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Configure RAID in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode
Configure RAID in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode
Before You Begin
The BIOS RAID Configuration Utilities reside in the HBA firmware. Use this procedure under
either of the following conditions:
■
You want to configure RAID on the intended OS installation hard drive and the server does
not have Oracle System Assistant or you do not want to use it.
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If you want to create a RAID volume level 5, 6, 50, or 60 using the storage drive on which
you plan to install the operating system.
Note -
Oracle System Assistant only supports RAID 0, 1, and 10 for the SGX-SAS6-R-INT-
Z HBA.
■
You do not want to create a RAID volume, but the intended OS installation hard drive has
not been initialized.
1.
Create one or more RAID volumes (virtual drives).
Refer to the instructions for creating a storage configuration using the WebBIOS Configuration
Utility in the MegaRAID SAS Software User's Guide located at:
http://www.lsi.com/sep/Pages/oracle/sg_x_sas6-r-rem-z.aspx
Note - The MegaRAID SAS Software User's Guide does not include instructions for making a
virtual drive bootable. To make a drive bootable, proceed to the next step in this section after
you've created your virtual drive.
2. Make a virtual drive bootable, first power on or reset the server.
For example, to reset the server:
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From the local server,
press the Power button (approximately 1 second) on the front panel
of the server to power off the server, then press the Power button again to power on the
server.
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From the Oracle ILOM web interface, select Host Management > Power Control , then
select Reset from the Select Action list box.
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From the Oracle ILOM CLI,
type:
reset /System
The BIOS screen appears.
3.
Upon seeing the prompt
Press Ctrl><H> for WebBIOS...
, immediately press the
Ctrl+H key combination to access the LSI MegaRAID utility.
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