Chapter 9: Managing Your Storage Space
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About the ICP RAID Configuration Utility
The ICP RAID Configuration utility is a BIOS-based utility that you can use to create and
manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays. The ICP RAID Configuration
utility comprises these tools:
●
Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
—For creating and managing arrays, and initializing
and rescanning disk drives. (ACU for DOS is also available. See
page 92
.)
●
A
-Select
utility
—Serial
Select
, SATA
Select®
, or SCSI
Select®
, for modifying your controller
and disk drive settings.
●
Disk Utilities
—For formatting or verifying disk drives.
The ICP RAID Configuration utility is included in your controller’s BIOS. For more
information, see
Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility
on page 83
.
Note:
The
ICP RAID Configuration
utility is primarily intended for preoperating system
installation configuration.
About the ICP Flash Utility
The ICP Flash Utility (IFU) is a text-based DOS utility that you can use to update, save, or
verify your RAID controller’s firmware BIOS and Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
(NVRAM).
Caution:
Although the IFU contains safeguards to prevent you from accidentally damaging
your RAID controller’s flash contents, it is still important to use the IFU carefully and
correctly to avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable.
ICP recommends that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the IFU.
Which Utility Should I Use?
To create a bootable array, ICP recommends that you use the BIOS-based ACU (See
Using the ICP
RAID Configuration Utility
on page 83
).
For all subsequent storage management tasks, ICP recommends that you install and use ICP
Storage Manager (see
page 61
). As a full-featured software application with a graphical user
interface, it is the easiest to use and offers the widest range of management functions.
Note:
Currently, ICP Storage Manager is not supported on FreeBSD. To create and manage
arrays, use the
ICP RAID Configuration
utility. See
Using the ICP RAID Configuration Utility
on
page 83
for more information.
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