SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-USAS-S4IR manual Adaptec RAID Controller Confi guration Utility

Add-on Card User's Guide

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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