Notes - NEC Express5800 series User Manual

3-16 Setting Up Your Server

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 HostRAID Adaptec Storage Manager
Edition User's Guide.
NOTE: You may view or print the SCSISelect Utility User's Manual
and HostRAID Adaptec Storage Manager
Guide from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM.
In addition to driver installation, ASMBE installation is mandatory for using HostRAID
functions. For the installation of ASMBE, refer to the "HostRAID Adaptec Storage
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Manager
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.
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:
Event ID:
Description:
If you use the RAID1 array with HostRAID, it is recommended to execute Verify
command once a week. Verify command performs a test of the entire array to ensure that
data is consistent by reading entire hard disks. Thus, errors can be detected in an early
stage. For Verify command, refer to "Adaptec Storage Manager™ - Browser Edition
User's Guide".
To start the system from the created array, be sure to create a bootable array. See Chapter
4 "Setting Bootable Array System" in this manual.
If you do not create a bootable array, the memory dump can not be collected when trouble
occurs.
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The device \Device\Scsi\a320raid* did not respond within timeout period.
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