Before Using Webbios - NEC BladeServer Express5800 Series User Manual

4-40 Configuring Your Server

Before Using WebBIOS

Read the following sections describing supported functions and precautions before using
"WebBIOS".
Supported Functions
Indication of model name and capacity of hard disk drive (called HDD hereafter)
Indication of HDD allocation status
Creation of virtual disk
– Setting of RAID level
– Setting of Stripe Block size
– Setting of Read Policy/Write Policy/IO Policy
Indication of configuration information and status of virtual disk
Removal of virtual disk
Clearing of configuration
Execution of initialization
Execution of Consistency Check
Execution of manual rebuild
Execution of reconstruction
Notes on Creating Virtual Drive
The HDDs configuring the disk group should have the same capacity and rotation speed.
Be sure to execute Consistency Check after creating VD.
When installing an OS in VD under the on-board RAID (LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS
PCI EXPRESS ROMB), create a VD dedicated to OS installation.
WebBIOS cannot be handled via remote console functions of NEC DianaScope.