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Troubleshooting RAID, RAID configuration using PERC, using PERC

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Troubleshooting RAID RAID configuration using PERC How to create RAID volumes If your system has one or more supported PERC RAID controllers with PERC 8 firmware or later versions, or software RAID controllers, use the RAID Configuration wizard to configure a virtual disk as the boot device. RAID volumes can be created using several interfaces. Here we are creating a RAID volume using Lifecycle controller. To configure RAID using LC, complete the following steps: 1 Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Lifecycle Controller User's Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. 2 In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration. 3 In the right pane, click Configuration wizards. 4 Under Storage configuration wizard, click RAID configuration to launch the wizard. The View Current RAID Configuration and Select Controller page is displayed. NOTE: BOSS-S1 controller is supported at RAID 1 level only. 5 Select the controller which you want to use 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 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. For more information about creating a RAID using other interfaces, see Lifecycle Controller User's Guide available at www.dell.com/ idracmanuals Creating a secured virtual disk A virtual disk can be either secured or unsecured depending on how it was configured when created. The Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) cards support Self-Encrypting Disks (SED) for protection of data against loss or theft of SEDs. Prerequisite The controller must have a security key present and must contain SEDs only. About this task To create a secured virtual disk, do the following: Steps 1 During host system bootup, press Ctrl + R after the BIOS screen is displayed. The Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed. If there is more than one controller, the main menu screen is displayed. Select a controller, and press Enter. The Virtual Disk Management screen is displayed for the selected controller. 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the PERC series of adapters. For example, PERC H730P Adapter or Disk Group #. 3 Press F2. A list of available actions is displayed. Troubleshooting hardware issues 71

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Troubleshooting RAID
RAID
configuration
using PERC
How to create RAID volumes
If your system has one or more supported
PERC
RAID controllers with
PERC 8
firmware
or later versions, or software RAID controllers,
use the RAID
Configuration
wizard to
configure
a virtual disk as the boot device. RAID volumes can be created using several interfaces.
Here we are creating a RAID volume using Lifecycle controller.
To
configure
RAID using LC, complete the following steps:
1
Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Lifecycle Controller User's Guide available at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals
.
2
In the left pane, click
Hardware
Configuration
.
3
In the right pane, click
Configuration
wizards
.
4
Under
Storage
configuration
wizard,
click
RAID
configuration
to launch the wizard.
The
View Current RAID
Configuration
and Select Controller
page is displayed.
NOTE:
BOSS-S1 controller is supported at RAID 1 level only.
5
Select the controller which you want to use 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 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
.
For more information about creating a RAID using other interfaces, see Lifecycle Controller User's Guide available at
www.dell.com/
idracmanuals
Creating a secured virtual disk
A virtual disk can be either secured or unsecured depending on how it was
configured
when created. The Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller
(PERC) cards support Self-Encrypting Disks (SED) for protection of data against loss or theft of SEDs.
Prerequisite
The controller must have a security key present and must contain SEDs only.
About this task
To create a secured virtual disk, do the following:
Steps
1
During host system bootup, press Ctrl + R after the BIOS screen is displayed.
The
Virtual Disk Management
screen is displayed. If there is more than one controller, the main menu screen is displayed. Select a
controller, and press Enter. The
Virtual Disk Management screen
is displayed for the selected controller.
2
Use the arrow keys to highlight the PERC series of adapters.
For example, PERC H730P Adapter or Disk Group #.
3
Press F2.
A list of available actions is displayed.
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