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Configuring IS with the BIOS-Based CU

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• The supported stripe size is 64 Kbytes. 5.2 Configuring IS with the BIOS-Based CU The BIOS-based configuration utility (CU) is part of the Fusion-MPT BIOS. When the BIOS loads during boot and you see the message about the LSI Logic Configuration Utility, press Ctrl-c to start the utility. After you do this, the message changes to: "Please wait, invoking LSI Logic Configuration Utility..." 5.2.1 Quick IS Configuration Procedure Follow the steps below to configure an Integrated Striping (IS) volume with the BIOS-based CU. For a more complete explanation of this procedure, including detailed descriptions of the configuration screens, see Section 5.2.3, "Detailed IS Configuration Procedure," page 5-4. The configuration procedure assumes that the system already has the required SCSI controller(s) and disks. You can configure one IS volume per Fusion-MPT controller. 1. On the Main menu screen of the BIOS-based CU, use the arrow keys to select an adapter. 2. Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen. 3. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select RAID Properties on the screen. 4. Press Enter to go to the RAID Properties screen. 5. In the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select the first disk for the IS volume. 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 for this column. If partitions are defined on the selected disk, a message appears warning you that data on the disk will be lost when the striped volume is created. You can then deselect that disk, if desired, or erase the disk and continue. 6. Repeat the previous step to select up to five more disks for the striped volume. 5-2 Setting Up Integrated Striping Version 1.0 Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.

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5-2
Setting Up Integrated Striping
Version 1.0
Copyright © 2003 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
•
The supported stripe size is 64 Kbytes.
5.2
Configuring IS with the BIOS-Based CU
The BIOS-based configuration utility (CU) is part of the Fusion-MPT
BIOS. When the BIOS loads during boot and you see the message about
the LSI Logic Configuration Utility, press
Ctrl-c
to start the utility. After
you do this, the message changes to:
“Please wait, invoking LSI Logic Configuration Utility...”
5.2.1
Quick IS Configuration Procedure
Follow the steps below to configure an Integrated Striping (IS) volume
with the BIOS-based CU. For a more complete explanation of this
procedure, including detailed descriptions of the configuration screens,
see
Section 5.2.3, “Detailed IS Configuration Procedure,” page 5-4
.
The configuration procedure assumes that the system already has the
required SCSI controller(s) and disks. You can configure one IS volume
per Fusion-MPT controller.
1.
On the Main menu screen of the BIOS-based CU, use the arrow keys
to select an adapter.
2.
Press
Enter
to go to the Adapter Properties screen.
3.
On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select
RAID
Properties
on the screen.
4.
Press
Enter
to go to the RAID Properties screen.
5.
In the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow keys to select the first
disk for the IS volume. 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 for this column.
If partitions are defined on the selected disk, a message appears
warning you that data on the disk will be lost when the striped
volume is created. You can then deselect that disk, if desired, or
erase the disk and continue.
6.
Repeat the previous step to select up to five more disks for the
striped volume.