Intel SRCU31 user manual Advanced RAID Configuration Utility, How to Invoke Advanced RCU

Advanced Installation Steps

2.4Advanced RAID Configuration Utility

2.4.1Introduction

Advanced RAID Configuration Utility (RCU) is a pre-OS DOS based utility used to create multiple volumes. Advanced RCU is an alternative to the RCU, which can only create more one RAID volume at a time. However, the RCU must be used to select the boot device. See Section 2.3.4 for more information on selecting a boot device.

The Advanced RCU interface is organized exactly as the Storage Console graphical user interface but without the menu. For a full description of Advanced RCU functionality and its use see Section 4.3.4, Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console . (The Storage Console is the browser- based version of the Advanced RCU.)

Use Advanced RCU to:

•Create and configure more than one RAID volume

•Select specific drives to be part of a RAID volume

•Display Volume information

•Delete a RAID Volume

•Reset an Entire RAID Configuration

•Display Help Text

•Format disks

•Pass-through disks to OS

•Add disks to the server

2.4.2Keyboard Navigation

Table 2-3. Advanced RCU Keyboard Commands

Command	Functionality
Arrow Key Right	Follow a link
Arrow Key Left	Go Back
Arrow Key Down	Move down (within a screen)
Arrow Key Up	Move up (within a screen)
Enter	Select or submit an action

2.4.3How to Invoke Advanced RCU

1.Boot the server from the Intel® Integrated RAID CD-ROM.

2.At the ROM-DOS menu select option 3, Advanced RCU.

3.Select the Adapter to be configured. (See Figure 2-17.) They are listed in the order they are found in the system.

4.Follow the prompts (press Enter 3 times) to continue to the Advanced RCU Main menu.

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