Asus RS540-E8-RS36-ECP [6/202] Contents

Contents

Chapter 6: RAID Configuration

6.1 Setting up RAID ..........................................................................................6-2

6.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 6-2

6.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ............................................................ 6-3

6.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................... 6-3

6.1.4 RAID conguration utilities .......................................................... 6-3

6.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility ................................................. 6-4

6.2.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................... 6-5

6.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration.................................... 6-11

6.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ....................................................... 6-12

6.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives ............................................................. 6-16

6.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency.................................. 6-18

6.2.6 Deleting a RAID conguration ................................................... 6-21

6.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set .................................. 6-22

6.2.8 Enabling WriteCache ................................................................ 6-23

6.3 Intel

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option

ROM Utility ................................................................................................6-24

6.3.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-25

6.3.2 Deleting a RAID set...................................................................6-27

6.3.3 Resetting disks to Non-RAID .................................................... 6-28

6.3.4 Exiting the Intel

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

SATA Option ROM utility........................................................... 6-29

6.3.5 Rebuilding the RAID..................................................................6-29

6.3.6 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ........................ 6-31

6.4 Intel

Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Windows) ......................6-32

6.4.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................. 6-33

6.4.2 Changing a Volume Type..........................................................6-35

6.4.3 Deleting a volume ..................................................................... 6-36

6.4.4 Preferences ............................................................................... 6-37