Operating the device
5.4 Operating RAID systems
SIMATIC IPC847E
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Operating Instructions, 10/2018, A5E43920357-AA
Setting up the hardware RAID system (Array Configuration)
1.
Switch on the device or restart the device.
2.
After starting the device, immediately press the <Esc> key and keep it pressed as soon
as the message "
Press ESC for boot options
" appears.
3.
Use the arrow keys of the keyboard to select "Device Management" from the firmware
selection menu and confirm your selection.
4.
Select the hardware RAID adapter card "MSCC Smart RAID 3151-4i" in the "Devices
List".
The firmware of the hardware RAID adapter card is open.
Refer to the previous section, "Navigation in the firmware of the hardware RAID adapter
card" for information on selecting and saving settings.
5.
Select "Array Configuration".
6.
Select "Create Array".
A list of available drives is displayed.
7.
Select the drives
①
from the list that you want to integrate into your RAID system and
press the Space key.
You can find information on the mounting locations of the drives under "Permissible
expansion for temperature range 0 to 40 °C (Page 100)".
–
The integrated drive is given a check mark in the list
②
.
–
You can find the assignment of the drive to the mounting location in the drive bay in
the entry "Bay:..."
③
.
8.
Select [Proceed to next Form].
9.
Select "RAID Level" and select "RAID1" or "RAID5" in the following selection window,
depending on which RAID system you want to set up.
10.
Select [Proceed to next Form].
11.
Under "Logical Drive Label", enter a name for your RAID system.
12.
Select [Submit Changes] to save your settings.
The message "Logical Drive Creation Successful" is displayed in the next window.
13.
Select [Back to Main Menu].
