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Creating a RAID 1 volume

1After rebooting the server, press Ctrl+M to enter the MegaRAID Configuration screen. The Management menu appears.

2Select Configuration. The Configuration menu appears.

3Select New Configuration, then select YES. An array selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller.

4Use the arrow keys to select a specific drive, then press the spacebar to associate the selected drive with the current array.

In the menu, the selected drive’s indicator will change from READY to ONLINE A[array number]-[drive number].

For example ONLINE A1-2 means disk drive 2 in array 1.

5Add two drives to the current array, then press Enter.

6Press F10 to configure the logical drives. The default RAID level for 2 disk drives is RAID 1.

7Select Accept to use the default setting, then press Enter.

8Press Enter again to end the array configuration.

9Select YES to Save Configuration, and press any key to return to the Configuration menu.

Assigning a hot spare disk

1In the Configuration menu, select Add/View Configuration.

2Use the arrow keys to select a specific drive, then press F4 to set the drive as a hot spare disk.

3Select YES. In the menu, the selected drive’s indicator will change from READY to HOTSP.

4Press Esc to end the array configuration.

5Select YES to Save Configuration, then press any key to return to the Configuration menu.

Initializing a RAID volume

1Press Esc to return to the Management menu.

2Select Initialize. All logical drives will appear under Logical Drives.

3Using the spacebar, select the drive that you want to initialize. The selected drive becomes yellow.

4Press F10, then select YES to start initialization.

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