Before Using Webbios - NEC N8100-1223F User Manual

4-46 Configuring Your Server

Before Using WebBIOS

Read the following sections describing supported functions and precautions before using
"WebBIOS".
Supported Functions
Indication of model name and capacity of hard disk drive (called HDD hereafter)
Indication of HDD allocation status
Creation of virtual disk
Setting of RAID level
Setting of Stripe Block size
Setting of Read Policy/Write Policy/IO Policy
Indication of configuration information and status of virtual disk
Removal of virtual disk
Clearing of configuration
Execution of initialization
Execution of Consistency Check
Execution of manual rebuild
Execution of reconstruction
Notes on Creating Virtual Drive
The HDDs configuring the disk group should have the same capacity and rotation speed.
Be sure to execute Consistency Check after creating VD.
When installing an OS in VD under the On board RAID (MegaRAID ROMB), create a
VD dedicated to OS installation.
WebBIOS cannot be handled via remote console functions of NEC DianaScope.
The physical drive numbers shown in Physical Drives box differ from slot numbers of
3.5-inch hard disk bay. "PD 0" denotes the physical drive number 0. See "Physical Drive
Properties" described later.
The physical drive numbers shown in Physical Drives box of WebBIOS may differ from
those shown in MegaRAID Storage Manager.
The physical drive number shown in Physical Drives box of WebBIOS is identical to the
Device ID shown in Disk Properties View of MegaRAID Storage Manager.