1. Oracle Storage 12 Gb SAS PCIe RAID HBA, Internal: 16 Port and 2 GB Memory Installation Guide For HBA Model 7116970
  2. Creating a Bootable Drive in a Preboot Environment
  3. Creating a Bootable Drive (x86)
  4. Using the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility Menu to Create a Bootable Logical Drive (x86)
  5. To Verify the Drives and Their Slots (x86)

To Verify the Drives and Their Slots (x86)

This procedure helps you identify drives to be used in a logical drive configuration.

  1. Access the system console from the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) software or Video Graphics Array (VGA) video port.
  2. Initiate a system boot.

    During the boot process, the BIOS initialization banner lists information about the discovered SAS adapters and devices that are attached to the discovered HBAs in the system.

  3. Press F2 during the boot process, when prompted, to launch the BIOS Setup Utility, and then use the right arrow key to navigate to the Advanced menu.
  4. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility menu option, and press Enter.
    Graphic of the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility menu option
  5. From the menu options that are displayed, use the arrow keys to navigate to the Drive Management menu option, and press Enter.
    Graphic of the Drive Management Menu option
  6. From the page that is displayed, review the attached drives and note their respective slots for future reference.

    In the following example, there are four drives in slots 0, 1, 2, and 3. Slots 2 and 3 are not currently used (indicated by the Unconfigured Good text). You can use Unconfigured Good drives to be part of your logical drive configuration.

    Graphic that shows the drives attached to the HBA