Getting Started

The Marvell Storage Utility (MSU) is a browser-based RAID management utility for Marvell Storage controllers. It can create and manage RAID virtual disks and arrays, using storage and enclosure devices connected to the RAID controller.

This section discusses the following:

    Software Components

    System Requirements

    Supported Browsers

    Supported Operating Systems

    Supported RAID Controllers

    Supported RAID Levels

Software Components

The MSU installation package includes the following components:

    Marvell Storage Utility (MSU)

    Tray Application for Windows

    Marvell Storage Command Line Interface (CLI)

Note: The Marvell BIOS Configuration Utility (a built-in component of Marvell Storage controllers) can also create and manage RAID virtual disks and arrays. Documentation for the Marvell BIOS Configuration Utility is available separately on the Marvell Extranet.

System Requirements

MSU has the following system requirements:

    Local/remote RAID controller (with drivers installed)

    Network connection (for remote controllers)

    Supported browser

    Supported operating system

Supported Browsers

MSU supports the following browsers:

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 (and higher)

    Firefox 3.0 (and higher)

    Safari 9.1 (and higher)

Supported Operating Systems

MSU supports the following Windows, Linux and Mac OS X operating Systems:

Windows

    Windows XP

    Windows Server 2003

    Windows Vista

    Windows Server 2008

    Windows 7

Linux

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 5.x

    Fedora Linux 8

    Fedora Linux 9

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11

Mac OS X

    Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9

    Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite

    Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan

Supported RAID Controllers

MSU supports the following types of RAID controllers:

    IO Controllers

    IO Processors

    RAID-On-Chip Controllers

Supported RAID Levels

MSU supports the following RAID levels:

    RAID 0 (Striping)

    RAID 1 (Disk Mirroring)

    RAID 1E (Data Mirroring and Striping)

    RAID 5 (Striping with Single Parity)

    RAID 6 (Striping with Dual Parity)

    RAID 10 (Disk Mirroring and Striping)

    RAID 50 (Striping RAID 5 Arrays)

    RAID 60 (Striping RAID 6 Arrays) 

Note: Marvell Storage controllers support different sets of RAID levels depending on the hardware model and OEM software package. Some software packages, depending on OEM selections, support limited RAID levels by design. Check with the OEM vendor for information specific to your controller.