Dell Precision 7865 Tower Manual

Dell Precision 7865 Tower Manual

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Precision 7865 Tower
RAID Guide
Regulatory Model: D03T
Regulatory Type: D03T002
July 2022
Rev. A00

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  • Page 1 Precision 7865 Tower RAID Guide Regulatory Model: D03T Regulatory Type: D03T002 July 2022 Rev. A00...
  • Page 2 A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2022 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell Technologies, Dell, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 3: Configuring RAID with AMD RAIDXpert2..............10 Creating the RAID volume............................... 10 Downloading the RAID driver............................10 Installing an operating system to the RAID array.......................10 Deleting the RAID volume..............................11 Chapter 4: Conclusion........................12 Chapter 5: Getting help and contacting Dell.................13 Contents...
  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Overview

    Systems, both available at www.amd.com. Scope This document provides examples of RAID configurations using the Precision 7865 Tower. In some of the screenshots, a firmware version may be listed as examples. The firmware version on your system may be different.
  • Page 5: Chapter 2: Introduction

    Introduction The following RAID types are supported on Precision 7865 Tower workstations: ● RAID 0 ● RAID 1 ● RAID 5 ● RAID 10 ● Volume (Just a Bunch Of Disks - JBOD) ● RAIDABLE or RAID Ready RAID 0 RAID 0 splits or stripes data across two or more drives for faster read and write performance.
  • Page 6: Raid 1

    RAID 1 RAID 1, also known as the data mirroring, provides 100% redundancy for data protection. By balancing the load, read performance can be twice as that of a single drive; write performance is almost same as a single drive. RAID 1 volumes are suitable for operating system volumes. A disadvantage is cost, as twice as many drives are required for RAID 1.
  • Page 7: Raid 5

    RAID 5 RAID 5 provides better performance by using data striping and protection through parity. The disadvantage of RAID 5 is that rebuilding a large RAID 5 volume requires a longer period of time. The following are the key features of RAID 5: ●...
  • Page 8: Raid 10

    RAID 10 RAID 10 is a stripe of mirrors that combines the features of RAID 0 and RAID 1. As the blocks are striped and mirrored, the performance and redundancy are higher. The disadvantage of RAID 10 is that it is more expensive than other RAID levels, with a higher number of drives required.
  • Page 9: Volume

    Volume Volume, also named as JBOD, uses raw drives without any RAID configuration. AMD RAIDXpert2 treats one or more disks or the unused space on a disk as a single array. It supports one to eight disks. RAIDABLE RAIDABLE is also known as RAID Ready. RAIDABLE disk can be transformed to RAID 0 or RAID 1. It supports only one disk. Introduction...
  • Page 10: Chapter 3: Configuring Raid With Amd Raidxpert2

    NOTE: These steps are to be performed only if you want to change or re-install the operating system. 1. Visit www.dell.com/support and search for your product. 2. Click Drivers & Downloads and download the AMD Chipset Device Software. 3. Double-click the .exe file of the downloaded chipset driver.
  • Page 11: Deleting The Raid Volume

    7. Reboot the operating system and install the AMD RAIDXpert2 application from the AMD Chipset Device Software that is downloaded previously. 8. Open the AMD RAIDXpert2 app from the Windows Start icon. 9. From the menu select Disk > Properties. 10.
  • Page 12: Chapter 4: Conclusion

    Conclusion There are multiple ways to manage the RAID configuration in Precision workstations. Only the basic methods under pre-boot environment are specified in this document. However, there are advanced methods and applications available to do these basic steps and advanced configurations options. Conclusion...
  • Page 13: Chapter 5: Getting Help And Contacting Dell

    Getting help and contacting Dell Self-help resources You can get information and help on Dell products and services using these self-help resources: Table 1. Self-help resources Self-help resources Resource location Information about Dell products and services www.dell.com My Dell app...

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