Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
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Identifying Disk Drives
You can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on your system. Only physical
drives that display during POST are shown.
To identify a disk drive:
1
Start the ARC utility (see
page 84
).
2
Select the controller you want, then press
Enter
.
3
Select
Disk Utilities
.
The Disk Utilities view will provide you with the following information:
The location information of a disk drive is determined by three types of connections:
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Direct attached drives
—The connection is determined by the cable connected to a device,
for example CN1 (connector 1) is connected to DEV1 (device 1). For more information, see
Direct-attach Connections
on page 71
.
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Storage Enclosure Processor (SEP) managed devices
—The connection is determined by an
active backplane. Box0 (enclosure 0) is connected to slot0 (disk drive slot 0 in the
enclosure). For more information, see
Backplane Connections
on page 71
.
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Expanders
—The connections is determined by an expander. Exp0 (expander 0) is
connected to phy0 (phy 0 within a connector). For more information, see
SAS Expander
Connections
on page 72
.
Note:
Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are listed in order after your
system disk drives.
Viewing the Event Log
The BIOS-based event log records all firmware events, such as configuration changes, array
creation, and boot activity.
Some events are not stored indefinitely—the event log is cleared of any non-persistent events
each time you restart your computer; additionally, once the log is full, new events overwrite old
events.
To view the event log:
1
Start the ARC utility (see
page 84
).
2
Select the controller you want, then press
Enter
.
3
When the ARC utility menu appears, then press
Ctrl+P
.
4
Select
Controller Log Information
, then press
Enter
.
The current event log opens.
Location
Model
Rev#
Speed
Size
CN1=DEV1
Box0=Slot0
Exp0=phy0
The manufacturer
information.
The revision
number of the
disk drive.
The speed of the
disk drive.
The size of the
disk drive.