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LSI 520 Series Hardware Manual

LSI 520 Series Hardware Manual (100 pages)

LSI Logic MegaRAID SCSI 320-0 Zero-Channel RAID Controller User's Guide

Brand: LSI | Category: Controller | Size: 0.93 MB

Table of Contents

Hardware Guide
1
Table of Contents
13
Chapter 1 Overview

17
Chapter 2 Introduction to RAID

23
- RAID Benefits
  23
  - Improved I/O
    23
  - Increased Reliability
    24
- Megaraid SCSI 320-0 - Host-Based RAID Solution
  24
  - Host-Based RAID
    24
  - SCSI-To-SCSI External RAID
    25
- RAID Overview
  25
  - Physical Array
    25
  - Logical Drive
    25
  - Consistency Check
    26
  - Fault Tolerance
    26
  - Disk Striping
    26
  - Disk Mirroring
    28
  - Disk Spanning
    29
  - Parity
    30
  - Hot Spares
    30
  - Hot Swapping
    31
  - Disk Rebuild
    31
  - Logical Drive States
    32
  - SCSI Drive States
    32
  - Disk Array Types
    33
  - Enclosure Management
    33
Chapter 3 RAID Levels

35
- Selecting a RAID Level
  35
- Raid
  36
- Raid
  37
- Raid
  41
Chapter 4 Features

43
- SMART Technology
  43
- Cache Memory
  44
- Configuration on Disk
  44
- Configuration Features
  44
- Array Performance Features
  45
- RAID Management Features
  46
- Fault Tolerance Features
  46
- Software Utilities
  47
- Operating System Software Drivers
  47
- Megaraid SCSI 320-0 Specifications
  48
  - PCI Bridge/Cpu
    48
  - Megaraid BIOS
    48
  - Cache Memory
    49
  - Megaraid BIOS
    49
  - SCSI Firmware
    49
- RAID Management
  50
  - Megaraid BIOS Configuration Utility
    50
  - Webbios Configuration Utility
    50
  - Power Console Plus
    50
  - Megaraid Manager
    50
  - Server Management
    51
  - SCSI Device Compatibility
    51
  - Software
    51
Chapter 5 Configuring Physical Drives, Arrays, and Logical Drives

53
- Basic Configuration Rules
  53
- Current Physical Device Configuration
  54
- Logical Drive Configuration
  55
- Physical Device Layout
  57
- Configuring Arrays
  60
- Arranging Arrays
  60
- Creating Hot Spares
  60
- Creating Logical Drives
  61
- Configuration Strategies
  61
- Assigning RAID Levels
  63
- Configuring Logical Drives
  64
- Optimizing Data Storage
  64
- Planning the Array Configuration
  65
  - Using the Array Configuration Planner
    65
Chapter 6 Hardware Installation

69
- Hardware Requirements
  69
- Installation Steps
  70
- Summary
  76
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

77
- General Troubleshooting
  77
- Bios Boot Error Messages
  79
- Other Bios Error Messages
  80
- Other Potential Problems
  81
Appendix B Glossary

85
- Customer Feedback
  99

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