User manual
Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................. 10
1.1 Overview ....................................................................... 10
1.2 Features ........................................................................ 12
2. Hardware Installation ............................................... 16
2.1 Before Your Begin Installation ........................................... 16
2.2 Board Layout .................................................................. 17
2.3 Installation ..................................................................... 23
3. McBIOS RAID Manager .............................................. 42
3.1 Starting the McBIOS RAID Manager ................................... 42
3.2 McBIOS RAID manager .................................................... 43
3.3 Conguring Raid Sets and Volume Sets .............................. 44
3.4 Designating Drives as Hot Spares ...................................... 44
3.5 Using Quick Volume/Raid Setup Conguration ..................... 45
3.6 Using RAID Set/Volume Set Function Method ...................... 46
3.7 Main Menu .................................................................... 48
3.7.1 Quick Volume/RAID Setup ........................................... 49
3.7.2 Raid Set Function ....................................................... 52
3.7.2.1 Create Raid Set .................................................... 53
3.7.2.2 Delete Raid Set ..................................................... 54
3.7.2.3 Expand Raid Set .................................................... 55
• Migrating ...................................................................... 56
3.7.2.4 Activate Incomplete Raid Set ................................... 56
3.7.2.5 Create Hot Spare ................................................... 57
3.7.2.6 Delete Hot Spare ................................................... 58
3.7.2.7 Raid Set Information .............................................. 58
3.7.3 Volume Set Function ................................................... 59
3.7.3.1 Create Volume Set ................................................. 59
• Volume Name ................................................................ 61
• Raid Level ..................................................................... 61
• Capacity ....................................................................... 62
• Stripe Size .................................................................... 64
• SCSI Channel ................................................................ 64
• SCSI ID ........................................................................ 65
• Cache Mode .................................................................. 66
• Tag Queuing .................................................................. 66
3.7.3.2 Delete Volume Set ................................................. 67
3.7.3.3 Modify Volume Set ................................................. 67