Avago Technologies MegaRAID SCSI 320-4X (531) - Manual (Page 4)

Order No. PN 80-00108-01 Rev. A
DB11-000014-04, Version 5.0, December 2005
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standard AT BIOS INT 13h Hard Disk Drive
interface. To operate with other operating
systems, you must install software drivers.
The MegaRAID Universal Software Suite CD
includes drivers for the operating systems. You
can view the supported operating systems and
download the latest drivers for RAID adapters on
the LSI Logic web site at
http://www.lsilogic.com/downloads/selectDownload.do
Access the download center and follow the steps
to download the driver.
Refer to the MegaRAID Device Driver Installation
User’s Guide on the MegaRAID Universal
Software Suite CD for details on installing the
driver. Be sure to use the latest Service Packs
provided by the operating system manufacturer
and review the
readme file that accompanies
the driver.
Note: The MegaRAID 320-4X does not support the
Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
S U P P O R T E D R A I D L E V E L S
The MegaRAID 320-4X supports disk arrays using the
following RAID levels:
•
RAID 0 (Data striping): Stripes data across all disks in
the array, enabling very fast data throughput. There is no
data redundancy. All data is lost if any disk fails. (1
– 30
disk drives)
•
RAID 1 (Disk mirroring): Writes data simultaneously to
two disks, providing complete data redundancy if one disk
fails. The maximum array capacity is equal to the available
size of the smaller of the two hard drives. (2 disk drives)
•
RAID 5 (Disk striping with distributed parity): Stripes
data across all disks in the array. Part of the capacity of
each disk stores parity information that reconstructs data if
one disk fails. Provides good data throughput for
applications with high read request rates. (3–30 disk drives)
•
RAID 10 (RAID 1 and RAID 0 in spanned arrays): Uses
mirrored pairs of disks to provide complete data
redundancy. Provides high data throughput rates. (4–30
disk drives)
•
RAID 50 (RAID 5 and RAID 0 in spanned arrays): Uses
both parity and disk striping across multiple disks to
provide complete data redundancy. Provides high data
throughput rates. (6–30 disk drives)
T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T
For assistance installing, configuring, or running the
MegaRAID 320-4X, contact LSI Logic Technical Support:
E-mail Support:
[email protected]
[email protected] (Europe)
Phone Support:
1-800-633-4545 (North America)
+44 1344 413 441 (Europe)
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