User`s guide

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Introduction

4 Install Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition as

described in Chapter 4, Installing Adaptec Storage Manager –

Browser Edition.

5 Register your controller at

Storage Management Software Overview

The Adaptec 1210SA includes the following software tools to

manage your storage subsystem:

■ Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition—Browser-based

storage management software that provides all of the creation,

management, and data logging needed to manage arrays.

Arrays may be set up and managed on systems using the

following operating systems:

■ Windows 2000 and Windows

■ Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0

■ SuSE Linux 8.1 and 8.0

For details, see Chapters 4 and 5.

■ Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC)—Part of the

controller’s built-in BIOS code. You start ARC by pressing

Ctrl+A during BIOS startup. For details, see Appendix A, BIOS

Utilities.

■ Array Configuration Utility (ACU)—A DOS application used

to create, configure, and manage arrays. For details, see

Appendix A, BIOS Utilities.