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Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility for Intelligent RAID

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• Configurations of one or two IM or IME volumes on the same Intel® IT/IR RAID Controller. IM volumes have two mirrored disks; IME volumes have three to ten mirrored disks. Two volumes can have up to a total of 12 disks. Note: This feature requires IR RAID firmware v1.20.00 or above to be installed. • One or two global hot-spare disks per controller, to automatically replace failed disks in IM/IME volumes. The hot-spare drives are in addition to the 12-disk maximum for two volumes per Intel® IT/IR RAID Controller. Note: Support for two hot-spare disks requires IR RAID firmware v1.20.00 or above. • Mirrored volumes run in optimal mode or in degraded mode (if one mirrored disk fails). • Hot-swap capability. • Presents a single virtual drive to the OS for each IM/IME volume. • Supports both SAS and SATA disks. The two types of disks cannot be combined in the same volume. However, a Intel® IT/IR RAID Controller can support one volume with SATA disks and a second volume with SAS disks. • Fusion-MPT* architecture. • Easy-to-use BIOS-based configuration utility. • Error notification: The drivers update an OS-specific event log. • LED status support. • Write journaling, which allows automatic synchronization of potentially inconsistent data after unexpected power-down situations. • Metadata used to store volume configuration on mirrored disks. • Automatic background resynchronization while the host continues to process inputs/outputs (I/Os). • Background media verification ensures that data on IM/IME volumes is always accessible. Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility for Intelligent RAID The Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 configuration utility provides full-featured, GUI-based configuration and management of RAID arrays. The Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 utility resides in the controller firmware and is independent of the operating system. The Intel® RAID BIOS Console 2 configuration utility lets you: • Select an Intel® RAID controller • Choose a configuration method for physical arrays, disk groups, and virtual drives • Create drive arrays • Define virtual drives • Initialize virtual drives • Access controllers, virtual drives, and physical arrays to display their properties 28 Intel® RAID Software User's Guide

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Intel
®
RAID Software User’s Guide
•
Configurations of one or two IM or IME volumes on the same Intel
®
IT/IR RAID
Controller. IM volumes have two mirrored disks; IME volumes have three to ten
mirrored disks. Two volumes can have up to a total of 12 disks.
Note:
This feature requires IR RAID firmware v1.20.00 or above to be installed.
•
One or two global hot-spare disks per controller, to automatically replace failed disks in
IM/IME volumes. The hot-spare drives are in addition to the 12-disk maximum for two
volumes per Intel
®
IT/IR RAID Controller.
Note:
Support for two hot-spare disks requires IR RAID firmware v1.20.00 or above.
•
Mirrored volumes run in optimal mode or in degraded mode (if one mirrored disk fails).
•
Hot-swap capability.
•
Presents a single virtual drive to the OS for each IM/IME volume.
•
Supports both SAS and SATA disks. The two types of disks cannot be combined in the
same volume. However, a Intel
®
IT/IR RAID Controller can support one volume with
SATA disks and a second volume with SAS disks.
•
Fusion-MPT* architecture.
•
Easy-to-use BIOS-based configuration utility.
•
Error notification: The drivers update an OS-specific event log.
•
LED status support.
•
Write journaling, which allows automatic synchronization of potentially inconsistent
data after unexpected power-down situations.
•
Metadata used to store volume configuration on mirrored disks.
•
Automatic background resynchronization while the host continues to process
inputs/outputs (I/Os).
•
Background media verification ensures that data on IM/IME volumes is always
accessible.
Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 Configuration Utility for
Intelligent RAID
The Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 configuration utility provides full-featured, GUI-based
configuration and management of RAID arrays. The Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 utility
resides in the controller firmware and is independent of the operating system. The Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 configuration utility lets you:
•
Select an Intel
®
RAID controller
•
Choose a configuration method for physical arrays, disk groups, and virtual drives
•
Create drive arrays
•
Define virtual drives
•
Initialize virtual drives
•
Access controllers, virtual drives, and physical arrays to display their properties