Configuring Raid Volumes In Option Rom; Configuring Sata Raid In Windows; Software Raid Solution - HP Z1 G2 Maintenance And Service Manual

Configuring RAID volumes in Option ROM

Follow these steps to create RAID volumes.
1. Press ctrl+I,
keys to navigate and select options.
NOTE:
2. Select 1. Create RAID Volume,and then press Enter.
3. Enter the desired RAID volume name in the name field, and then press Tab.
4. Select a level in the RAID Level field by using
5. If appropriate, press
select each disk and press
6. If appropriate use
7. Enter the desired size in the Capacity field, and then press
8. Press Enter

Configuring SATA RAID in Windows

This section explains how to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Utility to set up and manage SATA RAID
volumes in Windows.
1.
Press the
Programs. Click on Intel Rapid Storage Technology to start the Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Alternatively, in Windows 7, you can click the
navigate to the Intel Rapid Storage Technology.
2. Click Yes if prompted, to allow the application to make changes to your system.
3. Click the Create button at the top of the window.
4. Select the desired volume type and click the Next button. (Only valid configurations will be available. All
other options will be grayed out and not selectable.)
5. A default name will be shown. You can change the name to something more descriptive if desired.
6. Click on the checkbox to select each disk that you want included in the RAID volume.
7. Adjust the volume size if desired.
8. Click Next.
9. Review the proposed configuration and click Create Volume.
10. You will receive a "Volume Creation Complete" message. Click OK to dismiss the message.
11.
Close the Intel
12. Remember to open the Disk Management snap-in to initialize and format the newly created array. The
new array will not be visible until it is initialized and formatted.

Software RAID solution

This section summarizes software RAID considerations that are specific to the Linux environment, and
provides links to additional configuration resources.
when prompted, to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM. Use the arrow
If only a single hard drive is attached, the utility does not execute. No message is displayed.
Enter to select disks. Use
Enter when done.
Up and Down arrows to select a size in the Strip Size field, and then press
to initiate volume creation.
Windows key and start typing Intel. "Intel
® Rapid Storage Technology GUI.
Up and Down arrows, and then press Tab.
Up and Down arrows to highlight the disks, and
Tab
® Rapid Storage Technology should appear in
Start button at the lower left corner of the screen and
Configuring SATA RAID in Windows
Space to
Tab.
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