American Megatrends MegaRAID Express 500 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1 Overview

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    • Single Ended and Differential SCSI Buses

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    • Maximum Cable Length for SCSI Standards

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    • Documentation

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    • MegaRAID Express 500 Block Diagram

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• 2 Introduction to RAID

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    • RAID Benefits

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    • In This Chapter

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    • MegaRAID Express 500 – Host-Based RAID Solution

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    • RAID Overview

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    • Consistency Check

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    • Fault Tolerance

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    • Disk Striping

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    • Disk Spanning

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    • Disk Mirroring

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    • Parity

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    • Hot Spares

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    • Disk Rebuild

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    • Logical Drive

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    • Hot Swap

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    • SCSI Drive States

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    • Logical Drive States

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    • Disk Array Types

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    • Enclosure Management

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• 3 RAID Levels

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    • Selecting a RAID Level

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    • RAID 0

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    • RAID 1

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    • RAID 3

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    • RAID 5

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    • RAID 10

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    • RAID 30

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    • RAID 50

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• 4 Features

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    • Hardware Requirements

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    • Configuration Features

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    • Hardware Architecture Features

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    • Array Performance Features

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    • RAID Management Features

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    • Fault Tolerance Features

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    • Software Utilities

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    • Operating System Software Drivers

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    • MegaRAID Express 500 Specifications

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    • PCI Bridge/CPU

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    • Cache Memory

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    • MegaRAID BIOS

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    • Onboard Speaker

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    • Serial Port

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    • SCSI Bus

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    • SCSI Connectors

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    • SCSI Termination

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    • SCSI Firmware

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    • RAID Management

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    • Fault-Tolerance Features

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    • Compatibility

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    • Summary

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• 5 Configuring MegaRAID Express 500

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    • Configuring SCSI Physical Drives

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    • Current Configuration

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    • Configuration Strategies

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    • Assigning RAID Levels

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    • Configuring Logical Drives

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    • Optimizing Data Storage

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    • Planning the Array Configuration

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    • Array Configuration Planner

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• 6 Hardware Installation

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    • Checklist

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    • Installation Steps

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    • Step 1 Unpack

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    • Step 2 Power Down

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    • Step 3 Configure Motherboard

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    • Step 4 Install Cache Memory

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    • Step 4 Install Cache Memory Continued

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    • Step 5 Set Jumpers

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    • MegaRAID Express 500 Card Layout

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    • Step 6 Set Termination

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    • SCSI Termination

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    • SCSI Termination, Continued

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    • Step 7 Install MegaRAID Express 500

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    • Step 8 Connect SCSI Cables

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    • Step 9 Set Target IDs

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    • Device Identification on MegaRAID Express 500

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    • Step 10 Power Up

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    • Step 11 Run MegaRAID BIOS Setup

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    • Step 12 Install the Operating System Driver

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    • Summary

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• 7 Troubleshooting

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    • BIOS Boot Error Messages

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    • Other BIOS Error Messages

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    • DOS ASPI Driver Error Messages

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    • Other Potential Problems

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• A SCSI Cables and Connectors

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    • SCSI Connectors

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    • 68-Pin High Density SCSI Internal Connector

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    • High-Density 68-Pin SCSI Connector Pinout

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    • 68-Pin Connector Pinout for LVD SCSI

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• B Audible Warnings

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• Glossary

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• Index

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