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Chapter 5: RAID configuration

5.2.1

Creating a RAID set

The LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1,

or RAID 10 set using two types of configurations:

Easy and New.

In

Easy Configuration, the virtual drive parameters are set automatically.

In

New Configuration, you manually set the virtual drive parameters.

Using Easy Configuration

To create a RAID set using the

Easy Configuration option

1. From the

Management Menu, select Configure > Easy Configuration, and

then press .

Menu

Description

Configure

Allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 10 set using the Easy

Configuration or the New Configuration command. This menu also

allows you to view, add, or clear RAID configurations or select the

boot drive

Initialize

Allows you to initialize the virtual drives of a created RAID set

Objects

Allows you to initialize virtual drives or change the virtual drive

parameters

Rebuild

Allows you to rebuild failed drives

Check Consistency Allows you to check the data consistency of the virtual drives of a

created RAID set

Management Menu

Configure

Initialize

Objects

Rebuild

Check Consistency

Defines Physical Arrays. An Array Will Automatically Become A VD

Configuration Menu

Easy Configuration

New Configuration

View/Add Configuration

Clear Configuration

Select Boot Drive

LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009

BIOS Version A.09.04300936R

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