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Note: Use the Back and Next buttons to display the previous or next window
in the wizard. You may also cancel the operation by clicking Cancel at any
time before the new created configuration is saved.
Auto Configuration:
Although Custom Configuration is first in the list on the wizard window, we
describe it second. We guide you though the automatic configuration here,
but we recommend you use the Custom Configuration if you have strong
experience of working with LSI controllers.
To create a configuration with automatic configuration, with or without
redundancy:
a. When WebBIOS displays the proposed new configuration, review the
information about the window. If you accept the agreement, click Accept
(or click Back to go back and change the configuration.) The RAID level
selected depends on whether you selected with or without redundancy
and the number of drives you have installed, as shown in Table 3-17.
b. Click Yes when you are prompted to save the configuration.
c. Click Yes when you are prompted to initialize the new virtual disks.
WebBIOS CU begins a background initialization of the virtual disks.
Table 3-17 Algorithm to select the RAID level for automatic configuration
If you select this option...
Auto configuration without redundancy
Auto configuration with redundancy
Auto configuration with redundancy
Auto configuration with redundancy
Auto configuration with redundancy
a. The LSI controller implements RAID-6 that can be comprised of three drives
(instead of a minimum of four).
b. The LSI controller implements RAID-60 that can be comprised of six drives
(instead of a minimum of eight).
Custom Configuration
When you want to set up different or more virtual disks, use the custom setup.
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with
without
and
redundancy
And you have
this many drives
installed...
Any
Two
3
4 or 5
6 or more
...then this RAID level
is automatically
selected
RAID-0
RAID-1
a
RAID-6
RAID-10
b
RAID-60
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