Intel Matrix Storage Manager 8.x User Guide

C on t e n t s
ver7.0 / User's Manual
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1 I ntroduction ...................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Terminology ........................................................................................... 6
1.2 Reference Documents.............................................................................. 8
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Intel®
2.1
Matrix Storage Manager Features .............................................................. 9
Feature Overview.................................................................................... 9
2.2
RAID 0 (Striping) .................................................................................... 9
2.3
RAID 1 (Mirroring) .................................................................................10
2.4
RAID 5 (Striping with Parity) ...................................................................10
2.5
RAID 10................................................................................................11
2.6
Matrix RAID ..........................................................................................11
2.7
RAID Migration ......................................................................................12
2.8
RAID Level Migration ..............................................................................12
2.9
Intel® Rapid Recover Technology ............................................................13
2.10
Advanced Host Controller Interface ..........................................................14
2.10.1 Native Command Queuing .........................................................14
2.10.2 Hot Plug ..................................................................................14
3 RAID BIOS Configuration ...................................................................................15
3.1 Overview ..............................................................................................15
3.2 Enabling RAID in BIOS............................................................................15
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Intel®
Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM.........................................................16
4.1
Overview ..............................................................................................16
4.2
User Interface .......................................................................................16
4.3
Version Identification .............................................................................16
4.4
RAID Volume Creation ............................................................................17
5 Loading Driver During OS Installation..................................................................22
5.1 Overview ..............................................................................................22
5.2 F6 Installation Method ............................................................................22
5.2.1 Automatic F6 Floppy Creation.....................................................22
5.2.2 Manual F6 Floppy Creation .........................................................22
5.2.3 F6 Installation Steps .................................................................23
6 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Installation..........................................................24
6.1 Overview ..............................................................................................24
6.2 Where to Obtain Software .......................................................................24
6.3 Installation Steps...................................................................................24
6.4 How to Confirm Software Installation .......................................................29
6.5 Version Identification .............................................................................31
6.5.1 Version Identification Using Intel® Matrix Storage Console ............31
6.5.2 Version Identification Using Driver File ........................................31
7 RAID-Ready Setup ............................................................................................32