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Raid configuration utilities, Megaraid sas 8204elp configuration – Acer AR320 F1 User Manual

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RAID configuration utilities

MEGARAID SAS 8204ELP configuration

This section briefly shows how to create a RAID volume with
MegaRAID SAS 8204ELP.

Entering MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility

To start MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS
8204ELP, press + when you see RAID BIOS during POST.

Loading factory default settings

1

Select Objects from Management menu.

2

Select Adapter from Objects. The screen shows a list of available
adapters.

3

Select an adapter and press . The screen shows the adapter
settings. You can change the setting from this menu.

4

Select Factory Default and Yes to load the default settings.

5

Exit the configuration utility and press + + to
reboot the server.

Creating RAID Volume

1

Select Configuration from the Management Menu.

2

Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu. An array
selection window displays the devices connected to the current
controller.

3

Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press the
space bar to associate the selected drive with the current array.
The indicator for the selected drive changes from READY to
ONLINE.

4

After adding the drives to the current array, press to finish
creating the current array.

5

Press again to select an array to configure.

6

Press the space bar to select the array and press to configure
the logical drive.

7

Select Accept and press to use the default settings for
RAID volume.