115FLEX IO LSI 1078 SAS RAID CREATIONThis section briefly shows how to create RAID with Flex IO SAS RAIDcard.Entering Flex IO SAS RAID Configuration UtilityTo start Flex IO SAS RAID Configuration Utility for Flex IO SAS RAIDcard, press CTRL-H when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. AfterPOST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the screen.Please click on Start to launch the configuration menu.Loading Factory Default Setting1 In the Configuration menu, select Adapter Properties. The currentadapter settings appear. Please click on Next to change thesetting.2 Change the setting of Set Factory Defaults from No to Yes thenclick on Submit.3 Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the server.Creating a RAID Volume1 Launch the configuration menu.2 Select Configuration Wizard.3 Select Add Configuration (default) and click on Next.4 Select Custom Configuration (default) and click on Next.5 Hold the Ctrl key and select the drives that you want to add intothe array. After you selecting the drives, click on AddtoArray.6 Click on Accept DG then Next.7 Select the array you just created, click on Add to SPAN and Next.8 Select the RAID Level you want to use, create the logical volume byspecify the size at Select Size and click on Accept to create thelogical volume.9 Click on Next after you creating the logical volume.10 Click on Accept and Yes to save the configuration.Initialing a RAID Volume1 After you create the logical volumes on all of the RAID volume,click on Accept and Yes to save the configuration.
