Manualshelf

User`s manual

ManualsBrandsSupermicro Manualscomputer componentsAOC-USAS2-L8E
21222324252627282930
4-9
Chapter 4: Integrated Mirroring and Integrated Mirroring Enhanced
Creating an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced or Integrated
Mirroring and Striping Volume
Integrated Mirroring Enhanced volumes can have from three-to-ten physical disks. Data
is written to a disk and mirrored on an adjacent disk. Integrated Mirroring and Striping
volumes can have a minimum of four and a maximum of ten physical disks, in even
numbers. In an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced or Integrated Mirroring and Striping
volume, the data is both mirrored and striped.
Follow these steps to create an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (RAID 1E) or Integrated
Mirroring and Striping (RAID 10) volume with the SAS2 BIOS Configuration Utility.
1. On the A
DAPTER LIST window, use the arrow keys to select a SAS adapter and then
press E
NTER.
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 1E 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.
5. Move the cursor to another line and press the space bar to add another disk to the
array.
If you select an odd number of disks, the SAS2 BIOS Configuration Utility creates
an Integrated Mirroring Enhanced array. If you select an even number of disks, it
creates an Integrated Mirroring and Striping array. As you add disks, the A
RRAY SIZE
field changes to reflect the size of the new 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: To create a second Integrated Mirroring Enhanced or Integrated
Mirroring and Striping volume, repeat the instructions above.