Contents

6.1

Setting up RAID ...........................................................................

6-2

 

6.1.1

RAID definitions...............................................................

6-2

 

6.1.2

Installing hard disk drives................................................

6-3

 

6.1.3

Setting the RAID item in BIOS (For PA4 model only)......

6-3

 

6.1.4

RAID configuration utility (For PA4 model only)...............

6-3

6.2LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility

(For PA4 model Only)...................................................................

6-4

6.2.1

Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set.....................................

6-5

6.2.2

Creating a RAID 10 set...................................................

6-11

6.2.3

Adding or viewing a RAID configuration........................

6-15

6.2.4

Initializing the logical drives...........................................

6-18

6.2.5

Rebuilding failed drives.................................................

6-23

6.2.6

Checking the drives for data consistency......................

6-25

6.2.7

Deleting a RAID configuration.......................................

6-28

6.2.8

Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set......................

6-29

6.2.9

Enabling the WriteCache...............................................

6-30

6.3Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility

(For PA4 model only)..................................................................

6-31

6.3.1

Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe).......................................

6-32

6.3.2

Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror).......................................

6-34

6.3.3

Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror).......................

6-35

6.3.4

Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity).......................................

6-36

6.3.5

Deleting a RAID set.......................................................

6-37

6.3.6

Resetting disks to Non-RAID.........................................

6-38

6.3.7

Rebuilding the RAID......................................................

6-38

6.3.8

Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager.....................

6-41

6.3.9

Setting the Boot array use MB BIOS Setup Utility.........

6-41

6.3.10

Global Array Manager....................................................

6-42

6.4LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility

(for PX4 model only)...................................................................

6-43

6.4.1

Integrated Mirroring volume...........................................

6-43

6.4.2

Integrated Mirroring Enhanced volume.........................

6-47

6.4.3

Integrated Striping (IS) volume......................................

6-49

6.4.4

Managing Arrays............................................................

6-51

6.4.5

Viewing SAS topology...................................................

6-56

6.4.6

Global Properties...........................................................

6-57

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