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SAS RAID 0 configuration

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SAS RAID 0 configuration Follow the steps below to configure an Integrated Striped (IS) volume with the BIOS-based configuration utility. The configuration procedure assumes that the system already has the required disk and disk controllers. 1. On the Main menu screen of the BIOS-based configuration utility, 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. Then use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk column for this disk, and press the SPACE, +, or key 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. Press the M key to migrate, or the D key to delete the data on the drive. 6. Repeat the previous step to select up to three more disks for the striped volume. 7. Press the C key to create the array once all drives have been chosen, then press Esc and SAVE. ENWW SAS RAID 0 configuration 135

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SAS RAID 0 configuration
Follow the steps below to configure an Integrated Striped (IS) volume with the BIOS-based configuration
utility. The configuration procedure assumes that the system already has the required disk and disk
controllers.
1.
On the Main menu screen of the BIOS-based configuration utility, 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. Then
use the arrow keys to move to the Array Disk column for this disk, and press the
SPACE
,
+
, or
-
key 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.
Press the
M
key to migrate, or the
D
key to delete the data on the drive.
6.
Repeat the previous step to select up to three more disks for the striped volume.
7.
Press the
C
key to create the array once all drives have been chosen, then press
Esc
and
SAVE
.
ENWW
SAS RAID 0 configuration
135