Asus ESC8000 G3 User Manual page 6

Contents
Chapter 6: RAID Configuration
6.1 Setting up RAID .......................................................................................... 6-2
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.1.3
6.1.4
6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility ................................................. 6-4
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
6.2.5
6.2.6
6.2.7
6.2.8
6.3 Intel
SCU/SATA Option ROM Utility ................................................................ 6-24
6.3.1
6.3.2
6.3.3
6.3.4
6.3.5
6.3.6
6.3.7
6.4 Intel
6.4.1
6.4.2
6.4.3
6.4.4
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RAID definitions .......................................................................... 6-2
Installing hard disk drives ............................................................ 6-3
Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................... 6-3
RAID configuration utilities .......................................................... 6-3
Creating a RAID set .................................................................... 6-5
Adding or viewing a RAID configuration.................................... 6-11
Initializing the virtual drives ....................................................... 6-12
Rebuilding failed drives ............................................................. 6-16
Checking the drives for data consistency.................................. 6-18
Deleting a RAID configuration ................................................... 6-21
Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set .................................. 6-22
Enabling WriteCache ................................................................ 6-23
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Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-26
Creating a Recovery set............................................................ 6-27
Deleting a RAID set................................................................... 6-29
Resetting disks to Non-RAID .................................................... 6-30
Exiting the Intel
SATA Option ROM utility........................................................... 6-31
Rebuilding the RAID.................................................................. 6-31
Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ........................ 6-33
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Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-35
Changing a Volume Type.......................................................... 6-37
Deleting a volume ..................................................................... 6-38
Preferences ............................................................................... 6-39
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