Abstract: A system for and method of providing a flexible means of using and storing file configuration metadata in a RAID network, so that the memory system does not restrict the metadata to exact format or location in memory. A RAID controller is operable to power-up a memory device, to determine whether the memory device is new and, if so, to build and configure a file system on the memory device. Configuration data is communicated to the RAID controller. If a configuration update is needed, the RAID controller updates the configuration file of the memory device.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for and method of providing a flexible means of using and storing file configuration metadata in a RAID network, so that the memory system does not restrict the metadata to exact format or location in memory. A RAID controller includes software applications, an operating system, and RAID controller hardware. The software applications of the RAID controller include a graphical user interface, a common information module object manager, a software application layer, a logic library layer, a system manager, a software watchdog, a persistent data manager, an event manager, and a battery backup. The operating system includes a kernel and a file system.