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RAID configuration utilities, MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP configuration

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103 RAID configuration utilities MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP configuration This section briefly shows how to create a RAID volume with MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP. Entering MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility To start MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP, press + when you see RAID BIOS during POST. Loading factory default settings 1 Select Objects from Management menu. 2 Select Adapter from Objects. The screen shows a list of available adapters. 3 Select an adapter and press . The screen shows the adapter settings. You can change the settings from this menu. 4 Select Factory Default and Yes to load the default settings. 5 Exit the configuration utility and press + + to reboot the server. Creating RAID Volume 1 Select Configuration from the Management Menu. 2 Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu. An array selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller. 3 Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press the space bar to associate the selected drive with the current array. The indicator for the selected drive changes from READY to ONLINE. 4 After adding the drives to the current array, press to finish creating the current array. 5 Press again to select an array to configure. 6 Press the space bar to select the array and press to configure the logical drive. 7 Select Accept and press to use the default setting for the RAID volume.

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RAID configuration utilities
MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP configuration
This section briefly shows how to create a RAID volume with
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP.
Entering MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility
To start MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP, press <
Ctrl
> + <
M
> when you see RAID BIOS during POST.
Loading factory default settings
1
Select
Objects
from Management menu.
2
Select
Adapter
from Objects. The screen shows a list of available
adapters.
3
Select an adapter and press <
Enter
>. The screen shows the adapter
settings. You can change the settings from this menu.
4
Select
Factory Default
and
Yes
to load the default settings.
5
Exit the configuration utility and press <
Ctrl
> + <
Alt
> + <
Del
> to
reboot the server.
Creating RAID Volume
1
Select
Configuration
from the Management Menu.
2
Select
New Configuration
from the Configuration menu. An array
selection window displays the devices connected to the current
controller.
3
Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press the
space bar to associate the selected drive with the current array.
The indicator for the selected drive changes from
READY
to
ONLINE
.
4
After adding the drives to the current array, press <
Enter
> to finish
creating the current array.
5
Press <
Enter
> again to select an array to configure.
6
Press the space bar to select the array and press <
F10
> to configure
the logical drive.
7
Select
Accept
and press <
Enter
> to use the default setting for the
RAID volume.