ClearCube R-Series Data Center Products - Manual (Page 91)

R-Series Data Center Products User’s Guide Chassis and Blade Installation • 67
ClearCube blade image and from the ClearCube Support Web site before you
create a RAID volume, which will remove the drivers from the hard disk.
• Determine the RAID configuration to use for the volume you are creating.
• Enable RAID in R3040S BIOS and make additional BIOS configurations as
described in the following section.
• Use Intel Storage Matrix Manager to create RAID volume.
• Obtain a USB floppy drive and floppy disk to install the drivers during operating
system installation. Save the drivers to the floppy disk.
• Install an operating system on the new RAID volume, ensuring that you have the
necessary floppy drive and floppy disk containing the RAID drivers.
• Also ensure that if you are using more than two hard disks, you are using
ClearCube drive holder G0700059, with a four-disk maximum capacity.
• Ensure that each hard disk is made by the same manufacturer and is the same
model and size. (though, you shouldn't' be adding any drives because they're
FRUs in that case)
• R3040S blades support RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5. Ensure that:
– You have a thorough understanding of the RAID configuration you are
choosing.
– Each hard disk included in the RAID volume is made by the same
manufacturer and is the same model and size.
Enable RAID in BIOS
Perform the following steps to enable RAID in the BIOS (the following steps assume
that the R3040S is in a chassis and there are two or more hard disks in the blade, as
appropriate for the RAID level you are implementing).
1. Power on the blade, and press F2 when prompted to enter the BIOS Setup Utility
(Setup). Use your ARROW keys, TAB, and ENTER to navigate through the
menu. Press ESC to exit menus.
2. From Setup, use your arrow keys to display the Advanced menu, and then select
IDE Configuration. Press Enter.
3. Ensure that SATA#1 Configuration is set to Compatible. Change the setting if
necessary.
4. Select Configure SATA#1 as and press Enter. Select RAID and press Enter.
5. Select Stable ID Support and set to Enabled.
6. Press ESC to return to the previous screen.
7. Navigate to the Boot menu, select Boot Settings Configuration, and press Enter.
8. Select Quick Boot and set to Disabled.
9. Select Quiet Boot and set to Disabled.