Intel Matrix Storage Manager User's Manual

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Feature Overview

2.6 RAID Migration

The RAID migration feature enables a properly configured PC, known as a “RAID Ready”

system, to be converted into a high-performance RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10

configuration by adding one or more Serial ATA hard drives to the system and invoking the

RAID migration process from within Windows*.

The RAID migration feature also allows the user to migrate data from a RAID 0, RAID 1, or

RAID 10 volume to RAID 5 by adding any additional Serial ATA hard drives necessary and

invoking the modify volume process from within Windows.

The following migrations are supported by Intel® Matrix Storage Manager:

Note that each migration is supported on specific platform configurations.

x "RAID Ready" to 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6-drive RAID 0

x "RAID Ready" to 2-drive RAID 1

x "RAID Ready" to 3, 4, 5 or 6-drive RAID 5

x "RAID Ready" to 4-drive RAID 10

x 2-drive RAID 0 to 3, 4, 5 or 6-drive RAID 5

x 3-drive RAID 0 to 4, 5, or 6-drive RAID 5

x 4-drive RAID 0 to 5 or 6-drive RAID 5

x 2-drive RAID 1 to 3, 4, 5 or 6-drive RAID 5

x 4-drive RAID 10 to 4, 5, or 6-drive RAID 5

The migrations do not require re-installation of the operating system. All applications and data

remain intact.

See the following web site for more information on migrations and the platforms on which each

migration is supported:

http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-020674.htm

2.7 Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

Support

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage

driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and Native Hot

Plug.

x Intel chipsets that support AHCI

http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012304.htm

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