Section |
Page |
MegaRAID® SAS Software User Guide |
13 |
1.1 SAS Technology |
13 |
1.2 Serial-attached SCSI Device Interface |
14 |
1.3 Serial ATA II Features |
14 |
1.4 Solid State Drive Features |
15 |
1.4.1 Solid State Drive Guard |
15 |
1.5 Dimmer Switch Feature |
16 |
1.6 UEFI 2.0 Support |
16 |
1.7 Configuration Scenarios |
16 |
1.7.1 Valid Drive Mix Configurations with HDDs and CacheCade – SSD Caching software |
18 |
1.8 Technical Support |
18 |
Introduction to RAID |
21 |
2.1 RAID Description |
21 |
2.2 RAID Benefits |
21 |
2.3 RAID Functions |
21 |
2.4 Components and Features |
21 |
2.4.1 Drive Group |
22 |
2.4.2 Virtual Drive |
22 |
2.4.3 Fault Tolerance |
22 |
2.4.4 Consistency Check |
23 |
2.4.5 Copyback |
23 |
2.4.6 Background Initialization |
24 |
2.4.7 Patrol Read |
25 |
2.4.8 Disk Striping |
25 |
2.4.9 Disk Mirroring |
25 |
2.4.10 Parity |
26 |
2.4.11 Disk Spanning |
27 |
2.4.12 Hot Spares |
28 |
2.4.13 Disk Rebuilds |
29 |
2.4.14 Rebuild Rate |
30 |
2.4.15 Hot Swap |
30 |
2.4.16 Drive States |
30 |
2.4.17 Virtual Drive States |
31 |
2.4.18 Beep Codes |
31 |
2.4.19 Enclosure Management |
31 |
2.5 RAID Levels |
31 |
2.5.1 Summary of RAID Levels |
32 |
2.5.2 Selecting a RAID Level |
32 |
2.5.3 RAID 0 |
33 |
2.5.4 RAID 1 |
33 |
2.5.5 RAID 5 |
34 |
2.5.6 RAID 6 |
35 |
2.5.7 RAID 00 |
36 |
2.5.8 RAID 10 |
37 |
2.5.9 RAID 50 |
38 |
2.5.10 RAID 60 |
39 |
2.6 RAID Configuration Strategies |
40 |
2.6.1 Maximizing Fault Tolerance |
41 |
2.6.2 Maximizing Performance |
42 |
2.6.3 Maximizing Storage Capacity |
43 |
2.7 RAID Availability |
44 |
2.7.1 RAID Availability Concept |
44 |
2.8 Configuration Planning |
45 |
2.9 Number of Drives |
45 |
2.9.1 Drive Group Purpose |
45 |
SafeStore Disk Encryption |
47 |
3.1 Overview |
47 |
3.2 Purpose and Benefits |
47 |
3.3 Terminology |
48 |
3.4 Workflow |
48 |
3.4.1 Enable Security |
48 |
3.4.2 Change Security |
49 |
3.4.3 Create Secure Virtual Drives |
49 |
3.4.4 Import a Foreign Configuration |
50 |
3.5 Instant Secure Erase |
50 |
WebBIOS Configuration Utility |
53 |
4.1 Overview |
53 |
4.2 Starting the WebBIOS CU |
53 |
4.3 WebBIOS CU Main Screen Options |
54 |
4.4 Managing Software Licensing |
56 |
4.4.1 Managing MegaRAID Advanced Software Options |
56 |
4.4.2 Reusing the Activation Key |
59 |
4.4.3 Managing Advanced Software Summary |
60 |
4.4.4 Activating an Unlimited Key Over a Trial Key |
61 |
4.4.5 Activating a Trial Software |
61 |
4.4.6 Activating an Unlimited Key |
62 |
4.4.7 Securing MegaRAID Advanced Software |
62 |
4.4.8 Confirm Rehosting Process |
62 |
4.4.9 Rehosting Process Complete |
63 |
4.5 Creating a Storage Configuration |
64 |
4.5.1 Selecting the Configuration with the Configuration Wizard |
64 |
4.5.2 Using Automatic Configuration |
67 |
4.5.3 Using Manual Configuration |
68 |
4.6 Creating a CacheCade Configuration |
105 |
4.7 Selecting SafeStore Encryption Services Security Options |
110 |
4.7.1 Enabling the Security Key Identifier, Security Key, and Password |
110 |
4.7.2 Enabling Drive Security using EKM |
115 |
4.7.3 Changing the Security Key Identifier, Security Key, and Pass Phrase |
116 |
4.7.4 Change Security from EKM to LKM |
117 |
4.7.5 Changing Security from LKM to EKM |
122 |
4.7.6 Disabling the Drive Security Settings |
123 |
4.8 Viewing and Changing Device Properties |
125 |
4.8.1 Viewing Controller Properties |
125 |
4.8.2 Viewing Virtual Drive Properties, Policies, and Operations |
130 |
4.8.3 Viewing Drive Properties |
131 |
4.8.4 Viewing and Changing Battery Backup Unit Information |
133 |
4.9 Expanding a Virtual Drive |
136 |
4.10 Using MegaRAID Recovery |
137 |
4.10.1 Recovery Scenarios |
138 |
4.10.2 Enabling the Recovery Advanced Software |
138 |
4.10.3 Creating Snapshots and Views |
141 |
4.10.4 Creating Concurrent Snapshots |
145 |
4.10.5 Selecting the Snapshot Settings |
146 |
4.10.6 Viewing Snapshot Properties |
148 |
4.10.7 Restoring a Virtual Drive by Rolling Back to a Snapshot |
150 |
4.10.8 Cleaning up a Snapshot Repository |
152 |
4.11 Viewing System Event Information |
154 |
4.12 Managing Configurations |
156 |
4.12.1 Running a Consistency Check |
156 |
4.12.2 Deleting a Virtual Drive |
156 |
4.12.3 Importing or Clearing a Foreign Configuration |
156 |
4.12.4 Importing Foreign Configurations |
160 |
4.12.5 Import Foreign Drives in EKM/EKM Secured Locked Drives |
160 |
4.12.6 Import Foreign Drives for LKM Secured Locked Drives |
161 |
4.12.7 Import Foreign Drives in LKM /EKM Secured Locked Drives |
161 |
4.12.8 Migrating the RAID Level of a Virtual Drive |
162 |
4.12.9 New Drives Attached to a MegaRAID Controller |
163 |
4.13 WebBIOS Dimmer Switch |
164 |
4.13.1 Power-Save mode |
170 |
4.13.2 Power Save Settings-Advanced |
171 |
4.13.3 Power-Save While Creating Virtual Drives |
172 |
MegaRAID Command Tool |
173 |
5.1 Product Overview |
173 |
5.2 Novell NetWare, SCO, Solaris, FreeBSD, and DOS Operating System Support |
174 |
5.3 Command Line Abbreviations and Conventions |
175 |
5.3.1 Abbreviations Used in the Command Line |
175 |
5.3.2 Conventions |
175 |
5.4 Pre-boot MegaCLI |
176 |
5.5 CacheCade - SSD Caching Related Options |
177 |
5.5.1 Create a Solid State Drive Cache Drive to Use as Secondary Cache |
178 |
5.5.2 Delete a Solid State Drive Cache Drive |
178 |
5.6 Software License Key |
178 |
5.7 SafeStore Security Options |
179 |
5.7.1 Use Instant Secure Erase on a Physical Drive |
179 |
5.7.2 Secure Data on a Virtual Drive |
179 |
5.7.3 Destroy the Security Key |
180 |
5.7.4 Create a Security Key |
180 |
5.7.5 Drive Security Key |
180 |
5.7.6 Change the Security Key |
181 |
5.7.7 Get the Security Key ID |
181 |
5.7.8 Set the Security Key ID |
181 |
5.7.9 Verify the Security Key |
182 |
5.8 Controller Property-Related Options |
182 |
5.8.1 Display Controller Properties |
182 |
5.8.2 Display Number of Controllers Supported |
182 |
5.8.3 Enable or Disable Automatic Rebuild |
182 |
5.8.4 Flush Controller Cache |
183 |
5.8.5 Set Controller Properties |
183 |
5.8.6 Display Specified Controller Properties |
185 |
5.8.7 Set Factory Defaults |
185 |
5.8.8 Set SAS Address |
185 |
5.8.9 Set Time and Date on Controller |
185 |
5.8.10 Display Time and Date on Controller |
186 |
5.8.11 Get Connector Mode |
186 |
5.8.12 Set Connector Mode |
186 |
5.9 Patrol Read-Related Controller Properties |
187 |
5.9.1 Set Patrol Read Options |
187 |
5.9.2 Set Patrol Read Delay Interval |
187 |
5.10 BIOS-Related Properties |
187 |
5.10.1 Set or Display Bootable Virtual Drive ID |
187 |
5.10.2 Select BIOS Status Options |
188 |
5.11 Battery Backup Unit-Related Properties |
188 |
5.11.1 Display BBU Information |
188 |
5.11.2 Display BBU Status Information |
189 |
5.11.3 Display BBU Capacity |
190 |
5.11.4 Display BBU Design Parameters |
190 |
5.11.5 Display Current BBU Properties |
191 |
5.11.6 Start BBU Learning Cycle |
191 |
5.11.7 Place Battery in Low-Power Storage Mode |
191 |
5.11.8 Set BBU Properties |
192 |
5.12 Options for Displaying Logs Kept at the Firmware Level |
192 |
5.12.1 Event Log Management |
192 |
5.12.2 Set BBU Terminal Logging |
193 |
5.13 Configuration-Related Options |
193 |
5.13.1 Create a RAID Drive Group from All Unconfigured Good Drives |
193 |
5.13.2 Add RAID 0, 1, 5, or 6 Configuration |
195 |
5.13.3 Add RAID 10, 50, or 60 Configuration |
196 |
5.13.4 Clear the Existing Configuration |
196 |
5.13.5 Save the Configuration on the Controller |
196 |
5.13.6 Restore the Configuration Data from File |
197 |
5.13.7 Manage Foreign Configuration Information |
197 |
5.13.8 Delete Specified Virtual Drive(s) |
198 |
5.13.9 Display the Free Space |
198 |
5.14 Virtual Drive-Related Options |
198 |
5.14.1 Display Virtual Drive Information |
198 |
5.14.2 Change the Virtual Drive Cache and Access Parameters |
199 |
5.14.3 Display the Virtual Drive Cache and Access Parameters |
199 |
5.14.4 Manage Virtual Drives Initialization |
200 |
5.14.5 Manage a Consistency Check |
200 |
5.14.6 Schedule a Consistency Check |
201 |
5.14.7 Manage a Background Initialization |
201 |
5.14.8 Perform a Virtual Drive Reconstruction |
202 |
5.14.9 Display Information about Virtual Drives and Drives |
202 |
5.14.10 Display the Number of Virtual Drives |
202 |
5.14.11 Clear the LDBBM Table Entries |
203 |
5.14.12 Display the List of Virtual Drives with Preserved Cache |
203 |
5.14.13 Discard the Preserved Cache of a Virtual Drive(s) |
203 |
5.14.14 Expand a Virtual Drive |
203 |
5.15 Drive-Related Options |
204 |
5.15.1 Display Drive Information |
204 |
5.15.2 Set the Drive State to Online |
204 |
5.15.3 Set the Drive State to Offline |
204 |
5.15.4 Change the Drive State to Unconfigured Good |
205 |
5.15.5 Change the Drive State |
205 |
5.15.6 Manage a Drive Initialization |
206 |
5.15.7 Rebuild a Drive |
206 |
5.15.8 Locate the Drive(s) and Activate LED |
207 |
5.15.9 Mark the Configured Drive as Missing |
207 |
5.15.10 Display the Drives in Missing Status |
207 |
5.15.11 Replace the Configured Drives and Start an Automatic Rebuild |
208 |
5.15.12 Prepare the Unconfigured Drive for Removal |
208 |
5.15.13 Display Total Number of Drives |
208 |
5.15.14 Display List of Physical Devices |
208 |
5.15.15 Download Firmware to the Physical Devices |
209 |
5.15.16 Configure All Free Drives into a RAID 0, 1, 5, or 6 Configuration for a Specific Controller |
210 |
5.15.17 Set the Mapping Mode of the Drives to the Selected Controller(s) |
211 |
5.15.18 Perform the Copyback Operation on the Selected Drive |
211 |
5.16 Enclosure-Related Options |
211 |
5.16.1 Display Enclosure Information |
211 |
5.16.2 Display Enclosure Status |
212 |
5.17 Flashing the Firmware |
212 |
5.17.1 Flash the Firmware with the ROM File |
212 |
5.17.2 Flash the Firmware in Mode 0 with the ROM File |
212 |
5.18 SAS Topology |
213 |
5.19 Diagnostic-Related Options |
213 |
5.19.1 Start Controller Diagnostics |
213 |
5.19.2 Start Battery Test |
213 |
5.20 Recovery (Snapshot)-Related Options |
213 |
5.20.1 Enable the Snapshot Feature |
214 |
5.20.2 Disable the Snapshot Feature |
214 |
5.20.3 Take Snapshot of Volume |
214 |
5.20.4 Set the Snapshot Properties |
215 |
5.20.5 Delete a Snapshot |
215 |
5.20.6 Create a View |
216 |
5.20.7 Delete a View |
216 |
5.20.8 Rollback to an Old Snapshot |
216 |
5.20.9 Display Snapshot and View Information |
217 |
5.20.10 Clean the Recoverable Free Space on the Drives in a Virtual Drive |
217 |
5.20.11 Display the Information for a Specific View |
217 |
5.20.12 Enabling the Snapshot Scheduler |
217 |
5.20.13 Displays the Read and Write Configuration File |
218 |
5.21 FastPath-related Options |
218 |
5.22 Dimmer Switch-Related Options |
219 |
5.22.1 Display Selected Adapter Properties |
219 |
5.22.2 Sets the Properties on the Selected Adapter |
220 |
5.22.3 Displays the Power Saving Level on the Virtual Disk |
220 |
5.22.4 Displays about Adding a RAID Level to a Specified Adapter |
221 |
5.22.5 Displays creating a RAID Level |
221 |
5.22.6 Displays about Adding the Unconfigured Drive to a Specified Adapter |
223 |
5.22.7 Displays the cache and access policies |
224 |
5.23 Miscellaneous Options |
224 |
5.23.1 Display the MegaCLI Version |
224 |
5.23.2 Display Help for MegaCLI |
224 |
5.23.3 Summary Information |
225 |
MegaRAID Storage Manager Overview and Installation |
227 |
6.1 Overview |
227 |
6.1.1 Creating Storage Configurations |
227 |
6.1.2 Monitoring Storage Devices |
227 |
6.1.3 Maintaining Storage Configurations |
227 |
6.2 Hardware and Software Requirements |
227 |
6.3 Prerequisites to Running MSM Remote Administration |
228 |
6.4 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager |
228 |
6.4.1 Prerequisite for MSM Installation |
228 |
6.4.2 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on Microsoft Windows |
229 |
6.4.3 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for SPARC |
232 |
6.4.4 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Linux |
233 |
6.4.5 Prerequisites for Installing MSM on RHEL6.0 x64 Operating System |
234 |
6.4.6 Linux Error Messages |
234 |
6.4.7 Kernel Upgrade |
234 |
6.4.8 MSM Customization |
235 |
6.5 MegaRAID Storage Manager Support and Installation on VMWare |
235 |
6.5.1 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager for VMWare Classic |
235 |
6.5.2 Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager for VMWare |
236 |
6.5.3 MegaRAID Storage Manager Support on the VMWare ESXi Operating System |
236 |
6.5.4 Limitations |
238 |
6.6 Installing and Configuring a CIM Provider |
240 |
6.6.1 Installing a CIM SAS Storage Provider on Linux |
240 |
6.6.2 Installing a CIM SAS Storage Provider on Windows |
241 |
6.7 Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent |
242 |
6.7.1 Prerequisite for LSI SNMP Agent RPM Installation |
242 |
6.7.2 Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent on Linux |
242 |
6.7.3 Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent on Solaris |
244 |
6.7.4 Installing an SNMP Agent on Windows |
246 |
6.8 MegaRAID Storage Manager Support and Installation on Solaris 10 |
247 |
6.8.1 Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 |
247 |
6.8.2 Uninstalling MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Solaris 10 |
247 |
6.9 Prerequisites to Running MSM Remote Administration |
248 |
MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus |
249 |
7.1 Starting MegaRAID Storage Manager Software |
249 |
7.2 MegaRAID Storage Manager Main Menu |
252 |
7.2.1 Dashboard/PhysicalView/Logic al View |
252 |
7.2.2 Properties/Graphical View Tabs |
258 |
7.2.3 Event Log Panel |
258 |
7.2.4 Menu Bar |
259 |
Configuration |
261 |
8.1 Creating a New Storage Configuration |
261 |
8.1.1 Selecting Virtual Drive Settings |
261 |
8.1.2 Optimum Controller settings for CacheCade |
263 |
8.1.3 Optimum Controller settings for FastPath |
263 |
8.1.4 Creating a Virtual Drive Using Simple Configuration |
263 |
8.1.5 Creating a Virtual Drive Using Advanced Configuration |
268 |
8.2 Converting JBOD Drives to Unconfigured Good |
273 |
8.2.1 Converting JBOD to Unconfigured Good from the MSM Window |
274 |
8.3 Adding Hot Spare Drives |
275 |
8.4 Changing Adjustable Task Rates |
276 |
8.5 Changing Power Settings |
277 |
8.5.1 Enhanced Dimmer Switch Power Settings |
279 |
8.5.2 Power Save Settings - Advanced |
281 |
8.5.3 Automatically Spin up Drives |
282 |
8.5.4 Power-Save Mode |
282 |
8.5.5 Power Save Mode - SSD Drives |
283 |
8.6 Changing Virtual Drive Properties |
283 |
8.7 Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration |
285 |
8.7.1 Accessing the Modify Drive Group Wizard |
285 |
8.7.2 Adding a Drive or Drives to a Configuration |
286 |
8.7.3 Removing a Drive from a Configuration |
289 |
8.7.4 Replacing a Drive |
289 |
8.7.5 Migrating the RAID Level of a Virtual Drive |
290 |
8.7.6 New Drives Attached to a MegaRAID Controller |
292 |
8.8 Deleting a Virtual Drive |
293 |
Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices |
295 |
9.1 Monitoring System Events |
295 |
9.2 Configuring Alert Notifications |
296 |
9.2.1 Setting Alert Delivery Methods |
298 |
9.2.2 Changing Alert Delivery Methods for Individual Events |
298 |
9.2.3 Changing the Severity Level for Individual Events |
299 |
9.2.4 Multiple Events Displayed in a Single Pop-up Window |
300 |
9.2.5 Entering or Editing the Sender E-mail Address and SMTP Server |
300 |
9.2.6 Authenticating a Server |
301 |
9.2.7 Saving Backup Configurations |
301 |
9.2.8 Loading Backup Configurations |
302 |
9.2.9 Adding E-mail Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications |
302 |
9.2.10 Testing E-mail Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications |
303 |
9.2.11 Removing E-mail Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications |
303 |
9.3 Monitoring Controllers |
304 |
9.4 Monitoring Drives |
305 |
9.5 Running a Patrol Read |
306 |
9.5.1 Patrol Read Task Rates |
308 |
9.6 Monitoring Virtual Drives |
308 |
9.7 Monitoring Enclosures |
309 |
9.8 Monitoring Battery Backup Units |
309 |
9.8.1 Battery Learn Cycle |
310 |
9.9 Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes |
310 |
Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations |
313 |
10.1 Initializing a Virtual Drive |
313 |
10.1.1 Running a Group Initialization |
313 |
10.2 Running a Consistency Check |
314 |
10.2.1 Setting the Consistency Check Settings |
315 |
10.2.2 Scheduling a Consistency Check |
316 |
10.2.3 Running a Group Consistency Check |
317 |
10.3 Scanning for New Drives |
318 |
10.4 Rebuilding a Drive |
318 |
10.5 Making a Drive Offline or Missing |
319 |
10.6 Upgrading the Firmware |
319 |
Using MegaRAID® Advanced Software |
321 |
11.1 MegaRAID Advanced Software |
321 |
11.2 Recovery Advanced Software |
321 |
11.2.1 MegaRAID Software Licensing |
321 |
11.2.2 Managing MegaRAID Advanced Software |
321 |
11.2.3 Activation Key |
323 |
11.2.4 Advanced MegaRAID Software Status Summary |
324 |
11.2.5 Application Scenarios and Messages |
324 |
11.2.6 Activating an Unlimited Key Over a Trial Key |
326 |
11.2.7 Configuring Keyvault (Re-hosting process) |
329 |
11.2.8 Rehosting Complete |
330 |
11.2.9 Deactivate Trial Software |
331 |
11.2.10 MegaRAID Recovery |
332 |
11.2.11 Recovery Scenarios |
332 |
11.2.12 Enabling the Recovery Advanced Software |
333 |
11.2.13 Snapshot Repository |
334 |
11.2.14 Selecting the Virtual Drive |
336 |
11.2.15 Scheduling Snapshots |
337 |
11.2.16 Editing Snapshots |
338 |
11.2.17 Snapshot Base Details |
339 |
11.2.18 Manage Snapshots |
340 |
11.2.19 Editing Schedule |
342 |
11.2.20 Advanced Settings |
342 |
11.2.21 Create View |
343 |
11.2.22 Viewing Snapshot Details |
344 |
11.2.23 No View Details for Snapshot |
345 |
11.2.24 No Snapshot Schedule |
346 |
11.2.25 Creating Views |
347 |
11.2.26 Restoring by Rolling Back to a Snapshot |
348 |
11.2.27 Restoring from a View |
349 |
11.2.28 Deleting a Snapshot |
349 |
11.3 CacheCade Advanced Software |
349 |
11.3.1 Using the CacheCade Advanced Software |
349 |
11.4 FastPath Advanced Software |
353 |
11.4.1 Setting FastPath Options |
353 |
11.5 LSI SafeStore Encryption Services |
354 |
11.5.1 Enabling Drive Security using EKM |
355 |
11.5.2 Supporting EKM mode |
355 |
11.5.3 Change Security Settings- LKM |
357 |
11.5.4 Change Security Settings - EKM |
360 |
11.5.5 Importing Foreign Drives |
361 |
11.5.6 Importing Foreign Drives to LKM |
362 |
11.5.7 Importing Foreign Drives to EKM |
362 |
11.5.8 Importing Foreign Drives to EKM |
363 |
11.5.9 Enabling Drive Security using LKM |
364 |
11.5.10 Changing the Drive Security Settings |
367 |
11.5.11 Disabling Drive Security |
368 |
11.5.12 Importing or Clearing a Foreign Configuration |
369 |
Events and Messages |
373 |
A.1 Error Levels |
373 |
A.2 Event Messages |
373 |
MegaCLI Error Messages |
387 |
B.1 Error Messages and Descriptions |
387 |
Glossary |
391 |
Notices |
398 |