Adaptec 3405 - Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs; Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool

Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 96
4 Press Enter to save your changes and return to the main menu.
Using the ACU to Create and Manage JBODs
Start the ARC utility (see page 92). If you have more than one controller, select your controller,
then press Enter. Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter.
Follow the on-screen instructions to create and manage JBODs.
Creating a New JBOD
A JBOD disk appears as a physical disk drive to the operating system. A JBOD disk is not
redundant and not bootable.
To begin creating a JBOD, select Create JBOD from the main ACU menu. All the supported
disk drives are displayed. Select a disk drive and Enter.
Managing Existing JBODs
To delete a JBOD or morph a JBOD into a simple volume, select Manage JBODs from the
main ACU menu.
From the Manage JBODs menu, you can:
● Morph a JBOD into a simple volume.
● Delete a JBOD
Note:
When you delete a JBOD, you lose all data on that disk.
Converting a JBOD Into a Simple Volume
You can convert any JBOD into a simple volume.
1 Select Manage JBODs from the main ACU menu.
2 Select the JBOD that you want to morph into a simple volume and press Ctrl+V.
Using the ACU to Manage the MaxIQ Pool
The MaxIQ cache is a global read cache pool. It uses the MaxIQ-compatible Solid State Drives
(SSDs) in your system as fast cache memory for read-intensive operations. Before you can
enable MaxIQ caching on a logical device (see page 94), you must assign at least one SSD to the
MaxIQ pool.
Note:
These settings apply to Adaptec 5-series and 2-series controllers only. (3-series
controllers do not support MaxIQ caching.) You can configure the MaxIQ pool only if you have
one or more MaxIQ-compatible Solid State Drives installed on the RAID controllers in your
system. For a list of MaxIQ-compatible SSDs, refer to the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com/compatibility.
To add an SSD to the MaxIQ pool or to remove an SSD from the MaxIQ pool:
1 Start the ARC utility (see page 92). If you have more than one controller, select your
controller, then press Enter. Select Array Configuration Utility, then press Enter.
2 Select Manage MaxIQ Pool from the ACU main menu.