Record Mode - Adaptec RAID 2120S Software Reference Manual

Because the ACU reads the entire script file before creating any
arrays, the position of the InitializeAll=Yes property within
the script is not significant. Continuing the previous example, if
InitializeAll=Yes is specified in the second RAID 5's
definition, the ACU initializes all drives before creating the first
RAID 0.
Note:
If a build/verify is in progress when an array is
deleted, it will automatically be terminated.
See The InitializeAll Keyword on page 13-20 for details on the syntax
of the InitializeAll property.

Record Mode

Record mode writes an existing controller's array configuration to a
specified script file, enabling you to create the same configuration
by running the ACU in playback mode with the resulting script. In
addition, record mode lists certain controller properties that can be
set in playback mode.
Because the ACU supports only a subset of array types available
through the CLI and the GUI, it cannot record all the possible array
configurations. If the ACU encounters an array that it cannot create
it displays a warning (and records the warning in its log file, if that
switch is used) and does not record any properties for that array in
its script file.
The script file is limited to one controller and its associated array
configuration files. Although you can have multiple controllers on a
single system, you cannot record all of the controllers and their
associated array configurations in one file. To record multiple
controllers, use the ACU record mode once for each individual
controller. Your end result will be multiple files on the same diskette
with one file corresponding to each controller.
Determining Build/Verify/Clear Status
When using playback mode to create an array, you can specify
whether to wait for an array's initial build/verify or clear to
complete or to continue while the build/verify or clear proceeds in
the background. If you instruct the ACU to continue (Wait=No),
Using the Array Configuration Utility
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