4.10.7
SCSI Connectors
4-10
4.10.8
SCSI Termination
4.10.9
SCSI Firmware
4.11
RAID Management
4-11
4.11.1
MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
4.11.2
WebBIOS Configuration Utility
4.11.3
Power Console Plus
4-12
4.11.4
MegaRAID Manager
4.12
Compatibility
4.12.1
Server Management
4.12.2
SCSI Device Compatibility
4.12.3
Software
Chapter 5
Configuring Physical Drives, Arrays, and Logical Drives
5.1
Configuring SCSI Physical Drives
5-1
5.1.1
Distributing Drives
5.1.2
Basic Configuration Rules
5-2
5.1.3
Current Physical Device Configuration
5.1.4
Logical Drive Configuration
5-4
5.1.5
Physical Device Layout
5-6
5.2
Configuring Arrays
5-9
5.2.1
Arranging Arrays
5.2.2
Creating Hot Spares
5-10
5.3
Creating Logical Drives
5.3.1
Configuration Strategies
5.3.2
Assigning RAID Levels
5-12
5.4
Configuring Logical Drives
5-13
5.4.1
Optimizing Data Storage
5.5
Planning the Array Configuration
5-14
5.5.1
Using the Array Configuration Planner
Chapter 6
Hardware Installation
6.1
Hardware Requirements
6-1
6.1.1
Optional Equipment
6-2
6.2
Installation Steps
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