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Configuring Lsi Megaraid Sas 8708elp, Appendix E: Lsi, Megaraid Sas 8708elp, Raid Creation

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APPENDIX E: LSI MEGARAID SAS 8708ELP RAID CREATION Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP This section briefly shows how to create RAID with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP. Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility To start LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP, 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 and Initialing 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. 11. Click on Yes to initialize the new logical drives. You will see all the logical drives listed. 12. Click on Home to go back to the configuration menu. 13. Now you can reboot the system and install the Operating System. Select Exit, click on Yes and press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the system. Assigning a Hot Spare Disk 1. Launch the configuration menu. 2. Select a free disk marked as UNCONF GOOD and listed under Physical 121 Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide

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Altos R5250 Installation Configuration Guide
Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP
This section briefly shows how to create RAID with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP.
Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility
To start LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS
8708ELP, 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 and Initialing 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.
11.
Click on
Yes
to initialize the new logical drives. You will see all the logical
drives listed.
12.
Click on
Home
to go back to the configuration menu.
13.
Now you can reboot the system and install the Operating System. Select
Exit
, click on
Yes
and press
Ctrl+Alt+Del
to reboot the system.
Assigning a Hot Spare Disk
1.
Launch the configuration menu.
2.
Select a free disk marked as
UNCONF GOOD
and listed under
Physical
APPENDIX E: LSI
MEGARAID SAS 8708ELP
RAID CREATION