American Megatrends MegaRAID Express 500 Manual Do Utilizador
MegaRAID Express500 Hardware Guide
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Table of Contents,
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Hardware Requirements ..................................................28
Configuration Features ....................................................28
Hardware Architecture Features......................................29
Array Performance Features............................................29
RAID Management Features...........................................30
Fault Tolerance Features .................................................30
Software Utilities ............................................................31
Operating System Software Drivers ................................31
MegaRAID Express 500 Specifications..........................32
PCI Bridge/CPU..............................................................33
Cache Memory ................................................................33
MegaRAID BIOS............................................................34
Onboard Speaker.............................................................34
Serial Port .......................................................................34
SCSI Bus .........................................................................34
SCSI Connectors .............................................................35
SCSI Termination............................................................35
SCSI Firmware................................................................35
RAID Management .........................................................36
Fault-Tolerance Features.................................................37
Compatibility...................................................................38
Summary .........................................................................38
Configuration Features ....................................................28
Hardware Architecture Features......................................29
Array Performance Features............................................29
RAID Management Features...........................................30
Fault Tolerance Features .................................................30
Software Utilities ............................................................31
Operating System Software Drivers ................................31
MegaRAID Express 500 Specifications..........................32
PCI Bridge/CPU..............................................................33
Cache Memory ................................................................33
MegaRAID BIOS............................................................34
Onboard Speaker.............................................................34
Serial Port .......................................................................34
SCSI Bus .........................................................................34
SCSI Connectors .............................................................35
SCSI Termination............................................................35
SCSI Firmware................................................................35
RAID Management .........................................................36
Fault-Tolerance Features.................................................37
Compatibility...................................................................38
Summary .........................................................................38
Configuring SCSI Physical Drives ..................................39
Current Configuration .....................................................40
Logical Drive Configuration ...........................................40
Physical Device Layout...................................................42
Configuring Arrays..........................................................44
Configuration Strategies..................................................45
Assigning RAID Levels ..................................................47
Configuring Logical Drives.............................................47
Optimizing Data Storage .................................................48
Planning the Array Configuration ...................................49
Array Configuration Planner ...........................................50
Current Configuration .....................................................40
Logical Drive Configuration ...........................................40
Physical Device Layout...................................................42
Configuring Arrays..........................................................44
Configuration Strategies..................................................45
Assigning RAID Levels ..................................................47
Configuring Logical Drives.............................................47
Optimizing Data Storage .................................................48
Planning the Array Configuration ...................................49
Array Configuration Planner ...........................................50