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AMD NVMe/SATA RAID Quick Start Guide for
Windows Operating Systems
Chapter 4
Create the Bootable Virtual Disk
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a.
Use the
arrow keys
to select
Array Size
, then press
Enter.
b.
The Array size defaults to the Maximum size allowed by the number of physical disks
and RAID level selected. If you want a smaller size Array size, enter the desired value.
c.
Press
Enter
when the desired size is reached.
7.
Use the arrow keys to select
Cache Tag Size.
a.
Any Array with only HDD/SSD has the default CTS of 64 k.
b.
Any Array with only NVMe or NVMe with HDD/SSD has the default CTS of 256 k.
8.
Use the arrow keys to select Read Cache Policy, then press Enter.
a.
Select the desired Read Cache Policy, then press
Enter.
9.
Use the arrow keys to select Write Cache Policy, then press Enter.
a.
Select the desired
Write Cache Policy
, then press
Enter.
b.
Use the
arrow keys
to select
Create Array
, then press
Enter.
10.
After completion of array creation save and reboot the BIOS.
4.3
UEFI Mode
4.3.1
Use the Command Line to Create a Bootable Virtual Disk
1.
At the system
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
screen, press
F7 / F12 / ESC
(or similar)
to access the
UEFI Configuration Utility
(aka UEFI Boot Manager).
2.
Boot to the
EFI Internal
shell.
Note: Obtain the rcadm.efi file from your system supplier or motherboard vendor and
copy it onto a UEFI flash drive, in the root directory.
3.
Enter
fsx:
where x is the number of the UEFI Flash Drive.
4.
Use
rcadm
to create the desired Boot Virtual Disk.
Examples:
Note: the user may have to press the page up key to see more of the information.
a.
Query the devices connected in the system: (Output displays the UEFI Version, physical
devices and arrays):
rcadm.efi
–
M -qa
b.
Create a RAID1 on disks 2, 3 with a max size available and enables Read/Write Cache
– default cache setting:
rcadm.efi
–
C
–
r1
–
d 2 3
c.
Create a RAID0 on disks 1, 2 with a size of 10 0 Gbs and enables Read Cache:
rcadm.efi
–
C
–
r0
–
d 1 2
–
s 100000
–
ca r
d.
Create a RAID10 on disks 1, 2, 3, 4 with a size of 125 Gbs and enables Write Cache:
rcadm.efi
–
C
–
r10
–
d 1 2 3 4
–
s 125000
–
ca w