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4-52 Configuring Your Server
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility
You can use Universal RAID Utility for configuration and management, monitoring of RAID
System after start up operating system.
The point to keep in mind when I use Universal RAID Utility together with LSI Software RAID
Configuration Utility is as follows.
Terms
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility are different in term. When
you use Universal RAID Utility together with LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility, please
convert terms by the following list.
Term of LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Term of Universal RAID Utility
Adapter RAID Controller
Logical Drive Logical Drive
Array Disk Array
Physical Drive Physical Device
Number and ID
The number to manage each component of disk array of Universal RAID Utility is different to LSI
Software RAID Configuration Utility.
Adapter and RAID Controller
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility manages Adapter by a number beginning with 0. You can
see a number of Adapter where [Sel. Adapter] in [Objects] menu. Universal RAID Utility manages
RAID Controller by a number beginning with 1. You can see a number of RAID Controller where
[Number] in the property of RAID Controller on RAID Viewer.
Also, you can see the number of Adapter managed by LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
where [ID] in the property of RAID Controller by Universal RAID Utility.
Logical Drive
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility manages Logical Drive by a number beginning with 0.
You can see a number of Logical Drive where [Logical Drives] in [Objects] menu.
Universal RAID Utility manages Logical Drive by a number beginning with 1. You can see a
number of Logical Drive where [Number] in the property of Logical Drive on RAID Viewer.
Also, you can see the number of Logical Drive managed by LSI Software RAID Configuration
Utility where [ID] in the property of Logical Drive by Universal RAID Utility.