SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-USAS-L4i manual Using Auto Configuration, Auto Configuration Screen

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Add-on Card User's Guide

Using Auto Configuration

Auto Configuration is the quickest and simplest way to create a new storage configu- ration. When you select Auto Configuration mode on the first Configuration Wizard screen, the Configuration Wizard creates the best configuration possible using the available physical disks.

Figure 7-2: Auto Configuration Screen

Follow these steps to create a new storage configuration in Auto Configuration mode:

1.Select a redundancy option from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the Auto Configuration window:

No Redundancy: The new configuration will have no data redundancy (RAID 0). If a physical disk in the configuration fails, all data will be lost.

With Redundancy: The new configuration will have data redundancy via mirrored data (RAID 1). If a physical disk fails, data is still protected.

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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 Product Features OverviewOperating Systems Supported An Important Note to UsersContacting SuperMicro HeadquartersEurope Asia-PacificGeneral Safety Guidelines ESD Safety GuidelinesAn Important Note to Users Add-on Card Users Guide Front Connectors and Jumpers Front ConnectorsFront Connector and Pin Definitions #1. Internal SAS ConnectorJumper Settings Front Jumper Locations and Pin DefinitionsLED Indicators Front Pane LEDsRAID Minimum Drive Requirements RAID 1 ArraysAdd-on Card Users Guide Chapter Driver Installation Performing a Quick ConfigurationStarting the MegaRAID Bios CU Configuring Arrays and Logic DrivesUsing Easy Configuration Using New Configuration and View/Add Configuration Logical Drive 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 Overview Creating Storage ConfigurationsMonitoring 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 Chapter MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager SoftwareSelect Server Window Select Server Window MegaRAID Storage Manager Window Physical/Logical View Panel Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel Event Log PanelMenu Bar File MenuLog Menu Chapter Configuration Creating a New Storage ConfigurationFirst Screen Configuration Wizard Understanding Virtual Disk Parameters Using Auto Configuration Auto Configuration ScreenUsing Guided Configuration First Guided Conguration Screen Second Guided Configuration Screen Using Manual Configuration RAID Manual Configuration First Manual Configuration ScreenManual 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 Changing Virtual Disk Properties Deleting a Virtual DiskSaving a Storage Configuration to Disk Clearing a Storage Configuration from a ControllerAdding a Saved Storage Configuration