Making Your Array Bootable - Adaptec RAID 1220SA Installation And User Manual

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Review the license information, then press Enter.
The Main Menu opens.
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Click Launch Configuration Utility.
Adaptec Storage Manager opens.
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Click Create.
The Configuration wizard opens.
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Select Express configuration..., then click Next.
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Review the information that is displayed.
Note:
Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays.
In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used two equal-sized disk drives to
automatically create one logical drive with RAID 1.
To specify a size for the logical drives, or to make other changes to the configuration, click
Modify logical devices.
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Click Apply, then click Yes when prompted to confirm applying your new configuration.
Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s).
The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array" ) and on the physical
disk drives.
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Partition and format your logical drive.
The logical drive you created appears as a physical disk drive on your operating system.
You must partition and format these logical drives before you can use them to store data.
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Close all windows, then click Reboot to restart your system.
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Remove the HostRAID Installation CD.
For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software
application, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide provided on the Adaptec
Storage Manager CD.
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Making Your Array Bootable

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Making Your Array Bootable
Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page
Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array
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Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices on page
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