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Features
You can use Adaptec Storage Manager to:
● Create, verify, modify, and delete arrays
● Add and remove hot spares
● View the RAID configuration
● View information about managed systems and subsystems such as arrays, logical drives,
hot-spare drives, physical drives
● Notify systems of all events occurring on the local system
● Add or remove a remote system
Overview
Adaptec Storage Manager provides an expandable tree view of the systems and controllers you
are managing. You can perform most configuration and management tasks by selecting a
controller from the tree and working with related objects. The figure below shows how Adaptec
Storage Manager displays information about Physical and Logical devices.
Using the buttons in the Physical devices and Logical devices views, you can:
● Change how drives are displayed
● Collapse and expand a view
● Identify components of a logical device
● Create and delete hotspares