28 Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide • March 2010
Creating an Array
A RAID 5 array is created in the examples shown in this section because RAID 5
provides the most security and best performance with a minimum of three disk
drives. However, you can choose to create an array with a different RAID level; you
can also change array level later, after the operating system is installed.
You can create an array using either of these tools:
■ Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—BIOS-based menus and keyboard
navigation. See “To Create a RAID 5 Array With the ACU” on page 29.
■ Command Line Interface (UCLI)—Refer to the Uniform Command-Line Interface
User’s Guide at the following website:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/stortek.raid.hba#hic
You can use either tool, but the ACU utility is the quicker and easier tool for this
task. The ACU is menu-based and provides instructions for completing tasks on-
screen. Menus can be navigated using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your
keyboard.
Note – Do not combine SAS and SATA disk drives within the same array. The Sun
StorageTek RAID Manager software generates a warning if you try to create a logical
drive using a combination of SAS and SATA disk drives. See “Introduction to Serial
Attached SCSI” on page 103 for more information.
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