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MegaRAID Configuration Software User’s Guide 5-1
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Chapter 5
Start the
Power Console Plus
Utility
This chapter describes the installation of the Power Console Plus tool
and consists of the following sections:
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Section 5.1, “Quick Configuration Steps”
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Section 5.2, “Power Console Plus Overview”
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Section 5.3, “Installing the Power Console Plus Utility”
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Section 5.4, “Power Console Plus Interface Description”
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Section 5.5, “Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives”
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Section 5.6, “Reclaiming Hot Spare Disks”
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Section 5.7, “Reconfiguring Existing Arrays”
5.1 Quick Configuration Steps
This section provides quick installation steps for users who are familiar with
the MegaRAID utilities and tools. Refer to
Section 5.5, “Configuring Arrays
and Logical Drives,” on page 5-19 for detailed configuration instructions.
Perform the following steps to configure arrays and logical drives using
the Power Console Plus utility.
Step 1. Boot the system.
Step 2. Start the Power Console Plus utility.
Step 3. Select a configuration method.
Step 4. Designate hot spare disks (optional).
Step 5. Create arrays using the available physical drives.
Step 6. Define the logical drive(s) using the space in the arrays.
Step 7. Initialize the new logical drives.