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Altos T350 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
e.
Launch the configuration menu.
f.
Select
Configuration Wizard
g.
Select
Add Configuration
(default) and click on
Next
.
h.
Select
Manual Configuration
(default) and click on
Next
.
i.
Select 3 drives with
Ctrl
key held and click on
Add to Array
and
Accept DG
to add these
drives into
Drive Gruop0
.
j.
Select other 3 drives with
Ctrl
key held and click on
Add to Array
and
Accept DG
to
add these drives into
Drive Gruop1
.
k.
After you creating Disk Groups, click on
Next
.
l.
Add both Drive Group0 and Drive Group1 to Span and click on
Next
.
m.
The RAID 10 will be available in RAID Level. Select the
RAID Level
as
RAID 50
and click
on
Next
.
n.
Click on
Accept
and
Yes
to save the configuration.
o.
Click on
Yes
to initialize the new logical drives. You will see all the logical drives
listed.
p.
Click on
Home
to go back to the configuration menu.
q.
In the Logic View field, you can see the
Spanned Drive Group: 0, RAID 50
listed.
r.
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.
14.
I saw below logs in the RAID utility of MegaRAID.
Controller ID: 0 BBU disabled; changing WB logical drives to WT
ANSWER:
The warning message means BBU (i.e. battery) is disabled and Write Policy is changed
from Write Back to Write Through. That could be due to BBU charging status is not completed,
or BBU failure.
15.
How do I check the settings of coercion with MegaRAID?
ANSWER:
Please enter RAID BIOS utility (press CTRL-H during POST) and select Adapter
Properties -> Coercion Mode.
16.
Does MegaRAID support HDD location function?
ANSWER:
Yes. You can identify the physical HDD or the virtual drive through the HDD location
function of RAID BIOS utility during POST or RAID utility in Windows/Linux.
When you execute the function, the status of HDD activity indicator will be amber blinking.
NOTE. The LEDs on drives that are global or dedicated hotspares do not blink.
17.
How do I identify the HDD with the HDD location function?
ANSWER:
You can identify the physical HDD or the virtual drive through the RAID BIOS utility
during POST or RAID utility in Windows/Linux.
•
RAID BIOS utility:
a.
Please press CTRL-H to start the RAID BIOS utility during POST
b.
In the Home page, click on the physical or logic HDD that you want to locate. Then,
