Users guide

Intel® RAID Software User Guide v
6.2 Creating Mirrored Volumes .........................................................................................51
6.2.1 Mirrored Volume Configuration Overview ........................................................52
6.2.2 Creating Mirrored Volumes ..............................................................................52
6.2.3 Managing Hot Spare Disks ..............................................................................56
6.2.4 Other Configuration Tasks ...............................................................................58
6.3 Creating Integrated Striping Volumes .........................................................................61
6.3.1 Integrated Striping Configuration Overview .....................................................62
6.3.2 Creating Integrated Striping Volumes ..............................................................62
6.3.3 Other Configuration Tasks ...............................................................................64
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RAID Controller Configuration Utility .......................................68
7.1 Overview .....................................................................................................................68
7.2 Starting the Ctrl-R Utility .............................................................................................68
7.3 Exiting the Ctrl-R Utility ...............................................................................................69
7.4 Ctrl-R Utility Keystrokes ..............................................................................................69
7.5 Ctrl-R Utility Menus .....................................................................................................70
7.5.1 VD Mgmt Menu ................................................................................................70
7.5.2 PD Mgmt Menu ................................................................................................71
7.5.3 Ctrl Mgmt Menu ...............................................................................................72
7.5.4 Properties Menu ..............................................................................................73
7.5.5 Foreign View Menu ..........................................................................................74
7.6 Controller Advanced Software Options .......................................................................75
7.6.1 Advanced Software Options ............................................................................75
7.6.2 RAID Premium Feature Key ............................................................................77
7.7 Creating a Storage Configuration ...............................................................................78
7.7.1 Selecting Additional Virtual Drive Properties ...................................................80
7.7.2 Creating a CacheCade Virtual Drive ...............................................................81
7.7.3 Modifying a CacheCade Virtual Drive ..............................................................82
7.7.4 Creating a CacheCade Pro 2.0 Virtual Drive ...................................................83
7.7.5 Modifying a CacheCade Pro 2.0 Virtual Drive .................................................84
7.7.6 Enabling SSD Caching on a Virtual Drive .......................................................86
7.7.7 Disabling SSD Caching on a Virtual Drive .......................................................86
7.7.8 Enabling or Disabling SSD Caching on Multiple Virtual Drives .......................87
7.7.9 Deleting a Virtual Drive with SSD Caching Enabled ........................................88
7.8 Clearing the Configuration ..........................................................................................88
7.9 Intel SafeStore Encryption Services ...........................................................................89
7.9.1 Enabling Drive Security ...................................................................................89
7.9.2 Changing Security Settings .............................................................................91
7.9.3 Disabling Drive Security ..................................................................................92
7.9.4 Importing or Clearing a Foreign Configuration ................................................92
7.10 Discarding Preserved Cache ....................................................................................95
7.11 Converting JBOD Drives to Unconfigured Good Drives ...........................................96
7.12 Converting Unconfigured Good Drives to JBOD Drives ...........................................97
7.13 Viewing and Changing Device Properties ................................................................99