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Creating and Managing Arrays
Stock Number: 510685-00, Rev. A Page: iii
Print Spec Number: 493069-00
Current Date: 3/3/99 ECN Date: 3/28/95
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Contents
1 Introduction
Adaptec Arrays 1-1
Array Types 1-1
Number of Disks in an Array 1-3
Mixing Disks from Different Manufacturers
or with Different Capacities 1-4
Mixing Disks on Different RAID Adapter Channels 1-4
The Adaptec Array Software 1-4
The Adaptec CI/O Software 1-5
System Requirements 1-5
Using This Guide 1-6
Conventions 1-7
2 Understanding the Administrator Utility
Starting the Administrator Utility 2-1
Exiting the Administrator Utility 2-2
The Main and System Menus 2-2
Main Menu 2-3
System Menu 2-4
Selecting Menu Options 2-4
Gray Menu Options 2-5
Getting Help 2-5
3 Setting Up the Initial Arrays
Creating the Initial Arrays 3-1
Installing the Array Utilities in the sys:system Directory 3-6
The startup.ncf and autoexec.ncf Files 3-7
4 Formatting Arrays
Choosing the Formatting Method 4-1
Choosing the Data Block Size 4-2
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