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Altos R380 F2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

PCU SLOT ID LUN VENDOR PRODUCT REVSION CAPACITY

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1 LSI LSI MegaRAID SAS MR9240-4i 0MB

0 Virtual Drive(s) Found on the host adapter.

0 Virtual Drive(s) handled by BIOS

Press <Ctrl><H> for WebBIOS or press <Ctrl><Y> for Preboot CLI

7. How do I configure MegaRAID in EFI mode?

ANSWER:

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ANSWER: Please enter EFI Shell during POST

a. In EFI Shell, please type in below command.

drvcfg -s

b. You will see below options.

Press 1 for EFI WebBIOS

2 for EFI CLI

or any other key to return:

c. Please select 1 for EFI WebBIOS

8. Is there any step-by-step procedure to create RAID with MegaRAID?

ANSWER:

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ANSWER: Please refer to Appendix E of Altos R380 F2 ICG (Installation Configuration Guide).

9. What RAID utility does MegaRAID support?

ANSWER:

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ANSWER: MegaRAID Storage Manager for Windows & Linux.

10. Where can I find the RAID utility of MegaRAIDi?

ANSWER:

ANSWER: ANSWER:

ANSWER: The RAID utility can be found in Smart Setup DVD.

11. Can I install both SAS and SATA HDD on Altos R380 F2 with MegaRAID?

ANSWER:

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ANSWER: Yes, but please create separated RAID volumes with SAS and SATA HDD, respectively.

For example, you may create 2 x SATA HDD as RAID 1, another 2 x SAS HDD as RAID 1.

But, please don’t create a RAID volume with mix of SATA and SAS HDD.

12. How do I create RAID 10 with MegaRAID?

ANSWER:

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ANSWER: For configuring RAID 10, you need 4 HDDs in the system.

Please follow below procedures below.

a. To start the RAID BIOS utility, please press CTRL-H during POST

b. After POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will display on the screen. Click on Start

Start Start

Start to launch the

configuration menu

c. Please select Adapter Properties to set Factory Defaults from No to Yes, and then click on submit.

d. Reboot the server and then enter the RAID BIOS utility again by pressing CTRL-H during POST

e. Launch the configuration menu.

f. Select Configuration Wizard

Configuration WizardConfiguration Wizard

Configuration Wizard

g. Select Add Configuration

Add ConfigurationAdd Configuration

Add Configuration (default) and click on

NextNext

Next.

h. Select Manual

ManualManual

Manual

Configuration

Configuration Configuration

Configuration (default) and click on

NextNext

Next.