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8.
Press [F4] to save the configuration and reboot the system and press [DEL] to enter
BIOS.
Note
: Disabling the VMD controller without first deleting the associated existing RAID
volume can lead to unexpected behavior. This action is strongly not recommended.
Note
: The effects of physically changing or swapping a CPU on the VMD controller
enablement has not yet been thoroughly tested or documented.
9. Switch to
Advanced > Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU > All Intel VMD Controllers >
Create RAID Volume
.
10.
Set
Name
.
11.
Set
RAID Level
.
12. If cross-controller RAID is required, select
Enable RAID spanned over VMD
Controller
.
13. Select specific disks for RAID with an [X].
•
RAID0: Select at least two [2 - 24] disks
•
RAID1: Select only two disks
•
RAID5: Select at least three [3 - 24] disks
•
RAID10: Select only four disks
14.
Select
Strip Size
(Default 64KB).
15. Select
Create Volume
.
16. If another RAID is needed, start again at step 9.
17.
Press [F4] to save and reboot.
Figure 5-7. Created Volume
without
enabling RAID spanned over VMD
controller
Figure 5-8. Created Volume
with
enabling RAID spanned over VMD
controller
