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CHAPTER

USING THE NVIDIA MEDIASHIELD RAID

MANAGEMENT UTILITY

About the MediaShield RAID Management Utility

The MediaShield RAID software ships with an application called MediaShield. This

chapter describes the MediaShield tasks in the following sections:

•Viewing RAID Array Configurations

View an array configuration (mirrored, striped, mirrored-striped, JBOD, RAID 5 or any

supported combination)

•Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk

•View free and/or dedicated free disks

•Designate a free disk to a particular array

• Creating RAID Arrays

•Deleting a RAID Array

• Migrating From One RAID Array to Another

• Hot Plug Array

Contents

Main Page Table of Contents 3.Using the NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Management Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 4.Initializing, Rebuilding, and Synchronizing RAID Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 6.MediaShield RAID Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 C ABOUT NVIDIA MEDIASHIELD System Requirements Hardware Support Operating System Support RAID Arrays RAID 0 How RAID 0 Works RAID 1 How RAID 1 Works RAID 0+1 How RAID 0+1 Works RAID 5 How RAID 5 Works JBOD How JBOD Works Summary of RAID Configurations NVIDIA MediaShield Features Additional RAID Features Features and Benefits Summary Page SETTING UP YOUR RAID CONFIGURATION 14 MediaShield Users Guide Version 4.0 CHAPTER 2 Setting Up Your RAID Configuration The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility window appears. Figure 2.1 3Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config (see Figure 2.2), then press Enter. Figure 2.2 BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Window Page Installing the NVIDIA MediaShield Software Under Windows Using RAID Arrays Under Windows Page Page Page Setting Up a Bootable RAID Array This section explains how to configure a bootable RAID array. 2Use the arrow keys to select Integrated Peripherals (see Figure 2.10), then press Enter. Figure 2.10 Setting Up the BIOS The Integrated Peripherals screen (or a screen similar to it) appears. Figure 2.11 Integrated Peripherals Screen 3Use the arrow keys to select the RAID Config (see Figure 2.11). 4Press Enter. Page Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS Entering the RAID BIOS Setup: Understanding the Define a New Array Window Using the Define a New Array Screen 1.0.M Channel Adapter (Obsolete) Assigning the Disks Completing the RAID BIOS Setup Page Installing the RAID Drivers Page Page Page USING THE NVIDIA MEDIASHIELD RAID M Viewing RAID Array Configurations Mirrored RAID Array Striped RAID Array Mirrored-Stripe RAID Array Spanning (JBOD) RAID Array Page Setting Up a Spare RAID Disk Assigning a Free Disk Assigning a Dedicated Disk Step 1: Mark the Disk as a Free Disk Step 2: Dedicate the Free Disk to an Array Page Page Removing a Dedicated Disk Creating RAID Arrays Using the MediaShield Create Wizard Protection Capacity Custom Creating a Striped Array Page Page Page Creating a Mirrored Array Page Page Creating a Stripe Mirroring Array Page Page Page Creating a Spanning Array Page Page Page Creating a RAID 5 Array Page Page Page Deleting a RAID Array Page Page Migrating From One RAID Array to Another General Migrating Principles General Requirements and Limitations Specific Migrating Requirements From To New Array Disk Requirementsi Migrating Instructions Migrating from RAID 0 to RAID 0Adding a Disk to a Stripe Set Page Page Page More About This Example Migrating from RAID 0 (with One Disk) to RAID 1 (with Two Disks) Page Page Page Migrating from RAID 0 to RAID 0+1 Page Page Page Page Migrating from RAID 1 to RAID 0 Page Page Page Migrating from RAID 1 to RAID 0+1 Page Page Page Page Migrating from RAID 0+1 to RAID 0 Page Page Page Migrating from RAID 0+1 to RAID 0+1 Page Page Page Migrating from RAID 0 to RAID 5 Page Page Page Page Migrating from RAID 1 to RAID 5 Page Page Page Migrating from RAID 0+1 to RAID 5 Page Page Migrating from RAID 5 to RAID 0 Page Page Migrating from RAID 5 to RAID 0+1 Page Page Migrating from RAID 5 to RAID 5 Page Page Hot Plug Array Hot Plug Array with System Shutdown Hot Plug Array with System Running Page Page INITIALIZING, REBUILDING, AND SYNCHRONIZING RAID ARRAYS Initializing a RAID Array Page Page Page Rebuilding a RAID Array Rebuilding Instructions Page Page Page More About Rebuilding Arrays Synchronizing a RAID Array Page C USING DISK ALERT About Disk Alert Disk Alert Examples Example of All Good Drives Example of a Degraded Array Example of a Failed Drive M EDIA S HIELD RAID F REQUENTLY A Q Basic RAID Questions RAID ROM Setup Questions Rebuilding Arrays Questions Dedicated Disk Questions Array Migrating Questions Windows RAID Application Page Page MEDIASHIELD APPLICATION NOTES Windows 2000 Limitation with Bootable RAID Installing the NVIDIA IDE Driver in Windows 2000 Using GHOST with NVIDIA RAID How to Build a Slipstream XP-SP2 CD Initial Setup Add NVIDIA Drivers Burning a CD