Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................. 10
1.1 Overview ....................................................................... 10
1.2 Features ........................................................................ 12
2. Hardware Installation ............................................... 16
2.1 Before You First Installing................................................. 16
2.2 Board Layout .................................................................. 16
2.3 Installation ..................................................................... 22
2.4 SAS Cables .................................................................... 29
2.4.1 Internal Min SAS 4i to SATA Cable ............................... 29
2.4.2 Internal Min SAS 4i to 4xSFF-8482 Cable ....................... 30
2.4.3 Internal Min SAS 4i (SFF-8087) to Internal Min SAS 4i (SFF-
8087) cable ....................................................................... 31
2.4.4 External Min SAS 4x Drive Boxes and Drive Expanders .... 32
2.5 LED Cables ..................................................................... 32
2.5.1 Recognizing a Drive Failure .......................................... 36
2.5.2 Replacing a Failed Drive .............................................. 37
2.6 Summary of the installation .............................................. 37
3. McBIOS RAID Manager .............................................. 40
3.1 Starting the McBIOS RAID Manager ................................... 40
3.2 McBIOS RAID manager .................................................... 41
3.3 Conguring Raid Sets and Volume Sets .............................. 42
3.4 Designating Drives as Hot Spares ...................................... 42
3.5 Using Quick Volume /Raid Setup Conguration .................... 43
3.6 Using Raid Set/Volume Set Function Method ....................... 44
3.7 Main Menu .................................................................... 46
3.7.1 Quick Volume/Raid Setup ............................................ 47
3.7.2 Raid Set Function ....................................................... 51
3.7.2.1 Create Raid Set .................................................... 52
3.7.2.2 Delete Raid Set ..................................................... 53
3.7.2.3 Expand Raid Set .................................................... 54
• Migrating ...................................................................... 55
3.7.2.4 Ofine Raid Set ..................................................... 55
3.7.2.5 Activate Incomplete Raid Set ................................... 56
3.7.2.6 Create Hot Spare ................................................... 57
3.7.2.7 Delete Hot Spare ................................................... 57
3.7.2.8 Rescue Raid Set ................................................... 58
3.7.2.9 Raid Set Information .............................................. 59
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