User's Guide

5-44 Installing the Operating System with Express Setup
Notes
The following explains general notes on HostRAID:
For notes on the BIOS and SCSISelect utility, refer to Chapter 4 of this guide or SCSISelect Utility
User's Manual. For notes on ASMBE, refer to Adaptec Storage Manager
TM
- Browser Edition User's
Guide.
NOTE: You may view or print the SCSISelect Utility User's Manual
and Adaptec Storage Manager
TM
- Browser Edition User's Guide from
the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM.
 Only a hard disk drive can be connected to a channel with which HostRAID is enabled
through SCSI BIOS.
 To connect a device other than a hard disk drive, disable HostRAID and use it as the
standard SCSI.
 In addition to driver installation, ASMBE installation is mandatory for using HostRAID
functions. For the installation of ASMBE, refer to the "Adaptec Storage Manager
TM
-
Browser Edition User's Guide."
 If you replace a hard disk drive being used with HostRAID, let 60 seconds or more pass
after removing the hard disk drive, and then install a new hard disk drive.
If the interval is too short, an unexpected event may occur. (You should install a new hard
disk drive after confirming the removal of the old hard disk drive on the ASMBE
window.)
 HostRAID does not permit the use of the standby/hibernation mode of ACPI functions.
 Use ASMBE to maintain HostRAID, but do not use the SCSISelect utility.
 After rebuilding by using hot spare, do the rebuilding again to make the installation
positions of hard disks and the configuration of an array using the disks same as those
before the configuration of the array. Without the operation, the boot priority may be
changed. The priority can be changed by the SCSISelect Utility.
 Create at least one OS partition in the array you have created. If the OS partition does not
exist, the Verify may be executed for the array at the system boot.
 The timeout message below may be recorded into the event log if I/O operation is delayed
while HostRAID is running with a high load applied. However, HostRAID internal
processing retries the I/O processing, and the delay does not influence AP and system
operations.
Event source: a320raid.sys
Event ID: 9
Description: The device \Device\Scsi\a320raid* did not respond within timeout period.
(*: Arbitrary)
 When Hot Spare Rebuild is performed, please perform Rebuild again to become the
original hard disk mounting position and the same position. If this work is not done, a
boot priority may change. A boot priority can be changed in BIOS.
 Please create OS partition, if RAID is created. When there is no OS partition, Verify with
Fix may operate.