Creating A Raid Level 1 Configuration; Creating A Second Raid Volume; Viewing Raid Volume Properties - Dell Precision Workstation 690 User Manual

Drives must have 512 byte blocks and must not have removable media.
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There can be at minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 hard drives in a RAID volume.
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Press <C> and then select Save changes when the RAID volume has been fully configured.
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Exit this menu to save the changes. The Configuration Utility will pause while the RAID volume is being created.
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Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration

Follow these steps to create a RAID 1 volume on a SAS 5/iR controller that does not currently have a RAID volume configured.
1. Select a controller from the Adapter List in the Configuration Utility.
2. Select the RAID Properties option.
3. Select Create IM Volume when you are prompted to create either an IS (striped) RAID volume or an IM (mirrored) RAID volume.
The next screen shows a list of hard drives that can be added to a RAID volume.
4. Move the cursor to the RAID Disk column. To add a hard drive to the RAID volume, change "No" to "Yes" by pressing the <+>, <->, or space bar. As
hard drives are added, the Virtual Disk Size field changes to reflect the new size of the RAID volume.
All data will be lost upon creation of the RAID volume. Dell recommends backing up your data before performing these steps.
When creating an IM (mirrored) RAID volume:
All drives must be either Dell compliant SAS or SATA hard drives.
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SAS and SATA hard drives cannot be used in the same RAID volume.
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Drives must have 512 byte blocks and must not have removable media.
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There can only be 2 hard drives per RAID volume.
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Press <C> and then select Save changes when the RAID volume has been fully configured.
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Exit this menu to save the changes. The Configuration Utility will pause while the RAID volume is being created.
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NOTE: RAID 1 provides protection against the failure of a single hard drive. When a hard drive fails, it can be replaced and the data re-mirrored to
another hard drive, maintaining data integrity.

Creating a Second RAID Volume

The SAS 5/iR controller supports two active RAID volumes. If one RAID volume is already configured, follow these steps to add a second RAID volume:
1. Select a controller from the Adapter List in the Configuration Utility.
2. Select the RAID Properties option.
This displays the current RAID volume.
3. Press <C> to create a new RAID volume.
4. Continue to create a second RAID volume, either RAID level 0 or RAID level 1.

Viewing RAID Volume Properties

Follow these steps to view the properties of RAID level 1 and RAID level 0 configurations:
1. Select a controller from the Adapter List in the Configuration Utility.
2. Select the RAID Properties option.
The properties of the current RAID volume are displayed.
3. Press <Alt><N> to view the next RAID volume if more than one RAID volume is configured.
4. Press <Enter> when the Manage Virtual Disk item is selected to manage the current RAID volume.
Synchronizing a RAID Volume (Virtual Disk)