Lenovo TS130 User Manual

ON THE LENOVO® TS130
CONFIGURING THINKSERVER RAID 100
CONTENTS
Overview 02
Embedded RAID 100 features on TS130 02
RAID Overview 02
Choosing the RAID Level 02
RAID 0 02
RAID 1 03
Configuring RAID 03
BIOS Setup 03
RAID Configuration 04
Understanding Options 07
Matrix RAID 07
Delete RAID Volume 07
Reset Disks to Non-RAID 07
RAID Ready 07
Recovery Volume 07
Driver Installation 07
Manually Installing the Driver During OS Installation 07
Manually Installing the Driver Aer OS Installation 09
Managing ThinkServer RAID 100 on TS130 10
Installing the Storage Management Console 11
Using the Storage Management Console 13
Appendix – Monitor Service Event Detection 16
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Lenovo TS130 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	TS130
Category	Server
Language	English

Summary

Overview

Embedded RAID 100 Features on TS130

Lists key features of ThinkServer RAID 100, including RAID 0/1 support and mixed capacity drives.

RAID Overview

Explains the concept of configuring drives into an array, which is seen by the system as one large virtual drive.

Choosing the RAID Level

RAID 0

Describes RAID 0 (striping) for performance, noting data loss occurs if one drive fails.

RAID 1

BIOS Setup

Configuring RAID

Provides an overview of the steps required to setup and configure a RAID array on the TS130.

RAID Configuration

Understanding Options

Matrix RAID

Supports up to two logical RAID volumes within a single array, allowing flexible partitioning.

Delete RAID Volume

Procedure to remove a RAID volume, which will result in data loss on the selected volume.

Reset Disks to Non-RAID

Resets specific disks to non-RAID mode, enabling them to work in pass-through mode.

RAID Ready

System configured for RAID but array not yet defined; can be configured later via GUI.

Recovery Volume

Driver Installation

Manually Installing the Driver During OS Installation

Steps to install the device driver during a new Windows operating system installation for RAID support.

Manually Installing the Driver After OS Installation

Managing ThinkServer RAID 100 on TS130

Installing the Storage Management Console

Using the Storage Management Console

System Preferences

Configures the types of local notifications displayed in the system tray icon.

E-mail Preferences

Configures the platform to send alert emails for storage subsystem events reported by the monitor service.

Appendix - Monitor Service Event Detection