Configuring RAID Volumes
This section describes the options for configuring one or more of the server storage drives as a bootable RAID volume.
 | Caution - Data loss. Configuring a preinstalled OS boot drive as a RAID volume deletes the contents of the drive. Do not configure a preinstalled OS boot drive as a RAID volume. For more information, see Configuring a Preinstalled Operating System. |
Before you can install an operating system (OS), you need to configure the server storage drives. You can configure multiple server storage drives into one or more RAID volumes, or you can configure a single storage drive as a single RAID volume. Regardless of the configuration you choose, you need to make at least one of the volumes (the OS volume) bootable. The OS must be installed on a bootable volume.
To configure the server storage drives, you can use Oracle System Assistant or the LSI MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility that resides on the HBA:
Note - Oracle System Assistant provides an easy to use interface and context-sensitive help, and it is the recommended method for setting up the server and configuring server storage drives.
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Configure RAID Using Oracle System Assistant
Use this procedure if your server is equipped with Oracle System Assistant.
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Configuring RAID Using the BIOS RAID Configuration Utilities.
Use this procedure if your server is not equipped with Oracle System Assistant.