Installation guide

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Adaptec RAID Installation Guide
Adaptec RAID Controller Features
Adaptec RAID controllers support
■ RAID levels 0, 1, 5, multilevel 0/1 and 0/5.
■ Cache memory modules with ECC and predictive caching.
■ PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 with PCI clock speeds
up to 66 MHz.
■ Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95/98/Me,
Novell NetWare, SCO UNIX, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, and
FreeBSD.
■ OS-independent configuration and RAID creation using
SMOR.
■ Local and remote configuration, array status, and I/O
monitoring using Adaptec Storage Manager Pro or Storage
Manager software.
■ Intelligent hot spares that automatically replace failed drives.
When multiple hot spares are available on a controller, the
intelligent hot spare algorithm picks the best spare based on
capacity and bus location. RAIDs are rebuilt automatically
using the new drive.
■ ASPI protocol support for third-party applications and utilities.
■ Flash ROM for easy upgrades of controller firmware, controller
BIOS, and SMOR.
■ Event logging and broadcasting, including messaging for
alphanumeric pagers.
■ Windows 2000 and Windows NT only—Array expansion and
extension during normal operation on RAID 0 or RAID 5
arrays with the NTFS file system. Refer to the Adaptec Storage
Manager Pro Software User’s Guide or the Adaptec Storage
Management Software User’s Guide for specific information.