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Lists hardware compatible with Intel RAID controllers and software stack.
Defines key terms used in RAID configuration and operation.
Explains how RAID systems protect data against drive failures.
Describes the role and function of hot-spare drives in RAID arrays.
Details intelligent monitoring of disk subsystems within enclosures.
Discusses performance improvements from various RAID configuration elements.
Explains how data is written across multiple disks in fixed partitions for performance.
Describes combining multiple arrays into a single virtual drive for capacity and redundancy.
Explains resource allocation for RAID tasks like rebuilds and consistency checks.
Provides a concise overview of various RAID levels and their characteristics.
Explains RAID 0, its use for high throughput, and lack of fault tolerance.
Describes RAID 1 for complete data redundancy via mirroring.
Explains RAID 5, using striping and distributed parity for data redundancy.
Details RAID 6, offering redundancy for two disk failures with distributed parity.
Describes RAID IME (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced) for mirrored arrays with hot spares.
Explains RAID 10, combining striping and mirroring for high throughput and redundancy.
Details RAID 50, combining RAID 5 and RAID 0 for reliability and high request rates.
Explains RAID 60, combining RAID 6 and RAID 0 for high reliability and data transfer.
Explains how to achieve maximum fault tolerance using hot spares and hot swaps.
Discusses how to optimize RAID array performance through various levels and settings.
Details how RAID levels affect storage capacity and selection considerations.
Discusses the importance of data availability and RAID's role in avoiding downtime.
Describes the use of spare drives for automatic replacement of failed drives.
Explains the process of rebuilding a failed drive to restore data redundancy.
Describes the state of drives with existing RAID configurations detected by the controller.
Details the copyback feature for copying data between drives for configuration or restore.
Explains the feature that reduces power consumption by spinning down idle drives.
Discusses how the number of physical disks influences supported RAID levels.
Describes a premium feature for high-performance IO acceleration, especially for SSDs.
Discusses support for modern drives with 4K sector formatting.
Explains support for disk drives with volumes larger than 2 Terabytes.
Details how to configure power saving modes for unused drives to conserve energy.
Describes the interim drive state introduced before marking a drive as bad due to diagnostics.
Describes the BIOS utility for configuring RAID arrays and virtual drives.
Explains the utility for creating IM/IME/IS volumes on Intel IT/IR RAID controllers.
Introduces the GUI utility for configuring and managing RAID arrays.
Describes the operating system-based GUI utility for configuring and monitoring RAID systems.
Explains the three fundamental levels of Intel Integrated RAID firmware.
Details advanced features like online capacity expansion and RAID level migration.
Explains features that enhance data protection and fault tolerance of RAID arrays.
Details cache policies and settings for optimizing read/write performance.
Covers background operations like rebuilding, consistency checks, and initialization.
Explains how the system handles and reports errors, including retries and recovery.
Describes the beep tones used by RAID controllers to indicate drive or array status.
Details the process for installing RAID drivers on Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Guides through installing RAID drivers during a new Windows OS installation.
Guides through installing or upgrading RAID drivers on an existing Windows OS.
Details the procedure for installing RAID drivers on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems.
Explains how to install RAID drivers on SuSE Linux using YaST2.
Guides through installing RAID drivers on Novell NetWare systems.
Details installing RAID drivers on a new Novell NetWare system.
Provides instructions for installing RAID drivers on Solaris 10 systems.
Guides on creating, adding, and modifying virtual drive configurations using the BIOS utility.
Explains how to adjust cache settings for virtual drives to optimize performance.
Describes how to create and manage global hot-spare drives for array protection.
Details the steps to add a hot-spare drive to an existing configuration.
Explains how to remove a hot-spare drive from an array or disk group.
Guides on manually rebuilding a failed drive to restore data redundancy.
Explains how to verify data consistency between mirrored drives in RAID 1 or 10.
Describes how to view and modify adapter and drive properties.
Details how to manually force drives online or offline for management.
Guides on configuring a virtual drive to be used as the system's boot device.
Explains how to clear an existing storage configuration from a controller.
Provides an overview of IM and IME volume creation using the LSI MPT* SAS BIOS Utility.
Details the steps for creating IM and IME volumes using the LSI MPT* SAS BIOS Configuration Utility.
Guides on creating an IM (Integrated Mirroring) volume with the LSI MPT* SAS BIOS Utility.
Guides on creating an IME (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced) volume using the LSI MPT* SAS BIOS Utility.
Explains how to create a second IM or IME volume on a controller.
Details how to add and manage hot-spare disks for IM/IME volumes.
Explains how to view the properties of configured volumes.
Describes forcing the synchronization of data on mirrored disks in an array.
Explains how to reactivate an inactive array that has been moved to a system.
Guides on how to delete an array, warning about data loss.
Explains how to locate physical drives using the utility and flashing drive LEDs.
Guides on selecting a boot disk within the SAS Topology screen for BIOS boot order.
Provides an overview of Integrated Striping (IS) volumes and their configuration.
Details the steps for creating Integrated Striping (IS) volumes using the LSI MPT* SAS BIOS Utility.
Explains how to create a second IS volume on a controller.
Explains how to view the properties of IS volumes.
Details how to reactivate an inactive array.
Guides on how to delete an array, warning about data loss.
Provides a summary of steps to configure arrays and virtual drives using the utility.
Offers detailed instructions for using the Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 utility.
Guides on how to launch the Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 utility during system boot.
Describes the screens and options available within the Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 utility.
Describes the primary interface of the Intel RAID BIOS Console 2 utility.
Explains how to choose an Intel RAID controller installed in the system.
Details how to view and configure the software and hardware of a selected controller.
Describes additional properties and settings for RAID controllers.
Explains how to scan for physical and virtual drives to check for status changes.
Describes accessing the virtual drives screen and its options for initialization and checks.
Displays physical drives and allows viewing properties or making them hot spares.
Enables clearing, creating, or adding configurations using the wizard.
Displays events generated by RAID components for monitoring.
Toggles between physical and logical views of the system and devices.
Provides detailed steps for setting up a RAID array using the Configuration Wizard.
Details setting up RAID modes 0, 1, 5, or 6 using custom configuration options.
Details setting up RAID 10, 50, and 60, requiring multiple arrays/disk groups.
Guides on creating a hot spare drive, either dedicated or global.
Details the configuration capabilities of the Web Console 2, including wizards and manual setup.
Explains how to monitor the status of virtual drives, physical disks, and system events.
Covers performing maintenance tasks like patrol read, firmware updates, and consistency checks.
Lists the necessary hardware and software to install and run Intel RAID Web Console 2.
Provides step-by-step instructions for installing the Web Console 2 on Windows.
Details the installation process for Intel RAID Web Console 2 on Linux and SuSE systems.
Covers support and installation of Intel RAID Web Console 2 on VMWare environments.
Guides on installing support for Intel RAID Web Console 2 on VMWare ESX operating systems.
Provides steps to start the Intel RAID Web Console 2 application on different OS.
Describes the main screens displayed when starting the Intel RAID Web Console 2.
Explains the left panel displaying physical or virtual views of the system devices.
Describes the right panel tabs for viewing device properties, operations, and graphical views.
Lists key tasks for configuring virtual drives, spanned groups, and hot spares.
Explains how to create virtual disks and drive groups for storage.
Guides on creating storage configurations quickly using the simple configuration mode.
Guides on creating storage configurations with greater flexibility using advanced options.
Explains how to span multiple arrays into a single virtual disk for redundancy and capacity.
Details the steps for creating global and dedicated hot spare drives.
Guides on adjusting rates for rebuilds, patrol reads, and consistency checks for controller performance.
Explains how to increase the capacity of an existing virtual disk by adding drives.
Guides on removing drives or changing the RAID level of virtual disks.
Explains how to change virtual disk properties like read/write policies.
Guides on how to delete virtual disks, warning about data backup.
Covers managing configurations, including saving and loading them.
Explains how to save a controller configuration to a file for later use.
Guides on clearing an existing configuration from a controller before creating a new one.
Explains how to load a saved configuration file onto a controller.
Explains how to monitor the status of drives, virtual disks, enclosures, and events.
Details how the Web Console monitors controller activity and logs events.
Explains how to view the status of all controllers in the system.
Describes how to view the status of physical disk drives and other devices.
Explains how to enable and configure the Patrol Read feature for disk verification.
Describes how to monitor the status of all virtual disks in the system.
Explains how to view the status of enclosures operating normally.
Details how to monitor the status of BBUs connected to RAID controllers.
Explains the battery calibration operation to determine battery condition.
Guides on setting learn cycle properties for automatic or manual battery calibration.
Explains how to monitor rebuilds and other lengthy processes in the Group Show Progress window.
Covers maintenance and management tasks for storage configurations using Intel RAID Web Console 2.
Guides on initializing virtual disks immediately after configuration or later.
Explains how to periodically run consistency checks on fault-tolerant virtual disks.
Details how to use the Scan for Foreign Configuration option to find undetected drives.
Guides on rebuilding failed drives to restore data redundancy and fault tolerance.
Explains how to safely remove a non-failed drive from the controller.
Guides on upgrading the controller firmware using Intel RAID Web Console 2.
Introduces advanced features that require premium feature keys.
Details enabling Full Disk Encryption for data security on SEDs.
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