Audience; Supported Platforms; How To Use This Manual - Adaptec RAID 2810SA Software Reference Manual

Getting Started
This reference guide describes each of the commands available in
the CLI.

Audience

This reference guide is written for system administrators and
experienced users who are familiar with device configuration and
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who have a general understanding of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 /
Windows 2000 (basic disk) /Windows XP (basic disk). If you are
running under NetWare, the guide assumes you are familiar with
NetWare-related concepts and commands.

Supported Platforms

The Adaptec SCSI RAID controller operates on a variety of
operating system platforms. See the installation guide that was
supplied with your controller for a list of the supported operating
system platforms.
Unless otherwise indicated, the commands and switches discussed
in this guide are supported on the operating systems listed in the
installation guide. For the latest supported operating system
versions of the Adaptec SCSI RAID controller, visit Adaptec's
product web site at www.adaptec.com.

How to Use this Manual

The Adaptec Advanced RAID Command Line Interface utility is
intended for use with both Adaptec SCSI and SATA RAID
controllers. This utility was originally created for SCSI controllers
and consequently many commands and their output use SCSI
terminology. The most significant differences for a SATA controller
are: The number of buses and devices is not always reported
correctly The device ID is interpreted differently for SATA devices
Some commands are intended specifically for SCSI devices and do
not function on SATA devices. These problems do not affect the
basic functionality of the CLI utility or your ability to create and
manage arrays or the controller using the CLI.
This manual documents software originally written to support SCSI
RAID controllers. With the introduction of Serial ATA RAID
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