Configuring A Sata Raid Array - HP xw9400 Service And Technical Reference Manual

Configuring a SATA RAID array

To configure a SATA RAID array:
1. At the BIOS splash screen, press any key to view option ROM messages.
2. Press F6
3. On the Define a New Array screen, RAID Mode is highlighted in blue and mirroring is set as the
default setting. Press
striping, stripe mirroring, spanning, and RAID 5.
4. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight in red the desired RAID type, then press
RAID mode will be highlighted in blue.
5. Press the
6. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight in red the desired striping block size (4K, 8K, 16K 32K,
64K, 128K or Optimal). Press
NOTE
controller for best fit.
7. Press the
NOTE
8. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight in red the drives to be included in the RAID array.
9. Use the right arrow key to move the drive to the Array Disks section.
NOTE
Free Disks section.
10. Press F7 to finish when all desired drives selected for the array are in the Array Disks section.
11. To clear disk data press
The Array List window appears showing the created array. It contains Status, Bootable, Vendor,
and Array Model Name information.
12. Press Ctrl-X
ENWW
to enter the RAID setup utility when Press F6 to enter RAID setup utility is displayed.
Enter to show the RAID modes. This mode enables control of mirroring,
Tab key to move the blue highlight to Striping Block:.
Enter
Optimal is the default and is generally selected. It is determined by the RAID
Tab key to move the blue highlight to the Free Disks section.
All drives available for RAID are listed and the first drive is highlighted in red.
The left arrow key moves the red highlighted drive in the Array Disks section to the
Y, or to save disk data in the array press N.
to exit the utility.
to select the desired size.
Enter. The desired
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