RAID Management

RAID management is provided by software utilities that manage and configure the RAID system and MegaRAID Express 500, create and manage multiple disk arrays, control and monitor multiple RAID servers, provide error statistics logging, and provide online maintenance. They include:

•MegaRAID BIOS Setup

•Power Console 500

•MegaRAID Manager

•General Alert Module

MegaRAID BIOS Setup BIOS Setup configures and maintains RAID arrays, formats disk drives, and manages the RAID system. It is independent of any operating system. See the MegaRAID Configuration Software Guide for additional information.

Power Console 500 Power Console 500 runs in Windows NT. It configures, monitors, and maintains multiple RAID servers from any network node or a remote location. See the MegaRAID Configuration Software Guide for additional information.

MegaRAID Manager This is a character-based utility that works in DOS, SCI Unix SVR3.2 R4.2, SCO UnixWare, OS/2 2.x, OS/2 Warp, Linux Red Hat 6.x, and Novell NetWare 3.x and 4.x. See the MegaRAID Configuration Software Guide for additional information.

Fault-Tolerance Features

The MegaRAID Express 500 fault-tolerance features are:

•automatic failed drive detection

•automatic failed drive rebuild with no user intervention required

•hot swap manual replacement without bringing the system down

•SAF-TE compliant enclosure management

Detect Failed Drive The MegaRAID Express 500 firmware automatically detects and rebuilds failed drives. This can be done transparently with hot spares.

Hot Swap MegaRAID Express 500 supports the manual replacement of a disk unit in the RAID subsystem without system shutdown.

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