Adaptec SCSI RAID 2010S Software User's Manual

Also see for 2010S - SCSI RAID Storage Controller: Installation guide

Contents

Adaptec SCSI RAID 2010S Software User's Manual Manual pdf 31 page image

2-18Adaptec Storage Management Software User’s GuideArray and Array Group InformationThe Information tab for any array may be viewed by highlightingthat array, as shown in Figure 2-8.Figure 2-8 Array Group Information TabRAID 0 arrays are comprised of any number of drives greater than1. RAID 1 arrays are comprised of a pair of drives. RAID 5 arrayscontain three or more drives.After you create the arrays, one or more arrays of the same RAIDlevel can be combined into a multilevel RAID (see Creating aMultilevel RAID on page 2-23). Arrays are striped into multilevelRAIDs by the controller firmware. All the drives in an array ormultilevel RAID must be attached to the same controller, andappear to the host as a single Logical Storage Unit (LSU).Note: Arrays do not start building until a Set System Configaction has been performed.The Array Information tab displays general array information andhardware configuration. It is divided into three parts: Description,SCSI Capabilities, and Status.