• Installation
• Configuration
• Volume conversion or migration
• Upgrade
• Use

Installation

• Do I need to use the F6 installation method?
• Verify that the application installed correctly.
• How to select ICH5R during an F6 install with the Intel Matrix Storage Manager version 5.x

Configuration

• Create a recovery volume
• Create a second volume on a RAID array
• Set up a system with two RAID volumes on one RAID array
• Set up a system so you can migrate to RAID at a later date (also known as a RAID-ready configuration)

Volume Conversion or Migration

• Migrate from RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 to RAID 5
• Migrate from a single hard drive to a 2-drive RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration
• Improve performance or protect files from a single hard drive failure
• Can I break a RAID 1 mirror without losing data?
• Convert a RAID 1 volume to a recovery volume
• Convert a recovery volume to a RAID 1 volume
• Can I add an additional hard drive to a RAID array?

Upgrade

• Upgrade to Intel Matrix Storage Manager
• Upgrade from RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 to RAID 5
• Upgrade the Intel Matrix Storage Manager software

Use

• Verify or verify & repair RAID volume data
• What happens if a failure occurs in the middle of a migration?
• Get a system report
• Update a recovery volume
• View recovery drive files
• Disable the data protection message that appears at startup
• Can I move my RAID volume to another system and access the contents?
• Adding an additional hard drive to a RAID array

This applies to:

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager