Configuring a controller: basic steps

The following steps are an overview of the controller configuration process:

  1. In the Enterprise view, click Controller (controller) that you want to configure.

  2. Right-click Create logical device, or click  on the toolbar or in the Logical devices view. The Configuration wizard opens.

  3. Click either Express configuration or Custom configuration:

    If you select Express configuration, the Adaptec Storage Manager automatically:

    1. Creates one or more logical devices, based on the number and size of ready physical drives in your system.

    2. Defines a hot-spare drive, if four or more ready physical drives of the same size are available.

    3.  For HostRAID controllers, Express configuration creates a single RAID Level-1 logical device; it does not create a hot spare drive.

    If you select Custom configuration, the Adaptec Storage Manager walks you through:

    1. Defining the RAID level of the logical devices.

    2. Selecting the physical drives that you want to include for each logical device.

    3. Defining the number and size of the logical devices.

    4. Fine-tuning your configuration for optimal performance.

  4. Click Next; then, review the configuration summary.

  5. Click Apply. The Adaptec Storage Manager will configure the controller and initialize the logical devices.

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