Adaptec 2420SA User Guide - Page 9

Contents ● 9 Understanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments 70 Nonredundant Arrays (RAID 0 70 RAID 1 Arrays 71 RAID 1 Enhanced Arrays 71 RAID 10 Arrays 72 RAID 5 Arrays 73 RAID 5EE Arrays 74 RAID 50 Arrays 75 RAID 6 Arrays 76 RAID 60 Arrays 76 Selecting the Best RAID Level 77 Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Introduction to the ARC Utility 79 Running the ARC Utility 79 Navigating the ARC Utility 79 Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays 79 Creating a New Array 79 Managing Existing Arrays 80 Initializing Disk Drives 80 Rescanning Disk Drives 80 Secure Erasing Disk Drives 81 Using the -Select Utility to Modify Controller Settings 81 Opening a -Select Utility 81 Applying Changes and Exiting 81 Modifying Your Controller's Configuration 82 General Controller Settings 82 SAS-specific Controller Settings 83 SATA-specific Controller Settings 83 SCSI-specific Controller Settings 84 Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives 85 Viewing the Event Log 85 Using the Array Configuration Utility for DOS Getting Started 87 Working in the ACU Using Menus 87 Running the ACU Using Scripts 88 About Playback Mode 88 About Record Mode 89 Creating the Script File Manually 89 Array Definition Block Keywords 90 Channel Definition Block Keywords-SCSI only 93 ACU Error Codes 94 Sample Scripts 95