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MegaRAID Manager
Overview
MegaRAID Manager is a character-based, non-GUI utility that configures and
monitors RAID systems. MegaRAID Manager runs under MS-DOS 3.2 or later
and MS-DOS-compatible operating systems, including:
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MS-DOS version 6.xx or later
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Microsoft Windows NT V4.0, and 2000
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Novell NetWare 4.2, and 5.x
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OS/2 Warp Server 4.0, and e-business
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SCO UnixWare 7.x
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SCO Open Server 5.0x
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Sun Solaris 7, and 8 (x86)
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Linux Red Hat v6.2
In This Chapter The topics discussed in this chapter include:
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starting MegaRAID Manager
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MegaRAID Manager menus
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choosing a configuration method
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designating drives as hot spares
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creating physical arrays
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defining logical drives
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initializing logical drives
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using logical drives in your operating system
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rebuilding failed disk drives
Starting MegaRAID Manager
To start MegaRAID Manager, make sure the program file is in your file path.
Type the command:
In...
DOS
NetWare
SCO Unix
UnixWare
OS/2
Other
Type this:
MEGACONF
load megamgr
megamgr
megamgr
MEGACONF
See the software guide for the operating system.
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