SUPER MICRO Computer LSI 2108/2208 user manual Scan Devices, Virtual Drives

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LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual

Item

Description

Emergency

Specify whether to use GHS (Global Hot Spares) or UG

Spare

(Unconfigured Good) drives as emergency spares.

Emergency for

Select to enable or disable this feature. The default is

SMARTer

disabled.

Link Speed

Use this item to manage the link speed between the con-

 

troller and a drive that is connected to the controller.

Data Protection

Use this item to enable or disable data protection.

SSD Caching

Use this item to manage SSD caching on virtual drives.

After all settings have been configured, select Submit to implement the changes or select Reset to reset the settings.

2-6 Scan Devices

From the configuration utility main screen, use the mouse or the <Tab> key to select Scan Devices. This feature checks the physical and virtual drives for any changes in drive status. Any changes in drive status are displayed in the drive descriptions.

2-7 Virtual Drives

This feature displays all virtual drives detected in the system and allows you to perform an action on the drive selected.

1.From the configuration utility main screen, use the <Tab> key or the mouse to select Virtual Drives and press <Enter>. The following screen displays.

Virtual Drives

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Contents USER’S Manual Page Conventions Used in This Manual About This ManualManual Organization Contacting Supermicro HeadquartersEurope Asia-PacificPreface Table of Contents Features of the LSI 2108/2208 Controller Overview of the LSI 2108/2208 SAS ControllerHigh Performance 6Gb/s SAS InterfaceDrive Features Supported by the LSI MegaRAID Utility Functions of the LSI MegaRAID UtilityRAID 1 Example RAID Levels Supported by the 2108/2208 ControllerRAID 0 Example RAID 10 Example RAID 5 ExampleRAID 50 Example RAID 6 ExampleRAID 60 Example RAID RAID 6RAIDPage Using the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Adapter SelectionLSI Configuration Utility Main Screen LSI MegaRAID Main ScreenAdvanced Software Options Controller SelectionController Properties Controller InformationDescription A.R.TNCQ Scan Devices Virtual DrivesVirtual Drive Properties Drives DrivesConfiguration Wizard Adding a Configuration Add ConfigurationSpan Definition Configuring Drives ManuallyAdd Drives Virtual Drive Definition Configuration Preview Logical View Logical ViewPhysical View Events Event InformationExit