BIOS CONFIGURATION
•Add physical drives,
•Define volume sets,
•Modify volume sets,
•Modify RAID level/stripe size,
•Define
•Modify system functions, and
•Designate drives as hot spares.
3.3 Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets
You can configure RAID sets and volume sets with McBIOS RAID manager automatically using Quick Volume/Raid Setup or manually using Raid Set/Volume Set Function. Each configuration method re- quires a different level of user input. The general flow of operations for RAID set and volume set configuration is:
Step | Action |
1Designate hot
2Choose a configuration method.
3Create RAID sets using the available physical drives.
4Define volume sets using the space available in the RAID Set.
5Initialize the volume sets and use volume sets (as logical drives) in the host OS.
3.4 Designating Drives as Hot Spares
Any unused disk drive that is not part of a RAID set can be desig- nated as a Hot Spare. The “Quick Volume/Raid Setup” configuration will add the spare disk drive and automatically display the appro- priate raid level from which the user can select. For the “Raid Set Function configuration” option, the user can use the “Create Hot Spare” option to define the hot spare disk drive.
When a Hot Spare disk drive is being created using the “Create Hot Spare” option (in the Raid Set Function), all unused physical de- vices connected to the current controller appear:
Choose the target disk by selecting the appropriate check box. Press the Enter key to select a disk drive, and press Yes in the Create Hot Spare to designate it as a hot spare.
58
