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Chapter 5: RAID Configuration

5.1 Setting up RAID ..........................................................................................5-2

5.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 5-2

5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ............................................................ 5-3

5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................... 5-3

5.1.4 RAID conguration utilities .......................................................... 5-3

5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility .................................................. 5-4

5.2.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................... 5-5

5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration.................................... 5-11

5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ....................................................... 5-12

5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives ............................................................. 5-16

5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency.................................. 5-18

5.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration ................................................... 5-21

5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set .................................. 5-22

5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache ................................................................ 5-23

5.3 Intel

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

SATA/SSATA Option ROM Utility ...........................................................5-24

5.3.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 5-25

5.3.2 Deleting a RAID set...................................................................5-27

5.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID .................................................... 5-28

5.3.4 Exiting the Intel

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

SATA/SSATA Option ROM utility .............................................. 5-29

5.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID..................................................................5-29

5.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ........................ 5-31

5.4 Intel

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) ......................5-32

5.4.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 5-33

5.4.2 Changing a Volume Type..........................................................5-35

5.4.3 Deleting a volume ..................................................................... 5-36

5.4.4 Preferences ............................................................................... 5-37