
28 RAID Configuration and Management
Before you Begin
• At any point in this procedure, return to a prior state by pressing <Esc
>
.
• A maximum of eight virtual disks can be created with the PERC BIOS
Configuration
Utility.
NOTE: Mixing of RAID levels is not allowed on same physical disk(s).
NOTE: The Create Virtual Disk operation is not selectable when there is no
available capacity on the physical disks.
1
Power-up the system to start booting.
2
When prompted, press the
<Ctrl><R>
keys to access the PERC BIOS
Configuration Utility.
3
At the
Main Menu
field,
use the arrow keys to select
Create Virtual
Disk
. Press <Enter>.
4
At the
Physical Disks
field,
select
the physical disk(s) on which to create
a virtual disk:
a
For each physical disk, press the <Insert> key to select the physical
disk. (The physical disks can be inserted in any order.)
b
After selecting the physical disk(s) to be included in the virtual disk,
press <Enter>.
5
At the
User Input
field, use the arrow keys to select a virtual disk type
(RAID level). Press <Enter>. (Only the virtual disk types that can be
created with the selected physical disk(s) that are indicated; they are
highlighted in white text).
6
If hot spares are applicable:
a
At the
User Input
field, use the arrow keys to select a dedicated hot
spare. Press <Enter>.
NOTE: A hot spare can be assigned after a virtual disk is created, by selecting
the Manage Hot Spare(s) option.
b
At the
Physical Disks
field, select the physical disk to use as a hot
spare (if applicable). Press <Insert> to select it.
c
Press <Enter> to add the hot spare. Press the <C> key to confirm
the change.
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