ASRock X79 Extreme11 LSI Mega RAID Storage Manager Guide

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Introduction
Page 1
DB09-000202-05 37857-02
Rev. F - May 2011
Copyright © 2011 by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved.
Introduction
The MegaRAID
®
Storage Manager
™
software enables you to configure, monitor, and maintain
storage configurations on the LSISAS controllers and all the storage-related devices connected to
them. The MegaRAID Storage Manager graphical user interface makes it easy for you to create
and manage storage configurations. Select the following topics to learn more about the MegaRAID
Storage Manager software:
•
Configuration
•
Monitoring
•
Maintenance
•
Hardware Requirements
Configuration
The MegaRAID Storage Manager software enables you to configure the controllers, drives, battery
backup units, and other storage-related devices installed on a server or on a workstation. The
configuration utility simplifies the process of creating drive groups and virtual drives and allows
you to easily create new storage configurations and modify the configurations. For more
information, see the
Configuration
topic.
You can create configurations using the following modes:
•
Simple
configuration
specifies a limited number of settings and has the system select drives
for you. This option is the easiest way to create a virtual drive.
•
Advanced
configuration
lets you choose additional settings and customize the creation of
virtual drives. This option provides greater flexibility when creating virtual drives for your
specific requirements because you can select the drives and the virtual drive settings when
you create a virtual drive. In addition, you can use the advanced configuration procedure to
create spanned drive groups.
The Modify Drive Group Wizard enables you to increase the capacity of a virtual drive and to
change the RAID level of a drive group.
Note:
The Modify Drive Group Wizard was previously known as the Reconstruction
Wizard.
Monitoring
The MegaRAID Storage Manager software displays the status of virtual drives, physical drives,
and other storage devices on the workstation or on the servers that you are monitoring. The
system errors and the events are recorded in an event log file and are displayed on the screen.
Special device icons appear on the screen to notify you of drive failures and other situations that
require immediate attention. For more information, see the
Monitoring Controllers and Its Attached
Devices
topic.