HP xw9300 Workstation - Setting Up SATA RAID

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Setting Up SATA RAID on the HP xw9300

Mini-White Paper

Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2

Steps.................................................................................................................................................. 2

Install Drives .................................................................................................................................... 2

Enable RAID.................................................................................................................................... 2

Configure the RAID Volume............................................................................................................... 2

Tab to Free Disks ............................................................................................................................. 3

Set the Boot Order ........................................................................................................................... 3

Rebuild the OS on the new RAID Volume ............................................................................................ 4

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Setting Up SATA RAID on the HP xw9300 Mini-White Paper Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2 Steps.................................................................................................................................................. 2 Install Drives ....................................................................................................................................
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Introduction This document details the steps needed to setup RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD disk configurations on an HP xw9300 Workstation. Additional information on these RAID modes can be found in the Workstation RAID Primer mini-white paper which can be found by visiting www.hp.com/support/xw9300_manuals and selecting the White papers quick jump link. Steps The steps are common to all RAID configurations. RAID-configuration-specific values are given as needed. Install Drives 1.
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10. Tab to the Stripping Block to select the size (4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K, Optimal). The default is Optimal. 11. Use the up and down arrow keys to set the block size. Sscreen 2 nVidia RAID Utility Tab to Free Disks 12. Select the drives to be in the array. 13. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the drive for the array. 14. Use the right arrow key to add drives to the array. 15. Ensure the correct number of drives are selected per Table 1 above. 16.
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OR 25. For Windows XP SP2 32bit, place an xw9300 Recovery CD in the optical drive for the upcoming rebuild of the OS. 25. For Windows XP 64bit, place the Window XP 64bit OS CD that came with the Recovery CD. 26. Press F10 twice and Enter to accept the changes. 27. Press Enter and F10 again to exit Setup and save the changes. The system reboots. Screen 4 nVidia RAID Utility – Set Boot Order Screen 5 Controller Order Rebuild the OS on the new RAID Volume 28.