RAID controllers

The following table lists the various utilities available to configure RAID controllers before an operating system is installed.

Table 15. RAID utilities

RAID configuration

 

 

 

Where to find more

utility

Description

Location

information

 

 

 

 

EasyStartup RAID

v For use with all

EasyStartup DVD

“Using the

configuration utility

 

factory-supported

 

ThinkServer

 

 

 

EasyStartup program”

 

 

RAID controllers

 

 

 

 

on page 117

 

v

Automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

detects hardware

 

 

 

 

and lists all

 

 

 

 

supported RAID

 

 

 

 

configurations

 

 

 

v

Configures one

 

 

 

 

disk array per

 

 

 

 

controller using all

 

 

 

 

drives currently

 

 

 

 

attached to the

 

 

 

 

controller

 

 

 

v

Created a RAID

 

 

 

 

response file that

 

 

 

 

can be used to

 

 

 

 

configure RAID

 

 

 

 

controllers on

 

 

 

 

similarly configured

 

 

 

 

Lenovo servers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MegaRAID BIOS

For:

In system firmware.

“Using the WebBIOS

Configuration Utility

v

ServeRAID-MR10i

To access:

utility”

(WebBIOS)

 

controller

v Use UEFI Setup

 

 

 

 

Utility.

 

 

 

 

v Press Ctrl + H at

 

 

 

 

the WebBIOS

 

 

 

 

prompt during

 

 

 

 

startup.

 

 

 

 

 

LSI Logic MPT Setup

For:

In system firmware.

“Using LSI

Utility

v

ServeRAID BR10il

To access:

Configuration Utility

 

 

controller

v Use UEFI Setup

program” on page

 

 

 

Utility.

119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v Press Ctrl + C at

 

 

 

 

the LSI prompt

 

 

 

 

during startup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the WebBIOS utility

The WebBIOS configuration utility enables you to create and manage RAID configurations on LSI SAS controllers. The WebBIOS utility resides in the SAS controller BIOS and operates independently of the operating system. The WebBIOS utility provides a configuration wizard to guide you through the configuration of virtual disks and physical arrays.

Starting the WebBIOS utility

Perform the following steps to start the WebBIOS utility and access the main menu:

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