Configuring Raid; Supported Storage Devices - Oracle X8-8 Installation Manual

Configuring RAID

Some devices, including Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID Host Bus Adapter, Internal
16 Port, must include a RAID volume before they can present a valid target for OS installation
programs.
The server is shipped with Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID Host Bus Adapter, Internal
16 Port configured as RAID 0 volumes, meaning that each volume includes a single disk drive.
Other volumes combine multiple disks into arrays, which can increase performance and provide
redundancy.
To configure the Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID Host Bus Adapter, Internal 16 Port
see "Configure RAID on Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID Host Bus Adapter, Internal 16
Port" on page
Because altering RAID configuration might destroy any data or OS image on the affected
drives, you should back up any data on the drive, and you should create the volume before
installing an OS on it.

Supported Storage Devices

Your server might be equipped with one of the following storage devices:
Internal host bus adaptor (HBA) PCIe card and a combination of hard disk drives (HDDs)
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and solid state drives (SSDs).
Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID Host Bus Adapter, Internal 16 Port manages the
server's SSDs and HDDs, which are shipped configured as RAID 0 volumes.
For instructions to configure RAID on the internal HBA, see
Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID Host Bus Adapter, Internal 16 Port" on page
Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Cards. You can install an OS on these cards without
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any additional configuration.
See
Utility" on page
92.
"View Installed Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe Cards in BIOS Setup
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Configuring Storage Drives for Operating System Installation
Configuring RAID
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