS utility. The tasks are not intended to be a complete, step-by-step guide to setting up the SuperTrak66 system successfully.

NOTE: There are some advanced RAID array configuration options, such as cache settings, which require the SuperCheck utility to set up.

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