Document Outline

• 1 Overview
  • • Single Ended and Differential SCSI Buses
    • Maximum Cable Length for SCSI Standards
    • Documentation
    • MegaRAID Express 500 Block Diagram
• 2 Introduction to RAID
  • • RAID Benefits
    • In This Chapter
    • MegaRAID Express 500 – Host-Based RAID Solution
    • RAID Overview
    • Consistency Check
    • Fault Tolerance
    • Disk Striping
    • Disk Spanning
    • Disk Mirroring
    • Parity
    • Hot Spares
    • Disk Rebuild
    • Logical Drive
    • Hot Swap
    • SCSI Drive States
    • Logical Drive States
    • Disk Array Types
    • Enclosure Management
• 3 RAID Levels
  • • Selecting a RAID Level
    • RAID 0
    • RAID 1
    • RAID 3
    • RAID 5
    • RAID 10
    • RAID 30
    • RAID 50
• 4 Features
  • • Hardware Requirements
    • Configuration Features
    • Hardware Architecture Features
    • Array Performance Features
    • RAID Management Features
    • Fault Tolerance Features
    • Software Utilities
    • Operating System Software Drivers
    • MegaRAID Express 500 Specifications
    • PCI Bridge/CPU
    • Cache Memory
    • MegaRAID BIOS
    • Onboard Speaker
    • Serial Port
    • SCSI Bus
    • SCSI Connectors
    • SCSI Termination
    • SCSI Firmware
    • RAID Management
    • Fault-Tolerance Features
    • Compatibility
    • Summary
• 5 Configuring MegaRAID Express 500
  • • Configuring SCSI Physical Drives
    • Current Configuration
    • Configuration Strategies
    • Assigning RAID Levels
    • Configuring Logical Drives
    • Optimizing Data Storage
    • Planning the Array Configuration
    • Array Configuration Planner
• 6 Hardware Installation
  • • Checklist
    • Installation Steps
    • Step 1 Unpack
    • Step 2 Power Down
    • Step 3 Configure Motherboard
    • Step 4 Install Cache Memory
    • Step 4 Install Cache Memory Continued
    • Step 5 Set Jumpers
    • MegaRAID Express 500 Card Layout
    • Step 6 Set Termination
    • SCSI Termination
    • SCSI Termination, Continued
    • Step 7 Install MegaRAID Express 500
    • Step 8 Connect SCSI Cables
    • Step 9 Set Target IDs
    • Device Identification on MegaRAID Express 500
    • Step 10 Power Up
    • Step 11 Run MegaRAID BIOS Setup
    • Step 12 Install the Operating System Driver
    • Summary
• 7 Troubleshooting
  • • BIOS Boot Error Messages
    • Other BIOS Error Messages
    • DOS ASPI Driver Error Messages
    • Other Potential Problems
• A SCSI Cables and Connectors
  • • SCSI Connectors
    • 68-Pin High Density SCSI Internal Connector
    • High-Density 68-Pin SCSI Connector Pinout
    • 68-Pin Connector Pinout for LVD SCSI
• B Audible Warnings
• Glossary
• Index