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9. Press Delete to confirm erasing data from the disk. Configuring a mirrored volume with three to five disks, with an optional hot spare disk: To configure a mirrored volume with three to five disks, with an optional hot spare disk: 1. On the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow key to select the first disk for the IM (Mirror) volume. 2. 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. 3. When the Keep Data/Erase Disk message appears, press Delete to erase the disk. 4. Use the arrow keys to select the next disk for the IM volume. Select Yes as the value for the Array Disk column. Note: If a partition is defined on the disk, a message warns you that the data will be lost when the mirrored volume is created. 5. Press Delete to confirm erasing data from the disk. 6. Repeat the previous steps to select up to four more disks for the IM volume. If you want to configure a hot spare disk for the volume, you can select up to three more disks. 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 C to create the array after all drives have been chosen, and then select Save Changes to exit this menu. Press Enter and select Save. 9. Repeat Step 1 above and select View Existing Array to view the New Array. 10. To Delete the New Array, select Manage Array. 11. Then press Y to delete the New Array and exit the Adapter properties screen. Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 1E functionality To configure the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID 1E functionality, use the LSI Logic Config Utility as the SAS Configuration Utility. This utility assumes that the system has the required number of disks. 1. Press Ctrl+C when prompted to start the LSI Logic Config Utility. 2. On the Adapter Properties screen, use the arrow key to select RAID Properties. 3. Press Enter to go to the RAID Properties screen. Continue with step 4 through 9 to configure a two-disk mirrored volume. 4. On the RAID Properties screen, use the arrow key to select the first disk for the IME (Mirror) volume, the disk with the data that you want to mirror. 5. Use the arrow keys to move the Array Disk column for this disk, and press Space, + or - key to select Yes. Note: If a partition is defined on the disk, a message warns you that the data will be lost when the striped volume is created. 6. Press M to Migrate, or D to delete the data on the drive. 26 User Guide

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9.
Press
Delete
to
confirm
erasing
data
from
the
disk.
Configuring
a
mirrored
volume
with
three
to
five
disks,
with
an
optional
hot
spare
disk:
To
configure
a
mirrored
volume
with
three
to
five
disks,
with
an
optional
hot
spare
disk:
1.
On
the
RAID
Properties
screen,
use
the
arrow
key
to
select
the
first
disk
for
the
IM
(Mirror)
volume.
2.
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.
3.
When
the
Keep
Data/Erase
Disk
message
appears,
press
Delete
to
erase
the
disk.
4.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
next
disk
for
the
IM
volume.
Select
Yes
as
the
value
for
the
Array
Disk
column.
Note:
If
a
partition
is
defined
on
the
disk,
a
message
warns
you
that
the
data
will
be
lost
when
the
mirrored
volume
is
created.
5.
Press
Delete
to
confirm
erasing
data
from
the
disk.
6.
Repeat
the
previous
steps
to
select
up
to
four
more
disks
for
the
IM
volume.
If
you
want
to
configure
a
hot
spare
disk
for
the
volume,
you
can
select
up
to
three
more
disks.
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
C
to
create
the
array
after
all
drives
have
been
chosen,
and
then
select
Save
Changes
to
exit
this
menu.
Press
Enter
and
select
Save
.
9.
Repeat
Step
1
above
and
select
View
Existing
Array
to
view
the
New
Array.
10.
To
Delete
the
New
Array,
select
Manage
Array
.
11.
Then
press
Y
to
delete
the
New
Array
and
exit
the
Adapter
properties
screen.
Configuring
the
system
BIOS
to
enable
SAS
RAID
1E
functionality
To
configure
the
system
BIOS
to
enable
SAS
RAID
1E
functionality,
use
the
LSI
Logic
Config
Utility
as
the
SAS
Configuration
Utility.
This
utility
assumes
that
the
system
has
the
required
number
of
disks.
1.
Press
Ctrl+C
when
prompted
to
start
the
LSI
Logic
Config
Utility.
2.
On
the
Adapter
Properties
screen,
use
the
arrow
key
to
select
RAID
Properties.
3.
Press
Enter
to
go
to
the
RAID
Properties
screen.
Continue
with
step
4
through
9
to
configure
a
two-disk
mirrored
volume.
4.
On
the
RAID
Properties
screen,
use
the
arrow
key
to
select
the
first
disk
for
the
IME
(Mirror)
volume,
the
disk
with
the
data
that
you
want
to
mirror.
5.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
move
the
Array
Disk
column
for
this
disk,
and
press
Space,
+
or
-
key
to
select
Yes
.
Note:
If
a
partition
is
defined
on
the
disk,
a
message
warns
you
that
the
data
will
be
lost
when
the
striped
volume
is
created.
6.
Press
M
to
Migrate,
or
D
to
delete
the
data
on
the
drive.
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User
Guide