SUPER MICRO Computer LSI 2108/2208 user manual Adding a Configuration, Add Configuration

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

Add Configuration: Check this item to keep the existing configuration settings and to add new settings to the drive. This is a safe operation because there is no risk of losing data.

After you have checked an item, select Next to proceed with the action or select Cancel to return to the configuration utility main page.

Adding a Configuration

If you selected Add Configuration, the following screen displays.

Add Configuration

3. Select one of the following configuration methods:

Manual Configuration: Check this item to manually create drive groups and virtual drives and manually set their parameters. All drives including configured drives will display.

Automatic Configuration: Check this item to allow the LSI SAS RAID Controller to configure the MegaRAID settings automatically.

-Select a Redundancy option for Automatic Configuration. Select Redundancy When Possible to configure RAID 1 for systems with only two drives or configure RAID 5 or RAID 6 if the system has three or more drives. Select No Redundancy to configure all drives as RAID 0 virtual drives.

-Select whether to enable or disable Data Protection.

Note: RAID 10, 50, and 60 cannot be automatically configured.

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Contents USER’S Manual Page About This Manual Manual OrganizationConventions Used in This Manual 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 Levels Supported by the 2108/2208 Controller RAID 0 ExampleRAID 1 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 ConfigurationConfiguring Drives Manually Add DrivesSpan Definition Virtual Drive Definition Configuration Preview Logical View Physical ViewLogical View Events Event InformationExit