Configuring Lsi Megaraid Sas 8204Elp - Acer AR180 F1 Series User Manual

Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP

This section briefly shows how to create RAID with LSI MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP.
Entering MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility
To start LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility, press CTRL-M
when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After POST finished, the
Adapter Selection page will show on the screen. Please click on Start to
launch the configuration menu.
Loading Factory Default Setting
1 Select Objects from Management menu.
2 Select Adapter from Objects. The selectable adapter will be listed.
3 Press Enter on the adapter and the adapter setting will be shown
on the screen. You can change the setting from this menu.
4 Select Factory Default and Yes to load the default settings.
5 Exit the configuration utility and press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del> to
reboot the server.
Creating a RAID Volume
1 Select Configuration from Management Menu.
2 Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu. An array
selection window displays the devices connected to the current
controller.
3 Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press
spacebar to associate the selected drive with the current array. The
indicator for selected drive change from READY to ONLINE.
4 After you adding the drives to current array, press Enter to finish
creating current array.
5 Press Enter again to select array to configure.
6 Press spacebar to select the array and press F10 to configure the
logical drive
7 Select Accept and press Enter to use the default setting for the
RAID volume.
8 Press Enter to end the array configuration.
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