Conventions - Adaptec AHA-3980 User Manual

Once you are familiar with the Administrator utility, follow the
instructions in Chapter 3 to create the arrays on the server. After you
create the arrays, you must format them as described in Chapter 4.
The remaining chapters address Administrator utility functions that
help you manage the arrays. Read these chapters as you need them:
For information on monitoring arrays, see Chapter 5.
For information on routine management tasks, such as verify-
ing arrays or reconstructing data, see Chapter 6.
For information on adding, modifying, or deleting arrays, see
Chapter 7.
For information on using the Administrator utility at a remote
workstation, see Chapter 8.
If you receive an error message during any operation, see Appendix A.
It lists error messages alphabetically, explains them, and provides
possible solutions to the problem.
Those interested in the files included in the Adaptec array software
can find a glossary of files in Appendix B. For a quick reference of
the menu options in the Administrator utility, see the menu trees in
Appendix C.

Conventions

The following typographic conventions are used in this document:
bold
Used for key names (... press the Enter key ...) and for options you are
directed to select (... select Display Array Status...).
Helvetica
Used for entries that you must type exactly as shown (... load
aruadmin...) and for screen prompts and messages (... New
priority:...).
Helvetica italics
Used for program and file names when referenced in the text
(... the startup.ncf file ...).
Creating and Managing Arrays
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