Sas Raid Configuration Utility - Acer Altos R910 Series User Manual

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SAS RAID configuration utility

This section briefly shows how to launch the SAS RAID configuration
utility, load the factory default setting, and create a RAID volume using
the SAS RAID configuration utility.
Starting the integrated SAS hardware RAID configuration utility
To start Integrated SAS hardware RAID Configuration Utility, press
CTRL+G when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After POST finished,
the Adapter Selection page will show on the screen. Click Start to
launch the configuration menu.
Loading factory default setting
1 In the Configuration menu, select Adapter Properties. The
current adapter settings appear.
2 Change the setting of Set Factory Defaults from No to Yes, then
click Submit.
3 Press <Ctrl+Alt+Del> to reboot the server.
Creating and initialing a RAID volume
1 Launch the Configuration menu.
2 Select Configuration Wizard.
3 Select Add Configuration (default) and click Next.
4 Select Custom Configuration (default) and click Next.
5 Select the drives that you want to add into the array
<Ctrl> key.
6 After you select the drives, click Accept Array then Next.
7 Select the RAID level you want to use, create the logical volume by
specifying the size at Select Size and click Accept to create the
logical volume.
8 After you create the logical volumes on all of the RAID volume,
click Accept and Yes to save the configuration.
9 Click Yes to initialize the new logical drives. The logical drives will
be listed.
10 Click Home to go back to the configuration menu.
Appendix C: RAID configuration utilities
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