Setting Up A Disk Array (Raid); Configuring Arrays - Toshiba Magnia Z310 User Manual

Getting Started
- Domain Validation: [Enabled]
Enables or disables the Domain Validation.
- Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks: [Boot Only]
Specifies whether removable disks are to be supported under SCSI BIOS.
- BIOS support for Int13 Extensions: [Enabled]
Enables or disables Int13 Extension.

Setting up a disk array (RAID)

The disk array is used to:
Configure MegaRAID IDE and arrays
Assign RAID levels
Plan the array configuration
Use the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility

Configuring Arrays

Organize the physical disk drives in arrays after the drives are connected to the
MegaRAID IDE. Each onboard IDE RAID array can consist of one to two physical drives.
Configuration Strategies
The most important factors in RAID array configuration are drive availability (fault
tolerance), and drive performance.
Maximizing Drive Availability
You can maximize the drive availability by increasing fault tolerance. Use RAID 1
(mirroring) to achieve this objective.
Maximizing Drive Performance
You can optimize drive performance by using disk striping. Select RAID 0 (striping
without parity) to configure an array for optimal performance.
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