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Table2.LSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogrammenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemComments
Adapter
Setadapter-relatedparameters,such
asrebuildrate,consistencycheckrate,
andauto-rebuild.
VirtualDrive
Setvirtualdriveparameters.
Objects
PhysicalDrive
Setphysicaldriveparameters,suchas
creatingahot-sparedriveforthevirtual
drive,makingafailingdriveasonline,
changingadrivestate,andviewingthe
specificationsofaphysicaldrive.
Rebuild
Variesbyconfiguration.
Rebuildphysicaldrives.
CheckConsistency
Variesbyconfiguration.
Checkconsistencyofvirtualdrives.
Creating,adding,ordeletingaRAIDarray
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram.
Note:BeforeyoucreateaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,ensurethat
theservermeetstherequiredhardwareconfiguration.Forexample,theserverneedstohavetherequired
numberofharddiskdrivesinstalledandconnectedtothesystemboard.See“AboutRAID”onpage77
forinformationabouttherequirednumberofharddiskdrivesforeachRAIDlevel.Ifyouwanttocreatea
RAID5arrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,theserveralsoneedstohavea
ThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage125.
Tocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothe
following:
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage79.
2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,dooneofthefollowingdependingonyourneeds:
•IfyouwanttocreateaRAIDarray,selectEasyConfigurationandthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
•IfyouwanttoaddasecondaryRAIDarray(ifsupportedbyyourserver),selectView/Add
Configurationandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewthecurrentconfigurationand
addaRAIDarray.
•IfyouwanttodeletetheexistingRAIDarray,exittheprogramandbackupallyourdataonthe
harddiskdrives.Afterbackingupallyourdata,entertheprogrammaininterfaceandselectClear
Configuration.SelectYeswhenpromptedandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Attention:DeletinganexistingRAIDarrayerasesalldataonthearray.Ensurethatyoubackupall
databeforedeletingtheRAIDarray.IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledontheRAIDarrayyouwantto
delete,youneedtoreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterdeletingtheRAIDarray.
•IfyouwanttodeletetheexistingRAIDarrayandcreateaRAIDarray,exittheprogramandback
upallyourdataontheharddiskdrives.Afterbackingupallyourdata,entertheprogrammain
interfaceandselectNewConfiguration.SelectYeswhenpromptedtoproceedandthenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.
Attention:DeletinganexistingRAIDarrayerasesalldataonthearray.Ensurethatyoubackupall
databeforedeletingtheRAIDarray.IftheoperatingsystemisinstalledontheRAIDarrayyouwantto
delete,youneedtoreinstalltheoperatingsystemafterdeletingtheRAIDarray.
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