Managing Arrays - Asus P8B-C/4L User Manual

5.4.4

Managing Arrays

The LSI Corporation MPT Setup Utility allows you to perform other tasks related to
configuring and maintaining RAID volumes.
Refer to this section to view volume properties, manage the hot spare disk, proceed
with the volume consistency check, activate the volume, delete the volume, and
expand the volume capacity.
Viewing volume properties
To view volume properties:
On the main menu, select RAID Properties.
1.
LSI Corp Config Utility
Adapter Properties -- SAS2008
Adapter
PCI Slot
PCI Address(Bus/Dev)
MPT Firmware Revision
SAS Address
NVDATA Version
Status
Boot Order
Boot Support
RAID Properties
SAS Topology
Advanced Adapter Properties
Esc = Exit Menu
Enter = Select Item
On the next screen that appears, select View Existing Volume.
2.
LSI Corp Config Utility
Select New Volume Type -- SAS2008
View Existing Volume
Create RAID 1 Volume
Create RAID 1E/10 Volume
Create RAID 0 Volume
Esc = Exit Menu
Enter = Choose volume type to create
ASUS P8B-C series
v7.07.00.00 (2010.04.30)
SAS 2008
00
01:00
8.00.00.00-IR
500E0180:00010424
07.01
Enabled
0
[Enabled BIOS & OS]
F1/Shift+1 = Help
-/+/Enter = Change Item
v7.07.00.00 (2010.04.30)
View the existing configuration.
Create a RAID 1 volume
consisting of 2 disks plus up to 2
optional hot spares. ALL DATA on
volume disks will be DELETED!
Create a RAID 1E or RAID 10 volume
consisting of 3 to 10 disks including up
to 2 optional hot spares. ALL DATA on
volume disks will be DELETED!
Create a RAID 0 volume consisting of
2 to 10 disks. ALL DATA on
volume disks will be DELETED!
F1/Shift+1 = Help
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