UEFI/HII RAID conguration utility
The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID conguration utility is a storage management application integrated into the System
BIOS <F2>. It is used to congure and manage RAID disk groups, virtual disks, and physical disks. This utility is independent of the
operating system.
The following sections provide information about using the UEFI RAID conguration utility. For more information, see the online help option
in the UEFI RAID conguration utility.
NOTE: Use the UEFI RAID conguration utility for initial setup and disaster recovery. Certain advanced features are also oered
in the utility.
Topics:
• Entering the UEFI conguration utility
• Exiting the UEFI conguration utility
• Navigating to BOSS-S1 conguration utility
• Physical/virtual disk information
• Creating virtual disks
• Deleting virtual disks
• RAID rebuild
• Erase physical disk
• Controller information
Entering the UEFI conguration utility
Perform the following steps to boot to the UEFI conguration utility:
1 Turn on the system.
2 While the system is booting, press <F2> to enter System Setup.
3 Click Device Settings.
Device Settings lists all the RAID controllers in the system.
To access the management menu for the controller, use the arrow keys or the mouse.
NOTE
: For more information in all the options, click Help that is available on the top right-hand corner of the browser
screen. Help information for individual option menus can also be viewed by scrolling down on each option.
NOTE: Some of the options within the UEFI RAID conguration utility are not present if the controller does not support
the corresponding feature. Options may also be grayed out if the feature is not supported in the existing conguration.
Exiting the UEFI conguration utility
To exit the UEFI conguration utility, perform the following steps:
1 Click Finish at the bottom-right corner on the System Setup Main Menu screen.
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