Chapter 2

Hardware Installation

This chapter explains how to install the MegaRAID SATA 150 storage adapters. This chapter consists of the following sections:

•Section 2.1, “Installation Overview”

•Section 2.2, “Hardware Requirements”

•Section 2.3, “Quick Installation Instructions”

•Section 2.4, “Detailed Installation Instructions”

•Section 2.5, “After Installing the Storage Adapter”

2.1Installation Overview

Here is a high-level overview of how to install, configure, and operate MegaRAID SATA 150 storage controllers.

Step 1. Install the hardware. Refer to Section 2.3, “Quick Installation Instructions,” or Section 2.4, “Detailed Installation Instructions,” for hardware installation instructions.

Step 2. Configure the system BIOS. Refer to the system documentation for more information.

Step 3. Run a RAID management utility to configure the Serial ATA drives into a RAID array. Refer to the MegaRAID Configuration Software User’s Guide for more information.

Step 4. Install the operating system driver. Refer to the MegaRAID Device Driver Installation User’s Guide for more information.

Step 5. Install and run the MegaRAID Manager tool or the Power Console Plus tool to manage the RAID system configuration and performance. Refer to the MegaRAID Configuration Software User’s Guide for more information.

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