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APPENDIX A: INTEGRATED
SAS HARDWARE RAID
CREATION
Configuring Integrated SAS Hardware RAID
This section briefly shows how to create RAID with integrated
SAS Hardware RAID.
Starting Integrated SAS Hardware RAID Configuration Utility
To start Integrated SAS Hardware RAID Configuration Utility,
press CTRL-G when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After
POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the
screen. Please click on Start to launch the configuration menu.
Loading Factory Default Setting
1.
In the Configuration menu, select Adapter Properties. The
current adapter settings appear.
2.
Click on Next, change the setting of Set Factory Defaults
from No to Yes then click on Submit.
3.
Exit the utility and reboot the system.
Creating and Initialing a RAID Volume
1.
Launch the Configuration menu.
2.
Select Configuration Wizard
3.
Select Add Configuration (default) and click on Next.
4.
Select Custom Configuration (default) and click on Next.
5.
Select the drives that you want to add into the array
with Ctrl key. After you select the drives, click on
Accept DG then Next.
6.
Select the RAID Level you want to use, create the logical
volume by specify the size at Select Size and click on
Accept to create the logical volume.
7.
After you create the logical volumes on all of the RAID
volume, click on Accept and Yes to save the configuration.
8.
Click on Yes to initialize the new logical drives. You
will see all the logical drives listed.
9.
Click on Home to go back to the configuration menu.
10.
Now you can reboot the system and install the Operating
System. Select Exit, click on Yes and press Ctrl+Alt+Del
to reboot the system.
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk
1.
Launch the configuration menu.
2.
Select a free disk marked as UNCONF GOOD and listed under
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