Microsemi Adaptec ASR-8405E - Create and Manage Arrays with ARC

During boot up, if your system has insufcient memory this message displays:
“Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will load after, system initialization. Please
wait... Or press <Enter> Key to attempt loading the utility forcibly [Generally,
not recommended]”
“RAID Configuration Utility will load after, system initialization. Please wait...
Or press <Enter> Key to attempt loading the utility forcibly [Generally, not
recommended]”
Note: The rst time you power on your computer after you install a new controller, the
BIOS may display a conguration that doesn't match your system's conguration. This is
normal.
C.2 Using the ARC Utility to Create and Manage Arrays
To use the ARC utility to create and manage arrays, start the ARC utility (see Running the ARC Utility), select
your controller (if you have more than one), then press Enter. Select Logical Device Conguration from
the ARC main menu, then press Enter.
Follow the on-screen instructions to create and manage arrays, and initialize, rescan, and erase disk drives.
C.2.1 Creating a New Array
To begin creating an array, select Create Arrays from the Logical Device Conguration menu.
Only disk drives that can be used in a new array are available for selection. (Disk drives must be initialized
before they can be used in an array. See Initializing Disk DrivesARC initializing disk drivesdisk drives
initializinginitializing disk drives for more information.)
Note:
• To create a hybrid array that leverages the performance benets of the SSDs in your
system, you must select an equal number SSDs and HDDs. You can create a hybrid
RAID1 or hybrid RAID10 only.
• When you create an all SSD array, we recommend disabling all caching, including
maxCache caching. If any caching is enabled when you create the array, you will be
prompted to turn caching off.
Use the Array Properties menu to modify the array's RAID level, size, name, stripe size, cache settings, and
maxCache settings.
Note: For more information about RAID levels and using disk drives to create arrays, see
Choosing a RAID LevelRAID levelscontrollers RAID levels. For more information about
maxCache, see Modifying Cache Settings.
C.2.2 Managing Existing Arrays
To view or modify existing arrays, select Manage Arrays from the Logical Device Conguration menu.
From the Manage Arrays menu, you can:
• View the properties of an array.
Note: Failed drives are displayed in a different text color.
• Make an array bootable (see Creating Bootable ArraysARC creating bootable arraysarrays creating
bootable arraysbootable arrays creating).
• Assign or remove hot spares.
• Modify power management settings.
• Change the cache settings for an array.
• Delete an array.
Caution: Before deleting an array, back up the data to avoid permanently losing it.
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