User Guide

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Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................................... iii
About this guide .......................................................................................................... v
PIKE II 3108 Series specifications summary .......................................................... vii
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................................1-2
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................................1-2
1.3 Card layout .................................................................................................1-3
1.3.1 Switch settings ............................................................................ 1-4
1.4 System requirements .................................................................................1-5
1.5 Card installation ......................................................................................... 1-6
Chapter 2: RAID Configuration
2.1 Setting up RAID ..........................................................................................2-2
2.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 2-2
2.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ............................................................ 2-3
2.2 MegaRAID Configuration Utility ................................................................2-3
2.2.1 Starting the MegaRAID Conguration Utility ............................... 2-4
2.2.2 MegaRAID Conguration Utility .................................................. 2-5
2.2.3 VD Mgmt Menu ........................................................................... 2-7
2.2.4 PD Mgmt Menu ........................................................................... 2-8
2.2.5 Ctrl Mgmt Menu........................................................................... 2-9
2.2.6 Properties Menu ........................................................................ 2-10
2.2.7 Foreign View Menu ................................................................... 2-11
2.2.8 Managing Software Licensing ................................................... 2-12
2.2.9 Creating a Storage Conguration.............................................. 2-13
2.2.10 Selecting Additional Virtual Drive Properties............................. 2-14
2.2.11 Modifying Controller Properties ................................................. 2-17
2.2.12 Viewing and Changing Virtual Drive Properties ........................ 2-20
2.2.13 Deleting a Virtual Drive ............................................................. 2-20
2.2.14 Deleting a Virtual Drive Group .................................................. 2-21
2.2.15 Initializing a Virtual Drive ........................................................... 2-21
2.2.16 Running a Consistency Check .................................................. 2-22