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How This Guide is Organized
This
User’s Guide
is divided into three sections:
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Part I:
Getting Started
—Follow the instructions in this section to install Adaptec Storage
Manager and build your storage space. (For a definition of ‘storage space’ and other terms
used in this
User’s Guide
, see
page 11
.)
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Part II:
Using Adaptec Storage Manager
—Once your storage space is built, refer to this
section for help protecting, modifying, monitoring, and troubleshooting your storage
space and its components.
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Part III:
Quick Reference
—Refer to this section for quick answers to common questions
about Adaptec Storage Manager. A comparison of RAID levels is also included.
What You Need to Know Before You Begin
This
User’s Guide
is written for advanced computer users who want to create a storage space
for their data. Advanced knowledge of storage networks is not required, but you should be
familiar with computer hardware, data storage, and DAS and Redundant Array of
Independent Disks (RAID) technology.
If you are using Adaptec Storage Manager as part of a complex storage system, such as a SAN,
you should be familiar with network administration terminology and tasks, have knowledge of
Local Area Network (LAN) and SAN technology, and be familiar with the input/output (I/O)
technology—such as Serial ATA (SATA) or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)—that you are using on
your network.
Note:
Because this
User’s Guide
covers multiple Adaptec RAID products, some of the features and
functions described may not be available for your controller or enclosure.
Terminology Used in this Guide
Because this
User’s Guide
provides information that can be used to manage multiple Adaptec
RAID products in a variety of configurations from DAS to SAN, the generic term “storage
space” is used to refer to the controller(s) and disk drives being managed with Adaptec Storage
Manager.
For efficiency, the term “components” or “component” is used when referring generically to
the physical and virtual parts of your storage space, such as systems, disk drives, controllers,
and logical drives.
Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this
User’s Guide
are known to computer users
by multiple names. In this
User’s Guide
, this terminology is used:
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Controller (also known as adapter, HBA, board, or card)
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Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive)
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Logical drive (also known as logical device)
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System (also known as a server, workstation, or computer)
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Enclosure (also known as a JBOD, storage enclosure, or disk enclosure)
Note:
For more terminology information, see the
Glossary
on page 173
.
