What You Need To Know Before You Begin; Terminology Used In This Guide; How To Find More Information - Adaptec 3405 Installation And User Manual

What You Need to Know Before You Begin

You should be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and SAS and
Serial ATA (SATA) technology. (For an introduction to SAS, see
You should also be familiar with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) concepts and technology.
Note:
Because this guide covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of the features and
functions described may not be available for your controller. For more information, see
Your RAID Controller on page

Terminology Used in this Guide

Because you can use your Adaptec RAID controller to manage data storage in a variety of
configurations, the generic term "storage space" is used to refer to controller(s) and disk drives
being managed with Adaptec Storage Manager
Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide are known to computer users by
multiple names. This guide uses these terms:
Controller (also known as adapter, board, or card)
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Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive)
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Enclosure (also known as a RAID enclosure, storage enclosure, or JBOD enclosure)
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Array (also known as a container or logical drive)
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Note:
In DAS environments, Adaptec Storage Manager refers to arrays as logical drives.
Your RAID controller creates arrays, which your operating system (and Adaptec Storage
Manager) recognizes as logical drives. For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage
Manager User's Guide on the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.

How to Find More Information

You can find more information about your Adaptec RAID controller and the software and
utilities included with it by referring to these documents:
Readme.txt—Includes updated product information and known issues; located on the
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RAID Controller Installation CD.
Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide—Describes how to install and use the Adaptec
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Storage Manager software (see
the Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.
Adaptec Storage Manager Online Help—Describes how to use the Adaptec Storage
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Manager software; accessible from the main window of Adaptec Storage Manager.
Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User's Guide—Describes how to use the
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included Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) command line utility (see
page 68) to perform basic array and configuration management functions; located on the
Adaptec Storage Manager Installation CD.
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or the other utilities described in this guide.
page 68) to manage your direct attached storage; located on
Chapter 1: About This Guide
page 75.)
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