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Overview
Nytro MegaRAID Overview
SAS Technology
Hardware and Software Requirements
Operating System Support
SATA II and III Features
The SSD Guard Feature
Fast Path Feature
Controller Settings for FastPath
The Dimmer Switch Feature Set
Nytro MegaRAID Software Features
Nytro Cache Drive Group
Nytro MegaRAID Software Functionality
Auto Configuration
Nytro Cache Clear
Diagnostic Dump
DDR Offload
Thermal Flash and Monitoring
Panic Log
Nytro Flash Module Firmware Upgrade
UEFI 2.0 Support
Configuration Scenarios
Pre-boot CLI
WebBIOS Overview
MegaCLI Overview
Command Line Abbreviations and Conventions
MSM Overview
Technical Support
Installing Nytro MegaRAID Support Software
Installing Nytro MegaRAID Card
First-Time Installation
Installing the MegaCLI Configuration Utility
Installing MegaCLI on Linux
Installing MegaRAID Storage Manager
Prerequisite for MSM Installation
Installing the MSM Software on Windows
Setup Options
Uninstalling the MSM Software on Windows
Installing MSM on Linux
Linux Error Messages
Kernel Upgrade
Uninstalling MSM Software on Linux
MegaRAID Storage Manager Customization
Stopping the Pop-Up Notification Process
Restarting the Pop-Up Notification Process
MSM Support and Installation on VMware
Prerequisites for Installing MSM on VMware
Installing MSM on VMware ESX (VMware Classic)
Uninstalling MSM on VMware
MSM Support on VMware ESXi
Limitations
Differences in MSM for the VMware ESXi System
Installing and Configuring a CIM Provider
Installing a CIM SAS Storage Provider on Windows
Installing a CIM SAS Storage Provider on Linux
Running the CIM SAS Storage Provider on Pegasus
Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent
Prerequisite for Installing the LSI SNMP Agent RPM
Installing an SNMP Agent for Windows
Installing SNMP Service for Windows
Configuring SNMP Service on the Server Side
Installing SNMP Service for Windows 2008
Configuring SNMP Service on the Server Side for Windows 2008
Prerequisite for Installing SNMP Agent for Linux Server
Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent on Linux
Installing and Configuring an SNMP Agent on the Solaris Operating System
Prerequisites
Installing SNMP on the Solaris Operating System
LSI SAS SNMP MIB Location
Starting, Stopping, and Checking the Status of the LSI SAS SNMP Agent
Configuring the snmpd.conf File
Configuring SNMP Traps
Uninstalling the SNMP Package
Prerequisites for Installing MSM on the RHEL6.X x64 Operating System
Installing MegaCLI for VMware 5.0
Prerequisites to Run MSM Remote Administration
MegaRAID Storage Manager Remotely Connecting to VMware ESX
Introduction to RAID
RAID Components and Features
Drive Group
Virtual Drive
Fault Tolerance
Multipathing
Consistency Check
Copyback
Background Initialization
Patrol Read
Disk Striping
Disk Mirroring
Parity
Disk Spanning
Hot Spares
Disk Rebuilds
Rebuild Rate
Hot Swap
Drive States
Virtual Drive States
Enclosure Management
RAID Levels
Summary of RAID Levels
Selecting a RAID Level
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 5
RAID 6
RAID 10
RAID 50
RAID 60
RAID Configuration Strategies
Maximizing Fault Tolerance
Maximizing Performance
Maximizing Storage Capacity
RAID Availability
Configuration Planning
Number of Drives
Configuring the Flash and Caching Features
Bringing Up Pre-boot CLI
Pre-boot CLI
Bringing Up WebBIOS
Starting the WebBIOS Configuration Utility
Controller Settings for Nytro Cache Drive
Viewing the Nytro MegaRAID Controller Properties
Auto Configuration
Manual Configuration
Using the Nytro Cache Drive
Associating a Source VD to a Nytro Cache Drive
Dissociating a Source VD from Nytro Cache Drive
Right-Click Operations
Configuring Storage
Creating Storage Configuration Using MSM
Creating a New Storage Configuration Using MSM
Selecting the Nytro Cache Drive Settings
Creating a Virtual Drive Using Simple Configuration
Creating a Virtual Drive Using Advanced Configuration
Adding Hot Spare Drives
Changing Adjustable Task Rates
Changing Power Settings
Enhanced Dimmer Switch Power Settings
Power Save Settings – Advanced
Automatically Spin Up Drives
Power-Save Mode
Power-Save Mode – SSD Drives
Recovering and Clearing Punctured Block Entries
Changing Virtual Drive Properties
Changing a Virtual Drive Configuration
Accessing the Modify Drive Group Wizard
Adding a Drive or Drives to a Configuration
Removing a Drive from a Configuration
Replacing a Drive
Migrating the RAID Level of a Virtual Drive
New Drives Attached to a Nytro MegaRAID Controller
Deleting a Virtual Drive
Instant Secure Erase
Secure Erase
MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus
Starting the MegaRAID Storage Manager Software
Discovery and Login
LDAP Support
Configuring LDAP Support Settings
MegaRAID Storage Manager Main Menu
GUI Elements in the MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus
Icons
Properties and Graphical View Tabs
Event Log Panel
Menu Bar
Dashboard/Physical View/Logical View
Physical Drive Temperature
Setting Fast Path Options
Shield State
Shield State Physical View
Logical View Shield State
Viewing the Physical Drive Properties
Viewing Server Profile of a Drive in Shield State
Displaying the Virtual Drive Properties
Parity Size
Mirror Data Size
Metadata Size
Emergency Spare
Emergency Spare for Physical Drives
Emergency Spare Property for Controllers
Commissioned Hotspare
Nytro Cache Drive Policy
Virtual Drive Settings
Set Virtual Drive Properties
Non-SED Secure Erase Support
Group Show Progress
Virtual Drive Erase
Group Show Progress for Virtual Drive Erase
Rebuild Write Cache
Background Suspend or Resume Support
Enclosure Properties
Monitoring SuperCap
Monitoring Controllers and Their Attached Devices
Alert Delivery Methods
Vivaldi Log/MegaRAID Storage Manager Log
System Log
Pop-up Notification
Email Notification
Configuring Alert Notifications
Editing Alert Delivery Methods
Changing Alert Delivery Methods for Individual Events
Changing the Severity Level for Individual Events
Roll Back to Default Individual Event Configuration
Entering or Editing the Sender Email Address and SMTP Server
Authenticating the SMTP Server
Adding Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications
Testing Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications
Removing Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications
Saving Backup Configurations
Loading Backup Configurations
Monitoring User Events
Monitoring Controllers
Running a Patrol Read
Patrol Read Task Rates
Monitoring Virtual Drives
Monitoring Enclosures
Monitoring SuperCap
SuperCap Learn Cycle
Setting Automatic Learn Cycle Properties
Starting Learn Cycles Manually
Monitoring Rebuilds and Other Processes
Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations
Initializing a Virtual Drive
Running a Group Initialization
Running a Consistency Check
Setting the Consistency Check Settings
Scheduling a Consistency Check
Running a Group Consistency Check
Scanning for New Drives
Rebuilding a Drive
New Drives Attached to a Nytro MegaRAID Controller
Making a Drive Offline or Missing
Removing a Drive
Upgrading Firmware
Appendix A: Events and Messages
Error Levels
Event Messages
Error Messages and Descriptions
Other Types of Installation
Glossary