User`s guide

4-2
AOC-USASLP-H8iR Add-on Card User's Guide
You can use the Conguration WizardAuto Conguration mode to automatically
create the best possible conguration with the available hardware. You can use
the Guided Conguration mode, which asks you a few brief questions about the
conguration,andthencreatesitforyou.OryoucanusetheManualConguration
mode,whichgivesyoucompletecontroloverallaspectsofthestoragecongura-
tionMonitoring Storage Devices
MegaRAID Storage Manager software displays the status of virtual disks, physical
disks, and other storage devices on the workstation or server that you are monitor-
ing.Systemerrorsandeventsarerecordedinaneventlogleandaredisplayedon
the screen. Special device icons appear on the screen to notify you of disk failures
and other events that require immediate attention.
MaintainingStorageCongurations
You can use MegaRAID Storage Manager software to perform system maintenance
tasks such as running consistency checks on arrays that support redundancy.
4-2 Hardware and Software Requirements
The hardware requirements for MegaRAID Storage Manager software are as fol-
lows:
PC-compatible computer with an IA-32 (32-bit) Intel Architecture processor or •
an EM64T (64-bit) processor and at least 128 Mbytes of system memory (256
Mbytes recommended)
Hard disk drive with at least 50 Mbytes available free space•
The supported operating systems for the MegaRAID Storage Manager software
are as follows:
Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Win-•
dows XP.
Red Hat Linux 3.0 or 4.0•
SUSE SLES 9, with latest updates and service packs•
Refer to your server documentation and to the operating system documentation for
more information on hardware and operating system requirements..