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Chapter 2: About Your HostRAID Controller ● 13
HostRAID Controller Features
● Flash ROM for updates to controller firmware Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU), BIOS, and the
Array Configuration Utility (ACU).
● Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for alphanumeric pagers.
● Support for Adaptec Metadata Format (AMF) allowing the migration of simple volumes
and arrays to Adaptec RAID controller cards.
● Multiple options for creating and managing RAID arrays—A full software application
(Adaptec Storage Manager), a BIOS-based utility, a command line utility, and a DOS
utility. See Managing Your Storage Space on page 41 for more information.
● Support for disk drive hot swapping.
● Support for disk drive enclosures with SAF-TE enclosure management hardware.
● Support for Adaptec Metadata Format (AMF) that allows the migration of simple volumes
and arrays to Adaptec RAID controller cards.
Array Level Features
Note: For more information, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide or online
Help.
● Support for RAID 0, 1, 10, and simple volume.
● Hot swap rebuild of fault tolerant arrays through the operating system.
● Support for automatic failover, so arrays are automatically rebuilt when a failed disk drive
is replaced (applies to redundant arrays in SES- or SAF-TE-enabled disk drive enclosures
only).
● Global hot spare protecting every fault tolerant array that the drive has enough available
capacity to protect.
● Support for RAID 0 migration. Simple Volume to RAID 0 or from Simple Volume to RAID
1.
Upgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware
To upgrade the firmware on your HostRAID controller, see Using the AFU for DOS on page 70.