Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Product Documentation Library
  • Feedback
• 1 HBA Overview
  • Ship Kit Contents
  • HBA Features
  • Operating System and Technology Requirements
  • System Interoperability
    • Host Platform Support
    • Storage System Support
    • Software Support
• 2 Hardware Installation and Removal
  • Observing ESD and Handling Precautions
  • Best Practices for HBA Installation
  • Installing the HBA
    • To Prepare for Hardware Installation
    • To Install the HBA
    • To Connect the HBA to Internal Storage Devices
    • To Complete the Installation
  • Removing the HBA
    • To Remove the HBA
• 3 Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment
  • About Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment
    • Utilities Overview
    • Methods for Creating a Bootable Drive
  • Creating a Bootable Drive (SPARC)
    • To Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC)
    • Using the pcli Utility to Create a Bootable Drive (SPARC)
      • To Prepare to Use the pcli Utility
      • To Create a Logical Drive With the pcli Utility
      • To Create an Alias for a Bootable Drive (SPARC)
    • Importing an Existing Logical Drive Configuration (SPARC)
      • To Import an Existing Logical Drive Configuration From a Different Controller (SPARC)
  • Creating a Bootable Drive (x86)
    • To Create a Bootable Drive (x86)
    • Using the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Menu to Create a Bootable Logical Drive (x86)
      • To Verify the Drives and Their Slots (x86)
      • To Create a Logical Drive (x86)
      • To Confirm the Logical Drive Creation (x86)
  • Validating the Label of the HBA Logical Drive
    • To Verify That the Label of a Logical Drive Is Valid
  • Installing the Oracle Solaris OS
    • To Prepare to Install the Oracle Solaris OS
    • To Install the Oracle Solaris OS
• 4 HBA Software Installation
  • Installing the Utility for BIOS and Firmware Updates and RAID Configuration
  • Installing Diagnostic Software
    • Diagnostic Support for the Oracle Solaris OS
    • Diagnostic Support for All Other Supported Operating Systems
      • To Install Diagnostic Support Utilities for Supported OSes Other Than the Oracle Solaris OS
  • Installing Drivers
    • Installing Drivers For the Oracle Solaris OS
    • Installing Drivers For All Other Supported Operating Systems
• 5 Important Information and Known Issues
  • Usable Capacity Reduction Is Possible Only With a RAID Level Migration
  • Mixing Drive Types on the HBA Might Cause Slow Repair of a Degraded Logical Drive
  • HBA Product Accessibility
    • HBA Hardware Accessibility
    • Oracle ILOM Accessibility
    • BIOS Accessibility
    • Documentation Accessibility
  • Diversity and Inclusion
• 6 HBA Specifications
  • Physical Dimensions
  • Environmental Requirements
  • Fault Tolerance
• Index