Configuration : Creating a New Configuration

Creating a New Configuration

You use the MegaRAID® Storage Manager Configuration Wizard to create new striped and mirrored drive groups or virtual drives. You can create one or two virtual drives on each controller.

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NOTE You can create only one drive group or virtual drive at a time. To create a second drive group, run the Configuration Wizard again. For each controller, you can create two striped (RAID level 0) drive groups, or two mirrored (RAID levels 1 and 1E) drive groups, or one drive group of each type.

You can use the MegaRAID® Storage Manager software to create new storage configurations on systems with LSI SAS controllers. For Integrated RAID (IR), you can create a simple configuration specifies a limited number of settings and has the system select drives for you. This option is the easiest way to create a virtual drive.

The following subsections define RAID levels and describe how to create a simple storage configurations

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Understanding RAID Levels

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Optimum Controller Settings for CacheCade® – SSD Caching

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Optimum Controller Settings for FastPath

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Creating a Virtual Drive Using a Simple Configuration