Configuring Raid With Intel Virtual Raid On Cpu - Lenovo ThinkStation P520 30BE User Manual

Table of Contents

• RAID5

• RAID6

• RAID10

Note: Some of the RAID levels might not be displayed because the number of installed SATA

storage drives and the model of the AVAGO MegaRAID adapter vary.

b. Select Drives From: Select Unconfigured capacity or Free capacity depending on your needs and

press Enter.

c. Select Drives: Select a storage drive and press Enter. After selecting all storage drives for creating

the RAID volume, select Apply Changes and press Enter. When promoted, select Confirm and

press Enter. Then, select Yes and press Enter to save the storage drive selection. Finally, select OK

and press Enter.

d. Virtual Drive Name: You can type a preferred name for the volume name.

e. Strip Size (if applicable): Select a strip size and press Enter.

7. Select Save Configuration and press Enter. When promoted, select Confirm and press Enter. Then,

select Yes and press Enter to confirm the creation of the RAID volume.

8. To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard

settings), select Yes in the window displayed, and press Enter.

Viewing the information about a RAID volume

To view the information about a RAID volume, do the following:

1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 35.

2. Select Advanced ➙ AVAGO MegaRAID Configuration Utility and press Enter.

3. Select Main Menu and press Enter.

4. Select Virtual Drive Management and press Enter.

5. Select a RAID volume and press Enter to view the detailed information.

Deleting a RAID volume

Attention: All the existing data stored on the selected drives will be erased after you delete RAID volumes.

To delete a RAID volume, do the following:

1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 35.

2. Select Advanced ➙ AVAGO MegaRAID Configuration Utility.

3. Select Main Menu and press Enter.

4. Select Virtual Drive Management and press Enter.

5. Select the RAID volume that is not needed and press Enter.

6. Under Operation, select Delete Virtual Drive and press Enter.

7. Select Go and press Enter. When prompted, select Confirm and press Enter. Then, select Yes and

press Enter to delete the RAID volume.

8. To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard

settings), select Yes in the window displayed, and press Enter.