SUPER MICRO Computer LSI 2108/2208 user manual Virtual Drive Properties

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Chapter 2: Configuring the LSI MegaRAID Settings

2.In the window on the right, select a virtual drive and perform one of the fol- lowing actions:

Fast Initialize: Initializes the selected drive by writing zeros to the first sector of the drive, then continue the initialization in the background after system boot.

Slow Initialize: Initializes the selected drive by writing zeros to the entire drive volume. This process can take hours or days to complete, depending on the drive size.

Check Consistency: Verify that redundancy data is correct and available for arrays or disk groups using RAID 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, or 60. If a difference in data is found, MegaRAID WebBIOS assumes that the data is accurate and automati- cally corrects the parity value.

Properties: Check this item to view and change the properties of the selected drive (see #3 below).

Set Boot Drive: Check this item to make the selected drive a bootable drive.

After selecting an action to perform, click Go to perform the action or click Reset to reset the setting.

3. If you select Properties, the following screen displays.

Virtual Drive Properties

The following information can be viewed/changed in the Properties screen:

Properties: This section displays the properties of the drive. Select Advanced Properties to display other drive properties.

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Contents USER’S Manual Page About This Manual Manual OrganizationConventions Used in This Manual Headquarters Contacting SupermicroEurope Asia-PacificPreface Table of Contents Overview of the LSI 2108/2208 SAS Controller Features of the LSI 2108/2208 Controller6Gb/s SAS Interface High PerformanceFunctions of the LSI MegaRAID Utility Drive Features Supported by the LSI MegaRAID UtilityRAID Levels Supported by the 2108/2208 Controller RAID 0 ExampleRAID 1 Example RAID 5 Example RAID 10 ExampleRAID 6 Example RAID 50 ExampleRAID RAID 6RAID RAID 60 ExamplePage Adapter Selection Using the LSI MegaRAID Configuration UtilityLSI MegaRAID Main Screen LSI Configuration Utility Main ScreenController Selection Advanced Software OptionsController Properties Controller InformationA.R.T DescriptionNCQ Virtual Drives Scan DevicesVirtual Drive Properties Drives DrivesConfiguration Wizard Add Configuration Adding a ConfigurationConfiguring Drives Manually Add DrivesSpan Definition Virtual Drive Definition Configuration Preview Logical View Physical ViewLogical View Event Information EventsExit