65 Altos R910 Installation Configuration Guide
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.
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 Physical
Drives.
3.
Select Make Global HSP or Make Dedicated HSP and click on Go.
APPENDIX B: INTEGRATED
SAS HARDWARE RAID
CREATION
