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Adaptec AHA-3980 manual

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    1 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 Understandin g the Array Software Adaptec AHA-3 98x adapters u se the follow ing pro- grams to create an d manage arra ys: ■ The A daptec Initial Ar ray Configurat ion Utility , which runs under DOS. Us[...]

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    2 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 Ini tial Arra y Co nfigur ation Util ity Follow these steps to create th e first array with the Adaptec Initial A rray Configurat ion Uti lity. For more detailed inform ation on all Adaptec Initial Array [...]

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    3 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 When you have selected the number of disks you specified in step 7, the next screen appears. 10 If the ar ray is mirro red or R AID 5 and at lea st one disk is unassigned, a pr ompt asks whether you want [...]

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    4 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 Array Driver Cop y Utili ty The Adapte c Arra y Driver Cop y Utilit y is on the AHA-3980/3985 Dri vers and Raid Utiliti es diskette included with the AHA-3 98x adapter. You use this utility to copy DOS an[...]

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    5 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 2 Selec t the arr ay fo r whi ch you wa nt to di spla y the Main menu. The Main menu for that array appe ars. On systems w ith multiple arrays, the arra y sta tus is indicated by the color of the array na[...]

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    6 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 reassigned blocks), or Display V olume(s) on Array (list of partitions and volumes on the array . 4 When finished viewing the statistics, press Esc to display a pop-up menu, then select Q uit . V erifying[...]

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    7 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 5 When pr ompted, type y to c ontinue, or n to cancel the operation. To schedule a reconstruction, see Schedu ling Task s on page 8. Note: If you used Hot Swap Pa use to s top SCSI bus activity , resume a[...]

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    8 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 Scheduling T asks Y ou ca n sch edule the follow in g tasks: ■ V erifying mirror ed and RAID 5 arrays ■ T est ing s pare disks ■ Reconstructing data on a replacement disk Follow these steps to sched[...]

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    9 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 Ad ding a S pare Disk If you crea te a mirro red or RAID 5 array w ithout spare disks (RAID 0 arrays cannot have spar es), fol- low these steps to add up to two spar e disks later: 1 From the Ma in menu f[...]

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    10 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 Con verting between RA ID 0 CVT and RAID 5 CVT Formats Y ou can convert a RAID 5 CVT array to a RAID 0 CVT array and back again w ithout loss of data and without reformatting . If you convert a RA ID 5 C[...]

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    11 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 Menu T ree s The following dia grams show the arrangemen t of menu option s for the Adapte c Initia l Array Con figu- ration Utility, the Adaptec Array Driver Copy Util- ity, and the Admin istrator Utili[...]

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    12 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 Disp lay Array Statu s Reco nstr uct Func tions For mat/In itializ e Array Co n ver t RAID Level Chang e Ar ray Confi guratio n Schedu ler Func tion s Reac tivate Off-li ne Reac tivate Spare 1 Hardware F[...]

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    13 Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num be r: 51 08 93-0 0, Rev . B Prin t Spec Numb er: 49 3983-0 0 Curre nt Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date : 3/1 9/96 Adaptec T echnical Suppor t and Services If you have questio ns about in stall ing or usin g the ho st ada pter , check t his i nstallation guide first— you wil l find answer s to m ost of your questio[...]

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    R Quick Reference: Array Software Part Num ber : 5108 93-00, R ev. B Print Spe c Numb er: 49 39 8 3-00 Current Da te: 3/1/99 ECN Date: 3/19/96 AHA-3980/3980W AHA-3985/3985W MultiChannel PCI-to-SCSI RAID Adapters with SCSI Select Quic k Referenc e: Arra y Softw are[...]