HP Workstatio D8D17UT#ABA manual Configuring RAID on an LSI 9260-8i MegaRAID controller, Raid

Configuring RAID on an LSI 9260-8i MegaRAID controller

This section explains how to use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility to set up SATA or SAS RAID arrays on the LSI 9260-8i MegaRAID controller.

NOTE: This section applies to Windows and Linux.

RAID 0

Follow these steps to configure a RAID 0 volume with the BIOS-based configuration utility. The procedure assumes that the system has the required disk and disk controllers.

NOTE: For more information about the 9260-8i RAID controller, see the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide at http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/MegaRAID%20Common%20Files/

51530-00_RevE.pdf, particularly the “Introduction to RAID” and WebBIOS Configuration Utility” sections.

1.Make sure the drives you want to configure are connected to the LSI 9260-8i MegaRAID controller.

NOTE: For details, see LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i Card Installation at http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02027249/ c02027249.pdf.

2.During startup, press Ctrl-Hto enter the LSI 9260-8i WebBios utility.

3.Configure the array:

a.In the left pane, click Configuration Wizard.

b.Select Add Configuration, then click Next.

c.Select Manual Configuration, then click Next.

d.Select the drives to include in the RAID array, then click Add To Array.

e.Click Accept DG, then click Next.

f.Click Add to SPAN, then click Next.

4.Select the desired options for your RAID array. Available options:

●RAID Level (available options depends on the number of disks in your RAID volume): RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6

●Strip Size: 8KB, 16KB, 32KB, 64KB, 128KB, 256KB, 512KB, 1MB

●Access Policy: RW (Read/Write), Read Only, Blocked

●Read Policy: Normal, Ahead

●Write Policy: Write Through, Always Write Back, Write Back with BBU

●IO Policy: Direct, Cached

●Drive Cache: No Change, Enable, Disable

174 Appendix B Configuring RAID devices