Asus LSI SAS3442X-R - Manual (Page 5)

Integrated RAID for SAS User’s Guide v
Version 1.1 Copyright © 2006, 2007 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
Preface
This user’s guide explains how to configure and use the components of
the LSI Integrated RAID (IR) software product with LSI SAS controllers.
Audience
This user’s guide assumes that you have some familiarity with installing
and configuring software programs and that you are familiar with
computer storage devices in general. The people who benefit from this
document are:
•
VARs and OEMs who are evaluating the LSI IR software components
or who are using the IR software product in their computer systems
•
End users who are using the IR software product to configure
mirrored or striped volumes on LSI SAS controllers.
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendixes:
•
Chapter 1, Introduction to Integrated RAID , provides an overview
of Integrated RAID for SAS controllers, its features, and its benefits.
•
Chapter 2, Overview of Integrated Mirroring and Integrated
Mirroring Enhanced
, provides an overview of the LSI Integrated
Mirroring
™
(IM) and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) features.
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Chapter 3, Creating IM and IME Volumes , describes how to
configure IM and IME volumes with the BIOS-based configuration
utility.