Note: The ARC utility is primarily intended for pre-operating system installationconfiguration.About the Adaptec Flash UtilityThe Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU) is a text-based DOS utility that you can use to update, save, or verifyyour RAID controller's firmware.Caution: Although the AFU contains safeguards to prevent you from accidentallydamaging your RAID controller's flash contents, it is still important to use the AFUcarefully and correctly to avoid rendering your RAID controller inoperable. Werecommend that only advanced users familiar with working in DOS use the AFU. Youcan also use maxView Storage Manager to update the controller firmware. See themaxView Storage Manager User’s Guide for more information.Which Utility Should I Use?To create a bootable array, we recommend that you use the BIOS-based ARC utility (See Using theAdaptec RAID Configuration Utility on page 82).For subsequent storage management tasks on most supported operating systems, including VMwareGuest OSs, we recommend that you install and use maxView Storage Manager (see About maxViewStorage Manager on page 64). As a full-featured software application with a graphical user interface,it is the easiest to use and offers the widest range of management functions. For operating systemsthat do not support the maxView Storage Manager GUI, such as FreeBSD, use the ARCCONF commandline utility to configure and manage arrays.65Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc.Document No.: CDP-00277-02-A Rev. A, Issue:Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
