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APPENDIX D: LSI
MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP
RAID CREATION
This section briefly shows how to create RAID with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP.
Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility
To start LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP, press CTRL-M 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
Select Objects from Management menu.
1.
Select Adapter from Objects. The selectable adapter will be listed.
2.
Press Enter on the adapter and the adapter setting will be shown on the
3.
screen. You can change the setting from this menu.
Select Factory Default and Yes to load the default settings.
4.
Exit the configuration utility and press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del> to reboot
5.
the server.
Creating a RAID volume
Select Configuration from Management Menu.
1.
Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu. An array
2.
selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller.
Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press spacebar
3.
to associate the selected drive with the current array. The indicator for
selected drive change from READY to ONLINE
After you adding the drives to current array, press Enter to finish creating
4.
current array.
Press Enter again to select array to configure.
6.
Press spacebar to select the array and press F10 to configure the logical
7.
drive
Select Accept and press Enter to use the default setting for the RAID
8.
volume.
Press Enter to end the array configuration.
9.
Select YES to Save Configuration and press any key to return to the
10.
Configuration menu.
Press ESC to return to the Management Menu
11.
Initial RAID Volume
Select Initialize from Management menu. All logical drives should be
1.
listed under Logical Drives.
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