Creating a New Configuration You use the MegaRAID Storage Manager Configuration Wizard to create new striped and mirrored drive groups or virtual drives. You can create one or two virtual drives on each controller. NOTE You can create only one drive group or virtual drive at a time. To create a second drive group, run the Configuration Wizard again. For each controller, you can create two striped (RAID level 0) drive groups, or two mirrored (RAID levels 1 and 1E) drive groups, or one drive group of each type. You can use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to create new storage configurations on systems with LSI SAS controllers. For Integrated RAID (IR), you can create a simple configuration specifies a limited number of settings and has the system select drives for you. This option is the easiest way to create a virtual drive. The following subsections define RAID levels and describe how to create simple storage configurations: Understanding RAID Levels Optimum Controller Settings Creating a Virtual Drive Using a Simple Configuration Creating a Virtual Drive using Advance Configuration
Creating a New Configuration
You use the MegaRAID Storage Manager Configuration Wizard to create new striped and mirrored drive groups or virtual drives. You can create one or two virtual drives on each controller.
NOTE You can create only one drive group or virtual drive at a time. To create a second drive group, run the Configuration Wizard again. For each controller, you can create two striped (RAID level 0) drive groups, or two mirrored (RAID levels 1 and 1E) drive groups, or one drive group of each type.
You can use the MegaRAID Storage Manager software to create new storage configurations on systems with LSI SAS controllers. For Integrated RAID (IR), you can create a simple configuration specifies a limited number of settings and has the system select drives for you. This option is the easiest way to create a virtual drive.
The following subsections define RAID levels and describe how to create simple storage configurations:
Understanding RAID Levels
Optimum Controller Settings
Creating a Virtual Drive Using a Simple Configuration
Creating a Virtual Drive using Advance Configuration