User manual

4 SATARAID5 Manager

4.1 Overview

The SATARAID5 Manager is the Graphical User Interface (GUI) which allows you to create and manage RAID volumes. The

Manager initially shows two windows as seen below.

The RAID Groups window identifies SATA host adapters and configured RAID groups. For systems with more than one

Silicon Image Host Bus Adapter installed, you can switch between cards by selecting the desired card in the RAID Groups

Window.

When a controller is selected, the RAID Groups currently defined on that controller are also shown in the RAID Groups

Window. Selecting a specific RAID Group will highlight the segments associated with that volume in the Device Configuration

Window.

The Device Configuration window identifies all physical drives and their partitions. If the adapter supports SATA-II Port

Multipliers, there may be more than one device ID per SATA channel.

Throughout the Manager, different colors are used to indicate the status of the components. The meaning of the colors are

Color Status

Green Good. The component and all subcomponents are okay.

Yellow Warning. This component or at least one subcomponent has become

degraded and requires service.

Red Failed. This component or at least one subcomponent has failed.

Grey Unused.

4.2 Creating RAID Groups

To begin creating a new RAID Group, select “Create RAID Group” from the RAID Group menu or right click on a controller in

the RAID Groups window and select “Create RAID Group”. This will cause the Create RAID Group dialog to appear.