Table of Contents, Continued

 

5

Configuring MegaRAID..........................

33

 

Configuring SCSI Physical Drives..................................

33

 

Current Configuration.....................................................

34

 

Logical Drive Configuration...........................................

36

 

Physical Device Layout ..................................................

37

 

Configuring Arrays .........................................................

39

 

Configuration Strategies .................................................

40

 

Assigning RAID Levels ..................................................

42

 

Configuring Logical Drives ............................................

42

 

Optimizing Data Storage.................................................

43

 

Planning the Array Configuration...................................

44

 

Array Configuration Planner...........................................

45

6

Hardware Installation ............................

47

 

Checklist .........................................................................

48

 

Installation Steps.............................................................

49

 

Step 1 Unpack.................................................................

50

 

Step 2 Power Down ........................................................

50

 

Step 3 Configure Motherboard .......................................

50

 

Step 4 Install Cache Memory..........................................

51

 

Step 5 Set Jumpers..........................................................

53

 

Step 6 Set Termination ...................................................

56

 

SCSI Termination ...........................................................

57

 

Step 7 Set SCSI Terminator Power.................................

61

 

Step 8 Connect Battery Pack (Optional) .........................

62

 

Step 9 Install MegaRAID Card.......................................

66

 

Step 10 Connect SCSI Cables.........................................

67

 

Step 11 Set Target IDs....................................................

69

 

Step 12 Power Up ...........................................................

71

 

Step 13 Run MegaRAID Configuration Utility...............

71

 

Step 14 Install the Operating System Driver...................

72

 

Summary.........................................................................

73

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