Raid Configuration Requirements - Sun Microsystems Server X4-2 Installation Manual

The procedures that you will use to configure RAID depend on which HBA is
installed in the server and which server BIOS mode is selected, UEFI or Legacy BIOS.
You can use either Oracle System Assistant (recommended) or BIOS RAID
configuration utilities to configure RAID on either HBA. The following table
provides the links to the RAID configuration procedures for each configuration tool
and each BIOS mode.
RAID Configuration
Tool Supported HBAs
Oracle System • Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS
Assistant PCIe Internal HBA
(SGX-SAS6-INT-Z)
• Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS
PCIe RAID Internal
HBA
(SGX-SAS6-R-INT-Z)
BIOS Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS
Configuration PCIe Internal HBA
Utilities (SGX-SAS6-INT-Z)
Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS
PCIe RAID Internal
HBA
(SGX-SAS6-R-INT-Z)

RAID Configuration Requirements

Configuring storage drives into RAID volumes is an optional task. It is recommended
that you use Oracle System Assistant to configure RAID on the server. If your server
does not have Oracle System Assistant, you can use the BIOS configuration utilities
to configure RAID on the server.
You have the following options with respect to RAID:
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BIOS Mode
Supported RAID Configuration Procedures
UEFI and • "Configure RAID on Storage Drives Using a Sun
Legacy Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe Internal HBA" on
BIOS page 113
• "Configure RAID on Storage Drives Using a Sun
Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID Internal HBA" on
page 121
• UEFI • "Configure RAID in UEFI BIOS Boot Mode With
the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe Internal HBA"
on page 131
• Legacy • "Configure RAID in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode
BIOS With the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe Internal
HBA" on page 132
• UEFI • "Configure RAID in UEFI BIOS Boot Mode With
the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe RAID Internal
HBA" on page 134
• Legacy • "Configuring RAID in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode
BIOS With the Sun Storage 6 Gb PCIe RAID Internal
HBA" on page 142