User's Manual

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

1-1 Overview of the LSI 2108/2208 SAS Controller ............................................. 1-1

Features of the LSI 2108/2208 Controller ...................................................... 1-1

Functions of the LSI MegaRAID Utility ........................................................... 1-3

Drive Features Supported by the LSI MegaRAID Utility ................................ 1-3

1-2 RAID Levels Supported by the 2108/2208 Controller .................................... 1-4

RAID 0 ............................................................................................................. 1-4

RAID 1 ............................................................................................................. 1-4

RAID 10 ........................................................................................................... 1-5

RAID 5 ............................................................................................................. 1-5

RAID 50 ........................................................................................................... 1-6

RAID 6 ............................................................................................................. 1-6

RAID 60 ........................................................................................................... 1-7

Chapter 2 Conguring the LSI MegaRAID Settings

2-1 Using the LSI MegaRAID Conguration Utility ............................................... 2-1

2-2 The LSI MegaRAID Main Screen ................................................................... 2-2

2-3 Advanced Software Options............................................................................ 2-3

2-4 Controller Selection ......................................................................................... 2-3

2-5 Controller Properties ....................................................................................... 2-3

2-6 Scan Devices .................................................................................................. 2-6

2-7 Virtual Drives ................................................................................................... 2-6

2-8 Drives .............................................................................................................. 2-8

2-9 Conguration Wizard ....................................................................................... 2-9

Adding a Conguration ................................................................................. 2-10

Conguring Drives Manually ..........................................................................2-11

2-10 Logical View .................................................................................................. 2-14

Physical View ................................................................................................ 2-14

2-11 Events ........................................................................................................... 2-15

2-12 Exit ................................................................................................................ 2-16

LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Conguration Utility User's Manual