Chapter 7. Configuring Raid; Raid Level; Configuring The System Bios To Enable Sata Raid Functionality; Creating Raid Volumes - Lenovo ThinkStation 4215 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 7. Configuring RAID

This chapter provides information about how to configure Redundant Array of
Independent Disks (RAID) for your computer.
Note: The information about configuring RAID in this chapter is applicable only

RAID Level

Your computer must have the minimum number of SATA hard disk drives
installed for the supported level of RAID below:
v RAID Level 0 – Striped disk array
v RAID Level 1 – Mirrored disk array
To install a secondary hard disk drive, refer to "Replacing the secondary hard disk
drive" on page 109.

Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA RAID functionality

This section describes how to configure the system BIOS to enable SATA RAID
functionality.
Note: Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to make selections.
To enable SATA RAID functionality, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. Select Devices → ATA Drives Setup.
3. Select Configure SATA as and press Enter.
4. Select RAID and press Enter.
5. Press F10 to save the new settings and exit the Setup Utility program.

Creating RAID volumes

This section describes how to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM
configuration utility to create RAID volumes.
To create RAID volumes, do the following:
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for a Windows environment. For information about configuring RAID in a
Linux environment, contact your Linux software provider.
– Two hard disk drives minimum
– Better performance without fault tolerance
– Two hard disk drives minimum
– Improved read performance and 100% redundancy
page 49.
1. Press Ctrl+I when prompted to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option
ROM configuration utility during the computer startup.
2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Create RAID Volume and press
Enter.
3. Type a proper RAID Volume name in the Name field and press Tab.
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