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Intel® RAID Software User’s Guide

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1:

Overview

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Supported Hardware

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Software

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RAID Terminology

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Fault Tolerance

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Enclosure Management

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Performance

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Chapter 2: RAID Levels

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Summary of RAID Levels

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Selecting a RAID Level

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RAID 0 - Data Striping

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RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing

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RAID 5 - Data Striping with Striped Parity

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RAID 6 - Distributed Parity and Disk Striping

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RAID IME

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RAID 10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0

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RAID Configuration Strategies

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Maximizing Fault Tolerance

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Maximizing Performance

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Maximizing Storage Capacity

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RAID Availability

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RAID Availability Concept

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Spare Drives

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Rebuilding

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Copyback

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Configuration Planning

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Dimmer Switch Feature

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Number of Physical Disks

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MegaRAID Fast Path

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4K Sector Drive Support

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Larger than 2TB Drive Support

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Power Save settings

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Array Purpose

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Chapter 3: RAID Utilities

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Intel

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Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 BIOS Configuration Utility

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LSI MPT* SAS BIOS Configuration Utility

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Intel

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RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility for Intelligent RAID

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Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
List of Figures	7
List of Tables	11
1 Overview	13
Supported Hardware	13
Software	15
RAID Terminology	16
Fault Tolerance	16
Hot Spare	17
Data Redundancy	17
Enclosure Management	18
Performance	18
Disk Striping	18
Disk Spanning	19
CPU Usage	19
2 RAID Levels	21
Summary of RAID Levels	21
Selecting a RAID Level	22
RAID 0 - Data Striping	22
RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing	23
RAID 5 - Data Striping with Striped Parity	23
RAID 6 - Distributed Parity and Disk Striping	24
RAID IME	25
RAID 10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0	26
RAID 50 - Combination of RAID 5 and RAID 0	27
RAID 60 - Combination of RAID 0 and RAID 6	28
RAID Configuration Strategies	31
Maximizing Fault Tolerance	31
Maximizing Performance	32
Maximizing Storage Capacity	33
RAID Availability	35
RAID Availability Concept	35
Spare Drives	35
Rebuilding	35
Copyback	35
Order of Precedence	36
Configuration Planning	36
Dimmer Switch Feature	36
Number of Physical Disks	37
MegaRAID Fast Path	37
4K Sector Drive Support	37
Larger than 2TB Drive Support	37
Power Save settings	38
Array Purpose	38
3 RAID Utilities	39
Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 BIOS Configuration Utility	39
LSI MPT* SAS BIOS Configuration Utility	39
Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility for Intelligent RAID	40
Intel® RAID Web Console 2 Configuration and Monitoring Utility	41
Drive Hierarchy within the RAID Firmware	42
Intel® Intelligent RAID Controller Features	42
Enterprise Features	42
Fault Tolerant Features	43
Cache Options and Settings	44
Background Tasks	44
Error Handling	45
Audible Alarm	45
4 Intel® RAID Drivers	47
RAID Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows*	47
Installation in a New Microsoft Windows* Operating System	47
Installation in an Existing Microsoft Windows* Operating System	48
RAID Driver Installation for Red Hat* Enterprise Linux	48
RAID Driver Installation for SuSE* Linux	49
RAID Driver Installation for Novell NetWare*	49
Installation in a New Novell Netware* System	49
Installation in an Existing Novell Netware* System	50
RAID Driver Installation for Solaris* 10	50
Installation in a New Solaris* System	50
Installation in an Existing Solaris* System	50
5 Intel® Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration Utility	51
Creating, Adding or Modifying a Virtual Drive Configuration	52
Setting the Write Cache and Read Ahead Policies	54
Working with a Global Hot-spare Drive	54
Adding a Hot-spare Drive	54
Removing a Hot-spare Drive	55
Rebuilding a Drive	55
Auto Rebuild and Auto Resume	55
Checking Data Consistency	56
Viewing and Changing Device Properties	56
Forcing a Drive Online or Offline	57
Configuring a Bootable Virtual Drive	57
Deleting (Clearing) a Storage Configuration	57
6 Intel® IT/IR RAID Configuration	59
IM and IME Configuration Overview	59
Features	59
Creating IM and IME Volumes	60
Creating an IM Volume	61
Creating an IME Volume	62
Creating a Second IM or IME Volume	63
Managing Hot Spares	63
Other Configuration Tasks	65
Viewing Volume Properties	65
Synchronizing an Array	65
Activating an Array	65
Deleting an Array	66
Locating a Drive or Multiple Drives in a Volume	66
Selecting a Boot Disk	67
IS Configuration Overview	67
Creating IS Volumes	68
Creating a Second IS Volume	69
Other Configuration Tasks	70
Viewing IS Volume Properties	70
Activating an Array	70
Deleting an Array	70
Locating a Disk Drive, or Multiple Disk Drives in a Volume	71
Selecting a Boot Disk	71
7 Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Utility	73
Quick Configuration Steps	73
Detailed Configuration Steps using the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2	74
Start the Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Utility	74
Screen and Option Descriptions	74
Toolbar Options	74
Main Screen	75
Controller Selection	76
Controller Properties Screen	76
Additional Controller Properties	77
Scan Devices Option	78
Virtual Drives Screen	78
Physical Drives Screen	79
Configuration Wizard Option	79
Events Screen	79
Physical View/Logical View Option	79
Exit	79
Configuration Mismatch Screen	80
Setting Up a RAID Array Using the Configuration Wizard	80
Creating RAID 0, 1, 5, or 6 using Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 (detailed)	83
Creating RAID 10, RAID 50, and RAID 60 using Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2	87
Setting Drive Parameters	92
Creating a Hot Spare	93
Viewing Event Details	96
8 Intel® RAID Web Console 2	99
Configuration Functions	99
Monitoring Functions	99
Maintenance Functions	100
Hardware and Software Requirements	100
Installing the Intel® RAID Web Console 2 on a Microsoft Windows* Operating System	100
Installing the Intel® RAID Web Console 2 on Linux or SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server	102
Intel® RAID Web Console 2 Support and Installation on VMWare	102
Installing Intel® RAID Web Console 2 for VMWare Classic	102
Uninstalling Intel® RAID Web Console 2 for VMWare	102
Installing Intel® RAID Web Console 2 Support on the VMWare ESX	103
Limitations	104
Differences in Intel® RAID Web Console 2 for VMware ESXi	104
Running Intel® RAID Web Console 2 on VMWare ESX 3.5i U2	106
Starting the Intel® RAID Web Console 2	108
Intel® RAID Web Console 2 Screens	108
Physical/Virtual View Panel	111
Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel	112
Event Log Panel	113
Menu Bar/Manage Menu	114
Menu Bar/Go To Menu	114
File Menu/Log Menu	114
File Menu/Tool Menu	114
File Menu/Help Menu	114
Drive Configuration Tasks	114
Create Virtual Drive	115
Creating a Virtual Drive Using Simple Configuration	115
Creating a Virtual Drive Using Advanced Configuration	119
Creating a Spanned Disk Group	126
Creating Hot Spares	127
Setting Adjustable Task Rates	129
Adding a Drive to a Virtual Disk	130
Removing a Drive or Changing the RAID Level of a Virtual Disk	133
Changing Virtual Disk Properties	134
Deleting a Virtual Disk	135
Managing Configurations	136
Saving a Configuration to Disk	136
Clearing a Configuration from a Controller	138
Adding a Configuration from a File	139
Monitoring System Events and Devices	140
Monitoring System Events	140
Monitoring Controllers	141
Monitoring Disk Drives and Other Physical Devices	142
Running a Patrol Read	144
Monitoring Virtual Disks	145
Monitoring Enclosures	145
Monitoring Battery Backup Units	146
Battery Learn Cycle	147
Setting Learn Cycle Properties	147
Starting a Learn Cycle Manually	148
Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes	149
Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations	150
Initializing a Virtual Disk	150
Running a Consistency Check	151
Scanning for New Drives	152
Rebuilding a Drive	152
Removing a Drive	153
Flashing the Firmware	154
Enabling RAID Premium Features	154
Enabling Full Disk Encryption feature	154
Enabling Snapshot feature	163
Enabling Super Sized Cache	173
Appendix A: Creating a Virtual Drive Using Advanced Configuration	177

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