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RAID Web Console 2 Configuration and Monitoring Utility ....................................... 29
Drive Hierarchy within the RAID Firmware .................................................................. 30
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Intelligent RAID Controller Features .......................................................................... 30
Enterprise Features ..................................................................................................... 30
Fault Tolerant Features ............................................................................................... 31
Cache Options and Settings ....................................................................................... 32
Background Tasks ...................................................................................................... 32
Error Handling ............................................................................................................. 33
Audible Alarm .............................................................................................................. 33
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RAID Drivers ................................................................................35
RAID Driver Installation for Microsoft Windows* ................................................................. 35
Installation in a New Microsoft Windows* Operating System ...................................... 35
Installation in an Existing Microsoft Windows* Operating System .............................. 36
RAID Driver Installation for Red Hat* Enterprise Linux ....................................................... 36
RAID Driver Installation for SuSE* Linux ............................................................................. 37
RAID Driver Installation for Novell NetWare* ...................................................................... 37
Installation in a New Novell Netware* System ............................................................ 37
Installation in an Existing Novell Netware* System ..................................................... 38
RAID Driver Installation for Solaris* 10 ............................................................................... 38
Installation in a New Solaris* System .......................................................................... 38
Installation in an Existing Solaris* System .................................................................. 38
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Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration Utility .................39
Creating, Adding or Modifying a Virtual Drive Configuration ............................................... 40
Setting the Write Cache and Read Ahead Policies ............................................................. 42
Working with a Global Hot-spare Drive ............................................................................... 42
Adding a Hot-spare Drive ............................................................................................ 42
Removing a Hot-spare Drive ....................................................................................... 43
Rebuilding a Drive ............................................................................................................... 43
Auto Rebuild and Auto Resume .................................................................................. 43
Checking Data Consistency ................................................................................................ 44
Viewing and Changing Device Properties ........................................................................... 44
Forcing a Drive Online or Offline ......................................................................................... 45
Configuring a Bootable Virtual Drive ................................................................................... 45
Deleting (Clearing) a Storage Configuration ....................................................................... 45
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IT/IR RAID Configuration ............................................................47
IM and IME Configuration Overview .................................................................................... 47
Features ...................................................................................................................... 47
Creating IM and IME Volumes ............................................................................................ 48
Creating an IM Volume ............................................................................................... 49
Creating an IME Volume ............................................................................................. 50
Creating a Second IM or IME Volume ................................................................................. 51
Managing Hot Spares .......................................................................................................... 51
Other Configuration Tasks .................................................................................................. 53