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Chapter Five SAS RAID Setup
This chapter mainly introduces the configuration and using method of onboard
SAS RAID controller. If the server you purchased doesn’t use onboard SAS RAID, it is
not necessary to refer to this chapter.
If you want to use onboard SAS RAID, you need to enter BIOS and set
Chipset→PCH→Onboard SAS Oprom to <Enabled>.
According to the difference of configured HDD number and integrated SAS
RAID volume, it needs to optionally configure corresponding type of Upgrade ROM
and install to the motherboard.
5.1 How to Enter the Configuration Interface of SAS RAID
1. During boot, the screen will display:
Press [CTRL-I] to enter Configuration Utility…
2. At this time, press [Ctrl][I] to enter SAS RAID configuration interface.
5.2 Control Key Application
Key
Description
↑↓
For moving cursor and modifying menu option value in different menus
TAB
For selecting the next menu configuration items
Enter
For selecting menu
Esc
For exiting menu or back to the previous menu from submenu
5.3 SAS RAID Setup
After entering the SAS RAID configuration interface, these information will pop
out, including the menu list information, the information of the HDDs connected to the
SAS controller (HDD ID number, HDD model, HDD capacity and whether the HDD
is part of the volume, etc), the existing RAID volume information (including volume
ID number, name, RAID level, capacity, state and whether can boot information), as
shown in the below figure:
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