Adaptec 2169400-R User Guide - Page 53

Getting Started Step 4: Building Your Storage Space ● 53 13 Click Apply, then click Yes. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s), indicated by a magnifying glass moving across the new logical drive icon in the Logical Devices View. The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller and on the physical drives. A magnifying glass means that a logical drive is being built. It disappears once the logical drive has been created. 14 Repeat Steps 1 to 13 for each controller on your system. 15 Partition and format your logical drives. See page 48 for more information. If your storage space comprises one or more Adaptec RAID controllers on a single system, building is complete. Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 56. If you have installed Adaptec RAID controllers on more than one system and wish to add them to your storage space, continue with Including More Systems in Your Storage Space on page 53. Including More Systems in Your Storage Space Note: Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed on every system that will be part of your storage space. If you have installed Adaptec RAID controllers on more than one system, to continue building your storage space: ● From each individual system, log in to Adaptec Storage Manager and repeat Steps 1 to 15 to continue building your storage space, or ● From your local system, log in to all the other systems as remote systems (see page 58), then repeat Steps 1 to 15 to continue building your storage space. The maximum number of supported RAID controllers varies depending on your operating system. See RAID Controller Support on page 55 for more information. When your storage space is complete, continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 56.