Configuring Onboard Sata Software Raid - Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

• A mix of HDDs and solid-state drives (SSDs)
Your server supports the following two types of RAID configurations:
• Onboard SATA software RAID
The onboard SATA software RAID controller is integrated on the PCH chip on the system board. If your
server has SATA drives that are connected to the system board, you can use the Intel Rapid Storage
Technology enterprise (RSTe) program to configure RAID. The RSTe program also supports configuration
of hot-spare drives. By default, your server supports onboard SATA software RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10.
For detailed configuration information, see "Enabling the onboard SATA RAID functionality" on page 35.
• Advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID
Some server models come with a required RAID card to provide advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID
functions to the server. You can also purchase the RAID card from Lenovo and install it into your server
to get advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID functions. See "RAID card" on page 18. By default, your
server supports RAID levels 0, 1, and 10. For the ThinkServer RAID 520i PCIe Adapter, to activate RAID 5,
install a RAID 520i upgrade key on the RAID card.
For detailed configuration information, see "Configuring advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID" on
page 37.
Note: When the CPU utilization is high, it is recommended that you install an add-on RAID card instead of
using the integrated software RAID controller for RAID 5 configuration.

Configuring onboard SATA software RAID

• "Enabling the onboard SATA RAID functionality" on page 35
• "Creating RAID volumes" on page 35
• "Deleting RAID volumes" on page 36
• "Resetting disks to non-RAID" on page 36
• "Marking disks as spare" on page 36
Enabling the onboard SATA RAID functionality
Note: Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to make selections.
To enable onboard SATA RAID functionality, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 25.
2. Select Devices ➙ ATA Drive Setup.
3. Select Configure SATA as and press Enter.
4. Select RAID and press Enter.
5. Press F10 to save changes and exit the Setup Utility program.
Creating RAID volumes
To create RAID volumes, do the following:
1. During system startup, press Ctrl+I when prompted to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology
enterprise option ROM configuration utility.
2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Create RAID Volume and press Enter.
3. Type a proper RAID volume name in the Name field and press Tab.
4. Use the arrow keys to select a RAID level in the RAID Level field and press Tab.
5. If appropriate, use the arrow keys to select a stripe size in the Stripe Size field and press Tab.
6. Type a volume size in the Capacity field and press Tab.
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