Sun Microsystems X6240 manual RAID Drive Overview

RAID Drive Overview

The Sun Blade X6240 server module has two optional RAID expansion module (REM) cards. You can access RAID configuration through the REM card BIOS. To access the LSI REM card BIOS, press CTRL-C during the system boot. To access the Sun StorageTek REM card BIOS, press CTRL-A during the system boot.

TABLE 4-1Sun Blade X6240 REM cards

REM cards	Press for BIOS
Sun StorageTek	CTRL-A
LSI 3081E	CTRL-C

The server module has the preinstalled OS on hard disk drive 0 (HDD0). When the Windows Server 2003 R2 OS installation is complete, the option to upgrade your single-disk OS to a mirrored RAID solution is available.

The configuration procedure is different for each supported REM card. For example, a Sun StorageTek REM card has many more options for RAID configuration than does an LSI REM card. Configure the RAID depending on your needs as shown in TABLE 4-2.

Note – Configuring RAID for the Sun Blade X6240 server module is optional. By default the Windows Server 2003 R2 preinstalled image is configured in a non-RAID configuration. If anything other than a basic mirror RAID is required, it is recommended to perform a fresh install of the Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system (or other OS) in the desired RAID configuration.

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