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Saving and Restoring a Configuration
The MegaRAID configuration manager allows you to save the MegaRAID controller’s drive
configurations to a diskette. You should always back up the hardware configuration for
every InterRAID cabinet connected to the system. This section also describes how to restore
a lost hardware configuration to the MegaRAID controller.
Save Configuration to Diskette
To save a configuration to diskette:
1. Ensure the boot sequence for the system is A:, C:.
2. Insert the bootable MegaRAID diskette containing confmgr.exe into the floppy disk
drive.
3. Restart the system. Key in confmgr at the command prompt. The MegaRAID PCI
Adapter Configuration Manager displays:
MegaRAID PCI Adapter Configuration Manager Ver x.xx [July 8 1996].
Adapter 1 found at Base port = 0xec10 Irq= 0xb
Save Config to File
1
Restore Config from File
2
Display Adapter Config 3
Display File Config
4
Exit
5
Enter Option -
4. To save the configuration, key in 1 and follow the instructions on the screen. Use a file
name with fewer than twenty characters including the .MEG extension. The following
displays:
Saving configuration...
Press Any Key to Continue.
5. Choose another option, or press 5 to exit.
Restore Configuration to MegaRAID Controller
The MegaRAID configuration manager also allows you to restore to the MegaRAID
controller board a configuration that was corrupted or otherwise lost. The restored
configuration file must match the hardware configuration. MegaRAID assumes the number
of physical drives installed in the InterRAID cabinet is the same as the number of drives
configured in the configuration file.
