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Configuring RAID on an LSI 2308 or LSI 9217-4i4e controller, RAID 0 configuration

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Configuring RAID on an LSI 2308 or LSI 9217-4i4e controller This section explains how to use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility to set up a SATA or SAS RAID array on the LSI 2308 or LSI 9217-4i4e controllers. NOTE: These instructions apply to both Windows-based systems and Linux-based systems. RAID 0 configuration Follow these steps to configure an Integrated Striped (IS) volume with the BIOS-based configuration utility. The procedure assumes that the system has the required disk and disk controllers. 1. During startup, press Ctrl+C when prompted to start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility. Use the arrow keys and the space bar to navigate and select options. 2. Select an appropriate adapter, then press Enter. 3. Select RAID Properties, and then press Enter. 4. Select Create IS Volume, and then press Enter. 5. On the Create New Array screen, select the first disk for the IS volume. In the RAID Disk column for this disk, and then select Yes. WARNING! If partitions have ben defined on the selected disk, data on the disk will be lost when the striped volume is created. 6. To select additional drives for the striped volume (up to the maximum number allowed for the workstation), repeat step 5. 7. When all drives are selected, press C to create the array. Select Save changes then exit this menu, and then press Enter. 8. When the new array is created, the Adapter Properties screen appears. Press Esc twice, and then select Exit. 110 Appendix B Configuring RAID devices

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Configuring
RAID on an LSI 2308 or LSI 9217-4i4e controller
This section explains how to use the LSI Logic
Configuration
Utility to set up a SATA or SAS RAID array on the
LSI 2308 or LSI 9217-4i4e controllers.
NOTE:
These instructions apply to both Windows-based systems and Linux-based systems.
RAID 0
configuration
Follow these steps to
configure
an Integrated Striped (IS) volume with the BIOS-based
configuration
utility.
The procedure assumes that the system has the required disk and disk controllers.
1.
During startup, press
Ctrl+C
when prompted to start the LSI Logic
Configuration
Utility. Use the arrow
keys and the space bar to navigate and select options.
2.
Select an appropriate adapter, then press
Enter
.
3.
Select
RAID Properties
, and then press
Enter
.
4.
Select
Create IS Volume
, and then press
Enter
.
5.
On the Create New Array screen, select the
first
disk for the IS volume. In the RAID Disk column for this
disk, and then select
Yes
.
WARNING!
If partitions have ben
defined
on the selected disk, data on the disk will be lost when the
striped volume is created.
6.
To select additional drives for the striped volume (up to the maximum number allowed for the
workstation), repeat step 5.
7.
When all drives are selected, press
C
to create the array. Select
Save changes then exit this menu
, and
then press
Enter.
8.
When the new array is created, the Adapter Properties screen appears. Press
Esc
twice, and then select
Exit
.
110
Appendix B
Configuring
RAID devices