Configure Hardware RAID (Optional)

The following procedure describes how to configure hardware RAID on an unpartitioned set of disks. To simplify these instructions, the following procedure describes how to create a Level-1 hardware RAID configuration. Configuring a Level-0 hardware RAID configuration is similar.

To perform this procedure, you will use the LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility. In the LSI Logic Configuration Utility, RAID Level-1 is known as IM Volume; and RAID Level-0 is known as IS Volume.

Note

If you have a factory-installed Solaris hard disk drive (HDD), this procedure will remove Solaris from the HDD. After completing this procedure, you will need to perform a new Solaris 10 installation. For more information about RAID, see Choose to Configure Hardware RAID.

Before You Begin

Before you can configure hardware RAID for Solaris, you must already have configured one of the following console options for use:

  • Sun ILOM Remote Console

  • Console via a SSH connection

  • Console via a serial port connection

  • Console via a VGA port connection

For more information about these console options, see Console Options.

What to Do

  1. Establish console access.

    For details, see Console Options.

  2. Reset the blade, for example:

    • From the ILOM web interface, select Reset on the Remote Power Control tab.

    • From the local server, press the Power button (momentary, 1 second) on the front panel of the blade to turn off the blade, then press the Power button (momentary, 1 second) to turn on the blade.

    • From ILOM CLI on blade SP, type: reset /SYS

    • From ILOM CLI on CMM, type: reset /CH/BL#/SYS

      where # = slot number of blade in chassis

    The BIOS screen appears. Watch for the LSI Logic Corp screen.

  3. When the BIOS screen shows the LSI Logic Corp message, press Ctrl-C to start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility.

    A message appears that the LSI Logic Configuration Utility is being invoked, then the LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility screen appears displaying the adapters.

  4. In the adapter list, select the SAS1064 adapter and press Enter.

    The Adapter Properties menu appears.

  5. In the Adapter Properties menu, select RAID Properties and press Enter.

    The Select New Array Type menu appears.

  6. In the Select New Array Type menu, select Create IM Volume and press Enter.

    The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility - Create New Array menu appears.

  7. In the Create New Array menu , select Slot NUM 0 - RAID DISK NO by moving the right arrow over the RAID Disk volume column, then press the spacebar to select the RAID Disk 0 for the array.

    The Create New Array options menu appears.

  8. In the Create New Array options menu, type D to overwrite any existing data.

    A warning message may appear stating that data found will be lost.

  9. If the Warning Message screen appears, press spacebar to continue.

    The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility - Create New Array menu appears showing RAID Disk 0 as the primary.

  10. In the Create New Array menu, select the column for Slot NUM 1- RAID DISK and press the spacebar to select RAID Disk 1 for the array.

    The Create New Array warning screen may appear.

  11. If the Create New Array warning screen appears, press the spacebar to continue.

    The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility - Create New Array menu appears showing RAID Disk 0 as the Primary and RAID Disk 1 as the Secondary.

  12. In the Create New Array screen, press C.

    The Save Changes menu appears.

  13. In the Save Changes menu, select Save Changes and Exit this menu then press Escape (Esc).

    The following message appears “Processing may take a minute.”

    The Adapter Properties menu appears.

  14. In the Adapter Properties menu, press Escape (Esc).

    The Adapter List menu appears.

  15. In the Adapter List menu, press Escape (Esc).

    The LSI Logic MPT Exit menu appears.

  16. In the LSI Logic MPT Exit menu, select Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot then press Enter.

    After the system reboots, the System BIOS will detect a change in the Boot Device Priority List and display a message notifying you that the list of boot devices has changed.

  17. After completing the procedure, verify that the BIOS Boot Priority List is correct.

    For details, see Verify BIOS Settings for New Solaris Installations.