Adding Storage to 1850/2850 Servers

7.In PERC RAID BIOS screens:

a.Perform Configure > View/Add Configuration scans all channels.

b.You should see one logical drive on RAID Ch-0, IDs=0 and 1; this is the first drive

in the system and is used to store the operating system, the VOD server software, and database

c.You should see the remaining four internal drives configured as a RAID 5 array. These drives are used to store the video content on the system. These drives are configured on Ch-0, ID=1 and Ch-1, IDs: 2, 3, & 4. The RAID 5 array ensures that no video content is lost if a single drive fails.

d.Select Adapter then Adapter-1 (Bus=09, Dev=04, Slot=003) Perc 4/DC.

e.Perform Configure > View/Add Configuration scans all channels.

f.On channel 0 of the RAID BIOS configuration screen, you should see all 14 drives of the ES3/4 storage array. These are ID’s 0 through 5, and 8 and ID’s 9 through 15. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move to the Channel 0, ID=0 drive and use the space bar to select this drive. Repeat this procedure for the first seven drives (IDs 0 through 5 and 8) on Channel 0. When you have completed this process, press F10 Space F10 to enter the RAID 5 configuration and then arrow down to the Advanced menu section. Set the RAID 5 configuration as follows:

Stripe = 128k

Write policy = wrback Read policy = Adaptive Cache policy = Direct I/O Press Esc then Enter.

Select Initialize. Use Space bar to select the logical drive(s) then Yes.

For an ES4, repeat this procedure for IDs 9 through 15 to create a second logical drive.

If you are installing a second ES3/4 2TB storage array, repeat all of the above steps in Section d, but configure all the drives in the second 2TB storage array to use Channel 1. Set the parameters in the Advanced menu to be the same as Section d, then press Esc and then Enter when finished.

Save config? = yes

Exit and reboot the system.

8.After the system reboots, login as Administrator.

9.Click Start > Administrator Tools > Computer Management.

10.Select Disk Management under Storage. In the Initial and Convert Disk Wizard Welcome Windows select Next.

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