Adaptec CDP-00277-01-A Installation And User Manual

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9 Managing Your Storage SpaceOnce you have installed your Adaptec RAID controller, disk drives (or other devices), and device driver,you can begin to build and manage your storage space.This chapter introduces maxView Storage Manager, and describes the other utilities included with yourAdaptec RAID controller.About maxView Storage ManagermaxView Storage Manager is a browser-based software application that helps you build a storage spacefor your online data, using Adaptec RAID controllers and disk drives.With maxView Storage Manager, you can group disk drives into logical drives and build in redundancyto protect your data and improve system performance.From a single workstation, you can use maxView Storage Manager to monitor and manage all thecontrollers and disk drives in your storage space.When maxView Storage Manager is installed on a computer, the maxView Storage Manager Agent (andother related services) is also installed automatically. The Agent is designed to run in the background,without user intervention. Its job is to monitor system health, manage event notifications, task schedules,and other on-going processes on a system. It sends notices when tasks are completed successfully, andnotifies you when errors or failures occur on that system.If your storage space includes systems that won't be connected to monitors (and therefore won't requirethe graphical user interface), you can choose to run the Agent only on those systems instead of the fullapplication. For more information, refer to the maxView Storage Manager User’s Guide on the AdaptecInstallation DVD.Installing maxView Storage ManagermaxView Storage Manager is included on the Adaptec Installation DVD. For installation instructions,refer to the maxView Storage Manager User’s Guide, in the books folder on the installation DVD.About the Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration UtilityThe Adaptec RAID Controller Configuration (ARCCONF) is a command line utility that you can use toperform basic array and configuration management functions.With ARCCONF, you can:• Create and delete logical drives• Modify and copy configuration settings• Recover from disk drive failures and troubleshoot your systemARCCONF is described in the Adaptec RAID Controller Command Line Utility User’s Guide, which isincluded on the Adaptec Installation DVD.About the Adaptec RAID Configuration UtilityThe Adaptec RAID Configuration (ARC) utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create andmanage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. The ARC utility comprises these tools:• Logical Device Configuration—For creating and managing arrays, and initializing and rescanning diskdrives.• Controller Settings—For modifying your controller and disk drive settings.• Disk Utilities—For formatting or verifying disk drives.The ARC utility is included in your controller's BIOS. For more information, see Using the Adaptec RAIDConfiguration Utility on page 71.54Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc.Document No.: CDP-00277-01-A Rev. A, Issue:Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide