User`s manual

AOC-USAS2-L8i/L8e Add-on Card User’s Manual
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Creating an Integrated Mirroring Volume
Follow the steps below in order to create a two-disk Integrated Mirroring (RAID 1)
volume with the SAS2 BIOS Configuration Utility. The steps begin with the A
DAPTER LIST
window that appears when the configuration utility starts.
You can navigate through this window, and others in the utility, by using the arrow keys
on your keyboard.
1. In the A
DAPTER LIST window, select a SAS adapter and then press ENTER.
The ADAPTER PROPERTIES window appears.
2. Use the arrow keys to select RAID PROPERTIES, and then press ENTER.
The CREATE ARRAY window appears.
3. Select CREATE RAID 1 VOLUME.
The CREATE NEW ARRAY window appears.
4. Move the cursor to the RAID DISK column and select a line that has a No entry in
this column, indicating that the disk is not already part of the volume being created.
To add the disk to the new array, change the No to Yes by pressing the space bar.
This is the Primary disk in the array.
5. Move the cursor to another line and press the space bar to add the second disk to
the array.
This is the Secondary disk in the array.
6. Press C to create the array.
A menu screen appears.
7. From the menu options, select S
AVE CHANGES then exit this menu.
A Processing message appears briefly, and then the SAS2 BIOS Configuration
Utility returns to the A
DAPTER PROPERTIES window. Initialization of the new array
continues in the background.
NOTE: If any of the disks contains data that you want to keep, back it up before
you start creating the volume. The utility deletes all data from a disk when you
select it to use in a mirrored volume.
NOTE: To create a second Integrated Mirroring volume, repeat these
instructions starting with step 2. Alternatively, follow the instructions in the next
section to create an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced or Integrated Mirroring and
Striping volume.
NOTE: See the instructions in Section : "Creating Hot Spare Disks" on
page 4-11, if you want to create one or two global hot spares.