NEC N8100-1573F User Manual page 282

9-26 Upgrading Your Server
Notes on configuring RAID System
Observe the following notes on configuring a RAID System:
The installed hard disk drives (SAS drives or SATA drives) must have the same capacity
and the same rotational speed. The minimum number of required disks depends on the
configuration of RAID.
Select/set a RAID level "RAID0", "RAID1", or "RAID5" for 2.5-inch disk model,
"RAID0" or "RAID1" for 3.5-inch model.
When installing a system in an internal hard disk drive, you should use "Express Setup" to perform
all the procedures for RAID System configuration, OS installation, and then OS setup.
Use Express Setup even when not installing a system. Start Express Setup, select [OS selection] →
[Others]. The installer automatically performs all the procedures for RAID System configuration,
and then maintenance utility installation.
When making the setup in manual mode, use the RAID System configuration utility in the chip on
the board. You can start the utility during execution of POST that automatically starts immediately
after you turn on the server. For details on the data transfer rate, RAID, and RAID System
configuration, see Chapter 4 and the manual provided with the RAID Controller (N8103-116/117).
IMPORTANT:
system enter hibernation or standby mode.
When N8103-116/117 is installed, do not let the