Adaptec onboard sata raid creation, Configuring adaptec onboard sata raid – Acer AR160 F1 User Manual

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Appendix A Server management tools

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Now that the RAID volume is created, you can press ESC or select
option 5. Exit to exit.

Assigning Hot Spare drive

The Intel onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility in POST does not
provide the function to assign a hot spare driver. Please assign a hot
spare driver with Intel onboard SATA RAID utility installed in the
operating system.

Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Creation

Configuring Adaptec onboard SATA RAID

This section explains briefly how to create a RAID volume with the
Adaptec onboard SATA RAID.

Enabling the Adaptec onboard SATA RAID controller

1

Turn on the server and the display monitor. If the server is already
turned on, please close all open applications and then restart the
server.

2

During POST, press <F2> to access the BIOS Setup Utility.

3

Select the Advanced > IDE/SATA Configuration submenu.

4

Change the setting of the Configure SATA#1 as field from IDE to
RAID.

5

Select Adaptec of ICH Raid CodeBase option.

6

Press F10.

7

Select Ok to save the setting and close the Setup Utility.

Entering Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility

To start the Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility, please
press CTRL-A when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After POST
finished, the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will display on the
screen.

Creating RAID Volume

1

Select the Array Configuration Utility option.

2

Select Create Array.

3

The screen displays Select drives to create Array.

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