Lenovo ThinkStation C30 - Creating RAID Volumes Using the LSI Megaraid BIOS Configuration Utility; Deleting RAID Volumes Using the LSI Megaraid BIOS Configuration Utility

CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfiguration
utility
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility.
TocreateRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility,dothefollowing:
1.ClickConfigurationWizardontheWebBIOSmainscreentoentertheChoosingtheConfiguration
Typewindow.
2.Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectoneofthethreeconfigurationtypes:
•ClearConfiguration:Cleartheexistingconfiguration.
•NewConfiguration:Cleartheexistingconfigurationandcreatenewconfiguration.
•AddConfiguration:Retaintheexistingstorageconfigurationandaddnewharddiskdrives.The
newconfigurationwillnotcauseanydataloss.
3.SelectAddConfiguration,andthenclickNext.Thefollowingtwooptionsaredisplayedinthe
ConfigurationMethodwindow.
•ManualConfiguration:Manuallycreateharddiskdrivegroupsandvirtualharddiskdrives,and
setparameters.
•AutomaticConfiguration:AutomaticallycreateanoptimalRAIDconfiguration.
4.SelectManualConfiguration,andthenclickNext.TheDriveGroupDefinitionwindowisdisplayed.To
createharddiskdrivegroups,dothefollowing:
a.Selectoneormoreharddiskdrivesforthegroup(keeppressingCtrlwhileselectingmorethan
oneharddiskdrive).
b.ClickAddToArraytomovetheselectedharddiskdrivestoDriveGroups.
c.ClickAcceptDGtocreatetheharddiskdrivegroup.
d.Repeattheabovestepsifyouwanttocreatemorethanoneharddiskdrivegroup.
5.ClickNext.TheSpanDefinitionwindowisdisplayed.Selecttheharddiskdrivegroupthatyouwant
toaddtoaspan,andthenclickAddtoSPAN.Repeatthisstepuntilyouhaveselectedallthehard
diskdrivegroupsyouwant.
6.ClickNext.TheVirtualDriveDefinitionwindowisdisplayed.Changethevirtualharddiskdriveoptions
fromthedefaultsettingslistedonthescreentothesettingsyouwant.ClickAccept,andthenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreentocustomizeyoursettings.
7.ClickNext,andthePreviewwindowisdisplayed.
8.Checkyoursettings,andthenclickAccept.
9.ClickY estosavetheconfiguration.
DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfiguration
utility
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtodeleteRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOS
configurationutility.
TodeleteRAIDvolumesusingtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility,dothefollowing:
1.EntertheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheLSIMegaRAIDBIOSconfiguration
utility”onpage84.
2.Selectthevirtualharddiskdrivesyouwanttodelete,andthentheVirtualDrivewindowisdisplayed.
3.ClickDelete,andthenclickGo.
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