Creating A Raid Array - Adaptec 1420SA Quick Installation Manual

Adaptec Serial ATA II RAID 1420SA Quick Installation Guide

Creating a RAID Array

To install an operating system on a drive or an array connected to
your controller, read this section. Otherwise, skip to
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1 Turn on the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to enter
the ARC utility. You will use ARC to create the RAID array and
logical drive that you will use to install your operating system.
2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility
(ACU).
3 From the ACU menu, select Create Array.
4 Select the drives for the new array and press Insert.
Note: If your drives are shown in gray and cannot be used,
they probably need to be initialized. See the Adaptec Serial
ATA RAID 1420SA Installation and User's Guide for details.
5 Press Enter when both drives for the new array are selected.
The Array Properties menu displays.
6 In the Array Properties menu, select an array type and press
Enter.
The available selections are RAID 0 and RAID 1. Each of these
array types requires two drives. (For a description of these array
types, see the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 1420SA Installation and
User's Guide.)
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.
7 Optional—Type in a label for the array and press Enter.
8 RAID 0 only—Select the desired stripe size. Available stripe
sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB (default).
Note: Adaptec recommends that you do not change the
default.
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