Preface – Avago Technologies MegaRAID SATA 150-4 (523) User Manual
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MegaRAID Configuration Software User’s Guide
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Preface
This book is the primary reference and user’s guide for the MegaRAID
®
software tools and utilities. These include the MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility (CU), WebBIOS CU, MegaRAID Manager
™
, and
Power Console Plus
™
, which enable configuration and management of
RAID systems using the MegaRAID controllers.
Audience
This document assumes that you have familiarity with storage systems,
and are knowledgeable about PCI, SCSI, and Serial ATA interfaces. It
also assumes that you are familiar with computer systems and know how
to use the keyboard, mouse, clipboard functions, toolbars, and drop
down menus.
The people who benefit from this book are:
•
Users who want to configure, monitor, or manage RAID systems that
use MegaRAID controllers
•
Engineers and managers who are evaluating MegaRAID controllers
for use in a system
•
Engineers who are designing MegaRAID controllers into a system
Organization
This document has the following chapters and appendix:
•
, introduces the MegaRAID software tools and
utilities, and provides operating system information.
•
Chapter 2, Introduction to RAID
, describes the components,
functions and benefits of RAID, along with RAID levels, configuration
strategies, and configuration planning.