•RAID Level 0
•RAID Level 1
•RAID Level 10
•RAID Level 5
c.Disks: Press Enter to enter the SELECT DISKS MENU window. Follow the instructions at the bottom of the menu to select hard disk drives, and then press Enter to complete the configuration.
d.Strip Size: Press the up and down arrow keys to select a strip size.
e.Capacity: Customize the capacity of the RAID volume. The default RAID volume is the largest value.
4.Press Enter to finish configuring all the five options. When prompted, press Y to confirm the creation of the new RAID volume.
5.After the new RAID volume is created, the information about the RAID volume will be displayed under DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION, such as ID number, name, RAID level, strip size, volume size, status, and whether it is a bootable volume.
Deleting RAID volumes using the Intel RSTe configuration utility
This section provides instructions on how to use the Intel RSTe configuration utility to delete RAID volumes.
To delete a RAID volume, do the following:
1.Enter the Intel RSTe configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RSTe configuration utility” on page 44.
2.Press the up and down arrow keys to select Delete RAID Volume. Press Enter to enter the DELETE VOLUME MENU window.
3.Press the up and down arrow keys to select the RAID volume that is not needed. Press Del to delete it from the RAID Volumes list.
4.When prompted, press Y to confirm the deletion of the selected RAID volume.
Resetting hard disk drives to non-RAID
This section provides instructions on how to reset hard disk drives to
To reset hard disk drives to
1.Enter the Intel RSTe configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RSTe configuration utility” on page 44.
2.Press the up and down arrow keys to select Reset Disks to
3.Use the up and down arrow keys and the space key to mark individual hard disk drive to be reset, and then press Enter to complete the selection.
4.When prompted, press Y to confirm the reset action.
5.If the hard disk drive you reset is part of a RAID volume, the computer might detect that the RAID volume is degraded. In this case, you are prompted to select a hard disk drive to initiate a rebuild process.
6.Select an available hard disk drive, and then press Enter to initiate the rebuild process.
Note: Press Esc to cancel a rebuild process and keep the RAID volume in the degraded status. In the Main Menu window under DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION, you will see the status of the RAID volume is changed to Degraded.
Quick RAID setup using the LSI MegaRAID BIOS configuration utility
Notes:
•The LSI MegaRAID SAS adapter and the LSI MegaRAID BIOS configuration utility are only available on some models.
•The following steps in this section are intended to guide you through a quick setup of basic RAID functions with the LSI MegaRAID SAS adapter. For advanced setup and configuration
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