MEGARAID STORAGE MANAGER

Prior to actually using your drives with the card you should head onto the official LSI support page to download both the latest firmware version and the latest MegaRAID Storage Manager Control software.

The MegaRAID Storage Manager is very easy to install and use, just choose the appropriate installation package, log into the software and you are good to go.

From within the MegaRAID Storage Manager you can also check the available/valid software packages and activate new ones as well.

You can adjust most options regarding the card itself from the Physical tab while the drive settings can be accessed from the logical tab. Remember that by default the drives are not configured for maximum performance something which you can do especially if you have either the CacheVault or Battery kits to prevent data loss in case of a power/system failure.