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Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
5.1 Setting up RAID ..........................................................................................5-2
5.1.1 RAID denitions ..........................................................................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 conguration utilities ..........................................................5-3
5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility (Z10PA-D8 only) .....................5-4
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set .................................................................... 5-5
5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID conguration....................................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 conguration ...................................................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