Adaptec SATA AND SCSI RAID CONTROLLERS Network Card User Manual


 
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Installing the Controller and Drives
9 Press Y, then Enter.
The selected drives are initialized, then the ACU screen is
displayed.
10 Using the arrow keys, highlight Create Array, then press Enter.
11
Using the arrow keys as in Step 7, highlight at least three drives to
be used in the array and press
Insert
for each highlighted drive.
12 Press Enter.
13 On the next screen, respond as follows:
A Creating Array window appears.
14 Press Enter to continue with the array configuration.
Note:
You can start using the array immediately. However,
performance is reduced until the build process is complete.
15 Press Esc until the Exit Utility window appears.
16 Highlight Yes, then press Enter.
The system restarts.
17
Install the driver as described in Chapter 3.
Property Line Displayed Entry or Selection
Array Type Select RAID 5, then press Enter
Array Label Type a name, then press Enter.
Array Size Press Enter, then press Enter again to
use the default granularity of GB.
Stripe Size Press Enter.
Read Caching Press Enter.
Write Caching Press Enter.
Create RAID via Press Enter.
[Done] Press Enter.