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Creating a Second IS Volume

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LSI SAS RAID Figure 5.2 shows an IS volume configured with two drives. 6. W hen the volume has been fully configured, press C and then select Save changes then exit this menu to commit the changes. The configuration utility will pause while the array is being created. v Note: Integrated Striping does not provide any data protection in the event of disk failure. It is primarily used to increase speed. 5.3 Creating a Second IS Volume The LSI Logic SAS controllers allow you to configure two IS volumes, or an IS volume and an IM or IME volume. If one volume is already configured, and if there are available disk drives, there are two ways to add a second volume. The first is as follows: 1. In the configuration utility, select an adapter from the Adapter List. Select the RAID Properties option. This will display the current volume. 2. Press C to create a new volume. 3. Continue with step 4 of Section 5.2, "Creating IS Volumes," to create a second IS volume. The other way in which to add a second volume is as follows: 1. On the Adapter List screen, use the arrow keys to select an LSI Logic SAS adapter. 2. Press Enter to go to the Adapter Properties screen, shown in Figure 5.1. B-21

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B-21
LSI SAS RAID
Figure 5.2 shows an IS volume configured with two drives.
6. When the volume has been fully configured, press
C
and then select
Save
changes then exit this menu
to commit the changes. The configuration
utility will pause while the array is being created.
v
Note: Integrated Striping does not provide any data protection in the event of
disk failure. It is primarily used to increase speed.
5.3 Creating a Second IS Volume
The LSI Logic SAS controllers allow you to configure two IS volumes, or an IS volume
and an IM or IME volume. If one volume is already configured, and if there are
available disk drives, there are two ways to add a second volume.
The first is as follows:
1. In the configuration utility, select an adapter from the Adapter List. Select the
RAID Properties
option. This will display the current volume.
2. Press
C
to create a new volume.
3. Continue with step 4 of Section 5.2,
“
Creating IS Volumes,
”
to create a second
IS volume.
The other way in which to add a second volume is as follows:
1. On the Adapter List screen, use the arrow keys to select an LSI Logic SAS
adapter.
2. Press
Enter
to go to the Adapter Properties screen, shown in Figure 5.1.