HP Xw8200 LSI SCSI: Integrated RAID User's Guide (PCI plug-in and system board - Page 25

When the Keep Data/Erase Disk message appears, press

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d. Use the arrow keys to select the secondary (mirrored) disk for the IM volume. Select Yes as the value for the Array Disk column. If partitions are defined on this disk, a message warns you that data on the disk will be lost when the mirrored volume is created. Press Delete to confirm erasing data from the disk, or press any other key to deselect the disk. Continue with step 7. 6. To configure a mirrored volume with three to six disks, or three to five disks with an optional hot spare disk: a. In the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select the first disk for the IM volume. b. Use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk column for this disk, and use the + and - keys to select Yes as the value. c. When the "Keep Data/Erase Disk" message appears, press Delete to erase the disk. d. Use the arrow keys to select the next disk for the IM volume. Select Yes as the value for the Array Disk column. If partitions are defined on this disk, a message warns you that data on the disk will be lost when the mirrored volume is created. Press Delete to confirm erasing data from the disk, or press any other key to deselect the disk. e. Repeat the previous step to select up to four more disks for the IM volume. (Or select up to three more disks if you want to configure a hot spare disk for the volume.) 7. (Optional) Use the arrow keys to select a hot spare disk for the IM volume. Select Yes as the value for the Hot Spare column. 8. When you have selected all disks for the IM volume, press Esc and select Save changes, then exit this menu. (If you do not want to create the IM volume, select Discard changes, then exit this menu.) The IM volume exists as soon as you save the changes. The RAID Properties screen now displays the IM volume properties and status. Configuring IM with the BIOS-Based CU 3-3 Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Configuring IM with the BIOS-Based CU
3-3
Version 1.0
Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
d.
Use the arrow keys to select the secondary (mirrored) disk for
the IM volume. Select
Yes
as the value for the Array Disk
column.
If partitions are defined on this disk, a message warns you that
data on the disk will be lost when the mirrored volume is created.
Press
Delete
to confirm erasing data from the disk, or press any
other key to deselect the disk. Continue with step 7.
6.
To configure a mirrored volume with three to six disks, or three to five
disks with an optional hot spare disk:
a.
In the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select the
first disk for the IM volume.
b.
Use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk column for this
disk, and use the + and - keys to select
Yes
as the value.
c.
When the “Keep Data/Erase Disk” message appears, press
Delete
to erase the disk.
d.
Use the arrow keys to select the next disk for the IM volume.
Select
Yes
as the value for the Array Disk column.
If partitions are defined on this disk, a message warns you that
data on the disk will be lost when the mirrored volume is created.
Press
Delete
to confirm erasing data from the disk, or press any
other key to deselect the disk.
e.
Repeat the previous step to select up to four more disks for the
IM volume. (Or select up to three more disks if you want to
configure a hot spare disk for the volume.)
7.
(Optional) Use the arrow keys to select a hot spare disk for the IM
volume. Select
Yes
as the value for the Hot Spare column.
8.
When you have selected all disks for the IM volume, press
Esc
and
select
Save changes, then exit this menu
. (If you do not want to
create the IM volume, select
Discard changes, then exit this
menu
.)
The IM volume exists as soon as you save the changes. The RAID
Properties screen now displays the IM volume properties and status.