Acer Altos R5250 Series, User Manual

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Appendix A: Server management tools 100
RAID configuration utilities
RAID option for the Altos R5250 system is provided through either the
onboard SATA controller or through an external daughter board
option (SAS daughter board or SAS RAID daughter board with
iButton).
Caution: Creating a RAID volume erases all data previously saved
in the hard drives. Make sure that you back up important files
before starting a RAID configuration process.
Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility
This section explains how to create a RAID 5 volume using the onboard
SATA RAID controller.
To enable the onboard SATA RAID controller:
To configure the onboard SATA RAID controller, you must first enable
the onboard SATA RAID controller in the BIOS Setup Utility.
1 Turn on the server and the monitor.
If the server is already turned on, close all open applications, then
restart the server.
2 During POST, press F2 to access the BIOS Setup Utility.
3 Select the Advanced | I/O Device Configuration | NV RAID
Configuration submenu.
4 Change the setting of the NV RAID Configuration field from
Disabled to
Enabled .
Once the setting is changed, the SATA ports will be listed.
5 Change the setting of the SATA port you want to use for RAID
from Disabled
to Enabled .
6 Press F10 .
7 Select Yes to save the new SATA RAID settings and close the Setup
Utility.