Toshiba Magnia 560S - Manual (Page 123)

Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives
MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
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Configuration Utility Select Adapter Menu
This menu item appears only if more than one MegaRAID host adapter is installed in
the computer. You can install only one MegaRAID controller, but you can install other
MegaRAID controllers in the computer. The following window displays when you
choose the Select Adapter option.
Sel. Adapter
Adapter-1
Adapter-2
Adapter-3
Select the MegaRAID adapter that you want to configure from this menu.
Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives
You can configure physical arrays and logical drives with MegaRAID Configuration
Utility using the any of the following methods:
•
Easy Configuration,
•
New Configuration
•
View/Add Configuration.
Each configuration method requires a different level of user input. The following steps
show the general flow of operations for array and logical drive configuration:
1. Choose a configuration method.
2. Designate hot spares (optional).
3. Create arrays using the available physical drives.
4. Define logical drive(s) using the space in the arrays.
5. Save the configuration information.
6. Initialize the new logical drives.
Choosing the Configuration Method
NOTE: Up to 32 KB of disk space is reserved when a hard disk drive is being
configured.