LSI 2108/2208 SAS MegaRAID Configuration Utility User's Manual
•Add Configuration: Check this item to keep the existing configuration settings and to add new settings to the drive. This is a safe operation because there is no risk of losing data.
After you have checked an item, select Next to proceed with the action or select Cancel to return to the configuration utility main page.
Adding a Configuration
If you selected Add Configuration, the following screen displays.
Add Configuration
3. Select one of the following configuration methods:
•Manual Configuration: Check this item to manually create drive groups and virtual drives and manually set their parameters. All drives including configured drives will display.
•Automatic Configuration: Check this item to allow the LSI SAS RAID Controller to configure the MegaRAID settings automatically.
-Select a Redundancy option for Automatic Configuration. Select Redundancy When Possible to configure RAID 1 for systems with only two drives or configure RAID 5 or RAID 6 if the system has three or more drives. Select No Redundancy to configure all drives as RAID 0 virtual drives.
-Select whether to enable or disable Data Protection.
Note: RAID 10, 50, and 60 cannot be automatically configured.
