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C Using the Adaptec RAID Conguration Utility

The Adaptec RAID Conguration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create arrays

and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices.

Introduction to the ARC Utility

The ARC utility comprises these tools:

• Logical Device Conguration—For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning disk

drives (see Using the ARC Utility to Create and Manage Arrays on page 83).

• Controller Settings—For modifying your controller and disk drive settings (see Using the ARC Utility

to Modify Controller Settings on page 87).

• Disk Utilities—For formatting or verifying disk drives (see Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives on

page 89).

Ctrl-A or uEFI/HII?

Your Adaptec RAID controller supports two interfaces to the BIOS-level RAID conguration options of

the ARC utility: Ctrl-A and uEFI/HII. On servers that support the Unied Extensible Firmware Interface,

or uEFI (version 2.10 or higher), the BIOS-level RAID conguration options are presented with a HII

interface, or Human Interaction Infrastructure, rather than the Adaptec Ctrl-A interface described in

this chapter. uEFI/HII provides an architecture-independent mechanism for initializing add-in cards, like

the Adaptec RAID controller, and rendering contents to the screen in a uniform way.

In the HII interface, access to the RAID conguration options is provided through the server's standard

BIOS. How you access the BIOS varies, depending on the manufacturer, but typically it's started by simply

pressing DEL. Once you enter setup, navigate to the "PMC maxView Storage Manager" option, typically

on the BIOS' "Advanced" menu, then scan for and select a controller.

From that point on, the HII menus and the Ctrl-A menus for conguring your RAID controller are almost

identical. For example, the top-most menu contains the same three choices: Logical Device Conguration,

Controller Settings, Disk Utilities (described above). Options in the lower-level menus are also similar.

In both interfaces, all the tools are menu-based and instructions for completing tasks appear on-screen.

Menus can be navigated using the arrows, Enter, Esc, and other keys on your keyboard.

This chapter provides instructions for navigating and completing tasks with the Ctrl-A interface. To

complete tasks with the HII interface:

• Refer to the on-screen instructions for keyboard navigation and selection options.

• Refer to the option descriptions in this chapter for details about individual RAID conguration settings

and tasks.

Running the ARC Utility

If your Adaptec controller is connected to a RAID enclosure, power on your enclosure (or enclosures)

before you power on your computer.

Start or restart your computer. When prompted, press Ctrl+A.

During boot up, if your system has insufcient memory this message displays:

“Adaptec RAID Conguration Utility will load after, system initialization. Please wait... Or press <Enter> Key to

attempt loading the utility forcibly [Generally, not recommended]”

Note: The rst time you power on your computer after you install a new controller,

the BIOS may display a conguration that doesn’t match your system’s conguration.

This is normal.

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