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Appendix A Server management tools 102
External SATA RAID Creation
This section briefly shows how to create RAID with the following
external SATA RAID board options:
• 4-port 3GB/s SAS RAID Adapter
• 8-port 3Gb/s SAS RAID Adapter (256MB)
• 8-port 3Gb/s SAS RAID Flex I/O Adapter (256MB or 512MB)
Starting the RAID Configuration Utility
To start the RAID Configuration Utility,
• press CTRL-H (for 4-port 3GB/s SAS RAID Adapter)
• press CTRL-M (for 8-port 3Gb/s SAS RAID Adapter or 8-port 3Gb/s
SAS RAID Flex I/O Adapter)
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. Please click on Next to change the
setting.
2 Change the setting of Set Factory Defaults from No to Yes then
click on submit.
3 Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the server.
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 Hold the Ctrl key and select the drives that you want to add into
the array. After you select the drives,
• click on Accept DG then Next (for 4-port 3GB/s SAS RAID
Adapter).
• click on AddtoArray . Click on Accept DG then Next . Then
select the array you just created, click on Add to SPAN and
Next . (for 8-port 3Gb/s SAS RAID Adapter or 8-port 3Gb/s SAS