Adaptec 58300 Computer Drive User Manual


 
Chapter 10: Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager 45
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