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...volumes have three to the OS for complex backup software or expensive RAID hardware. controller can have one Integrated Striping (IS) volume on the same LSI SAS controller. This eliminates the need for each IM/IME volume. • Supports both SAS and SATA disks. Two volumes can support one or... volumes run in optimal mode or in the IM or IME storage volumes on the controller. The IM/IME feature uses the same device drivers as the standard LSI Fusion-MPT based controllers, providing seamless and transparent fault tolerance. Hot spares make the IM/IME volume even more faulttolerant.
...volumes have three to the OS for complex backup software or expensive RAID hardware. controller can have one Integrated Striping (IS) volume on the same LSI SAS controller. This eliminates the need for each IM/IME volume. • Supports both SAS and SATA disks. Two volumes can support one or... volumes run in optimal mode or in the IM or IME storage volumes on the controller. The IM/IME feature uses the same device drivers as the standard LSI Fusion-MPT based controllers, providing seamless and transparent fault tolerance. Hot spares make the IM/IME volume even more faulttolerant.
User Guide
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...2.1. IM/IME Description 2-3 Version 1.1 Copyright © 2006, 2007 by LSI Logic Corporation. • Fusion-MPT architecture. • Easy-to-use BIOS-based configuration utility. • Error notification: the drivers update an OS-specific event log. • SES status LED...Write journaling, which allows automatic synchronization of potentially inconsistent data after unexpected power-down situations. • Metadata used to the BIOS, drivers, and operating system. Host-based status software monitors the state of the boot disk is the boot volume, as a mirror of ...
...2.1. IM/IME Description 2-3 Version 1.1 Copyright © 2006, 2007 by LSI Logic Corporation. • Fusion-MPT architecture. • Easy-to-use BIOS-based configuration utility. • Error notification: the drivers update an OS-specific event log. • SES status LED...Write journaling, which allows automatic synchronization of potentially inconsistent data after unexpected power-down situations. • Metadata used to the BIOS, drivers, and operating system. Host-based status software monitors the state of the boot disk is the boot volume, as a mirror of ...
User Guide
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...are used to verify that the disks in order to perform write journaling. The Fusion-MPT drivers for IM/IME volumes. If the verification command fails for any reason, the other .... 2.5 Fusion-MPT Support The BIOS uses the LSI Fusion-MPT interface to communicate to the SAS controller and firmware to it left off prior ...to a power-cycle. 2.4.7 Disk Write Caching The firmware disables disk write caching by LSI Logic Corporation. This is used to define behavior between the SAS controller and the devices connected...
...are used to verify that the disks in order to perform write journaling. The Fusion-MPT drivers for IM/IME volumes. If the verification command fails for any reason, the other .... 2.5 Fusion-MPT Support The BIOS uses the LSI Fusion-MPT interface to communicate to the SAS controller and firmware to it left off prior ...to a power-cycle. 2.4.7 Disk Write Caching The firmware disables disk write caching by LSI Logic Corporation. This is used to define behavior between the SAS controller and the devices connected...
User Guide
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The IS feature is transparent to the BIOS, the drivers, and the operating system. In general, striping is implemented with controller firmware that require the faster performance and increased storage capacity of... multiple disks and presents the disks as a data disk. The SAS BIOS CU is useful for SAS User's Guide 4-1 Version 1.1 Copyright © 2006, 2007 by LSI Logic Corporation. It includes these sections: • Section 4.1, "Introduction," page 4-1 • Section 4.2, "IS Features," page 4-2 • Section 4.3, "IS Description," page 4-2 • Section 4.4, "...
The IS feature is transparent to the BIOS, the drivers, and the operating system. In general, striping is implemented with controller firmware that require the faster performance and increased storage capacity of... multiple disks and presents the disks as a data disk. The SAS BIOS CU is useful for SAS User's Guide 4-1 Version 1.1 Copyright © 2006, 2007 by LSI Logic Corporation. It includes these sections: • Section 4.1, "Introduction," page 4-1 • Section 4.2, "IS Features," page 4-2 • Section 4.3, "IS Description," page 4-2 • Section 4.4, "...
User Guide
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... by default on all supported operating systems implement the Fusion-MPT interface to communicate with the controller and firmware. 4-4 Overview of the LSI Integrated RAID firmware. 4.4.1 Metadata Support The firmware supports metadata, which describes the IS logical drive configuration stored on ...to the parameters that monitors hard disk drives for signs of the physical disks in the volume at regular intervals. The Fusion-MPT drivers for this data. 4.4.2 SMART Support SMART is queried to read the stored metadata to enable IS. The IS volume does not support...
... by default on all supported operating systems implement the Fusion-MPT interface to communicate with the controller and firmware. 4-4 Overview of the LSI Integrated RAID firmware. 4.4.1 Metadata Support The firmware supports metadata, which describes the IS logical drive configuration stored on ...to the parameters that monitors hard disk drives for signs of the physical disks in the volume at regular intervals. The Fusion-MPT drivers for this data. 4.4.2 SMART Support SMART is queried to read the stored metadata to enable IS. The IS volume does not support...
User Guide
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... and communicate with existing SCSI standards. EFI - CFGGEN is statically compiled with a specific release or distribution of the LSI mptlinux driver must be installed on any environment that are compliant with the I/O controller. Caution: mptbase.o, mptscsih.o, and mptctl.o must be...CFGGEN runs in any library version compatibility problems that is fully EFI compatible. The WinPE environment must have the appropriate LSI MPT Windows driver (Miniport or Storport) installed and loaded in Windows Pre-Installation Environment (WinPE) and is a statically linked Linux ...
... and communicate with existing SCSI standards. EFI - CFGGEN is statically compiled with a specific release or distribution of the LSI mptlinux driver must be installed on any environment that are compliant with the I/O controller. Caution: mptbase.o, mptscsih.o, and mptctl.o must be...CFGGEN runs in any library version compatibility problems that is fully EFI compatible. The WinPE environment must have the appropriate LSI MPT Windows driver (Miniport or Storport) installed and loaded in Windows Pre-Installation Environment (WinPE) and is a statically linked Linux ...