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4. RAID System Configuration
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Chapter 2 Convenient Features
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LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and Universal RAID
Utility
Universal RAID Utility is available as a utility to configure, manage, and monitor the LSI Embedded MegaRAID
after the operating system starts.
The points to be noted when using the Universal RAID Utility together with the LSI Software RAID Configuration
Utility are described below.
(1) Terms
Some terms are different between the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility and Universal RAID Utility. When
using the Universal RAID Utility together with the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility, replace the terms as
shown in the table below:
Terms of Universal RAID Utility
Terms of LSI Software RAID Configuration
Utility
RAID Viewer
raidcmd
Adapter
RAID Controller
RAID Controller
Virtual disk
Logical Drive
Logical Drive
Array
Disk Array
Disk Array
Physical drive
Physical Device
Physical Device
Tips
raidcmd
is a command provided by the Universal RAID Utility. For details, refer to
"
Universal RAID Utility User’s Guide
".
(2) Management
numbers
The numbers indicating RAID Controller information differ between the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
and Universal RAID Utility as shown in the table below.
For details about the differences in management numbers, refer to "
Universal RAID Utility User’s Guide
".
Management Number
Item
LSI Software RAID
Configuration Utility
Universal RAID Utility
Adapter (RAID Controller)
Starts from 0
Starts from 1
Virtual Drive (Logical Drive)
Starts from 0
Starts from 1
Array (Disk Array)
Starts from 0
Starts from 1
Physical drive (Physical Device)
Starts from 0
To be assigned based
on an enclosure that
contains the physical
device and its slot
number.