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Configuring your onboard RAID solutions
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Disks of different size are allowed in mirrored volumes, but the smallest disk
determines the
logical size of each disk in the volume.
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The excess space of larger member disks is not used.
To configure the onboard SCSI RAID solution for Integrated Mirroring:
1
Open the BIOS Setup utility as described in the previous procedure.
2
On the Main menu, use the arrow keys to select an adapter, then press Enter . The
Adapter Properties screen opens.
3
Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties , then press Enter to go to the RAID
Properties screen. Continue with Step 4 to configure a two-disk mirrored volume.
Proceed to Step 5 to configure a mirrored volume with three to six disks.
4
To configure a two-disk mirrored volume, with an optional hot spare disk:
a
On the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select the primary disk for
the IM volume (the disk with the data you want to mirror).
b
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.
c
When the Keep Data/Erase Disk message appears, press F3 to keep the data that
is currently on this disk. The value in the
Array Disk
column changes to
Primary
.
d
Use the arrow keys to select the secondary (mirrored) disk for the IM volume, then
select
Yes
as the value for the Array Disk column.
If partitions are defined on this disk, a message warns you that data on the disk
will be lost when the mirrored volume is created. Press
D
ELETE
to confirm erasing
data from the disk, or press any other key to deselect the disk.
5
To configure a mirrored volume with three to six disks or three to five disks with an
optional hot spare disk:
a
On the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select the first disk for the IM
volume.
b
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.
c
When the Keep Data/Erase Disk message appears, press D
ELETE
to erase the disk.
d
Use the arrow keys to select the next disk for the IM volume.
e
Select
Yes
as the value for the Array Disk column.
If partitions are defined on this disk, a message warns you that data on the disk
will be lost when the mirrored volume is created.
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