Asus RS162-E4 RX4, User Manual

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Chapter 6: RAID configuration
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6.2 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility
The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows
you to allows you to create the following RAID set(s) from SAS hard disk
drives supported by the LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller:
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RAID 1 (Integrated Mirroring)
• RAID 1E (Integrated Mirroring Enhanced)
• RAID 0 (Integrated Striping)
6.2.1 Integrated Mirroring
Overview
The Integrated Mirroring (IM) feature supports simultaneous mirrored
volumes with two disks (IM). Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) supports
three to eight disks, or seven mirrored disks plus a hot spare disk.
The IM feature supports hot swap capability, so when a disk in an IM
volume failes, you can easily restore the volume, and the swapped disk is
automatically re-mirrored.
Creating Integrated Mirroring volumes
To create an IM volume:
1. Turn on the system after installing all SAS hard disk drives.
2. During POST, press <Ctrl+C> to enter the SAS configuration utility.
LSI Logic Corp. MPT SAS BIOS
MPTBIOS-6.05.06.00 (2005.01.16)
Copyright 2000-2005 LSI Logic Corp.
*** RELEASE VERSION ***
Press Ctrl-C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility...
• You may use disks of different sized in IM and IME volumes; however,
the size of the smallest disk determines the “logical” size of each
member disk.
• Do not combine Serial ATA and SAS disks in one volume.
• The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference
only and may not exactly match the items on your screen.