User Guide

F
o
r
S
a
m
s
u
n
g
Us
e
On
l
y
1-2 Getting Started
Marvell RAID Utility User Guide
1.1 Product Overview
The Marvell RAID Utility (MRU) software is a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) tool
for the Marvell RAID adapter. The MRU GUI enables you to create and manage logical drives
from the physical disk drives installed in your computer. RAID technology allows you to
create logical drives based on one or more physical disk drives in combination for fault
tolerance and improved performance.
For more information about RAID technology and how to determine a RAID level for your
logical drive, see Chapter 4, Selecting a RAID Level.
Note: The terms adapter and controller are used interchangeably for the purpose of this document.
1.1.1 System Requirements
Before you begin, ensure that your computer meets the following requirements:
 Operating systems: Microsoft Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, Windows XP
Professional, Windows 2003, and Windows 2000.
 Hardware: The Marvell RAID Adapter supports one PATA and a maximum of four SATA disk
drives. Ensure
the SATA and PATA drives are appropriately connected. For instructions on how
to connect the SATA and the PATA drives, see Installing the Disk Drives on page 1-4.
 RAID adapter/controller driver
 Web service
1.1.2 Software Components
During a full installation, all of the following components, except the CLI, are automatically
installed on your computer. A custom installation requires you to select individual
components. The MRU software CD includes the following items:
 Driver. The driver is automatically installed on your system during MRU installation.
 Web service. The Apache server is automatically installed on your system during MRU
installation.
 Marvell Command Line Interface (CLI). The CLI, for only Linux users, is available with
custom installation of the software.
Note: The Linux operating system will be supported in a future release of the MRU.
 Marvell RAID Utility software.
Note: The Marvell BIOS Configuration, a built-in component of the Marvell RAID controller, can create,
initialize, and delete the logical drives. For instructions about using the Marvell BIOS Configuration,
see Chapter 3, Configuring RAID Using the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).