Document Outline

• Contents
• About This Guide
  • What You Need to Know Before You Begin
  • Terminology Used in this Guide
  • How to Find More Information
• About Your HostRAID Controller
  • HostRAID Controller Features
    • Array Level Features
  • Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware
  • About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller
  • About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller
  • About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller
• Kit Contents and System Requirements
  • Kit Contents
  • System Requirements
• Getting Started
  • Choosing a RAID Level
  • Selecting Disk Drives
    • Disk Drives for Your Controller
  • Selecting Cables
    • SATA Cables
  • Installation Options
    • Basic Installation Steps
    • Installing with an Operating System
    • Installing on an Existing Operating System
• Installing the HostRAID Controller and Disk Drives
  • Before You Begin
  • Installing the HostRAID Controller
  • Connecting Disk Drives to SATA HostRAID Controllers
  • Checking Your Controller and Devices
  • Determining the Boot Controller
  • Next Steps
• Creating a Bootable Array
  • Setting the Boot Controller
  • Creating an Array
  • Creating an Array with the ACU
  • Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Making Your Array Bootable
• Installing the Driver and an Operating System
  • Before You Begin
  • Creating a Driver Disk
  • Installing with Windows
  • Installing with Red Hat Linux
  • Installing with SUSE Linux
  • Installing with NetWare
• Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
  • Before You Begin
  • Creating a Driver Disk
  • Installing on Windows
  • Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux
  • Installing on NetWare
• Managing Your Storage Space
  • About Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Installing Adaptec Storage Manager
  • About the HRCONF Command Line Utility
  • About the ARC Utility
  • About the AFU
  • Which Utility Should I Use?
• Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager
  • Features
  • Overview
    • Physical Devices View
    • Logical Devices View
  • Changing How Drives are Displayed
  • Collapsed and Expanded Views
  • Component Views
• Solving Problems
  • Troubleshooting Checklist
  • Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure
    • Failed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare
    • Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot Spare
    • Failure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously
    • Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array
    • Multiple Failures in the Same Array
• Understanding RAID
  • RAID Technology Overview
    • Understanding Drive Segments
    • Stripe-unit Size
    • Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning Performance
  • RAID 0 (Non-RAID Arrays)
  • RAID 1 Arrays
  • RAID 10 Arrays
• Using the ARC Utility
  • Introduction to the ARC Utility
  • Running the ARC Utility
  • Creating and Managing Arrays
    • Creating a New Array
    • Managing Arrays
    • Adding/Deleting Hotspares
    • Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices
    • Configuring Disk Drives
    • ATAPI Support
  • Using SATASelect
    • SATASelect Options
  • Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
• Using the AFU for DOS
  • Introduction
    • System Requirements
    • Compatibility
  • Running the AFU from the GUI
  • Running the AFU from the Command Line
    • HELP
    • LIST
    • SAVE
    • UPDATE
    • VERIFY
    • VERSION
    • Command Switches
  • AFU Command Line - Step-by-Step
• Safety Information
  • Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
• Technical Specifications
  • Environmental Specifications
  • DC Power Requirements
  • Current Requirements
• Glossary
• Index