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American Megatrends MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Manual

American Megatrends MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Manual (118 pages)

American Megatrends, Inc. MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide

Brand: American Megatrends | Category: Computer Hardware | Size: 1.02 MB

Table of Contents

Hardware Guide
1
Revision History
2
Table of Contents
3
Physical Device Layout
10
Table of Contents

15
Overview

15
Introduction to RAID

19
- RAID Benefits
  19
- In this Chapter
  20
- Megaraid Express 500 - Host-Based RAID Solution
  21
- RAID Overview
  22
- Consistency Check
  22
- Fault Tolerance
  22
- Disk Striping
  23
- Disk Spanning
  24
- Disk Mirroring
  25
- Parity
  26
- Hot Spares
  27
- Disk Rebuild
  28
- Disk Rebuilds
  28
- Logical Drive
  29
- Hot Swap
  29
- SCSI Drive States
  29
- Logical Drive States
  29
- Disk Array Types
  30
- Enclosure Management
  30
RAID Levels

31
- Selecting a RAID Level
  32
- Raid 0
  33
- Raid 1
  34
- Raid 3
  35
- Raid 5
  37
- Raid 10
  38
- Raid 30
  39
- Raid 50
  40
Features

41
- Hardware Requirements
  42
- Configuration Features
  42
- Hardware Architecture Features
  43
- Array Performance Features
  43
- RAID Management Features
  44
- Fault Tolerance Features
  44
- Software Utilities
  45
- Operating System Software Drivers
  45
- Megaraid Express 500 Specifications
  46
- PCI Bridge/Cpu
  47
- Cache Memory
  47
- Megaraid BIOS
  48
- Onboard Speaker
  48
- Serial Port
  48
- SCSI Bus
  48
- SCSI Connectors
  49
- SCSI Termination
  49
- SCSI Firmware
  49
- RAID Management
  50
- Fault-Tolerance Features
  51
- Compatibility
  52
- Summary
  52
Table of Contents, Continued

41
Configuring Megaraid Express 500

53
- Configuring SCSI Physical Drives
  53
- Current Configuration
  54
- Logical Drive Configuration
  54
- Physical Device Layout
  56
- Configuring Arrays
  58
- Configuration Strategies
  59
- Assigning RAID Levels
  61
- Configuring Logical Drives
  61
- Optimizing Data Storage
  62
- Planning the Array Configuration
  63
- Array Configuration Planner
  64
Table of Contents, Continued

65
Hardware Installation

65
- Installation Steps
  66
- Step 1 Unpack
  67
- Step 2 Power down
  67
- Step 3 Configure Motherboard
  67
- Step 4 Install Cache Memory
  68
- Step 5 Set Jumpers
  70
- Megaraid Express 500 Card Layout
  70
- Step 6 Set Termination
  73
- SCSI Termination
  74
- Step 7 Install Megaraid Express 500
  77
- Step 8 Connect SCSI Cables
  78
- Step 9 Set Target Ids
  79
- Device Identification on Megaraid Express 500
  80
- Step 10 Power up
  81
- Step 11 Run Megaraid BIOS Setup
  81
- Step 12 Install the Operating System Driver
  82
Troubleshooting

85
ASCSI Cables and Connectors

93
- SCSI Connectors
  93
- 68-Pin High Density SCSI Internal Connector
  93
- Pin 1
  98
- Amp - 786096-7
  98
- Amp - 786090-7
  98
- 50 Conductor 0.025 Centerline
  98
- 0 A W G
  98
- High-Density 68-Pin SCSI Connector Pinout
  99
- Cont'D
  99
- 68-Pin Connector Pinout for LVD SCSI
  101
B Audible Warnings

103
Glossary

105
Index

115

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