Chapter 11: Using Megaraid® Advanced Software; Megaraid Advanced Software; Recovery Advanced Software; Megaraid Software Licensing - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 Software User's Manual

MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
Chapter 11
Using MegaRAID® Advanced Software
This chapter describes the MegaRAID advanced software offered by MegaRAID Storage
Manager (MSM) for certain MegaRAID SAS 6Gb/s RAID controllers and explains how to
use these features.
11.1 MegaRAID Advanced
Software
11.2 Recovery Advanced
Software
11.2.1

MegaRAID Software Licensing

11.2.2 Managing MegaRAID
Advanced Software
The MegaRAID advanced software are features that MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM)
and WebBIOS support on certain MegaRAID SAS 6Gb/s RAID controllers. The following
MegaRAID SAS 6Gb/s RAID controllers support advanced software features that offer
improved performance, data protection, and availability:
 MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i
 MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i
 MegaRAID SAS 9280-4i4e
NOTE: Record your controller serial number in a safe location in case you need to
contact Lenovo.
NOTE: Back up your data before you make a change in the system configuration. Failure
to do so could result in data loss.
The MegaRAID advanced software include the following features.
 MegaRAID FastPath

MegaRAID Recovery
 MegaRAID CacheCade
 MegaRAID RAID 6
 MegaRAID RAID 5
MegaRAID Software licensing authorizes you to enable the MegaRAID advanced
software features present in the MSM application. You have to obtain the activation key
to enable, and use the advanced software features present in the controller. You can
also implement the rehosting process by configuring the key vault, if you want to
transfer the advanced features from one controller to another.
The MegaRAID Advanced Software wizard allows you to use the advanced software
features. To enable the activation key to use the advanced controller features:
1. Select the Physical view or the Logical view tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID
Storage Manager window, and click a controller icon.
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