Contents
About This Guide
What You Need to Know Before You Begin ................................................... 12
Terminology Used in this Guide...................................................................... 12
How to Find More Information....................................................................... 12
Kit Contents and System Requirements
Kit Contents ...................................................................................................... 14
System Requirements........................................................................................ 14
About Your RAID Controller
Standard RAID Controller Features ................................................................ 17
Array-level Features .................................................................................... 17
Advanced Data Protection Suite ................................................................ 17
Adding a Battery Backup Module .................................................................... 18
Upgrading the Controller Firmware................................................................ 18
About the ICP5445AU...................................................................................... 19
About the ICP5085AU...................................................................................... 20
About the ICP9085LI........................................................................................ 21
About the ICP5085BR....................................................................................... 22
About the ICP9047MA ..................................................................................... 23
About the ICP9087MA ..................................................................................... 24
About the ICP9014RO...................................................................................... 25
About the ICP9024RO...................................................................................... 26
Getting Started
Choosing a RAID Level..................................................................................... 28
Selecting Disk Drives ........................................................................................ 29
Disk Drives for SAS Controllers................................................................. 29
Disk Drives for SATA Controllers ............................................................. 29
Disk Drives for SCSI Controllers ............................................................... 29
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