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Intel RAID Interactive Tutorial
User’s Guide
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Intel RAID Interactive Tutorial
(Discrete RAID controller using CTRL+R keys)
User’s Guide
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User’s Guide
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Table of Contents Virtual Drive Management .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Virtual Drive Management Screen Parts ...................................................................................................................... 7
Steps: Creating New Virtual Drive ................................................................................................................................. 8
Steps: Adding Hot Spare Drive .................................................................................................................................... 12
Dedicated Hot Spare ................................................................................................................................................. 12
Global Hot Spare ........................................................................................................................................................ 14
Steps: Removing Hot Spare Drive ............................................................................................................................... 17
Dedicated Hot Spare ................................................................................................................................................. 17
Global Hot Spare ........................................................................................................................................................ 18
Physical Drive Management ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Physical Drive Management Screen Parts ................................................................................................................. 22
Steps: Copyback Drive .................................................................................................................................................. 23
Steps: Changing the Drive State .................................................................................................................................. 26
Place Drive Offline ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
Place Drive Online...................................................................................................................................................... 28
Controller Management .................................................................................................................................................... 30
Steps: Choosing Boot Device ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Properties ............................................................................................................................................................................ 32
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List of Figures Figure 1: Virtual Drive Management Screen ...................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 2: Selected RAID Controller ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 3: Main Menu’s Screen Tabs .................................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 4: Virtual Drive Management Tree View ................................................................................................................ 7
Figure 5: Virtual Drive Management Right-hand Panel ................................................................................................... 7
Figure 6: Main Screen’s Available Shortcuts ..................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 7: Create New Virtual Drive Window ...................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 8: Create Virtual Drive-Advanced Window .......................................................................................................... 10
Figure 9: Dedicated Hot Spare Window .......................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 10: Physical Drive Management Screen .............................................................................................................. 21
Figure 11: List of Drives Connected to the Controller ................................................................................................... 22
Figure 12: Physical Drive Management Right-hand Panel ............................................................................................ 22
Figure 13: Copyback Window ........................................................................................................................................... 24
Figure 14: Controller Management Settings Screen ...................................................................................................... 30
Figure 15: Properties Screen ............................................................................................................................................. 32
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List of Tables Table 1: Navigation and Shortcut Keys .............................................................................................................................. 5
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Navigation Keys
This topic explains how to move among the main screens and navigating with controls in the
BIOS Configuration Utility.
Table 1: Navigation and Shortcut Keys
Keys Function
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+N Opens the next main menu screens.
Shift+Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+P Opens the previous main menu screens.
Tab Moves the cursor to the next control on a dialog box or
page.
Shift+Tab Moves the cursor to the previous control on a dialog box
or page.
Escape Closes a popup window. Press repeatedly to close the
configuration utility.
Right Arrow Opens a submenu or moves to the first item in a
submenu. Also closes a menu list in a popup window.
Left Arrow Closes a submenu or moves from a submenu to a
higher-level menu.
Up Arrow Moves the cursor up to the next menu selection or the
next item on the screen. Also closes a menu list in a
popup window.
Down Arrow Moves the cursor down to the next menu selection or
the next item on the screen. Also opens a menu list in a
popup window.
Enter Selects a highlighted menu option.
Ctrl+S Saves the changes in the Ctrl-Mgmt Page.
F1 Opens the Help information Screen.
F2 Opens the context menu of available commands.
F5 Refreshes the screen display.
F11 Scrolls through information for multiple controllers.
F12 Displays a list of selectable controllers.
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Virtual Drive Management The Virtual Drive Management screen is the first screen that appears when you start the BIOS
Configuration Utility. It shows the configuration of controllers, drive groups, and virtual drives. It is a
Tree View, which shows a hierarchy of storage devices. The right-hand panel of the screen lists
attributes of the virtual drive or other device selected in the left panel.
From the Virtual Drive Management screen, you can create drive groups and hot spare drives,
delete virtual drives and drive groups, update virtual drive parameters, and run consistency check. If
Controller supports security then you can create, change and delete security key, import/clear of
locked foreign PD, create secured VD.
Figure 1: Virtual Drive Management Screen
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Virtual Drive Management Screen Parts
Figure 2: Selected RAID Controller
Figure 3: Main Menu’s Screen Tabs
Figure 4: Virtual Drive Management Tree View
Figure 5: Virtual Drive Management Right-hand Panel
Figure 6: Main Screen’s Available Shortcuts
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Steps: Creating New Virtual Drive
New virtual drives are created from the Virtual Drive Management screen.
Steps:
1. Select the Controller by navigating with Arrow keys.
2. Press F2 to show the context menu of the selected item.
3. Select Create Virtual Drive and press Enter. The Create New VD Window will now appear.
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Figure 7: Create New Virtual Drive Window
4. Select desired RAID Level by pressing Enter on the combo box, navigate using Arrow keys,
and press Enter again to continue.
5. Check the Drives to be used for the New Virtual Drive using Enter.
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6. Input the specified Size and Name for the New Virtual Drive.
7. Select Advanced to show Create Virtual Drive-Advanced Window.
Figure 8: Create Virtual Drive-Advanced Window
8. Select OK to create the New Virtual Drive.
a. You might encounter a popup message about skipping the initialization. This happens
if the new virtual drive to be created is not initialized on the Create Virtual Drive-
Advanced Window. Select OK to continue.
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9. The newly created Virtual Drive will now appear on the Virtual Drive Management Screen.
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Steps: Adding Hot Spare Drive
The Virtual Drive Management Screen lists all the global and dedicated hot spare drives
configured in the drive groups on the system. When a hot spare drive is selected in the left panel, the
right panel shows the number of virtual drives, number of drives, space available on the drives,
number of free segments, and number of dedicated hot spare drives configured on the controller.
Notes:
Logical Drives with RAID Level 0 are not protected by any type of Hot Spare.
Adding Hot Spare Drive to Logical Drives with RAID Level 0 is not possible.
Dedicated Hot Spare
Dedicated hot spare drives can be used by only one designated drive group.
1. Select the Drive Group to be added with Dedicated Hot Spare Drive.
2. Press F2 to show the context menu of the selected item.
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3. Select Manage Ded. HS and press Enter. The Dedicated Hot Spare Window will now appear.
Figure 9: Dedicated Hot Spare Window
4. Check the Drives to be used as Dedicated Hot Spare Drive by using Enter.
5. Select OK to finish adding Dedicated Hot Spare Drives.
6. The Dedicated Hot Spare Drives will now appear as Dedicated on the selected Drive Group.
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Global Hot Spare
Global hot spare drives can be used by any drive group configured on the controller. It is pace
permitting or if the HS is the same size or larger.
1. Navigate to Physical Drive Management by pressing Ctrl+N.
2. Select the Drives to be set as Global Hot Spare by using Arrow keys.
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3. Press F2 and select Make Global HS to set the selected drive as Global Hot Spare.
4. The Drive will now be shown as Hotspare on the State column.
5. Go back to Virtual Management Screen by pressing Ctrl+P and check the Global Hot Spare
Drive to any Drive Group created.
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Steps: Removing Hot Spare Drive
Dedicated Hot Spare
1. Select the Drive Group that has the Dedicated Hot Spare Drive to be removed.
2. Press F2 and select Manage Ded. HS.
3. Uncheck the assigned Dedicated Hot Spare Drive by pressing Enter.
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4. Select OK to continue.
5. Dedicated Hot Spare Drive will now be removed from the Drive Group.
Global Hot Spare
1. Navigate to Physical Drive Management by pressing Ctrl+N.
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2. Select the Drive to be removed as Global Hot Spare by using Arrow keys.
3. Press F2 and select Remove Hot Spare Drive.
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4. The Hotspare on the State column of the Drive will now be removed.
5. Go back to Virtual Management Screen by pressing Ctrl+P and the Global Hot Spare Drive
that has been removed will be also removed to any Drive Group created.
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Physical Drive Management The Physical Drive Management screen lists information about all the drives connected to
the selected controller, including drive ID, vendor, size, type, and state. The right-hand panel of the
screen shows additional attributes of the selected drive, such as Product ID and connection speed.
This screen also shows the enclosure information.
In the Physical Drive Menu of the drive you can rebuild a drive if it has failed, make a drive
offline or unaffiliated, make it a global hot spare drive pool.
Figure 10: Physical Drive Management Screen
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Physical Drive Management Screen Parts
Figure 11: List of Drives Connected to the Controller
Figure 12: Physical Drive Management Right-hand Panel
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Steps: Copyback Drive
You can replace an online drive in a virtual drive with another drive if needed.
Steps:
1. Select the Online drive the needs to be replaced.
2. Press F2 to show the context menu of the selected item. Open the submenu of the Copyback
by pressing Right Arrow key.
3. Select Start and press Enter. The Copyback Window will now appear.
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Figure 13: Copyback Window
4. Check the Replacement Drive by using Enter.
5. Select OK to replace the Online Drive with the selected Replacement Drive.
6. The Online Drive has now been replaced.
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Steps: Changing the Drive State
Note:
If the Drive Group has Dedicated Hot Spare or the Controller has Global Hot Spare assigned,
this will be used to Rebuild the drive that has gone Offline.
Place Drive Offline
You can change the state of a selected drive so that it will not be accessible.
1. Select the Drive that you want to be set as Offline.
2. Press F2 and select Place Drive Offline.
3. Select OK to set the selected Drive in Offline State.
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4. Physical Drive Management showing some Drive’s State is Offline.
5. The Offline State will also reflect on the Drive Group in Virtual Drive Management.
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Place Drive Online
You can make a drive online if it has gone offline for some reason.
1. Select the Drive that you want to be set as Online.
2. Press F2 and select Place Drive Online.
3. Select OK to set the selected Drive in Online State.
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Controller Management
The Controller Management screen allows you to change the settings for controller options
such as Enable Controller BIOS, Enable BIOS Stop on Error and others. It also allows you to select a
bootable virtual drive, restore default controller settings.
If you make any changes to the controller settings, you must apply them before you leave the
screen. To do this, make your selection and then press the Tab key until APPLY is highlighted and
press Enter. If you decide to cancel the changes, move the cursor to CANCEL and press Enter.
Figure 14: Controller Management Settings Screen
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Steps: Choosing Boot Device
Use this option to select a virtual drive or JBOD as the boot drive on the controller.
Steps:
1. Select the Boot Device combo box by using Tab.
2. Press Enter and select one to the list of Virtual Drives.
3. Press Enter to set the selected Virtual Drive as the Boot Device.
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Properties
The Properties screen displays the controller properties like current versions of the controller
BIOS, the MegaRAID firmware the Configuration Utility and the Boot block.
Figure 15: Properties Screen