User Guide
Table Of Contents
- AMD -RAIDXpert2 User Guide
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Revision History
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Safety Precautions
- Chapter 2 Getting Started
- Chapter 3 Arrays, Disks and RAID Levels
- 3.1 Understanding Arrays
- 3.2 RAID Levels
- 3.3 Array States
- 3.4 Creating Arrays: Future Expansion
- 3.5 Expanding Disk Capacity Online: Using OCE (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
- 3.6 Migrating RAID Levels Online: Using ORLM (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
- 3.7 Array Tasks: Starting and Stopping Tasks
- 3.8 Understanding Disks
- 3.9 Rescanning Disks for Changes in State
- 3.10 Sparing Options: Disks and Arrays
- 3.11 Dedicated Sparing
- 3.12 Global Sparing
- 3.13 RAID Performance Considerations
- 3.14 RAID Reliability Considerations
- 3.15 Flexibility and Expansion Considerations
- 3.16 Multiple RAID Levels
- 3.17 RAIDABLE Arrays
- Chapter 4 BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.1 When to Use the AMD-RAID Controller BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.2 Access the AMD-RAID Controller BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.3 Understanding the Color Code in the BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.4 Initialize Disks
- 4.5 Create Arrays
- 4.6 Delete Arrays
- 4.7 Swap Arrays
- 4.8 Manage Spares
- 4.9 View Disk Details
- 4.10 View Array Details
- 4.11 Rescan All Channels
- 4.12 Change the Controller Options
- 4.13 Continue Booting from the BIOS Configuration Utility
- Chapter 5 Software Installation
- 5.1 System Setup Process Overview
- 5.2 Before You Begin
- 5.3 Copying AMD-RAID Drivers to Removable Storage
- 5.4 Pre-installation steps
- 5.5 Installing AMD-RAID drivers
- 5.5.1 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers while Installing Microsoft® Windows®
- 5.5.2 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers While Installing Linux® Operating System
- 5.5.2.1 Installing the AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers During a Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 7.2 64 bit (RHEL) Installation
- 5.5.2.2 Installing the AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers during a Supported Ubuntu Desktop Installation
- 5.5.2.3 Install the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a RHEL 7.2 64 bit Linux® Installation
- 5.5.2.4 Installing the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a Supported Ubuntu Desktop Installation
- 5.6 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Microsoft® Windows®
- 5.7 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Linux®
- 5.8 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Chapter 6 AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- 6.1 Start RAIDXpert2
- 6.2 Password Protection
- 6.3 Help and About Windows®
- 6.4 Reviewing the RAIDXpert2 GUI
- 6.5 Working with Disks
- 6.6 Working with Arrays
- 6.6.1 Create and Format Arrays
- 6.6.2 Name Arrays
- 6.6.3 Transform Arrays (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
- 6.6.4 Restore (Rebuild) Arrays
- 6.6.5 Prepare to Physically Remove an Array
- 6.6.6 Delete Arrays
- 6.6.7 Change Cache Settings for Arrays
- 6.6.8 Change the Priority Level of a Task
- 6.6.9 Interrupt, Cancel, or Resume a Task
- 6.6.10 Check for Consistency
- 6.6.11 Schedule a Consistency Check
- 6.6.12 Scan an Array in the Background
- 6.6.13 Add or Remove Dedicated Spares
- 6.6.14 Add or Remove Global Spares
- 6.6.15 Hide an Array
- 6.6.16 Secure Erase
- 6.7 Working with Views
- 6.8 Working with Options
- 6.9 Add Space Using a RAIDABLE Array
- Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
- Chapter 8 Software License: EULA
- Chapter 9 rcadm Command Line Interface Tool
- Appendix A rcadm.efi Information
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Arrays, Disks and RAID Levels
Chapter 3
Table 11. Disk States (Continued)
Disk State
When Displayed
New
Whenever an uninitialized, new disk is connected.
Legacy
Whenever a disk containing non-RAIDXpert2 configuration data is connected.
Offline
Whenever the disk fails and RAIDXpert2 detects an error condition on the disk.
SMART Error
Whenever the disk reports a SMART error(s) to RAIDXpert2.
A disk can be a member of multiple arrays. A disk failure in one array doesn't necessarily mean it
has failed in other arrays.
After a rescan is performed the following can occur:
A disconnected disk no longer appears in the Disk List (although the disk appears as Missing
in the Array View for the arrays to which it belonged).
A disk that experiences a catastrophic failure appears in the Disk List as Offline and is
highlighted in red. The disk appears as Failed for the arrays to which it belonged.
A disk that has a SMART error appears in the Disk List as SMART Error. (A disk with a
SMART error can’t be used to create an array)
A disk that experiences a software-related failure appears in the Disk List as Online and is
highlighted in red. New arrays can be created with the disk.
Arrays that exist on a failed or disconnected disk might not be designated as Failed or Missing
until the system attempts to communicate with the failed or disconnected disk.
3.9 Rescanning Disks for Changes in State
The information displayed in the Disk List section is the state of the disks when they were last
scanned. If a rescan has not been performed, the information being displayed is the state of the
disks at boot time.
Every time a disk is connected or disconnected while online, a message asks if the user wants to
perform a rescan (of all SATA channels). If Rescan is selected, the information in both the Array
List and the Disk List is updated. This view might show arrays as being in a Critical or Offline
state, if all disks have not been installed or removed.
Although it is highly recommended that the system be shut down before adding or removing disks,
disks can be added or removed while the system is online (“hot-swapping”), if the system supports
the hot-swapping function. This is not recommend for disks that are part of the Boot Virtual Disk
or those that are connected to the AMD 300-Series Chipset.