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wait for it to go out (not just dim) before powering up the
system. This may take a few minutes, depending on the charge
level.
2.3 Power Management Setup
You must use a compatible combination of Adaptec Storage Manager
and controller firmware and driver software to use the power
management feature. All software components must support power
management. You can download the latest controller firmware
and drivers from the Adaptec Web site at www.adaptec.com.
2.4 Linux Setup
Before installing the Linux operating system on a logical device,
Adaptec recommends clearing (removing) old data first. If you
do not remove old data prior to installation, the OS may
not boot. As a workaround, use the boot parameter 'aacraid.wwn=2'.
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3. General Cautions
- While an array is being built or cleared, do NOT remove and
re-insert any drive from that array. Doing so may cause
unpredictable results for any of the controller's arrays.
- DO NOT move drives containing an array from one controller
to another while the power is on. Doing so could cause
the loss of the array configuration or data, or both.
Instead, power off both affected controllers, move the
drives, and then restart.
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4. Known Limitations
4.1 ACU Utility
o On some Intel and IBM systems, when you try to run the ACU
utility, this message appears:
"Not enough free memory to load the utility!
Press any key to attempt loading the utility forcibly
OR Wait for the system initialization to be completed
[Default]"
This is normal. On Intel systems, wait for the system
initialization to be completed. Then the ACU will run. On IBM
systems, press any key when prompted to load the utility
forcibly.
o The ACU erroneously displays deleted logical drives in the
JBOD list. The logical drive(s) continue to appear in the
JBOD list until you delete all of the JBODs.
o With some enclosures, the ACU displays incorrect box/slot
information for managed disk drives; for example,
Exp/Phy instead of Box/Slot.
4.2 Creating an Array from the Adaptec Storage Manager CD
When you create an array with the Adaptec Storage Manager
bootable CD, the maximum size of the array is 2 TB.
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