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RAID Setup

Click the RAID Setup tab in the left pane to enter the wizard for configuring RAID and disk settings for the installed RAID adapters. The following is the first interface for the wizard.

Note
If there is no supported RAID adapter found on your server, a warning message is displayed. For supported RAID adapters, go to: http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/index.shtml.
Figure 1. RAID Setup - Select RAID Adapter interface
RAID Setup - Select RAID Adapter interface

To configure RAID and disk settings, follow the wizard to do the following:

  1. Select the RAID adapter you want to configure. The basic information and current configuration for the selected RAID adapter will be displayed.

  2. If you want to delete a disk array or a virtual disk for the selected RAID adapter, select the disk array or virtual disk you want to delete and click Remove. Then, follow the instructions on the screen to delete it.

  3. If you want to view or change the drive status for the selected RAID adapter, click Manage Disk Drives to enter the Manage Disk Drives interface. In this interface, all the drives connected to the selected RAID adapter are listed. You can change the drive status according to your needs. Then, click Next button and confirm to save changes and return to the RAID Setup - Select RAID Adapter interface or click Previous button to discard changes and return to the RAID Setup - Select RAID Adapter interface.

    Note

    • If there is no disk drive connected to the selected RAID adapter or there is not enough space for the disk drive connected to the RAID adapter, you cannot enter the RAID Setup - Select RAID configuration type interface.

    • If you are configuring the ThinkSystemTM M.2 RAID adapter, you cannot change the drive status, but only can view the drive status in the Manage Disk Drives interface.

  4. Click Next button or click Start to enter the RAID Setup - Select RAID configuration type interface and do one of the following:

    • Select Simple configuration and go to step 5.

    • Select Advanced configuration and select Create new disk array and virtual disk in the drop-down list box. Then, go to step 6.

    • Select Advanced configuration and select Use free capacity on the existing disk array in the drop-down list box. Then, go to step 7.

  5. Click Next button to enter the RAID Setup - Set RAID level and hot spare interface. Select the RAID level and choose to select or clear the Add Hot Spare Drive check box. If the check box is selected, one of the drives is assigned for dedicated hot spare function. Then, go to step 9.
    Note

    • If you are configuring Intel RSTe RAID adapter or ThinkSystem M.2 RAID adapter, at least two disk drives should be connected to the adapter.

    • If you are configuring Intel RSTe RAID adapter or ThinkSystem M.2 RAID adapter, the Add Hot Spare Drive check box will not be displayed.

    • If you are selecting RAID 0 as the RAID level, the Add hot Spare Drive check box cannot be selected.

  6. Click Next button to enter the RAID Setup - Select RAID Level and Select Drives interface. Select the RAID level and the drives for the new disk array, and set the role for each drive. Then, go to step 8.

  7. Click Next button to enter the RAID Setup - Select Disk Array interface. All the disk arrays that have free space will be displayed. Select a disk array for the new virtual disk.

  8. Click Next button to enter the RAID Setup - Create and Edit Virtual Disk interface. You can create new virtual disks. Then, you can edit or remove the new virtual disks. Follow the instructions on the screen to do the configuration.

  9. Click Next button to enter the RAID Setup - Verify settings interface. Double check the settings and click Next button. A confirmation window is displayed.

  10. Click Yes to enter the RAID Setup - Creating Virtual Disk(s) interface. The virtual disk creation result is displayed.

  11. Click Next button to return to the first interface of the wizard and view the current configuration of the selected RAID adapter.