SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-USAS-L4iR Chapter Conﬁguration, Creating a New Storage Conﬁguration

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Chapter 6

Conﬁguration

You use MegaRAID Storage Manager software to create and modify storage conﬁgurations. RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 storage conﬁgurations are supported.

Important: LSI recommends that you do not use both SAS and SATA drives in the same array. Using different drive interfaces in this way could cause unpredict- able behavior, decreased performance, an increased error count, and decreased MTBF.

Note: You cannot create or modify a storage conﬁguration unless you are logged on with administrator privileges.

6-1 Creating a New Storage Conﬁguration

You can use the MegaRAID Storage Manager Conﬁguration Wizard to create new storage conﬁgurations. To open the MegaRAID Storage Manager Conﬁguration Wizard, select a controller in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Manager window and then select Operations -> Advanced Operations -> Conﬁguration -> Conﬁguration Wizard.

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Contents AOC-USAS-L4i AOC-USAS-L4iR Manual Revision 1.0b Release Date October 17 Table of Contents MegaRAID Storage Manager SoftwareOverview and Installation Adding a Saved Storage Conﬁguration Add-on Card Users Guide Overview Product FeaturesOperating Systems Supported An Important Note to UsersHeadquarters Contacting SuperMicroEurope Asia-PaciﬁcGeneral Safety Guidelines ESD Safety GuidelinesAn Important Note to Users Add-on Card Users Guide Front Connectors Front Connectors and Jumpers#1. Internal SAS Connector Front Connector and Pin DeﬁnitionsFront Jumper Locations and Pin Deﬁnitions Jumper SettingsFront Pane LEDs LED IndicatorsRAID 1 Arrays RAID Minimum Drive RequirementsAdd-on Card Users Guide Performing a Quick Conﬁguration Chapter Driver InstallationConﬁguring Arrays and Logic Drives Starting the MegaRAID Bios CUUsing Easy Conﬁguration Logical Drive Conﬁguration Using New Conﬁguration and View/Add ConﬁgurationSafety Information and Technical Speciﬁcations Creating a Global Hotspare Drive Initializing Logical Drives Logical Drive Submenu Setting the Hard Disk Write Cache and Read Ahead Policies Rebuilding a Drive Hot Plug Support Checking Data Consistency Viewing and Changing Device Properties Viewing and Changing Adapter Properties Viewing and Changing Logical Drive Properties Forcing Drives Online or OfﬂineViewing Physical Drive Properties Deleting a Logical Drive Conﬁguring a Bootable Logical DriveClearing a Storage Conﬁguration Creating Storage Conﬁgurations OverviewMonitoring Storage Devices Hardware and Software RequirementsMaintaining Storage Conﬁgurations Installation Customer Information Screen Customer Information Screen Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Linux Linux Error Messages Add-on Card Users Guide Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software Chapter MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and MenusSelect Server Window Select Server Window MegaRAID Storage Manager Window Physical/Logical View Panel Event Log Panel Properties/Operations/Graphical View PanelFile Menu Menu BarLog Menu Creating a New Storage Conﬁguration Chapter ConﬁgurationFirst Screen Conﬁguration Wizard Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters Auto Conﬁguration Screen Using Auto ConﬁgurationUsing Guided Conﬁguration First Guided Conguration Screen Second Guided Conﬁguration Screen Manual Conﬁguration First Manual Conﬁguration Screen Using Manual Conﬁguration RAIDManual Conﬁguration Deﬁning a Virtual Disk Manual Conﬁguration Adding a Hotspare Safety Information and Technical Speciﬁcations Using Manual Conﬁguration RAID Using Manual Conﬁguration RAID Adding Hotspare Disks Changing Adjustable Task Rates Deleting a Virtual Disk Changing Virtual Disk PropertiesClearing a Storage Conﬁguration from a Controller Saving a Storage Conﬁguration to DiskAdding a Saved Storage Conﬁguration