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Creating and Managing Arrays

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A minimum of two SCSI disks for a RAID 0 or mirrored array;

a minimum of three SCSI disks for a RAID 0 CVT, RAID 5, or

RAID 5 CVT array (see Number of Disks in an Array on page 1-3).

Note:

The array disks must be attached to the

AHA-3980 or AHA-3985 host adapter (see AHA-3980/

3985 User’s Guide for instructions on connecting and

configuring the disks).

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A boot disk separate from the array disks. The boot disk may

be any hard disk (for example, IDE, EIDE, or SCSI disk). If a

SCSI disk, it need not be attached to the AHA-3980 or AHA-3985,

although it can be. (For instructions on creating a boot disk, see

AHA-3980/3985 User’s Guide.)

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Two megabytes of hard disk space for the Adaptec array software.

Software

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NetWare 386, version 3.11, 3.12, or 4.xx.

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NetWare CLIB 3.12 or higher.

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MS DOS 5 or higher (MS-DOS 6 recommended).

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The AHA-3980 and AHA-3985 drivers for NetWare (see

AHA-3980/3985 User’s Guide).

If you intend to use Adaptec CI/O, it must be installed on the

remote workstation where you plan to monitor the arrays. See the

Adaptec CI/O documentation to learn the hardware and software

requirements at the remote workstation.

Using This Guide

Begin with Chapter 1 (this chapter) to learn the general features of

arrays and the Adaptec array software. Pay particular attention to

System Requirements on page 1-5.

Next, review Chapter 2 to learn the basics of the Administrator util-

ity. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the major menus in the

Administrator utility. It also explains how to start and exit the util-

ity, how to use the menus, and how to obtain help.

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