Notes On Configuring Raid; Notes On A Multiple Lan Adapter Configuration - Fujitsu Primergy RX600 S2 User Manual

Chapter 2 Checking before OS Installation

2.3.2 Notes on Configuring RAID

Take the following notes when you configure a RAID system.
■ Hardware Configuration
• Only internal hard disk units can be used.
• Be sure to use hard disk units of the same model and with the same capacity.
• Up to five hard disk units can be installed in the standard server. Do not set the number of units more
than the maximum.
• The number of units that can be set at each RAID level is as follows:
• RAID level 1: 2 units
• RAID level 5 (recommended): 3 to 5 units
• RAID level 10: 4 units
■ Array Configuration
For details on the array configuration, refer to "PRIMERGY RX600 S2 Onboard SCSI RAID User's
Guide".
■ Checking before OS Installation
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When a RAID-configured disk is used
Before using a RAID-configured disk, delete a physical pack. For details on deleting a physical pack,
refer to "PRIMERGY RX600 S2 Onboard SCSI RAID User's Guide".
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Number of disk units
If the number of actually installed units is smaller than the setting for the number of units (+1 when a hot
spare is specified), installation using ServerStart is aborted because of an error.
When the number of installed disk units is greater than the setting, the disk units are set up according to
the setting. Extra units will be configured as standby disk units. You can add a physical pack later. For
more details, refer to "PRIMERGY RX600 S2 Onboard SCSI RAID User's Guide".

2.3.3 Notes on a Multiple LAN Adapter Configuration

Using the OS installation wizard of ServerStart, you can configure multiple LAN adapters (network
adapters) on the system. However, there are the following limitations.
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Adapter Numbers
To configure multiple LAN cards, select the adapter numbers in order of Adapter 1 and Adapter 2, and
enter settings for each adapter. Note that the order of adapter numbers is not necessarily the same as the
order of slots for the installed LAN adapters. This means that the setting for Adapter 1 is not always
applied to the onboard LAN. After installing the OS, check the LAN adapters to make sure that they are
configured as intended.
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