Oracle^® Server X5-2L Installation Guide

Configure RAID in Legacy BIOS Boot Mode

The BIOS RAID configuration utilities reside in the HBA firmware. Use this procedure when:

• You want to configure RAID on the intended OS installation hard drive and the server does not have Oracle System Assistant or you do not want to use it.

• You want to create a RAID volume level 6, 50, or 60 using the storage drive on which you plan to install the operating system.

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  Note -  Oracle System Assistant supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 for the Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe RAID HBA, Internal.

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• You do not want to create a RAID volume, but the intended OS installation hard drive has not been initialized.

1. Create one or more RAID volumes (virtual drives).

   Refer to the instructions in the MegaRAID SAS Software User's Guide located at https://www.broadcom.com/products/storage/raid-controllers/megaraid-sas-9361-8i#documentation.

2. If you created more than one virtual drive, make one virtual drive bootable.

   For instructions, refer to Make a RAID Volume Bootable Using the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility.

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   Note -  The MegaRAID SAS Software User's Guide does not include instructions for making a virtual drive bootable.

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