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Contents
Contents
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About this guide
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PIKE II 3108 Series specifications summary
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-2
1.2
Package contents
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1-2
1.3
Card layout
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1-3
1.3.1
Switch settings
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1-4
1.4
System requirements
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1-5
1.5
Card installation
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1-6
Chapter 2: RAID Configuration
2.1
Setting up RAID
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2-2
2.1.1
RAID definitions
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2-2
2.1.2
Installing hard disk drives
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2-3
2.2
MegaRAID Configuration Utility
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2-3
2.2.1
Starting the MegaRAID Configuration Utility
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2-4
2.2.2
MegaRAID Configuration Utility
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2-5
2.2.3
VD Mgmt Menu
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2-7
2.2.4
PD Mgmt Menu
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2-8
2.2.5
Ctrl Mgmt Menu
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2-9
2.2.6
Properties Menu
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2-10
2.2.7
Foreign View Menu
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2-11
2.2.8
Managing Software Licensing
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2-12
2.2.9
Creating a Storage Configuration
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2-13
2.2.10
Selecting Additional Virtual Drive Properties
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2-14
2.2.11
Modifying Controller Properties
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2-17
2.2.12
Viewing and Changing Virtual Drive Properties
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2-20
2.2.13
Deleting a Virtual Drive
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2-20
2.2.14
Deleting a Virtual Drive Group
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2-21
2.2.15
Initializing a Virtual Drive
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2-21
2.2.16
Running a Consistency Check
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2-22
2.3
MegaRAID Storage Manager
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2-23
2.3.1
Hardware and Software Requirements
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2-23
2.3.2
Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software on
Microsoft Windows OS
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2-23
2.3.3
Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager Software for Linux
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