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 hardware 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 the server and then power it back on. During the boot process, the BIOS screen appears. As the server scrolls through the various BIOS messages, watch for the LSI Logic Corp. message (see FIGURE A-1).

FIGURE A-1 Example BIOS Screen Showing LSI Logic Corp. Message

2. When the LSI Logic Corp. message appears, quickly press Ctrl-C to start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility. If you miss it, you will need to reboot the server.

3. Select your adapter from the main screen and press Enter.

The Adapter Properties screen is displayed.

4. From the Adapter Properties screen, select RAID Properties and follow the on-screen instructions to create a mirrored RAID.

5. Exit the LSI RAID configuration utility.

6. 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 X4600/X4600 M2 servers.