LSI MegaRAID Express 500 Manuals

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LSI MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Manual (148 pages)

LSI Logic MegaRAID Express User's Guide

Brand: LSI | Category: Network Card | Size: 3.02 MB

Hardware Guide
1
Revision History
2
Table of Contents
3
Physical Device Layout
11
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
- Host-Based RAID Solution
  21
- RAID Overview
  22
- Fault Tolerance
  22
- Consistency Check
  22
- Disk Rebuild
  23
- Hot Spares
  24
- Hot Swap
  24
- Hot Swaps
  24
- Parity
  25
- Disk Striping
  26
- Disk Mirroring
  27
- Disk Spanning
  28
- Logical Drive
  29
- Logical Drive States
  29
- SCSI 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
Table of Contents, Continued

41
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
  46
- Cache Memory
  47
- Megaraid BIOS
  47
- Onboard Speaker
  47
- Serial Port
  47
- SCSI Bus
  48
- SCSI Connectors
  48
- SCSI Termination
  48
- SCSI Firmware
  48
- RAID Management
  49
- Fault-Tolerance Features
  49
- Compatibility
  50
- Summary
  50
Configuring Megaraid Express 500

51
- Configuring SCSI Physical Drives
  51
- Current Configuration
  52
- Logical Drive Configuration
  52
- Physical Device Layout
  54
- Configuring Arrays
  56
- Configuration Strategies
  57
- Assigning RAID Levels
  59
- Configuring Logical Drives
  59
- Optimizing Data Storage
  60
- Planning the Array Configuration
  60
- Array Configuration Planner
  61
Table of Contents, Continued

63
Hardware Installation

63
- Checklist
  63
- Installation Steps
  64
- Step 1 Unpack
  65
- Step 2 Power down
  65
- Step 3 Configure Motherboard
  65
- Step 4 Install Cache Memory
  66
- Step 5 Set Jumpers
  67
- Megaraid Express 500 Card Layout
  67
- Step 6 Set Termination
  70
- SCSI Termination
  71
- Step 7 Install Megaraid Express 500
  74
- Step 8 Connect SCSI Cables
  75
- Step 9 Set Target Ids
  76
- Device Identification on Megaraid Express 500
  77
- Step 10 Power up
  78
- Step 11 Run Megaraid BIOS Setup
  78
- Step 12 Install the Operating System Driver
  79
- Summary
  80
Cluster Installation and Configuration

81
Table of Contents, Continued

113
Troubleshooting

113
- BIOS Boot Error Messages
  115
- Other BIOS Error Messages
  117
- DOS ASPI Driver Error Messages
  118
- Other Potential Problems
  119
ASCSI Cables and Connectors

121
B Audible Warnings

131
Cluster Configuration with a Crossover Cable

133
- Solution
  134
Glossary

135
Index

145

LSI MegaRAID Express 500 Product Manual (16 pages)

MegaRAID Adapters Host Bus Adapters

Brand: LSI | Category: Network Card | Size: 1.19 MB

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LSI MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Manual (148 pages)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Overview

Introduction to RAID

RAID Levels

Table of Contents, Continued

Features

Configuring Megaraid Express 500

Table of Contents, Continued

Hardware Installation

Cluster Installation and Configuration

Table of Contents, Continued

Troubleshooting

ASCSI Cables and Connectors

B Audible Warnings

Cluster Configuration with a Crossover Cable

Glossary

Index

LSI MegaRAID Express 500 Product Manual (16 pages)

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