Acer Altos G310 MK2 User Manual - Page 133

MegaRAID configuration utility, Load RAID card default setting, Create RAID1 volume

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121 MegaRAID configuration utility Turn on the system power. When prompted, press + to enter the MegaRAID Configuration Utility. After entering the MegaRAID Configuration Utility, you will see the Management Menu on the screen. Load RAID card default setting 1 Select Objects from the Management menu. 2 Select Adaptor from Objects. The adaptor setting will be shown on the screen. You can change the setting from this menu. 3 Select Factory Default and YES to load the default settings. 4 Press + + to reboot the server. Create RAID1 volume 1 After the server has rebooted, press + to enter the MegaRAID Configuration Utility again. 2 Select Configuration from Management Menu. 3 Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu and select YES to continue. An array selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller. 4 Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press spacebar to associate the selected drive with the current array. The indicator for selected drive change from READY to ONLINE A[array number]-[drive number]. For example, ONLINE A1-2 means disk drive 2 in array 1. 5 Add 2 drives to current array and press to finish creating current array. 6 Press to configure the logical drives. 7 The default RAID level for 2 disk drives is RAID1. Just select Accept to use the default setting and press to return to the ARRAY SELECTION MENU. 8 Press to end the array configuration. 9 Select YES to Save Configuration and press any key to return to the Configure menu.

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121
MegaRAID configuration utility
Turn on the system power. When prompted, press <Ctrl> + <M> to
enter the MegaRAID Configuration Utility. After entering the
MegaRAID Configuration Utility, you will see the Management Menu
on the screen.
Load RAID card default setting
1
Select Objects from the Management menu.
2
Select Adaptor from Objects. The adaptor setting will be shown on
the screen. You can change the setting from this menu.
3
Select Factory Default and YES to load the default settings.
4
Press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del> to reboot the server.
Create RAID1 volume
1
After the server has rebooted, press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the
MegaRAID Configuration Utility again.
2
Select Configuration from Management Menu.
3
Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu and select
YES to continue. An array selection window displays the devices
connected to the current controller.
4
Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press
spacebar to associate the selected drive with the current array. The
indicator for selected drive change from READY to ONLINE A[array
number]-[drive number]. For example, ONLINE A1-2 means disk
drive 2 in array 1.
5
Add 2 drives to current array and press <Enter> to finish creating
current array.
6
Press <F10> to configure the logical drives.
7
The default RAID level for 2 disk drives is RAID1. Just select Accept
to use the default setting and press <Enter> to return to the
ARRAY SELECTION MENU.
8
Press <Enter> to end the array configuration.
9
Select YES to Save Configuration and press any key to return to the
Configure menu.