Adaptec ARO-1130CA Installation And Hardware Manual

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3-4ARO-1130CA Installation and Hardware GuideCreating an Array with Custom SetupArrayConfigCA’s Custom Setup option allows advanced users tocreate arrays with customized configuration and to manage arraysthat are already created. Use Custom Setup if you want ton create an array with more than two disksn delete an arrayn initialize an arrayn add or delete spare disksn make an existing array the boot arrayFollow these instructions to create an array with Custom Setup.1 Insert the ArrayConfigCA diskette in drive A and reboot yourcomputer. Wait until ArrayConfigCA starts automatically.2 Read the text that appears on the initial ArrayConfigCAscreens. Press any key to view the next screen, or press Esc toreturn to the previous screen.3 When you see the Setup Type Selection Menu, select CustomSetup. Then wait while ArrayConfigCA scans your computerfor information about your host adapter and SCSI devices.4 When the Main Menu appears, select Disk Array Operations.5 Select Create New Array from the Disk Array Operations menu.6 Type a name for the array and press Enter. The name can be upto 15 characters long and can include spaces and any otherprintable characters.7 Select an array type from the following options:– RAID 0: Data is striped across the disks in a RAID 0 array,allowing for faster data input and output than a singledisk. RAID 0 arrays do not store redundant data; if anydisk in the array fails, all data is lost.– RAID 1: Data is mirrored on one pair of disks. If one diskfails, data is still safe. The actual data capacity of the arrayequals half the available disk space.See the Adaptec ARO-1130CA Family Array Management Guidefor more information on selecting a RAID level.