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Adaptec SCSI RAID 2120S/2200S Software User’s Guide

The Adaptec SCSI RAID Controller menu appears, presenting the
following options:

Array Configuration Utility

SCSISelect Utility

Disk Utilities

To select an option from this menu or from any of the menus
within ARC, move the cursor to the option with the Up/Down
arrow keys and press Enter. In some cases, selecting an option
displays another menu. You can return to the previous menu at
any time by pressing Esc.

The following sections discuss each of these menu options.

Using the Array Configuration Utility

The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) enables you to manage,
create, and delete arrays from the controller’s BIOS. You can also
initialize and rescan drives.

You can use the ACU to create a bootable array for the system. We
recommend that you configure the system to boot from an array
instead of from a single disk to take advantage of the redundancy
and performance features of arrays. For details on creating a
bootable array, see

Deleting Arrays on page 2-4

.

Note:

If you are changing the configuration of a system that is

already in use on a network, log all users off the system and
shut it down in an orderly manner before you start the ACU.

Managing Arrays

Use the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and
members, make an array the boot array, manage failover
assignments, and delete arrays. The following sections describe
these operations in greater detail.

Viewing Array Properties

To view the properties of an existing array:

1

At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A.

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