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9. Press Delete to confirm erasing data from the disk.
Configuring mirrored volume disks for Integrated Mirrored
Array (IM) two disk, with an optional hot spare disk or
Integrated Mirrored Enhanced Array (IME) three to five disks,
with an optional hot spare disk:
To configure mirrored volume disks, with an optional hot spare disk:
1. On the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow key to select the first disk for
the volume.
2.
Use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk column for this disk, and use
the + and – keys to select
Yes
as the value.
3. When the
Keep Data/Erase Disk
message appears, press Delete to erase the
disk.
4.
Use the arrow keys to select the next disk for the IM volume. Select Yes as the
value for the Array Disk column.
Note: If a partition is defined on the disk, a message warns you that the data
will be lost when the mirrored volume is created.
5. Press Delete to confirm erasing data from the disk.
6. Repeat the previous steps to select up to four more disks for the IM volume. If
you want to configure a hot spare disk for the volume, you can select up to
three more disks.
7.
(Optional) Use the arrow keys to select a hot spare disk for the IM volume.
Select
Yes as the value for the Hot Spare column.
8. When you have selected all disks for the IM volume, Press C to create the
array after all drives have been chosen, and then select
Save Changes to exit
this menu. Press Enter and select Save .
9. Repeat Step 1 above and select View Existing Array to view the New Array.
10. To Delete the New Array, select Manage Array .
11. Then press Y to delete the New Array and exit the Adapter properties screen.
Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 1E
functionality
To configure the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 1E functionality, use the LSI
Logic Config Utility as the SAS Configuration Utility. This utility assumes that the
system has the required number of disks.
1. Press Ctrl+C when prompted to start the LSI Logic Config Utility.
2. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow key to select RAID
Properties.
3. Press Enter to go to the RAID Properties screen. Continue with step 4 through
9 to configure a two-disk mirrored volume.
4. On the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow key to select the first disk for
the IME (Mirror) volume, the disk with the data that you want to mirror.
5. Use the arrow keys to move the Array Disk column for this disk, and press
Space, + or - key to select
Yes .
Note: If a partition is defined on the disk, a message warns you that the data
will be lost when the striped volume is created.
6. Press M to Migrate, or D to delete the data on the drive.
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