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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... iv
Safety information ....................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................... vi
PXL-S30R specifications summary
......................................................... viii
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2
Package contents ......................................................................... 1-2
1.3
Card layout ................................................................................... 1-3
1.4
System requirements ................................................................... 1-3
Chapter 2:
RAID configuratio
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2.1
Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 2-2
2.1.1
RAID definitions
.............................................................. 2-2
2.1.2
Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 2-2
2.1.3
Flashing RAID card firmware
.......................................... 2-3
2.2
LSI Logic MPT SCSI Setup Utility ............................................... 2-4
2.2.1
Integrated Mirroring (IM) volume/
Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) volume ................. 2-4
2.2.2
Integrated Striping (IS) volume ....................................... 2-9
2.2.3
Managing Arrays ........................................................... 2-12
2.2.4
Selecting a boot disk ..................................................... 2-16
2.2.5
Global Properties .......................................................... 2-17
Chapter 3:
Driver update
3.1
RAID controller driver update ..................................................... 3-2
3.1.1
Windows
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Server 2003 OS ............................................. 3-2
3.2
Management applications and utilities installation .................. 3-6
3.2.1
Running the support CD ................................................. 3-6
3.2.2
Drivers menu ................................................................... 3-6
3.2.3
Contact information ......................................................... 3-7
