Megaraid Sas 8708Em2 Raid Creation - Acer AR380 F1 Series User Manual

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MEGARAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID CREATION

This section briefly shows how to create RAID with MegaRAID SAS
8708EM2.
Entering MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility
To start MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS
8708EM2, press CTRL-H when you see the RAID BIOS during POST.
After POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the
screen. Please click on Start to launch the configuration menu.
Loading Factory Default Setting
1 In the Configuration menu, select Adapter Properties. The current
adapter settings appear. Please click on Next to change the
setting.
2 Change the setting of Set Factory Defaults from No to Yes then
click on Submit.
3 Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the server.
Creating a RAID Volume
1 Launch the configuration menu.
2 Select Configuration Wizard.
3 Select Add Configuration (default) and click on Next.
4 Select Custom Configuration (default) and click on Next.
5 Hold the Ctrl key and select the drives that you want to add into
the array. After you selecting the drives, click on AddtoArray.
6 Click on Accept DG then Next.
7 Select the array you just created, click on Add to SPAN and Next.
8 Select the RAID Level you want to use, create the logical volume by
specify the size at Select Size and click on Accept to create the
logical volume.
9 Click on Next after you creating the logical volume.
10 Click on Accept and Yes to save the configuration.
Initialing a RAID Volume
1 After you create the logical volumes on all of the RAID volume,
click on Accept and Yes to save the configuration.