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Ths secton descrbes how to create Integrated Strpng (IS) volumes usng the LSI
Logic SAS BIOS Configuration Utility (SAS BIOS CU).
5.1 IS Configuration Overview
You can use the SAS BIOS CU to create multple IS volumes, wth up to 10 drves total
on an LSI Logc SAS controller. Each volume can have from 2 to 8 drves. Dsks n an
IS volume must be connected to the same LSI Logc SAS controller, and the controller
must be n the BIOS boot order.
Although you can use dsks of dfferent sze n IS volumes, the smallest dsk determnes
the “logcal” sze of each dsk n the volume. In other words, the excess space of the
larger member dsk s not used. Usable dsk space for each dsk n an IS volume s ad-
justed down to leave room for metadata. Usable dsk space may be further reduced to
maximize the ability to interchange disks in the same size classification. The supported
strpe sze s 64 Kbytes.
Refer to Secton 4.2, “IS Features,” for more nformaton about Integrated Strpng vol-
umes.
5�2 Creating IS Volumes
The SAS BIOS CU s part of the Fuson-MPT BIOS. When the BIOS loads durng boot
and you see the message about the Setup Utlty, press Ctrl-C to start t. After you do
ths, the message changes to:
Please wait, invoking SAS Configuration Utility...
After a bref pause, the man menu of the SAS BIOS CU appears. On some systems,
however, the followng message appears next:
LSI Logic Configuration Utility will load following initialization!
In ths case, the SAS BIOS CU wll load after the system has completed ts power-on
self test.
Follow the steps below to configure an Integrated Striping (IS) volume with the SAS
BIOS CU. The procedure assumes that the requred controller(s) and dsks are already
installed in the computer system. You can configure both IM and IS volumes on the
same SAS controller.
On the Adapter Lst screen of the SAS BIOS CU, use the arrow keys to select
a SAS adapter.
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