About the controller 3
Contents
1
About the controller
Installing the driver................................................................................................................................... 4
Methods for configuring an array............................................................................................................... 4
2
Using the RAID Configuration Utility
Creating an array ............................................................................................................................... 5
Managing arrays ................................................................................................................................ 6
Adding or deleting a hotspare .............................................................................................................. 7
Configuring a drive ............................................................................................................................. 7
Rebuilding an array ............................................................................................................................ 7
Verifying an array............................................................................................................................... 8
3
Using the Command Line Utility
Starting the command line utility ................................................................................................................ 9
Using the command line utility ................................................................................................................... 9
HRCONF commands ........................................................................................................................... 9
4
Understanding RAID
RAID technology overview ...................................................................................................................... 14
Understanding drive segments ............................................................................................................ 14
Stripe-unit size .................................................................................................................................. 14
Selecting a RAID level and tuning performance.......................................................................................... 14
RAID 0 ............................................................................................................................................ 15
RAID 1 ............................................................................................................................................ 15
RAID 10 .......................................................................................................................................... 16
