Configuring RAID for Any Operating System from the BIOS

A P P E N D I X A

If you want to install your OS on disks that are part of a RAID, there is an LSI RAID configuration utility that is entered from the server’s BIOS and can be used for any operating system.

1. Power off your server and then power it back on. The BIOS screen appears. Watch for the LSI Logic Corp. screen.

FIGURE A-1 Opening Screen of the Server BIOS

2. When the BIOS screen shows the LSI Logic Corp. message, press Ctrl-C to start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility (see FIGURE A-2).

FIGURE A-2 BIOS Screen Showing LSI Logic Corp. Message

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a mirrored RAID.

You can choose between RAID 1 (two mirrored disks with an optional hot spare) or RAID 1E (three or more mirrored disks with one or two hot spares).

4. Exit the LSI RAID configuration utility.

5. Install your OS on this RAID volume.

Note - The LSI RAID configuration utility is described in detail in the Sun LSI 106x RAID User’s Guide (820-4933), which is in the collection of documents for the X4100/X4100 M2/X4200/X4200 M2 servers.