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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. DB09-000202-05 37857-02 Introduction Rev. F - May 2011 Copyright © 2011 by LSI Corporation. All rights reserved. Page 1