Configuring Raid; Creating Raid For The Lsi Sas3081E-S Controller Card; Before You Begin - Sun Microsystems Fire X4150 Installation Manual

Configuring RAID

Your server supports two RAID controller cards, the Sun StorageTek and LSI
SAS3081E-S. The supported RAID configuration is different for each card (see
TABLE 1-1
RAID configuration is performed in the card's BIOS. See the following sections for
instructions on configuring RAID for each card:
LSI SAS3081E-S
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Sun StorageTek
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Creating RAID for the LSI SAS3081E-S Controller
Card
Use this section to configure RAID for the LSI SAS3081E-S controller card, by
accessing the LSI BIOS utility.

Before You Begin

To create a RAID for your server, using the LSI SAA3081E-S controller card, you
must have:
The LSI SAS3081E-S controller card installed in the server. For SAS controller card
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installation instructions, see your server service manual.
The Sun LSI 106x RAID User's Guide. In the following procedures you will need
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to reference the user guide's RAID BIOS setup instructions.
The Tools and Drivers CD.
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Set up your display to access the server output (see
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During Installation" on page
12 Sun Fire X4150, X4250, and X4450 Servers Operating System Installation Guide • November 2009
).
If you have an LSI SAS3081E-S RAID controller and you are configuring a
RAID array, see "Creating RAID for the LSI SAS3081E-S Controller Card" on
page 12.
If you have an LSI SAS3081E-S RAID controller and you are not configuring
RAID, skip this chapter.
If you have a Sun StorageTek card, you must configure all disks, whether they
are going to be part of a RAID array or not. Disks that are not going to be
included in a RAID array must be configured as single-drive volumes.
See "Creating RAID for the Sun StorageTek Controller Card" on page
3).
"Accessing the Server Output
13.