• Adaptec Configuration Utility (ACU)
• Repairing a RAID logical drive in case of failure

1.6. Administration

In the "Administration" section, you will find some system options that you only use in rare cases.

1.6.1. Flash Controller Firmware

In this "Administration" section, you will be able to:

• Flash Controller Firmware: flash (update) the firmware of your Adaptec SmartRAID controller.
• Save Support Archive: generate a report that may be useful to Microsemi technical support if you contact them.
• Reset controller settings to factory defaults: reset the entire configuration of your Adaptec SmartRAID controller to its factory defaults.

In this "Flash Controller Firmware" section, you will see the current firmware version of your Adaptec SmartRAID controller.

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Current Controller Firmware version is 1.60-0.

You can also flash (update) the firmware of your Adaptec SmartRAID controller by clicking on "Select Firmware File to flash", then selecting the firmware file previously downloaded from the Microsemi site.

1.6.2. Save Support Archive (generate a controller report for support)

If you would like to contact Microsemi technical support about a problem you are having with your Adaptec SmartRAID controller, it may be beneficial or even necessary (if requested by support) to generate a report from your Adaptec SmartRAID controller.
Thus, Microsemi technical support will have all the necessary information to help you best.

To do this, go to: Save Support Archive.

As noted in this "Save Support Archive" section, this option will generate a report for controller firmware logs and diagnostics data.
This report will then be stored on the storage device selected by clicking on "Select Storage Media".

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This will generate the report for Controller Firmware logs and Diagnostics. The report will be saved to the selected Storage Media.

1.6.3. Reset controller settings to factory defaults (reset controller configuration)

In the "Reset controller settings to factory defaults" section, you will be able to completely reset the configuration of your Adaptec SmartRAID controller.

As you can see, this option will allow you to restore all settings on your Adaptec SmartRAID controller to their factory defaults.

Warning : all arrays (RAID and maxCache), RAID logical disks, the configuration of your controller present on the physical disks connected to it, ... will be deleted.

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Warning: Resets the controller settings to its factory default state. Any existing arrays or logical drives, controller configuration metadata on the drive, ... will be deleted ...

2. Driver Health MSCC SmartRAID

In your motherboard's "Advanced" menu, you will also find a "Driver Health MSCC SmartRAID [model of your controller]" option.

However, as you can see, this menu is empty.