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Megaraid Sas 8708em2 Raid Creation

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129 MEGARAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID CREATION This section briefly shows how to create RAID with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2. Entering MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility To start MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2, press CTRL-H when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the screen. Please click on Start to launch the configuration menu. Loading Factory Default Setting 1 In the Configuration menu, select Adapter Properties. The current adapter settings appear. Please click on Next to change the setting. 2 Change the setting of Set Factory Defaults from No to Yes then click on Submit. 3 Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the server. Creating a RAID Volume 1 Launch the configuration menu. 2 Select Configuration Wizard. 3 Select Add Configuration (default) and click on Next. 4 Select Custom Configuration (default) and click on Next. 5 Hold the Ctrl key and select the drives that you want to add into the array. After you selecting the drives, click on AddtoArray. 6 Click on Accept DG then Next. 7 Select the array you just created, click on Add to SPAN and Next. 8 Select the RAID Level you want to use, create the logical volume by specify the size at Select Size and click on Accept to create the logical volume. 9 Click on Next after you creating the logical volume. 10 Click on Accept and Yes to save the configuration. Initialing a RAID Volume 1 After you create the logical volumes on all of the RAID volume, click on Accept and Yes to save the configuration.

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129
MEGARAID SAS 8708EM2 RAID CREATION
This section briefly shows how to create RAID with MegaRAID SAS
8708EM2.
Entering MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility
To start MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS
8708EM2, press
CTRL-H
when you see the RAID BIOS during POST.
After POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the
screen. Please click on
Start
to launch the configuration menu.
Loading Factory Default Setting
1
In the Configuration menu, select
Adapter Properties
. The current
adapter settings appear. Please click on
Next
to change the
setting.
2
Change the setting of Set Factory Defaults from No to
Yes
then
click on
Submit
.
3
Press
Ctrl+Alt+Del
to reboot the server.
Creating a RAID Volume
1
Launch the configuration menu.
2
Select
Configuration Wizard
.
3
Select
Add Configuration
(default) and click on
Next
.
4
Select
Custom Configuration
(default) and click on
Next
.
5
Hold the
Ctrl
key and select the drives that you want to add into
the array. After you selecting the drives, click on A
ddtoArray
.
6
Click on
Accept DG
then
Next
.
7
Select the array you just created, click on
Add to SPAN
and
Next
.
8
Select the
RAID Level
you want to use, create the logical volume by
specify the size at
Select Size
and click on
Accept
to create the
logical volume.
9
Click on
Next
after you creating the logical volume.
10
Click on
Accept
and
Yes
to save the configuration.
Initialing a RAID Volume
1
After you create the logical volumes on all of the RAID volume,
click on
Accept
and
Ye
s to save the configuration.