Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
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Follow the on-screen instructions to create and manage JBODs.
Creating a New JBOD
To begin creating a JBOD, select
Create JBOD
from the main ACU menu.
All the supported disk drives are displayed. Select a disk drive and
Enter
.
Managing Existing JBODs
To delete or morph existing JBODs into volumes, select
Manage JBODs
from the main ACU
menu.
From the Manage JBODs menu, you can:
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Morph a JBOD into a volume.
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Delete a JBOD
Converting a JBOD Into a Volume
You can convert any JBOD into a volume.
1
Select
Manage JBODs
from the main ACU menu.
2
Select the JBOD that you want to morph into a volume and press
Ctrl+V
.
Using Serial
Select
to Modify Controller Settings
The Serial
Select
utility is a tool for modifying the settings of your controller and the disk drives
connected to it.
Opening Serial
Select
To open Serial
Select
, start the ARC utility (see
page 84
), select
Serial
Select
, then press
Enter
.
Follow the on-screen instructions to modify the settings of your controller and connected disk
drives as required.
Applying Changes and Exiting
1
To exit Serial
Select,
press
Esc
until you are prompted to exit.
If you modified any settings, you are prompted to save the changes before you exit.
2
Select
Yes
to exit, then press any key to restart your computer.
Any changes you made take effect after the computer restarts.