Sas Raid 1 Configuration - HP xw6400 Service And Technical Reference Manual

SAS RAID 1 configuration

Follow the steps below to configure an Integrated Mirroring (IM) volume with the BIOS-based
configuration utility. The configuration procedure assumes that the system already has the required disk
and disk controllers.
1. On the Main menu screen of the BIOS-based configuration utility, use the arrow keys to select an
adapter.
2. Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen.
3. On the Adapter Properties screen use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties.
4. Press Enter to go to the RAID Properties screen. .
5. Chose one of the following options:
To configure a two-disk mirrored volume with an optional hot spare disk:
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In the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select the primary disk for the IM volume
(the disk with the data you want to mirror.)
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Use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk column for this disk and use the
select Yes as the value. If partitions are defined on the selected disk, a message appears
warning you that data on the disk will be lost when the striped volume is created. Press the
M key to migrate, or the D key to delete the data on the drive.
● When the Keep Data/Erase Disk message appears, press F3 to keep the data currently on
this disk. The value in the Array Disk column changes to Primary.
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Use the arrow keys to select the secondary (mirrored) disk for the IM volume. Select Yes as
the value for the Array Disk column.
If partitions are defined on this disk, a message warns you that data on the disk will be lost
when the mirrored volume is created. Press Delete to confirm erasing data from the disk, or
press any other key to deselect the disk. Continue with Step 6.
To configure a mirrored volume with three to six disks, or three to five disks with an optional hot
spare disk:
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In the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select the first disk for the IM volume.
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Use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk column for this disk, and use the
to select Yes as the value.
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When the Keep Data/Erase Disk message appears, press
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Use the arrow keys to select the next disk for the IM volume. Select Yes as the value for the
Array Disk column.
If partitions are defined on this disk, a message warns you that data on the disk will be lost
when the mirrored volume is created. Press
press any other key to deselect the disk.
● Repeat the previous steps to select up to four more disks for the IM volume. If you want to
configure a hot spare disk for the volume, you can only select up to three more disks.
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Delete
Delete to confirm erasing data from the disk, or
SPACE key to
+ and - keys
to erase the disk.
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