Creating Or Deleting The Raid 1 Array; Accessing The Sas Topology Window - Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 Installation And User Manual

Creating or deleting the RAID 1 array

This section uses RAID 1 as an example to guide you to create or delete SAS RAID
using the LSI Configuration Utility program.
Creating the RAID 1 array
This section provides instructions on how to create RAID 1 using the LSI
Configuration Utility program.
To create RAID 1, do the following:
1. In the SAS RAID setup main window, select Create IM Volume and press
Enter. The Create New Array window opens.
2. Select No under the RAID Disk column for the first hard disk drive. Then,
press the Space key.
3. When prompted, select M to set the first hard disk drive as the primary hard
disk drive.
Note: If you want to set the first hard disk drive as the slave hard disk drive,
select D.
4. Press M to go back to the Create New Array window. Select No under the
RAID Disk column for the second hard disk drive. Then, press the Space key
and a warning message will be displayed. Press the Space key to go back to the
Create New Array window.
5. Press C to create the array and select Save changes then exit this menu when
prompted to save changes and exit.
6. After creating the array, you can select RAID Properties in the Adapter
Properties window and press Enter to access the SAS RAID configuration main
window and view the array information.
Deleting the RAID 1 array
This section provides instructions on how to delete a RAID array (RAID 1) you
have created using the LSI Configuration Utility program.
To delete a RAID array (RAID 1), do the following:
1. Select RAID Properties in the Adapter Properties window and press Enter to
access the SAS RAID configuration main window and view the array
information.
2. Select Manage Array in the View Array window. Then, the Manage Array
window opens.
3. Select Delete Array in the Manage Array window and press Enter. When the
message for confirmation is displayed, press Y. The array is deleted.

Accessing the SAS Topology window

This section provides instructions on how to access the SAS Topology window.
To access the SAS Topology window, do the following:
1. Select SAS Topology in the Adapter Properties window and press Enter. The
SAS Topology window opens.
2. Select Direct Attached Devices in the SAS Topology window and press Enter
to view the information.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to perform other tasks. The keys used to
perform various tasks are displayed at the bottom of each screen.
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