1. Installing Internal Optional Devices
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Chapter 2 Preparations
1.9.1
Notes on setting up a RAID System
Note the following points when setting up a RAID System.
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The number of Hard Disk Drives required varies in each RAID level.
•
If an on-board RAID Controller or optional RAID Controller (N8103-128/149) is used, the RAID System
cannot be built in RAID5/RAID6.
The minimum number of Hard Disk Drives required to set up a RAID System
RAID level
On-board RAID Controller or
N8103-171/149
N8103-171/151/167
RAID 0
1
1
RAID 1
2
2
RAID 5
3
RAID 6
3
RAID 10
4
4
RAID 50
6
RAID 60
6
•
Use SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drives or SSDs that have the same capacity and rotational speed.
•
As the size of Logical Drive cannot be specified in RAID 10 with the on-board RAID Controller, the
Logical Drive size will be at least 4 TB if a Hard Disk Drive of 2 TB or more is used. However, the
Logical Drive where the OS is to be installed may be up to 2 TB due to OS restrictions, and therefore
RAID 10 using a Hard Disk Drive of 2 TB or more cannot be supported if an on-board RAID Controller is
used.
When installing an OS in your RAID System, you can easily complete the setup process, including RAID
configuration and OS installation, by using EXPRESSBUILDER. If you are installing the OS manually, use
the RAID System configuration utility. The utility can be run during POST which starts immediately after the
server is turned on. For details on the procedure of configuring a Logical Drive, refer to
Chapter 2 (4. RAID
System Configuration)
in "
Maintenance Guide
" or the manual supplied with the optional RAID Controller.
Important
•
Do not change the RAID System mode to hibernate.
•
A mix of SAS and SATA drives cannot be used within the RAID System.
