Dell PowerEdge R830 Lifecycle Controller GUI v2.70.70.70 Users Guide - Page 44
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NOTE: Using the operating-system deployment wizard, you can use the RAID controller to configure a single virtual disk as the boot device. Create the boot virtual-disk only using the drives populated in slots 0-3. For more information about the slots, see the documentation of your system at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals NOTE: To create multiple virtual disks, use the RAID configuration wizard. Depending on the RAID controller, you can access the RAID configuration utility by pressing Control+R or F2 at the POST screen. For more information about using the RAID configuration utility, see the documentation of your system at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals. NOTE: If there are any internal storage controller cards on the system, all other external cards cannot be configured. The external cards can be configured only if there are no internal cards. To configure RAID: 1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller. 2. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration. 3. In the right pane, click Configuration Wizards. 4. Under Storage Configuration Wizards, click RAID Configuration to launch the wizard. The View Current RAID Configuration and Select Controller page is displayed. 5. Select the controller and click Next. The Select RAID Level page is displayed. 6. Select the RAID level and click Next. The Select Physical Disks page is displayed. 7. Select the physical disk's properties and click Next. The Virtual Disk Attributes page is displayed. 8. Select the virtual disk parameters and click Next. The Summary page is displayed. 9. To apply the RAID configuration, click Finish. Related concepts Viewing current RAID configuration Selecting a RAID controller Foreign configuration found Selecting RAID levels Selecting physical disks Setting virtual disk attributes Viewing summary Foreign configuration found The Foreign Configuration Found page is displayed only if a foreign configuration physical disk drive resides on the selected RAID controller or any uninitialized physical disk drives present on the system. A foreign configuration is a set of physical disk drives containing a RAID configuration that is introduced to the system, but is not managed by the RAID controller to which it is attached. You may have a foreign configuration if physical disk drives have been moved from one RAID controller to another RAID controller. NOTE: Import Foreign Configuration is supported from System Setup > Advanced Hardware Configuration > Device Settings. You have two options: Ignore Foreign Configuration and Clear Foreign Configuration. • If the foreign configuration contains data that you require, click Ignore Foreign Configuration. If you click this option, the disk drive space containing the foreign configuration is not available for use in a new virtual drive. • To delete all data on the physical disk drives containing the foreign configuration, click Clear Foreign Configuration. This option deletes the hard-disk drive space containing the foreign configuration and makes it available for use in a new virtual drive. After selecting one of the above options, click Next. 44 Configure
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