SUPER MICRO Computer 5015M-NTR, 5015M-UR Appendix D Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines, Raid Level

Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines

Appendix D

Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines

Afterallthehardwarehasbeeninstalled,youmustfirstconfiguretheAdaptecEmbedded SATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system. The necessary drivers are all included on the Super Micro bootable CDs that came packaged with your serverboard. Note: The following section provides information on the Adaptec SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel ICH7R South Bridge Controller.

D-1 Introduction to the Intel ICH7R I/O Controller Hub

Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 3010 Chipset, the ICH7R I/O controller hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports a single-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and an Adaptec SATA Host controller, which supports up to six Serial ATA drives, up to two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID confi gurations. (See the table below for details.)

Raid Level	Create Via	When Appropriate
RAID 0	Quick Init	Creating a RAID 0 on new drives
RAID 0	Migrate*	Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and
		one drive with data you wish to preserve
RAID 1	Build*	Any time you wish to create a RAID 1, but especially if
		you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve
RAID 1,	Clear	Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives, or when
RAID 10		you want to ensure that the array contains no data after
		creation.
RAID 1,	Quick Init	Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10
RAID 10		Appropriate when using new drives

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