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Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array l 40 3 Review the license information, then press Enter. The Main Menu opens. 4 Click Launch Configuration Utility. Adaptec Storage Manager opens. 5 Click Create. The Configuration wizard opens. 6 Select Express configuration..., then click Next. 7 Review the information that is displayed. Note: Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays. In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used two equal-sized disk drives to automatically create one logical drive with RAID 1. To specify a size for the logical drives, or to make other changes to the configuration, click Modify logical devices. 8 Click Apply, then click Yes when prompted to confirm applying your new configuration. Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s). The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an "array" ) and on the physical disk drives. 9 Partition and format your logical drive. The logical drive you created appears as a physical disk drive on your operating system. You must partition and format these logical drives before you can use them to store data. 10 Close all windows, then click Reboot to restart your system. 11 Remove the HostRAID Installation CD. For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software application, refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager User's Guide provided on the Adaptec Storage Manager CD. 12 Continue with Making Your Array Bootable (next section). Making Your Array Bootable Use the ACU to make the array bootable (see Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices on page 73). Continue with Installing the Driver and an Operating System on page 42.

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Chapter 6: Creating a Bootable Array
l 40
3
Review the license information, then press
Enter
.
The Main Menu opens.
4
Click
Launch Configuration Utility
.
Adaptec Storage Manager opens.
5
Click
Create
.
The Configuration wizard opens.
6
Select
Express configuration...
, then click
Next
.
7
Review the information that is displayed.
Note:
Adaptec Storage Manager uses the term logical drives when referring to arrays.
In this example, Adaptec Storage Manager has used two equal-sized disk drives to
automatically create one logical drive with RAID 1.
To specify a size for the logical drives, or to make other changes to the configuration, click
Modify logical devices
.
8
Click
Apply
, then click
Yes
when prompted to confirm applying your new configuration.
Adaptec Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s).
The configuration is saved on the Adaptec controller (as an “array” ) and on the physical
disk drives.
9
Partition and format your logical drive.
The logical drive you created appears as a physical disk drive on your operating system.
You must partition and format these logical drives before you can use them to store data.
10
Close all windows, then click
Reboot
to restart your system.
11
Remove the HostRAID Installation CD.
For information on installing and using Adaptec Storage Manager as a full software
application, refer to the
Adaptec Storage Manager User’s Guide
provided on the Adaptec
Storage Manager CD.
12
Continue with
Making Your Array Bootable
(next section).
Making Your Array Bootable
Use the ACU to make the array bootable (see
Managing Bootable Arrays and Devices
on page 73
).
Continue with
Installing the Driver and an Operating System
on page 42
.