Disabling The Embedded Raid Controller In The Bios; Launching The Lsi Embedded Megaraid Configuration Utilities - Cisco UCS C240 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Appendix C RAID Controller Considerations

Disabling the Embedded RAID Controller in the BIOS

Boot the server and press F2 when prompted to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
Step 1
Select the Advanced tab, and then select LOM and PCIe Slots Configuration.
Step 2
Set PCH SATA Mode to Disabled.
Step 3
Press F10 to save your changes and exit the utility.
Step 4

Launching the LSI Embedded MegaRAID Configuration Utilities

You can use one of the two LSI utilities:
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3.
Note
These UEFI options are activated only if you have already set the PCH SATA OPROM Mode to Enabled
Note
or UEFI Only. See
For information about using the Embedded MegaRAID software to configure your disk arrays, see the
LSI Embedded MegaRAID Software User
OL-32474-01
Launch the legacy free-standing utility by pressing Ctrl+M when you see the prompt during system
boot.
Launch the UEFI version of the LSI utility that is built into the server BIOS as follows:
Press F2 when you see the prompt during system boot to open the BIOS Setup Utility.
Select the Advanced tab.
Open the UEFI utility for the primary (SATA) or the secondary controller (sSATA) by selecting one
of the following:
LSI SW RAID Configuration Utility (SATA)
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– LSI SW RAID Configuration Utility (sSATA)
The secondary SATA (sSATA) UEFI utility is activated only in a SFF 8-drive version of the
server where it can be used to control front-facing drives 5–8. It is not used when controlling the
internal boot drives in a SFF 24-drive or LFF 12-drive version of the server.
Enabling SATA Mode and Selecting Option ROM Mode, page
Guide.
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