Creating Arrays - Adaptec 1420SA Installation And User Manual

Creating Arrays

Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are
connected and installed in your system. Note that disks with no
usable space are shown in gray and cannot be used. See
Disk Drives on page
To create an array:
1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to
access the ARC utility.
2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility
(ACU).
3 From the ACU Main menu, select Create Array.
4 Select the disks for the new array, then press Insert. To deselect
any disk, highlight the disk, then press Delete.
5 Press Enter when both disks for the new array are selected. The
Array Properties menu displays.
Assigning Array Properties
Note: Once the array is created and its properties are assigned,
you cannot change the array properties using the ACU.
Instead, use Adaptec Storage Manager (See
details.)
To assign properties to the new array:
1 In the Array Properties menu, select an array type, then press
Enter.
Only the available array types, RAID 0 and RAID 1 are
displayed. RAID 0 and RAID 1 requires a minimum of two
drives.
2 Type in an optional label of no more than 15 characters for the
array, then press Enter.
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Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
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