Product Overview173
Novell Netware, SCO, Solaris, Freebsd, and DOS Operating System Support174
Command Line Abbreviations and Conventions175
- Abbreviations Used in the Command Line175
- Conventions175
Pre-Boot Megacli176
Cachecade - SSD Caching Related Options177
- Create a Solid State Drive Cache Drive to Use as Secondary Cache178
- Delete a Solid State Drive Cache Drive178
Software License Key178
Safestore Security Options179
- Use Instant Secure Erase on a Physical Drive179
- Secure Data on a Virtual Drive179
- Destroy the Security Key180
- Create a Security Key180
- Drive Security Key180
- Change the Security Key181
- Get the Security Key ID181
- Set the Security Key ID181
- Verify the Security Key182
Controller Property-Related Options182
- Display Controller Properties182
- Display Number of Controllers Supported182
- Enable or Disable Automatic Rebuild182
- Flush Controller Cache183
- Set Controller Properties183
- Display Specified Controller Properties185
- Set Factory Defaults185
- Set SAS Address185
- Set Time and Date on Controller185
- Display Time and Date on Controller186
- Get Connector Mode186
- Set Connector Mode186
Patrol Read-Related Controller Properties187
- Set Patrol Read Options187
- Set Patrol Read Delay Interval187
BIOS-Related Properties187
- Set or Display Bootable Virtual Drive ID187
- Select BIOS Status Options188
Battery Backup Unit-Related Properties188
- Display BBU Information188
- Display BBU Status Information189
- Display BBU Capacity190
- Display BBU Design Parameters190
- Display Current BBU Properties191
- Start BBU Learning Cycle191
- Place Battery in Low-Power Storage Mode191
- Set BBU Properties192
Options for Displaying Logs Kept at the Firmware Level192
- Event Log Management192
- Set BBU Terminal Logging193
Configuration-Related Options193
- Create a RAID Drive Group from All Unconfigured Good Drives193
- Add RAID 0, 1, 5, or 6 Configuration195
- Add RAID 10, 50, or 60 Configuration195
- Clear the Existing Configuration196
- Save the Configuration on the Controller196
- Restore the Configuration Data from File197
- Manage Foreign Configuration Information197
- Delete Specified Virtual Drive(S)198
- Display the Free Space198
Virtual Drive-Related Options198
- Display Virtual Drive Information198
- Change the Virtual Drive Cache and Access Parameters199
- Display the Virtual Drive Cache and Access Parameters199
- Manage Virtual Drives Initialization200
- Manage a Consistency Check200
- Schedule a Consistency Check201
- Manage a Background Initialization201
- Perform a Virtual Drive Reconstruction202
- Display Information about Virtual Drives and Drives202
- Display the Number of Virtual Drives202
- Clear the LDBBM Table Entries203
- Display the List of Virtual Drives with Preserved Cache203
- Discard the Preserved Cache of a Virtual Drive(S)203
- Expand a Virtual Drive203
Drive-Related Options204
- Display Drive Information204
- Set the Drive State to Online204
- Set the Drive State to Offline204
- Change the Drive State to Unconfigured Good205
- Change the Drive State205
- Manage a Drive Initialization206
- Rebuild a Drive206
- Locate the Drive(S) and Activate LED207
- Mark the Configured Drive as Missing207
- Display the Drives in Missing Status207
- Replace the Configured Drives and Start an Automatic Rebuild208
- Prepare the Unconfigured Drive for Removal208
- Display Total Number of Drives208
- Display List of Physical Devices208
- Download Firmware to the Physical Devices209
- Configure All Free Drives into a RAID 0, 1, 5, or 6 Configuration for a Specific Controller210
- Set the Mapping Mode of the Drives to the Selected Controller(S)211
- Perform the Copyback Operation on the Selected Drive211
Enclosure-Related Options211
- Display Enclosure Information211
- Display Enclosure Status212
Flashing the Firmware212
- Flash the Firmware with the ROM File212
- Flash the Firmware in Mode 0 with the ROM File212
SAS Topology213
Diagnostic-Related Options213
- Start Controller Diagnostics213
- Start Battery Test213
Recovery (Snapshot)-Related Options213
- Enable the Snapshot Feature214
- Disable the Snapshot Feature214
- Take Snapshot of Volume214
- Set the Snapshot Properties215
- Delete a Snapshot215
- Create a View216
- Delete a View216
- Rollback to an Old Snapshot216
- Display Snapshot and View Information217
- Clean the Recoverable Free Space on the Drives in a Virtual Drive217
- Display the Information for a Specific View217
- Enabling the Snapshot Scheduler217
- Displays the Read and Write Configuration File218
Fastpath-Related Options218
Dimmer Switch-Related Options219
- Display Selected Adapter Properties219
- Sets the Properties on the Selected Adapter220
- Displays the Power Saving Level on the Virtual Disk220
- Displays about Adding a RAID Level to a Specified Adapter221
- Displays Creating a RAID Level221
- Displays about Adding the Unconfigured Drive to a Specified Adapter223
- Displays the Cache and Access Policies224
Miscellaneous Options224
- Display the Megacli Version224
- Display Help for Megacli224
- Summary Information225

Chapter 6: Megaraid Storage Manager Overview and Installation227

Chapter 7: Megaraid Storage Manager Window and Menus249

Chapter 8: Configuration261

Chapter 9: Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices295

Chapter 10: Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations313

Chapter 11: Using Megaraid® Advanced Software321

Appendix A: Events and Messages373

Appendix B: Megacli Error Messages387

Error Messages and Descriptions387

Appendix C: Glossary391

Appendix D: Notices398

Trademarks399

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer RD530
Category	Server
Language	English

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