Chapter 1 overview, 1 embedded megaraid software features, 1 driver features – MSI X2-109 v1 User Manual

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Embedded MegaRAID Software User’s Guide

1-1

Version 2.0

Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.

Chapter 1
Overview

This manual explains the features of the Embedded MegaRAID

®

Software. It includes instructions for using the MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility, the MegaCLI command line utility, and the
MegaRAID Storage Manager™ software. You can use these three
utilities to create storage configurations on physical disk drives controlled
by Embedded MegaRAID Software. The manual also includes
instructions for installing the Embedded MegaRAID Software drivers in
Microsoft Windows and Linux systems.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Section 1.1, “Embedded MegaRAID Software Features”

Section 1.2, “RAID Overview”

1.1

Embedded MegaRAID Software Features

The Embedded MegaRAID Software supports up to eight SAS or SATA
ports, depending on the hardware platform. This provides a cost-effective
way to achieve higher transfer rates and reliability.

The following sections list the features of the driver, BIOS, the Ctrl-M
Configuration Utility, and the disk management features.

1.1.1

Driver Features

The Embedded MegaRAID Software driver supports the following
features:

Support for 48-bit LBA

Support for drive roaming

Support for logical drives larger than 2 terabytes

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