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A ACU creating arrays 52 Adaptec customer support 3 Adaptec Flash Utility. See AFU Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility. See HRCONF Adaptec Storage Manager installing 37 AFU 38 Array Configuration Utility. See ACU arrays creating (ACU) 52 non-RAID 49 RAID 1 50 RAID 10 50 C customer support 3 D data striping 48 disk drives connecting to SATA controllers 24 failure recovery multiple arrays 46 multiple disk drives 46 with hot spare 45 without hot spare 46 formatting 59 recovering from failure 45 verifying 59 drivers installing on Linux 35 Index installing on NetWare 35 installing on Windows 34 E electrostatic discharge 67 F failed disk drives multiple arrays 46 multiple disk drives 46 without hot spare 46 formatting disk drives 59 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard drive. See disk drives I installation disk drives (SATA) 24 L Linux driver installation 35 N NetWare driver installation 35 non-RAID arrays 49 P performance tuning selecting a RAID level 49

Section	Page
Contents	6
About This Guide	10
What You Need to Know Before You Begin	11
Terminology Used in this Guide	11
How to Find More Information	11
About Your HostRAID Controller	12
HostRAID Controller Features	13
Array Level Features	13
Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware	13
About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller	14
About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller	15
About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller	16
Kit Contents and System Requirements	17
Kit Contents	18
System Requirements	18
Getting Started	19
Choosing a RAID Level	20
Selecting Disk Drives	20
Disk Drives for Your Controller	20
Selecting Cables	20
SATA Cables	20
Installation Options	21
Basic Installation Steps	21
Installing with an Operating System	21
Installing on an Existing Operating System	21
Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives	22
Before You Begin	23
Installing the HostRAID Controller	23
Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers	24
Checking Your Controller and Devices	24
Determining the Boot Controller	24
Next Steps	24
Creating a Bootable Array	25
Setting the Boot Controller	26
Creating an Array	26
Creating an Array with the ACU	26
Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager	27
Making Your Array Bootable	28
Installing the Driver and an Operating System	29
Before You Begin	30
Creating a Driver Disk	30
Installing with Windows	30
Installing with Red Hat Linux	31
Installing with SUSE Linux	31
Installing with NetWare	32
Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System	33
Before You Begin	34
Creating a Driver Disk	34
Installing on Windows	34
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux	35
Installing on NetWare	35
Managing Your Storage Space	36
About Adaptec Storage Manager	37
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager	37
About the HRCONF Command Line Utility	37
About the ARC Utility	38
About the AFU	38
Which Utility Should I Use?	38
Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager	39
Features	40
Overview	40
Physical Devices View	41
Logical Devices View	41
Changing How Drives are Displayed	41
Collapsed and Expanded Views	42
Component Views	43
Solving Problems	44
Troubleshooting Checklist	45
Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure	45
Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare	45
Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare	46
Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously	46
Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array	46
Multiple Failures in the Same Array	46
Understanding RAID	47
RAID Technology Overview	48
Understanding Drive Segments	48
Stripe-unit Size	48
Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance	48
RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays)	49
RAID 1 Arrays	50
RAID 10 Arrays	50
Using the ARC Utility	51
Introduction to the ARC Utility	52
Running the ARC Utility	52
Creating and Managing Arrays	52
Creating a New Array	52
Managing Arrays	54
Adding/Deleting Hotspares	56
Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices	56
Configuring Disk Drives	56
ATAPI Support	57
Using SATASelect	57
SATASelect Options	58
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives	59
Using the AFU for DOS	60
Introduction	61
System Requirements	61
Compatibility	61
Running the AFU from the GUI	62
Running the AFU from the Command Line	62
HELP	62
LIST	62
SAVE	63
UPDATE	64
VERIFY	64
VERSION	65
Command Switches	65
AFU Command Line - Step-by-Step	65
Safety Information	67
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)	67
Technical Specifications	68
Environmental Specifications	69
DC Power Requirements	69
Current Requirements	69
Glossary	70