Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AHA-3980 Adaptec
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 RA.
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 .
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 arrange.
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 m.
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 .
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 RA.
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