User ManualTable of ContentsLogical Drive Configuration9Disclaimer121 Overview15Single Ended and Differential SCSI Buses16Maximum Cable Length for SCSI Standards16Documentation Set172 Introduction to RAID19RAID Overview19RAID Levels20Consistency Check20Fault Tolerance20Disk Striping21Disk Mirroring22Disk Spanning23Parity24Hot Spares25Disk Rebuild26Logical Drive27Hot Swap27SCSI Drive States27Logical Drive States27Disk Array Types28Enclosure Management283 RAID Levels29Selecting a RAID Level30RAID 031RAID 132RAID 333RAID 535RAID 1036RAID 3037RAID 50384 Features39SMART Technology39Configuration on Disk40Hardware Requirements40Configuration Features40Hardware Architecture Features41Array Performance Features41RAID Management Features42Fault Tolerance Features42Software Utilities42Operating System Software Drivers43MegaRAID Specifications43Components44Summary465 Configuring MegaRAID47Configuring SCSI Physical Drives47Current Configuration48Logical Drive Configuration50Physical Device Layout51Configuring Arrays53Configuration Strategies54Assigning RAID Levels56Configuring Logical Drives56Optimizing Data Storage57Planning the Array Configuration58Array Configuration Planner596 Hardware Installation617 Cluster Installation and Configuration89Software Requirements89Hardware Requirements90Installation and Configuration91Driver Installation Instructions under Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server92Network Requirements97Shared Disk Requirements97Cluster Installation98Installing the Windows 2000 Operating System99Setting Up Networks99Configuring the Cluster Node Network Adapter101Configuring the Public Network Adapter102Verifying Connectivity and Name Resolution102Verifying Domain Membership103Setting Up a Cluster User Account104Setting Up Shared Disks105Configuring Shared Disks106Assigning Drive Letters106Verifying Disk Access and Functionality107Cluster Service Software Installation108Configuring Cluster Disks111Validating the Cluster Installation117Configuring the Second Node117Verify Installation118SCSI Drive Installations119Configuring the SCSI Devices119Terminating the Shared SCSI Bus119Troubleshooting121BIOS Boot Error Messages123Other BIOS Error Messages125DOS ASPI Driver Error Messages126Other Potential Problems127A SCSI Cables and Connectors129SCSI Connectors12968-Pin High Density SCSI Internal Connectors12968-Pin Connector Pinout for Single-Ended SCSI13568-Pin Connector Pinout for Low-Voltage Differential SCSI137B Audible Warnings139C Cluster Configuration with a Crossover Cable141Solution142Glossary143Index151Size: 3.15 MBPages: 154Language: EnglishOpen manual