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Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH
Installation Manual
2016.07 | V2 | DOC
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RAID setup
If you have added third party hard drives to empty units, you must configure the hard drives
using the RAID setup utility.
Notice!
The RAID setup process is not necessary for units with pre-installed hard drives. These units
are delivered with a default configuration.
To configure the hard drive using RAID BIOS:
1.
Install all hard drives.
2.
Turn on the system and press Ctrl+R when
MegaRAID Configuration Utility
is displayed
on the screen. The display appears before Windows starts.
3.
In the
MegaRAID Configuration Utility
program, select
Create Virtual Drive
.
4.
Apply the following settings:
–
RAID Level:
RAID-5
–
Under
Advanced settings
:
Strip Size:
64KB
Write Policy:
Write Back
Note:
All other settings remain unchanged.
5.
Select all hard drives that are part of the RAID group.
6.
Start the virtual drive initialization.
7.
Exit the
MegaRAID Configuration Utility
program.
8.
Perform a complete system recovery (Initial Factory Setup).
See also
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