Configure RAID (Oracle ILOM)
Perform this procedure to make a RAID volume (virtual drive) bootable if you
created more than one RAID volume. You do not need to
perform this procedure if you created only one virtual drive.
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Create at least one virtual drive, or RAID volume, using the BIOS
Configuration Utility or RSTe (see Configure RAID Using RSTe.
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Access the host console locally or through Oracle ILOM.
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Reset or power on the server.
For example, to reset the server:
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From the local server, press
the On/Standby button on the front panel of the server for
approximately 1 second to power off the server, and then press the
On/Standby button again to power on the server.
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From the Oracle ILOM web
interface, select Host Management
→ Power Control, and then select
Reset from the Select
Action list box. Click Save, and
then click OK.
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From the Oracle ILOM CLI, type:
reset /System
The power-on self-test (POST) sequence begins.
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Create a virtual drive.
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On the BIOS Setup Utility screen, select the Advanced tab, select
Avago MegaRAID Configuration Utility, and
press Enter.
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On the ACTIONS Menu, select Configure.
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Select Create Virtual Drive and press
Enter.
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On the Create Virtual Drive – menu, select RAID
Level and press Enter to set the RAID level.
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Navigate to Select Drives and press
Enter.
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Select the drives you want to configure.
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To enable drives, press Enter and select
Enabled. Press ESC to close the pop
up.
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Select Apply Changes, and press Enter.
For more information on performing this procedure, refer to the
12GB/s MegaRAID SAS Software User's
Guide at https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/pub-005110.
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To return to the Create Virtual Drive Advanced Menu, press ESC.
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Select Save Configuration.
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Select Confirm, select Enabled, and
press Enter.
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To save your new boot configuration, select Yes.
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To exit the Avago MegaRAID Utility, press the ESC key.