System With Two Drives; Raid System; Raid1 System - Siemens SIMATIC IPC547E Operating Instructions Manual

Commissioning the device
4.4 Information on optional features
4.4.2

System with two drives

The system with two drives is an optional feature for the device.
When the device ships, the second drive is connected to SATA port 1. This hard disk drive is
not set up. This gives you the option of backing up your data to this hard disk drive. Refer to
your order documentation for information on hard disk drive capacity.
Booting from the second hard disk drive
In order to allow booting from the second hard disk drive, you need to configure it as the
primary boot device (Boot Option #1). To do this, make the following settings in your BIOS
Setup:
1. Select the "Boot" tab.
2. Select the first entry from the list in the "Boot Option Properties": "Boot Option #1" and
press the Return key.
3. Select the corresponding drive (slave drive) in the "Boot Option #1" window, e.g.
STxxxxxxxxx, and press the Return key.
The second hard disk drive (slave drive) becomes the primary boot device.
Note
The drive letters for the partitions on both drives are assigned by the operating system in
use. You can change these in the Control Panel as required.
4.4.3

RAID system

4.4.3.1

RAID1 system

This is a RAID1 system configuration (data mirroring with two drives). This means that if
there is a defective hard disk or there are cable problems, the system can continue to
operate in one channel and achieve a high degree of availability.
Note
You will find information about the Intel
"Drivers\RAID\Intel" directory on the "Documentation and Drivers" DVD that ships with the
product.
For information on the mounting positions, refer to section
"Replacing a defective hard disk drive in the RAID system (Page 70)".
Additional information on RAID1 systems can be found in the section
"Managing RAID systems (Page 57)."
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