SAS BIOS configuration utility 21
2.
Press the
F8
key when prompted during system initialization. The BIOS configuration utility opens to
the Adapter List screen.
3.
Select the adapter.
4.
Select
RAID Properties>Manage Array>Activate Array.
5.
Press the
Y
key.
6.
Restart the system.
If you install a RAID 1 array with a hot spare onto an adapter that already has an active RAID 1 array
and a hot spare, the SAS Topology screen reports the status of the hot spare in the added array as Not
Responding. This status is assigned because an adapter can have only one hot spare.
To change the status of the added hot-spare drive:
1.
Restart the system.
2.
Press the
F8
key when prompted during system initialization. The BIOS configuration utility opens to
the Adapter List screen.
3.
Select the adapter.
4.
Select
RAID Properties>Manage Array>Manage Hot Spare.
5.
Delete the second hot spare.
The SAS Topology screen then reports the drive as Responding.
Locating a disk drive
There are two ways to physically locate a disk drive:
•
On the Create New Array screen, the drive locator LED is on when a drive is selected to be part of a
RAID volume. When the RAID volume is created, or the drive is deselected from the volume, the
locator LED is off.
•
On the SAS Topology screen, move the cursor to the drive, and then press
Enter
. The locator LED on
the drive remains lit until another key is pressed.
Selecting a boot disk
To select a boot disk:
1.
On the Adapter List screen, select an adapter.
2.
On the Adapter Properties screen, select
SAS Topology
. The SAS Topology screen is displayed. If
selection of a boot device is supported, the
Alt
+
B
option is listed at the bottom of the screen. If a
device is currently configured as the boot device, the Device Info column displays the word Boot.
o
To remove the boot disk designator, move the cursor to the current boot disk and press
Alt
+
B
.
The adapter no longer has a designated boot device.
o
To select a boot disk, move the cursor to the disk, and press
Alt
+
B
. The selected disk moves to
scan ID 0 on the next boot and remains at this position. There can be only one boot disk.
