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Disks of different size are allowed in mirrored volumes, but the smallest disk
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determines the logical size of each disk in the volume.
The excess space of larger member disks is not used.
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To configure the onboard SCSI RAID solution for Integrated Mirroring:
1
Open the BIOS Setup utility as described in the previous procedure.
2
On the Main menu, use the arrow keys to select an adapter, then press Enter. The
Adapter Properties screen opens.
3
Use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties, then press Enter to go to the RAID
Properties screen. Continue with
Proceed to
Step 5
4
To configure a two-disk mirrored volume, with an optional hot spare disk:
a
On 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).
b
Use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk column for this disk, and use the +
and - keys to select
c
When the Keep Data/Erase Disk message appears, press F3 to keep the data that
is currently on this disk. The value in the
d
Use the arrow keys to select the secondary (mirrored) disk for the IM volume, then
select
as the value for the Array Disk column.
Yes
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 D
data from the disk, or press any other key to deselect the disk.
5
To configure a mirrored volume with three to six disks or three to five disks with an
optional hot spare disk:
a
On the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select the first disk for the IM
volume.
b
Use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk column for this disk, and use the +
and - keys to select
c
When the Keep Data/Erase Disk message appears, press D
d
Use the arrow keys to select the next disk for the IM volume.
e
Select
as the value for the Array Disk column.
Yes
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.
Step 4
to configure a mirrored volume with three to six disks.
as the value.
Yes
as the value.
Yes
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Configuring your onboard RAID solutions
to configure a two-disk mirrored volume.
column changes to
Array Disk
Primary
to confirm erasing
ELETE
to erase the disk.
ELETE
.
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