Users guide

Intel® RAID Software User Guide 120
8 6Gb/s Intel
®
RAID Controller
Configuration Utility
The Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 utility provides a GUI utility to configure and manage
RAID volumes. The utility configures disk groups and virtual drives. Because the utility
resides in the RAID controller firmware, it is independent of the operating system.
The Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 utility:
• Selects controller
• Displays controller properties
• Scans devices
• Displays the physical properties of devices
• Configures physical drives
• Defines virtual drives
• Displays virtual drive properties
• Initializes virtual drives
• Checks data for consistency
The Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 utility provides a Configuration Wizard to guide you
through the configuration of virtual drives and physical arrays.
8.1 Quick Configuration Steps
This section provides the steps to configure arrays and disk groups, and virtual drives
using the Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 utility. The following sections describe how to
perform each action using the Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 utility. The steps are as
follows:
1. Power on the system.
2. Press <Ctrl>+<G> to start the Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 utility.
Note: Som
e server boards have a BIOS SETUP option called "Port 60/64
Emulation" (or with other similar name). Please ensure this option is enabled
in order to use Intel
®
RAID BIOS Console 2 successfully.
3. Start the Configuration Wizard.
4. Choose a configuration method.
5. Using the available physical
drives, create arrays and disk groups.