Areca ARC-1212 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................. 10
1.1 Overview ....................................................................... 10
1.2 Features ........................................................................ 12
2. Hardware Installation ............................................... 15
2.1 Before Your Begin Installation ........................................... 15
2.2 Board Layout .................................................................. 16
2.3 Installation ..................................................................... 18
2.4 SAS Cables .................................................................... 23
2.4.1 Internal Min SAS 4i to SATA Cable ............................... 23
2.4.2 Internal Min SAS 4i to 4xSFF-8482 Cable ....................... 24
2.4.3 Internal Min SAS 4i to Internal Min SAS 4i cable ............. 25
2.5 LED Cables ..................................................................... 25
3. McBIOS RAID Manager .............................................. 31
3.1 Starting the McBIOS RAID Manager ................................... 31
3.2 McBIOS RAID manager .................................................... 32
3.3 Conguring Raid Sets and Volume Sets .............................. 33
3.4 Designating Drives as Hot Spares ...................................... 33
3.5 Using Quick Volume /Raid Setup Conguration .................... 34
3.6 Using RAID Set/Volume Set Function Method ...................... 35
3.7 Main Menu .................................................................... 37
3.7.1 Quick Volume/RAID Setup ........................................... 38
3.7.2 Raid Set Function ....................................................... 42
3.7.2.1 Create Raid Set .................................................... 43
3.7.2.2 Delete Raid Set ..................................................... 44
3.7.2.3 Expand Raid Set .................................................... 45
• Migrating ...................................................................... 46
3.7.2.4 Activate Incomplete Raid Set ................................... 46
3.7.2.5 Create Hot Spare ................................................... 47
3.7.2.6 Delete Hot Spare ................................................... 47
3.7.2.7 Raid Set Information .............................................. 48
3.7.3 Volume Set Function ................................................... 48
3.7.3.1 Create Volume Set (0/1/10/3/5/6) ........................... 50
• Volume Name ................................................................ 51
• Raid Level ..................................................................... 52
• Capacity ....................................................................... 52
• Stripe Size .................................................................... 53
• SCSI Channel ................................................................ 54