5.5.4Managing Arrays

The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility allows you to perform other tasks related to configuring and maintaining IM and IME volumes.

Refer to this section to view volume properties, manage the hot spare disk, synchronize the array, activate the array, and delete the array.

Viewing volume properties To view volume properties:

1.On the main menu, select RAID Properties.

 

 

LSI Logic Config Utility

v6.08.05.00 (2006.08.02)

 

 

 

Adapter Properties -- SAS1068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adapter

 

 

SAS1068

 

 

 

 

PCI Slot

 

00

 

 

 

 

 

PCI Address(Bus/Dev/Func)

05.03.00

 

 

 

 

 

MPT Firmware Revision

 

1.15.00.00-IR

 

 

 

 

SAS Address

 

 

500E0180:60831008

 

 

 

 

NVIDIA Version

 

25.02

 

 

 

 

 

Status

 

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

Boot Order

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Support

 

 

 

(Enabled OS only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAID Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAS Topology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Adapter Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esc = Exit Menu

F1/Shift+1 = Help

 

 

 

Enter = Select Item

-/+ = Change Item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.On the next screen that appears, select View Existing Array.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSI Logic Config Utility

 

v6.08.05.00 (2006.08.02)

 

Select New Array Type -- SAS1068

 

 

 

 

View the existing configuration.

 

 

View Existing Array

 

 

 

 

 

Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2

 

 

Create IM Volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disks plus an optional hot spare. Data

 

 

 

 

 

on the primary disk may be migrated.

 

 

 

 

 

Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced

 

 

Create IME Volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Array of 3 to 8 disks including an

 

 

 

 

 

optional hot spare.

 

 

 

 

 

ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED!

 

 

 

 

 

Create Integrated Striping array of

 

 

Create IS Volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 to 8 disks.

 

 

 

 

 

ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esc = Exit Menu

F1/Shift+1 = Help

 

 

Enter = Choose array type to create

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