Sun Microsystems X6450 manual P E N D I X B

A P P E N D I X B

Using the BIOS Configuration

Utility to Configure the Sun Blade

RAID 5 Expansion Module

The BIOS RAID Configuration utility is a BIOS-based utility used to create and manage controllers, disk drives and other devices, and arrays on systems equipped with a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module. It is used to initialize hard drives, create volumes, and configure RAID on server modules equipped with a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module.

This appendix contains the following sections:

■“Introduction to the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 46

■“Understanding Hot-Plug Limitations and Conditions Within the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 46

■“Running the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 48

■“Using the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays” on page 49

■“Using the -Select Utility to Modify REM Settings” on page 53

■“Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives” on page 56

■“Initializing a RAID Array” on page 57

Caution – On servers equipped with a Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module, you must use the configuration utility to initialize your hard drives before you can install an operating system. See “Initializing a RAID Array” on page 57 for details.

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