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■ Complete RAID configuration and management utility in the BIOS
■ Provides graphical RAID management software
■ Support for transparent array (data) migration to Adaptec Intelligent RAID cards
■ Supports Hot Swap of drives
■ Support for Auto Rebuild (if there is a spare)
■ Support for Auto Verify
References
For more information on the BIOS setup utility, refer to “BIOS Setup Utility” on
page 263.
For more information on ASMBE, refer to “Adaptec Storage Manager‘ - Browser
Edition” on page 195.
Note: You may view or print the HostRAID Adaptec Storage
Manager™ Browser Edition User's Guide from the
ExpressBuilder disc.
Recommendations and Specifics
■ Only a hard disk drive can be connected to a channel with which HostRAID is
enabled through the BIOS setup utility.
■ To connect a device other than a hard disk drive, disable HostRAID and use it as
the standard SATA.
■ In addition to driver installation, ASMBE installation is mandatory for using
HostRAID functions. For the installation of ASMBE, refer to the "HostRAID™
(SATA) Adaptec Storage Manager™ Browser Edition User's Guide."
■ If you replace a hard disk drive being used with HostRAID, please replace the hard
disk drive after power-off of the system. Be sure to check the PORT number of the
hard disk drive to be replaced in ASMBE in advance.
■ HostRAID does not permit the use of the standby/hibernation mode of ACPI
functions.
■ Use ASMBE to maintain HostRAID, but do not use any other utilities.
■ If the following messages are included in the application log or in the log generated
by the ASMBE, your RAID system operates normally.
- Spare test failed for pool spare (bus=%2, ch=%3, id=%4)
- Test of all spares completed with %1 failures