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Intel® Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration Utility

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5 Intel® Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration Utility If the SATA RAID or SAS RAID options are enabled in the server BIOS, an option to enter the Intel® Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration utility displays during the server boot process. To enter the utility, press + when prompted. The Intel® Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration utility allows a user to: • Create, add, modify, and clear virtual drive configurations • Initialize or rebuild the configured drives • Set the boot drive • Create a global hot-spare drive • View physical and virtual drive parameters • View and set adapter properties, including consistency check and auto-resume SATA and SAS systems use different versions of the Intel® Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration utility, but both versions use the same keystrokes and contain identical menus. The utility menus show limited help at the bottom of the screen and selections are chosen with the arrow keys and the space bar. If no virtual drive is available to configure, a warning is displayed. Only the number of potential physical drives differs for the SAS and SATA versions of the utility. The following menu and sub-menu options are available: Intel® RAID Software User's Guide 39

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Intel
®
RAID Software User’s Guide
39
5
Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID BIOS
Configuration Utility
If the SATA RAID or SAS RAID options are enabled in the server BIOS, an option to enter the
Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration utility displays during the server boot
process. To enter the utility, press <Ctrl> + <E> when prompted.
The Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID BIOS Configuration utility allows a user to:
•
Create, add, modify, and clear virtual drive configurations
•
Initialize or rebuild the configured drives
•
Set the boot drive
•
Create a global hot-spare drive
•
View physical and virtual drive parameters
•
View and set adapter properties, including consistency check and auto-resume
SATA and SAS systems use different versions of the Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID BIOS
Configuration utility, but both versions use the same keystrokes and contain identical menus.
The utility menus show limited help at the bottom of the screen and selections are chosen with
the arrow keys and the space bar. If no virtual drive is available to configure, a warning is
displayed. Only the number of potential physical drives differs for the SAS and SATA versions
of the utility.
The following menu and sub-menu options are available: