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CHAPTER
6
Managing Disk Volumes
This chapter describes redundant array of independent disks (RAID) concepts, and
how to configure and manage RAID disk volumes using the server’s on-board serial
attached SCSI (SAS) disk controller.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
■ “RAID Requirements” on page 63
■ “Disk Volumes” on page 64
■ “RAID Technology” on page 64
■ “Hardware RAID Operations” on page 66
RAID Requirements
To configure and use RAID disk volumes on the server, you must install patch IDs
119850-12 and 122165-01. Patches are available for download from
http://www.sunsolve.com
Installation procedures for patches are included in text README files that
accompany the patches.
Note – For the latest information on patches for the server, see the server product
notes, available at: http://www.sun.com/documentation