Document Outline

• Preface
  • Package Contents
  • Technical Support
  • MegaRAID Problem Report Form
  • Logical Drive Configuration
  • Physical Device Layout
  • Disclaimer
• Table of Contents
• Symbols Used in This Guide
  • Notational Conventions
    • Icons
• RAID Controller Kit-G ? Host-Based RAID Solution
• RAID Overview
• Operating System Software Drivers
• Configuring SCSI Physical Drives
• Configuring Logical Drives
• Installation Steps
• MegaRAIDSoft.pdf
  • In this Manuals
    • MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
    • W
    • WebBIOS Configuration Utility
    • Power Console Plus
    • Operating System Drivers
  • In This Chapter
  • Starting the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
    • BIOS Configuration Utility Menu Options
    • Configuration Utility Configure Menu
    • Configuration Utility Initialize Menu
    • Configuration Utility Objects Menu
      • Adapter
      • Logical Drive
      • Physical Drive
      • Channel
      • Battery Information
      • Reset Battery Charge Counter
    • Configuration Utility Format Menu
    • Configuration Utility Rebuild Menu
    • Configuration Utility Check Consistency Menu
    • Configuration Utility Select Adapter Menu
  • Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives
    • Choosing the Configuration Method
      • Easy Configuration
      • New Configuration
      • View/Add Configuration
      • Designating Drives as Hot Spares
      • Press <F4>
      • Objects Menu
    • Using Easy Configuration
    • Using New Configuration
    • Using View/Add Configuration
  • Initializing Logical Drives
    • Batch Initialization
    • Individual Initialization
    • Using Logical Drives in the Operating System
    • Formatting Physical Drives
  • Rebuilding Failed Disk Drives
    • Manual Rebuild - Rebuilding an Individual Drive
    • Manual Rebuild - Batch Mode
  • Using a Pre-loaded SCSI Drive "As-is"
  • Exiting MegaRAID Configuration Utility
  • MegaRAID Configuration On Disk
  • Features
  • Starting the WebBIOS Utility on the Host Computer
    • Main Screen
  • WebBIOS Toolbar Icons
  • Adapter Properties
  • Scan Devices
  • SCSI Channel Properties
    • SCSI Channels
    • Other Options
  • Logical Drives
    • Initialize
    • Check Consistency
    • Properties
    • Physical Drives
    • Configuration Wizard
    • Select Configuration
    • Array Definition
    • Logical Drive Definition
    • Configuration Preview
    • Adapter Selection
  • Physical View/Logical View
  • Configuration Mismatch
  • Features
    • Client System Requirements
    • Components
      • Power Console Plus Client
      • Registration Server
      • RAID Server
  • Installing on a Workstation
    • Installing the Power Console Plus Software
  • Installing a Toshiba SNMP Agent
    • SNMP Installation Prerequisites
    • Installation of SNMP Agent
  • MegaRAID Service Monitor
    • Installing the MegaRAID Service Monitor
    • Editing the HOSTS File for a RAID Server
    • Editing the HOSTS File for a RAID Registration Server
    • Editing REGSERV.DAT for a RAID Server or Registration Server
  • De-registering and Re-registering under Power Console Plus
  • Starting Power Console Plus
  • Power Console Plus Screen Layout
    • User Interface Restrictions
    • Power Console Plus Restrictions
  • Power Console Plus Toolbox Icons
  • Power Console Plus Menus
  • Configuration Menu
    • Wizard
      • Automatic Configuration
      • Custom Configuration
  • Adapter Menu
    • Rebuild Rate
    • Enclosure Management
    • Alarm Control
  • Physical Drive Menu
    • Rebuild
    • Change Status
    • Properties
  • Logical Drive Menu
    • Initialize
    • Check Consistency
    • Properties
    • Change Config
    • Change Cache Policy
      • Change Read Policy
      • Change Write Policy
      • Virtual Sizing
      • Add Capacity
  • Progress Menu
  • Securing Power Console Plus under Windows 2000
  • Step 1 Start Power Console Plus
    • Drive States
    • Power Console Plus Logical Devices
    • Displaying Adapter Properties
    • Displaying Physical Drive Properties
    • Displaying Logical Drive Properties
  • Step 2 Choose an Adapter
  • Step 3 Run the Wizard
    • Types of Configuration
    • Automatic Configuration
      • Undoing the Array
      • Displaying Logical Drive Properties
      • Displaying Physical Drive Properties
    • Custom Configuration
    • Adding Physical Drives to a New Array
    • Displaying Physical Drive Properties
    • Adding a Physical Drive to an Existing Array
    • Removing a Physical Drive from an Array
    • Assigning Hot Spares
    • Adding Physical Drives
    • Finishing
    • Defining Logical Drives
    • Define Logical Drives
  • S
  • Step 4 Save Configuration and Initialize
    • Save Configuration
    • Save to Binary File
    • Print the Configuration
    • Initialize Logical Drives
    • Check Rebuild Rate
    • Exit Power Console Plus
  • Assigning Hot Spares
    • Global Hot Spares
    • Reclaiming Hot Spares While Running the Wizard
    • Reclaiming Hot Spares During Normal Operation
  • Location and Enabling
  • Theory of Operation
  • MegaRAID Drive Characteristics
  • Deleting Logical Drives
  • Adding Capacity to an Array
    • Adding Capacity under Windows 2000
    • A
    • Adding Hard Disk Drives in Power Console Plus vX.X
      • Applying Additional Space to Disk Administrator
        • Appendix A
          • • Appendix C
  • Power Console Plus Internal Messages
  • MegaRAID Service Monitor
    • Installation
  • Event Types
    • Event Message IDs
    • Event Message IDs for Test Events