MSI 5500 Master Series, User Manual

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LSI SAS RAID
Figure 3.2 shows an IM volume configured with a global hot spare disk.
8. W hen the volume has been fully configured, press
C
and then select
Save
changes then exit this menu
to commit the changes. The SAS BIOS CU
pauses while the array is being created.
3.2.2 Creating an IME Volume
Follow these steps to create an IME volume with the SAS BIOS CU:
1. On the Adapter List screen, use the arrow keys to select an LSI Logic SAS
adapter.
2. Press
Enter
to go to the Adapter Properties screen, shown in Figure 3.1.
3. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select
RAID Proper-
ties
on the screen and press
Enter
.
4. W hen you are prompted to select a volume type, select
Create IME Volume
.
The Create New Array screen shows a list of disks that can be added to a
volume.
5. Move the cursor to the
“
RAID Disk
”
column and select a disk. To add the disk to
the volume, change the
“
No
”
to
“
Yes
”
by pressing the + key, . key, or space
bar.
6. Repeat this step to select a total of three to eight disks for the volume (or three
to seven disks if you will create a global hot spare). All existing data on all the
disks you select will be overwritten. As you add disks, the Array Size field
changes to reflect the size of the new volume.
7. (optional) Add a global hot spare to the volume by moving the cursor to the hot
spare column and pressing the + key, . key, or space bar.
8. W hen the volume has been fully configured, press
C
and then select
Save
changes then exit this menu
to commit the changes. The SAS BIOS CU
pauses while the array is being created.
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