SUPER MICRO Computer AS 1020C-3 user manual SAS Controller Utility, Creating a RAID Array

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup

SAS Controller Utility

You are now in the SAS Controller Utility program. In this utility, you can create, confi gure, manage and delete RAID arrays. Navigating through the utility is done by using the arrow keys on your keyboard to move between fi elds. The <Enter> key is used to select a highlighted fi eld and the <Esc> key to move back to a previous menu. Note the commands available to you at the bottom of each screen. Figure 5-7 is a tree diagram of the various screens included in the utility.

Figure 5-7. Tree Diagram of SAS Utility

Main Menu

Array Configuration Utility

Manage Arrays

Create Array

Add/Delete Hotspare

Manage Boot Unit

Configure Drives

Serial Select Utility

Controller Properties

Controller Configuration

PHY Configuration

Disk Utilities

Creating a RAID Array

To create a RAID array, perform the following steps:

1.From the main menu, use the up and down arrow keys to highlight Array Con- fi guration Utility and press <Enter>. The screen sown in Figure C-3 appears.

2.Use the up and down arrow keys to select Create Array then hit the <Enter> key. (Selections can also be made by hitting the key of the letter corresponding to the red letter in the desired item, in the case the <C> key.)

3.The screen shown in Figure 5-8 appears. On the left are the SAS drives detected in your system. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the drives you want to become part of the RAID array and press the <Insert> key to add them to the array. Repeat until all the drives you want in the array have been selected.

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